♪ ♪ ♪ an american man illegal enters north korea and publicly denounces the united states. his own family questions his mental state. we'll have a live report. the demand for change was loud saturday. thousands protesting across the u.s. coming out against what they say is police brutality. and institutional racism. and japanese voters are at the polls, but will prime minister shinzo abe's gamble pay off? and hello, welcome to our viewers around the world and in trust, you're watching cnn

coverage, i'm natalie allen. an american in north korea is publicly condemning the u.s. brutality. he gave a 4,000 word statement in an unusual news conference in north korea sunday. he says he entered the country illegally. and the 29-year-old's mother says he tried to enter north korea before. she tells cnn her son is very intelligent but has bipolar disorder. the u.s. state department says it is aware of reports that a u.s. citizen is in north korea but has not said much more. with more on this let's go to will ripley, life in tokyo, you have been to north korea and talked with americans before. now we have a new case to consider. >> reporter: we do have a new case, natalie. this one is a bit different, though, because it appears from what north korea is telling us with the mother of arturo martinez is telling us, he very much wanted to enter the country so much that he wanted to try to

swim across the river and did not make it. he got out of the hospital. got a pay day loan and according to the government successfully entered the country illegally back in november. just a couple of other days after the u.s. diplomat james clapper was there. and martinez went in front of the cameras in pyongyang this morning in front of government officials and gave a 4,000 word statement where he essentially compared his own government to a large scale mafia taking over small country, taking control. he said that the billionaire is controlling, he says, the american political system, intent on taking over the world. this of course is music to the world of the north korean government and leadership which is trying to paint the united states as a bad guy against a growing chorus, a claim of human rights abuses. >> yeah, absolutely, and people before, will, since you have

been there, have gone there to try and help and are retained. this young man obviously troubled is using this situation to speak out and talk about things he is unhappy with. what is next for him? >> reporter: we don't know what is next to him as far as situation in north korea. natalie, he said in his statement that he was thankful to the pyongyang leadership for pardoning him for his crime of entering the country illegally. but when i spoke with my contact in north korea and asked if this man is free to go, if he is being detained or under investigation, i was essentially given no comment. so we don't know his legal status in the country right now but when you look at the pictures of him you do see he is not wearing a prison jump suit. he is wearing a suit and tie and walked into this room on his own. sat in front of the cameras and in fact thanked the north korean government for the generous reception for bringing him

there. again, they can broadcast that to their own people and to it rest of the world to make their case against the united states. >> and we've heard from his mother on his mental state. do we know anything more about him? >> reporter: well, we know that his mother said he grew up in el paso, texas, along the u.s./mexico border, an area ravaged by mexican drug violence, he actually blamed the u.s. for that. his mother said he is very smart and worked with computers and wanted to help the world. that is what she says, so perhaps by sending the message to korea perhaps he is helping the world in some way. but have you to wonder, what his motivations are, does he seek help from the united states? we're told he is seeking asylum in venezuela, giving the impression he does not want to go back to the united states.

>> all right, a bizarre case for sure. will ripley, thank you. and a spending bill is on its way to president obama after passing the senate. it passed before funding ran out. the passage of this massive bill removes the threat of a government shutdown for next year. mr. obama is expected to sign it. well, in cities across the u.s., tens of thousands of demonstrators clogged the streets demanding action against alleged police brutality. in washington, a wave of protesters moved towards the u.s. capital building chanting hold cops responsible. and black lives matter. in new york, throngs of people demonstrated against what they see is racial injustice. two new york officers were assaulted while escorting protesters across the brooklyn bridge. new york's mayor called the incident an ugly and

unacceptable departure from the otherwise peaceful protest. we get more from alexandria field. >> reporter: we see protests around the country and in the cities, but this was a well organized march here. the organizers spent more than a week organizing people, happening on social media. it paid off big-time, tens of thousands of people all joined in the rally. they say it was about ending the violence, calling for the end of justice in the wake of the death of eric garner and michael brown. a number of different activism groups coming together, meeting and sharing ideas on how to move forward. the demonstrators marched across fifth avenue, sixth avenue, broadway police shutting down parts of the area until the protesters made their way to a police closet. it was a symbolic choice for them because they say the goal was to reform the way the police

interact with their communities. in new york, alexandria field, cnn. well, among the crowds of demonstrators in washington were the relatives of unarmed black men who died by bullets or police force. they spoke to the crowds and demanded justice for their loved ones. here is cnn's nick valencia in washington. >> the people will never be defeated. >> reporter: they came by the hundreds for a justice march in the nation's capital. some were bussed in by organizers in nearby states. others walked just a few minutes to get here. >> i'm from d.c. >> reporter: power in numbers from across the united states. this man says he showed up with his family to show his young son that his future can be better than his present. >> i want a future for them to actually be able to do what they want to do, be what they want to be. they say this is the life of opportunity, freedom, let them live life and choose the direction which way they want to

go. >> reporter: 11-year-old wallace was one of the youngest demonstrators. show me what is on your shirt. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: why are you wearing it? >> to show that it is unfair what happened. >> reporter: garner's family spoke to the crowd, so did relatives of others who lost their sons at the hands of police, including the father of mike brown, killed in ferguson, missouri. their message? >> we will get justice for our children. >> reporter: also in the crowd, washington, d.c.'s police chief who said she showed up to stand in solidarity with the community. >> for many, many years there is a feel that the justice system doesn't treat everybody equally. that has been -- you know, when i was coming up through school and studying law enforcement, the justice system has to treat everybody equally. black, white, rich, poor, and that has always been an issue. this is not a new issue. it is just an issue that is very, very emotional and raw and

has to be addressed. >> reporter: addressed here in washington, d.c. and beyond. nick valencia, cnn, washington. and again, largely peaceful protests across the u.s. saturday. but in oakland, california, police tell us they arrested at least 45 people after several reports of broken windows and small fires. those arrests came hours after the main demonstrations there. next, here 24 hours of intense violence in afghanistan results in the deaths of more than 20 people. also ahead, officials arrest the man they say was behind a pro-isis twitter account. his bold statements about why he wanted his voice heard. that is coming up. ring ring! progresso! i can't believe i'm eating bacon and rich creamy cheese before my sister's wedding well it's only 100 calories, so you'll be ready for that dress uh-huh... you don't love the dress? i love my sister... 40 flavors. 100 calories or less.

shami witn . back now to afghanistan where two americans and at least 19 afghans were killed friday and saturday in a number of attacks, many by the taliban. among the dead, six afghan soldiers killed when a suicide bomber targeted an army bus in kabul. afghan officials also say 12 civilians were killed after mines were planted. the attacks come after the u.s. combat troops were at the end of the year. and the efforts are ramped up to combat isis. michael fallon broke the news to the london telegraph. he says hundreds of troops will be deployed to iraq beginning in

january. and their mission, to train iraqi and kurdish forces battling these extremists. but fallon adds fighting on the ground is not the job of western forces. an indian man arrested for running a pro-isis twitter account told police he had planned to get arrested even though he believed he had done nothing wrong. so far there are no concrete links between the 24-year-old and isis. and india said his twitter account had more impact on the uk than his home country. >> the he can of what he was doing, the impact of what he was doing was really not about india. nor was he provoking or promoting people within india to align or sympathize with isis as we see at this point in time. it was more about how he could

manage to anglicize the combinations of isis. and that led to a huge impact, in europe and particularly the uk. therefore, i believe that the interests were very high to track and trace him. and he incidentally happened to be there. >> itn israel spoke with the tweeter himself prior to his arrest. the man gave his own explanation as to why his pro-isis twitter account was so effective. >> i think for the first time in history, there is a muslim guy who can actually unleash and get the message across. which really helps our enemies.

the people who like to wage war with the so-called war on terror. >> if convicted, he could serve up to ten years in prison. and isis is certainly known for its brutality. but the leader was once thought as a reliable inmate at a prison camp in iraq. cnn's brian todd reported how baghdadi's time at that prison may reveal the origin of isis. >> reporter: he may be the most vicious terrorist leader in recent years, possibly more brutal than osama bin laden. now, a former leader at a prison camp said that isis leader baghdadi, the man behind scores of beheadings, was once a trusted inmate by his american captors, allowed to roam freely around camp. >> he could keep the prison quiet. there were 24 camps, he was

allowed open access to all of them. >> reporter: the guardian reporter interviewed a senior isis commander, he calls abu ahmed, not his real name. he told him baghdadi was a fixer at the camp who could settle disputes between competing factions. quote, he was respected very much by the u.s. army. al-baghdadi was seen as clever, quote, using a policy of conquer and divide to get what he wanted. a u.s. intelligence official said he used street cred. they were not always segregated, essentially allowed to meet freely, to plot. and they had an ingenious way of communicating. >> he and others were able to write their intel on their boxer shorts, the prison-issued boxer shorts. that was the way they networked.

they had details of fathers, villages, whatever. >> reporter: they depicted him as the start of isis, saying it was a management school for isis leaders. quote, if there was no american prison in iraq there would be no islamic state now. >> most of the senior leadership and probably a good portion of the mid-level management and foot soldiers came from there. tens of thousands of people were held there over the years. so just -- when they got out they had had little to do and they had these established networks. it is clear that they had done their home work in the prison. >> and as he left, according to a former camp commander, baghdadi had a chilling parting shot. >> he looked over to us, as he left, he said see you guys in new york. >> reporter: reports that it was a breeding ground for isis, officials told cnn that these type of detennions are common

during practice. the u.s. tried to separate the most violent and hard core inmates but he said they were packed with detainees, they were short staffed. and no one thought that baghdadi would going on to do what he is doing now. a u.s. official tells us camp buka was not a turning point for baghdadi. 100 homes disappeared after a landslide in indonesia. coming next, we'll continue our reporting on the search for any survivors. [ rob ] we weren't always the most adventurous couple. once we kept the lights on. but then we started using k-y yours & mine. yeah, we were nervous to try it. there's an amazing sensation for her. amazing. this one feels fantastic for me. and combined... ohh, it's a completely new sensation for us both.

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as we first reported yesterday, heavy rain caused a treacherous landslide in indonesia's java district friday. it destroyed a remote village. now rescue crews are working to find all the people trekking through all the mud or debris. the landslide buried or swept away dozens of homes, up to 100s in java, hundreds were able to escape before the mud hit. and put on your coats and head outside if you are interested in seeing a last-minute light show for mother nature. of course you don't want to do that because then you can't see us. yeah, you do. derek van dam is here -- >> hopefully you and i can run out -- we're suggesting our viewers to leave or television

screen and head outside, yes, we have the meteor shower, actually peaking as we speak. of course you have to be in north and south america at the moment to enjoy this brilliant light show. in fact, enthusiastic people say this is some of the best meteor showers of the year. take your place right now. so if you get the opportunity park the chair on the front lawn and look east towards gemini. the easterly direction you can see here where we're expecting the most radiant display of the meteor shower. by the way, this is from an extinct comet that passes by the earth. with the unexpected rocky show to see the meteors flying through the sky. heres the best viewing places, clear conditions over the eastern half of the united states. we do have quite a bit of cloud cover across the colorado rockies. all the way north into the canadian rockies. i want to bring your attention

to a storm system that is now starting to enter the west coast of the united states once again. remember we have been talking about the rough weather that has been experienced from washington through oregon all the way to california lately, bringing landslides, hurricane-force winds. now we have another storm system to contend with by monday and tuesday. certainly not as powerful as the departing storm. but nonetheless, something we want to consider that we have had a considerable amount of rain. see how many times i can use that word in the next couple of minutes, over the next couple of days. we actually have high pressure pulling in from the gulf of mexico. our departing storm impacting the west coast now bringing heavy snowfall. great news for anybody heading to breckenridge, to hit the slopes, snowboarding and skiing. the next round of rainfall thanks to the pineapple express, feeding into the west coast, by monday and tuesday, just in time to start off the work week.

you can see the moisture flow, helping the rain showers and snow across the colorado rockies, tapping in from the gulf of mexico. the other moisture source is clearly identified on a recent satellite image or satellite loop that has been released by the n.o.a.a. industry. the national oceanantic and atmospheric association. look at this, the pineapple express, bringing the storm across the united states. this is the next storm system coming from the pineapple express. we'll get more rain from san francisco. >> that was like an e-5 pineapple express. all right, thank you, derek. one more example of what derek has been showing you, of course, the west coast of the united states getting pummelled by the pineapple express. here is video in case you missed it. one of three homes that tipped into the pacific ocean. called wash away. how about that being

appropriately named. powerful storms accelerated beach erosion and coastal washington causing the homes to fall into the sea. we're told just weeks ago there -- they were several blocks from the ocean. a man in egypt wanted to put smiles on people's faces so he put on a spider-man costume. if you wonder what effect that had, well, listen to ian lee's report. recov >> reporter: the hero of new york, the defender of the weak, fight are of new york always saves the day just in the nick of time. now, by popular demand he is suiting up for his next adventure. helping the people of cairo. well, at least get through their daily lives. no super villains here, just super fans. behind the lens, osam atif,

already a viral sensation with this selfie. i created spider-man to fight life's daily struggles. his enemy is the hardships in gip egypt, he tells me. so to help the people i'm adding a bit of comedy. these pictures went viral, success came into turning the american icon and turning him purely egyptian, a guy who can always find a seat somewhere with a little more leg room. his alter ego, peter, appealed to him. and also superman and batman suits are very expensive, he adds. spider-man agrees to meet us on atif's roof. spider-man brings me joy, he says, the children are very happy when they see me. they think i'm the real

spider-man. it doesn't take long before students at a nearby school recognize him. you can hear them, i see spider-man, we want spider-man. their teachers were not too happy. so what is next for spiedy? something truly heroic. we're going to the hospitals next, he tells me, we want to make the children there happy. spider-man is a force of good. as long as there is demand, the amazing adventures of egypt's spider-man will continue. ian lee, cnn, cairo. >> i think that should spark a sequel to the spider-man franchise perhaps. coming up here, a general election two years early? what is going on in japan? voters are heading to the ballot box today. the prime minister hoping to strengthen his economic policies. we'll take you live to tokyo for that. plus, how the drugs we take to

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welcome back to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen, in the headlines this evening, an american in north korea publicly condemned u.s. policy in an unusual news conference in pyongyang. arturo pierre martinez of el paso says he entered north korea illegally. his mother tells cnn her son is quite intelligent but has bipolar disorder. a one trillion dollar spending bill on its way to

president obama after passing the senate. it removed the threat of a shutdown for most of 2015. the bill will fund most of the federal government through september. a u.n. conference on climate change has approved a draft for the 2015 agreement according to the twitter account lima cop 20 it was signed with no objection. the 2015 accord is expected to commit every country to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. well, happening this hour in japan voters are heading to the polling stations for primary elections. prime minister shinzo abe says the vote is a referendum on his economic policies. those policies called abenomics are designed to kick start japan's lagging economy. instead, the country slipped into an unexpected recession. but mr. abe's ruling party is

expected to hold onto a clear majority. the main opposition is led by 65-year-old kaieda. many don't understand why it was called for, especially during a time of recession. cnn's will ripley is back in tokyo. maybe you can shed light on the situation. >> reporter: yeah, people wonder, holding an election is expensive. you're talking hundreds of millions of dollars when japan is trying to pay off its debt which is twice the size of its economy. also at the time frankly when there are questions about the abenomics. at a time when there are questions and a fair share of stumbles, from the previous sales taxes that were imposed, they thought it would bring more revenue for japan and help to

pay off the debt. but the consumers stopped spending. it helped push japan into the surprise recession. so why now, you may ask? why would abe choose this time to call the election? well, the fact is, the opposition party is in disarray. they don't have an alternative to present to the voters. most feel it will not only be a victory for abe's party, securing it. in fact it will be a landslide. giving them the opportunity not to vote. they decide if the abenomics is the plan they want for the future. >> so there is no real risk for his party losing control then? >> according to most analysts, no, if abe's party were to lose control it would be very stunning news in this country, just doesn't seem like it would be possible. even if they do lose seats, natalie, they were still going to retain power. and reset the clock by four years and give his economic policies time to breathe. he does have supporters who say

that now that this next sales tax hike has been postponed this will give the economy some breathing room and will give abe the help to make decisions, expanding the role of japan's self defense force. >> and you lived there in tokyo for the most part when you're not traveling for cnn, will, what is the mood there on the streets with the economy in a recession? >> well, you know, there is some apathy. in nearly two decades of stagnation and deflation, wages have remained relatively flat. so there are a lot of questions about the economy and future of japan. and we're seeing it in the voter turnout of the election. in the last update it stood at about 22%, down 5% over the previous general election two years ago. of course, the polls are still open. we have yet to see how many japanese voters who will come out and vote. there are many people who don't

have a clear sense of what the country holds no matter who is at the helm. >> we'll hear from them more later, but as will just reported according to one business analyst many in japan say they're still struggling under the policies he put in place when elected two years ago. >> i think when it comes to ldp supporters, they do support the abenomics and the prime minister. when you look at the japanese polls, there is a lot of skepticism. the polls turned to a lot of citizens who just don't feel they have taken part in the recovery. real incomes have declined for six straight months. there is no way around that. i think the government knows, the prime minister knows his task in the new year is really to get wages up. if they don't get the wasnges u

it will be hard to see inflation rise. >> we'll bring you the outcome when the polls close. we turn now to the u.s. and streets in several major cities this weekend filled the protesters continuing to demand action and change over alleged police brutality. in washington, a group of protesters marched toward the u.s. capital building. >> reporter: this crowd was peaceful. but impassioned. the protesters seemed like they had a task to do and took it very seriously. and organizers say they were going for size and symbolism, symbolism in choosing the iconic street here in washington to hold this march. we marched every step from start to finish nearly a mile with the protesters. met people from all over, pennsylvania, connecticut, florida, all who had either

driven overnight just to be here. and they all had one message for congress. and that specifically was that they want to see change. they want to see a change in the law. and they do want to see hearings in the new year. here is a bit from one conversation. >> i'm here because black lives matter. i am going to have a black child, and one day i want him to be safe in the united states. >> what do you think it is showing? >> i think it is showing that institutional racism can no longer be agreed to. >> you guys are marching on capitol hill, what is the message? >> the message is to congress is to take black lives seriously and that we can all live peacefully. >> is it emotional to be here? >> to me it is the beautiful thing to see different ages and races to take a stand and come together. yes, it is very emotional. >> i was struck by the fact that many harkened back to the same

marches back in the '60s. one woman i spoke to said her father marched in the civil rights marches of the '60s. and she called him. and he said i'm very proud of you. really the sense especially from the majority of young people here in the group that there is a sense they're picking up the baton from the previous generation who started the march and that march really does continue. >> and there were also marches in new york city and out in oakland, california, as well today. well, with supplies going down, the fight to eradicate ebola is far from over. but one group in particular may have an even harder journey. their story is next. they take us to worlds full of heroes and titans. for respawn, building the best interactive entertainment begins with the cloud. this is "titanfall," the first multi-player game built and run on microsoft azure.

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in thailand, the woman set to be the next queen has given up her royal title. the princess asked the thai king to remove her royal status after members of her family were involved in a corruption scandal that drew national attention. the princess is married to the current crown prince of thailand, and although she gave up her crown, her son may still be king. and limited resources in the ebola outbreak have made the struggle that much greater. but as cnn's isha sesay reports,

women have a great burden. >> reporter: in sierra leone, women have a harder time to give birth. the country has a weak health care system. at one point, there was only one doctor to treat a country of 6 million people. then ebola hit. and the meager resources once allocated to sustain basic services were desperately diverted to fight the disease. people wait hours if not days for the over-burdened ambulance fleet to transport ebola patients. if the patient is lucky enough to get to a hospital for treatment, there are not enough beds for the infected, let alone the treatment centers. the beds are limited, the system shutting down, the u.n. warns that women are most at risk.

>> partly because of their role is healers and carriers in the home. and partly because they are most involved in household activities. and this puts them at particular risks of getting infected. >> reporter: and the risks are even greater if a woman is pregnant. and the worst ebola affected country countries more women are now dying from complications after choosing to give birth at home. >> so where you send this woman, there are no places to go if you want to deliver. you can choose by going home and delivering at home but that is not safe. you can go to like a community center and maybe do the delivery. but you don't know who was the woman delivered before you came. >> reporter: no good options for the women of sierra leone. once the caretakers of the country, now left behind by a

struggling health care system. isha sesay, cnn, atlanta. well, here are the latest numbers we have for you on the epidemic. the world health organization counts more than 18,000 confirmed or suspected cases of ebola in west africa. more than 6500 fatal. the vast majority in guinea and liberia and sierra leone, the outbreaks in senegal have been officially declared over. and as cnn reports, the medicine we rely upon now could be useless for millions in just a few decades. in the race to stay one step ahead of infectious disease, we seem to be losing. super bugs carrying drug resistant forms of disease like malaria and tuberculosis are

growing fast. and today, the threats of the new diseases is more certain from climate change. today, drug resistant diseases claim the lives of more than 700,000 people this year. that is expected to leap to 20 million by 2050. compare that with deaths from cancer each year. the study goes further to talk about the economic impact, the predicting global impacts will spiral to $100 trillion. a staggering figure, especially compared to the world gdp today. according to the economist who led the study, even that is an optimistic scenario. >> we've left out a number of things, doesn't look at the cost of increased health care. and most importantly it doesn't include stuff that has become so normal for our generation or at least in the developed world. the hip operations,

chemotherapy, et cetera, all of which could become impossible. and back of the envelope stuff we've done on that could double that number. >> the main culprit is over-prescribing of antibiotic. >> my generation thinks of antibiotic as something that will solve everything when you take wintone. and it's not true. we have to re-educate ourselves and help the next generation think differently. >> it is not surprisingly the world's poorest nations at risk. nine of the estimated ten million deaths will be in africa and asia. the aim of the study is to sound the alarm and galvanize action. >> you are not going to be able to solve this just by focusing in the uk or indeed the developed world. it will affect everybody. it is something that has to be a collective agreement on. >> cnn, london. and ahead here on cnn, a look inside london's first ever breakfast cereal cafe.

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the philippines gay community campaign for gender equality in their annual pride march saturday. parade participants walked along the main highway carrying messages against gender discrimination. they're also welcoming pope

francis visit to the mostly roman catholic country in january. they see his reforms to the country as a relief and hope when he visits he will bring a message of equality to the philippines. well, the kings and queens of europe will have to make a little room as u.s. rock royalty comes to the uk. the legacy of elvis is making its way to london for the biggest exhibition of its kind in europe ever. one fit for a king. here is neil curry. >> reporter: from graceland, home to rock and roll's first family, to greenwich, home to london's building. ♪ ♪ ♪ don't you step on my blue suede shoes ♪ >> reporter: next month will mark 80 years since the birth of elvis presley. the poor boy who grew up to

change pop culture before his premature death at age 42. an insight into the remarkable story can be described here in what is described as elvis's life. >> he gave people the expression to be who they want to be. and you know he was kind of the rebel of the time. he was just being himself. >> they are picking up items to bring to london, there cfrom ca costumes. >> you know, the jump suit was so iconic, being able to see the aloha jump suits, i hope it rest natu -- resonates with people. when elvis and the beatles actually met in 1965 in bell

air, they say what happened, he was playing the base, john loved him. and ringo and the guys went off to play pool on the pool table we have on display here. but i think they found somebody they could relate to. >> alongside the memorabilia are the personal possessions from every day. the keys to graceland and the giant mail boxes couldn't cope with a flood of fan mail. and simple souvenirs, such as a photo of elvis with his daughter, lisa marie. the gold-plated bedside phone for those times when a little less conversation just wouldn't do. >> elvis always wanted to tour europe and tour outside the united states and never had the opportunity to do so. >> event organizers say they will be able to welcome a quarter of a million visitors

over the next nine months. and with tickets at up to $30 a time and a gift shop brimming with elvis memorabilia, it is certainly one to get ready for. it took months to get ready for, now it is all set. neil curry, cnn, london. >> never get tired of seeing elvis perform. and i can imagine it will be a big hit in london. all right, staying in london now, nutritionists may disagree, but twin brothers who are there have started a business and they think everyone should start their day with breakfast cereal. and trust me, they have every kind you can imagine. here is jim bolden. >> reporter: it is a cereal killer idea. sell nothing but breakfast cereal.

mix knowsnostalgia with a first inning of ex-pats, and you get cereal cafe. these two cereal entrepreneurs are twins from belfast northern ireland, and if you wonder which one had the idea. >> we came up with the idea when we wanted food, a bowl of cereal. i said -- >> we wanted a bowl of cereal. all you want -- all i want is a bowl of cereal. the idea came into my head. >> and then he said wouldn't it be great -- i said, oh, why don't we start a business. >> whoever first thought of cereal killer cafe it is here now on london's brick lane. >> obviously we're not selling, but the cereal we're selling, whether they're from america, south korea, west africa. >> while they're trying to evoke the breakfast tables of the '80s and '90s, i'm more interested in

the vintage boxes from the '70s. sourced from the internet. >> you can try them if you're brave enough. but you might not live to tell the tale. >> this really is a walk down memory lane when it comes to breakfast cereals. some are just for show because they actually are quite old. but you can still get some of the ones that you remember from your childhood. >> from blueberries to kix to lucky charms, kellog still produces limited editions. many are still here from halloween. the christmas versions are on the way. and if you think the twins are crazy, so do a lot of people. >> we get called crazy a lot, yeah. i think young people are talking about it. we have our death threats on twitter already. >> we have marriage proposals. >> to go along with the 100 or

so varieties of cereal there is a lot of milk. they planned on 13 varieties. now it is about 30. >> you have three different types. we don't know what is going to sell. do we sell an organic milk? or soy milk? five or six different varieties? >> here at the cereal cafe, cereal is not just for breakfast. it is open for lunch and dinner as well. anyone for fruit loops? jim bolden, cnn, london. >> what about some cocoa puffs? all right, we have new adorable photos for you. the duke and duchess have released prince george's official photos. yeah, his official christmas photos. he is so cute. three new snapshots of the monarch, he is looking more like his daddy william each day, don't you think, maybe? well, the royal couple published

the photos as a thank you to the media for not publishing paparazzi photos of the prince. he is adorable. well, when a dutchman intended to have a romantic evening with his girlfriend, it turned into a smashing proposal, quite literally. the man represented a crane with the hope of reaching his girlfriend's window saturday morning to propose. instead, the crane tipped over and crashed through the roof of the home next door. proposal, oops is what we're calling it. the good news, no one was hurt. and the question you want to know? yeah. she said yes. hope he gets the rest of the process right. thank you for joining us this hour. i'm natalie allen, we will join you with another hour of news in just a moment.

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