grandfather the next in line was kim jong il and then kim jong un the grandson of the founder kim il sung she would fall again in that line they do have an uncle kim jong il but he has been sort of out of public view and out of the government structure for the last couple of years so she really is the strongest sort of candidate but she's shown as being very quite young a little bit inexperienced so there would be some sort of grooming to take place and a stronger introduction of her character to the public should she really emerge as the as the absolute heir so this has been a moment to take stock of power structures in north korea but how does this episode reflect on the ability of countries in the region and the international community to deal with potential insecurity in north korea. well i think we need to recognize that we really don't know what's going on or the power structure surrounding the kim family and the decision making process it's very very opaque going back to when kim jong il died the international community didn't even find out until 2 days later when the north kor

i remember when i was coming kim jong-il we similarly caricatured kim jong-il. he was portrayed as a cartoon figure, making fun of issues and obsession with films and womanizing insulin. kim america, remember? could you talk to us about that kim jong-un being portrayed as this cartoon figure and the consequences of implications of doing that? >> it easy to caricature the kim regime. and you know this come you seen this all your life. i think it's because of that absence of deep knowledge about north korea. the two cams are very easy to caricature because of the way -- and that's one of the things that i wanted to do with this book is fight a fuller picture. it depends on where your gaze is. i think this is where richards comments about mirror imaging, that you can't be, you can't be projecting your own assumption are your own belief, and what i would do in that situation -- and so i think the whole moniker, that goes to how can they do this? why would they do this? don't they know we would hit them and destroy the west would destroy them? it does make any when yo

we know -- elite loyalty, elite loyalty towards kim il-sung, elite support for kim jong-il. what you think of these views of kim jong-il? how much do they really support him? >> i'm not sure that, i'm not sure that's exactly the best question. it's more are they willing to -- i mean, they are willing to support him in the way that he protects their lifestyle. that's something to be mindful of, is that as odious as kim jong-un might be in his treatment of his people, there are still interests that are tied to him, and the way he is perched people and demoted and shuffled leaders around, that also means that they have a stake in the north korean economy as it is. the military and the party are very much involved in moneymaking operations, and the closer you are to the regime the more money you can make, the more opportunities you could have. so i think after think of it in terms of not loyalty to the kim jong-un itself what he represents, that kind of stability and the privilege that they are used to. >> okay. we have more questions? someone was asking about how -- this is more

important dates he was absent from ceremonies marking the birth of his grandfather north korea's founder kim il sung rumors began to circulate with some u.s. and south korean media citing reports kim was seriously ill following a heart operation these satellite images sparked further speculation the north korea monitoring group of 38 north says the show kim's personal train parked near the eastern coast a resort of one son where kim has a villa. north korean state media never commented on kim's long absence but these latest images are likely to quell the intense speculation about his health correspondent frank sniff joins me now from seoul frank we've just same that new video from the state news agency appearing to show came alive and well does it in fact settle the speculation over the latest health. well i think it may in fact settle that that concern about kim jong un's health those images are from korea central news agency north korea's state media in the background you see kim jong. junk that's kim jong un's sister she's the vice director of the propaganda and agitation department in north

weeks ago the day of sun this is the day when the whole of north korea celebrates the birth date of kim il sung the founding father of north korea and kim jong un's grandfather he missed that and followed shortly after by all sorts of speculation that maybe he had some sort of procedure maybe it went wrong some news agencies and some news media even reporting that he was gravely ill gravely sick well it seems to disprove that fact that he is alive and well and back attending these very public events once all but given how closed in on itself north korea is and given how much control he exerts over the country is there a chance here rob we may never know the real timeline of what really happened to him. quite possibly i think when it comes to the activities of the leader of north korea it is of course one of the most secretive opaque countries in the world when it comes to the activities of the leader and more so the health of the leader then we really have very little information to to go on and when we get disappearances like this then we do tend to get all sorts of theories cropping up q

sun 2 weeks ago this was the commemoration celebrating the birth date of the founder of north korea kim il sung kim jong un's grandfather that he missed which then prompted speculation about what had happened to him the news report on one web site news website here in south korea reported that he had had some sort of cardiovascular procedure and then the reporting and various speculation got more louer it with various reports coming from the united states requoting intelligence sources they're saying that this procedure a gone horribly wrong the fact he was gravely ill well there seems to put to rest those rumors at least and as far as the chinese may be sending a medical team there is concerning overly callous here rob i guess beijing doesn't want a vacuum in pyongyang they want a known commodity in pyongyang. that is one of the things that has come out of all this just reminding us just about the cult surrounding the leadership in north korea and the fact that if their leader suddenly disappeared without the there being an apparent succession strategy in place about the potential instabi

one of the reasons why kim survived, we know there was at least loyalty and support for kim jong-il. what do you think of these views of kim jong-il? how much did they really support him? >> i'm not sure that is exactly the best question. are they willing, i mean they were willing to support him in the way that he protected their lifestyle when i think that's something to be mindful of. as odious of kim jong-un might be in the treatment of his people there are still interest that are tied to him and the way he has purged people and shuffle people around that also means they have a stake in the north korean economy as it is. the military are very much involved in moneymaking operations which means more opportunities. in terms of not loyalty to kim jong-un himself but what rupert represents the stability and the privilege that they are used to. >> okay we have more questions. someone was asking how are you handling since they was a big day and you were hoping for a book tour and how are you handling that and out of that a follow-up question. this is your first book. what was the best pa

1st off as i mentioned the view into north korea really is blurred if not completely opaque when kim jong il died that's kim jong un's father back in 2011 the international community the world didn't find out for 2 whole days and only when the korea central news agency announced it we also have to remember north korea has a nuclear weapons program it's under sanctions from the united nations security council and that is a tremendous concern for the international community what happens to those when there is some change in leadership in north korea and that's where all 'd the speculation has been over the past week who is going to be the next leader and most of that speculation focused on kim jong un's younger sister kim your jiang that we saw in the background that we've seen assisting kim jong un with his various duties including the recent summits that he had with south korean president mungy and u.s. president donald trump. a fact that in self thanks very much for the update. well now let's take a look at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic the total number of coronavirus

important date in north korea's calendar this was 2 weeks ago the annual celebration of the birth date of kim il sung the founding father of north korea and kim jong un's grandfather that started all of this speculation about what had become of him we had reports from one news website here in south korea that he had undergone some sort of cardiovascular procedure followed by other reports there was a network from the u.s. that quoted a source there in intelligence saying that he was gravely ill and then we had all your it reporting from a japanese magazine saying that he was potentially brain dead even some defectors were well placed and prominent defectors here in south korea saying that they believed it actually died well all of these rumors do seem to have got a life of their own rob you mentioned they have younger 5th decade john now what the last few weeks of speculation has raised questions about who might succeed him . absolutely i mean it has been a reminder of just about the peculiar nature of this kim dynasty and the fact that there is so much power in the hands of one person the cult

north korean leader kim jong il. following a. state media broadcast video of a factory opening in his 1st public appearance in 3 weeks had been rumors he was seriously ill or even dead. welcome to the program and we begin here in europe where the country with the most coronavirus cases spain has now seen more than 25000 deaths but the number of new infections is dropping so the government is easing some of its strict lockdown measures for the past 7 weeks only one person per household was allowed to leave their homes to go grocery shopping or to walk their dog but starting today spaniards are allowed to go outside to exercise again with restrictions. celebrations of freedom in madrid starting today spaniards can leave their homes to exercise something they haven't been able to do in nearly 2 months. in barcelona people jumped at the opportunity to get outside into the fresh air it's part of the country's roadmap to recovery. and see it for he said we feel free it's essential for physical and mental health it's essential to allow

in these images savin broadcast on state television and they finally sign and say rumors about kim jong il and health. kim jong un seemingly in perfectly good health it seems especially given some of the reports had him barely clinging to life just a couple of days ago this was a big stage on which to reemerge into public view the opening of a large impressive fertilizer plant with cheap cheering crowds this all happened yesterday friday may the 1st in north korea it was widely reported on the case again a the official north korean news agency and now they're running extensive video footage on north korean state run television it is being run quite quickly compared to how north korean media machine often works so it is possibly possible that it is putting out these image images to quash as convincingly as possible all of these rumors that have been swirling about kim's health kim jong un appeared that the the ribbon cutting ceremony he was accompanied by his sister kim you know john he seems to be in good health he seems to be alert he was interacting good naturedly with officials other of

few days later for the first time ever he missed the big birthday celebration of his grandfather, kim il-sung, the state founder at april 15th in september 2014 he went dark for nearly 40 days then reemerged with a cane. and every time he gets out of the public eye questions arise about succession >> the fact that kim yong-jun appeared alongside her brother indicates she probably still is in the picture when it comes to concession >> reporter: and in that new propaganda video his youngest sister right there by his side >> that said looking at the photos, looking at the video of kim jong-un walking around, cutting the ribbon and being surrounded by officials it shows us that i think the leadership of kim jong-un is going to persist for a while. >> reporter: but for now the 36-year-old supreme leader still very much at the helm of the hermit kingdom >> molly joins us from london and the president, molly, is reacting tonight >> reporter: that's right, jose. so the president wasn't commenting on all the reports he was missing as of last week he's just tweeted to say i for one am glad to see

but on april 15, he missed the country's biggest holiday, the birthday of his late grandfather, kim il-ungrth korea's founder, leading some media outlets to speculate about his health. kim jong-un's disappearance had thrust talks about possible successors into the spotlight, with his younger sister 31-year-old kim yo-jong floated as a prime candidate. north korea annualest rob carnahan: >> you have to be tough if you're a north korean leader. you have to do tough things. and i don't know if she could do that. >> reporter: now that kim jong-un is alive this, lends some credibility to the theory that perhaps he was just social distancing from coronavirus, just like much of the rest of the world. the bottom line-- north korea is an opaque country, and any information about it should be taken with a dose of skepticism. ramy inocencio, cbs news, tokyo. >> laven: now the united nations is warning the coronavirus crisis has put the world on the brink of a hunger pandemic. 265 million people could face acute food shortages by the end of the year. that is double last year's projections. cbs' debora

get out of north korea is all very speculative especially concerning the leader back in 2011 when kim jong il died the leader then kim jong un's father we didn't find out for 2 days until the case c.n.a. announced that also we need to be reminded that north korea has a nuclear weapons program so that is a big concern for the international community which has placed pyongyang under united nations security council sanctions and then also there's this issue of succession who will come next and over the past week we've heard people talk and write about kim your junk conjunctions younger sister who at 32 appears poised at some point to be the heir to the north korean regime. that's frank smith in seoul thank you frank the toughest lockdown restrictions in europe will begin to loosen their grip on public life starting today people in spain have been told to stay at home since mid march but now residents can go for walks and exercise outdoors either alone or with one member of their household the government hopes to further curbs on movement by the end of next month. we're joined now by our correspo

weeks ago the day of sun this is the day when the whole of north korea celebrates the birth date of kim il sung the founding father of north korea assault style rifles are being immediately banned in canada in response to the country's worst mass shooting a little less than 2 weeks ago. fighting on the yemeni island of so called for has stopped after an agreement was reached between government forces and u.s. backed separatists troops pushed back the separatists from the island's provincial capital on friday those are your headlines up next the inside story i'm back immediately after that with a quick summary of al-jazeera world news i will see you very soon. we're resuming warfare those are the words of colombia's largest army who after a month long cease fire the national liberation army says the government is willing to talk so what does that mean for peace in colombia this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm. we're talking colombia today the national liberation army better known as the e l n says it's resuming its 5 decades long armed activity after declaring a ceasef

it is always headline news in north korea but he missed his grandfather kim il—sung's birthday in april of the most important days on the north korean calendar and he did not show for that and he did not show for that and it started the rumour mill which went so far as people saying he was dead. and that obviously doesn't seem to be the case now with these photos of him up and about, but it doesn't answer the questions of what has actually been happening over the last three weeks? no it doesn't, the rumours that he was on the east coast, he had actually showed up coast, he had actually showed up 50 kilometres north of pyongyang, so we have no idea where he has been, he could have been anywhere in the country but here he is near the capital. this is probably a good lesson that caution is a lwa ys good lesson that caution is always the best approach when dealing with any kind of news from north korea. 0h dealing with any kind of news from north korea. oh yes, because the media is so tightly controlled, they have onlyjust sent out pictures of this thing that happened in the first, it is th

speculation about kim's health began after he missed a ceremony marking the birthday of his grandfather, kim il-sung, on april 15. following his absence, a sout korean news outlet reported that ng from hearveri surgery, but there has been no comment on that from u.s. officials. a 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern puerto rico this moing, just five months after a bigger quake in the same area. today's quake hit near the coastal city of ponce a little after 7:00 a.m.or there were rts of structural damage to buildings, but as of this afternoon, casualties were reported. the u.s. glogical survey said this was an aftershock of the larger 6.4-mnitude earthquake that hit southern puerto rico on january 6. that quake konleperson and destroyed hundreds of homes in the area. ♪ ♪ for more news ofhe day and a special feature on the levon helm studios in woodstock, new york, featuring singer/ songwriter john sebastian, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. >> mitchell: antiby sting for covid-19 is becoming more readily available, but there are still multiple unknownt what the test results actually mean when it

directed at the headlines and that's my lot for the day thanks for your company inside story with kim il is coming up next. how are we here again the question many african-americans are asking is yet another black man is killed at the hands of law enforcement is the government complicit or simply unable to win and 2 years of allegations of systemic racism and police brutality this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm convinced and unrest is spreading across cities in the united states over the police killing of yet another african-american like others the killing of george floyd in minneapolis was caught on video and went viral online images of police officer derek shelve a new wing on floyd's neck for several minutes leading to floyd's death sparked anger crowds protested demanding justice and attacking police and vehicles riot police and riot gear fives to gas rubber bullets and pepper spray had arrested a c.n.n. journalist and t.v. crew. with violence in minneapolis prompted a tweet from president trump a call protesters thugs with the losing starts the shooting starts tw

get out of north korea is all very speculative especially concerning the leader back in 2011 when kim jong il died their leader then kim jong un's father we didn't find out for 2 days until the case c.n.a. announced that also we need to be reminded that north korea has a nuclear weapons program so that is a big concern for the international community which has placed pyongyang under united nations security council sanctions and then also there's this issue of succession who will come next and over the past week we've heard people talk and write about kim your junk conjunctions younger sister who at 32 appears poised at some point to be the heir to the north korean regime that's frank smith in seoul thank you frank austria has become one of the 1st countries in europe to lift many of its lock down restrictions put in place to stop the spread of the krona virus after 7 weeks where social contact was strictly regulated the country is relaxing its measures and trying to slowly return to a new normal austrians are now allowed to meet people from outside their own household but still at one meter d

circulating when kim jong un missed a very important ceremony that was the birth state celebration of kim il sung the founder of north korea and kim's grandfather it led to speculation that it had some sort of heart problems possibly requiring a surgical procedure that possibly went wrong one new source in japan even reporting that he was in a vegetative state as a result of that and are now a number of high ranking defectors here in south korea who had claimed that possibly he could be dead the taking of the awful lot of criticism for the way that they have speculated about his health condition and the speculation of course raise questions once again about who would replace kim jong un if he were to die i know it's very hard to know what's going on inside north korea but is there a succession plan in place there's been a lot of talk about his sister neatly kim young gentleman whom we saw on the pictures that state television has released. it is a timely reminder just of the unique nature of the kim dynasty and of the line of succession that we have now established in north korea and the fac

really the speculation started when kim missed this all important anniversary of the birth date of kim il sung the founder of north korea and kim's grandfather various speculation had him having some sort of cardiovascular procedure possibly going wrong possibly being gravely ill with even one japanese magazine reporting that he was in some sort of vegetative state and some high placed defectors here in south korea actually quoting their own sources to say that he had passed away it seems all of that was extremely premature. and all of this conjecture and you mentioned that his youngest sister kim john in this has raised questions about who would succeed then potentially. it is a timely reminder of just the unique nature of this kim dynasty the power that rests with the leader of north korea the cult that surrounds that person and if that person suddenly wasn't there what or who would suddenly fill the void or the vacuum accumulate john his younger sister we know is probably his closest allies she has possibly being groomed to take over should something happened to him as she has recently

today with the headlines and that's my lot for the day thanks for your company inside story with kim il is coming up next. how all we care again the question many african-americans osteen is yet another black man is killed at the hands of law enforcement is the government complicit or something on the evil twin and 2 years of allegations of systemic racism and police brutality this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm convinced and unrest is spreading across cities in the united states over the police killing of yet.

at the demilitarized zone started playing funeral songs for his grandfather said the misty founder kim il sung but the music quickly stopped and he was back to hold center stage till 994 kim jong il the father of the current leader was also the subject of many rumors about his health they were rampant for months in 2008 and even led to an investigation so let's take it on let's play through it kelly is a professor of political science and the players say national university joins us on skype from busan in south korea robert welcome to the program kim jong un he looks pretty healthy for a man killed off by rumor and speculation do you think this this ends the speculation or. not quite because there are photographs and there will be and navigable questions about whether or not north korean state media has doctored photographs but this is an improvement and certainly better than you know what chinese media saying saying are we going to use dan. but at some point you know we're going to see him actually sort of like walking around as like a live human being and my guess is that i hope we have

north korean leader kim jong il has appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks state media broadcast a video of committed dedication ceremony there had been speculation that the north korean leader was seriously ill even dead. a prison riot in venezuela has erupted over a ban on relatives of bringing food to inmates at least 17 inmates for killed and 9 injured after the army stormed the last honest prison in the west of the country. the coronavirus lockdown drags on in russia a techno group there is showing people how to party in self lation the music video by moscow based bad cream soda has taken the internet by storm and inspired people all over the world to death's their way through quarantine. with people around the world stuck in self isolation the song is dedicated to all the cancelled parties. which translates as i'm crying to techno has become a quarantine and it's taken over the russian speaking world or at least its balconies . soon after the release of the song people started posting their own versions of the video on social media across russia and ukraine as well as other

this is to give you news a lot from berlin north korean leader kim jong il reemergence following uncertainty over his health state media say kim was greeted with hundreds cheers at his 1st public appearance in 3 weeks to celebrate a. there had been rumors. even debt also coming up. to leave their homes to get. us as the country with one of europe's. slowly eases.

weeks ago the day of sun this is the day when the whole of north korea celebrates the birth date of kim il sung the founding father of north korea canada is banning assault style weapons after the country's deadliest mass shooting 2 weeks ago 22 people were killed in nova scotia when a man dressed as a policeman went on a shooting spree. fighting on the yemeni island of circuit for has stopped after an agreement was reached between government forces own u.a.e. backed separatists troops pushed back the separatists from the island's provincial capital on friday an agreement reached last month among the world's top oil producers to cut output has now come into effect the global oil benchmark brant crude hit a 21 year low last month was locked down and squeeze demand was also a price war between saudi arabia and russia the us president donald trump reportedly made veiled threats about withdrawing u.s. military forces from saudi arabia to pressure the kingdom into ending the price war and slashing output back to shadow world after that i'll have 30 minutes of al-jazeera world news hopefully see

this is a lie from berlin north korean leader kim jong il is said to be greeted with thunderous cheersin his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks there were rumors he was seriously ill or even debt but state media pictures show kim opening a factory also coming up. austria allows all shops to reopen and people can now meet with non family members as that country lifts coronavirus walked on restrictions in steps towards a new normal. and europe steps up the search for a.

north korea's leader kim jong il and has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks state media broadcast images which appear to show kim opening a photo lies a factory u.s. president donald trump shared one of the photos on twitter saying he's glad kim is back and well robin wright reports from seoul. in good spirits and seemingly in good health after disappearing from public view for nearly 3 weeks north korean leader kim jong un reemerged in style to open a fertilizer plant. the pictures on state run television said to be from an event on friday seemed to be north korea's answer to world the growing speculation about kim's health. online news sites and some news organizations have been quoting sources that said kim was gravely ill even brain dead after a surgical procedure gone wrong. it had led to concerns about a possible power vacuum and instability in the nuclear armed state and focused attention on kim sister kim go joan who attended this event as a possible successor to him. she came to the world's attention as the point person in north korea's charm offensive during th

today we discussed the whereabouts of north korea's kim jong. il was conflicting statements about the origins of the cold. outbreak tart the show starts now. the world. i am privy to santos for our top story today we turn to north korea where the country's leader kim jong un has resurfaced after 20 days of absence from public life his disappearance of spawn the global speculation about his health and mess n.b.c.'s katie ter even made an announcement early on on twitter stating quote north korean leader kim jong un is brain dead according to 2 u.s. officials he recently had cardiac surgery and slipped into a coma but turner then tweeted quote i've deleted that last tweet out of an abundance of caution waiting on more info apologies but it was too late the story about the legit brain death went viral and soon it morphed into allegations that he was actually dead dead the american media reports vastly contradicted those from the office of south korean president mungy in now he told n.b.c. quote we confirm that chairman kim jong un is currently touring

surprise announcement as a momentous opportunity that should not be missed the north korean leader kim jong il has held talks with the military on how to boost the country's nuclear strength state media says policy is to bolster armed forces and ward off military threats were discussed it's kim's 1st public appearance in 3 weeks and follows last month speculation over the state of his health north korea has tough coronavirus restrictions and says it has no confirmed cases. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has launched a tirade against the nation's justice system as his long awaited corruption trial gets underway he's facing several charges in a series of cases stemming from ties to wealthy associates netanyahu is israel's 1st sitting prime minister to ever go on trial are a force that has more now from occupied east jerusalem. this was always going to be an extraordinary moment in israeli politics benjamin netanyahu decided to make it more so clear in his intention to fight not just within the courtroom but outside in public against the whole concept of this prosecution but citizens o

president in one wife kim jong il offered a virtual view of their blue house palace instead of the traditional guided tall using their mind craft characters they kids for being patient with school closures and reminded them to wear masks and wash their hands social distancing rules are said to be further relaxed from wednesday when some businesses are allowed to reopen. great idea well still ahead here on al-jazeera hoping to export test kits within months we go inside the iranian lab as part of the international push for solutions. why the biggest t.v. network in the philippines is being switched off those stories after the break. hello there the rain and the cloud clearing eventually away from the korean peninsula as it does that or this mass you can see here is on its way towards central areas of japan says a heavy downpour on wednesday osaka no say cooled a few 24 celsius sunny feeling cooler into tokyo some heavier downpours say a wet a day with that lower temperature and then the rain is on its way through northern sections of china so this will certainly lower the temperature into beiji

there are many redlines that are allegedly that he crossed and you have seen this with kim jong-il. one nuclear weapon to six and then ate. he has been very aggressive as the accelerator with the nuclear weapons program, et cetera but other sanctions the air one is let out with the summit he is still standing three icbm test in 2017 long ago that was a redline that would be inviting trouble if they did that. but they got sanctioned. they did a massive nuclear test as well. during his reign he threatened south korea and commando raids he has had mock displays of the south korean president to do trading. he has done some pretty brazen things and i think the punishment has been pretty subdued they thought the maximum pressure campaign was a good policy but i think all of that went away when president trump said i don't believe in maximum pressure and he was just missing north korea's human rights violations. he has become bigger and better and bolder because he has a lack of political will to respond and you know this that sanctions are hard to implement you have to have china on your

back in public view after 3 weeks north korea's state television shows video of leader kim jong il after global speculation about his health. but into the program the united kingdom's coronavirus death toll is now the 2nd highest in europe just after italy another $621.00 people have died after contracting the virus in the past 24 hours taking the total to just over 28000 more than 182000 people have tested positive let's go over to london our correspondent leave barca he's following events for the needs of the u.k. government have just had their daily press conference in the what the past hour with that sort of significant daily death toll what else have they been saying. you know just to remind you that figure comes despite the fact that the prime minister earlier in the week announced that the country was over the peak there is still very much a backdrop of rising death 28 $1131.00 that's the total at the moment and if my calculations are correct that's only $105.00 deaths behind italy the worst affected country in europe so if things continue like this it looks very likely very soon

to day we discussed the whereabouts of north korea's kim jong. il was conflicting statements about the origins of the cold to break. the show starts now. the war. i am privy to santos for our top story today we turn to north korea where the country's leader kim jong un has resurfaced after 20 days of absence from public life his disappearance of spawn the global speculation about his health and mess n.b.c.'s katie turn even made an announcement early on on twitter stating quote north korean leader kim jong un is brain dead according to 2 u.s. officials he recently had cardiac surgery and slipped into a coma but turner then tweeted quote i've deleted that last tweet out of an abundance of caution waiting on more info apologies but it was too late the story about the legit brain death went viral and soon it morphed into allegations that he was actually dead dead the american media reports vastly contradicted those from the office of south korean president in now he told n.b.c. quote we confirm that chairman kim jong un is currently touring provincial

the old back in a public view after 3 weeks north korea's state television shows video of leader kim jong il own up to local speculation about his health plus ice or carries out 2 of its biggest attacks in iraq since the sixty's 3 years ago 10 members of a paramilitary force that kail. and are fighting for survival the financial costs of coronavirus brains a bleak picture for the future of some zoos in the u.k. . thank you very much for joining us we start in malaysia where police have detained hundreds of refugees and migrant workers in kuala lumpur the raids were carried out on homes across the capital on friday tensions have been high after some malaysians blamed for an as for a surge in corona virus cases last month and for being a burden on much needed resources but elsewhere they continue to be progress in the fight against the coronavirus the united states has approved an experimental anti-viral drug for emergency use on patients a major study showed the dry. this affair shorten the recovery time and may have reduced deaths and in spain after more than a month under lockdown strict me

workers who can't afford to stop north korea's leader resurfaces state media broadcast images of kim jong il and after weeks of speculation about his health. but 1st more than 40 people have been killed during a prison riot in venezuela the military says it farted a group of armed as they tried to break out of the main entrance of the prison in a central city the protest started over a demand for relatives to be allowed to deliver food and medicine visitors have been banned from venezuela's overcrowded prisons and smart in an effort to prevent coronavirus terrorism is joining us from with an update on the situation in the venezuelan prison right there is a. well let's see we're just saying over people over 40 people have confirmed to be killed during in a prison in the city of one out of this is located around 450 kilometers away from the capital caracas in the state of 4 to what we know is that according to authorities a group of prisoners tried to escape they were trying to bring down the fence surrounding the prison and this and that battle between prison guards and the inmates over 40 pe

band back on duty in north korea state television shows kim jong il after weeks of speculation about his health. now there's been an emotive reaction to argentina's decision to release prisoners to stem the spread of the coronavirus in jails families of victims say inmates convicted of serious offenses and violent crimes are amongst those being let out and ongoing riots at a prison in venezuela have seen the number of people killed rise to more than 40 let's cross over to our correspondent trees about who's in where desire is for us how much concern is that reason about the news of sort of prisoner releases in buenos aires and what safeguards are being put in place so these individuals don't commit crime whilst they're out. well it's a major challenge not only for argentina but all of latin america what to do with the prisons for that are overcrowded with lack of sanitation is and many other problems with epidemic how to prevent the spread of disease in this prisons we've seen in the past week in argentina protests of people taking to their balconies with pots and pans protesting aga

donald trump and winston churchill have in common in the character and motivations of north korea's kim jong-il in. >> the presidents from public affairs available now in paperback and e-book, presents biographies organized by their ranking by noted historians from best to worst and features no perspectives into the lives of our nation's chief executive that leadership style. visit our website, c-span.org/thepresidents to learn more about each president and historian featured, order your copy today wherever books and e-books are sold. >> now on booktv highlighting programs from our archives with historian david mccullough. over the past 20 years he has appeared on booktv 50 times. all the programs you're about to see can be viewed in their entirety by visiting our website, booktv.org and using the search function at the top of the page. first, in 1992

. >> a fellow for defense analysis, they feared kim jong-il but did not respect him. one of the reasons he survived is one of the key issues of stability, the elite loyalty, elite support for kim jong-il. how much do they support him? >> i'm not sure it is more, are they willing, to support him in the way - something to be mindful of, as odious as kim jong un might be, there are interests that are tied to him, that means he doesn't have a stake in the north korean economy, they are very much involved in moneymaking, the closer you are to the regime the more money you make, the more opportunity we have and we think of it in terms of loyalty to kim jong un himself, the stability effort. >> we have more questions. someone asking about a book related jump, hoping for a book tour. how are you handling that. this is part of writing this book. >> i was nervous about the book tour, not being able to show people what he produced, there's always a silver lining and having this webinar with youtube was different from having it in brookings, holds 200 people and reach hundreds of