welcome back, everyone. the u.s. says it would consider restarting its food aid program to north korea, but only if american monitors are allowed into the secretive country. that s the thing. u.s. special envoy to north korea robert king says washington would need to know that the food is actually going to the north korean people, not, for example, to the military. he says that despite bellicose redrick out of pyongyang in recent weeks, the u.s. doesn t tie humanitarian needs to political considerations. u.s. shipments of food aid to north korea stalled in 2009. and that s not the only thing that stalled. family reunions between north and south koreans have also been halted for three years amid the growing tensions on the peninsula. and that s causing heartbreak for many families, especially a former p.o.w. who is nearing the end of his life. anna koryn reports. reporter: in a small humble