kenneth bae has been held prisoner in north korea for 11 months.. >> my heart ache when i saw him with a hospital garment in a confined in a small space. >> she says his health has improved a little since this interview was filmed in august. bae was hospitalized suffering from a catalog of illnesses including diabetes, heart problems and back pain. >> i really cried a lot after i saw this picture. i really could not believe that prisoner is my son. >> bae, an american citizen, was arrested in november of last year. he was sentenced in may to 15 years hard labor for what north korea called hostile acts and plotting to overthrow the government. his mother says he didn't discuss the reasons for his arrest when she met him, but he does have a love for north korea and its people. >> i think his faith was so strong. he wanted to convey some his way so that is the very conflict over the -- >> bae was allowed to visit her son in hospital three times while in north korea which she is very grateful for but was unable to meet with officials to plead his case.

she pleaded with the north korean authorities to visit kenneth bae after watching interview footage that showed he has lost a lot of weight. who is he? a tour operator and christian missionary. he was arrested as he entered a port city near the border with china. he was sentenced to 15 years hard labor with for so-called accident the state. his health deteriorated. he was moved to a hospital with diabetes and an enlarged heart. his mother now fears his son will be sent back to the labor cap and his body may not be able to adore it. she has been speaking to my colleagues, lucy williamson. >> it was heavenly to see him an d hold him and comfort him altogether. we are very emotional at that moment. and contain to cry ourselves, but my heart was aching when i saw him in a hospital garment confined in a small space. very hard have been for you to leave him there at the end of your visit. >> it was really hard. i describe my heart aches? behind as a prisoner over there. yeah, i try to not cry. him.t to be strong for but i could not help myself. when can i see him again ? >> do you have any hop

kenneth bae is hospitalized in pyongyang from complications relating to diabetes.e's serving a 15-year sentence after admitting he conducted religious services in that country. bae's mother said her son has lost a great deal of weight since being in prison. >>> and confirmation today of what pundits have been saying all along, that there really are no winners when it comes to the government shutdown. we're not talking about po politicia politicians. we're talking about those playing the district of columbia's lottery. even those holding winning tickets won't get paid. at least not yet. that's because the city depends on congress to fund its budget. no winners, indeed. ♪ >>> and now to our signature segment featuring original in-depth reports from around the nation and world. tonight we look at a program that aims to ensure healthier outcomes for pregnant women and their babies. for all the money the united states spends on health care, the ration ranks nowhere near the top of the list in terms of safe deliveries. that's why there's a growing movement to get more he

the mother of kenneth bae, the american detained in north korea, talks to the bbc about her prison visit also, aron is here with a grim anniversary for the people of bangladesh. >> six months to this very day sense of this garment factory collapsed in bangladesh, killing 1100. we are asking, have conditions or anything change for the workers? and we've got an exclusive interview with one western retailer who has paid compensation but he is asking -- where are the others? it's midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington and 1:00 p.m. in berlin where a sense of outrage is spilling over in the german government. the foreign minister has called in the u.s. ambassador to answer a simple question -- have the americans been monitoring german chancellor angela merkel's mobile phone? it is a question the white house of farc has not flatly denied. mrs. merkel has described it as a serious breach of trust and a leading newspaper said it was a punch in the face for german security authorities. stephen evans has been following developments in berlin. only three months ago they were the best of fri