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North Korea weapons test move in 'defiance' of U.N. Security Council resolution? Journalist Andrew Salmon explains
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) - North Korea said Thursday that it plans to carry out a new nuclear test and more long-range rocket launches, all of which it said are a part of a new phase of confrontation with the United States.
The North's National Defense Commission said the moves would feed into an "upcoming all-out action" that would target the United States, "the sworn enemy of the Korean people."
Carried by the state media, the comments are the latest defiant flourish from the reclusive North Korean regime, whose young leader Kim Jong Un has upheld his father's policy of pursuing a military deterrent and shrugging off international pressure.
The defense commission statement follows a United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday that the United States pushed for, condemning a recent recent rocket launch by North Korea and expanded existing sanctions.
This morning on "Early Start," journalist Andrew Salmon weighs in on what may be motivating North Korea to make the move now.
READ MORE: North Korea says new nuclear test will be part of fight against U.S.
Notre Dame football player Manti Te'o speaks out on girlfriend hoax – George Howell reports
(CNN) - Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te'o has again admitted to lying, marking at least the second time he has acknowledged knowingly spreading falsities in the saga of his fake dead girlfriend.
In an interview with ABC News' Katie Couric set to air Thursday evening, the Heisman Trophy runner-up says he fibbed to the media - albeit briefly - after learning that the death of supposed girlfriend Lennay Kekua was a hoax.
Te'o said he believed Kekua, whom he thought was his girlfriend despite never meeting her face to face, had died of leukemia on September 12 after a car accident left her hospitalized. But he received a call December 6 from the woman he thought was Kekua, and she said she was alive, he has said.
Te'o told ABC he felt he had no choice but to continue the ruse.
Today on "Early Start," CNN's George Howell reports on the latest in the Manti Te'o story.
READ MORE: In ABC interview, Te'o admits, again, to lying about fake girlfriend
MYB: Apple posts record profit, but stock tumbles
Christine Romans looks at why Apple shares are down 8% in the pre-market, despite Apple making $13 billion in quarterly profits, "the second biggest profit in American history."
Rep. Kinzinger on Benghazi hearings: 'We need to ensure that accountability is held for what happened'
Hillary Clinton, in one of her final acts as Secretary of State, will testify about the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi on September 11th, 2012. Clinton will go before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, after she was unable to testify on December 20th due to a concussion and blood clot in her brain. This morning Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) joins “Starting Point” weighs in on the questions he hopes to get answers on in the attack in Benghazi.
Kinzinger, a major in the Air National Guard says he is curious about the seven hours that passed between the “two basic separate attacks” that occurred in Benghazi. He adds that he hopes the contradiction in what was determined to be the cause of the attacks will be clarified.
“It will be a very respectful hearing today,” Rep. Kinzinger says. “I respect the Secretary’s service to her country but I think the American people and we deserve a lot of answers to what’s been going on.” Kinzinger says more specifically Secretary Clinton should be asked, “Who knew what when?” "Where was she the night of September 11th?” “Was she being briefed on what was going on?”
“We need to ensure that accountability is held for what happened but also that this doesn’t happen again in the future,” Kinzinger says.
Mariel Hemingway documentary 'Running With Crazy' looks at family's history of mental illness
The Sundance Film Festival is in full swing in Park City, UT. And some star-driven comedies, dramas and a half-dozen or so documentaries are catching the eyes of distributors at the festival.
One documentary in particular caught the eye of "Early Start" co-anchor Zoraida Sambolin, and it involves the family of legendary author Ernest Hemmingway.
Zoraida sits down with Mariel Hemmingway, Ernest's grandchild, to talk about her documentary "Running With Crazy," which chronicles her family's multi-generational battle with mental illness.
Best Advice: John Eustice
American cyclist John Eustice shares some of the best advice he's ever received.
Scan may detect signs of NFL players' brain disease – Sanjay Gupta reports
Los Angeles (CNN) - An insidious, microscopic protein that has been found in the brain tissue of professional football players after death may now be detectable in living people by scanning their brains.
Researchers say they found tau protein in the brains of five living retired National Football League players with varying levels of cognitive and emotional problems.
"It's definite, we found it, it's there," said Dr. Julian Bailes, co-director of the NorthShore Neurological Institute in Evanston, Illinois, and co-author of a new study that identified the tau. "It was there consistently and in all the right places."
This morning on "Early Start," CNN's Sanjay Gupta explains the study which could have major implications for football players.
READ MORE: Scan may detect signs of NFL players' brain disease
Secretary of State Clinton preps to face grilling on Benghazi – Jill Doherty reports
FROM CNN'S SECURITY CLEARANCE BLOG:
Republican members of Congress plan a host of questions for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her long-awaited testimony on Wednesday about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Questions are expected to range from a security vacuum in Northern Africa to new cables suggesting that Ambassador Christopher Stevens, who was killed in the September 11 assault, once proposed moving the compound to a more secure location adjacent the CIA Annex, sources tell CNN.
This morning on "Early Start," CNN's Jill Doherty previews two hearings where Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will testify on the Benghazi attack.
READ MORE: Clinton prepping for Benghazi grilling
VIDEO: JPMorgan CEO sorry for 'London whale' at World Economic Forum
CNN's Ali Velshi on day two of the World Economic Forum and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's comments on economy.
Did Beyoncé fake it at the inauguration? AlwaysAList's Jawn Murray weighs in
Washington (CNN) – Pop star Beyoncé opted to use a "pre-recording" of her rendition of the National Anthem during inaugural ceremonies in Washington Monday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine Band told CNN Tuesday.
U.S. Marine Band spokeswoman Kristen DuBois said early Tuesday that "we know why the decision was made," adding that the pop star "did not actually sing," but instead lip-synched her own voice.
Later in the day, however, the Marine Corps said in a statement that no one in their organization "is in a position to assess whether [Beyoncé's vocal performance] was live or pre-recorded."
The conflicting reports from the Marines have yet to be clarified by a statement from Beyoncé or her representatives, who have not responded to CNN's requests for comment.
This morning on "Early Start," AlwaysAList.com's Jawn Murray on reports that singer Beyoncé lip synched the National Anthem at the inauguration.
READ MORE: Marine Band says Beyoncé 'did not actually sing' during inaugural, then backpedals
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