million in civil fines for not repairing the problem in a timely manner. discussions come after a deadly north korean assault on the south sharply escalated tensions this year. the south has set higher level talks will only be held if the north promises to refrain from further attacks. and this saturday you'll want to tune in for wolf's special report, "six days in north korea." that is at 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. well, 2012 is still a ways off but republicans are already weighing in on their choice for president. a new cnn opinion research corporation poll shows potential hopefuls mike huckabee, sarah palin and mitt romney all within about a point of each other at the top of the list. newt gingrich was the only other republican who tested who gets double-digit support. wolf. >> still very early in the process. >> it is, and these are the names that we've been hearing time and time again so we'll see if anybody kind of rises up to the top that have list. >> a year before barack obama won the iowa caucuses he was