our correspondent looks back at kim dae-jung. >> this was the defining moment of kim dae-jung's remarkableolitical journey -- the injured-kirby and summit in 2000 -- injured-kirby and summit in 2000. -- inter-korean summit. kim dae-jung survived several assassination attempts. his election as south korean president in 1997 marked the first democratic transfer of power to an opposition party in the country's history. in office, he transcended national politics, achieving world wide acclaim and the no -- nobel peace prize for brokering peace with neighboring north korea. he became the architect of what became known as the "sunshine policy." this evening's newspapers reporting his death say it all -- the former president leaves a giant footprints. this headline reads that. ed recently, his reputation became somewhat tarnished by allegations his historic summit meeting in pyongyang took place only because of secret payments made to the north korean regime of up to half a billion u.s. dollars. today, with worsening relations with north korea at's military threat, the sunshine policy is no more.

a high-level delegation joining mourners at the death of the country's former president -- kim dae-jung. >> it was a rare moment and one rich in symbolism, the six north korean officials are arriving at south korea's national assembly with a former president is lying in state. their tribute from a clear sign of the esteem in which kim dae- jung was held on both sides of this divided peninsula. he was a man who and office ford's closer ties with the north had organized the historic summit in june of 2000, the first time the leaders of the two countries have met during the korean war. but his hopes for reconciliation have been battered by months of rising tension. north korea has fired a rocket over japanese territory and conducted a second nuclear test. so, could this moment of national unity through shared grief offer an opportunity to improve relations? well, perhaps. but some people detect a hint of the old rivalries at play. the south korean capital is hosting its first visit by north korean officials and almost two years. yet, despite the overnight stay there are still no plans for

kim dae-jung spent 10 years under house arrest before rising to the highest office in the land.n the end, perhaps it is the democracy he fought so hard for that will be his most enduring legacy. bbc news. >> just try for a moment to forget the violence, political tension, and hardship. every day in iraq, people turn on the tv and focus instead on what they may have a four dinner. "the breakfast show" features of the nation's greatest cooking authority. our correspondent spent the day with the chef in baghdad. >> this is television, the way many people start their day here. with some, tuning in at just for one reason. to learn in the culinary secrets of the country's best-known shaft. today -- best-known chef. today, we start by making a table decoration. >> this is definitely different from what you normally see in television in iraq, which is usually bonds, explosions, war, politics. this brings a light touch to what is a difficult life for most people here. >> it was not easy for the chef to accept the job. in the past, celebrities have been killed here. but this is what gets

at kim dae-jung is lying in state. he organized the historic summit in june 2000, the first time the leaders of the two countries had met since the korean war. his hopes for reconciliation had been battered by months of rising tension. north korea had fired a rocket over japanese territory and conducted a second nuclear test. so could this moment of national unity through shared grief offer an opportunity to improve relations? perhaps. some detect a hint of the old rivalries out play. alongside the visit, there are other positive sides. north korea has announced it will allow a cross border cargo train to begin operating again and it will lift restrictions on travel to this joint industrial suburb. although some have suggested that it is more interested in the hard cash that the factory complex provides. few people doubt that the gulf between north and south remains very wide. there are high hopes that this visit nate marked a turning point, but in yen, it may prove stronger on symbolism -- but in the end, it may prove

there tribute is a clear sign of the esteem with which kim dae- jung held on both sides of the peninsula. he organized the historic summit in june 2000, the first time leaders of the two countries had met since the korean war. but his hopes for reconciliation had been battered by months of rising tensions. north korea fired a rocket over japanese territory and conducted a second nuclear test. so could this moment of national unity through shared grief offer an opportunity to improve relations? perhaps. some people detect the hands of the old rivalry at play. alongside the visible signs, there are other positive signs. north korea will allow across the border cargo trains to operate again and lift restrictions on traffic travelling from the south to this joint industrial zone. some have suggested that as international sanctions begin to bite, it north korea is more interested in hard cash to keep factories provide. few doubt that the gulf between north and south remains wide. there are hopes his visit may mark a turning point, but in the end, it may prove that stronger on symbolism than s

country's leader kim jong-il, sent condolences to the family of former south korean president kim dae-jung today. he died yesterday. he won the nobel peace prize. in his efforts to reopen relations between north and south korea. >>> headed home today after three arrests in myanmar and also known as burma. he has diabetes and asthma and according to his ex-wife sufferers from post-traumatic stress disorder. he was sentenced to seven years hard labor after a bizarre incident in may when he swam across the lake of a home of the detained democracy leader aung san suu kyi. suu kyi's sentence was extended another 18 months. for allowing another american to stay in her home for days. it was the first time a senior u.s. politician had access country's reclusive leader and a possible sign that relations between the u.s. and the military regime that controls burma might open up. tonight, we've got a glimpse inside burma in an excerpt from the latest edition of "wide angle." called "eyes of the storm." it's the story of children orphaned by cyclone nargis last year. a storm that killed more than 130,

former south korean president kim dae-jung.uth korea to a democracy and economic powerhouse. he was 85. >>> and -- bob novak. at times, perhaps, washington's most read political columnist. if he wanted to know what was going on in washington, you read "inside report," the column he wrote for 25 years. he was conservative. >> to the right, i'm robert novak. >> reporter: and pioneered some of the rough and tumble political debate now so widespread on television. >> just shut up, will you? >> will you shut up? >> reporter: his scowl was famous. that won him the nickname "the prince of darkness," and novak loved that. >> bob novak, we brought you on, i'm going to be honest about it, we brought you on to be the signic. >> never been a signic in my life. of course not. >> reporter: he became controversi controversial. he was diagnosed with a brain tumor a year ago, and wrote a column about that. ending, thanks to my tumor, i probably never will be able to drive again. taking away my typewriter, however, may require modification of th

. >>> thousands of mourners say good-bye to kim dae jung in seoul, korea. e prize recipient, kim, died tuesday at age 85. >>> the fitness center in pennsylvania where a gunman killed three women earlier this month has reopened. nine other women were wounded in the attack. >>> and finally, an arizona man got an egg mcmuffin from mcdonald's and found a venomous, baby scorpion in the bag. the manager of mcdonald's offered a refund or a replacement sandwich. or you could supersize that. >>> now, we're going to look at the weather with marysol. marysol? >>> thank you so much, sharyn. thank you, everyone. high temperatures, in the inner mountain west. elsewhere in the nation. strong storms in the northern plains. the middle of the country is absolutely gorgeous. monsoonal moisture in the desert southwest. and along the east coast, we're going to contend with a few showers. thanks so much. this weather report has been brought to you by rice krispies. bill? >> okay, marysol. >>> now, to a match made in heaven. at least that's the hope of two pastors in louisville, k

. >>> the former president of south korea's kim dae jung died in a hospital in seoul today. kim served as south korea's president until 2003. he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his effort at reconciliation with south korea. kim had been hospitalized for several weeks with knpneumonia. he was 85 years old. >>> a 14-year-old girl hit by two stray bullets in her house last night. we will hear from her. >>> bob will be back with a check on your forecast. >>> all day long news4 and our partners have been out collecting school supplies for students that need them. >> our anual backpack force kids drive. pat lawson muse joins us life from the tenleytown cvs with more on how you can help. hi, pat. >> reporter: there has been a tremendous outpouring of support to collect and provide backpacks for kids. for 12 hours today, people have come here to thetent tenleytown to donate backpacks and gone to cvs stores around the washington region and gone online to make donations and if you look behind me here, you can see some of the results. these are the backpacks that we collected here

so bill clinton went back, this became known in south korea, the north koreans now that kim dae-jung had made this proposal. he goes back to washington and makes it known to hillary and to others that he wants to go. and this is what led to the whole thing. you've had a debate really in the administration since late may over whether it's appropriate for the husband of the secretary of state to go to a mission like this, and also on nervousness, because it's quite clear that bill clinton has a very proprietary feeling about the relationship with north korea. when he was president, we froze the nuclear program from 1994 to 2002. this was one of his big successes. so i think that there's been a lot of soul searching within the administration, they are very uncomfortable about this mission, all this emphasis on how private it is and so forth, so on. so now we're going to have a big discussion within the administration over what he's found out, because he's going to be talking about the conversations he had with kim jong ill which went far beyond the fate of the two young women. >> before

kim dae-jung wa85 years old.coervative political columnist robert novak died day in washingtonfter acancer. novak waith brain cancer. novak was a long-time lumnist for the hicago sun-times," and co-hosted several cnn potical talk showsincluding "crossre." he became the first to publh theame of c.i.a. operative valerie plame, whose leak identy prompted a four-year federal inveigation. robert novak was 78 years d. and still come on the newshour tonighttesting and learng in the washington, d.c., schools; a massive identy theft operation revealed; and the troued news business that foows the latest in our ongoing series of conversaons with players and inkers about healthare reform. judy woodruff has tonight's discuion. >> woodruff: la week, we heard from the head of a major hospital whose record for quality and carhas been praised. tonight we get the viewsf a leading insur. aetna ithe nation's third largest health surer. its chief ecutive, ron williams, has met wi president obamand with lawmakers from both parties. th

south korea held a state funeral for former president kim dae-jung. tens of thousands crowded outside the parliament building to pay tribute to the nobel peace prize winning leader. the delegation sent by kim jong il returned to porn porn bef porn -- returned to pyongyang before the funeral. they conveyed a message to their leader in a meeting yesterday. >>> athens, greece, under a state of emergency. massive wildfire reached the suburb north of the greek capital overnight. 10,000 people have been forced to essentially run for their lives. undetermined number of houses have been destroyed and thousands of acres have burned. so far, though, no injuries have been reportereported. >>> hurricane bill is still causing trouble on the east coast. the storm has gone past new england and headed to nova scotia. meteorologist rick reichmuth has the latest on the storm. hi, rick. >> hey. moving upwards, northeast and beginning to gain the forward momentum. you can see the eastern part of the country not looking that bad. we did see 3 1/2 inches of rain across some

the meeting came just hours before the funeral of kim dae ju jung. >>> across greece today, dozens wildfires continue to burn. one of the largest fires is right near athens. it is 25 miles wide and continues to destroy homes and as it nears the northern suburbs of the greek capital. that fire forced thousands to flee their homes in the middle of the night saturday. heavy winds expected to fuel the three-day old fire today. >>> in central kentucky today, four prisoners remain hospitalized after a prison riot and fire. total of eight staff members and eight prisoners injured in the friday night melee. the fire damaged six of the medium-security prison buildings including a kitchen and medical center. about 700 inmates had to be relocated to various prisons around the state. officials would not say what caused the rioting. >>> the economy now. keyators released this week will give economist as better idea of whether the recession is over or not. the investors will be paying close attention to new home sales and consumers sentiment numbers to see if the economy's recovery is on track and whether