Two sides are talking again. It took the olympics to bring them together but theres hopes that the talks will lead to deeper discussions on other topics like north koreas controversial Nuclear Missile program. Ben tracey has more. This scene seemed unthinkable just weeks ago. Five men from the south, five from the north shaking hands. Dire warnings of war replaced with warmth. The North Koreans said they are serious and sincere offering invaluable results. They could afford the optimism because the conversation was not about kim jong uns nuclear program, instead focusing mainly on north koreas attendance at next months winter olympics. The north offered to send a high level delegation including athletes, a cheering squad and sports groups. The south asked that the two countries marched together and resume reunions of families separated. Its a big win for south korean president moon jaein who called it the peace olympics. The olympics is not going to solve anything. John derore is an ex
Wildfires. 15 people are confirmed dead and Chris Martinez has more from los angeles. Reporter the search teams in Southern California are working to clear the areas buried in mud and debris after the tuesday rains. We still dont know how many people are trap. Reporter the torrential rain overwhelmed the town of montecito and surrounding communities triggering devastating mudslides. Helicopters rescued dozens and crews on the ground searched for the victims. It looks like the world war i battlefield. It was a carpet of mud and debris everywhere. Reporter in burbank another massive mudslide with dirt and debris flowing to the neighborhood damaging homes. The rushing of the mud and water, the power is amazing. Reporter feet deep rushing past her house. There were huge trees coming down. Reporter Oprah Winfrey posted video of the deep mud in her Santa Barbara backyard. Todays forecast calls for clear skies allowing the massive cleanup to begin in that could take weeks or even months. Chri
We will take you live to that debate via the german broadcaster a rd. Accompanied by interpreters to bring you the debate. In english in real time. Alright lets focus now on the candidates. Chancellor Anglo American has both admirers and some bitter detractors at home and abroad but she has been in the job for twelve years. And then you got Martin Schulz on the other hand he has a career in european politics to look back on. He spent years as the president of the German European Parliament german politics. Is new terrain for him. A german cannot cast a vote to directly. Elect the chancellor but if they coul. Hear the numbers for you and they are very telling. So opinion polls indicate that mariko would get forty nine percent of the vote. While thirty seven percent a german voters say they want her conservative cdu csu block. To lead the next government. Alright were gonna take me out to Martin Schulz and see what hes dealing with tonight. The numbers for him on this debate night are no
When the japs bombed pearl harbor, they may people think of a lot of things. Most people when they thought of alaska, they thought of a cold, rugged wasteland. Now suddenly, it seems to have considerable additional value. Both to us and the japanese. Its strategic position was not comforting. From alaska, the Aleutian Islands stretch out invitingly. The great Japanese Naval base is only 750 miles away. Japs in alaska would be a direct threat to america. Alaskas long and broken coastline was weakly defended. Our bases were few and far between. Our only means of supplying them was by sea or air. With no overland connection across the wilderness of northwestern canada, not even a trail. If our shipping lanes could be interrupted, alaska might fall. The situation called for immediate action. The canadian government had already carved out a series of five airports between edmonton in alberta and yukon territory. With canadas consent, the United States War Department decided to build a milit
When the japs bombed pearl harbor, they may people think of a lot of things. Most people when they thought of alaska, they thought of a cold, rugged wasteland. Now suddenly, it seems to have considerable additional value. Both to us and the japanese. Its strategic position was not comforting. From alaska, the Aleutian Islands stretch out invitingly. The great Japanese Naval base is only 750 miles away. Japs in alaska would be a direct threat to america. Alaskas long and broken coastline was weakly defended. Our bases were few and far between. Our only means of supplying them was by sea or air. With no overland connection across the wilderness of northwestern canada, not even a trail. If our shipping lanes could be interrupted, alaska might fall. The situation called for immediate action. The canadian government had already carved out a series of five airports between edmonton in alberta and yukon territory. With canadas consent, the United States War Department decided to build a milit