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Fellow at the center for a new american security and focused on issues with north korea a few years ago with the state department. david, nice to have you on the program. oh, i hope he can hear me. david, can you hear me? probably indication he cant. hopefully we can get him back. one of the things that were looking to talk to david about is back in september, there was an agreement between iran and north korea, and no one really covered it, it didnt get a lot of media coverage but some suggest ...

Jenna: some curious new developments concerning north korea today. the government there making its first direct personal attack against south koreas first female president, blaming rising tensions on the korean peninsula on her quote, venomous swish of skirts. the bizarre comment, just the latest in a series of aggressive moves by pongyang including successful test of its third nuclear weapon last month that led to a round of sanctions by the u.n. the another underreported issue is nuclear proli...

And a oil lube place. we hear local schools are in lockdown. schools for young kids have been canceled today. police are apparently still searching for this suspect. local reports are there are a lot of police activity zeroing in on a building on main street in this town again. herkimer, new york, a breaking story unfolding now as we speak. as we learn more, jon, well pass it back to you. jon: what an awful story, rick folbaum thanks. jenna: more on that as we get it. well return back, not to bu...

it that changed a lot sometimes, and he would veto it sometimes, with the point is there would be someone in the hearing room, and he would give the administrations position on this amendment. that was very helpful in working with the two branches of government because if you just say, you pass something. im going out of town. and so, the old fashioned working together, is not that theyre going out to dinner together, not people putting their arms around each other. it is people workin...

>> to just add a little bit, the goal is to have more intimate cooperation sold e. can work together to get better than dealing with the constraints. we are not seeking to changes in the constitution. we are not seeking unified command and we are not seeking for japan to become a more militaristic in character. the aim is we need to get rid of the impediments so that our forces can work together more efficiently or effectively. that is the goal. >> i am phil grata from the state depart...

college. >> the last time taxes or this typewere this high there was a good reason. we were fighting world war ii. some say growing federal surplus means washington has more money to spend. they have a backward. the surplus is not the government money. the surplus is the peoples money. c-span has aired every minute of every party convention since 1984. and we are in the countdown to this years conventions. you can watch every minute live on c-span c-span radio, and streams ated at c-...

because they do not understand that, it becomes a very emotional issue about all the wrong things. thank you for taking the time. thank you very much. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> paul ryan told retirees that republicans offer the best hope for keeping up social security solvent. you can watch comment tonight est.010 tonight the president talked about the plan. hes also the house and budget committee...

with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the official word from the government wont come until tomorrow but we can tell you tonight that if you are one of the 55 million americans on social security you will be getting a raise in january. the first in three years. thats welcome news for retirees who the government says mostly rely on social security for a majority of their income and the raise comes at a time when seniors have seen prices go up while retirement nest eggs have shrunk...

will help him pay his utility bill. >> with the increase in social security i will be able to have heat and cold whenever i need it. >> reporter: social security is expected to announce a cola-- a cost of living adjustment-- of around 3.5%. its the first increase since 2009. seniors receiving the average benefit of $1,082 a month would receive an extra $37.84. for retirees dependent on social security, $38 a month can be a lifesaver. david asher counsels retirees at the center for jewi...

>> pelley: good evening. the official word from the government wont come until tomorrow but we can tell you tonight that if you are one of the 55 million americans on social security you will be getting a raise in january. the first in three years. thats welcome news for retirees who the government says mostly rely on social security for a majority of their income and the raise comes at a time when seniors have seen prices go up while retirement nest egg have shrunk and the value of ho...