adrian mong has more from seoul, south korea. >> reporter: the north koreans managed to keep everyone kim jong-il's state funeral. it was without warning that the state broadcaster began transmitting a live feed of the funeral. this happened four hours later than what the south korean media had been anticipating. a long line of vehicles could be seen snaking through the north korean capital pyongyang led by a hearse. the hearse was accompanied by his son, kim jong-un and behind him was the man who says he's entered into a power sharing agreement, during this delicate transition, his uncle. thousands of knowledge koreans turned out for a public display of grief. there were rows and rows of military personnel throughout the capital as well as civilians who sobbed and shouted, father, please don't leave us. now, their sobbing could be heard throughout the transmission over music as well as a very dramatic north korean announcer. the procession ended back at the palace, the memorial palace where kim jong-il's body had been lying in state until today. it was concluded with a 21 gun salu sa

adrian mong is watching the event from seoul, south korea. >> reporter: good morning. at the last minute the north koreans kept everyone in the dark for the funeral. in the end pyongyang made sure the whole world could watch the proceedings which by the way fateeured some classic american cars. under heavy snowfall the funeral procession for the man the north koreans called their dear leader made its way through the capital, pyongyang. leading the way, kim jong-un, working beside the hers. thousands of men and women in military uniform or civilian clothing lined the streets to pay their last respects. the sound of their wailing clearly broadcast along with music. a stark contrast to the mood among north koreas living south of the border. "the only thing he did was starve 3 million people to death." she now works in seoul with eight other defectors running an independent radio station that broadcasts daily supports back into their homeland. "at first i thought wow, we can go home" says the radio station's founder. he escaped north korea 11 years ago but he said there's