and when kim jong-un came to power there was indication was this a thought that kim jong-un would befather. but the bloom is off that rose. we've seen that he's just as resistant to reform as his predecessor and just as bridge bridge -- belligerent to the neighbors. but with his father we never saw him with his wife. we don't see pictures but every few months. but she is so pretty and very well-dressed. >> just so different. just the fact they have public pictures of her. she is different from the predecessors. just as kim jong-un is different in his public appearances is trying to recreate that north korean people had an affinity for his grandfather that they didn't have for his father. he is much more recluse. >>> and will age be a factor in the race for president? ♪ ♪ when you're living with diabetes steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady clinically proven to help minimize blood sugar spikes. i'm a bull rider make it part of your daily diabetes plan. so you stay steady ahead. >>> one young man's presidential prospects have been derailed by hillary clinton's campaign alre

kim jong-un. o drive when he was but three years old and when he was nine he won a yacht race. according to the south korean television news report this is part of the new school subject called, and i quote, kim kim kim jong-un's reef luigser in activities -- revolutionary activities. they'll also learn he can draw well and knows how to compose music, too. kim jong-un made "time" magazine's readers poll of the 100 most influential people on the planet. competing for the top spot, the russian president, vladimir putin, and the south korean pop star cl. a singer from the girl group, 2anyone. i get it. here's a look at the current standing. it's a tight race for number one right now, and lady gaga is not too far behind. some of the other people on the list include are world leaders president obama pope francis and katy perry and madonna. you're not on the list. >> wawa. >> kennedy is here. ilkim not surprising that kim ongoing ounce on the list, if you don't do what he says you can bet -- >> fed to th

although with kim jong-un, skirts are shorter and the music are funkier but the entertainment doesn'trt there, according to kim jong-il,'s former body guard. women that attend over the need and no doubt the son has the same. there are usually six ladies in their early 20s, said lee young-guk. they have to be a certain height and charming. they're trained from a young age to sing and talk politics and economics. >> pleasure squads. an astounding concept when you think this is actually real life. paula is with me now but say defectors say the reason from the eyebrows in half to show he's quote unquote strong and mean. mean for sure. strong perhaps not. paula, it's interesting the defense secretary ashton carter was talking about kim jong-un. he's inexperienced and inexperienced leaders take risks. he has a lot to prove. your report shows that you have to show this power. >> exactly. this is a man in early 30s, in charge of one of the most isolated countries on earth. he doesn't have the credibility that his father and grandfather had. he doesn't have the years of experience the years in

outset will there be new appointments to the national defense commission and in particular will kim jong un's any new titles come is out of these meetings. >> this is more should be looked at in terms of kim jong un shoring up his support and putting in the people that he wants that he knows are going to have complete loyalty to him? >> that's right. this is really a rubber stamp body that's design today affirm decisions that he and his inner circle are making. we have seen in the last year a jostling between alternating at least in who he favors among his inner circle and whether one general or another will emerge. so far it looks like sole is the number two so to speak but these meetings are a way of confirming who is on top and who is out. >> and when we look at the from an international perspective obviously many of north korea's neighbors are looking at the country's continued nuclear program with some concern, there was this report this week that they launched two missiles in to the sea after its western coast. an indication, then, that the country is continuing to pursue that in that d

. >> larry: yep, it's another news scoop from star journalist kim jong-un. o many news organizations cutting budgets, thank god kim jong-un is committed to getting the truth out. hell, he could end up winning the pulitzer prize. it definitely seems at this point kim jong-un is more a champion of the first amendment than ben affleck. yup, the great liberal turns positively nixonian when things get all slavey-slave-slave. but in ben affleck's defense, if you're in the public eye, who really has the courage to acknowledge this type of ugly ancestral episode? >> other stars like ken burns and anderson cooper both have slave-owning ancestors that were featured on the show. it's shameful. i feel a sense of shame over it. >> larry: you see, ben, that's called owning it. i don't mean owning them -- i mean owning it. you know what i mean! (applause) okay. now we have been doing some genealogy digging on ben affleck ourselves, and i think we've actually found something. so using our patented ghost-summoning technology we've brought forth ben affleck's great great great

kim jong-un is much jonger ththan -- younger than kim jong-il was when he was in power. does things that put him in the way of danger and feels the need to show off. some tastes have been passed down from father to son, although with kim jong-un the skits are shorter and the music funkier. the entertainment doesn't stop this, according to kim jong-il's former bodyguard. he said the father had pleasure squads of women to attend his every need. he has no doubt the son has the same. there were usually six ladies in their early 20s, he says. they were replaced every six months. they had to be pretty, a certain height, well spoken, and charming. they're trained from a young age to sing and talk politics and economics. one interesting fact brought up by both defactors, they don't think kim jong-un's rule will last that long, giving him between three and five years before he's toppled. they said considering even family isn't safe these days, loyalty created by such intense fear is starting to waiver. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >>> the investigation into a pesticide company dee

but then we also got to see a very, very rare appearance from kim jong un's wife. time appearing in public in 2015, krecorrect? >> that's right. to be fair, of the past couple of years, we have seen a bit of her. she has been absent from public view, at least, for the last few months. the last time we saw her was december 17th, the anniversary of kim jong un's father. we saw her just a day before one of the most important dates on the north korean calendar of the birthday of the kim il sung. so it does appear she's coming out out for the very important days. in a country often cloaked in secret ski, north korea's first lady is a mystery woman. these are the first images of her since almost four months ago, reportedly cheering alongside husband kim jong un at a soccer match. in stark contrast, she has become a become a fashion icon. recently, a north korean defector talked about her. >> she is a beautiful woman. she's our generation. she wanted to somehow through her fashion style, she wanted to bring -- >> so she's changed things? >> she's changed fashion a lot. >>

take a break, but of next, another milestone for kim jong-un.ck how he is trending online right after this break. ♪ rishaad: $1 billion by 2020 to boost market share. down alongside the economy as well. stephen engle reports from the shanghai auto show ahead of the official start this week. stephen: no need to adjust the color on your screen. there is a murkiness that permeates more than just the environment. economic growth is slowing. the auto industry has matured to the point there is not much visibility. chinese sales are forecast to roughly the year, same pace as last year. that is half of what it was in 2014. pension at some dealerships who cannot meet lofty sales targets and are asked to skim margins to move stocks. >> the margins reached a new normal. rates are slowed down. enviably solid growth rate. >> we are about putting 5 million plus this year. beijing and shanghai alternate every other year, hosting china's largest car show. it seems like every few years the cities try to outdo each swankyn an ever larger exhibition center. thing

in north korea a real life super hero kim jong-un is said to have achieved something that is literallyredible. according to the state-run north korean media over the weekend kim jong-un climbed the highest mountain in the country which is 9,000 feet high. takes days to climb. there was reportedly no problem for a man built like roseanne barr. what you are about to see is not a joke. this is an actual north korean news broadcast. [ speaking korean ] >> jimmy: he just happened to be with a bunch of fighter pilots who did not fly him to the top of the mountain. and the amazing part he climbed the mountain wearing black dress shoes. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] a lot of people are saying the images of kim on the mountain were photo shopped because there's no video of him up there and he isn't wearing a hat, despite the fact it is about 15 degrees. i believe kim jong-un did climb the mountain for one good reason. the reason, that is where super cuts is. the only supercuts in north korea. they have a supercuts and that's it. >> they arrested another fence jumper at the white house la

kim jong un is expected to announce new members to the national defense mission. the task is to improve the budget and other decisions made by the ruling party >>> indonesia's education minister says the school system this is facing an emergency. less than half the teachers have proper qualifications as students score the lowest in reading, mathematics and science. we go to west java to discover why. >> reporter: a few hours from jakarta, and schools are in a deplorable state. holes in the roof buildings half finished - putting children at risk. villagers in java decided to build their own school after the government refused to provide one. money ran out before they could finish it. this person dropped out of school before entering high school. she is now a teacher. >> translation: my main problem is i don't understand it learning material. it's hard for me to explain things to the children. >> reporter: the school's principal said only once a school inspector visited the village, but no funding was provided. >> translation: why do i try, though my means are limit

the film centers around a plot to assassinate north korean leader kim jong un a south korean activistnched thousands of dvd's over the boarder in balloons he says the aim is to help destroy the idolization of kim jong un in the north. >> sharks are usually on the prowl but this time one became the prey. check out this photo of a bobcat taking a bite out of the killer sea creature along florida's vero beach. vacationer john bailey shot the snap. he figured the big cat was trying to catch a fishily it pulled out the shark instead. wildlife experts don't think this image was doctored in any way noting that florida bobcats are known to hunt along beaches. >> new this morning, the local government in ferguson, missouri is becoming more diverse. municipal election results came in overnight and two african-americans won additional seats on city council. that increases black representation on the six person panel from one to three. the saint louis suburb has been in the national spotlight since the deadly police shooting of an unarmed black teenager last year and the subsequent clearing of th

depicts the fictional assassination of kim jong-un in a spy operation.h korean defector hoping to shatter the image used balloons to send this across the border to korea. paula hancocks with more. >>> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> reporter: a silly comedy in the united states seen as an act of terrorism in north korea. a devastating cyberattack and months of recriminations followed. now the movie may have found its way into the most isolated country on earth. this man has been studying the wind droekz south korea for -- direction to south korea for weeks. he's sending dollar bills and political leaflets across the border. he hoped north koreans would find it funny, they didn't. but he it says doesn't matter. "the regime hates the equipment," he says, "because it shows kim jong-un as a man, not a god. he cries, he's afraid like us and gets assassinated it destroys the idolization of the leader." in the dead of night, his precious cargo hidden, lee travels from his home it an area close to the border, an area south korean police

the north is recruiting women to be part of the group that entertains kim jong-un.ar with our report now. >> reporter: with tensions already hi as the u.s. and south korea conduct military drills, more sabre rattling toward the west. north korea testfiring four short-range missiles traveling 84 miles before plunging into the sea. an official saying, "we urge north korea to refrain from provocative actions and focus on fulfilling its international obligations and commitments." meanwhile, the north korean leader is setting his sights on his personal indulgence. kim jong-un is reabsoluting so-called pleasure -- reinstituting so-called pleasure squads. according to a pro-north korean paper, young female companions are based on good looks and measurements to be at their disposal, by their side for personal entertainment, well by synchronized -- whether by synchronized swimming or a shower of affection. >> kim jong-un died in december, 2011. there is a mandatory period of mourning. so it is possible that the son refrained from the practices in observance of those compulso

oh, kim jong-un is back in the news. >> steve: oh, good. >> jimmy: that's right. re reports that kim jong-un actually climbed north korea's highest mountain. yeah. kim jong-un said that all it took to climb that mountain was hard work, determination and lying about climbing that mountain. [ laughter ] that's it. three simple things. who's going to tell me i'm wrong? i'll kill you. hey, if you're traveling a lot this summer, you might want to listen to this. according to the american customer satisfaction index, jetblue had the best customer service last year out of all the major airlines. yeah. so you should definitely fly jetblue, but bring five bucks if you want a pillow. because pillows are five bucks. that's the best customer service you can get, right there. if you want a pillow, if you'd like one, it's $5. [ laughter ] guys, get this. there are reports that the makers of the roomba, you know the roomba? it's a great thing. it is. [ laughter ] >> steve: yeah, love it. >> jimmy: makers of the roomba are working on developing a a similar product that will be use

state run media reported that kim jong-un climbed the highest mountain. ver 9000 feet over sea level. there is seems to be no end of what kim jong-un can do. he can fly a fighter jet and direct military exercises. >> he is be wearing a hat. >> a young vladimar putin. >> that is propaganda for you and interesting to see. >> it would be funny if not so sad. >> it is true. >> and cost of a travel is going down. for all of us, it is not changing the reality for all of us. where are the savings going? >>> a heartwarming surprise for a third-grader on school picture day. how this father-son photo bomb ended. >>> right now there is a little good news if you're planning a summer vacation. domestic flights are down an average of $2 from a year before. flights to europe are about $50 less. the small victory thanks to lower oil prices and more available seats. but most of the rewards are going to shareholders not to the little guy. >>> $2. home construction is low but apartment construction is booming in our nation's biggest cities. that report from denver. >> report

and north korean officials say kim jong-un has scaled the highest peak in the country. >> asian stocks today trending lower, falling -- causing -- following a selloff in the u.s.. leaders are fleeing into stimulus mode. shanghai rising 1% for the first -- for the third consecutive day. people are saying, analysts are saying that this uncertainty over the chinese stock market is weighing down on shares. south korea's indexes all the -- index is also down. rishaad: for those unconvinced by china's stimulus a chinese economist joins us from beijing. what is the motivation behind all of this? >> i think there is two factors at work. firstly, as a practical matter, china is seeing funds flow out of the economy. affect reserves are -- for exchange reserves are shrinking so lowering the reserve requirement ratio is necessary just to replace the funds that are leaving. secondly, the bigger consideration for chinese leaders, is concerned that growth is too weak and that previous rate cuts and reserve requirement cuts have not been enough to revive loan demand. the price cuts in the reserve requ

an old ambitious plan sanctioned by kim youngung jong-un.vist group joined by gloria steen um is planning a walk. the border between north and south korea is the place. we spoke with the organizer. >> we wafrnted to end the state of the war. >> reporter: north korean officials have given the green light for the walk. one analyst and a human rights and list say analyst says there's a good reason why. >> they have views that are fairly pro-kim regime. >> they have written articles that are more sympathetic to north korea issues and north korean causes. >> reporter: the notion that he is a sympathizer is inaccurate. >> that is a cold war mentality. that kind of framework is what has enabled korea to remain divided. i'm pro-peace. i'm pro-engagement and pro-dialogue and pro-human right rights. >> reporter: this is odd. the u.n. state department and human rights groups say kim's regime routinely represses women, throwing them in prit on camps, subjecting them to rape torture. one prison camp survivor testified before a u.n. commission she knew of

. >> a spokesman for russia's president vladimir putin said kim jong-un had accepted an invitation to the may nine victory day but will not be attending. >> we have no update from seoul. >> despite pyongyang's silence this visit had seemed to be on. it does seem to be off. it would have made sense on a number of levels, a snub to china which has been harsh of its criticism over issues like nuclear testing. from russia's perspective would have been a snap total west or the united states that if you pressure us, we can go to your enemies. there is some internal event in north korea that requires kim jong-un's attention internal reasons not to travel to moscow. there would have been lots of other world leaders around media in the mix and so perhaps thought it would be too risky to make this first international visit in that potentially fluid situation. one russian academic with whom i spoke this week said the kremlin would have been finding it difficult to deal with pyongyang, there would have been long silence says and then rush to go get these organized. >> bailout talks between greece

i think kim jong-un is unpredictable. he has committed provocations this year. i think it is a great concern given the leadership there as well. sen. mccain: let's talk about china and the reclamation. admiral, from time to time we put a picture up of the areas that are reclaimed from china in the east china sea, or south china sea. the problem is, our pictures don't keep up with their activities. it is my information that they have now in the last year filled in some 600 acres of land and are constructing runways and possibly artillery and missile defense systems. the congressional research service on april 6, issued a report on this issue and i quote -- " the publicly visible current u.s. strategy from dissuading china to continue its land reclamation activities appears to focus primarily on having u.s. officials make statements expressing the u.s. view that china should stop these activities on the grounds that they are destabilizing and inconsistent with commitments china has made under the nonbinding 2002 doc." do you know anything else about our strategy c

copies of the movie mocking kim jong-un are being air-dropped into north korea. we'll find out how the rest of the world vies their leader. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following two major stories. the united states now increasing military aid and intelligence to help saudi arabia with its air strikes in yemen. the one-time u.s. ally is in chaos right now with gun battles in the streets and air strikes meant to target rebels killing civilians instead. also a very disturbing story breaking right now. exclusively, in fact here in "the situation room." krn cnn is learning about a computer break-in at the white house by hackers working for the russian government. our correspondents and experts have been working their sources. they have new details on all the day's breaking stories. president obama's deputy national security adviser ben rhodes is stranding by at the white house to take questions. first, let's go to cnn justice reporter evan perez with the breaking news on the white house hack. eva

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it is believed the couple married in 2009 after kim jong-un took power. stepped back after giving birth to their daughter in 2012. >>> disney night was no fairytale for a celebrity on "dancing with the stars" last night. >> suzanne and tony. >> the dance is over for suzanne somers voted east last night after what was called the best performance of the season. but the night belonged to rumor willis who refused to dress lick a princess and was the evil. rusula and woman the top spot. we will hear from suzanne somers and who she thinks will take home the trophy. >> that costume with the purpose people skip it rocked. good for her. >> we have the cost of being world champions, the giants popularity is pushing up prices for parking. >>> the ferry building can be seen in >>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good tuesday morning at 5:28. thanks for joining us. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. with leyla gulen. and meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. cooler this morning? >> absolutely. cooler tomorrow morning. the breezes w

china warning kim jong un could be closer to successfully creating nuclear weapons. china's top nuclear experts warn the erotic and unpredictable leader has as many as 20 nuclear weapons and is racing to double that by the end of next year. >> they are noticing the same things we noticed in our report, which is the north koreans are expanding their nuclear arsenal and have been doing that for five years. >> joel of the u.s. korea institute made a similar assessment in february, along with the institute for science and international security headed by former weapons inspector david allbright. their alarming report warned kim jong un is beefing up his nuclear weapons stockpile at warp speed. >> worst case, they could end up with a hundred nuclear weapons by 2020. >> but now china, north kraeps ae ben factor is trying to reflect growing concern over the north korea threat. >> the chinese are being realistic and understand that a growing north korean nuclear threat not only has implications for the united states and its allies, but also has implications for china. >> 2 f

the film centers around a plot to assassinate north korean leader kim jong un. hed thousands of dv copies north of the border overnight in balloons and he says his aim is to help destroy the idolization of kim jong un. >> sharks are usually on the prowl but this time one became the prey. check out this photo of a bobcat taking a bite out of the killer sea creature along florida's vero beach. john bailey figures the big cat was trying to catch a fish. it pulled out a shark instead. wildlife officials noted florida bobcats are known to hunter along beaches. >> the local government in ferguson, missouri is becoming more diverse. municipal election results came in overnight. two african-americans won seats on city council and that increases block representation on the -- black representation on the six person path from one to three. >>> saint louis suburbs has been in the spotlight since the deadly police shooting of an unarmed teen last year and the clearing of the officer involved. >>> a mother from white plains new york accused of poisoning her son with salt is sc

people in the south sent balloons carrying dvds of a movie about a fictional plot to kill kim jong-un. officials in pyongyang posted a statement online. they say sending the balloons was equivalent of proclamation of war and they said they'll respond with a powerful blow. people in the south also used balloons last october to send pamphlets criticizing the government. and they fired bullets across the border and warned south koreans living near the border to evacuate when they learned of the plan to launch dvd balloons. >>> a japanese think tank says china is pushing forward with military reforms with a view to enhance its actual combat capabilities. the national institute for defense studies has released the annual report on the security situation in east asia. the report claims chinese president xi jinping's emphasis on the pursuit of active foreign policy is driving the government's unilateral hardline stance abroad. it said this can be seen through china's establishment of a zone over the east china sea. it cites the deployment of an oil rig in waters off the south china sea that

the film depicted a fictional plot by the cia to kill north korean leader kim jong un.he white house accused pyongyang of being behind the attack, something north korea has denied. wikileaks has made all the files available to the public. julian assange says it published the material as a public service. wikileaks described sony pictures as an influential and secretive company with the ability to impact laws and policies and with connections to the u.s. military-industrial complex. sony's ceo michael lynton sits on the board of the rand corporation. the leaked material shows lynton met with barack obama for a dinner and planned. sony says the release exacerbates what was originally a malicious criminal act. molly: coming up on 15 minutes past the hour. a check of the headlines. remembering the victims of germanwings flight 9525. leaders joining families in cologne to patriot to those who lost their lives. combating racism and anti-semitism in france. manuel valls unveils a set of measures aims at increasing social tolerance. cambodians mark 40 years that the khmer rouge

. >> "time" editor selected kim jong-un jong-un. it's an example of negative influence. also having negative influence, sand storm blowing through parts of east aisha, damage to crops and low visibility. jonathan oh has the details. >>> hello. whenever we go through the weather pattern in the spring we run into these problems with yellow sand because of the weather patterns where the winds become more intense further up north and when that happens not only does it limit visibility also becomes a bit of a problem for people trying to breathe and causes damage to crops in the region. let me take you over into northern portions of china and you can see here or maybe you cannot see here because of how windy it was it kicked up dust and sand across the region this past week. this was the scene thursday in northwest china where high winds reduced the visibility at times below ten meters. this made travel hazardous. that limited the sight of drivers and also a coating of sand every where. local farmers reported 300 hectares were damaged and people are being told to stay inside

kim jong-un didn't even score that low. >> he looked real uncomfortable.as screaming on the inside. >> reporter: then the little fell low got serious stab at bieber renaissance work? >> it could help propel him towards a new image if the music's there and the performance is there to support this new >> he came off as just as serious as he's been. >> reporter: harsh as anything he heard from that roast. >> wow. who knew martha stewart, stand-up comic. it was will rogers who said everything is funny as long as it's happening to somebody else. thank you for watching abc news. world news now is coming up soon with overnight breaking news. tune in to good morning when i have an asthma attack... i feel scared. sometimes my parents have to take me to the hospital. i feel like a fish with no water. you know how to react to their asthma attacks. here's how to prevent them. call... visit... or call your doctor. because... i thought, "the red cross does katrina. they don't help single moms. hi. hi. what happened to our house last year? it

kim jong-un didn't even score that low. >> he looked real uncomfortable.was screaming on the inside. >> reporter: then the little fell low got serious stab at bieber renaissance work? >> it could help propel him towards a new image if the music's there and the performance is there to support this new >> he came off as just as serious as he's been. >> reporter: harsh as anything he heard from that roast. >> wow. who knew martha stewart, stand-up comic. it was will rogers who said everything is funny as long as it's happening to somebody else. thank you for watching abc news. world news now is coming up soon with overnight breaking news. tune in to good morning america. and as always we're online ally, why don't you go to the park with grandpa? no, thanks. raymond... why don't you take him to one of your sports games? i'm not taking him to any of my sports games okay? besides, the only football around is hofstra and northeastern. they're both 0-7-- it's like watchin' the kids have a t tickle fight. well, your father already has his outside pants on so i'm se

. >> kim jong-un climbed a mountain. i believe it. i believe he did it for a good reason.recy. >> he blogd about his plans in 2013 and shared detwals the tampa bay times last year. >> vie lites our privacy daily, cliff clavin over there waving a giant needle. >> an intruder was arrested at the white house after trying to jump the fence. authorities are not releaseing the fence-jumper's identity. they did say she tore her pantsuit. >> nothing can get past our defenses now. >> there's been a security breach at the white house. this time involving a 4-year-old. >> a spokesperson said the child got a time-out. >> in guantanamo. specifically baby gitmo. >> yesterday, bill clinton presidential library made news when it posted a picture of hillary clinton as first lady in 1993 playing a game boy. take a look at this. isn't that cool? i didn't know she played gameboy. we have footage of the game she was playing. look at this. [ hail to the chief playing ] >> cute. >> very atari. >> yes. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning americ

>> i think the dynamic that's most changing is the behavior of kim jong un. and so that has to be wrought in the claus as well -- brought in the calculation as well. >> thank you. and, general, i do agree absolutely, it's capabilities versus calendar. we have to look at those capabilities. so realistically, do you think moving forward with op con transfer is that in the foreseeable future? and if it is, what are the benefits to us then of doing the op to con transfer? >> well, i think i think it is foreseeable. i don't think it's in the short term. and i i think it's a benefit in terms of, you know our presence in the alliance that we have with republic of korea, i think, is very important for regional security. it plays into global security as well because they've been a very good partner of ours for a number of years, and they're developing the capability, and they've actually employed forces around the world. and they've deployed in support of us as well. in some of the conflicts that we've been involved in. so i think in the long term the alliance and its

just before the release of "the interview" the comedy on the assassination of north korean leader kim jong-unation says north korea was behind the attack. >>> stocks are on the reboundafter ending slightly lower. the dow slips 6 points, the s&p dropped 1%. >> they'll be offering slimmed down tv packages. starting sunday fios kpaers can sign up for a group of channels. the cheapest plan will cost $55 a month and include two channels. >>> the chair house committee says he has a, quote, private and personal relationship with an airline industry lobbyist. he says his relationship with shelly row beno is unreelated to his work. she works for airlines for america, a trade association. she does not lobby schuster directly, but he got more contributions from the airlines industry last year than any other congressman, over $128,000. >>> and sci-fi fans are drooling after getting an early glimpse of the upcoming star wars movie "the force awakens." disney released the 90-second trailer yesterday. it shows ex-wing battles and storm troopers, some new characters, and some familiar faces. >> chewy, we're

. >> "time's" editors selected kim jong-un, his name to be on the list for five years in a row as an example of negative influence. >>> japanese government officials are trying to find ways to deal with a demographic downturn. the population is aging and shrinking. and new data reveals a steady decline. nhk world reports. >> reporter: officials with the internal affairs ministry estimate that as of october 2014 the population stood at 127.1 million and say it's a 0.70% drop from the previous year. and it's the fourth straight year of decline. the data reveals children under 14 account for less than 13% of the population, hitting a record low for the second straight year. the number of people aged 65 or over makes a record high 26% of the population. and number of people considered working age is about 61%, a significant decrease. the crisis is hitting the rural areas the hardest. government officials in central japan have seen more people moving out than moving in for nearly two decades. officials plan to introduce the program designed to lure in a younger generation. they are offeri

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the movie is about a plot to assassinate kim jong un.orea considers leaflets an attack on its government and has banned them. >>> sharks are usually on the prowl but this time one became the prey. check out this photo of a bobcat taking a bite out of the killer sea creature along florida's vero beach. vacationer john bailey snapped the shot of the wild animal encounter on monday. he figures the big cat was trying to catch a fish. it pulled out the shark instead. wildlife experts don't think this image was doctored in any way noting that florida bobcats are known to hunt along beaches. >> sharks they can -- they consider a delicacy. >>> thrives will see the lowest gasoline prices in about six years. the energy department predicts prices will plunge 32 percent to $2.45 a gallon. summer driving season is supposing to up, it's going to be pretty good for you drivers out there. >>> more business travelers avoiding tax sees and choosing ride sharing services like uber. a new report by certify an expense management system provider shows 47 perc

just before the release of "the interview" the comedy on the assassination of north korean leader kim jong-unration said the north korean cree was behind the attack. >>> stocks are on the rise after slowly slighting slower. the dow slips 6 points, the s&p dropped 1%. the nasdaq dropped 3 points. >> they'll be offering slimmed down tv packages. starting sunday fios customers can sign up for certain groups of channels they want to watch. a slim package of tv channels will include the typical broadcasters. the cheapest plan will cost $55 a month and include two channel packs. >>> the chairman of the house committee that oversees aviation legislation says he has a, quote, private and personal relationship with an airline industry lobbyist. congressman bill schuster a republican from pennsylvania says his relationship with shelley rubino is unrelated to his work. she works for airlines for america, a trade association. she does not lobby schuster directly, but he got more contributions from the airlines industry last year than any other congressman, over $128,000. >>> and sci-fi fans are drooling

china warning kim jong un has an arsenal. door meting first reported by "the wall street journal," they warn the un unpredictable leader has as many as 20 nuclear weapons and is racing to double that by the end of next year. >> they're noticing the north koreans are getting ready to he can panned their nuclear arsenal and have been doing that for five years. >> reporter: a similar assessment was made in february along with the institute for science and international security headed by former weapons inspector david albright. the report warned kim jong un is baefg beefing up his stockpile at warp speed. >> they could end up with 100 weapons by the end of 20 20. >> reporter: now china is offering its highest estimates to date after down play inging the threat for years, rae flekting growing concern in beijing over the north korean nuclear threat. >> the chinese are being realistic and understand that a growing north korean nuclear threat not only has implications for the united states and its allies but also has implications for

correspondent says the north korean leadership hopes the budget will boost the popularity of leader kim jong-un. the country's official media reported on thursday the supreme people's assembly convened in pyongyang. pak pong jug says he'll create economic programs on all fronts for the nation building process. the government is promising to solve problems related to food, electricity and other aspects of daily life. the past budget plan reported allots more spending than last year on agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing and other sectors. north korea's media did not clarify whether kim attended the session or why it didn't report on this. some observers say kim may have been injured based on photos released on wednesday. that's by north korea's state-run tv. his right wrist appears to be bandaged. others say kim has cemented his power to the point where he no longer needs to attend parliamentary sessions. >>> investors have been pouring into japanese stocks. they're taking the leading nikkei index towards levels not seen in 15 years. ai uchida joins us from our business desk. everybody's waiti

it is held annually and is part of the celebration for the country a founder kim jong-un. will win it this year. >> and if not he'll make sure he does. >>> things are getting a little tense between turkey and the vatican. pope francis honored the memory of an estimated 1.5 million armenians killed by ottoman turks around the world calling it quote, the worst genocide in history. connor is live with how that's played out in the last couple hours. conor? >> a really controversial history making its way around turkey and around the world. the pope holding mass today marking the 100th anniversary of the armenian massacre and calling it the death of 1.5 million armenians genocide. it included the armenian president and another armenian guest. he said they must never forget the world suffering. >> reporter: it is necessary and indeed a duty to honor their memory. for whenever a memory fades, it means evil allows wounds to fester. >> now the statement of genocide was quickly condemned by turkish leaders. turkey, of course, was formed out of the remnants of the ottoman empire and

think the dynamic that's most changing in this dialogue about up con transfer is the behavior of kim jong-un. it has to be brought into the calculation as well. >> thank you. general, i do agree absolutely. it's capabilities versus calendar. we have to look at the capabilities. realistically, do you think moving forward with the transfer, is that in the foreseeable future? if it is, what are the benefits to us then of doing the transfer? >> i think it is foreseeable. i don't think it's in the short term. i think it's a benefit in terms of -- you know, our presence in the alliance we have with republic of korea, i think is very important for regional security and plays into global security as well. because they've been a very good partner of ours for a number of years. they're developing the capability, and they've employed forces around the world. they've deployed in support of us as well. in some of the conflicts we've been involved in. so i think in the long term, the alliance and its development in this regard is good for both countries. >> very good. i know the south koreans were engaged

it was traced to north korea, an act of revenge for a movie that spoofed the dictator kim jong-un.utes" is investigating how the north koreans pulled it off and here's part of steve kroft's report. >> reporter: if you want to talk about state-of-the-art hacking or what's going on in the international cyber arms market, jon miller is a good place to start. he turned down a job with the n.s.a. and a government car while he was still in high school because he says he was already making more money doing private consulting work and honing his skills as a penetration tester. so you're a hacker? >> i was. now i'm a--un a computer security professional. but, yeah, i mean, for the majority of my career was an ethical hacker where i would actually go out and hack companies and then work with them to make sure they didn't get hacked by somebody else. >> reporter: since miller says he's been well paid to hack into nuclear power plant we wanted to know what he thought about the sony attack and the malware the north koreans used to pull it off. if i set you down and gave you a pence and i will p

a comedy about a plot to assassinate kim jong-un led to the massive hack against sony pictures.ctivist says he wants to inspire north koreans to resist their leaders. i guess he's assuming they all have dvd players. >> maybe the next balloon drop will send the dvd players. >>> the epa says the highly toxic pesticide that left a delaware family ill had been used several times before at that resort where they were staying. officials are contacting guests and employees of the resort in st. john to see how many people may have been exposed. now, the sickened dad, his name is steve esmond has regained consciousness. his wife has been released from the hospital but their two teenage sons remain in a coma. >>> a former nfl kicker with two super bowl rings is now suing the tampa bay buccaneers for $20 million. lawrence tynes claims unsanitary conditions at the bucs training facility caused a mrsa infection which ended his career. he says he still suffers following multiple surgeries to deal with the infection. tynes kicked field goals in two conference title games that sent the giants t