reporting live for us. that is all the time that i have not only this hour but this week. so have a wonderful weekend. thanks for watching, everyone. "around the world" starts right "around the world" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com a high profile executioning in nrk. the leader orders the can iing of his own uncle. and stunning allegations about an american missing for six years in iran. was bob levenson actually spying for the cia? and after walking through the snow for more than 200 miles, britain's prince harry and his team reached the south pole all in the name of charity. welcome to "around the world." i'm suzanne malveaux. michael is off today. it's his birthday. happy birthday, michael. news, world leaders, diplomats asking the question what on earth is going on with north korea in the news came out early today north korea time that the man most believed was the second

most powerful person in the country was executed by the most powerful. that, of course, being kim jung un, the young leader who holds all the cards in north korea and analysts are puzzled by all this and want to know is he power hungry, is he an raid? what is going on. in a minute, we're go going to talk about all that. first paula hancocks with the back story. >> a young man in mourning walks alongside his father's coffin. two years later five of the seven men walking with him have been fired or executed. on the orders of kim jung un. >> i think in the early days, he was kind of a boy leader. now he is basically a man leader. and a man leader i say that purposely because north korea is a very patriarchal society so his audience are basically 60 or 70-year-old males with a military background that he has to earn their respect. >> little was known of the man introduced to the world by his father the late kim jong-il in 2010. part lit educated in switzerland so exposed to the western world, many dared to hope he would

drive change in the isolated nation. but then came the rocket launches and nuclear tests. like his father before him, kim jong-un proved impervious to international criticism. the country's top military man was fired last year. the top political man jang song thaek fired and executed this week. >> i really don't think it is in the brutal act of kim jung un but more the product of power struggle within north korea court. >> putting his personal stamp on the leadership is putting it mildly. kim jong-un has replaced almost half the major figures that were empowered during his father's reign according to the unification ministry here in seoul. jim jong u.n. showed a more personal side than his father appearing to relish the adoration that surrounds him. then there's dennis rodman, a friendship between dictator and

basketball star. >> he's a very good guy. >> tell that to the two american citizens arrested recently. merrill newman was released last week after filming a coerced apology for war crimes he now says he never committed. and missionary and tour guide kenneth bae still held after more than one year, an apology from bae not yet enough to secure his freedom. kim jong-un is a leader who has certainly grown. confidence but not in the way the west was hoping. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >> joining me from harvard university, former ambassador nicholas burns. 27 year veteran of the u.s. foreign service. thanks for being with us here. got a ton of questions about this story and he allot of people very concerned what we saw happen in north korea. first of all, they accused his uncle of so many things, being a traitor, being a womanizer, being a dog. just basically anything that was awful that you could think about. do we think these charges were trumped up so that kim jung un

can consolidate power? was anything even real when this came to the execution? >> it's very hard to snow, suzanne. this is -- this signifies i think the brutality of that regime. the utter and sheer brutality of this mafia style family dictatorship in many north korea. it's very much evocative of the central lynnist show trials in moscow and the soviet union of the 120s and especially of the 1930s, trumped up charges, people executed by the state, very quickly without, of course, any recourse to the law. i think it also shows the insecurity of this young man, this young untested leader because clearly, if you look at the written statement of the north korean government put out, they pointed to others in the regime who are also guilty of treason. and so it may be a power struggle underway, but that's a closed society. it's very difficult to know for sure. >> nick, what is the fear now of what could happen next from this young leader? are we thinking that potentially

he could launch some sort of missile test, a nuclear test? do we think there is more he needs to prove now that he's executed his own uncle? >> well, this is very much of concern right now. it would fit the pattern with his grandfather kim kem ill sung, with his father kim jong-il. when there are domestic troubles in north korea, sometimes they want to create an external event to take the minds of their people off the misery within north korea. and so even before this execution of the uncle, there was concern, suzanne, that the north korea. ian regime might resort to ballistic missile tests or another nuclear test. they are now trying to reconstitute their nuclear apparatus. if you're in south korea or japan or the united states of america, you're very concerned right now about what the north korean regime might do. i think beijing is worried, as well because this is young leader appears not to be listening to the chinese government. >> finally, what's happening at

the dmz? i imagine south koreans worried, as well. are they going to beef up their presence along the border? >> well, the dmz has been a source of tension for a long time. i don't think most people would predict any kind of a major military advance by the north koreans. certainly not across the dmz which is very well defended by the south koreans and the united states but more in the line of an missile test or a nuclear test. that's the kind of thing they've done before to deflect attention from the problems inside north korea. so i think that the u.s., the south koreans, the chinese, japanese very worried at this time because this young man's very unpredictable. >> nick -- you said it 37 a lot of people wondering what is his next step here. as nick was mentioning, china a close trading partner and ally with north korea also reacting to all of this. china's official position, what happens in north korea stays in

north korea. >> these are the internal affairs of the democratic people's republic of korea. as a neighboring country, we hope that it maintains national stability, economic development, and the happiness of the people. >> so chinese officials say they are watching, of course, very closely what happenses in north korea. for now, the relationship still remains the same. we are also covering this a bottom shell revelation today the missing american, robert levinson was on a secret unauthorized mission from the cia more than six years when he disappeared in iran. the associated press say levinson, a former fbi agent was under contract to the cia when he visited iran's kish island back in march of 2007. the alleged spy connection is in stark contrast to assertions by both the u.s. government and his family who say he went there on private business. well, a source close to the investigation now tells cnn three cia employees were fired

over the scandal. secretary of state john kerry was just asked about this. he was pretty cautious in his response. listen. >> with respect to mr. levenson, i don't have any comment whatsoever on the condition with respect to employment or any other issue except to say to you that we have raised the issue of his whereabouts on a continuous basis. i have personally raised it with the iranians in the course of our discussions. and we will continue to try to seek his release and return to the united states. want to bring in susan candiotti who's been covering this story for years. you know the levinson family very well here. first of all, their response, their reaction to this bombshell news that now you know, their loved one here, he might even be in more trouble because of that revelation. >> well, of course, for the longest time, the family when asked said it had no knowledge

about what he was doing. their impression always that he was conducting private business over there. obviously, suzanne, this is a very, very difficult and sensitive situation right now. the family saying that they're, of course, very concerned about bob levinson's safety. he is their loved one. they're deeply concerned about him and have been for many, many years now. but the fact of the matter is they say that they consider that he worked very hard for the united states. they said that he is dedicated himself including risking his own life to work for the united states for a number of years. remember, for years, he worked for the dea and for the fbi. and so they said that it is -- there's some people in the u.s. government who have done their very best 0 try to find him, but there are those who have not. so they're looking forward to treeing to get him home, someone they've been trying to get home for at least seven years now. i want to remind you and put it into context now.

remember the a.p., why did they say they reported the story when them did overnight? and they said that they had documented this information back in 2010, but that for on three different occasions, washington asked them to withhold it saying they had promising leads. well, the a.p. said that because of that, but because nothing happened over the course of 6 1/2 years, and because with near certainty iran likely knows bob levinson's true alleged situation that he was working for the cia, that the a.p. felt it was compelled to run with the story now. now, yes, go ahead. >> i'm just curious i know when it's a secret job, it's pretty much secret with everybody. is there any possibility his family did know what he did or didn't reveal it or were they as shocked as everyone else? >> there's a lot that goes into this. but sever nice it to say at one

point along the way, and it was in time frame maybe a year or so after bob levinson disappeared, this he came into information and actually it was someone that was working with the family, a family friend, they managed to hack into a computer communication between bob levinson and someone with the cia. and they said that they retrieved, they had their own files from bob but also has information of communications. they took that information to the senate intelligence committee who in turn took it to the cia and thatment proed the cia's investigation. at first, the family said that the cia lied about it, but then acknowledge this had to them and a payment was negotiated a settlement for $2.5 million to the family. >> we've got to leave it there. susan candiotti, thank you very much. it's very compelling and we have been following this all week. this is pretoria south africa,

the third and final day of public viewing nelson mandela's body. it has wrapped up today. the government estimates about 100,000 people came to pay their respects over the last three days. many of them standing in the heat, the summer heat for hours and hours and hours. reuters news agency says the crowd was so large at one shuttle site, they currentlied through a police barricade. mandela's body will be flown to his home province tomorrow for burial on sunday. here more of what we're working on for "around the world." a u.s. drone hits a wedding party in yemen. killing more than a dozen people. yemeni officials say it was a mistake. u.s. officials, they're not commenting. the story straight straight ahead. and many in india outraged now over a new ruling that bans gay sex. >> i'm just in a state of shock. it's not even horror. i'm shocked. how can you do that? it's almost like my corrupt, my

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stores nationwide. sleep number. comfort individualized. new jersey governor chris christie has just announced the resignation of new jersey's top port authority figure bill baroni. as the controversy is swirlingarding allegations that politics played a role in a traffic study that jammed up several lanes of george washington bridge. now, to talk about all this, to sort it out is jake tapper. first of all, i want to explain this to our viewers here because clearly it sounds initially on the face a local story, but it has national implications. tell us why.

>> well, this is what happened on september 9th, three of the lanes going into new york frrk ft. let new jersey onto the george washington bridge, of those three, two were closed. that caused a lot of congestion. that's a fact. here are what we have. there is democrats alleging that this was payback from the governor chris christie administration because the mayor of fort lee had refused to endorse chris christie a few weeks before. that is an allegationing with nothing evidence, but it is one than democrats are making, including national democrats as of today, the democratic national committee putting out a video. david plouffe a top advisor to president obama tweeting about this. here is what governor christie says. he points to comments that officials made, officials of the port authority made under oath which is that there was a traffic study about whether or not fort leed shoul havhose thr.

it did not go through the proper protocols. for that reason, two individuals who were political appointees to the that's right for new jersey have resigned, one of them the deputy examine executive director bill baroni, a friend of christie. christie says baroneny was going to leave anyway and he praised him but did say this was a mistake and it should have gone through the proper channels. when he was asked today at his press conference, is this study a real thing, christie said i have no reason to think it wasn't a real study. i trust bill. baroni, and h saidhat allegations that this had anything 20 do with a payback are ridiculous. what it does show you above everything is that democrats have governor christie in their sights. >> yes, of course, for 2016, it seems like they are trying to at least pay a lot of attention here whether or not there's

anything to this, whether there's fire with the smoke, but all of that local but potentially national implications. also want to talk about what's happening in washington, jake. looks like, of course, the budget deal might be able to avoid another government shutdown. that is critical. the house approved to keep the government running for the next two years. how does it look in the senate in the. >> not as good as you might think. normally the house is the place where it's tough to get bipartisan legislation through. the house is the rules in the house make it much more difficult. and house republicans tend to be more conservative than senate republicans in aggregate. but right now, i am told democrats in the senate are worried that there won't be enough republicans to pass this is. obviously, to have 60 votes to have the threshold to avoid a filibuster, the question is, are there five republicans who are willing to do that. as of now, there are no senate republicans who have announced an that they are definitely

going to vote for this ach much and a number of senate republicans not just the ones possibly going to run for president in 2016 like rand paul and marco rubio but others like lindsey graham, jeff sessions is, mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader up for re-election, all of them are noes. so right now, although i'm not saying it's not going to pass, rooity now democrats are worried there won't be enough republicans to get this through. >> there's a lot of internal politics. john bahner coming under a lot of pete from the pea party caucus. is he expected first of all, to keep his job as the speaker and what do we think is going to be the ramifications of all the infighting within the republican party? >> it's remarkableable to have house speaker john bane ser criticize these outside understand political groups, groups like the club for growth and other outside groups who have been critical of attempts to compromise. he said they were against the budget deal, the budget company pro mize before they had a

chance to look at it. a lot of establishment republicans are very upset at these outside groups challenging incumbents making it more difficult to govern from the perspective of the outside groups. these establishment republicans have lost sight of why they're there. i think that fight's going to go upon for quite some time. >> you got a he's for us this afternoon? what you got on your plate? >> we've got a great show. we're going to talk about iran, north korea, we'll talk to one of the newtown moms and then of course, we'll taking a look at this debate going on in our pop culture lead, this debate why there aren't any black women on "saturday night live," as you may know, lauren michaels just announced he is holding auditions. we'll take a look at that the after going through the much more serious stuff, suzanne. >> i promise not to audition. thanks. >> you're very funny. you're very funny. >> i'm the only one who thinks so. we'll leave it at that. thank you, jake. what we're doing for "around the world," a u.s. drone hits a wedding part in yemen, killing

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welcome back to "around the world." officials in yemen say a u.s. drone mistakenly attacked a

convoy of vehicles heading backing from a wedding. they said at least 14 people were killed, 22 others wounded. so far, there has been no comment from the u.s. government. cnn's mohammed jamjoon is joining us from bay ru. tell us first of all, give us the back story how this whole thing happened and what was the u.s. trying to hit and target? >>. >> suzanne, the yemeni officials are calling this a tragic mistake that couldn't have happened at a worse time. this happened in the city of rabda which officials call a stronghold for kooitd in the arabian peninsula, the wing of al qaeda housed in yemen, considered to be the most dangerous wing of the al qaeda network in the world. a substantial threat to the u.s. and other allies of yemen. this happened according to yemeni officials as a wedding convoy was on the road. they say u.s. intelligence believed there were four cars in

this convoy that held wanted al qaeda terrorists and that those four cars were struck. that wasn't the case. that there were al qaeda militants in this convoy. they were simply innocent people going to a wedding. 148 people killed, 22 injured, nine in critical. the residents are extremely angry. they are outraged and saying this shows yet again what they and others across yemen have been pleading with the government for years now, that an end to the drone program must happen and it must happen and soon. suzanne? >> muhammad, we did hear from president obama earlier. he actually said he was going to cut down and take a closer look at the u.s. drone program, particularly in yemen, but it looks like it is in full operation here. how is the u.s. government explaining itself and the authority it does have to operate these u.s. drones in yemen? >> well, the u.s. government rarely talks about the drone program in yemen, but i've spoken to yemeni officials on

years and they've said on many occasions that they need the help from the u.s., that the drone program is essential for a place like yemen because you have a weak central government that cannot such a tribal society, such a poor country which has become a hub for al qaeda where it's easy for militants to get into, access to plot out spectacular attacks against all the regional neighbors and other countries across the world. yemen is in a strategic area, it neighbors saudi arabia, the largest oil exporter in the world. it's key for the u.s. to is make sure yemen does not become a failed state. that having been said, there is increasing anger in yemen because of the drone program. there have been other mistakes like this in the past. because of that, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has been able to utilize this to try to recruit more members to their organization. just last week, you had al qaeda in the arabian peninsula launch a spectacular attack against the defense ministry. 52 people killed. it seems they're only becoming

stronger even as they're targeted more. >> thank you very much. mohammed jamjoom. the mayor of toronto, some calling him the crack mayor making news again. this time rob ford is being sued by a newspaper reporter for something he said an about that reporter in a tv interview. so listen to this. watch this. >> well, i guess the worst one was daniel dale in my backyard taking pictures. i have little kids. when a guy's taking pictures of little kids, i don't want to say that word but you start thinking what's this guy all about. i just lost it. >> well, the reporter he mentioned daniel dale of the toronto star says that mayor's statement right there insinuated that he was a pedophile. so is he suing. he's also suing the tv station that aired the interview. we're watching this. in india, some say it is a move that is taking the country back to the dark ages. coming up, what the supreme court did that has outraged the gay community. ♪

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india's highest court has reinstated a law that dates back to the 1800s that makes sense between consenting same sex partners illegal. cnn has the story from new delhi. >> proud, gay, indians who now say they fear being forced back into the closet. the supreme court's decision to uphold a law dating back to the 1860s deeming sex between consenting homosexual partners illegal has jolted the gay community in india. >> i'm just in a state of shock. it's not even bane or horror. i'm just shocked. how can you do that? it's almost like my country, my mother disowning me. >> after a landmark lower court judgment in 2009 wildecriminalized gay sex, many gays and lesbians said they felt relatively safe coming out. >> there was a sense of easing in the air. that is when i think i came out to my family, my sisters and

everybody. >> i know a lot of people who chose to become visible only after that. >> hindu, muslim and christian organization who's challenge the law have praised the court's decision. gay rights groups and supporters deplore the setback. >> what this is going to do is push more and more people back, our parents also have, society has this added thing it is criminal. you cannot do it. and there will be more forced marriages, more suicides. >> we are the country of honor killings where parents think they own you and control you. now the law says i'm not going to protect. >> you now if caught having sex, they could be put behind bars for ten years or more. >> a rapist gets seven years in the prison. we get a lifetime in all probability. >> tapa and raj have had very different experiences growing up gay in india, a country that remains deeply conservative about issues of sexuality. forage, immediate and total acceptance by his family. for tapa, still a struggle. >> gay is just a word for them.

okay, but don't tell us what gay really means. >> so long that is maintained, everybody is happy because you don't make it difficult for them. >> it's a common thread amongst the homosexual community in india. actor and tarot card read was a victim of vicious bullying. >> the breaking point was when a couple kids kids grabbed me and pinned me down on the floor and tried to feed me poison. suicide has always been i've battled my entire life. >> the court had this opportunity of doing something fantastic yesterday. they had the opportunity of doing something brilliant and create setting an example of how things should be, how india as a country stands for human rights and is a secular place but you lost that opportunity. >> pull one card. >> the government says the supreme court ruling will be reviewed. but until then, an uncertain

future. >> this is just a temporary setback because the wheels are now in motion and things are now going to start changing in a big way. >> cnn, new delhi. >> snow, cold and mud. as if life as a refugee was mot hard enough, a winter storm compounding the squalor inside a syrian camp. that report just ahead. [ female announcer ] thanks for financing my first car.

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official confirmation came out today from the united nations that chemical gas attacks were carried out in syria in at least five

instances. now, the report says the evidence is clear and convincing that this august attack in a suburb of damascus involved the nerve agent sarin. anti-government groups say about 1300 people were killed in this one incident. the u.n. report does not identify who was responsible for any of those attacks. and much of the middle east is getting hit with major winter storm. it is pretty amaze. it is making news everywhere. already a difficult situation, even worse however for the thousands of refugees who have fled the civil war in syria. cnn's mohammed jamjoon actually visited one of those refugee camps inside lebanon. this is what they're going through. >> in slippers and sockless, the young girl trudges through snow. gathering what's left of it for water. she'll need it to cook with. these syrian refugees thought life capitol get much harsher. that was before the winter storm. one of the biggest problems

faced by the refugees is that the lebanese government won't allow for the construction of official camps. that's why you see makeshift camps like this. this is plastic tarp. this barely keep out the rain let alone the cold at a time like this. the refugees i've spoken with today said they're facing absolutely miserable conditions. you see around us the mud. there's snow. it's extremely cold and the people are very concerned it's only going to get worse. i asked these taken boys what they fear most right now. >> translator: there's nothing for us to get warm with says abdullah. we need heating appliances explains ahmaad. we need winter clothes for the kids. the adults can take the cold but the kids can't. as the adults chop nel firewood they can find. the children try to distract themselves from the cold. some crave remnants of a childhood long forgotten and

build a snowman. for others, the needs are more basic. seeking warmth as much as they do food. we're freezing, this boy tells me. i asked if he has clothes any wormer than what he's wearing. no, he says simply. in this place, anyone fortunate enough to have a blanket guards it. as bad as it is here, a lot of refugees are tell telling me they feel lucky to be in the baca valley here in lebanon because just an hour and a half to the north of us in the mountains, it's far worse, blanketed in snow. here, residents say there are few reminders of any support. as the sunsets, the fear is setting in. one of the worst winters on record has only just begun. for these desperate souls, the night ahead will be darker and colder than ever. mohammed jamjoom, cnn in the

baca valley, lebanon. >> that is a tough story to watch. a light dusting of snow fell today. no big deal because it's december butch he can this out. this is actually cairo in cairo egypt almost never snows in cairo. some people who live in the city say this is the first time in their lives they have seen snow in person. it is that cold. it turned to rain and slush in the city as the day wore on. a few inches of snow stuck in the ground in the suburbs. how about this be? very holiday surprise. a secret beyonce album released at midnight. it rocked on the internet. we're going to bring you details up next. [ coughs, sneezes ] i have a big meeting when we land, but i am so stuffed up, i can't rest. [ male announcer ] nyquil cold and flu liquid gels don't unstuff your nose. they don't? alka seltzer plus night fights your worst cold symptoms, plus has a decongestant. [ inhales deeply ] oh. what a relief it is.

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a video tease. this was a complete surprise to everybody, no promotions, no resume morpz she released the self-titled album right at midnight on itunes. check it out. ♪ ♪ cuts through the crowd >> all right. i want to bring in correspondent nischelle turner who joins us. come on, ahow did you not have the scoop on this? how many people were involved? for this thing to be yoit and she pulls this off the amid night? >> one of the things you have to know about beyonce's camp, they are very tight-lipped. they keep everything on the low. >> how did that happen nischelle? around the world she shot videos. >> it wasn't a secret she was shooting the videos or working on new music. the biggest secret was when this album was released. you know, it's the self-titled

album called "beyonce." it's different because she's calling this a visual album. we haven't seen this much. every song on the album comes with a music video. if you download this on itunes, you get three additional videos. you've got 14 songs, 17 videos. like i said for now, you can only get this on itunes and only buy it as a whole album. you can't even download just sing is songs legally just yet. you know, it's already number one. you knew it was going to happen. it's already number one on itunes right now. >> how does it sound? do you like it? >> i love it. if you've seen some of the commercials she's been doing lately, the pepsi commercial where she does ♪ i'm a grown woman woets that was a hint of one of the songs. i tried to give you a little taste. there's my sasha fierce impression. that song is on the album, as well. she's been giving us hips for about a year. releasing little little snip pets of songs, doing new songs

on tour,ing us now she was working on new material but not saying anything about when the actual album will drop. this was her fifth studio album, the first one after she had her baby. if you listen to it, blue ivy is all over this album and she's giving you little sneaks of her in the video. she's definitely giving you more of peon say personally. she are are is. >> how did she have time to do all this? tell us where she hit some of those countries? where did she will do some shooting? >> he's been shooting just about everywhere. mind you, she is on the mrs. carter world tour right now. she's been shooting some of those videos on the world tour. she shot one of them with her daughter blue ivy in brazil. you see the video they're showing there now, that was at coney island this summer. we knew she was shooting that because we saw a lot of pictures from that and also fans that were there at coney island when she was shooting this were posting pictures.

she had a dance off with fans. she was having a good time. but 17 videos? that's a lot of work. >> we're enjoying these videos here. nishl, people are saying after the show they're downloading the whole thing. they're not going to wait any longer. >> $15.99 it's going to cost you, a little bit of money. >> all right. nischelle, thank you, appreciate it. it's a huge weekend for china's space program. now, they literally shooting for the moon. nobody on board au a moon rove ser scheduled to land on the moon tomorrow. it launched 11 days ago. if all goes well, the spacecraft is going to touch down on the moon at about 10:00 tomorrow morning eastern time. it's a remote controlled robot. it's got cameras. it scoops to dig up soil samples. if the mission succeeds, china will be only the third nation to reach the moon's surface after of course, the u.s. and the

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one medium dry vodka martini, mixed like you said sir, not stirred. anything else sir? >> no, that's all. >> not stirred. >> vodka? >> of course. >> can i do something for you, mr. bond? >> just a drink. a martini, shaken not stirred. >> all right. we've heard that line many times before. james bond smooth with the ladies. loved his martinis but maybe just a little bit too much. scientists in britain went through all ian fleming james bond novels and did a serious medical study on how much the famous spy drank. it turns out certainly looks like it was a lot. the scientists found that james bond drank on average 92 units

of alcohol a week. what does that mean? it's about the equivalent of nine bottles of wib or nearly 300 beers a week. about four times what doctors call normal. in one book, "from russia with love," bond drank more than half that in just one day. they predict that the nonglamorous end for the fictitiousal spy of course, liver problems that would have killed him by his mid 50s. so this was actually a serious medical study. it was meant to show how the bond mystique really has a bit more of a grave outcome, if you will. they say 2.58 million people die from alcohol-related liver problems every year and wanted to show you you by illustrating it with james bond. when it comes to money, you can't take it with you. you know that, but the u.s. now lags behind other corrupts in the amount of inheritance people expect to leave to children. only 56% of americans expect to leave any money to their

horrifies. for those who do the average amount is $177,000. that is the sixth highest of any country. the countries that rank higher than the u.s.s are australia, singapore, the united kingdom, france and taiwan. big news now from the bottom of the world. britain's prince harry and a group of servicemen and women have actually reached the south pole. that's right. their 200-mile frigid trek was a benefit for the walking with the wounded charity. erin mclaughlin has the back story. >> for the first time in history, a prince has made it to the south pole. >> south pole project 13. unlucky for some. lucky for us. >> but harry is not the only headline here. 12 men and women, many of them amputees, have shown the world what injured veterans can achieve. >> more appreciate the fact that just being able to watch 100

kilometers with no legs is an amazing feat in itself. these guys set the bar a little bit higher than what is it expected of them. >> storms and alt to youitude sickness may have delayed the grueling journey but once under way, participants crossed over 200 miles of frozen terrain, endured temperatures of minus 31 degrees fahrenheit and pulled sleds weighing more than 165 pounds. add to that the special considerations that come with war zone injuries. kate phillips did two tours in iraq for the british army, then lost her leg in an ied explosion in afghanistan. now she is one of prince harry's teammates. >> i found that actually skiing is quite sort of easy on the leg, easier than walking. i have to be careful every night cleaning the leg, cleaning the liner and checking for wounds, abrasions, rubs, that kind of thing. >> reporter: it was supposed to have been a three-way

international race between the united states, canada and australia and the united kingdom, but seven days into the trek, doctors called off the racing element of the expedition for safety reasons. >> over the last coup of days, i felt a little uncomfortable with some of the stress being placed on team members as a result of very harsh terrain conditions that we were encountering >> to prince harry, this it was less about the competition and more about the journey and raising awareness. erin mclaughlin, cnn, london. >> pretty awesome journey there. congratulations. thanks for watching "around the world." cnn newsroom starts right now. have a great weekend. >> right now the white house is facing questions over robert levinson the american held in iran now identified as working for the cia. democrats now are taking direct aim at the new jersey governor chris christie, blaming him for a traffic j