whole history is forgotten for north korean people. we are not allowed to know where we are coming from. we just know that you're the people of -- that's out to me was shocking. in a movie there's no propaganda and i could feel some cases of freedom and humanity. i was very hungry and i couldn't processed anything after that because i didn't internet to check what that was. my life has been unbearable because my father was a member but he got arrested for his later business trading with china, and he was sent to prison. but here i have to mention, he was born in this country. because he was born in north korea, he was illegal, he got tortured and allow states dignity. but when he was in prison, it's not the love we can think of. the presence of some cannot look at the card i is because they are not human beings. these people are not human beings. it's when they are in prison. we hear that a lot, political camps and we had a lot of labor camps in north korea. they treat people less than animals. they treat the normal people outside less

korean towards you? >> yes. it's another tragedy. you'd say you escape north korea and you escape china, than in south korea everything would be right. okay, no. that world is very hard for us. i don't know why south korea has so much things and they have other countries, they have compassion, generosity and kindness. but they have a very ignorant attitude towards north korea and human rights issue. i think because of the korean war. -thing if i say i'm from south korea they will say i'm a spy. though say why you are here, your spine. so they think that if we come there we still their job. and they increase competition. and they think we're less educated people. they might have higher crime rights and they think that you are not trustworthy you don't know anything, and you have different accent. so that is the kind of stereotype against us. so we also had to fight that again. so my university i told nobody i would sam from south korea. that that is the way i could survive again. i think that is changing but i think a lot of people still have those attitudes. b

north koreans, about 600,000 civilians according to their record. and the chinese suffered in the korean war. of course, while this is definitely a human tragedy, war always is, there are other casualties as well. as i try to demonstrate in the last several slides. the landscape was a casualty. if suffered tremendously during the war. forests, rivers, lakes, streams, all sorts of natural landscapes were affected by the combat. the infrastructure, what there was, was utterly decimated. that means sewers, no running water. all of these things are going to contribute to post-war disease, malnutrition, the agricultural lands were also affected. so, now i am going to turn to vietnam. so we can talk about a contrasting experience for u.s. serviceman. they certainly are is a different geography and climate. but here is where we have an answer to the question as to the actual strategy of attacking the landscape, especially through the use of chemical agents. so while most of these instances in korea were tactical uses of chemical agents to enhance the u.s. f

what were north korean maps like? >> good question. poverty, there's a different level of poverty. when i say how poor we are, for example we have one and we don't use it because it is very valuable. and we have one textbook you write it and erase it and reread it again and erase it. ever imagine that a textbook;. one class as it and it's, my mother's mother textbook, and that's always see it. there is no way i can edit never seen. that's the 1st moment. while. it's all son. that is how things are not there. we don't have color photos. poor people living. >> forgive this question, do you feel safe in your travel in the united states were overseas? >> i guess. i feel like i live a thousand years literally. i saw so many things, what humans can inflict on each other. i saw the starvation and kindness. and i lived in lots of different countries. i was a slave, so it feels like my life now is an extra life. we understand somebody who face death several times, feel like it's extra life. unfortunately that is my case. trying to get the information, and it scares me that i'm working with

months before they could state with certainty that it was the north koreans. we're not going to know when an attack like the this comes where it originated. we're just not going to know. >> we'll open up for questions. we've got a microphone here mt. middle, questions for ted cop el and "lights out." you dedicate this book, ted, to your grandchildren, and you ask in the dedication that you hope you got it wrong. >> well, sure. >> why? >> because i don't want my grandkids to have to live with kind of a threat. you know what? it's been my experience that nobody in a situation like this likes to ask the first question, so why don't we go right to the second question. [laughter] go ahead, sir. you're it. >> mr. koppel, i teach environmental science here at the college, and i've been using a video of one of your 30-minute nightlines from about 30 years ago on climate change. and i still use it in my classes today. it was the most prescient discussion of what could happen over the next 30, 40 years. and as far as i can tell, everything you said in that thing came tr

north korea's most senior officials. he was an experienced negotiator who played an important role in talks with south korea. in august, he helped diffuse tensions between two sides after an explosion injured two south korean soldiers at the border with north korea. the south korean government has paid tribute to his skill and hard work during those talks. >> we offer condolences over his death. he worked together with south korea to achieve a meaningful agreement at high level talks held in august. >> he was, according to state media, north korea's leader kim jong-un's closest comrade and a solid revolutionary partner. his death is raising questions about what's really happening inside north korea's secretive government. south korea say kim jong-un that executed 70 officials, including his uncle since becoming supreme leader four years ago. >> this time, looks like this is different, because kim jong-un showed his condolences and we see many signs that there is some kind of surprise on their side, so looks like unlike other cases where we really have some serious speculations, this one, i don't think they deserve as much of the speculation, but it looks like and sounds like a traffic accident. >> the stat

there's the thing of bridge of no return, on the appointmented hour north korean trucks drew up withthe american prisoners on board and there was an ambulance and then they were ordered to walk 20 yards across back to the americans. the miserable north korean guards torture, misery unremitting and things, on the southern side warm welcoming americans, orange juice, steak, the first person they met who shook the hands was the now general charles bonesteel the third the commander of forces in south korea, but the man that created the problem in the first place. i always think how interesting it would have been if he would have said, let the russians take the whole thing. it would have been a communist korea but it would have been the collapse of the soft -- soviet union, it would be a socialist country. it wouldn't be as rich as south korea is today but it would be united and there wouldn't be a nuclear part of the country. major nuisance it is today. because of the time, i am going to tell you about the alcatraz. i will tell you -- i need a copy of the book. the end pages of this book

ambassador to the u.n., samantha power introduced two north korean defectors at the meeting. wers said she wants to tell people suffering in the north they won't be forgotten. she added she wants to tell the country's leaders that their crimes are being documented and they will be judged for them. power urged the security council to refer the issue to the international criminal court. japanese ambassador said the investigation into the fate of japanese nationals abducted by the north has made no progress in a year and a half. . >> this issue must be resolved without delay. japan strongly demands that the dpr return all abductees as soon as possible through an expeditious investigation. >> china's deputy envoy says the council is not the place to address the issue of human rights. following the meeting, u.s. ambassador power expressed hope that the u.s. and japan can join the international community to speak out against human rights abuses in north korea. samantha power gave nhk an exclusive interview on thursday. >> it sends a signal to the north koreans, to the people of nort

samantha power gave nhk an exclusive interview on thursday. >> it sends a signal to the north koreansnd to the whole world that this isn't just a human rights crisis. this is a threat to peace and security for as long as this regime is torturing and brutalizing its people in this manner. it's inherently destabilizing and inherently risky for all of us. >> power said china is advocating the idea that the international community should not intervene in the internal affairs of a sovereign state. she also said china doesn't want to be the target of criticism. >>> the german air force joined the u.s.-led coalition fighting the islamic state militant group. it deployed aircraft and troops to a turkish air base. their mission is to monitor islamic militants in iraq and syria. the german military sent two reconnaissance planes, an aerial refueling jet and transport aircraft with 40 troop on board to the base on thursday. they plan to send more reconnaissance aircraft to turkey at a later date. the military already pledged to send a frigate to support the french aircraft carrier "charles de ga

it had to be the north koreans but it took the bullets before they could stay with certainty it was the number three hands. we will not know with the attack comes where it originated. >> host: we will bid for questions. for his book "lights out" a cyberattack, a nation unprepared, surviving the aftermath" few dedicated the book to your grandchildren and asked them did vacation a hope you got it wrong. sure. i now want them to have to live what -- with this threat. i will go right to the second question. [laughter] >> jedi still use that lecturer emma classes today that is the most recent discussion of what could have bid over the next 30 years is far that i could tell everything came true. [applause] node udo please don't. i just got to ante build the other day that i am having a senior bogota the correspondent. we had one that was absolutely fixated on this subject and to hear evidence sure applause that should go. 30 years rand to this day still pressing the issue of climate change. they akio. >> the q what is your view of aware from cyberattacks? >>. >> that is a tough one. it perfec

. >>> the united states has imposed sanctions on north korean bank executives and shipping companies for their alleged involvement in the north's arms trade. the u.s. treasury department announced on tuesday sanctions on six banking representatives, including individuals based in vietnam and syria working for a commercial bank. the department alleges that the representatives worked on behalf of north korean financial institutions already hit by u.s. sanctions. and sent funds abroad from the sanctioned targeted korea mining development trading corporation. the department also black listed three shipping firms for allegedly transporting weapons and weapons related parts for companies already sanctions by the u.s. the u.s. government will freeze the assets of both the dividuals involved and the companies in the united states and ban monetary transactions with the u.s. >>> delegates at the u.n. climate talks in paris is trying to hammer out a new internatnal framework to tackle climate change. finding a way to reduce dependence on coal to generate power is high on their agenda. nhk world

. >> the top advisor to the north korean leader is killed in a car crash >>> we begin the newshour inhe central african republic, where voting is under way in much delayed presidential and legislative elections. voters began to cast their ballots. 1.8 million are expected to vote. with the armed forces and u.n. peacekeepers ensuring everything goes smoothly. the governor of car for a decade has been barred from standing. he is the subject of u.n. sanctions. michelle is snable to run, put in power in 2003 by the fighters. and the interim president is not allowed to run. but that could change if george dalgela wins, a former prime minister to whom the party pledged support. if elected, he could return to car. the other leading candidate is martin, a former prime minister accused by some of having ties to the seleka fighters. and the former foreign minister and prominent muslim candidate. our correspondent is outside a polling station in the capital bangui with more. >> there has been a number of concerns, polling stations opened late. some did not have their voting material. that was in

there was a piece of cloth that was believed to be part of the north korean flag, and also the point that the boats a wooden and basic, and they're not really seaworthy. that would point to north korea as well. and the fact that it is so geographicfully close to japan. it is from the north, but why are the boats coming now. from the past couple of months, we've seen an influx of these boats. 34 this year. 65 this year. 80 the year before. it's not a new phenomenon. and a gruesome task for the japanese coast guard. they say on some of the boats the bodies may have been dead from a week ago, but others they may have died up to three months and the boats have been drifting on the ocean. >> and paula, i know you have had an opportunity to speak with north korean defectors on this issue. what have they been saying about this? >> reporter: well, there's a split as to whether or not these are defectors that haven't made it to safety or whether or not they are potentially fisherman who just strayed too far from the coast. one defector said that the north korean leader has a real push on at th

north korean leader kim jong un claims the country has developed a hydrogen bomb, a step up from the less powerful atomic bomb. keir simmons reports. this is thought to be the first time north korea's leader has claimed that his nation has developed a hydrogen bomb. just weeks ago he issued an equally belligerent statement that he could attack the u.s. at any time. while a hydrogen bomb would be a significant step forward from the less powerful atomic bomb, producing a much stronger blast. supreme leader has been on a sabre the international community, repeatedly making threats. last month north korea staged the biggest military parade in its history, though there did not appear to be any new weapons. while a year ago, computer hackers attacked sony over its movie the interview, a comedy about a plot to assassinate north korea's leader. the u.s. responded by imposing further sanctions on north korea. so far this morning, there's no comment from the state department on this with suspicion by many experts, just rhetoric some say. s/ keir simmons/ nbc news/ london, england :56-1:09 "the

if it is a fugitive thing if you get to the american dance north koreans. and vital american interest in soldiers are looking give the with binoculars figgie who is this guy? so i am lucky at this particular moment thinking about american soldier. looking with the enormous telephoto lens. am looking directly into his eyes i thought the house would give him away of. the returns the gesture but the extraordinary of north korea was it was invented by an american with a wonderful they've. that i do cherished he was called charles hart will build a steel the third. if you kidded digit this the 14th of august 8045 he did the other young that he would be more familiar with where in the outer office and they are listening over the short wave radio where it is a 50 the august giving a speech that is the most profound understatement you have ever heard that it is not necessarily turn up to our advantage. but we are surrendering. that is the japanese problem because the soviets are now rasheed cynical through all the previous japanese held cases. down through rich are

but it brings questions as to what is really happening in north korea's governments. south koreanicials say that kim jong-un has executed 70 officials, including his uncle, since becoming supreme leader. al jazeera. >> the french interior minister has condemned last week's violence in corsica while visiting the mediterranean island. protesters vandalized a muslim prayer room on a housing stays where two firefighters were attacked a day earlier. jonah hull reports now. >> in a prolonged state of emergency, france is still feeling the after effects of the attacks in paris. the french island of corsica in the mediterranean has its own identity and harbors notions of separatism. it is the latest scene of racist violence since the attacks. >> this is a beautiful little island, but if things continue like this, people will be frightened from coming here. >> they would light a fire, luring firemen in, where they were attacked. hundreds of firemen were attacked in similar circumstances but it has never happened here in corsica. in response an angry crowd ransacked a local muslim prayer ro

. >>> a senior north korean official in charge of negotiating with rival south korea has been killed sh as victoria gatenby now reports, it's raising more questions about what is going on inside north korea's secretive ruling regime. >> reporter: very few details have been released about the circumstances surrounding the car crash that killed this man. >> translator: member of the political bureau and secretary of the central committee of the worker's party of korea, and deputy to the supreme people's assembly of the democratic people's republic, died sadly in a car accident. >> reporter: as secretary of the ruling worker's party, he was one of north korea's most senior officials. he was an experienced negotiator who played an important role in talks with south korea. in august he helped diffuse tensions after an explosion injured two south korean soldiers at the border with north korea. the south korea government has paid tribute to his skill and hard work. >> translator: we offer our condolences. he worked to achieve an agreement in the high-level talks in august. >> reporter: his d

the north koreans, the north koreans attacked the south koreans and we pledge to defend the south koreans. macarthur publicly he had up there, which was a very much. we disbanded our army pretty much, army and navy, but he managed to blowback the time it is and then get himself in an argument with president truman over how far back he should throw the commies. whether he should stop summer. president truman working negotiate. general macarthur was not a really good negotiator. he was going to win the war, and so president truman issued an edict at some point that military officer would not make statements publicly until they cleared it with the white house. macarthur almost suicidal. he said and he went to the press and he very publicly said, not going to go with anybody to the chinese people that if they don't surrender to him within one week he's going to destroy them. and this may president truman very angry because he was trying to get people down to the table. in any case he fired general macarthur. the sentiment at home was all from macarthur. he was brought back to enormous recepti

be months before they make it back home >>> coming up after the break on al jazeera, top aid to north korean is said to have died. also ahead looking ahead to 2016, brazil struggles in preparing for the rio olympic games. games. >> the sports story everyone's talking about. >> don't miss the world exclusive undercover investigation. only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. a recap of our top stories on al jazeera. voters in car is at the polls in long delayed presidential elections. iraqi forces in sunni tribal fighters are tightening their grip on ramadi after recapturing it from i.s.i.l. sweeping and clearing operations are underway on the northern front. a court in indonesia that is thrown out a case against a company contributing to the haze that policy ute a large part of south-east asia. a company was suspected of illegally burning forests to make room for its crop. top aids south korean was a secretary of the workers party and head of the department that handles ties with south korea died. he was 73 years old. joining us from seoul is professor of international relations. thank y

if you look at the whole sony breach it wasn't the iranians are the north korean government saying we did this and here is someone in the north korean military that operates the guardians of peace which is the hactivist fund operating in a way saying they are not us. it's just some affiliation they got together to cause damage to sony. they try to remove themselves from it so there is possible to viability and a layer between the apparatus and the executioner of the threat that a lot of these countries operate through third-party fronts, teams, groups, hactivist that gives them the ability to maintain some separation from what is happening. it's hard to determine what's real and what's after the show and what's after the show was not a tradition in terms what national and interest on executing that on their behalf. >> host: hangar building up a dark room and a lot of people at computer screens. what are they doing that there? >> guest: analysis. it's easy to say you have a puzzle piece to put together a puzzle that is harder to do. you look at the technical piece of this a lot of the

north korean leader kim jong-un claims the country has developed a hydrogen bomb, a step up from thec bomb. nbc's keir simmons has the details. >> reporter: this is thought to be the first time north korea's leader has claimed his nation has developed a hydrogen bomb. just weeks ago he issued an equally belligerent statement that he could attack the u.s. at any time, while a hydrogen bomb would be a significant step forward from the less powerful atomic bomb, producing a much stronger blast. kim jong-un, north korea's supreme leader, has been on a saber rattling campaign to pressure the international community. last month, north korea staged the biggest military parade in its history, though there did not appear to be any new weapons. while a year ago, computer hackers attacked sony over its movie "the interview," a comedy about a plot to assassinate north korea's leader. the u.s. responded by imposing further sanctions on north korea. so far this morning there's no comment from the state department on this latest north korean nuclear claim. but it's being viewed with suspicion by ma

north korean leader kim jong unsaid his country has developed a hydrogen bomb. he made the statement during an arms industry inspection on wednesday. state-run media said it's the first time kim has publicly said the north is developing a weapon. >>> also developing this noon, republican donald trump has scrapped a trip to israel. trump tweeted he will reschedule at a later date "after i become president of the united states." he planned to meet with benjamin netanyahu. >>> donald trump continues to steph media attention following his call for a ban on all muslims entering america. he also leads the latest cbs news poll released this morning. weijia jiang reports. >> reporter: despite receiving days of global criticism, donald trump's call for a ban on new limbs entering america doesn't appear to be hurting him. the latest cbs news/new york times poll shows trump at 35% with his highest support yet. the survey was taken before the proposal to ban muslims. >> i didn't do it for poll numbers. >> reporter: trump's penchant for attention-grabbing headline and poll n

(laughter) let's talk about one thing north koreans can get excited about. >> welcome to north korea'seel wearing kim jong un girl group, formed by the supreme leader himself. >> trevor: that's right, north korea has its own pop supergroup formed by ki kim jonn himself. hard to believe he had team given his busy schedule of looking at things and pointing at things and looking at things that are far away. i mean, this band is huge in north korea and if you don't believe me, just watch. (singing) i love those guys so much! to be fair to them, it's kind of hard to unwind when there is always a voice in your head going don't die, just don't die, just don't die. can we smile in derek smiled tuesday and they killed him. don't smile. don't smile, don't die. don't die. if you're wondering why the audience was in uniform, turns out in north korea, pop culture and military culture tend to overlap. >> at this concert a long-range missile launches on the big screen behind them. frenzied fans on their feet, the music crescendos as the missile strikes a picture of the united states. >> trevor: i don

equipment and signs written in korean were also on board, including one that had the name of the north korean army. one boat was just carrying skulls while another contained two headless bodies. a call for college students to "grow up." the president of oklahoma wesleyan university wrote a blog saying "this is not a daycare. this is a university." he says that they are too quick to play the victim card. >> this is a place to learn. sometimes learning is uncomfortable. sometimes it means being being challenged to think better and higher ideas rather than those self-centered ideas that lead tonight is is is him. jc: he said that he was motivated to write the blog after a student complained a sermon about love made him feel guilty. phil: it' s not officially winter yet, but in the midwest there' s already plenty of snow on the ground and more on the way. it' s just one part of a tough week, of weather issues across the country including ice and flooding. it is an icy, snow we mess across the nation' s midsection. drivers are slipping and sliding on the roads in minnesota. >> it took me two hours

north korean leader kim jong un claims his country has developed a hydrogen bomb. n-b-c's keir simmons has that. << this is thought to be the first time north korea's leader has claimed that his nation has developed a hydrogen bomb. just weeks ago he issued an equally belligerent statement that he could attack the u-s at any time. a hydrogen bomb would be a significant step forward from the less powerful atomic bomb, producing a much stronger blast. kim jong un, north korea's supreme leader has been on a saber- rattling campaign to pressure the international community, repeatedly making threats. last month, north korea staged the biggest military parade in its history, though there did not appear to be any new weapons. while a year ago, computer hackers attacked sony over its movie 'the interview,' a comedy about a plot to assassinate north korea's leader. the u-s responded by imposing further sanctions on north korea. so far this morning, there's no the state department on this latest north korea nuclear claim. but it's being viewed with suspicion by many experts,

. >>> north koreans are honoring the anniversary of kim jong ill-who died on december 17th. they offered flowers at their embassy in beijing. >> translator: we are like the children of kim jong-il, i stand here to commemorate our father. >> the current reporter of kim jong-il reportedly paid their respects at the house that houses his father's body. eneditorial in the korean worker party's newspaper called on all citizens to demonstrate their patriotism at a party next may. it will be the first such meeting in 36 years. ban would be the first chief to visit the country in 22 years. >> translator: i'm ready to provide my role as secretary-general, whatever it may take for peace and reconciliation on the current condition. >> ban the south korean national has accepted his willingness since 2007. he hopes they will be able to agree on a date as soon as possible. >>> u.s. diplomatic sources say china is involved in the arrangements beijing is steek help improve his ties with the community. >>> policy makes at the u.s. central bank have signed off on a major shift in policy that'

in october, he sat with the north korean leader in a meeting with a top chinese official. experts suggest kim's death won't affect north korea's policy towards the south. the news agency described his passing as a huge loss and says a state funeral will be held in his honor. >>> japanese stocks rose on the last trading day of the year. the nikkei average marked gaenz for the fourth year in a row and hit the highest year end closing price in 19 years. here are the details as well as a year in review of stocks. [ applause ] >> the market is in a festive mood, a ceremony was held to mark the end of the year's trading. market players will leave for a four-day new year break. let's have a look at how the nikkei and topix ended december 30th, wednesday, 19,033, and broader topix, 1,547. now on the year, the nikkei was up about 9%. that's stronger than last year's 7%. in april the index hit the 20,000 mark for first time in 15 years but it failed to maintain that level through to the year end. shares of companies related to domestic consumption were strong this year and they incl

the north koreans, korea was divided at that time, and the north koreans attacked the south koreans, and we pledged to defend the south koreans. macarthur took what army he had up there which wasn't very much, but he managed to thousand back the commune -- to throw back the communists and then get himself embroiled in an argument with president truman over how far back he should throw the communists, whether he should stop somewhere. president truman wanted to negotiate, and general macarthur was not a really good negotiator. he was going to win the war. macmacarthur, almost a suicidal thing, he went to the press and very publicly said -- without clearing it with anybody -- to the chinese people that if they don't surrender to him within one week, he's going to destroy them. and this made president truman very angry because he was trying to put the people down to the table. in any case, he fired general macarthur. but the sentiment at home was all for macarthur. he was brought back to enormous receptions, i think in san francisco half a million people, ticker tape parade in new york

they're saying it's a car accident, but he's certainly not the highly placed north korean official tois predecessor died the same way. people who watch north korea closely are pointing to the fact that earlier this year we heard south korean officials say that have evidence that at least 70 high government officials in north korea have died by execution since kim jong-un took power. these are claims that cnn cannot independently confirm, but interesting to see the pictures coming out of this funeral. interesting to see the message from state news that this is somebody who was respected by the regime, somebody who had been royal to kim jong-un, and he see him jong-un appearing grief stricken over the loss of his close comrade. >> all right. reporting live from seoul in south korea. >>> the top u.s. commander in afghanistan reportedly says he wants to keep as many american troops there as possible. and we will tell you why he's not ruling out asking for more troops. >>> and later, a football super star marks a milestone with barcelona. the treatments discovered at st. jude help save kid

the north koreans might. isis, if it got the capability, with a couple billion dollars, which they have, can bite an awful lot of expertise. if they wanted to inflict great harm on the united states and they do, and get the capability, and they will, it is going to be -- katty: you describe in the book of the department of common securities not sufficiently prepared for this. department of homeland security is not sufficiently prepared for this, you mentioned the electric minis that -- electric companies. ted: i spent three days out in salt lake city. that is where the headquarters of the lds church are. prepare for bad times. they have supplies that would probably last the mormon population of 6 million in this country, up to a year. the rest of us, not so sure. katty: ted koppel, thanks for coming in. ted: thank you, katty. katty: terrifying prospect. now, a date which will live in infamy. that is how president franken roosevelt described the attack on pearl harbor, which took place 74 years ago today. this

compaore who ruled for 30 years, and was overthrown in an uprising in october 2014 >>> a top aid to north korean leader kim jong un died in a car accident. he handled ties with south korea. he coordinated talks in august le leading to the end of a standoff between the two nations. still ahead - headed to prison. former israeli prime minister ehud olmert is sentence said for a bribery conviction and. >> i'm in saskatchewan, and this is a lake called the dead sea of canada. the waters are extremely salty. i'll report on research showing how salt lakes like this can help the county cope with climate change. >>> the top stories on al jazeera - the u.s. says its coalition against i.s.i.l. killed 10 top leaders of the armed group iraq and syria. among them are key suspects of the paris attacks, with one having links to the alleged mastermind. a court in indonesia threw out a case against the company accused of contributing to the annual haze caused by forest fires. the private firm said to illegally burn thousands of acres of for efforts for its crops >>> voters see it as crucial to restore police to

the north korean leader has died in a car accident.tary of the workers party and head of the development that handles ties with south korea a. he was 73. over a million people die in india each year from indoor air pollution. the reason, many people burning toxic materials to make fires in their homes which produce poisonous smoke. it is a widespread practice despite other cleaner fuel options. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: life is simple here in this village, as is the cooking. this woman begins her day to make food for her family. she sits like this twice a day every day and it isn't pleasant. >> translation: i start coughing sometimes because of the smoke. the cough and smoke makes my eyes water too. >> reporter: it is a similar story at hundreds of thousands of villages across india where cooking is done in or near the home. most of these old style stoves use dirty fuels. smoke gets inside the home and into the lungs. there are villages all over india where this type of stove running on wood or charcoal or dung is the onl

a north korean leader has died in a car accident. that is according to state media.tary of the workers' party and head of the department in south korea. he was 73. rescue workers in eastern china have found eight survivors from a collapsed mine. they had been trapped with nine other workers for five days. the crews are trying to send food, water and other emergency supplies to the men who are 220 metres below ground. they're drilling their way to try to bring them out. over a million people die in india each year from indoor air pollution. the reason, many people burn toxic materials to make fire in their homes which produces poisonous smoke. it's a widespread practice despite other clean fuels being available. >> reporter: life is simple here in this village, as is the cooking. this woman begins her morning to make food. she sits like this twiss a day for every day and it isn't pleasant. >> translation: i start coughing sometimes because of the smoke. the coffee and smoke makes my eyes water too >> reporter: it is a similar picture around india where cooking is done

. >> the senior north korean official has been killed in a car crash. ountry's state news agency is reporting the death. >> very few details have been release about the circumstances surrounding the car crash. north korea's state run news agency announced the death. >> the member of the workers part of korea and deputy to the supreme poem of the democratic republic of korea died sadly in a car accident at the age of 73. >> as secretary of the ruling party, he was one of north korea's most senior officials. he was an experienced negotiator who played an important role. he helped defuse tensions after an explosion injured two south korean soldiers at the border of north korea. the south korean government paid tribute to his skill during those talks. >> he achieve high level agreements in august. >> he was north korea's leader kim jong-un's close comrade, but his death is raising questions about what is really happening inside north korea's secretive government. the funeral will take place on tuesday. it's not clear what it will mean for korea and it's neig

japan and south korea have never felt the need to get a nuclear weapon to counter the north koreans becausethey trust us and they believe that north korea is not going to invade their countries tomorrow. the guy is nuts, but he is not a religious nazi. if the ayatollah gets one bomb, what happens in the mideast? every arab is going to get a bomb, too. north korea is a nightmare. it should be a wake-up call. this is what happens when you let rogue regimes get away with bad deals and blame both parties here. the effort to control the north korean nuclear program was a miserable failure. so will the iranian nuclear deal. would you do it differently? but we are where we are. and once they get a nuke, they are in a safe harbor because nobody wants to deal with them the same way if they didn't have a nuke. so north korea, sharing the technology worries me. that the guy will wake up one day on the wrong side of the bed and might actually use it. i don't know how to fix that overnight other than press the regime over time to change. hoping that people in north korea can take back their country and

in san francisco and the east bay and north korean peninsula.ey estimate they can transport 6000 fans. not only will it be a fun way to travel. it will relieve stress and other modes of transportation. >> more people can take one vehicle to the game and from the game, reducing the need for a huge number of parking spots because they are not available. >> some parking lots will be used for tents and temporary structures and there are parking permits on sale now for outer lots. fans can also take public transportation, taxis and for the first time, uber. >> . it's one of our partners. there will be a dedicated lot where people can be dropped off and pick up, uber after the game. >> they have studied past super bowl's learning from successes and mistakes. the key is giving plenty of transportation options. >> if you can create a balance of plenty of ways to get to the game, you won't have a problem like they have had in the past super bowl's. student tickets for the fan express go on sale tomorrow. >>> suspense is in the air for a local high school

. >>> a north korean court sentenced a canadian pastor to life in prison. the reverend was accused of anti-state activities. he traveled to north korea from toronto in january, and was reported missing in march. >> people are now slowly moving back to a town close to the fukushima nuclear power station. it was one of the first cities to be evacuate after the massive earthquake and tsunami that caused a nuclear meltdown of the plant in 2011. al jazeera is there. >> for more than four years, nature has been steadily reclaiming the town. inside the exclusion zona around the power plant, residents were prevented from returning while decon tam work was done. that was lifted and 400 elderly people have returned. >> i came back here as soon as possible, because i want to help the reconstruction effort. i call residents who are still not sure about coming back and try to help them out. >> the chief monk of a buddhist temple decided to return out of a sense of duty to families and their ancestors, but he that done so on his own, seeing his wife and two children only

japan and south korea has never -- have never felt the need to get a nuclear weapon to counter the north koreans because they trust us and they believe that north korea is not going to invade their countries tomorrow. the guy is nuts, but he is not a religious nazi. the difference between north korea and iran, if the ayatollah gets one bomb, what happens in the mideast? every arab is going to get a bomb, too. unlike the korean peninsula. north korea is a nightmare. it should be a wake-up call. this is what happens when you let rogue regimes get away with bad deals and blame both parties here. the effort to control the north korean nuclear program was a miserable failure. so will the iranian nuclear deal be a miserable failure. if you could go back in time, would you do it differently? but we are where we are. and once they get a nuke, they are in a safe harbor because nobody wants to deal with them the same way if they didn't have a nuke. so north korea, sharing the technology worries me. that they will sell some of this stuff to terrorist groups. that the guy will wake up one day on the wrong s

a top advisor to the north korean leader is killed in a car crash >>> we begin this newshour in central african republic, where voting is under way in the presidential and legislative elections, voters cast their ballot across the country on wednesday morning. 1.8 million people are expected to vote across 500 polling stations. the armed forces and u.n. peacekeepers ensuring it goes smoothly. the country has been marred by violence as the overthrow by seleka rebels in 2013. he has been barred from standing. the subject of sanctions for supporting armed groups. another unable to run but in power by seleka fighters. the interim president is also not allowed to stand. that can change if the former prime minister wins. a former prime minister whom support has been pledged. if elected, he could return to c a.a. the other leading candidates - accused of some having ties to fighters. and a farmer foreign minister, and the -- former foreign minister, and a prominent muslim candidate. here is tonya page with more. >> these men traded war tore work, fighting for the seleka, toppling the president

north korean dictator sent them to china to shore up relation with the hermit kingdom's only friend.dance around in high heels singing of the glory of kim jong-un with the image of a missile destroying america. on second thought i'm secretly aroused. more on the dowdy sign. if you speak russian, their lyrics about joseph stalin are absolutely filthy. i can't entrance late. i would get fined. tweet me using hashtag topical storm. a little later a former secret a little later a former secret service agent joins me i'm definitely able to see savings through using the car buying on usaa. i mean, amazing savings. i was like, wow, if i could save this much, then i could actually maybe upgrade a little bit. (announcer) usaa car buying service powered by truecar. save money, zero hassle. type 2 diabetes doesn't care who you are. man woman or where you're from. city country we're just everyday people fighting high blood sugar. ♪i am everyday people. farxiga may help in that fight every day. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. one pill

>> it calls to mind for me the stadium of north korean children singing to their leader.his idea of kids being -- moreover it's the implication that hillary is going to end killing with guns which is something one of the little girls would see. she is not going to end killing with guns and her being a lady has nothing to do with it. kennedy: we are learning she had a cozy relationship with senator lyndsey graham. richard, if you were herred a adviser. >> i'm not the one putting the ads together. but this one is for the girls. kennedy: that's condescending. what you are saying, this is for the girls? girls don't vote. women vote because you have to be 18 years old. >> it's a song about women empowerment. there are two in the running and either of them could be the nominees of hire parties. >> you could see that as a pro carly ad. kennedy: the killing with guns, it's not going to stop under you either. john kasich and donald trump. they locked horns in the last debate. >> it seems like he suffers from a chronic condition that involves the movement of his arms. >> he said i

north korean leaders let journalists... including c - b - s news reporter seth doane... visit that reclusive nation. 3 nats - seth in dprk reporting from north korea is equal parts: fascinating -- and frustrating. there's no doubt they're masters at putting on a show (seth:) this is saber rattling on a very grand scale. but it's hard to know what is performance and what is real. nats - seth boards flight north korea's government granted permission for us to visit this fall. we were bussed around like tourists. (standup - rs 1 - 3837 - 4:04) (seth:) we cannot chose where we'll go - we're brought to different places today we're being brought to the birthplace of kim il sung. he's the founder of modern north korea and the grandfather of current "supreme" leader kim jong un. little chance of hearing tales of human rights abuse or hunger in this secretive state -- which is infamous for both. they took us deep down into a metro station and even here it was hard to know what was staged. asking folks didn't add much clarity -- especially "minder" controlling 3 with whom we could

the real show was next to us in the stands middle class north koreans. so can we talk to some people? wait. i just want to talk to some of the people who came. >> no. no time. >> reporter: we don't have time? we tried again outside. how did you like the show? until our minder lost his patience. >> we have to go. if you want this to be your last trip, do youit. >> reporter: lt trip? meaning if we interview people, we can't come to north korea? >> you can't come. >> reporter: this military parade was the focal point of our visit and it's what the wanted us foreign journalists to broadcast home, a strong north korea. one of the things that you can't quite appreciate when you see this on television is with all of this goose stepping while you're standing here, the ground is shaking. but what struck us even more than the military might were the faces of those everyday people looking up at their leader kim jong-un in awe. could that possibly be an act? kim sue ha about the anti-american rhetoric we have seen and heard here. i'm an american, what do you think a

. >> the north korean official has been killed in a car crash.hey were propering kim yang gon's death. >> very few details have been released surrounding the car crash that killed kim yang gon. >> kim yang gom and deputy to the secret people's assembly of the people's republic of korea died at 6:15 on december 29 at the age of 73. kim yang gon was north korea's most senior officials. he was a negotiator that helped to create talks between south korea. the south korean government has paid tribute to his skill and hard work during those talks. >> we offer our condolences over the death of kim yang gom who worked with south korea to achieve a meaningful agreement in the talks held in august. >> kim yang gon was north korea's leader kim jong-un's closest comrade and revolutionary partner. but his death has raised questions about what is happening inside north korea's secretive government. south korean officials say that kim jong-un has executed 70 senior officials including his uncle since becoming supreme leader four years ago. the kim yang gon's fu