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Economic picture because of the saber rattling by the north, the talk of nuclear program development, if even highly unrealistic at this point in south korea and possibly even japan. i think china is very much incentivized to do the right thing, to deliver those hard-hitting messages behind closed doors. >> christiane, what was your take on this d.i.a. report? >> well, it's quite extraordinary and it came out sort of as an aside, if you like, at the end of lengthy testimony on capitol hill. >> clearly a mistake that it was put out there. >> i don't know. that part of it was declassified, uncla...

Have a very complex relationship with egypt that goes beyond military aid. we are trying to work with egypt's government as they transition to democracy to encourage all kinds of new practices, but i don't think we're going to just say, you know, we're through with you if you don't do this one thing. >> anderson, michael shannon says he's been hearing excuses for one reason or another since 2001. his boys, who were 4 years old and 10 months old when they were taken are now 12 and 16. he's literally lost their entire childhood and he has no idea if he'll ever be with them again. >> it's so horr...

Some of it's classified. some of it's unclassified. >> we should note the assessment is being greeted with deep skepticism. barbara starr is at the pentagon with details on the report and the caveats. kyung lah is in seoul. retired general james "spider" marks is an expert on weapons of mass destruction and he joins us. we will talk to the congressman you just heard from in just a few moments. barbara, let me start with you. the portion of the d.i.a. report that the congressman read today, many people understandably alarmed by it. what are you hearing about it, the validity of the information?...

>> anderson, tomorrow night, the emotional moment when michael shannon sees his sons for the first time since they disappeared and from their mother, we have an exclusive interview on why she took them and why she will never give them back. >> it's incredible that he wasn't even able to recognize his own sons, and he thought it was a man, and it's his 16-year-old son. drew, see you tomorrow night. drew's full report, "kidnapped to egypt" airs tomorrow night. two little boys safely home from cuba. what they thought of their dangerous trip and what's in store for their parents who kidnapped ...

>> well, what we're seeing, i mean, this is essentially music that we've heard before. and that is the manipulation of public opinion not only in northeast asia but indeed, anderson, around the world. and the cycles always sort of end the same. that is they get paid off. they get a seat at the negotiating table or they get cash or raw materials. what we don't know about this last round and christiane is right on the money, is the cycle appears to be the same, but it's under the command and control of a new untested leader, 29 years old. nobody knows a thing about him. and he's been very untest...