look at the north koreaning thes in our bank. -- korean accounts in our bank. t had a big impact on north korea. now, was this meant as an action to submarine the diplomacy that was taking place? i really don't think so. like i said, it was a law enforcement action. it was something that was happening on a parallel track with the diplomacy. all of us who are participating in the diplomacy were also participating in the decision making process on this particular action. in the end, it was something that had to be done. it did cause a delay in the negotiations, but as we saw later, the negotiations eventually came back op line, and it led to two very important agreements, one of which re-froze the north korean nuclear program, and a second agreement which led to the dismantlement of important pieces of the nuclear program at young gun such that it's pretty safe to say today the plutonium program, the nuclear based plutonium is no longer functional. that was one of the accomplishments the united states made in terms of diplomacy ploam swhi it came to -- diplomacy w

ay.>> difficult to say pier y the north korean wife has just officially been introduced. everyone is pouring over who she is and what that means. it may also be that this is a story about north korea's wounded feelings and not about south korea. if it was south korea being put up to north korean flag, you can bet it would be in the front pages here. >> thank you for joining us. here in london the british prime minister is calling on business leaders from around the world to invest in the u.k., the first of a series of events aimed at making money from the olympics. david cameron said the olympic legacy should also be about business. to go over the next two weeks the world's greatest athletes will compete right here. records will be broken, new champions will be crowned, history will be made, but i believe the legacy of these olympics can be about many more things, as well as great sport. for instance, the legacy should be about great business, too. at a time when it is a global business partnerships, new investments and start of ventures that will help get the world back t

her name is never mentioned. >> why have north koreans kept her a secret?> everything related to the kim family is kept confidential to protect the regime. this is a new leader, kim jong-un's unofficial family tree. koihe was kim jong-il's first wife. she was upon in japan. but his regime kept her existence a secret. because of her heritage. so there's a deep-rooted anti-japanese sentiment in north korea, stemming from japan's past colonial rule. this professor from kansai university is a professor who obtained a cope of the film. he offered details regarding the documentary's screenings. >> translator: before the screening, the chair of the gathering is said to have told the audience the woman in the film is lee un sil. north korean leaders apparently thought it would be wise to hide koihe's real name. >> so what else do we learn about koi in this film? >> the documentary shows how close she was to kim jong-il and his family. the film includes a photo of koi at gun practice alongside her mother-in-law. the mother of north korea. >> translator: while admitt

analysts at the radio press news agency in tokyo study the north korean media. they say state news outlets produced 81 stories about kim jong-un in the first six months of this year. that's three more than they devoted to kim jong-il in the first half of any year he was in power. the analysts also say the media usually reported kim jong-il's activities months after the fact but generally put out stories on kim jong-un within days. about half the reports in the first half of the year were about kim jong-un's connections with military. the analysts say the high exposure suggests officials are trying to allay concerns about kim's lack of experience. >>> nhk has learned north korean authorities are also trying to raise kim's profile by highlighting his heritage. they made a film about his mother. and we've obtained a copy. ko was born in osaka as a korean resident of japan. she moved to north korea in the 1960s. she was a dancer and she caught the eye of the man who later became the country's leader kim jong-il. but her identity has been a secret. earlier, shery ahn

north korean tv is repeatedly showing ri accompanying her husband.nalysts say the north korean leadership is trying to underline similarities between kim and his late grandfather, and the country's founder, kim il-sung. the elder kim's wife accompanied him when former u.s. president jimmy carter visited the north in 1994. analysts also suggest north korean authorities are hoping that by polishing the image of the young kim as a married man, they'll defuse concerns about the new leader's inexperience. >>> investors seem to be showing more confidence in the euro. ai uchida joins us from the business team, good morning. what's happening this morning? >> good morning, catherine. investors have their hopes pinned on the european central bank, because the president of the ecb expressed his resolve to safeguard the euro. mario draghi's remarks lifted the currency's value and boosted share prices. >> the ecb is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro. and believe me, it will be enough. >> draghi was speaking at a conference in london. he also comm

. >> by north korean army chief relieved of his post. is the start of a struggle for power? and an unborn child -- how to tell if an unborn child has down syndrome. >> relations between russia and its western partners reached a new low on monday when the russian foreign minister accused the west of effectively trying to use blackmail to secure a new solution to and syria's civil war. >> in syria itself, of violence escalates on monday. the fighting is spreading in the capital of damascus. the government's deployed -- the government deployed armored did -- vehicles in the city. >> this amateur video is said to show a fierce fighting between government forces and rebel fighters in the capital of damascus. now it seems the heaviest fighting is where it began. international leaders are stepping up pressure on syria's rival, russia. the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov accused the west of strong arming moscow. >> we are seeing elements of black male much to our regrets. -- upblackmail -- of blackmail much to our regrets. i find this to be counterproductive and dangerous pro

north korean leaders rarely reveal details of their personal life. today's announcement while not a missile launch, took the u.s. by surprise. >> to my knowledge, i don't think we were invited to the wedding nor did we have any advance information. >> reporter: what does it mean north korea's version of "access hollywood" is featuring glamorous images of the newlyweds. >> on the surface it's kind of fun, and it's amusing. the young leader now has a wife. they are going to make little kims. that's all wonderful. in the end, the bigger problems still remain. >> reporter: for now the regime is trying to show a modern face and create a new personality with the young leader and his new wife. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >> another story getting a lot of attention in london tonight, that's how it is an 11-year-old boy flew from manchester, england, to rome without a passport, a ticket, or a boarding pass. apparently he stealthily tailed along with another family. he got by check in, through security and got on the plane without a boarding pass. i

flag on the jumbotron during player introductions for the north korean team.se of the mix-up, they refused to take the field for nearly an housework delaying the start of the match. the always contentious relationship between north and south korea even more tense lately following a long range rocket test by the north in april. the countries technically have been at war for the last 60 years or so. olympic organizers did release a statement apologizing for this error. it's worth noting this isn't the first mishap for the north korean women's soccer team. following last year's world cup, the north korean coach said his players were sluggish against the united states because they were hit by lightning during training camp. later when it was revealed that five of their players tested positive for steroids, the team blamed musk tear glands. prior to the game, the dodgers acquired hanley ramirez from the marlins. he hit one off the wall in the deepest part of the yard. he later scored on a sac fly. 2-4, an rbi for ramirez. jump ahead to extras now. tied at 2-2 in th

the north korean team refused to take the field for nearly an hour, delaying the start of the match. contentious relationship between north and south korea more tense lately following a long range rocket test. the countries technically have been at war since 1950s. organizers released a statement apologizing for the error. this isn't the first problem for the north korean women's soccer team. as joe and i were talking about earlier, the north korean coach said after last year's world cup loss to the u.s., his players were sluggish because they were hit by lightning during training camp. later when it was revealed five of the players tested five for steroids on that north korean team the team blamed, quote, musk deer gland therapy used to treat the effects of the alleged lightning strike. let's head to more cliff notes for the london olympics. our series bringing you passing cocktail party knowledge of the 2012 olympic games. it's all you need to know. three quick ones today. those american women, favored again to win an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball. m

fact is that the south korean media the south korean newspapers are talking about this deposed north korean military chief who might have been injured or even killed in a gunfight off that he was told he would be sacked it's a south korean newspapers a many a network so outlets could say anything they want about north korea because how are you going to verify it it's going to be next to impossible to confirm what's coming out of there very briefly running out of time here but i must ask you when it comes to reforms that kim jong un is trying to implement and he's trying to voice here do you think there were forms could impact relations between both koreas. the international community at this point really needs to emphasize in g. eight courage direct talks between the north and the south and you know that is really what we did this happen and until that happens there is no prospect for the peaceful reunification. depend a writer and journalist are joining us live here on r.t. thanks good to see you it's here bill. well others are always much more for you to explore and r.t. dot com let's hav

olympic officials apologized but outraged north korean team officials delayed the game for more thanur. the north korean women won that one 2-0. >>> when we come back on a thursday, more coverage of the olympics. including a smog alert. how air pollution threatens to slow down some of the fastest athletes in the world. i don't want healthy skin for a day. i want healthy skin for life. [ female announcer ] don't just moisturize, improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. also discover daily moisturizing body wash. for healthy skin that starts in the shower. only from aveeno. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. in d.c., partly sunny, 91. partly sunny skies in atlanta, 97. thunderstorms in st. louis, 96 degrees. mostly sunny skies in seattle

, all of which had leaders a lot longer than the former repeatedly december ceased -- deceased north korean leader. north korea continues to survive. that alone is knob within the system is powered to overthrow it. also because, very strict controls that exist in the country it's a society in which the the strong state would be an understatement. this is about the strongest state in terms of the control it has object -- it has on the society and on political freedoms and the way people think, for that reason, it's difficult to imagine that there could be a group within the society that could speak out, that could challenge and party congress happen in north korea. that's why it lasted for this long because in spite of the lot of the economic problems, it lasted this long. that is because no one i within the system is capable of changing it. >> host: there are forces for change going on inside knot korea. the information close to' galtarian. we're not a place where there's an organized opposition. how long do you think it's going take for us to see the evolution of politickings in north kore

north korean state-run television aired the event, which was neither authorized by the disney companynorth korea's 29-year-old leader kim jong-un. he took over after his really mentally ill father died last december. back in 2001, the leader's older brother was arrested by the japanese authorities on a trip to tokyo disney after he tried to enter the country with a dominican republic passport. their late father, kim jong-il, was known to be obsessed with movies, housing a collection of more than 20,000 films. his favorites included "rambo," "friday the 13th," "gone with the wind." in 1978 the supreme leader as we used to call him around here, disappointed by the film "godzilla," kidnapped the south korean directors and forced them to remake the film to his standards. how great is that. >>> last night jimmy kimmel's producers videoed perhaps the most incompetent criminal in america. >> this is a great video. a man named roy mitchell. roy went into a convenience store in brandon, mississippi, to get a bag of nacho cheese doritos. he paid but when the clerk turned around he pulled a gun

the north korean leader, kim jong-un, has been named marshal of the army, the country's top military rank. it adds to his glittering array of titles and cements his grip on power. the young leader has been working steadily to impose his own stance on the top leadership of north korea. on sunday, he ousted the country's leading military figures. lucy williamson reports. >> six months into the job of north korean leader, kim jong- un is still collecting titles. his resume is already a little top-heavy. commander, head of the party, and now, the latest top job to be added to his portfolio, marshal of the north korean army. in practice, it's north korea's top position. the title is only awarded to leaders after death. kim jong-un knows how important the military is in north korea. for years, he and his father have been pictured next two uniformed officials -- next to uniformed officials. also, this man was promoted. he is not wde of north korea, but his promotion and that of his leader points to changes at the heart of north korea's power structure. a bid perhaps by kim jong-un to stamp

they put up the north korean flag so the north koreans came back and played their match and won their game. some hiccups to start but hopefully tomorrow for everyone considered there will be no more. we're just learning a few minutes ago that the west field mall was evacuated for a brief time. back to you in the bay area. >> security has been heightened there as well. we'll enjoy checking back with you again, raj. >> carrying on with the olympics now, an olympian competing for greece has been kicked out of the games because of twitter. the olympic committee banned the athlete from the competition because she posted a racist tweet allegedly. now fans have started facebook groups asking the committee to reinstate her. sports psychologists say some treat their accounts like a journal. >> a lot of athletes are private but it's interesting when they get on their phone they feel i can say what i want. it's a way to express all of that emotion they don't have an outlet mor. >> social media is such a huge part. there are four a pages of guidelines for athletes. >> some of the good things they

both sides negotiated the agreement around the time north korean authorities test fired the missile they claim was a sat lie carrying rocket. many south koreans aren't happy with it. they say the president's administration unilaterally endorsed the pact. >> translator: the administration is trying to stick in the deal at the end of its term. it's rushing its signing by hiding it from the public. we think this should be stopped. >> reporter: opposition pressure ended up forcing the foreign ministry to postpone the signing of the agreement, less than an hour before the signing ceremony. since then, three government officials have lost their posts, the most prominent casualty is a top national security aide considered a key architect of the foreign policy. experts say, the president's personnel shuffle is aimed at dressing criticism from opposition parties. but they also point out, the pact isn't just staring controversy because of how he handled it. history's also a factor. >> translator: korea already has agreements with the u.s., canada, and even with russia. but the relationship with ja

saw today when the olympic organizers accidentally displayed south korea's flag instead of the north koreann their preliminary soccer game. sorry about that, folks. instead, we want to celebrate the news that north korea's dictator kim jong-un is married to a mystery woman. he's been seen in the past few weeks with. but we couldn't help but wonder what north korean delights did he use to woo his new bride? was it with spectacular north korean fireworks shows? i wonder if he took her out to dine on giant rabbits. that was one of his father's favorite delicacies. maybe he appealed to maternal instinct by having hundreds of kids perform gymnastics spectacles. or maybe he ordered his soldiers to dance their way into her heart. or she could have been inspired by minnie and mickey mouse's love during their unauthorized disney performance earlier this month. however you won her over, kim jong-un, congratulations on your marriage. may you live a long and happy life together. maybe she can help warm you up to the idea of democracy. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade

well, the north korean leader kim judge un or kim the younger is reportedly married all of a sudden. korean state television today confirmed speculation that this woman, who has been kind of at his side here and there in recent weeks and helped him look at things, is indeed his wife. the u.s. state department spokesman said, quote: i don't think we were invited to the wedding. if there was one. no clue. north korean soccer players refused to take the field for more than an hour today in the united kingdom. the olympics kind of underway after olympic organizers mistakenly showed the south korean flag on the screen during player introduction. it happened women's match ahead of the games. north korea and south korea bitter foes still technically at war. and their flags look absolutely nothing alike. officials have apologized. the greek olympic committee has booted one of its athletes for comments it claims go against the olympic spirit at least. that athlete, a greek triple jumper. she was reacting to news that mosquitoes carrying the nile virus were reported in greece much in an appare

there has been a lot of speculation and now it is official, the north korean leader kim jong-un is married. pictures have been circulating of his wife, ri sol-ju. kim jong-un took over as leader of the country at the death of his father kim jong il in december of last year. the international aids conference is taking place in washington, d.c.. a long list of officials and celebrities have come to take part, but they are speaking in a city with one of the worst hiv epidemics in the world. the rate of infection in washington, d.c., is on par with some african countries. the majority of those with the disease are black and a recent study shows that in the worst affected neighborhoods, as many as one in eight african-american women are living with hiv. >> almost all of the women in this room are infected with hiv. >> lives in friend -- losing a friend after friend. >> they come from washington neighborhoods. >> they do not put to a future here. >> a basic unprotected sex is comment. and many are in denial. >> called the and not know when something is wrong with your body -- how do you not know

and north korean officials are outraged. the north korean women's soccer team headed into a preliminary match wednesday against colombia. organizers displayed the flag of south korea. the players refused to start the game. their protest delayed the match by an hour. >> so bad. one of the worst. worst that can happen. very, very important. politics. >> this was an honest mistake, honestly made, an ale popology been made. i'm sure every step will be take ti n. >> they want to put the issue behind them. millions of would-be twitters had to find another way to communicate. twitter suffered a brief, widespread outage. users were unable to post or view messages 40 minutes on thursday. they said the cause what was they called a coincidental failure of both parts of a parallel backup system. operators denied the outage was caused by an increase in tweets caused by the olympics. service has been fully restored, bringing relief to 150 million twitter users around the world. >>> another social networking giant is having problems of ano

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others conveyed to north korea the international community's desire for a stable and nuclear-free north korean peninsula. but the reclusive state was prepared and knew how to respond. asean is a friendly audience for north korea. all ten asean members have formal diplomatic relations with the north. pyongyang took advantage of the stage. it was able to clear state its position regarding the nuclear issue and indicated it's open to holding talks with other countries. but the top priorities for north korea are rebuilding its economy and stabilizing the regime of kim jong-un. >> turning to the south china sea issue, what developments have emerged regarding disputes over sovereignty there. >> on the eve of the national forum, asean countries and china agreed in principle to start drawing up a legally binding code of conduct and china remains cautious. it doesn't want to sign on to anything that would limit activities. at thursday's meeting the united states strongly pushed all countries involved to accelerate work on the code of conduct. concerns remain that china may try to prolong the discussion

flag was used to represent the north korean soccer team before an olympic gameu know i just had to talk about this with comedian bill santiago. good morning, bill. >> good morning. >> let's take a look at this picture, okay b with of all places, of all two countries to mix it up, it it up, it had to be these two. what do you think. >> i want to congratulate whoever pulled this off and got away with it. if you're willing to risk nuclear retaliation, applaud you all the way. it could have been an honest mistake. north korea, the korea being run by the regime suppressing freedom called itself the democratic republic of korea and south korea refers to it as just the republic of korea. it is very confusing. i think if north korea wants to continue in the olympic games it should have to identify itself as the toe tamilitary regime of korea and i think it will solve a lot of problems. >> you think an honest mistake? should they have known better? . >> this has happened before. a lot of times the organizers -- >> yeah, but all of places. >> well, look, every time that i

game officials had to issue an official apology before the north korean team would return to the field. we do not know who will win the first medal of the games, but the first athlete has been sent home because of a social media gaffe. she was removed for what was called a racial slur on twitter. she apologized but will not be reinstated. >> sometimes an apology just does not make it all good. i cannot believe they showed the wrong flag. >> on the first day of competition. >> stay with us for a look dax the forecast looks like temperatures will be near 100 degrees tomorrow with a slight risk of a storm. 40% chance of a storm on friday. it clears up as we head into saturday and sunday. i just doubled across an interesting thing here. donna is the best tv newscaster. grace under pressure during the same name, at penn state. jayne miller, investigative reporter, gets down to the bottom of it. >> thank you very much. that is all for 11 news tonight. that is all for 11 news tonight. we will see you back here not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using t

the flag of the south korean flag was shown instead of the north korean flag. organizers have apologized for the mistake. north korea ended up beating colombia 2-0. the opening ceremony is just two days away. you can watch it all here on nbc bay area starting at 7:30 friday night. >>> in health matters tonight, stem cells are used to fight many diseases but now they're being used in the fight against wrinkles. more and more women are turning into the stem cell makeover. the procedure involves liposuction. stem cells from the fat is concentrated and injected into a patient's face to decrease wrinkles. some doctors claim the results are permanent, unlike other types of filler treatments. >> stem cells in general are the cells in your body that regenerate tissue and make the skin look beautiful and younger. and they also help the fat to remain alive so that the volume that we create stays. which has been a problem with fat transfer in the past. >> the procedure costs an estimated $5,000. >>> some stunning information on just how much taxpayers are spending to supp

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, minnie, and all your favorite characters taking the stage on north korean state tv.ing on here later in the show. how great is that, how weird is this world. >>> first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. president obama and mitt romney both head west today to

the team boarded a flight inbeijing and north koreans have not announced when they will arrive. korean women's soccer team which will compete in the olympics left on saturday. >>> there's a battle between conservationist and australian government over how to protect great white sharks. we told you about this yesterday. the great white killed a surfer last week making it the 5th deadly attack in less than a year. some say the government

and the north koreans refused to play for more than an hour.the organizers apologized and north korea had its revenge. it won 2-0. there was a volcanic eruption in japan today. the sudden explosion sent a shudder through the entire volcano and a plume of ash soared. 10,000 feet. no one was hurt but nearby residents in kagoshima-- population 600,000-- spent a lot of the day sweeping up a thick coating of ash. there is chaos in anaheim tonight. violent protests in the wake of two deadly police shootings. that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. those little things for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to

our ability to influence the north koreans is very low. they have a huge amount of weaponry that they could use against the soul of south korea. so some sort of unilateral attack, or even if it was a strong western attack against a nuclear facility there would end up in a lot of lives lost in south korea. so that's an option that none of the parties or presidents have felt was really on the table. so in many ways the only game in town is trying to get the koreans to the bargaining table and six-party talks. and a lot of that -- china has the strong leverage against the north koreans. what's happening in north korea now is the leadership transition. so in a autocratic closed state like this, what that new leader, new, young, inexperienced leader is very beholden to the military, very much in need of seeming strong to his domestic population. so you might see a lot of rhetorics and provocative actions that come out of north korea. but i don't really see a president romney or president obama doing much differently about it. yes, please? >> th

the north koreans originally said they weren't going to play. there were handshakes and it went on. >> the first problems. we'll see you along the way. thanks. >>> still ahead as we continue tonight from london, some of the other big stories of this day, including the relentless heat wave causing so much suffering across our country. >>> later a wedding surprise. an entire country learned they have a first lady they didn't know about until now. we are back from london tonight right after this. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing... the fishing's great. so pick your favorite spot on the gulf... and come on down. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. to find you a great deal, even if

our ability to influence the north koreans is very low. they have a huge amount of weaponry they could use against south korea. some sort of unilateral attack or even a strong western attack against nuclear facilities would end up in a lot of lives lost in south korea. that is an option that none of the parties or presidents have felt was on the table. in many ways the only game in town is trying to get to the koreans to the bargaining table and a lot of that, china has the strong leverage against north koreans. north korea is a leadership transition. in an autocratic, closed states like this, what that new, younger, inexperienced leader is very beholden to the military and is in need of seeming strong to his domestic population. you might see a lot of rhetoric and provocative actions that come out of north korea. but i do not see president romney or president from the doing differently about it. -- president obama from doing differently about it. >> the federal debt is going to catch up with us. it caught up in germany and spain. what is

last month's north korean officials approached japan. they proposed that the two countries open talks on the return of remains. japanese civilians and the soldiers died in north korea before and after world war ii. pyongyang officials stress the humanity of returning the deceased to their families, but it is assumed money is a key motivation. so we can expect that the north will pursue excavation deals with the u.s. and japan. south korean families, though, could still have a long time to wait. >> thanks, fumitaka. >>> operators of another nuclear facility have switched the power back on. the reactor at the ohi plant in central japan is now supplying electricity. japan has been without nuclear power since may. all reactors in the country have been offline for regular inspections. the government ordered further checks in response to safety concerns after the accident last year at fukushima daiichi. on sunday, engineers at ohi fired up the number three reactor for the first time in 15 months. >> translator: it's a relief that we can provide

i think the north korean sports minister might be arriving. and another interesting fact will be what happens after this opening reception when we've heard a short speech from the queen. the leaders, of course, want to get the opening ceremony. they need to cross from here in central london to the east, to stratford, to the opening ceremony. normally they would go in fleets of limousines, wouldn't they, and kind of have their entourage. not this time, we understand, so they'll have to go in official coach, as something of a very official bus trip for all the world's leaders who are here and hoping to see the opening ceremony in person. >> phillipa, thank you very much indeed for that. one can only hope that those buses do not break down in the now-famous olympic lanes that we see on london's main highways. all of them leading here to stratford and the olympic stadium. now, we are so aware that this is an historic day for the city, and it is so exciting for everybody involved in the olympic movement. it's also, of course, a day when people arou

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