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directed at the officers. local reports say he was released on july 10th after serving two months injail on multiple assault charges. he was then placed under military observation for about a week and escorted to the airport for a flight back to the us to face disciplinary action. but king did not board the plane. he instead joined a tour of the demilitarised zone, known as the dmz, between north and south korea. those tours typically take between three days to a week to get authorised. on tuesday, he was taken into custody in the north. us authorities say he crossed into the country, quote, "willingly and without authorisation". private king's brother made a plea to reporters to respect his and his mother's privacy. we understand the gravity of the situation. it's a massive and unfortunate thing. however, at this moment, wejust and unfortunate thing. however, at this moment, we just ask that you all kind of respect our privacy. my mum has lost a son before. so this is weighing
indication he was high lethal risk. more updates as they come into us. the white house says its working to get the us soldier held in north korea home, as new details are emerging after he crossed the borderfrom south korea without authorisation. here's what we know — private travis king had been detained in south korea before crossing, with court documents showing he damaged a police car and recently spent time in a detention facility in seoul. king was reportedly investigated for assault in south korea in september 2022. local media reports say he was suspected of punching a korean national in a nightclub. in october, he was fined 5 million won, which is $3,950, for, quote, "repeatedly kicking" a police car and using quote "foul language" directed at the officers. local reports say he was released on july 10th after serving two months injail on multiple assault charges. he was then placed under military observation for about a week and escorted to the airport for a flight back to the us to face disciplinary action.
he was what said. "i have been granted ultimate authority over the matter, including responsibility for deciding where, when, and whether to file charges. that is what the u.s. attorney said on june 7th. three weeks later, mr. weiss rode me again, and he said "i stand by what i rode, but i wish to expand." wow. already changing his story 23 days later. "my charging authority is geographically limited to my home district." you just told me you have ultimate authority. now you change it. then again on july 10th, mr. weiss wrote "senator graham, to clarify, i have not requested special counsel designation. rather, i had discussions with departmental officials. "he cannot get his story straight. three different stories in a five week time frame.
. >> the pentagon is working this morning to get an american soldier out of north korea and back on u.s. soil, something that hasn't happened in over 40 years. this week army private travis king crossed the demarcation line. u.s. officials say they believe he did it willfully, in other words, on purpose, and that he is in north korean custody now. today we are learning more about what preceded the incident. the u.s. private was about to be administratively separated from the army and flown back to the united states because of assault charges he faced in seoul and that was in october. on july 10th, he was released from custody in south korea. on monday he was supposed to fly back to america, but he went to the airport and never boarded that flight. then on tuesday he went on that fateful tour of the dmz, a private tour. we are learning from his mother she talked to abc news. she said she is shocked and that
june 7th, he is tarzan. i've got ultimate authority. i can do what i want. file charges where i want, when i want. actually, no i can't. then july 10th, he says to clarify, i have not requested special counsel status, but i've been talking to the folks. three different positions in a little over a month. you know who the story has not changed? these two guys. their testimony has been consistent. their testimony has been the same. guess what? two days ago, an fbi agent confirmed their testimony. who are you going to believe? the justice department cannot get their story straight, changed three times. are these guys? the justice department that was found to center americans just two weeks ago, the justice department that said moms and dads are terrorists, that said
cnn's natasha ber ttrand is at e pentagon tracking this for us. the big question is motivation. have we learned more about why travis king did this? >> reporter: we are getting a few new details here from members of his family. notably, his uncle. did speak to the daily beast and suggested that the recent death of travis king's young cousin may have contributed to his unstable mental state at which the uncle speculated may have contributed to his deciding to run across the border there and into north korea. we're learning more about hi back story. he was facing disciplinary action in south korea as a result of assault charges from allegedly assaulting members of the public in south korea. a detention facility before in willing released on july 10th. now july 10th, that was just a ttle over a week before we saw this all play out where he
she just wants her son to come home. cnn's natasha bertrand is joining us from the pentagon. what are we learning about this timeline? what more do we know about what happened leading up to going across that border? >> yeah, sara, the army did confirm last night that this is private travis king and he was d to u.s. forces korea. essentially what we know at this point is he was on a tour of the dmz and then he crossed that demarcation line to north korea willfully according to the u.s. military. in terms of what led up to this it is a very interesting timeline and he is facing assault charges for assaults from south korea back in september and october. he ended up spending 50 days in a detention facility in south korea doing hard labor. then on july 10th, he was ultimately released from that detention facility and set to fly back on july 17th where he
defense team failed in really, in its most important endeavor, when they filed their pleading on july 10th. they said judge, don't set a trial date. one of the first things jack smith pointed out, is the speedy trial act says, the judge shall set a date certain for the trial to begin. so they really just sort of embarrass the trump defense team's request and they don't let up for the ten pages. so i am encouraged that this is what we can expect from jack smith and his team. >> andrew weissmann, i agree with glenn's characterization of it as exciting. we may be losing credibility with the audience here if we say that legal filing like this is exciting to read, but it was for me because of what glenn is talking about. you could feel the pace of it in the first two sentences. it takes off like a rocket and just speeds right through. one of the things that that means is it does not take any detour into or notice of the political rhetoric used by the trump lawyers in their filing that provoked this filing,
because it is clear. jack smith and his team don't mince words. they don't pull punches. and i was really kind of excited when i read it, because it feels like a sign of the prosecution to calm. and i sink that they are going to continue to insist on a timely trial date, and in fact on page one of this reading they highlight how the trump defense team failed. and really, in its most important endeavor, when they filed their pleading on july 10th. they said judge, don't set a trial date. one of the first things jacks mitt pointed out, is the trial act says, the judge shall set a date certain for the trial to begin. so they really just sort of embarrass the trump defense team's request and they don't let up for the ten pages. so i am encouraged that this is
july 10th. i'm ali vitali along with jonathan lemire in london. you have a better background. i'll let you set the stage. it looks amazing. >> ali, good morning. i do have a win. i'm standing in front of the buckingham palace. i'm indeed in london. i flew here with president biden last night. it's building toward that nato summit. but he's got some other matters at happened first with america's oldest ally. he's meeting with the prime minister from uk, rishi sunak for the sixth time in six months and later his first meeting with king charles since he took the crown in which the president said it will be substantial on climate change. that will be later today. and then he'll be off for a key nato summit that comes at a really important inflection point in ukraine's war against russia. >> yeah, jon, you're absolutely