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Transcripts For CNNW CNN Newsroom 20130124

Coming under fire during a bank robby turned police chase. Shots fired. Jeepers. Dash camfootage of those rounds hitting the cruiser. The Police Officer was hurt badly. He was hit in the head, the arm. This video now coming to light because of the trial of the guy who did this. Police officer is okay now. This chase happened two years ago. That is what it is like to be one of your bravest. Nice to have you. Newsroom continues now. We are taking you around the world in 60 minutes. We begin with Nuclear Threats against the United States. North korea announced plans to test more nuclekes and more lon range rocket launches. North koreas Defense Commission calls america the sworn enemy of the korean people. I want to get straight to new york. The words are very threatening. It is very incredible to hear them directly threaten United States in that way just ahead of what they say will be another nuclear test. What im hearing and what analysts are saying is that is probably how one would have expected them to react. It comes just a day after yet more u. S. Action and u. N. Action at the Security Council and more sanction action. Most people believe this is not a threat of attacking the United States but certainly the words are threatening to the United States. They say analysts that this is north koreas way of trying to deter any further action from the International Community. And that they have no capacity to invade in terms of long range missiles to reach the u. S. It is a serious issue if they do test any kind of Nuclear War Head or any kind of nuclear device. You were in north korea. You witnessed them blowing up a cooling tower in 2008. What do you make of todays announcements . Does it look like to you and we are showing viewers some pictures, does it look like they are going backwards, that they are not making the progress that they at least seem to show you just a couple of years ago . Well, you know it is now nearly five years ago and that is an eternity in relations between north korea and the United States and the rest of the International Community. Back then these pictures were absolutely dramatic. The access we had into the Nuclear Plant which is where i am right there and looking at the fuel rods and being there at a time when they had better relations and had an on going negotiation within the time of the George Bush Administration and they were going to hold their production there. And we watched them saran wrap all that goes into plutonium and the purification of nuclear material. And then they invited us back a few months later to watch them blowing up this signature cooling tower at that plant. Everything then went backwards. It happened. It coincided with kim jung ils illness. The International Community wants more talks to happen. This new leader, kim jung ils son is according to analysts trying to prove himself on the International Stage so a lot of it is rhetoric. Every time they make a test it shows sanctions arent doing what they hope they will do. I want to switch gears if i can here. You were there with many of the world leaders. You had a chance to speak with David Cameron about the economic struggles taking place in europe and the United States. And im wondering because there are so many e. U. Trips that i have been on with the Bush Administration and the Obama Administration where they blame the United States for bringing down the rest of the world when it comes to its state of the economy. It looks like now things are almost reversed in a way. Tell us about your conversation with cameron. When i interviewed Prime Minister cameron here in new york and he was sort of in the lions den because he had thrown down the gauntlet with this speech about britains position in the european union. Britain is not fully in in terms of it is not part of the eurozone. It doesnt have the euro but in many aspects it is in and it is a full member. United states depends on britain for the very strong role in international affairs. It helps all over the place whether in trying to confront iran, syria and north korea with sanctions and plays a big role whether afghanistan, iraq. David cameron is saying we like our foreign role. We like you and our economic role in the e. U. But we dont want to be a part of your political role. He is trying to negotiate a half in half out role for the u. K. That is very concerning to the u. S. Because he has raised the stakes by saying he would put it to the british people in the referendum. If they vote to get out of the e. U. That could fundamentally change that relationship. Lets listen to a little bit of your interview there. You see all the economic turmoil in europe. You see it over here, as well, in the u. S. , the rambling over the fiscal cliff. It seems to be endless economic uncertainty. President obama and i have agreed that Different Countries should take different pathways according to circumstances and america is a reserve currency country. Everybody knows over time the deficit has to be brought down and difficult decisions will have to be taken. Our experience is you can take people with you as you take difficult decisions but it is a very tough and hard road but it is a road we all have to travel. In the end we have to prove that we can pay our way in the world and our credit is good. It is not the only way that you will get growth. It is part of what we need to bring the World Economy back to healthy growth. I think the biggest thing that britain and america can do together is work on the e. U. u. S. Trade deal. If we got together and lib ruatized trade we could make both our people a lot better off. The take away real quick . The take away is that David Cameron hopes to be able to renegotiate britains role in the e. U. To have a little bit what he wants and to try to make that the platform to convince britains to vote yes in a renegotiated e. U. Position. The take is the United States wants them to stay a member. Britain is playing yet another pivotal role in a shaky and uncertain future. Thank you. Good to see you as always. One of the longest held policies in the United States military is now ending. Women in the u. S. Armed forces will no longer be banned from jobs that may put them in direct on the ground front line combat. That means infantry and specialops units. Defense secretary leon panetta making the announcement official. That will happen in the next hour. Barbara starr, the black berry email went buzzing at the same time. It was quite surprising for this. We know that this has been an on going struggle, if you will, for some women fighting for this. But for this to happen, did it surprise you, as well . I think inside military circles this had all been afoot for some time. They were conducting some trial runs, if you will, seeing if women could pass some of the physical fitness courses that would be required. The marines had two women washed out. So not a huge surprise. And you have to remember panetta is about to leave office. He wants to get this done before he goes. The reaction so far . I know a lot of of course female, those in the military very happy and somewhat surprised by this. Is that the uniform reaction to this . I think that most people in the military think it is inevitable that this step would be taken but there is a wide range of opinion. I have heard from military women this morning who are very concerned that they dont think this is going to work out. It could take years to make it all happen. I want to play sound from Congress Woman of hawaii. She is a veteran of iraq. She was asked about this earlier this morning on cnn. She had interesting things to say. We are talking about highly trained professionals, people who build our Strong Military because they place the Mission First and they are there to fight as a member of a team. All of the other things that differentiate us and make us unique whether gender or race or religion, all of these things fall aside when you are there putting the Mission First and selflessly serving as that member of a team. I can tell you from my my first hand experience that whether in training or deployed setting those things are not whats crossing your mind when you are operating. But make no mistake when she talked about gender there, what women will have to do to join these front line units is pass the same standards of physical fitness, scholastic, it will all have to be the same as the men. This will be gender neutral. Do we know how quickly this will happen . The pentagon says they want to have an implementation process and get it done by 2016. There is still a big outclause on all of this. The services, military units could say at the end of the day they want an exemption and they dont think they can have women in the units. You hear the same issues, personal hygiene, can women pass the physical requirements, all of this still on the table. So panetta knows and chuck hagel was supporting him. They know they have to do this somewhat gradually. Thank you. Appreciate it. This guy, diplomatic trouble shooter, decorated war veteran john kerry on top to be americas top diplomat. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding a hearing on the nomination to become secretary of state. Kerry talked about how his military experience in vietnam has shaped his views. I want all of us to keep in our minds as i think we do the extraordinary men and women in uniform who are on the front lines even as we meet here today. The troops at war who helped protect america i can pledge to you that as a veteran of war i will always carry the consequence for our decisions in my mind and be grateful that we have such Extraordinary People to back us up. Want to bring in our Foreign Affairs correspondent. Kerry it seems like is ready made for the job. This is something where he got the nod after you had susan rice withdrawing her own nomination from consideration. This is someone who has wanted something more than a senate seat for quite some time. Yes he has. When you say ta made for the job. President assad of syria told me and that is kind of the tone that we have had. He has rubbed shoulders, talked with, influenced most of the world leaders. That is why he is people would argue a very good fit for this job. At one moment or throughout this hearing it really sounded like what he does every day as chairman of the Foreign Relations committee. There was a moment a couple of minutes ago, however, where that subject of benghazi came up. The same senator, senator johnson who got into it with secretary clinton yesterday sort of got into it with senator kerry. Senator kerry said you are not going to get day light between me and secretary clinton right here and stood up for what she has been saying that she is and he will be totally transparent and work with the committee. One other moment on the personal side. There was a moment where he mentioned that really the state department is in his blood. That was a reference to his father who was a Foreign Service officer. Lets listen to what senator kerry said. If you confirm me i would take office as secretary, proud that the senate is in my blood. But equally proud that so, too, is the Foreign Service. My fathers work under president s both democrat and republican took me and my siblings around the world for a personal journey that brought home the sacrifices and the commitment the men and women in the Foreign Service make every day on behalf of america. So he has a huge plate ahead of him with issues and one of the biggest you have to say is going to be the arab spring countries and the zone of instability in that region. It is a very, very big challenge. He called it a huge upheaval. Thank you. Appreciate it. Just ahead on newsroom the other midwest, northeast now experiencing snow and subzero temperatures now the same cold front about to give the deep south a real taste of winter. Slippery roads in russia resulting in a close call with death. We are seeing this colony of emperor penguins in antarctica. We will talk to the man who helped make this discovery. Millions of folks from north dakota to maine are enduring a Third Straight day of brutal temperatures. We are talking about wind chill temperatures to 85 degrees below 0 in mt. Washington, New Hampshire. It makes negative 22 look balmy in long lake. This is where Susan Candiotti is. Reporter talk about a double whammy. New yorkers who made minimum home repairs after Superstorm Sandy may not have enough heat. We are freezing here. Reporter one reason Warming Centers are springing up in cold weather cities giving the most vulnerable young and old some relief. I havent had hot water and heat for three days. Yesterday a little bit of heat came on. The only heat we got was in the bathroom. Reporter in syracuse a heavy down fall lowering visibility giving snow blowers a workout making it tough for postal carriers to get from house to house. Hopefully the drive way will be plowed. Reporter in iowa city, iowa 1 degree below zero. Extra blankets needed to keep the cement floors warm. It is a stressful environment. We are trying to keep them as comfortable. Reporter outside pittsburgh when a water main broke single digit temperature turned gushing water into a sheet of ice. Skimming across the ice at speeds of up to 60 Miles Per Hour in what looks like a mini kayak with a sail. For those who have to work outside as long as i bundle up i am good. Reporter maybe the best way to get by is thinking hot. Key largo is a great place this time of year. How are you doing out there . 19 degrees i understand in new york . Reporter thats right with a wind chill of about 8. They have set up Warming Centers here in new york city because it is very serious, this cold for those who are vulnerable, the very young and very old. If you are hearty enough to come out you have a lot of people out here taking photographs of the fountain here in bryant park where because they think it looks cool to get this effect, they have heaters which keep the pipes warm and allow them to keep it flowing. You see the effect. Nice icicles. You have to make sure to put the layers on if you are going to stay out for a while. We know three folks have died from this cold. What are they recommending for people . Sometimes you have to be outside. Thats right. Of course, the best bet is to stay indoors. The shelters are very important for people who cannot stand it or do not have enough heat in their house. If you are coming out make sure you have the layers on and make sure they always recommend to check on elderly neighbors in particular to make sure they are okay when you have a cold snap like this. Thanks for bringing me the elements there. Try to stay warm if you can. The cold spreading parts of the southeast are about to get hit by sleet and snow. Chad myers, all things weather. This is a big one. It is not a big one. It only takes this much ice to make it a big one here. What is going to happen overnight is across the southeast it is almost below 32. This sleet will start to come down, freezing rain will roll through nashville before the sunrise tomorrow and into knoxville and chattanooga. We are worried about a little bit of moisture running through the cold air. It doesnt take a lot to put a glaze on a roadway. It has been cold here and also cold across parts of europe. This is the international show. All the way across Northern Europe record amounts of snow put down. They have shoveling and shivering like we are. It is a warmer day in london up to 36. That is balmy for what they have been seeing. This is great britain. This is chimps who are at a sanctuary in wales all bundled up there in blankets. They were served hot tea, as well. How cold is it . This poor little chimp. You can see the snow on the ground. It has been cold. Temperatures were down to about 17 fahrenheit. They have warmed up to 37. Maybe they think that is like a tea party. They are warming up now. Still for them it is cold. Us being in the south here what are we faced with this afternoon . Atlanta proper i dont think will be a problem. We are going to see problems in nashville, knoxville and maybe memphis. The ice could be maybe a quarter of an inch. You get that on the roadway and schools will be shut down. Wake up a few minutes early because you will need the extra time for sure. It is a big deal in the south. Thank you. Appreciate it. They are witnesses to suffering, a high level u. S. Delegation visiting a syrian refugee camp in turkey. We will get a look at what they hope to accomplish. All waking u. Connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. Its going to be amazing. And exciting. And maybe, most remarkably, not that far away. Were going to wake the world up. And watch, with eyes wide, as it gets to work. Cisco. Tomorrow starts here. Cisco. Itbut sleep trains huge foyear eends sunday. 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