PROFESSIONAL.
>> > > WERE WAITING PATIENTLY FOR >> > > WERE WAITING PATIENTLY FOR HER, WILLIE. HER, WILLIE. THANKS. THANKS. >>> > > > AND ALSO CURRENTLY TO SOMETHING THATS >>> > > > AND ALSO NOW TO SOMETHING THATS HANGING OVER THESE GAMING, OF HANGING OVER THESE GAMES, CERTAINLY. PROGRAM. THE NORTH KOREAN CRISIS. THE NORTH KOREAN CRISIS. AND THAT COUNTRYS STANDING IN WHICH COUNTRYS STANDING IN THE WORLD.THE WORLD.
PRESIDENT CLINTON ONCE CALLED PRESIDENT CLINTON WHEN CALLED THE DMZ THE MOST FRIGHTENING LOCATION ON THE DMZ THE SCARIEST POSITION ON EARTH. EARTH. WE VISITED IT TODAY WITH THE WE SAW IT TODAY WITH THE ASSISTANCES OF UNITED STATE MILITARY COLONEL STEVEN
LEE, SECRETARY OF THE UNITEDEVEN LEE, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED
NATIONS REGULATE MILITARY COUNTRIES REGULATE ARMED FORCE
ARMISTICE COMMISSION. ARMISTICE COMPENSATION. WE WERE GIVEN AN EXCLUSIVE WE WERE GIVEN AN EXCLUSIVE
MOMENT BY MINUTE ACCOUNT OF ONE MOMENT BY MINUTE ACCOUNT OF ONE
NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS BID FOR NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS PROPOSAL FOR
LIBERTY. FLEXIBILITY.
>> > > HE WAS DRIVING >>.
>> > > HE WAS DRIVING. > > Press reporter: TODAY,> NBC > > Reporter: TODAY, NBC
INFORMATION IS THE FIRST WESTERN NEWS NEWS IS THE FIRST WESTERN INFORMATION OUTLET TO OBTAIN A LOOK OF THE ELECTRICAL OUTLET TO OBTAIN A LOOK OF THE PATH THAT A HOPELESS NORTH
KOREAN SOLDIER TOOK WHEN HE MADE KOREAN SOLDIER TOOK WHEN HE MADE
A CRAZY DASHBOARD FOR FREEDOM.A CRAZY DASH FOR FLEXIBILITY. BACK IN NOVEMBER, THAT SOLDIER BACK IN NOVEMBER, THAT SOLDIER OCHONG SUN SCRAMBLED THROUGHOUT THE OCHONG SUNLIGHT CLAMBERED THROUGHOUT THE DMZ, THE HEAVILY SAFEGUARDED BORDER DMZ, THE HEAVILY PROTECTED BORDER THAT DIVIDES BOTH KOREAS.
THAT DIVIDES BOTH KOREAS. ITS EXTENSIVELY TOOK INTO CONSIDERATION ONE OF THE A LOT OF DANGEROUS PUTS ON ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES ON EARTH AND ALSO WE WERE GIVEN A RARE EARTH AND WE WERE GIVEN A RARE TOUR. EXCURSION. THE DARING GETAWAY THAT THE BOLD ESCAPE THAT CAPTIVATED INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE CAPTIVATED INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE GLOBE BEGAN IN A SPEEDING WORLD BEGAN IN A SPEEDING JEEP. JEEP. ELECTRONIC CAMERAS ON THE SOUTH KOREAN SIDE CAMERAS ON THE SOUTH KOREAN SIDE RECORDED THE DEFECTION AS IT UNFOLDED.THE DEFECTION AS IT UNFOLDED. THE CAR BLOWING WITH A. NORTH KOREAN GUARD ARTICLES AND AFTERWARDS NORTH KOREAN GUARD ARTICLES AND AFTERWARDS. COLLAPSING INTO A DITCH.CRASHING INTO A DITCH.
> > THAT DITCH THAT YOU SEE ON > > THAT DITCH THAT YOU SEE ON >>. THEIR SIDE, SIMPLY REGARDING TEN YARDS THEIR SIDE, PRACTICALLY 10 BACKYARDS. AWAY, IS IN WHICH HIS JEEP ESCAPED, IS IN WHICH HIS JEEP GOT. STUCK. STUCK.
> > HE WAS TRYING >> TO DRIVE THROUGHOUT.
THE DIRT SIMPLY TO DRIVE ACROSS?SS THE DIRT SIMPLY TO DRIVE THROUGHOUT?
>> > > RIGHT. > > RIGHT. AND ALSO AFTER THAT WHEN HE REALIZED HE AND ALSO THEN WHEN HE UNDERSTOOD HE. COULDNT, HE WENT OUT. COULDNT, HE WENT OUT. AS HE TOOK CONCERNING 2 ACTIONS, AS AS HE TOOK REGARDING 2 ACTIONS, AS. YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, THERE WERE YOU SAW IN THE VIDEO, THERE WERE. REGARDING 4 NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS REGARDING 4 NORTH KOREAN SOLDIERS. THAT BEGAN TO CONTEND HIM.
>> THAT BEGAN TO CONTEND HIM. > > Press reporter: THAT SOLDIER, THE >
> Reporter: THAT SOLDIER, THE. FIRST DEFECTOR TO GO THROUGH FIRST DEFECTOR TO TRAVEL THROUGH. THE HEAVILY PROTECTED LOCATION CONSIDERING THAT THE HEAVILY SAFEGUARDED AREA SINCE >>. 1984. 1984. > > THESE BELONGED TO THE 24 > > THESE BELONGED TO THE 24 ROUNDS THAT WE HAVE PHYSICAL.
EVIDENCE OF.WE HAVE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF.
>> > > Press reporter: THE JOINT PROTECTION >> > > Reporter: THE JOINT PROTECTION.
LOCATION SITUATED IN PANMUNJOM AREA LOCATED IN PANMUNJOM.
TOWN, THE PEACE TOWN, VILLAGE, THE TRANQUILITY TOWN,.
GEARED TO MOTIVATE DIPLOMATIC MEANT TO ENCOURAGE DIPLOMATIC.
EXCHANGES AND IS THE ONLY LOCATION EXCHANGES AS WELL AS IS THE ONLY AREA.
WHERE NORTH AS WELL AS SOUTH KOREANS WHERE NORTH AS WELL AS SOUTH KOREANS.
CANISTER STAND FACE TO FACE.CAN STAND
FACE TO FACE.
>> > > IT MUST HAVE BEEN ASTONISHING >> > > IT NECESSITY HAVE BEEN ASTONISHING.
TO HAVE GUNSHOTS RING OUT BELOW TO HAVE GUNSHOTS RING OUT HERE.
IN ONE OF THE A LOT OF STRESSFUL AREA IN AMONG THE THE MAJORITY OF TENSE AREAS.
WORLDWIDE. ON THE PLANET. >> > > THIS PLACE IS VARIOUS THAN.
EVERY ONE OF THE OTHER AREA ALONGAN ALL OF THE VARIOUS OTHER PLACES ALONG.
THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE. THE DEMILITARIZED AREA. ITS SPECIFICALLY FOR DIALOGUE ITS SPECIFICALLY FOR DIALOGUE.
SO WE SHOULDNT HAVE SO WE SHOULDNT HAVE.
PROVOCATIONS LIKE THAT. PROVOCATIONS LIKE THAT. THAT WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT THEY THAT WAS EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT THEY.
TERMINATED IN THIS AREA. TERMINATED IN THIS FIELD.
>> > > CANISTER WE GO SEE WHERE YOU LOCATE >> > > CANISTER WE GO SEE WHERE YOU DISCOVER.
THE SOLDIER? THE SOLDIER? >> > > ITS JUST RIGHT THERE. >> > > ITS IDEAL THERE. >> > > SO HE RAN THE EXACT SAME >> COURSE? > > SO HE RAN THE VERY SAME PATH >>? > > THIS IS BASICALLY THE COURSE HE.
RAN.HIS IS BASICALLY THE COURSE HE RAN.IT WAS QUITE REMARKABLE WHEN YOU IT WAS QUITE REMARKABLE WHEN YOU SEE THE VIDEO CLIP, RIGHT, OF HIM SEE THE VIDEO, RIGHT, OF HIM OPERATINGS AND HE WAS OBTAINING SHOT.
5 TO SIX TIMES. OBTAINING SHOT 5 TO SIX TIMES.
>> > > HES TAKING BULLETS ON THIS >> > > HES TAKING BULLETS ON THIS.
ENTIRE RUN? ENTIRE RUN?
>> > > RIGHT.
>> > > RIGHT. > > BUT HE WASNT FOUND >> RIGHT > > BUT HE WASNT FOUND RIGHT.
AWAY. AWAY. >> > > NO. >> > > NO. > > IT TOOK SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIERS > > IT TOOK SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIERS AS WELL AS UNITED STATE SERVICEMEN NEARLY 15 AND ALSO UNITED STATE SERVICEMEN NEARLY 15 MINUTES TO LOCATE THE DEFECTOR. MINUTES TO LOCATE THE DEFECTOR. YOU TIN SEE HIM HERE HIDING YOU CAN SEE HIM HERE HIDING UNDER LEAVES, HELPLESS.
>> > > THE SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIERS >> > > THE SOUTH KOREAN SOLDIERS.
CREPT UP FROM THIS HILLSIDE TO CRAWLED UP FROM THIS HILLSIDE TO.
RESCUE HIM? RESCUE HIM? >> > > THATS SINCE WE KNEW THAT.
THEIR GUARD BLOG POST THERE COULD SEE THEIR GUARD MESSAGE THERE COULD SEE.
BELOW AND ALSO SO INSTEAD OF JUST BELOW THEREFORE RATHER THAN SIMPLY.
STALKING HIM, THEY STROLLING APPROXIMATELY HIM, THEY.
LITERALLY HAD TO CREEP ON THEIR LITERALLY HAD TO CREEP ON THEIR.
TUMMY INCH BY INCH TO OBTAIN TO STOMACH INCH BY INCH TO OBTAIN TO.
HIM.HIM.
> > FOR ALL YOU KNEW, IF THEY SEE >> > > FOR ALL YOU KNEW, IF THEY SEE HIM BEING RESCUED, THEY TAKE.
ANOTHER PERSON SHOT?CUED, THEY TAKE ANOTHER SHOT?
>> > > RIGHT. > > RIGHT. EXACTLY. EXACTLY. WE ANALYZED TO BE PRUDENT WE EXAMINED TO BE SENSIBLE MEASURES TO RESCUE HIM BUT ALSO MEASURES TO RESCUE HIM BUT ALSO TRY TO PROTECT OUR FORCES. TRY TO PROTECT OUR FORCES. >> > > THATS INCREDIBLE >>. > > THATS INCREDIBLE. THE NORTH KOREAN TOWER IS RIGHT THE NORTH KOREAN TOWER IS RIGHT THERE. THERE. THEY COULD– THEY PROBABLY ARE THEY COULD– THEY PROBABLY ARE SEEING US RIGHT NOW. VIEWING US TODAY. >> > > YES, THEY ARE. >> > > YES, THEY ARE. >> > > THEY PROBABLY KNOW WHAT WERE >> > > THEY PROBABLY KNOW WHAT WERE CHATTING ABOUT. DISCUSSING. >> > > BULLET HOLES STILL SCAR THIS.
WALL.LLET HOLES STILL MARK THIS WALL SURFACE. >> > > I COUNT ONE, 2, 3,.
4, FIVE.ONE, 2, THREE, 4, 5. >> > > Reporter: AS THE DEFECTOR WAS.
MEDEVACED TO SEOUL IN WHICH HE WASS MEDEVACED TO SEOUL IN WHICH HE WAS.
TREATED FOR SEVERAL GUNSHOT TREATED FOR SEVERAL GUNSHOT.
WOUNDS.WOUNDS.
COLONEL LEE WORKED TO LOWER THE COLONEL LEE WORKED TO LOWER THE STRESS RICOCHETING THROUGH THE.
AREA.ON RICOCHETING THROUGH THE LOCATION. >> > > WE OPENED UP THAT DOOR AND USED.
A BULLHORN WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNUSUAL A BULLHORN WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNCOMMON.
FOR United States TO ENSURE THEY GOT THE FOR United States TO SEE TO IT THEY OBTAINED THE.
MESSAGE. MESSAGE. >> > > WHAT WAS THE MESSAGE?
>> > > THE MESSAGE WAS REALLY SIMPLY >> > > THE MESSAGE WAS EXTREMELY MERELY.
THAT, HELLO, ONE OF YOUR SOLDIERS THAT, HELLO, ONE OF YOUR SOLDIERS.
CENT OUR SIDE.DIME OUR SIDE. WE HAVE HIM. WE HAVE HIM. HE NEEDS CLINICAL INTEREST. HE REQUIRES CLINICAL ATTENTION. HES GETTING THAT CURRENTLY. HES GETTING THAT CURRENTLY. WELL CONDUCT AN EXAMINATION WELL CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION.
AND WHEN ITS DONE, ILL COME AND WHEN ITS DONE, ILL COME.
AS WELL AS TALK TO YOU REGARDING IT. AND ALSO SPEAK WITH YOU CONCERNING IT. WE DID THAT WHEN. WE DID THAT WHEN. THE NORTH KOREANS ACTUALLY THE NORTH KOREANS ACTUALLY.
SIGNIFIED TO United States WITH A FLASHLIGHT INDICATED TO United States WITH A FLASHLIGHT.
THAT THEY INTENDED TO HEAR IT THAT THEY WISHED TO HEAR IT.
ONCE AGAIN SINCE THEY DIDNT REALLY AGAIN BECAUSE THEY DIDNT REALLY.
HEAR IT WELL. HEAR IT WELL. SO WE ACTUALLY READ THE MESSAGE SO WE ACTUALLY READ THE MESSAGE.
ONCE AGAIN SO WE KNEW THEY GOT, ONCE AGAIN SO WE KNEW THEY GOT,.
THEREFORE I ASSUME THAT AIDED TO AND ALSO SO I ASSUME THAT ASSISTED TO.
ALSO DE-ESCALATE AND ALSO ENSURE ALSO DE-ESCALATE AS WELL AS MAKE SURE.
THEY KNEW WHAT HAPPENED AND ALSO HOW THEY KNEW WHAT TOOK PLACE AND ALSO HOW.
WE READ THE SITUATION.WE READ THE SITUATION. > > YOU ESSENTIALLY YELLED IT
>> OVER > > YOU LITERALLY SCREAMED IT OVER. A BULLHORN? A BULLHORN? > > RIGHT.
> > RIGHT. FROM THIS LOCATION SO>> THAT THEY FROM THIS AREA TO ENSURE THAT THEY. COULD CLEARLY HEAR IT, YEAH.
COULD CLEARLY HEAR IT, YEAH. > > DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF YOU CALLED, WHAT >
>> > DUE TO THE FACT THAT IF YOU CALLED, WHAT >>. WOULD HAVE HAPPENED? WOULD HAVE HAPPENED? > > WE ACTUALLY DID SHOT TO
>> PHONE CALL. > > WE ACTUALLY DID TRY TO TELEPHONE CALL >>. THEY DIDNT SOLUTION THE PHONE. THEY DIDNT ANSWER THE PHONE. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN An EXCELLENT THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT. TIME FOR THEM TO PICK UP THE MOMENT FOR THEM TO PICK UP THE. PHONE.
PHONE. > > I BELIEVE SO.
>> > > Reporter: THE U.N.COMMAND >
> Press reporter: THE U.N. COMMAND. DOES CALL NORTH KOREA SOME THREE DOES CALL NORTH KOREA SOME 3.
TIMES A DAY. TIMES A DAY.
>> > > THIS IS THE BAT PHONE? >> > > THIS IS THE BAT PHONE?
>> > > YEAH.
>> > > YEAH. >> > > DONT WORRY. > > DONT FEAR. IM NOT GOING TO CHOICE IT UP. IM NOT GOING TO PICK IT UP.
>> > > Reporter: BUT NORTH KOREA >> > > Reporter: BUT NORTH KOREA.
HASNT GOTTEN THE PHONE HASNT GRABBED THE PHONE.
EITHER BECAUSE 2013. EITHER SINCE 2013.
>> > > THATS INCREDIBLE >>. > > THATS INCREDIBLE. THE ACCESSIBILITIES AND THE PEEK BEHIND THE ACCESSIBILITIES AND ALSO THE PEEK BEHIND.
THE DRAPE. THE DRAPE.
>> > > IT WAS. > > IT WAS. THE WHOLE GLOBE WATCHED THAT. THE ENTIRE GLOBE ENJOYED THAT. SO EXTRAORDINARY TO SEE A NORTH SO EXTRAORDINARY TO SEE A NORTH.
KOREAN SOLDIER DEFECT AS WELL AS HE WAS KOREAN SOLDIER DEFECT AND ALSO HE WAS.
UNDER A HAILSTORM OF GUNFIRE.UNDER A HAILSTORM OF GUNFIRE. THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME A WESTERN THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A WESTERN. INFORMATION COMPANY HAS SEEN THE INFORMATION COMPANY HAS SEEN THE. BULLET HOLES AND ALSO HEARD ABOUT BULLET HOLES AND ALSO HEARD ABOUT. WHAT TOOK PLACE. WHAT WENT ON.
> > WHICH INTERACTION.
>> > > WHICH COMMUNICATION. >> YOUD NEVER ANTICIPATE THAT. YOUD NEVER ANTICIPATE THAT. > > A BULLHORN.
>> > > A BULLHORN. >> ITS NOT THE METHOD THE, YOU KNOW, ITS NOT THE WAY THE, YOU KNOW,.
UNITED STATE/ SOUTH KOREAN SIDE WOULD UNITED STATE/ SOUTH KOREAN SIDE WOULD.
LIKE TO HAVE INTERACTION GO LIKE TO HAVE INTERACTION GO.
BUT SOMETIMES THATS ALL THERE.
