just like kenneth bae did. kenneth bae was found guilty, now serving 15 years working at a labor camp. and these men are staying in hotels, the other two americans in hotels right now. they're due to go on trial within the month. and they know that their conditions could drastically change if they do go on trial and are found guilty and then would be immediately sentenced after that. they could also end up in a labor camp. that's why you hear them say words like a desperate situation. we need help now. time is running out. >> there are much bigger questions that we're going to talk to some experts about, about the situation, about really what this was all about, perhaps, for these americans, for north korea. but in the 60 seconds i have you remaining live from pyongyang in this satellite window, is there anything else you saw, anything that struck you about the interview that you have yet to share on cnn. >> reporter: you know, what struck me was that for one, they looked good. to me. i know kenneth bae has had

bae, 15 years of hard labor.pends most of his time in a hard labor camp where he works eight hours a day doing agricultural work. recently, he was moved to a hospital because of failing health. their situation could change quickly and soon. they are appealing to send an envoy here for their release. >> the government gave us access to the guys in the first place. they may be willing to strike a deal. >> will ripley, so interesting to see the motive of the government. >> you heard will say the message of the north korean government. bae said there he wants the u.s. to send somebody to make it work. in other words, send somebody to negotiate. that seems to be a message that they want a high profile person, bill clinton-type. >> the former new mexico governor has been there several times. >> in a series of interviews, there will be much more coming up on "new day." this is a great story. >> good work, will. >>> russia over the ukraine invasion and evidence they are inside crew crane. we'll have a live report from ki

kenneth bae, todd miller and jeffrey edward fowle were arrested under different circumstances, yet each says the charges against him are true. and each wants the u.s. government to negotiate on his behalf. the interviews with cnn were hastily arranged with our network. our correspondent will ripley conducted them. he was on a government orchestrated tour of the country when suddenly he was told he could meet with the detainees, albeit for five minutes each. will joins me live now from bepyongyang. take me behind this extremely hastily planned series of interviews. and give me the back story on how they happened. >> well, you know, when we first arrived here in bepyongyang five days ago, ashleigh, we put in an official request to speak with the three americans and also a high-ranking government official. what happened subsequently in the last days here was a government-guided tour of the monuments and temples and museums of north korea, the things that the government wants the world to see. new con

>> i know the name of the -- kenneth bae has been here the longest. this is an opportunity for maybe bill clinton to come back. he has released a couple of journalists a few years back. i appreciate any help that they could lend. helping resolve their cases and bring us home. >> will, it seems that jeffrey is reading off of notes there during the interview. how coached did you think he was? were these his notes? do you think this is what he was instructed to stick to? >> they were notes that he wrote. it appeared it be in english. i don't know what his handwritingseemed he wrote that. you may have noticed i was moving the sbrauinterview along types. we had a group in the room watching us and timing us and we had a very limited time. we were warned explicitly not to go over or veer off topic. we were told the consequences for that would be severe without getting into the detail. that's all we were told. that was enough for us to stick within the guidelines. and we were also being recorded with video cameras. and we had multiple government officials wat

i know the name of the third guy, ken bae has been here for the longest. ken bae. i'm sure he's desperate to get back and this is an opportunity for maybe bill clinton to come back and he had release a couple of journalists a few years back. maybe george bush, his turn as an elder statesman to try his hand at that. i appreciate any help they can lend. to help resolve our cases and bring us home. >> mr. fowle, thank you. >> thank you. >> do we still have will ripley on the phone? >> i still am, carol, hello. >> good, good. i'm still we have you. i know how difficult the connection is between the united states and north korea. i wondered, who else was in the room with you guys? >> yeah, you know, it seemed at times like i was trying to move the interview along quickly, it is because we had an entire group of north korean government officials who were tape recording us, audio recording us, and they were timing us from the moment of my first question, they started a timer and we were warned ahead of time that if we went over that five minute limit, or if the interview

kenneth bae in particular, the u.s.t seems to be treating him a little differently in their reaction. he's clearly loft weight. his family is concerned about his health. he has a history of diabetes they tell us. what is the calculation for north koreaful his health were to get worse, how much is that a concern to north korea? >> one reason for having medical assistance nearby is to ensure that that does not happen because of course, that would spoil the whole scenario of using these detainees as political negotiating pawns. so i don't believe that that will happen. the special enjoy does not need to be at a presidential level or a former presidential level. we have to remember the ambassador king, the north korean human rights envoy himself rescued a pricher a couple of years ago when he went to pyongyang. so he would fit the bill. >> yeah. >> the key to it is really can the official talks resume or not? >> all right. we'll be watching for that. tony nam kong, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. >> comin

i know the name of the third guy, ken bae has been here for the longest, kenneth bae.te to get back. this is an opportunity for maybe bill clinton to come back and he had released a couple of journalists a few years back. maybe george bush, his turn as an elder statesman to try his hand at that. i appreciate any help they can lend. help resolve our cases and bring us home. >> jeffrey fowle from dayton, ohio, no contact with the other detained americans. matthew miller and kenneth bae. all men appear to us to be in good health. though kenneth bae has been in and out of the hospital with a number of different health conditions. he says the work at the labor camp has only made his health deteriorate. all of these men are desperate for some sort of intervention from the united states government so they can leave north korea and come home. >> will, jeffrey fowle and matthew miller have been in custody there for several months. you heard him say since the 7th of may for fowle. kenneth bae for a couple of years. why do you think the north korean authorities pulled you aside t

bae, miller and fowl are being held cabtive.had access to the three american who is spoke to will ripley. they pleaded the with government, the u.s. government to bring them home and a u.s. envoy to visit to negotiate their release. will ripley left and is in beijing. remarkable, will, remarkable series of interviews. clearly a message the north korean government wants to talk. >> reporter: absolutely. if you look at the situation at play, especially in this region, it really does make sense. if you look at it from the north korean perspective, they don't have a lot of bargaining chips now. i'm in beijing. china is a major benefactor of north korea. they supply a lot through trade. they have supported them militarily, certainly in the past in the korean war. so, this major benefactor, china, lately there have been tensions between north korea and china with north korea sending troops and tanks to the border. so you have that at play. tension with that relationship. there's a possible thawing of relations in the works for japan.

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bae, will ripley with cnn. >> reporter: kenneth bae is serving 15 years of hard labor.yang is giving us strict access to kenneth bae. north korea calls it a favor. we get the impression sther' looking for a line of communication with the u.s. >> i'm the only prisoner in the camp. >> reporter: bae is held separately from what amnesty international says are 250,000 prisoners. they endure horrific conditions at six prison camps. bae says his health is failing but his treatment is humane. >> i'm working eight hours a day, six days a week. >> reporter: as bae serves his sentence, he's waiting. fowle is awaiting his fate. >> i'm getting desperate. >> reporter: his notes detail the crime. >> it was a violation of the tourist purpose as well. >> reporter: that covert act of leaving a bible could cost fowle years of freedom. experts say religion threatens the north korean regime. only the leaders are considered divine. each man is held in a different room down the same hallway. they never have contact with each other. in this room matthew miller, awaiting trial for tearing up hi

bae leave.nse from what the north koreans are doing now is that they have -- they realize that these people have become a liability for them, and they would like to figure out some way saving their face out some way saving their face to some extent to get rid of them. >> hopefully the opportunity has taken to make some progress this time by the u.s., because you know, these three men, they have families and yes they have become pawns but it's been a long time and families are in distress. mr. boss wor mr. bosworth thank you so much for your perspective on this. >> you're very welcome thank you. >> we'll have you on again. >>> we have the situation in south korea, we now have another pressing situation back here at home. you've heard about these celebrity pictures and what's going on with their cloud, is that how they got these pictures hacked and what about you and i? it are we saving things at our own peril here? the fbi is involved because of the nude photos that were hacked. they're trying to

kenneth bae has been in custody the longest.sionary, now serving a 15-year sentence in a labor camp. the north korean government maintains he was part of a plot to overthrow the regime. i've lost 15 pounds or more. it's difficult to stay in the camp right now. i do ask the u.s. government and people out there to really put effort to send somebody. >> the unplanned, unexpected five-minute interviews. each painted a picture of uncertainty in a country few outsiders see. >> i'm sandoval reporting. >>> bae's family has been pushing for his release. his sis tear reacted today after seeing that interview. >> years of being isolated and working in a labor camp. i know it's not easy. i think you can see that he is taking a toll. both physically and mentally. you know, we are concerned about him. >> what are you asking of the u.s. government this morning? >> we are asking that -- this is an american citizen, hard working father of three, who has been in prison in north korea for almost two years. please do everything possible to bring hi

could bae's case prompt such an event? he's been held almost two years, sentenced to 15 years hard labor. bae says he goes back and forth between a hospital and a labor camp. conditions in north korean prison camps, thought to house more than 100,000 people, were revealed in a u.n. human rights report in february. the report had drawings from former prisoners depicting skeletal, starving people eating snakes and rats, emaciated human remains left for rats to eat. kenneth bay may not be in one of uh those facilities. he says he's the only prisoner in the camp where he's held. >> i've been a presser in in the camp the last year, year and a half. >> reporter: analysts say kim jong-un's ren jet stream doesn't want bae to get seriously ill or die in their custody. >> their negotiating ploy with u.s. is to try to get us to agree to nuclear arms control. to accept them as a nuclear state which we can't do. >> reporter: the white house and state department have responded to cnn's interviews with the three men, both entities saying

and he was all set to go with respect to kenneth bae and the north koreans suddenly turned it down.unclear what they're looking for. we're in a situation where we're giving them a rock and they're saying yes or no and that from our standpoint, a policy standpoint is not the place to be in. >> fascinating insight about a very opaque society. phillip yun, thank you for your time. coming up, this is no labor day pool party. these may be islamic militants splashing around the u.s. embassy compound in libya. >>> and a family headed to spain with their sick son in search of a cure. it was a trip that landed them in prison. that's all ahead on "the lead" protecting my future. r thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance could be one of them. if you're a current or former military member or their family, get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. labor day weekend for many 80s one last chance to take a dip in the pool before the first day of school. that may go for

we can't tell you everything we're working on. >> back in february bae's family talked with reverendesse jackson to see if he could help. he said yes but as of now it's a no go. reverend jackson jones me live. good morning sir. >> good morning. >> did you reach out to north korea back in february about kenneth bae? >> well, as a matter of fact, carol, several times we have written the swedish embassy through our state department making moral and humanitarian appeals to north korean leadership to release at that time kenneth bae. we said we are willing to go to north korea to engage in the conversation about releasing him on humanitarian grounds after all he has been there two years, he is a sick man, and does not represent any harm to that government, so, so far those appeals have not been responded to. >> you heard what jen psaki says. the u.s. sent an envoy a few mounts ago and north korea rescinded the offer. why did it do that? >> i don't know but things do change. if we take the mantra leave them behind as in the case of bowe bergdahl in afghanistan, then these are three america

>> kenneth bae was sentenced almost two years ago now.s something that is very significant, the fact that he has been held longer than any other american since the 1950s, since the korean war. he's coming up to two years and he is doing hard labor. he says he's working six days a week, eight hours a day. he committed hostile acts, he's a former missionary as we understand it. there may have been something in that realm that upset the north korean government and also jeffrey fowle, he has not gone to trial yet. he according to north korean media is accused of leaving a bible in his hotel. the one thing about all three of these u.s. citizens that all experts practically agree on is the fact that north korea wants a high-profile american official to go to north korea to pay lip service and try to secure the release of them. this has a precedent. this has happened in the past we've seen former presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter have been to pi i don't think yang to try to secure the release of previous detainees. it's worked so experts

would be. >> one can debate whether gail sheehy is right about character reporting or whether matt baes right about character reporting. regardless of who you think is right in that debate, what do you think the way now that the media covers the character of individuals. they're not going back to talk to 40 members of the person's circle. they're not finding out the repetitiveness of their actions. that's not what character reporting is. i was just in the hall after tavis smiley, and somebody told me blah blah blah is doing so and so, and put it right on twitter rout any real reporting. that's the problem. talk about how you made a mark in journalism and reporting. >> it would have been who, what, when, where, where, and that happened because of wire services, and they were cut off from the bottom, and had he had to cut long stories. they told you everything from the beginning. why would you read the rest of the story? so what tom wolfe started and clay felker published in his new york making sfwleen, which was the first city magazine in the country, was using the techniques of fiction

kenneth bae is serving 15 years of hard labor. is giving us strictly controlled access to bae and two other detained americans. north korea is calling it a favor. we get the impression this regime is looking for a line of communication with the u.s. >> i'm the only prisoner in the camp. >> he is housed separately from 200,000 north korean prisoners. they endure horrific conditions at six prison camps. he says his health is failing, but his conditions are humane. as he serves his sentence, jeffrey fowle learns his. >> i'm getting desperate. >> he's already confessed to leaving a bible in north korea. >> it's a violation of the tourist purpose as well. >> that covert act of leaving a bible could cost fowle years of freedom. experts say religion threatens the north korean regime. only the leaders are considered divine. each man is held in a separate room down the same hallway. they never have contact with each other. this man, matthew miller, awaiting trial for tearing up his tourist visa and seeking asylum. >> during my investigatio

jeffrey fowl, matthew miller and kenne kenneth bae will allowed to speak to the media yesterday.owl and miller expect to face trial within a month. bae says its health is deteriorating at the labor camp where he's put to work eight hours a day. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" detroit's bankrupt trial opened and "guardians" ruled the summer box office. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange with that and more. >>> good morning, anne-marie. detroit's bankruptcy trial begins this morning. detroit is the largest city in u.s. history to file for bankruptcy. lawyers are going to try to convince a judge that detroit should be allowed to cut $12 billion in debt down to about $5 billion. >>> earlier this morning, revel casino closes in atlantic city, new jersey. revel hotels have already closed $2.4 billion. it's atlantic city's most expensive failure. and one of four casinos to close since last september. that means at least 8,000 jobs. one quarter of the city's workforce. >>> here in washington, the markets reopened after a long holiday weekend. the dow gains 97 points, the nasdaq is up

three americans being detained, kenneth bae, matthew miller, and jeffrey fowle also spoke exclusively to cnn. as you might expect, the government tried to control every aspect of these interviews, limiting our time with each man for five minutes and keeping them separated in different rooms. we were told to ask the prisoners about three things, charges, treatment, and messages to loved ones. cnn's will ripley has more. >> hi. will ripfully, cnn. we were going to chat here. you can have a seat if up. we have five minutes. first of all, can you tell me about the charges that you are facing here in north korea? >> i will not find out until i go to trial, but i will say that i prepared to violate the law before coming here and i deliberately committed my crime. i have already admitted my guilt and apologized to the governments of the tprk and i have been asking for forgiveness. >> did you tear up your visa and seek asylum, is that report accurate? >> the previous interview that is what i said so i'm not here to discuss -- >> tell me about your conditions here. how you are being treated. >

state department says it is still trying to secure freedom for bae and other americans. we asked his sister, terri chong, about her brother's interview. >> he doesn't seem like himself. he has lost so much weight, he has lost 15 pounds within the last month alone. i think he's usually very cheerful larger than life person. you could tell that the strain of being a prisoner in north korea for the past two years is really take a toll on his body and mentally as well. >> he gave details on the situation he faces in labor camp. let's lifn. >> i'm work eight hours a day six days a week and hard labor i'm required to do every day. >> terri before your brother was taken was he in a condition to do that hard labor? >> we're not used to do hard labor, six days a week, eight hours a day. he has chronic conditions to begin with like diabetes. he has a back injury that flared up again. but since being in prison for the past two years it's taken such a toll on his health he was hospitalized three times and you know this is the third time he was sent back and forth between the hospita

ed payne reports, the north koreans claim that bae plotted against the government. >> it's simple to watch him time after time been put on camera by those officials to make the same speech to our government. >> serving a 15 year prison sentence, north korea claims here's part of a cushion plot to overthrow the regime. one of three americans detained in north korea. on monday unexpectedly bailout is cnn journalist to interview the man. north korean officials looked on all three said they had signed statements admitting their guilt. all three said they hoped the u.s. government will send an envoy to help. >> i believe special envoys' need to come to resolve this situation. i do ask the u.s. government to send an envoy as soon as possible i think it's the only hope i have right now to be reunited with my family. >> and his sister speaks out. >> they been working hard behind the scenes. it's hard after all these years. if there's ever a time to step up is now. this is the window. bring him home. >> as for the others, an american tourist accused of leaving a bible in a hotel room where he

the other two, kenneth bae, and jeffrey fowl are sympathetic.thew todd miller - i don't know what to make of it. the other two, we should do our best to get them out of there. >> true, they are sympathetic characters, and you want to get them out. but if we do this, are we doing what they want. sends a high level person that will give cover at a time when they may not be secure and wanting that to show off how powerful he is. >> that's why the three are still held there, because you haven't had a high level american go. you have to remember when president obama was running, he said "i would go anywhere to speak to anybody. he's not going to pyongyang. that's good. he has a policy called strategic patience, to wait out the north koreans, it's the rite thing to do. you can try behind the scenes to get the guys out. policy. >> if we reject kim jong un, and don't send anyone - all three interviews they had, that was what they said, they needed someone from the u.s. to come. they'll use it as an excuse to continue his misbehaviour on the internationa

bill: the sister of kenneth bae he it's clear he's under stress. he's been there for almost two years and it's devastating for a family to see that on tv. some suggest he's much more difficult to read. do you agree and if so why? >> the north korean analysts who work this of day know for a fact he's more reclusive than his grandfather and father. and i think he's under the influence quite a bit of his advisors much more so than what the two former leaders were. and certainly to the family member crying out about kenneth bae, he's in a hard labor cam. the other two are being held in a hotel with a guard. the hard labor cam is just as those words imply. it's hard labor most of the day in terms of hours. you cannot help but have deteriorating health under circumstances like that. bill: one more question. up say they think they may be willing to make a deal now? what will we give them? >> i don't think we'll give them much. it may be some economic concessions. our concerns with korea is an expanding nuclear program we want to be reduced and, two, the p

. >> mark:coming up.the sister of kenneth bae, an american detained in north korea, is speaking out after the nation allowed an unexpected media interview with him. the story, coming up. >> mark:and singer cee lo green tweets a controversial remark regarding rape and then deletes his twitter.what that tweet said.coming up. ee local news...sports... weather emergencies...especially diverse communities... rural towns... the elderly. they save thousands every year on cable and satellite bills... pay-tv providers don't like that. they're pushing washington to change the rules and cripple free tv call congress. tell them to stand up for sixty million americans... ...and stand up to pay-tv providers. don't mess with free tv >> mark:the sister of an american detained in north korea is asking the reclusive nation for mercy -- after hearing from her brother on an unexpected cnn interview. ed payne has the story. >>: it's painful to just watch him time after time put on camera will from the same scene from the government. >> reporter: he's one of three americans detained in north korea. the north k

it is believes that pyongyang is using miller and bae as bargaining chips with the u.s. >>> president obama is planning to ramp up the role against the quite of the ebola outbreak. he is expected to announce tomorrow sending more portable hospitals and supplies to south africa and set up training in liberia. the president will urge congress to approve $88 million to fund these proposals. meanwhile, a fourth doctor in sierra leone has died from ebola. attempts to evacuate her to germany for treatment failed. officials in liberia have been fired by the president there for ignoring orders to return to that country from overseas trip. those government ministers got lost. >> at the moment when you need everyone. >>> eight minutes past the hour. european stocks lower. asian shares end the day mixed. stocks closed down friday ending five straight weeks of gains. the big news this morning coming from general motors. ken fineberg will announce how many deaths he has tied to the faulty switches. that number is expected to grow. fineberg's office has received more than 100 death claims. the fami

jeffrey fowell, martin miller and kenneth bae. bae is serving a 15 year sentence at a labor camp. >> my situation is very urgent, i'm directly going to trial and directly sent to prison. i think this interview is my final chance to push the american government into helping me. >> the state department says it is working with swedish officials who act as a go-between with poon pyongyang. >> in texas a judge threw out a law that would have effectively closed dozens of clinics statewide. heidi zhou-castro joins us. >> tony those clinics you mention may very well still be closing in the near future and this victory that abortion it rights advocates are celebrating may be short-lived. as soon as the decision came out the texas attorney general said it would be appealing. they could very well overturn this ruling as early as this week. now, what did this lower court say? well basically that the state of texas according to this ruling that the state's attempts to regulate abortion go against the supreme court's roe versus wade decision. w

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