state run media announced the death of kim john-il yesterday. they are now broadcasting the merits of his son, kim john-un. the media has been showing images of people grieving. the central news agency posted an article titled kim jong-il's philosophy and achievements will last forever. it also praises kim jong-un as an outstanding philosophical theorist who wins 100 victories in 100 battles in leading the country's revolution and construction. it says the young kim has made the north into an invincible global military power. the article adds that his philosophy embodies his father's ideas and will, and that he stands at the forefront of the socialist revolution. this is the first time that north korea state media has directly given tribute to kim jong-un. kim jong-il's body will lay in state at kumsusan memorial palace on tuesday. visitors can visit until december 27th. for more insight nhk spoke with former japanese deputy foreign minister tanaka. he was involved in negotiations with north korea for many years. tanaka met kim jong-il during jap

kim il sung mausoleum we just don't imagine that happening. having said that, i mean, one of the things we have to remember that kim john il left in terms of hisacy in north korea in addition to nuclear weapons was ironically he left markets in north korea because if he had not failed so miserably economically such that the government had to close the ration system, they never would have discovered markets like the discovered them today. and that's been a process that's been in place now for nearly 20 years. and so we know there is a market mentality in north korea. there is an independence in mind in the north korean society that arguably did not exist when kim il sung died in 1984. so we know that that's there. we don't know how it's kling to manifest itself in terms of independence in mind, but it's there. at the same time, you have this leadership problem in the north. so, how this will all play out we don't know. like the arab spurring we have no idea how these things will play out. but i would just point out that after the arab spring and every analyst we could find said we knew this was going to happen. [laughter] indicators were there

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old mentor you got the final question. >> we've come to the conclusion of the probability that kim john il will survive. what's going on right now apparently low. but the nine flashing back to 16 or 17 years ago and kim john il and how would that ever survive his regime had died as a womanizer, the largest film collector in the world, drove in a with street lights on mercedes, go on and on and on unless you talk to his professor which he always wanted me to do to understand his son who said he was brilliant, real intellectual. but is there any difference except in the age? and a lot of people believe that that issue was age. but any changes, any differences other than age that say he can't make it? >> i think that darfurian 2011 is very different from north korea in 1994. i think that it is more penetrated to the outside world. i think the institutions compared to 1994 and i think monday is the route to success, not theology and so those are factors i think like this is devotee of the transition and the strategy for sustainability different for kim jong un compared to kim john il. >> i wou

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. >> kim jong un, the successor to his father, kim john il. >> the final salute. >> there have been a number of military salutes for kim john il. it appears we are at the final point of the fire world ceremony -- farewell ceremony. >> [unintelligible] i suppose the people in this country have been preparing for this. everything is moving on track. very organized. >> yes, indeed. of course, the most somber moment -- it is as if the mood has changed here. kim jong un looking up to acknowledge the military and giving his salute. it is a beginning right now. >> yes, a beginning. >> a young man who is not even 30-years old. the survival of the people rest on his shoulders. people are hoping that because korean peninsula can become a better place and the tension can be reduced. at >> the people believe -- hope it will lead the country in a new direction. >> we did have an education outside in western countries. he is very well aware of what is going on outside. >> it is helpful for the country. >> we have been watching the final moments of the farew

thousands of north koreans have spent a second day marking the funeral of their late ruler kim jong il his son kim john on again left the ceremony where senior figures declared him the supreme leader is thought the massive memorial in pyongyang will conclude the thirteen days of mourning for his father. and it's never too late an ad as that's been proven by a hundred ten year old woman from russia's north caucasus despite her age and losing her sight she managed a three thousand kilometer journey of a lifetime to join the sacred islam excess to vote hearts archies medina course tracked her odyssey. this is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world and also considered a religious duty that must be carried out at least once in every muslims life time the haunch. as the only pillow of islam that happens tricky at a certain time and place from the age to the twelfth day of the last month of this lamb a calendar. from i do not taking part has been a lifelong dream and what a long life it's been. i've done a lot in my life this house where i live now i built myself i've never asked for anything special only

korea after we caught up with one of his former swiss school classmates his impressions of king john kim jong il and tom right now in water there tell us what you think will happen next in the north korea lines up in our online poll more than half think nothing will change at all in the secretive state less than a quarter believe the new leader will hold little sway against an increasingly mighty military seventy percent think there's going to be more openness and freedom in north korea about the same number believes that the increase that this will increase the likelihood of korean reunification add your voice by clicking on r t dot com. a tough period of post revolution uncertainty inside egypt isn't stopping the country from strengthening its international policy the new foreign minister has been meeting his counterpart here in moscow where they they're still scuffed the arab world turmoil in the frozen palestinian israeli peace talks are going up as the latest. first of all this is a great time for egypt to start we gaining some was positions on the international political stage since syria

the titular head of state for not with the power that kim jong il had common -- a head of state this morning. he does not have the power that can john hill had, but -- that kim jong il had, but they had a meeting with him already. it may be that they met kim jong-un as they were paying their respects and had a moment with him at the scene. it is not clear exactly what happened. either way, officials are sticking firmly to the line that there was no official message being passed. there was a purely a personal trip to express their sympathies. and that is what happened. >> representatives are saying this is an entirely private trip. there is no hidden message from government to government being relayed? >> it is very difficult to believe from the outside, isn't it? but that is what officials have been saying very firmly. these two families with very strong ties to north korea, they received condolences in person from north korea when their respective husbands died. this would seem to be a typical arrangement for their -- for them to pay their respects. as one of the ladies from south korea said before they passed the frontier into nor

kim jong-il's death. the state-run news agency says some people were even writhing in pain. whatever you might think of kim jong-il, there was no denying he was an unusual head of state. john voss reports. >> reporter: with the buf font hair, oversized sunglasses and trademark jumpsuit, he looked every bit the nutty tyrant. >> the appearance made it a little more difficult to treat him seriously at least at first. >> reporter: he was the dictator with the reputation for indulge in fine wine and prostitutes. he held total power, developed nuclear weapons an forced the u.s. to negotiate. >> that is not necessarily the work of a womanizing booze-swilling individual drunk during the day. >> reporter: inside north korea it was all about kim, portrayed by his propaganda machine as a political, military, technological, artistic and cinematic genius, a renaissance man who has flown fighter jets and shot 11 holes in one at his first try at golf. his public appearances were breathlessly reported on state media. he was haled as the central brain and the morning star. he was a crazed ruler who loved to make people dance, a million of them all at once and all in step. he presided over

came john of the son of the late north korean leader kim jong il has been formally named supreme commander of the country's military forces senior government officials declared kim john had of the communist party on thursday following his father's memorial the move is seen as a twenty seven year old consolidating his authority over the nation. tens of thousands of her task have gathered in yemen demanding president saleh be put on trial for the deaths of hundreds of unarmed activist protests flared up after a solid sign of power transfer agreement last month granting him immunity from prosecution in the wake of violent protest he also announced he would leave yemen for the u.s. demonstrations have racked the country for the past year calling for an end to solace thirty three year. the u.s. says egypt has agreed to halt raids on pro-democracy rights groups earlier soldiers and police stormed offices of non-governmental organizations including some of those funded by washington the groups accuse the ruling military using the same tactics of repression as the previous mubarak regime documents

kim jong il has done the same thing. kim john un has followed his dad to do this because is he sort of learning on the job. >> shepard: gordon chang and jonathan hunt thank you so much. north korea fired two short range missiles less than 24 hours ago that's coming up inside "studio b." first though let's get to capitol hill. two weeks until many of us could lose a big chunk of our paychecks. it's really not so astounding to see what's happening on capitol hill. there is no deal to extend the payroll tax cut. there has been a whole lot of talk. they are very good at that this weekend the state okayed a bill or i should say the senate did that the senate majority leader or i should say minority leader mitch mcconnell said was, quote, not designed to fail but designed to pass. but it's looking now like republicans are voting it down anyway, sonar of all stunners. mike emanuel on capitol hill. what are they saying this time, mike. >> the frank and -- rank and file in the republic party didn't like it. killing the plan 60 day of the

kim jong il. south korea and japan say they are preparing for any unexpected security issues. for nearly two decades kim jong il ruled north korea. his son has been named as a successor. john simpson. >> this is the weird, reclusive figure who ran the most secretive country and did it as if it was his own private property. looking on is his son, who was around 28. he will takeover to regard -- takeover. the old leader died on saturday, but state television only announced its today. the news unleashed a storm of emotion. in north korea you have to mourn a leader as noiselessly as possible, especially if the cameras are on. if you are a member of the political elite, you may be a release sorry he is gone. no one knows what will happen to the nation now. kim jong il leaves behind a country that is appallingly court. this girl was filmed secretly while collecting grass to eat. in an orphanage in the southern part of the country, children are being treated for malnutrition. in the 1990's 3 million people died of hunger. this is where the money actually goes. the army is 1 million strong. with a recklessness, the north korean have shelled south korean territory, and last year th

what's interesting here, john, kim jong un's uncle, now, this is the husband of kim jong il's sister,ne who was emerged as a power broker in his own right, he's occupied seenior military positions and many looking to him as being the power behind the throne. his movements are going to be interesting as well. just what extent he adopts a role of power, whether he steps in as a leader while kim jong un serves more as an apprenticeship. that will be interesting as well. >> we have been looking at the images of kim jong il and he's surrounded with young generals with chests full of medals and they look incredibly -- shall we say, old and matured gentlemen of the north korean military. the question has to be asked is how will these old military men take to being ordered around by the inexperienced kim jong un, if in fact that is what happens? >> yeah, you mentioned the word mature. i think you're looking for relics. >> i was trying to be polite. >> relics of the cold war and relics of the korean war. but they have been used to a very pampered existence. the big bulk of the gross national p

john l.. tens of thousands are lining the streets. kim jong il died of heart attack according to state media. >>> a u.s. officer who died in the line of duty will be laid to rest today. the funeral will be held. the 19 year veteran collapsed and died on december 16 while responding to reports of an injured man on a bridge. officials say there will be rolling road closures for a perfect session after the funeral. >>> the search continues for three men wanted for robbing a seven eleven store. it happened around 12:30 p.m. at seventh and maryland ave. no one was hurt. the robbers got away in a gold dodge intrepid. >>> police are hoping surveillance the deal will help them find the crooks breaking into homes. >> police are not sure how many suspects they are looking for. they hope the video will provide clues. we have more. >> police say the guys doing this are brazen. thurman is the latest victim. she says besides stealing her stuff, if they heard her dog to blood from the mouth. >> stuff and be replaced, you know, but not my baby girl. >> police sa

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for north korea with its leader kim jong il gone this massive military parade was held in two thousand and eight to mark north korea's sixtieth anniversary general can john wasn't there to greet the crowd reports suggested he suffered a stroke in two thousand and three reports claimed kim jong il died of diabetes and had been replaced in public by stand ins hired previously as a security measure he never spoke to the media had a profound fear of flying and ate with special chopsticks which could detect poison rumors have surrounded the so-called supreme leader throughout his life beginning with birth according to one source he was born in the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred forty one during his father's exile all kim jong il's official biography claims his birth was heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow. our people take pride in the fact that they are blessed with great leaders from generation to generation. the leader of the democratic people's republic of korea since one nine hundred ninety four he succeeded his father kim il sung keeping korea close to the world kim jong il was also named supreme commander of the people's army one o

government officials paid tribute to kim jong-il and for the first time named his son, kim john unas the country's supreme leader. the state-run media is suggesting not just the north korean people mourning kim jong-il but a bird that came into a textile factory. it perched on portraits of kim jong-il and his son. greg palkot live from seoul. >> reporter: you have to love it, jon. today's events were billed as a memorial to kim jong-il but it is really about confirming that the son, kim john unwill be the -- kim junk un. will. the scare where we first saw the guy and where hundreds of thousand of people saw him today. now top officials there standing at the podium with him publicly announce for the first time that sim jong unis the supreme leader of both the party, the military and the people. the transfer of power was declared a completely resolved succession and the people were called on to solidify behind the leadership. by the way we scanned all of the video and --. jon: it appears we lost our live connection to greg palkot in that report from south korea. we'll try and re-establi

john voss, cnn, beijing. >> china is north korea's closest ally, and the news of kim jong il's death is being reported there. to get a closer look at reaction in china, let's go to stan grant in beijing now. stan, china has expressed its condolences. give us a reaction from beijing. >> reporter: absolutely. one statement put out from china, and that's all they're saying at the moment. other questions were asked. this was at a ministry of foreign affairs briefing. they've put those questions on notice for later. what they're officially saying right now is they're extending condolences to north korea, saying kim jong il had done great things for the cause of socialism, saying also they want to work for stability in the area, and that is going to be the key here right now and really put china in the fray. china is the closest ally to north korea, the one that seems to be able to exert the most influence, although it has been questioned at times in the past, and try to bring stability. with kim jong il's passing, it leaves a lot of questions being asked for kim jong un, the successor. ju

kim jong-il. we're going to join cnn international in progress. john> will he actually be in control? there's always been some speculation it will in fact, be his uncle who may be calling the shots, even though it is the son who is a figure head. it will be his older uncle who will essentially be the power behind the throne if you like. >> you're right there, john. to identify the uncle is interesting. he's the husband of kim jong-il's sister and has occupied various senior positions within the military. you are right. has been identified as a person lurking behind the scenes who could potentially wield great power. also jim jong-un did accompany his father on a trip to china, almost an introduction to the chinese leadership. and while it was the only trip, there have been regular meetings between the chinese leadership, chinese envoys who have been going back and forth into north korea. so those lines of communication are not just one way. obviously, they work two ways. and china has had a pretty direct line in there and has sent envoys back and forth

face-to-face with kim jong-il and while she was there years of mystery unraveled when jong-il revealed one of his bigge biggest secrets. alina will share what it's like inside north korea. >>> senator john mccain had some strong words today on the death of kim jong-il. he released the following statement, and i kwoelt, the world is a better place now that kim jong-il is no longer in it. for more than six decades people in north korea have been consigned to live in dire poverty and cruel oppression under one of the most totalitarian regimes the world has ever known. i can only express satisfaction that the dear lead arer is joining the likes of gadhafi, bin laden, hitler and stalin in a warm corner of hell. senator john mccain. >>> just over a year ago pyongyang opened its doors to western journalists and gave them this extraordinarily rare glimpse into the country. alina cho witnessed all of it, the military parade, she filed this report one year ago. >> reporter: the most reclusive dictator in the world opens his arms and his doors to the world. an unofficial and elaborate coming out party for kim jong-un, the harmity nation's hidden prince, the son of kim jong-il, who will one day bec

investors worry about the potential consequences of the death of north korea's ruler, john kim ill -- kim jong-il. taking a look at the numbers -- >>> well, good news of fans of beer. the founder and owner mownny mcgee says his brewery is undergoing a $14 million expansion. it will increase production from 160,000 to 206,000. he says this is thanks to the petaluma development process aimed at making it easier for businesses to expand. >>> let's bring you up to date on some of the other businesses we're starting for you -- top stories we're bringing for you. earlier today, north koreans mourning over the death of kim jong-il in pyongyang. the funeral is planned for next week. >>> back here at home, remnants after small plane fire can still be seen here in hayward. there are pieces of burned metal and fire rardant foam. a maintenance worker was working on the plane when it caught fire. though the plane was damaged, lullly, no one was hurt -- luckily no one was hurt. >>> crews are patching up waup esmains. but the jews are gonna have to -- crews are gonna have to work very gingerly around another pi

kim jong il, will be held december the 28th. with the national mourning period extended into the next day. now, here is johnd legacy. >> with the bouffant hair, platform shoe, oversized sunglasses and trade mark jumpsuit, kim jong il looked every bit the nutty tyrant. >> the appearance made it a little bit more difficult to treat him seriously, at least at first. >> he was the diminutive dictator with the reputation for indulging in fine wine, cognac and foreign prostitutes who held total power over a failing state, developed nuclear weapons and forced the u.s. to negotiate. >> that is not necessarily the work of a womanizing booze swilling individual, drunk during the day. >> inside north korea, it was all about kim. portrayed by his propaganda machine as a political, military, technological, artistic and cinematic genius. a renaissance man who's flown fighter jets, written operas and shot 11 holes in one at his first try at golf. his public appearances were breathlessly reported on state media. he was hailed as the central brain, and the morning star. ♪ he was a crazed ruler who loved to make people dance