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North Korea threatens to cancel 1953 Korean War cease-fire

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    Steve Centanni reports from Washington, D.C.

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North Korea today to cancel all -- 1953.

Cease fire.

That ended the Korean War essential -- and it comes as the United Nations considers new sanctions to punish North Korea.

For their -- clear recent nuclear tasked.

-- and -- live in Washington so what exactly is this latest plan for sanctions against North Korea's state.

Wal-Mart that this new round of restrictions -- target North Korean finances and tighten cargo inspections.

-- blacklist more companies and blacklist more individuals now the US will draft -- present a draft resolution to the UN Security Council today.

That all comes of course in response to North Korea's latest nuclear test in a series of missile launches.

And it does include positive input from China on this which appears to be growing more impatient with -- its neighbor.

-- the -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been mostly confrontational with the US except for his unusual meeting with former professional basketball star Dennis Rodman.

The White House is urging North Korean cooperation.

We have urged the North Korean leadership to -- president Obama's call to choose the path of peace and come into compliance.

With its international obligations.

North Korea's actions however directly violate united nations Security Council resolutions and threaten international peace and security.

Also today North Korea as you pointed out it would cancel the 1953 cease fire because they claim Washington and others are resorting to aggressive -- Worth -- -- so what is congress doing about this crack down on North Korea what's there idea.

Well the foreign affairs committees in both the house and the senate are looking at the latest plan to backed plan of action pushing for a tougher new restrictions on North Korea.

And today the house foreign affairs committee.

Is examining how criminal activities like smuggling and counterfeiting drug trafficking and insurance scams.

Are supporting the authoritarian North Korean regime -- Really tennis Robin thinks about all those details -- Thank you Steve -- -- he'll do well.

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