kim jong il has already received several birthday gift from the nation.ig statue in the capital, comparative gold coins, a giant carving in the side of a mountain. this is as much about bolstering his son's grip on power and honoring the new leader. kim jong un has looked thoroughly at home in his new role taking a standing ovation in his stride and most into the ranks flapping behind him. it is impossible to tell from inside of the country, even from here in south korea, it just how much influence kim jong un has over his father's comments. the celebrations are chance for the regime to emphasize the unique authority of the kim family name and the priceless credentials of the new leader. >> that new young leader also graces the cover of time. for more on an in-depth look of kim jong un, i'm joined by jim frederick. is he a new great leader? why did you put him on the cover? >> we put him on the cover because he has been in power for two months and there has not been an in-depth look at him. our journalist went out and the ground for six or 8 weeks to come

but then, kim jong-un has already received birthday gifts from the nation. big statue in the capital. commemorive gold coins, a giant carving in the side of the mountain. as much of bolstering his son's power as honoring the dear leader, some say. but kim jong-un has looked thoroughly at home in his new role, taking a standing ovation. it is impossible to tell from outside the country, even here in south korea, just how much influence kim jong-un has over his father's comrades. but the celebrations are a chance for the regime to emphasize yet again the unique of 40 of the family name and the thin but priceless credentials of the new young leader. >> extraordinary pictures there. that new young leader also graces the cover of time this week. for more on their in-depth look at kim jong-un, i spoke to the navy -- to that magazine's editor. >> why did you put them on the cover? >> because he has been in power for two months now and there hasn't been an in-depth look at him yet. our journalist who is one of the world's four wars -- foremost authorities on north k

the style may be new, but when it comes to substance, it says, kim jong un is kim jong il. >> you're watching news on the bbc live from singapore and london. still to come on the program, the duchess of cambridge is greeted by fans as she makes a royal visit to liverpool. >> and we look around burma's newly built capital and get special access to the nation's semi civilian government in action. let's have a look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. starting with the "financial times," focusing on the greek debt crisis. the front page shows a report on the european financial ministers meeting that has been canceled. a warning for greece, summing up portugal's position post-bailouts where the debt-to-g.d.p. ratio is rising and economic growth is slowing. china daily says the relationship between china and the u.s. is maturing. the paper looks at the importance of a sound relationship between the world's two largest economies. we can see the "independence" front page dedicated to a new report that found a quarter of the world's children are too malnourished to grow

and kim jong-un. we hope that transfer of leadership will lead to more peace, prosperity, and security for the north korean people. that's our hope. we always hope for more communications to ensure, again, no miscalculations of intent, but we willared. we have forces on the korean peninsula, we have had forces on the korean peninsula since the ar my cyst has been signed and will continue to be prepared. >> reporter: another sensitive issue in the asia pacific, china's growing power and influence. >> i think we've all seen a recent growth and modernization of the chinese army. i think we all should incorporate more communication so that we understand the transparency and the intent of that modernization and that growth, because no one wants miscalculation and no one wants to make any miscues, so i think communication is the most important thing. i think china wants the same thing we do, strength and stability and peace, because nothing good can come of conflict, and we all want that. we just want to ma

that's his son, kim jong un. our correspondent has been looking at their very different public personalities. >> identities are mr. kim's bread and butter. business cards and rubber stamps are essential daily needs. ironic, because when he's not validating other people, mr. kim gets paid for being someone else. the former north korean leader, kim jong il. it doesn't take much to pull off the former dictator, says mr. kim, the permed hair,less distinctive jump suit, and maybe a bit of clapping. having a former north korean leader as a guest on your tv chat somehow or a prop for your music video is surprisingly popular near the south. but now that kim jong il is dead, will impersonators like mr. kim switch to mimicking his son? hmm, he says, there's not much similarity between kim jong il and his son, i'd need to get a different haircut. he'd probably need to do more than that. kim jong un has a very different style than his father, much more, well, matey, more tactile, more hands on. north korean state media has s

when it comes to substance, kim jong un is kim jong il. >> you are watching "newsday".ill to come on the program, the duchess of cambridge is greeted by fans and she makes the royal visit to liverpool. >> we take a look around burma's newly built . capital. let's take a look at some of the stories making headlines around the world. the financial times still very much focusing on the the greek debt crisis. it reports that the euro-zone officials meeting has been cancelled today. it comes amid a growing fight about the merits of allowing the national default in greece. the herald tribune as a warning for greece. it sums up portugal's position where the debt to gdp ratio is rising and economic growth is slowing. china daily says that relationships our maturing. the paper looks at the importance of the sound relationship between the world's two largest economies. the independent front page is dedicated to a new report that found 1/4 of the world's children are malnourished. >> this is "newsday" on the bbc. >> i am babita sharma. the headlines. president obama tells the man

kim jong-un has been in power for more than a month now. the issue is how he will deal with the southern neighbor. the regime send an open letter urging the country to respond to nine countries. north korea state run television is talking about the letter. the document calls on the south to offer an apology for not spending a mission to north korea expressing the condolences of the death of kim jong-il. the drill is scheduled to start at the end of this month. now as we mentioned, the letter contains questions for the south. the north wants the neighbor to stop criticizing it for the sinking of the war ship in 2010. the south korean government has shown a more flexible attitude on the dialogue. it wants the north to apologize for recent incidents. it dropped that demand as a pre-condition for talks. the open letter is aimed at increasing pressure on south korea president bak before general elections in april. south korea' unification ministry said the government won't respond every time the north tries to push through demands through sensit

so at this early stage of kim jong-un's law, the u.s. needs to show that there is no room for compromise in nuclear talks. >> all right. nhk world's hiroki yajima reporting for us tonight. thank you. >> thank you so much. >>> south korean president lee myung-bak says its country will welcome talks with north korea. he held a news conference in seoul on wednesday. saturday will mark his fourth anniversary in office. lee said the north now has a window of opportunity to make changes for the future. this was an apparent reference to the transition of power under the new leader, kim jong-un. >> translator: if north korea is serious about entering into talks, the south will respond with an open mind. >> lee said his policy toward the north represented a changing direction from the misguided approaches of the past and that it has born fruit. since taking office in 2008, lee has been pressing north korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program. his predecessors, kim dae-jung and roh moo-hyung, both took a conciliatory stance toward the north. >>

and kim jong il is dead, but north korea celebrates his 70th birthday in style. what's the profile of his son, a new leader, kim jong un? >> hello. thanks for joining us. at least eight palestinian children have been killed, this after an israeli truck hit a school bus on a road in the west bank. the bus was carrying at least 50 children, some of them just 5 years old. we understand at least 30 were injured. they've been taken to hospitals in the west bank city of ramallah and in israel. a short time ago, the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, declared three days of mourning. joining me from jerusalem is the bbc's john donneson. pretty horrific crash. can you give us the details? >> well, what we believe is that this crash happened on a pretty busy road just outside ramallah. we understand that the school bus was carrying around 50 children. palestinian police say some of them were as young as 5 or 6 years old. we understand it collided with a truck, the bus flipped over, and then burst into flames. i should say, there's been very, very heavy rain overnight in

kim jong-un has reviewed the armed forces for the first time. he appeared before the parade.orth koreans have been marking what would have been the birthday of his late father, kim jong-il. kim reviewed the parade from a balcony decorated with a portrait of his father. he stood with his uncle and others. the north leadership has intensified efforts to award him the highest title. gener gener generalmissimo. >>> japanese's government says about 120 pro-pyongyang residents in japan brought at least 17 million yen on a visit to north korea. public security officials say the korean residents, including officials of a pro-north korean association ratraveled to the north near beijing earlier this month. north koreas are expected to report when they take over 100,000 yen to the north. customs say at least $890,000 were brought into the country. the public safety officials say the association was asked by north korea to donate money to celebrate kim's anniversary. >> translator: north korea is asking people to show their loyalty to the new leader kim jong-un. especially the north kor

kim jong-un's guardian and uncle was there. there's speculation the new leader will meet as part of an effort to attract more foreign investment. >>> as senior u.s. diplomat says north korea's new leaders must take concrete steps to halt the country's nuclear program before the u.s. will agree to hold direct talks. kurt campbell made the comment in seoul after meeting with senior south korean diplomats. >> and we're still waiting to see whether the new government in north korea is prepared to take the necessary steps. >> the u.s. has called on the north to halt its uranium enrichment program and take other steps. campbell also referred to reports that china offered food aid to north korea last month, and he said the aid was part of china's effort to stabilize the north. >> we want to continue a close dialogue with china. we want them to share with us most of the perspectives and their plans. >> campbell also said the u.s. hopes to use chinese vice president ping's visit to washington later this month to urge china to help promo

the meeting will be the first since the death of kim jong-il in december. north korea's nuclear em voi arrived in beijing on tuesday. he did not speak with reporters. u.s. special envoy glenn davies arrived wednesday. >> in the leadership in pyongyang, we'll be interested to see whether they are interested in moving forward with us, what precisely his policies are, in what direction he wants to take his country, all of these are unknowns at this stage. >> earlier nhk world outlined the expected focus of discussions at this meeting. >> i don't think there will be a major breakthrough. that's because both the united states have domestic concerns they need to address. north korea has a new leader in kim jong-un, whose political skills are still developing. on the other hand, president barack obama is facing an election campaign. this meeting is the first since the death of kim jong-il, so likely will reaffirm its position on its nuclear program. it won't halt its nuclear program. it's trying to boost public support for the new leader. kim jong-un is being cred

kim jong-un is showing interest in high tech gooj et cetera. north korea's leader order ready an ipad 2 when the computer became a hit last spring. he spent several teenage years in switzerland, is said to be an advocate of the computer to modernize the country's industries. ipad 2 is gaining popularity among sons and daughters of senior government officials. in the future, the tablet computer could be linged to the internet by large capacity phone networks set up by an egyptian telecommunications company. the number of users would likely be limited in north korea as the government might be afraid of the loss of social control. >>> germany's angela merkel is in china, trying to reassure the trading partner of the eu's help. ai from the business team joins us. what took place in discussions? >> merkel's meet white gold the chinese premier, he says he may offer more assistance to europe to help debt problems. wen jiabao met angela merkel. at a joint news conference, he said finding a solution to the crisis is important. wen added china is conside

father, the long-serves kim jong-il.ent, but i just have to ask about kim jong-un. have we learned anything more about him since he assumed power back in late december? >> yes, you know, north korean propaganda has been showing a lot of footage with inspection tours, traveling to different parts of as more footage of him, we don't know what he sounds like. no one actually knows what his voice sounds like, in a sense there's been no audio of this. there are two south korean officials, the former president, his widow, and the former chairman and his widow, both went to play their respects at kim jong-il's funeral, and they had a brief audience. aside from the two individuals, again we don't know what he sounds like. >> john, why do you think that is? >> you know, i think there's a lot of speculation. one thing is they are trying to cultivate an image of kim jong-un as almost being the reincarnation of kim song un. so perhaps their voices are different. hence there will be something of a censorship in that area. >> interest

the meeting will be the first since the death of kim jong-il in december. the nuclear envoy arrived in beijing on tuesday. he did not speak with reporters. u.s. special envoy for north korean policy glyn davies arrived wednesday. >> in the leadership in pyongyang, we will be interested to see whether they're interested in moving forward with us, what precisely his policies are, in what direction he wants to take his country. all of these are a bit unknowns at this stage. >> earlier nhk world outlined the focus of discussions at this meeting. >> i don't think there will be a major breakthrough. because both north korea and the united states have domestic concer they need to address. north korea has a new leader in kim jong-un whose skills are still developing. president barack obama is facing an election campaign. so the north will likely reaffirm its position on nuclear. pyongyang will never halt its nuclear development program. it's trying to boast public support for the new leader. kim jong-un is being credited with leading the nuclear testing and the fir

they show kim jong un inspecting front line troops. the unit he visited carried out the shelling of south korea's island in 2010. the report says kim ordered his soldiers to in his words, make a powerful retaliation in the enemy intrudes by just 0.001 millimetre. >> translator: the scoundrels are making an out of mind military exercise during the period of mourning for our leader kim jong il. it's tantamount to a silent declaration of war. >> reporter: the u.s. and south korea also plan to carry out joint marine landing exercises. they are based on the scenario of the north's invading islands in the south. the drills will be the first in 23 years. the u.s. military leaders claim the exercises are purely defensive, but some analysts see this as an opportunity for the north to boost the authority of kim jong un but launching some formal provocation. >> north korea warns no one can predict what will happen. the state run news agency called south korea and the united states warmongers. our report by an independent panel in japan confirms t

kim jong-il has already received several birthday gifts from the nation. a big bronze statue in the capital, commemorative gold coin, a giant carving in the side of the mountain, as much about bolstering his son's hold on power as honoring the dear leader, some say. but kim jong-il has looked thoroughly at home in his new role, taking the standing ovation in stride, even motioning to those standing behind be him. it's impossible to tell from outside of the country, even from here in south korea, just how much influence kim jong-en has over his father's come raids. but it's a chance top emphasize yet again the unique authority of the kim family name and the thin but priceless credentials of the new young leader. bbc news, seoul. >>> that's all for the moment. stay here with us on bbc world news. i'll be speaking with prince's son of jordan about the unfolding crisis in neighboring syria. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundatio

their new supreme commander is kim jong un.ng leader seems to be continuing the policies of his father kim jong il. ♪ for years, north korea has unsettled the international community with its missile tests across a border that divides the korean peninsula. south korea is nervous about the intentions of its unpredictable neighbor. the country's nuclear program has become an international issue, but it is still unclear whether the regime has successfully developed a functioning nuclear bomb. >> never sending a little bit more pleasant. it is the biggest society event in austria, the viennese opera ball. >> the dress code has not changed in 57 years. white ties and details for the gentleman, floor length gowns for the ladies. >> every year, the auditorium of the vienna state opera is turned into a large ballroom. >> and the night opens with a debutante procession.+ here is a look at how they prepare for the big night. >> for him, these dance steps are as important as his qualifications. he and his dance partner are practicing for

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it showed kim jong il and his father. for more on that, we are joined from seoul. we know today would have been his birthday. how are north koreans marking it? >> it was on the eve of his birthday on wednesday. we saw hundreds of senior officials packed into an auditorium, sitting and standing as one, shouting, long live the great leader and his father, the great president. listening to speeches praising kim jong-il, including his achievement of making north korea at a nuclear state. that went on for quite a while. it that was the birthday party, he has also been receiving quite a few gifts. you mentioned the statue. that 6 meter high bronze statue. he has also been given a specially issued series of gold coins printed with his image. also, a carving, carved into the side of a mountain. lots of ways in which north korea is marking his birthday, not just to honor kim jong-il but to bolster the position of his sons. look at his son. has there been an equivalent of a point of admiration for him? -- of the outpouring of admiration for him? >> there has been a media. lo

un hill to -- on kim jong un? he someone who is open to dialogue? >> the answers, we just don't know. we really do not know. we know less about this individual then we knew about osama bin laden, muammar gaddafi, or saddam hussein. the people they will be meeting are not people they have not met before, they are the negotiators that have been working on this going back to the clinton administration. the people will be the same but we will try to read based on what they say whether they are in the continuity policies or the change of policy or maybe sq%ei+ all. >> how valuable is the carrot of food aid that the u.s. has? how desperately does north korea needed the assistance that the u.s. could give them? >> i have talked to a number of the groups that have gone through north korea and they clearly assess there is a need. there is clearly a need that lost there is clearly a need there. the children are -- there is clearly a need there. the children are starving. a bit of donor tilt has set in in the international c

succeeded by his son, kim jong un. secretary clinton today called it a reminder that the world is transforming. >> the united states-- i will be quick to add-- still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation onto the path of peace by living up to its obligations. >> woodruff: this is not the in 1994, former president jimmy carter-- acting for the clinton administration-- brokered a deal for pyongyang to shut down nuclear plants in exchange f u.s. aid in building electrical power plants. the yongbyon plant remained closed until 2002 when both sides accused the other of not living up to the agreement. from there, the north went on to test-fire long-range missiles and conduct its first underground nuclear test. in 2007, the bush administration, along with south korea, russia, china and japan negotiated a new halt to north korea's nuclear program. this time, north korea again agreed to disable the complex at yongby

states and north korea have met with their first nuclear talks since the death of their leader kim jong il in december. the two sides continue discussions on friday. the meeting took place in beijing on thursday. they spoke to reporters after the meeting. >> they haven't quite concluded and we intend to pick up where we have left off this evening tomorrow. >> he added the delegates would have dinner together on thursday. what do the u.s. and north korea hope to achieve in their talks. >> reporter: the u.s. is sticking to its stance that is the six-party talks can resume. but going into thursday's talks it seemed more likely u.s. envoy davys would focus on bilateral ties rather than have both parties just repeat their nuclear positions as in the past. >> i also plan to raise nonproliferation, human rights and humanitarian affairs and my hope is that we can find a way to move forward with the north. >> reporter: north korea tends to benefit from its nuclear position. its uranium enrichment program is hoping it brings in as much food assistance as possible. this is particularly pressing no

north korea puts on a show of power for kim jong-un in a show of respect for his late father. kim jong-un has reviewed the country's armed forces for the first time as north korea's supreme commander. he appeared in front of the nation at a mass military parade. north koreans have been marking what would have been the 70th birthday of his late father, kim john-il. kim reviewed the parade from a balcony decorated with a portrait of his father. he stood with his uncle and others. the north's leadership appears to have intensified efforts to day fie the ruler. they gave him the highest title. analysts say they are using celebrations of his birthday to strengthen the rule of his son. >>> japan's government says 120 pro-young yang residents recently brought a total of 70 million yen, about $890,000 on a visit to north korea. public security officials say the korean residents, including executive officials of a pro-north korea association traveled to the north via beijing and other routes in late january and earlier this month. north korean residents are required to report to custom

these will be the first such talks since kim jong-un took over in december. representatives last met in october in geneva. the u.s. department spokesperson said the u.s. side wants to see if north korea is ready to take concrete steps toward denuclearization. the u.s. envoy will visit seoul and tokyo in the days following the talks. glenn davies will report on what he learns. >>> trade in china and north korea hit a record high last year. a 62% jump from the previous year reflects the north increasing dependence on china. there was $5.6 billion worth of trade between the countries. north korea leaders have been inviting foreign investment. they are aiming to boost the country's infrastructure and agriculture sectors. north korea has become isolated and seen little economic progress. the country has been forced to rely on china, a long-time ally. >>> a ratings agency has downgraded countries under scoring the financial crisis. the business team has the latest. ai. >> s&p has done the same thing and now moody's has downgraded italy and spain. it dropped italy,

this is the first time a representative met with kim jong unsince the death of his father kim jong ilit will be a big test to see if the regime wants to turn over a new leaf with the west. ambassador glen davis flew to beijing. the third meeting since last summer to close a deal involving food aid in exchange for north korea halting the uranium enrichment. that is the only leverage that west has. the deal is deemed close when kim died of a heart attack. >> i don't think the talks on the 23rd are going to go anywhere. kim jong unhas a firm hold op power. the north korean military is in charge. the generals don't want to give up the destructive method. >> the chinese military was said to be moving toward the north korean border. >> more on this with the panel. thank you. >> north carolina is known for being repressive society. some are concerned with the security proposals they feel are intrusive here. catherine herridge explains. >> if you feel like you are being watched you are probably right. the latest tool under consideration to collect data inside are drones. >> these are the tool

second revealed program based on uranium and not plutonium and what they were trying to do before kim jong-ilied and then he died and we heard nothing from the north so this is the first interaction to see if they're still on that track or not. >> reading the pyongyang tea leaves for a second, what's your take on kim jong-il, is he somebody that is open to dialogue with the west on his nuclear program? >> well, i think the answers we just don't know. we really do not know. we know less about this individual than we knew about osama bin laden or muammar gaddafi or saddam hussein. and the people they'll be meeting in beijing are not people they haven't met before but are negotiators who have been working on this on the north korea side going back to the clinton administration, really. so the people will be the same but we'll tried to read based on what they say and what positions they take whether there is a continuity policy under this new leader, a change of policy, or maybe there's just no instructions at all for all we know. >> how valuable is the stick -- is the carrot of food aid for the

north korea's military parade at the nation's capital to mark the birthday of late leader kim jong il they pledged to defend his son and successor kim jong un with their lives and crush any forces if attacked crowds have been marching making their way to the city's main square to leave flowers and x.'s portrait well since kim jong il died of a heart attack two months ago relations with neighboring south korea are at their lowest point in yours. of infertility of recession is forcing some hopeful parents to get creative in the u.s. it costs as much as one hundred thousand dollars to use a surrogate mother to start a family but get on the plane to india and it could be much cheaper artie's met one couple who did just that. arrogances and forward and all came to india from texas two weeks ago india is a bit of a challenge for someone who's used to travelling in the states that in europe. but you figure out your way around. and they're not here to see elephants and by being coles they also came to meet peter for the first time their new baby boy there was a bit easier pregnancy i mean. al

north korea's military paraded in the nation's capital to mark the birthday of labor leader kim jong il he pledged to defend his son and successor kim jong un with their lives and crush any forces if attacked crowds of it may. the weight of the city's main square to leave flowers next to his portrait now since kim jong il died of a heart attack two months ago relations with neighboring south korea are at their lowest point in years. so that's the news this hour up next is a business update with kareena. i don't walk into business here in r.t. thanks for joining me this hour our top story russia is not imposing commercial sanctions against iran over its nuclear program but it's still being affected the gulf state take approximately fifteen percent of russia's still exports over trade across the caspian could be severely impacted because of restrictions imposed by banks in the west now to discuss the issue i'm joined by as you know what i call the steel editor industry research group plans thanks for coming to the program so what is the problem theoretically russia is free to sell stil

discussion already last year and just prior to the death of kim jong il the u.s. it was going to make an announcement about a food a process with north korea so this is nothing to do with kim jong un now being in power as you said this was decided before kim jong il's death i don't know the details of what was the agreement earlier in december so there might be a new aspects right now to a disagreement but as i said this has been in discussion for quite some time clearly a positive step but can the world community really trust north korea not to go back on its word and pursue nuclear ambitions as as we've seen in the past. well this is not a formal agreement we have here right now this is more in line with what the north koreans like to call words for words and actions for actions so it depends not only on north korea and what they do but it also depends on. the u.s. is going to react in the next period of time and whether or not the six party talks process gets back in on track and what happens in that regard so it sort of is a tool in addition to north korea the

north korea's military parade in the nation's capital to mark the birthday of late leader kim jong il a pledge to defend his son and civs excess or kim jong un with their lives and crushed enemy forces attacked the crowds have been making their way to the city's main square to leave flowers next to his portrait since kim jong un died of a heart attack two months ago relations with neighboring south korea are at their lowest point in years. as libya celebrates the first anniversary in start of its nato backed up rising its national transitional council is struggling to take control over the country's volatile situation and mr internationals recently accused the n t c a failing to protect human rights claiming thousands of khadafi supporters are being held without charge and even tortured there are reports at least a dozen have died in a rebel prison since september as a result of mistreatment reports from libya say former rebels want to take over power civilians remain armed and the economy has crumbled since the war political scientist dr not a hush we tells r.t. there's even more tro

north korea's military parade in the nation's capital to mark the birthday of late leader kim jong il he pledged to defend his son and successor kim jong un with their lives and crush any forces if attacked had been making their way to the city's main square to leave flowers next to his portrait since kim jong il died of a heart attack two months ago relations with neighboring south korea are at their lowest point in years. i'll be back shortly with the headlines but for now karim is here with a business update. so welcome to business here now to thanks for joining me the u.s. is looking to cut iran's economic live blog by removing it from the world financial clearing system known as swift it will rack up pressure on tehran as the country's leadership reveals your progress on its nuclear program but he's daniel bushell reports america's action could end up backfiring on its own people. this is a bid to kill iran's economy washington's move to ban tehran from the swift world transaction system would choke its ability to trade internationally swift interbank payments orders don't all th

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seacrest had to do interviews with kim jong-il all over him. he could actually press charges for that stunt. >> when anybody asks you what you're wearing, you say kim jong-il. all right, borat, you are my newest hero again today. the twitter universe was buzzing about j. lo. did you see it? >> i didn't understand. >> when you get the slipperoo and the dress is cut a little low, hello, fuzz did i. >> that's because there is a claim there's been another wardrobe malfunction. >> you can't see anything. >> who saw it? >> i don't know. her stylist, jennifer lopez's stylest says the dress fit perfectly every inch and there was no slip. no slip. there was no slip. i'm not sure if she meant nip slip or an undergarment slip. >> if we all can please think back to this, the 2000 grammys when everybody, including matt lauer was absolutely aghast. is this when the gentleman on her right was named puff daddy? i don't think it was p. diddy at the time. >> there was no wardrobe malfunction, right? that was just -- >> just a special dress, less than a bikini. >