but kim jong un prefers to execute them. what does this say about him as a leader?an, in fact it's been quite common in the whole history of the democratic people's republic of korea to deal with opponents in this way. the odd thing really is that kim jong un is relatively new in his position he's only been there about three years and he hasn't got a great basis. his father was really influential 20 years probably before he actually became country leader in the early 1990s. and so you know, kim jong-un was in his early 30s we think but we don't know and doesn't have a secure base, this seems tonight an extraordinarily brutal way of dealing with people that might have disagreed with you maybe even worse. they have actually tried to move against him. quite a number of executions have been apparently noted make one a month in the last few months, so it looks like a very vicious purge. >> if, as you say he doesn't have a very secure base, are we then starting to see the start of the end of the kim regime? >> a diplomat who had been based in pyongyang said to me some yea

de jong pointed out. >> no building and no body and no way is the de jong story true. >> and then therethis. a satellite image of google earth in 2005 and there is a construction site. and what appear to be the blurry outlines of structures. >> in a statement to cnn, marriott said mr. de jong has contacted marriott in the past and each time we have suggested to mr. de jong that he present his account of the matter to the authorities. as we have done all along, we cooperate fully with the authorities whenever they are conducted an official investigation. but the new investigation seems to rely entirely on marriott's aorganizationa a -- assertion there was no construction. >> what if they are wrong? >> they are not wrong. because they can prove it with photographs and other material. >> natalee holloway's father led a number of ground searches in aruba and remembers the site and believes it was never searched. >> i was there on june 1st and there was definitely construction in the area. >> and joran van der sloot doesn't think much of de jong either. in jail convicted of murdering a young

why kim jong-un sentenced his defense chief to die? >> thousands of protesters are on the streets of burundi's capital. they are celebrating after it's president has been removed from power. the army has now shut down the airport and the borders. malcolm web webb has more now from burundi. >> we just had some gunfire across the other side of the square and we don't know if these people are clearing a crowd, or if this is someone shooting in anger. we're going down on the ground. >> there is now gunfire in the square. hundreds of protesters, we don't know if this is crowd control or if people are actually fighting. >> malcolm webb in burundi for us. >>> north korea's kim jong-un has reportedly executed it's shy chief. they say that hyon yong chol dozed often during a meeting and kim jong-un said that he failed to carry out his instructions. they're describing it in terms of consolidation rather than crisis. >> our government sees such executions as a way to create a fearful atmosphere to promote consolidation of kim jong-un's one and on

kim-jong-un kim-jong-un's brother, at the eric clapton concert, a celebrity were real? family on earth. they can incinerate any city on the planet. these guys are grotesque. their grandfather started the korean war. their father was sun sick dude who really liked very young girls and had a nasty habit of killing people with his revolver. these kid got a lot of money. what's not to love? >> so gordon i mean when you talk about the proclivities the mother with the obsession with young blonds swedish mistresses. there's another older brother who apparently was caught going to disneyland on a fake passport. i know you know a lot about this. he had misstresses with him as well. this is what they do? >> this is of course what they do. the one who was caught in japan had two women. one of them wasn't his wife. they had a four-year-old son and they probably had a lot of counterfeit $1000 bills. he was also probably working with north koreans in japan because there's a big network there. this is really dirty business. the reason why they had a fake passport is because nobody aro

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his -- kim jong un his actions were considered a sign of disrespect to the north korean leader. harry fawcett joins us live from seoul. what do you here about the execution. >> we are hearing it from south korea's intelligence service, no confirmation. he has apparently this man, been executed for trees job, and that constituted not just falling asleep but showing disillusionment with kim jong un's leadership, failing to carry out his instructions essentially disloyalty to the top man. according to south korea, he was executed in the public and extreme of way, killed by an antiaircraft machine-gun at an airfield. this is a technique report in north korea. earlier this month, one n.g.o. human rights in north korea released satellite images shot in october, seeming to show an execution take place, this is an execution of a senior man, the second ranking man in north korea's vast military. >> he is not the only person that kim jong un has executed at a high level. his uncle, who was reportedly a man that his father wanted to help him transition into being north korea's leader was e

he was killed for treason, he said to have shown dissatisfaction request kim ki-jong's leadership, andled out carry out his instructions. >> translator: our government sees such executions as a way to create a fearful atmosphere so it would promote consolidation of kim ki-jong's one and only ray regime. >> reporter: it is also leading some to question the stability of the leadership. south korea's intelligence agency says 15 other officials have been executed since the start of this year. >> there has to be better systemic ways to ensure the order of this system. this quick removal, the way it was carried out, seems to indicate only the weakness of the system not the strength at all. >> reporter: kim ki-jong's uncle was publicly humiliated before his execution. but this time there was no announcement. the execution was particularly violent in front of a crowd of hundreds. last week the u.s. organization released this satellite image showing what it believes was a similar killing in october. aimed at targets just 30 meters away. north korea has worried the south by showing off its abili

the late leader, kim jong-il, gave her sister significant power.er husband were handpicked to guide his son in early years, but the leader soon decided he did not want their help. on may 5th or 6th of last year pak says kim jong-un ordered her to be killed. only her bodyguard unit knew this. now senior officials also know she was poisoned. as for his uncle, publicly kim jong-un calls him scum and said he was trying to overthrow the government. park says the issues began with the defection of the economy. he said kim jong-un wanted to build a ski resort and water park. chang, the uncle, wanted to rebuild the economy first. that is where the friction began. park says the skew resort is effectively what signed chang's death warrant. he was allegedly executed in an underground secret room according to park. few know exactly how he died. he tells us chang's aides were killed far more publicly. his aides were executed he says not with an ordinary gun but by four-barrel machine guns. much of what he tells us cannot be independently confirmed. north korea

kim jong-un executes his own defense minister before a crowd using anti-aircraft guns. what is happening in north korea? let's go out front. >>> i'm erin burnett. "outfront" we begin with breaking news. the amtrak train that derailed near philadelphia was speeding big-time. traveling 106 miles an hour at the time of the crash. more than twice the 50-mile-an-hour speed limit. we are also just learning at this moment the engineer's name from three amtrak employees. here's what we can tell you. his name is brandon bostian. drew griffin is going to have much more on the man at the center of this in just a moment. the mayor of philadelphia on cnn calling that engineer reckless saying there's no excuse for the out-of-control speed. we also now know that bastian did apply the emergency brakes just before the crash but only slowed the train town to 102 miles an hour at impact. 102 to 102, then it crashed. you can see the curve where the train derailed. as you can see, it very sharp. horrific crash killing at least seven people. more than 200 injured, many of them in critical co

. >>> north korea's leader kim jong-un is praising the test firing. we're getting these images from state-run tv apparently showing kim jong-un overseeing that launch. but details of when or exactly where the missile test happened are unclear at this point. for more on this sorry, let's turn to cnn's kathy novak live from seoul, kathy, good morning to you. we see the success from this firing, kim jong-un calling it a success. what does it mean and what message is being sent to the rest of the world? >> reporter: well, george, the message of kim jong-un is this display being celebrated in state media and newspaper and as you say on state-run television. reportedly showing kim jong-un watching over this successful, they say, submarine missile from the water into the sky. we know this is something that the north koreans have been trying to develop for quite some time. but, of course, all we have so far to go on are these photos. we cannot dentally verify their authenticity. we did reach out to the south korean government, no comment from them just yet. t

this is believed to be king jong-chol, older brother of kim jong-un he is seen smiling, appearing to as he joins a concert. he's gone to clapton concerts all over the world, has plenty of time and money on his hands analysts say since had was passed over for the leadership position in favor of his younger brother. >> king jong-chol is not seen as being capable to deal with the politics especially as you see it moving into consolidation period. he was seen as potentially who weak. >> reporter: now analysts say kim jong-chol is a network of the elite who allegedly bring in children. and the other passed over, he embarrassed the family in 2001 when he was trying to get to disneyland on a fake dominican passport. which sibling has real influence. analyst ken gull said it's not his younger sister, though she is rising, he said there's another shadowing older sister, kim yo-jong. she's the only one between kim and his siblings ever officially recognized by kim's grandfather. kim sol song. >> she's the one that has her finger on the regime. she's probably helping kim jong-un in mentoring th

and kim jong-un was in his 30s we don't really know.ems to be an extraordinarily brutal way of dealing with pima that might have disagreed with you maybe even worse they have actually tried to move against him. quite a number of executions have been apparently noted. maybe one a month in the last few months so this looks like a very vicious purge. politically, the regime has held itself together by ruthlessly holding this core sort of 100,000 elite mostly military looking after them and making sure they stay onside and they are reliable. it's sort of implies that even with that group now there are people that just don't think this regime is sustainable. the problem is they don't have a plan-b. there is no plan-b. they either sink or swim together and it seems that kim jong-un is really willing to, you know, kind of totally throw these people way if they get on the wrong side of him. very very, you know, kind the cal gore cal. >>> nato foreign ministers are meet in this southern turkish town, ukraine and middle east instability are the f

north career's' defense minister section cute today disrespecting leading kim jong-un.s. >> reporter: i am rob reynolds on the navajo nation in arizona whereby deet i can is ram pant rampant and the govern thinks a new tax on junk food might go the solution. >>> some breaking news out of pakistan, at least 43 people have been killed in a gun attack attack. the vehicle belong today a charity, a branch of shia islam. let's go trait to kamal hider who joins us from islambad the capital. what happened, kamal? >> reporter: the attack took place in the morning rush hour in the eastern part of the city. at least three motorcycles with six people on board were stopped the bus then they got on the bus shooting most of the passengers in that bus at point blank range. there were no bullet holes from the outside. that suggests that the killing was done inside the bus. in full view of eyewitnesses. many of them saying that they were dressed in police uniform. this was an indiscriminate attack. according to the reports that we are getting. 16 women are amongst the dead, some of the i

kim jong-un does not seem to care. is china doing anything here? seems like we depend upon china to take the lead when it comes to getting north korea to not act so crazy. and they don't seem to be succeeding very well. >> yeah, it's tough. it's not about us outsourcing the problem to china. the issue is we need to work very closely with china and make sure china sees it in the way we do so that the chinese can use the leverage they have which is considerably more than the leverage we have to pressure the north koreans. i think at the end of the day, the chinese need to understand that north korea may go away and at that point china needs to get used to a new neighbor namely south korea. >> what do you mean go away? >> if we really put pressure on north korea, that somehow north korea will collapse. and you'll have a successor state taking over. this will be perceived in some chinese circles as somehow a victory for america and a defeat for china. so i think china needs to understand that it's not that. it's not a zero sum game. and by the way, i t

he says kim jong-un wanted to build a ski resort and water park. the uncle wanted to rebuild the economy first. that is where the friction began. park says the ski resort is effectively what signed the death warrant. he was executed in an underground secret room according to park. few know exactly how he died. but he tells us his aides were killed far more publicly. his close aides were executed not with an ordinary gun but by four-barrel machine guns. most of what he tells us cannot be independently confirmed. north korea is one of the most closed and repressive societies in the world. park paints a picture of a brutal dictator whose actions have shock even the north korean elite, a young man willing to killeen his own family members if they don't see eye to eye. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >>> last week, north korean authorities told cnn that people are often defectors who make up stories to ingratiate themselves with south korea. >>> we move to the white house now which is rejecting an explosive new report from a very famous renowned investigati

what did you think of kim jong-un's performance? i thought it was awesome. and what did you like about it specifically? i liked the groove. the groove? yeah, he does have a lot of groove. he does have a lot of groove. do you think he's a good role model for other plus-sized dictators who want to express themselves through dance? yeah, absolutely, because, uh, sometimes, you know, sometimes, big people feel like they can't do things that maybe smaller people can. right. and he showed that pleasantly plump people can do it, too. now, a lot of people were talking about the dance kim jong-un did where he pointed the machine gun at the judges. do you think that was inappropriate, or was it all in good fun? i think art is art and you can do different things and they mean different things. i mean, it probably freaked a couple people out, yeah. but it's just dancing, you know? and you would consider him an artist? yes. mm-hmm. were you moved that he wore his father's jump suit for the final performance? it was really sweet. mm-hmm it was really sweet. what do you is

>> we've seen kim jong-un do this with a number of senior leaders lately.eral meetings. he's isolating himself even further. >> at the same time some 30 women, including 30 american women, are now in pyongyang and getting ready in the coming days to do this peace march from north korea to south korea along the demilitarized zone saying they have permission from both the north korean government and the south korean government. did you give them your encouragement to go on this mission when the american women on this trip left? >> we certainly didn't and we are very clear that we do not believe americans and that's who we give advice to, should travel to north korea. we've seen as we've talked about americans who are arrested there, who are detained there. we don't think it's a place americans should be visiting. >> are you worried about their security? >> there's also reasons we have these travel warnings in place. we've seen americans detained. we've worked hard to get them home. >> their hope is that maybe this kind of human-to-human contact could advance

and men believed to be the older brother of north korean leader kim jong-il un -- kim jong-un was filmed in london. he was asked a number of questions by journalists but did not speak. >> the playboy face of north korea in britain it seems this week. will. to see the rockstar we know he admires, his first look appearance since his elder brother took over the leadership in north korea after their father's death in 2011. >> how was your relationship with your brother? >> he was allegedly passed over as and to lead the secretive regime himself because his father taught him to week. the images from his childhood apparently show a taste for music and playfulness. the official line today is that he plays an important role in support of brother leader kim jong-un, whose recent public image could hardly be more different. the defense chief once close to the leader, put to death by antiaircraft done fire falling asleep at a military event according to south korea's intelligence agency. but half a world away, eric clapton and his artistry reportedly captivating kim jong-un's brother once more, and

he said he worked closely with kim jong un's finances.oon dropped when it became clear that. paula hancock, cnn seoul. >> and south korean intelligence claim that kim jong un has been executing enemies, killing 15 so far this year. these accusations are said to be baseless and malicious slander. >> that number would be 16 now if we can confirm the death of the defense chief. we will go to nepal now where the country is being rattled by aftershocks. it the is second quake to hit in 17 days, the latest killing at least 83 people. >> the u.s. military is searching for a helicopter carrying six marines and two soldiers. it was on a relief mission when it suddenly went missing. we have more now on the quake from cnn in katmandu. >> the earth shakes and a mountain crumbles sending rocks and more about 30 miles north of katmandu. a red cross team from canada captured the scene. the 7.3 magnitude earthquake to hit in just over two weeks. in parliament, lawmakers rush to flee. >> the building is emptying of hundreds of people. moms with their kids

were you impressed by kim jong-un's importance? >> she's pretty good. >> some people are saying the beginning was better and some people say the middle was better and some people say the ending was the best part. if you had to pick, what do you think? >> the middle. >> what did you think of kim jong-un's performance? >> i like the groove. >> do you think he's a good role model for other plus-sized dictators who want to express themselves through dance? >> yeah, absolutely. big people feel like they can't do things that maybe smaller people can. >> a lot of people were talking about the dance kim jong-un did where he pointed the machine gun at the judges. >> i think art is art and you can do different things and they mean different things. i mean, probably freaked a couple people out. >> you would consider that art? >> uh-huh. >> were you moved that he wore his brother's jump suit for the final performance? >> uh-huh. >> what is the funniest thing you've seen kim jong-un do? >> come on, the hang over. >> what was your favorite line

>> the party. >> not kim jong un? in power, kim commands nearly 25 million north koreans who have no individual freedom. but park says experienced and knowledgeable party leaders influence most decisions. >> kim jong un used to ask them, and still, i think, he is asking questions about factual information about the world outside here. >> royal intrigue can be a bloody business. south korea's spy agency says top advisers who fall out of favor, including kim's own family, are at risk. >> the fact that this young man executed his uncle, i really don't know how to explain that. >> kim is accused of ordering at least 15 skoous executions this year alone. allegations a top north korean insider told me are malicious slander, though not denying executions take place. kim projects himself as the people's leader, building water parks, hospitals. and orphanage, among many projects in the showcase capital of pyongyang with the elite and most loyal citizens live. but even there, infrastructure remains poor. and such luxuries are n

north korea's kim jong-un is a feared dictator.t recently, he allegedly ordered the execution of his military chief with high-powered anti-aircraft weapons. but some say kim is the one who should be afraid. cnn's global affairs correspondent elise labott reports. >> reporter: he is erratic, control and rules north korea with an iron fist. pumping out propaganda showing him flying high and in command. but after the closest advisers wonder if kim jong-un is losing his grip on power and reality. >> tactics that he's using are really aimed at trying to scare people into following his rule. >> reporter: the kim family dynasty has always been one of brutal dictatorship. un's father, kim jong-il imprisoned enemies but they're taking it to new levels. within three months of taking power, the son had his father's inner circle seen here as pallbearers at his funs ral executed. he allegedly killed his mentor followed by hundreds of alleged others and military brass and officials. >> by purging, by executing, by creating a climate of fear, i t

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what is going on in kim jong-un inner circle. >>> good morning. i am carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. a vital travel in connecting some of the nation's largest cities instantly transformed into a deadly jugger not. and a train violently whipping around those inside. >> i think in that moment when i was tumbling i thought this might be there is no way to know in the darkness. so just being able to start thinking was lovely. >> this is surveillance video capturing the deadly moments at the top of the screen and the cars whip by and then you can see disaster strikes. a flash point of terror as all 343 people on board are flung about like luggage, and half of them rushed to hospitals, and six of them are dead this morning. so many dramatic pictures streaming in to cnn, and words don't measure up. let's look at the images for now. ♪ >>> cnn has mobilized it's vast resources on this story, and the correspondents and experts are standing by to walk us through the many layers so let's talk about what happened and what we know right now. sara sidner is at the

the late leader kim jong-il gave his sister significant power.band were handpicked to guide his son in the early years. the young leader decided he did not want the help. >> all -- >> on may 5th or 6th of last year he ordered her to be killed. only his bodyguard unit knew this. now senior officials also knew she was poisoned. as for his uncle, publicly kim jong-un called him scum and said he was trying to overthrow the department. a year and a half into his reign park tells me kim jong-un wanted to build a ski resort and water park. chiang the uncle wanted to rebuild the economy first, that's where the friction began. the ski resort is effectively what signed chiang's death warrant. he was executed in an underground secret room. few knew exactly how he died. he tells us chiang's aids were killed far more publicly. his close aids were executed. not with an ordinary gun but by four barrel machine guns. much of what park tells us cannot be independently confirmed. north korea is one of the most closed and oppressive societies as well. >> park paints

five >>> north korea's defense minister is executed after being accused of disrespecting leader kim jong un >>> we begin with pakistan. 43 people have been killed in a gun attack on a bus in karachi. the vehicle was carrying members from a branch of shia muslim. we'll go to kamal hyder, joining us from the capital islamabad. what more do we know about this? >> according to an eyewitness a laid -- lady on the bus she said motorbike riders stopped the bus and the attackers entered through the rear door and told everyone to get down. two children were separated. after that deadly attack the attackers made good their escape. this is the first attack on this group here in pakistan. the group responsible for the attack is jondula, an anti-shia group, with a big footpath in ball ujize tan and has been involved this attacks. this is one of the deadliest attacks, and the first deadly attack on the community in the city of karachi >>> i understand that you said that the gunman got away. any updates or process on finding and locating them if it's clear who the group is. >> they are a group that has

on may 5th or 6th of last year, he says, kim jong-un ordered her to be killed.so know she was poisoned. as for his uncle, kim jong-un called him scum. but park says the issues began earlier. a year and a half into his reign, kim jong-un wanted to build a ski resort and a water park. the uncle wanted to rebuild the economy first. park says the ski resort is effectively what signed chang's death warrant. few know exactly how he died. he tells us chang's aides were killed far more publicly. they were executed, he says. much of what park tells us cannot be independently confirmed. north korea is one of the most closed societies in the world. he paints a picture of a brutal dictator. a young man willing to kill his own family members if they don't see eye to eye. cnn, seoul. >>> last week, north korean officials told us that defectors are often criminals who make up stories to justify their actions. >>> we'll be back with more news right after this break. stay with us. there's some facts about seaworld we'd like you to know. we don't collect killer whales from the wi

and she's possibly helping kim jong-un jong-un.un a ruthless network of spy, one former spy just told cnn north korea's got legions of operatives inside the u.s. and south korea to keep them from defecting, kim's regime is said to use what they call an anchor children. >> an agent who would be operating by him or herself in south korea would have their family left behind and north korea would use that as leverage. >> another former north korean spy told cnn his entire family was executed in north korea to punish him for not fulfilling his mission. agent who is have defected have consistently said if they're caught they're under strict orders to commit suicide rather than fall into enemy hands. >>> we'll have more on breaking news we're following. the suspect in the killing of a prominent washington family now charged with murder making his first court appearance today. why prosecutors also now say he did not act alone. why are we so committed to keeping you connected? why combine performance with a conscience? why innovate for a fu

. >>> every move of north korea's leader kim jong-un is scrutinized. when you run the most secretive nation in the world. this week russia announced kim's planned visit to moscow this month had been called off. just as when kim went missing for a few weeks late last year, the pundits started wildly speculating as to why. to understand a nation, its actions, and even its leader, you need to understand its history. and my next guest, the author blaine harden, has a very interesting new book called "the great leader and the fighter pilot." it delves into the hermit kingdom's past and in doing so reveals quite a bit about the nation's present. blaine, take us back in a way. how was north korea created? >> the americans created it in 1945. they divided the peninsula in half. they cut it in half, giving the north to the soviet union and taking the south for themselves. both sides installed puppet leaders. the puppet that the soviets chose was kim il-sung. he turned out to be a brilliant demagogue, and he ran the country until 1994 at which point he died. his

he is said to show dissatisfaction with kim jong-un's leadership and failed to carry out his instructions. >> our government sees such executions as a way to create a fearful atmosphere to promote consolidation of kim jong-es one and only regime. >> the suddenness of the fall, just last month he was envoy to a security meeting in moscow is also leading some to question the stability of the leadership in pyongyang. south korea's intelligence agency said 15 other officials have been executed since the start of this year. >> there has to be better systemic ways to ensure the order of the system, rather than this kind of quick removal so this quick removal the way it was carried out seems to indicate only the weakness of the system, not the strength at all. >> kim jong-un's uncles publicly humiliated before his execution this time, there's been no official announcement. >> they said his death was particularly violent shot by heavy caliber anti aircraft machine guns in front of a crowd of hundreds. this is not the first time kim jong-un has been accused of killing people in this way. >> a simi

and de jong got angry because he knew it was a lie and had a daughter close to natalee's age. de jong called holloway and said. >> i know where her body is hidden. >> and my first thought is this is crazy. >> and holloway admits he blew her off. >> and nothing happened. and joran van der sloot is accused of killing a young woman in peru. and then he told them where her body could be found. and then finally did he jong got the attention of a prosecutor in aruba and natalee's dad. >> i read the statement and i thought this is a detailed police statement with a lot of facts. >> so three months ago, nearly ten years after she disappeared, authorities in aruba reactivated the case of natalee holloway. >> and martin savidge joins us now from aruba. have authorities searched the site where this man claims natalee holloway was buried. >> no they haven't and that is a huge rub and bone of contention for the witness struggling to force someone to come forward and for mr. holloway to finding his daughter and the remains. everyone thought she was in the water and this man said she is on l

but is kim jong-un the one that's really afraid?espondent, elise labbott has been looking into it for us. >> the defense minister is the latest of in a report of increasingly gory executions kim jong-un has ordered as part of a paranoid strategy. there are sims that kim's cruelty is starting to back-fire, raising questions whether his reign of terror could be coming to an end. >> he is erratic, cruel and rules north korea with an iron fist. pumping out propaganda showing him flying high, and in command. >> but after a series of recent high-profile executions of his closest advisers some experts wonder if kim jong-un is losing his grip on power and reality. >> the tactics that he's using are really aimed at trying to scare people and trying to follow his role. >> the kim family dynasty has always been one of brutal dictatorship. kim jong-un's father and grandfather both imprisoned their enemies. but the young kim is taking ruling by fear to new levels. within three months of taking power, the son had his father's inner circle seen he

he is said to show unsatisfaction with kim jong un's leadership. south korea's officials describe it as consolidation, rather than crisis. our government sees executions as a way to create a fearful atmosphere to promote consolidation of the one and only regime. >> reporter: with the suddenness of the fall, he was envoy to a security meeting in moscow led some to question stability of the leadership in gr pyongyang. 15 other officials have been executed since the start of the year. >> there has to be better systematic ways to ensure the order of the system, rather than this quick removal. the quick removal, the way it was carried out indicates the weakness of the system not the strength >>> unlike the case, kim jong un's uncle publicly humiliated before his execution, there has been no official announcement. >> seoul's national intelligence service says the death was public and violent. shot by anti-aircraft machine-guns. it's not the first time he has been accused of killing people. last week human rights released sat lie image showing what it bel

this is another crazy story from the kim jong-un files. jong-un reportedly had the defense chief executed after he fell asleep durg a meeting. now, this is the guy on the far left. they say he was sleeping. apparently he nodded off in the dear leader's presence. not only did they execute him, they shot him with an anti-aircraft gun. one of these. which, you know, for a first violation maybe just shoot him to death with a regular gun. that's crazy. how nutty is that. i tell you what. i'd like to see nbc hire kim jong-un to host "the apprentice." his way of firing people is much more exciting than donald trump's. it's things like that that make me glad i live in america. where our political figures are free to fall asleep wherever they want [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ lfz love ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: isn't that sweet? no one gets shot. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: kim jong-un. it's really catch 22 with him. if you close your eyes you get shot for falling asleep. if you open

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jong-un himself. this is coming from south korean lawmakers who attended an intelligence briefing. and this very senior minister was someone who survived the transition from kim jong-il. he was representing north korea at an international security summit in moscow. then it seems all of a sudden these reports came out of his public execution with antiaircraft gun. as you mentioned, a very high-ranking official who has defected told cnn he believes these executions are part of a feeling from kim jong-un that he's losing his grip on power. of course all this information from north korea always very difficult to verify and no official confirmation from state media yet. michaela. >> that likely won't come for some time. thank you so much for that kathy. >>> meanwhile, breaking news out of pakistan. police now saying six gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a bus in karachi killing 42 people wounding at least 40 others. the bus carrying men, women and children from a shiite sect. a splinter group from the p

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in fact it was a possibility that kim jong-un was going to go to russia.ncing -- >> for the anniversary. >> right. he decided not to go. but he's playing russia off china a little bit. he's got this very large neighbor. they have a history of a relationship with the soviet union. i think they're balancing that big neighbor to the north with moscow. >> so you think he wants to improve the north korean relationship with russia at the expense of what had been the most important relationship north korea had with china. >> it still is but the fact is that north korea likes to look independent. >> is he in charge kim jong-un, of what's going on in north korea right now? he's still obviously in his early 30s, relatively young. >> no doubt in my mind especially if these reports about the purges are true. we're hearing about a lot of purges of senior political officials and military officials. i think he's firmly in charge. >> and the reason he didn't go to moscow if he wants to improve relationships with russia was? >> possibility of a coup in north korea. >> so h

everyone who enters the water park first pays their respects to kim jong-il.ing but praise. >> translator: i want more foreigners to come here because i want them to be captivated by the great personality of our supreme leader. >> reporter: these luxuries you'll only find in the show piece capital, home to the most trusted, loyal citizens proudly displayed as symbols of national greatness as millions of peoples' struggles are kept hidden from the world. will ripley cnn, north korea. >> it is of course memorial day. that means it's the day that we honor the sacrifices of soldiers. we'll have that next. ♪ want to survive a crazy busy day? start with a positive attitude... and positively radiant skin. aveeno® positively radiant moisturizer... with active naturals® soy. one of nature's most effective skin tone correctors. to help reduce the look of brown spots in just four weeks. it's positively brilliant. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results®. [ male announcer ] how do you make cancer a thing of the past? well...you use the past. huntsman cancer institute has com

the defense minister had been loyal to not only kim jong-un but his father for decades. then because he may have dosed off during a meeting, he is taken out. it tells us what can happen putting any trust in regimes that are so unpredictable. and reminds us how lucky we are to live in a nation that is free. quite frankly, the greatest nation in the world. it should remind us how the iran nuke talks can be seen as similar. another rogue nation that says one thing and does another. with the june 30th deadline for some sort of deal now in front of us do we believe iran can finally be trusted when they have proven time and time again the answer is no? the execution of the north korean defense minister is awful, but a world with more rogue nations with nuclear bombs would be worse. you can get my take at foxnews.com and get it delivered to you via e-mail every day. go to foxnews.com/therealstory. it's easy to sign up. >>> fox news alert again. we are awaiting the philadelphia mayor michael nutter set to give an update on the amtrak accident at any moment. of course we will bri

kim jong-un has added another notch to his belt for those insane executions.hael is here to talk about it and ross mathews is here in the studio. buzzing already, maybe you remember him where you have seen him on the rupaul drag race. there is a new book about ronald reagan and why not reign we cannot bring back the best president of my lifetime and so i will take all of the juicy details that i can debt ♪ ♪ >> on kennedy and welcome. my producers told me that i could not play this mean from deliverance. so you're going to have to use your imagination and i know you do. but what about government spending and waste? making you squeal like a pig. currently as a producer and joe devito is also here. and patti ann browne, a fox news anchor is with us. so good to have you back. >> it's great to be here. >> whenever she is here we thing karaoke. >> we all sing show tunes of government expenditures. so you have this report, what struck you as the most egregious? >> there was so much, but i think the aquatic plant control program. just give me half of that and i will

>> well, kim jong un's movements are a closely guarded secret.he timing of the announcement, again, keep in mind, north korea it's a country this considers itself under the constant threat of invasion. they view south korea and the united states military presence, significant presence on the south korean side of the korean peninsula as a throat their sovereignty. their policy is they put their military first. they invest as i said a lot into it. and it's routine to see these kind of announcements when they talk about their latest and greatest advances. kim jong un compared this missile launch to the north korean successful satellites. the first one was 20 years agond the most recent in 2012. they continue to spend a lot and they consider themselves a military power and they're test investing a lot in that. >> will ripley reporting live from hong kong. thanks. >>> let's expand the conversation now and bring in cnn military analyst lieutenant general mark hertling. let's start where they et left off. what about the details being reported by north k

karachi >>> north korea's defence minister is executed apparently for showing disrespect to leader kim jong un. plus... >> i'm on the navaho nation in arizona, where obesity and diabetes is rampant and the governor things a new tax on junk food may be the solution. >>> a 5-day truce in yemen seems to be holding for now, despite reports of houthi shellings in some areas. the ceasefire was proposed by saudi arabia to allow in humanitarian aid. it begin a day after air strikes and shelling by the houthis. in the southern city of tiaz 10 were killed in houthi attacks. in iran, they said they will not allow saudi arabia forces to inspect a cargo ship bound for yemen. iranian warships are escorting the vessel packed with aid workers and journalists. the u.n. special envoy in yemen has arrived. he says the only way to end the war is through political dialogue. the ship is on the way and in the gulf of add ep >>> the special envoy asked and says the only way to end the war is through political dialogue. >> we welcome the truce and want it to happen, we have two main points we would like to address