kim jong-il had a ton of women, right? kim jong-un come we don't know if he's messing around and he wants to add this image of a family centered man so i think i suspect he's thinking ahead in terms of secession. there should be no jockeying in the background of which line of the family is going to be the next in line. .. and you know, her role with north korea, kim teasing the world with the promise of a more peaceful time as it normalizes north korea's nuclear power, as a husband, a father and legitimate will with people like president moon, president xi, you write in your book i have a code here, the curated public appearances provide the region with a softer side with good humor to match the deprivation endured by the people and the possibility that hints -- but yeah, that was definitely illuminating. that -- everybody is talking about an official succeeding of something were to happen. thoughts of his sister. >> he is clear he doesn't trump anybody else. this year the mother and the father. kim went through the last few years of

it's anyone's guess but kim jong un, the sister, potentially a role for kim jong un's children as they grow up and potential take over, so there's a lot of speculation about where kim is and who might take over if he is incapacity but these are real questions. north korea regardless of whether -- where kim is, resort or anywhere else, north korea still has nuclear weapons, they have a cash of biological chemical weapons. they have cyber -- so north korea is a danger threat and i think that -- that this is a reminder -- reminder of how we should be preparing for all of the various scenarios. >> what is your best estimate of what is going on in north korea right now on -- what -- i mean, i know that we have so many conflicting reports and nobody knows, what is the best -- what -- what's your take? so maybe while we wait for jung get back on, we are having technical difficulties, maybe we should talk about what is going on since everybody -- on watching this. just to talk a little bit of my sense of what is going on. obviously there's no confirmed reporting so we no one knows the answer,

over the past week who is going to be the next leader and most of that speculation focused on kim jong un's younger sister kim your jiang that we saw in the background that we've seen assisting kim jong un with his various duties including the recent son that's that he had with south korean president in and us president donald trump. on facts in self thanks very much for the update. here in europe the country with the most coronavirus cases spankin has now surpassed 25000 deaths and the number of new infections is on the decline and the country's began easing some of its strict lockdown measures for 7 weeks only one person per household was allowed to leave their homes to go grocery shopping or walk their dog but starting today spaniards are allowed to go outside to exercise it still under strict instructions. a celebration of freedom in the treated. starting today spaniards can leave their homes to exercise something they haven't been able to do in nearly 2 months. it's part of the country's roadmap to recovery safer for you we feel free this article it's essential for physical and mental

well i think it may in fact settle that that concern about kim jong un's health those images are from korea central news agency north korea's state media in the background you see kim jong. junk that's kim jong un's sister she's the vice director of the propaganda an agitation department in north korea and i would just be kind of too far fetched to consider that they were trying to lie to the north korean people about the state of 'd the leader's health and this really is remarkable because here in south korea just yesterday you had a south korean lawmaker a north korean defector that's a south korean lawmaker say that he was 99 percent sure that kim jong un was dead so this really goes to show you the opaque nature of media coming out of north korea and definitely why was there all the speculation over his health and even death over the past week aside. well i think when you look at north korea need to look at a few things 1st off as i mention it the view into north korea really is blurred if not completely opaque when kim jong il died that's kim jong un's father back in 2011 the int

and yours, your years covered kim jong un and between us, from kim jong il to kim jong un there are two decades of covering north korea but we both agree north korea is the hardest of a hard target country. can you talk about your job as a north korea analyst in the intelligence community andhow you analyzed the best information and misinformation connecting the dots , talk about how you your career analyst job is about putting together pieces of a puzzle at different times, different pieces of the puzzle and so on . can you start with that? >> thank you to ryan for that amazing introduction and to sue, i can never get tired of your telling people about our first date. this is a rated pg conversation so she left outa lot of stuff in that opening . sue, thank you for doing this . i'm so glad we're getting to do this with our audience so we can't do this in person. i think what's so interesting about how our past is is that you cover the father and our i covered the sun and our paths crossed at the agency and even on the cia website, the recruitment website you see things like you wor

grandfather the next in line was kim jong il and then kim jong un the grandson of the founder kim il sung she would fall again in that line they do have an uncle kim jong il but he has been sort of out of public view and out of the government structure for the last couple of years so she really is the strongest sort of candidate but she's shown as being very quite young a little bit inexperienced so there would be some sort of grooming to take place and a stronger introduction of her character to the public should she really emerge as the as the absolute heir so this has been a moment to take stock of power structures in north korea but how does this episode reflect on the ability of countries in the region and the international community to deal with potential insecurity in north korea. well i think we need to recognize that we really don't know what's going on or the power structure surrounding the kim family and the decision making process it's very very opaque going back to when kim jong il died the international community didn't even find out until 2 days later when the north kor

korean public in this way suggesting kim jong than was alive when in fact he is dead so you know in this case i think it really is a credible report that kim jong un is a lot coming from again north korea's central news agency a likely credible report and we certainly have seen images of him over the course of our lifetimes plenty of images but are north korean watchers able to authenticate that these are in fact recent photos of the north korean leader. i think that might be a little bit more difficult but if we look at some of the other photos there there was a photo of 'd thousands of people releasing new balloons now kim jong un was in in that photo that is on the internet that korea central news agency released but that photo is of people releasing of balloons thousands of people and those people are wearing masks which would indicate this is after the coronavirus sort of outbreak had had perhaps filtered into north korea so that indicates again that this is quite a recent sort of event quickly frank has this shed any light on how the kim family dynasty works into a might be next in line to take power certainly it has initiated a tremendous a

we know they have elite loyalty toward kim jong un. what you think of these views of kim jong un? how much they really support them. >> i'm not sure that is exactly the best question it's more of our they willing to -- i mean they were willing to support him in the way he protects their lifestyle. i think that is something to be mindful of as odious as kim jong un might be in the treatment of his people, there are still interests that are tied to him. and the way he has purged people, demoted and shuffled leaders around, that also means they have a stake in the north korean economy as it is. the military party are very much involved in moneymaking operations and the closer you are to the regime the more money you can make the more opportunities you can have. you have to think about it in terms of not loyalty to kim jong un himself but the stability and privilege they are used to. >> okay we have more questions someone was asking about how are you handling that today was a big day you are helping for a book tour how are you handling that? in another question this is your first book

this is deja news a live from berlin north korean leader kim jong un is said to be greeted with thunderous cheers in his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks there were rumors he was seriously ill or even death but state media pictures show kim opening a factory also coming up. austria laos all shops to reopen and people can now meet with non family members and that country lifts coronavirus walked on restrictions in steps towards a new normal. and europe steps up the search for a coronavirus vaccine new boss special a funnel line wants to raise $7500000000.00 euros to fund an affordable vaccine for the whole world. a michael oku glad to have you with us north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a fertilizer factory near the capital pyongyang the official news agency says he was greeted with hundreds cheers it's the 1st report of kim carrying out an engagement since he missed national anniversary celebrations last month there has been speculation he was seriously ill or even dead. joining me now is cor

there were rapturous applause from the workforce assembled assembled there but of course it was kim jong un missing an even more important date in north korea's calendar this was 2 weeks ago the annual celebration of the birth date of kim il sung the founding father of north korea and kim jong un's grandfather that started all of this speculation about what had become of him we had reports from one news website here in south korea that he had undergone some sort of cardiovascular procedure followed by other reports there was a network from the u.s. that quoted a source there in intelligence saying that he was gravely ill and then we had all your it reporting from a japanese magazine saying that he was potentially brain dead even some defectors were well placed and prominent defectors here in south korea saying that they believed it actually died well all of these rumors do seem to have got a life of their own rob you mentioned they have younger 5th decade john now what the last few weeks of speculation has raised questions about who might succeed him . absolutely i mean it has been a remind

to the north korean leader kim jong un is reported to have made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks philip rumors he was seriously ill or even dad. and clay richardson welcome to the show germany and france are spearheading european efforts to fund research into a coronavirus vaccine a virtual pledging conference next week is aiming to raise a 7500000000 euros european commission president or so the funded lion says the goal is to develop vaccines treatments and tests to be available worldwide at an affordable price. of scientists around the world race to develop a vaccine the e.u. is trying to rally global support in the fight against corona virus in an interview with details commission president earth sort of on the lie i'm cold. rakuten a suit approach have to build up capacities to manufacture and zillions of those and then we have to make sure that we can deploy to every corner in the world in a fair and affordable price and that's what exactly we're working on for that we need money and we need to go global corporation. the pandemic is also putting a strain on state fina

run news agency but accompanied by these photographs which do appear to show a fairly well that kim jong un smiling ribbon cutting opening this fertilizer plant one of the pictures shows him and also accompanied by his sister kim jung jong in front of a placard which gives yesterday's date may the 1st this would be a fitting way of celebrating international workers day we are told from this news report indeed that the the work force at this fertilizer plant gave him a rapturous reception but of course it was missing another very important date on the north korean calendar that sparked all of this speculation this was the day of the sun 2 weeks ago this was the commemoration celebrating the birth date of the founder of north korea kim il sung kim jong un's grandfather that he missed which then prompted speculation about what had happened to him the news report on one web site news website here in south korea reported that he had had some sort of cardiovascular procedure and then the reporting and various speculation got more louer it with various reports coming from the united states requoti

this is deja vu news a lot from berlin north korean leader kim jong un reemergence following uncertainty over his health state media say kim was greeted with hundreds cheers at his 1st public appearance in 3 weeks to celebrate a factory opening there had been rumors he was seriously ill or even debt also coming up. with alton spain are now allowed to leave their homes to get actual size outdoors as the country with one of europe's toughest krone virus lockdowns slowly eases its restrictions. and europe steps up the search for a coronavirus vaccine. first love fund a line wants to raise 7500000000 euros to fund an affordable vaccine for the whole world. a michael okuda it's good to see you with us north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a fertilizer factory near the capital pyongyang the official news agency says he was greeted with thunderous cheers it's the 1st report of kim carrying out an engagement since he missed national anniversary celebrations last month there has been speculation he was serio

north koreans didn't respond and try to show sooner that kim jong-un was healthy. ier you mentioned how you can see everybody in the crowd in north korea wearing surgical face masks, except for kim jong-un, his sister, who's always by his side, as they put her in an increasingly powerful position. but his equivalent of the secret service were seen wearing surgical face masks, which makes you wonder about the claim that there's not a single confirmed case in the country, a claim many are skeptical about. >> you're coming back next hour. you've got more reporting on the coronavirus, what's going on in japan right now. i've got an important question for you. i want to talk to you about the trumped a m trump administration's response, mainly the role of the relatively new national security advisor, o'brien. they tell cnn he has been noticeably, at least in public, out of sight, handing off responsibilities to top aids and skipping task force meetings. you had a chance to speak to o'brien. he's clearly defending his work. what is he telling you? >> reporter: so, one of t

this is deja news live from berlin north korean leader kim jong un reemergence following uncertainty over his health state media say kim was greeted with thunderous cheers at his 1st public appearance in 3 weeks to celebrate a factory opening there had been rumors he was seriously ill or even debt also coming up austria allows all shops to reopen and people can now meet with non family members as that country list coronavirus walk down restrictions and steps towards a new normal. europe steps up the search for a coronavirus vaccine e.u. boss purslow funnel line wants to raise 7500000000 euros to fund an affordable vaccine for the whole world. and as germany's bundesliga considers when and how this season will resume 3 members of the cologne team are placed on 14 day quarantine after testing positive for covert 19. a michael it's great to see you with us north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a fur. allies are factory near the capital pyongyang efficient news agency says he was greeted with funders

quote we confirm that chairman kim jong un is currently touring provincial areas with his close aides and we do not detect evidence to support speculation about his ill health and then this week south korean officials stated that kim jong un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure still kim jong un's reemergence has not curbed unsubstantiated news headlines earlier this week. t.v. hosts at sky news australia claims that kim jong un may have chosen to lay low to expose traitors and his inner circle that were looking to seize power calling his alleged actions a classic stalinist maneuver chessie what is your reaction to these media this isn't same well it's typical today because the media we have to look at their role today their role is not to inform us or to enlighten us or make us more intelligent their role today is how can we make the most money and how you make the most money is doing national enquirer type stories that hook everybody for 24 hours and tell the truth comes out and unfortunately 2 judges riley and shepherd in my court case against the american liar ch

president trump tweeting this afternoon on the status of kim jong un. after weeks of speculation about the north korean leader's health. jeremy diamond at the white house. what are we hearing? >> in the last hour president trump appears to have confirmed that kim jong un is indeed alive and well. president retweeting images released by north korean state media yesterday showing kim jong un allegedly attending a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new factory. and tweeting i for one am glad to see he's back and well. confirming kim jong un is alive and well after about three weeks of not seeing any images or video of the north korean leader. and amid all the reports that kim jong un was perhaps illin. s we reported that u.s. intelligence officials were monitoring this reports about the potential ill health of the north korean leader. the president's tweet saying he's glad to see that kim jong un is back is already facing some criticism, including from a republican congressman, adam kinsinger tweeting not me, i prefer him dead and gone. he's pure evil. s and tha

good to see you, we now have pictures of kim jong—un. you, we now have pictures of kim jong-un. yes, he is smiling, he is cutting a ribbon at a fertiliser plant in sunchon which is just north of the b beyond yang. and certainly he appears —— north of the p on yang. he seems very much alive and well at the moment. —— pyongyang. certainly it sparked rumours that he may have had a heart operation, he may be gravely ill, there were headlines that he was even dead or in headlines that he was even dead orina headlines that he was even dead or in a coma. when it comes to reporting north korea it is extremely difficult, we are reporting on a country that we can't get into, reporting on a country where sources are very thin on the ground. we are a lwa ys thin on the ground. we are always very careful but it did seem always very careful but it did seem that others across the world when it came to headlines went with various wildly speculative headlines, however kim jong—un does appear to today certainly in state media be very much alive. we have se

now to north korea and the first apparent sighting in almost three weeks of the country's leader kim jong-un. rumors were flying about whether or not he was even still alive. molly hunter reports >> reporter: there were thunderous cheers on friday when kim jong-un appeared for the first time in more than 20 days >> they had three weeks to speak up to deny the claims and they didn't it could just be that he was trying to test the world and see how they responded to see if north korea was really relevant still in the midst of covid, in the midst of so many other things people are trying to deal with right now >> reporter: u.s. intel hasn't verified the new video. kim was last seen on april 11th and a few days later for the first time ever he missed the big birthday celebration of his grandfather, kim il-sung, the state founder at april 15th in september 2014 he went dark for nearly 40 days then reemerged with a cane. and every time he gets out of the public eye questions arise about succession >> the fact that kim yong-jun appeared alongside her brother indicates she probably still is in the p

so far we have only seen a few stills but not moving pictures of kim jong—un. from bbc monitoring has more on the images issued by north korea state media. they have appeared in the north korean newspaper, there is 21 of them, most of them have kim jong—un in some way or another, he is shown cutting a ribbon at the factory which he visited back injanuary, he has returned to open the factory on international workers day and he is there with his sister come kim yo—jong. and remind us why this is significant, because him going out on a normal occasion would not be particularly newsworthy. it would not. it is always headline news in north korea but he missed his grandfather kim il—sung's birthday on the 15th april and that is one of the most important days on the north korean calendar and he did not show for that and it started the rumour mill which went so far as people saying he was dead. and that obviously doesn't seem to be the case now with these photos of him up and about, but it doesn't answer the questions of what has actually been happening over the last t

thank you very much for joining us north korean state media says kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in almost 3 weeks and in the past hour a video has been shown on state television these images a say to show their leader opening efforts lies of factory speculation over kim's health and whereabouts had been growing after he failed to appear at birthday celebrations for his late grandfather last month less speak talk correspondent in seoul south korea iraq mcbride rob for us we had still pictures now of these moving images from north korean state media will these pictures finally silence the room as you think. it does show that kim jong un looking remarkably healthy especially as some reports had him barely clinging to life just a couple of days ago these are said to be video images taken at this opening ceremony of this fertilizer plant yesterday friday there were earlier reports from state run news agency k c.n.a. accompanied by photographs but now while on state run television we have had extensive video coverage of this whole opening ceremony the ribbon cutting kim jon

more on the current virus later but for now another developing story north korean state media says kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in almost 3 weeks now take a look at these images they reportedly show the leader opening offensive lies a factory rumors have been swirling about kim's health and even possible death it's also been speculation that china assented team of doctors to treat in their. procedure went from well let's speak to robert bride who joins us live from seoul south korea's capital despite all the rumors over the last few weeks looking at these pictures kim jong un seems to be pretty healthy and also all smiles. absolutely does seem to lay to rest all of the speculation that was seen over the past couple of weeks or so in the absence of any official statements from north korea to explain his absence he does seem to be alive and well and returning to his program of opening things visiting units giving field guides all the things that we've come to expect from kim jong un this these images seem to confirm that this event took place yesterday an international workers

from korea central news agency north korea's state media in the background you see kim jong your jiang that's kim jong un's sister she's the vice director of the propaganda and agitation department in north korea and i would just be kind of too far fetched to consider that they were trying to lie to the north korean people about this state 'd of the leader is health and this really is remarkable because here in south korea just yesterday you had a south korean lawmaker a north korean defector that's a south korean lawmaker say that he was 99 percent sure that kim jong il was dead so this really goes to show you the opaque nature of media coming out of north korea and that was correspondent frank smith in seoul talking to us earlier. the u.s. women's soccer team have vowed to appeal after a judge rejected a claim that they were underpaid when compared to the men's team world player of the year megan tweeted that we will never stop fighting for equality following the verdict a us judge said last year's world champions had been paid more on a per game basis than the men. that was only because they had been mo

quote we confirm that chairman kim jong un is currently touring provincial areas with his close aides and we do not detect evidence to support speculation about his ill health and then this week south korean officials stated that kim jong un did not undergo surgery or any other medical procedure still kim jong un's reemergence has not curbed unsub stan.

this is deja vu news of live from berlin north korean leader kim jong un reemergence following uncertainty over his health state media say kim was greeted with cheers at his 1st public appearance in 3 weeks to celebrate a factory opening there had been diverse he was seriously ill even death also coming up. people in spain breathed a sigh of relief as they're allowed to get exercise outdoors again the country with wonder if europe's toughest bruna forest lockdowns is gradually easing its restrictions. and is germany's going to sleep it considers when and how the season will resume 3 people on the cologne team are placed on 14 day quarantine after testing positive for the throne of the us. a michael oku welcome north korean state media say leader kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks kim is said to have opened a fertilizer factory near the capital pyongyang the official news agency says he was greeted with thunderous cheers it's the 1st report of kim carrying out an engagement since he missed national anniversary celebrations last month there has been speculation

with 2 shots no injuries have been reported the incident comes a day after north korean leader kim jong un appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks ending speculation about his health. following the story for us is correspondent frank smith in seoul frank can you give us the latest on this border shooting. well as you mentioned according to south korea's joint chiefs of staff at 741 this morning north korea fired what are believed to be 4 shots to a south korean guard post and share one county that's along the d.m.z. border between north and south korea south korea also immediately broadcast a warning to north korea that they cease this firing and responded with 2 separate volleys of several shots on their own this violates according to the joint chiefs of staff a comprehensive military agreement that the 2 koreas signed back in 2018. now as you know the border between these 22 countries is the world's most heavily fortified should we be worried about an escalation that's correct we do need to remember the d.m.z. is anything but that it is an unmanned sort of buffer zone between the

when president trump talked about getting a nice letter from kim jong-un, the north koreans respondeday. but now this is a discussion that has world leaders from here in japan to shinzo abe to president trump talking about whether kim jong-un is healthy and able to lead, and north koreans would normally come out with a defiant statement denying this, saying their leader is in good health and in full command. instead what we've been getting is this stream of very small articles claiming kim jong-un sent a thank you note to various worker groups, including propaganda. that was in their main newspaper today. secretary of state mike pompeo acknowledging the u.s. has not seen kim in public for more than two weeks, something he says is unusual but not unheard of, and it's true that kim did vanish for 40 days back in 2014 only to later reemerge walking with a cane after reported surgery to assist with his ankle, according to intelligence. but the difference is now, back then there was talk of an upheaval going on and that's why you didn't hear from kim. this time there's been a lot more spec

shows video of leader kim jong un after global speculation about his health. i still carries out 2 of his biggest attacks in iraq since his defeat 3 years ago 10 members of a paramilitary force are killed. fighting for survival financial cost of coronavirus paints a bleak picture for the future of some zoos. say they malaysian government has detained more than $700.00 migrants and refugees it says is part of the effort to contain coronavirus but it comes after weeks of increased social media attacks on foreigners some posts have accused them of spreading the virus others blame them for being a drain on the country's resources for so many reports now from quote of them. hundreds of migrants and refugees including children rounded up in a raid in kuala lumpur on friday they're being held in detention facilities migrant rights group the noggin eater has criticized the raid as inhumane and counterproductive arguing it will deter migrant and refugee communities from getting tested at a time when the world is still struggling to contain the pandemic. but the governm

we just want to know the latest about kim jong un. what can you tell me? >> reporter: there we go. hey, anna, sorry, we were having a little bit of an earpiece issue there. the latest with kim jong un is that he is alive and that has been verified by u.s. intelligence after looking at pictures and video that north korean state media released on friday at a fertilizer factory outside of pyongyang. this is an interesting development, because it does show that kim is walking around, he's still smoking. he's still doing what he normally does, but what this video doesn't answer is the key question. what happened for the last three weeks that caused him to vanish from view after that meeting on april 11, missing the day of the sun, the anniversary of his grandfather's birthday. he has always attended that event. he didn't make it this year, and north korea stayed silent amid intelligence reports that his health might be in danger after surgery. normally, north korea would come out quickly on that kind of thing. when president trump said he received a nice letter from kim jong un, north ko

north korean state media says kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in almost 3 weeks these images reportedly show the leader opening a fashion lies a factory remains have been swirling about kim's health and even possible death. i felt style rifles are being immediately banned in canada it's in response to the country's worst mass shooting a little less than 2 weeks ago. now joe biden who is all but certain to take on donald trump in this year's u.s. election has spoken publicly to deny an allegation of sexual assault the accusation has been made by a woman who worked for biden when he was a senator from washington alan fischer reports. it still many to talk about the biting presidential campaign for weeks and it wasn't going away former senate aide tara reid claims she was sexually assaulted when she worked with then senator joe biden and allegations she only meet public in the last few weeks an allegation biden could no longer ignore no it is not true i'm saying on equivocally it never never happened and it didn't they never happened i don't remember any type of complaint

quash as convincingly as possible all of these rumors that have been swirling about kim's health kim jong un appeared that the the ribbon cutting ceremony he was accompanied by his sister kim you know john he seems to be in good health he seems to be alert he was interacting good naturedly with officials other officials were seen around him diligently taking notes as he gave field instruction as is often the case on these visits and he was seen touring the plant on some of the sequences where we see him walking he was moving quite slowly but then came does move quite slowly in any case so he does seem to be in good health the unification ministry here in south korea has confirmed that this event has all taken place we only have of course the reports that come from state run media in north korea but officials here in south korea have confirmed it and also used the event to criticize some of the speculation that there has been by various news sites portals news organizations saying that this was a lot of groundless content which did very little it was caused unnecessary confusion but of course

help thinking that the shooting comes a day after north korea broadcast images of their leader kim jong un reappearing in public after a 20 day absence might those fired shots be something of a statement. well that's entirely possible you know looking into why north korea does a lot of things this is a subject an industry of speculation here with experts a lot of times people suggest it's a message to the international community about who is in charge and certainly there was a lot of speculation about who was in charge in north korea with all the health sort of rumors that had been circulating before a north korean leader kim jong un reappeared just a couple of days ago correspondent frank smith thanks for that. to sport now and despite 3 positive tests for the grown a virus at cologne football club the biggest leaguers bid to resume matches has received vocal backing from germany's interior and sport minister hall c. hoffa anthony howard is following this story for us good to see you anthony i got to ask you what did the minister have to say stunning woods in music of years of football fa

recap of our top stories on al-jazeera north korean state television a show and video of leader kim jong un in what may be his 1st public appearance in nearly 3 weeks the images are said to be from an opening of a fertilizer. kims failure to show for a major anniversary had prompted speculation about his health. police in malaysia have detained more than $700.00 refugees and migrant workers live in areas where it will be $1000.00 cases searched last month triggering accusations that foreigners are spreading the virus by scoop see that could be held for months in dangerously around conditions and an experimental anti-viral drug has been approved for emergency use in treating coronavirus patients in the u.s. 1500000 vials of the drug ring disappear will be distributed to hospitals from monday a major study showed the drug shortened recovery time and may have reduced tax. on the world news now in at least 10 members of the iraqi paramilitary group the popular mobilization forces have been killed in 2 separate attacks by eisel fighters they happened in the province of said i had seen overnight

there's been a reported public appearance by the north korean leader kim jong—un. ed fertiliser plant near the capital, pyongyang. you can get me on social media any time. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @lvauganjones. this is bbc news. goodbye. hello there. well, you probably noticed over the last couple of days the weather has been a bit unsettled with lots of showers. certainly friday no exceptiont to that. you can see the extent of all those showers moving across the uk, and they brought with it some dramatic skies. a double rainbow spotted around the southend—on—sea area of essex, and a little bit further south in sussex we have this dramatic bolt of lightning with some hail mixed in as well. over the next few hours, showers moving eastwards across england, only slowly clearing here. the showers will then tend confined to the north—east of scotland, where it will stay cloudy all night. temperatures 3—7 degrees. now, as far as the weekend goes, we are going to see an improvement in the weather. spells of sunshine and for quite a few of us, it will stay dry. sho

more on the virus later for now another developing story for you north korean state media says kim jong un has made his 1st public appearance in almost 3 weeks these images reportedly show the leader opening a fertilizer factory rumors have been swirling about his health and even as possible death it's also been speculated that china sent a team of doctors to treat him after a heart procedure had gone wrong rob mcbride joins us live now from the south korean capital so rob good morning so he's alive and well what do we make of the pictures. that's right apparently so this report was released by state run news agency k c.n.a. reporting the conjunct. company by his sister kim jung john attended the opening of the ribbon cutting ceremony at a fertilizer plant apparently according to the news agency there was rapturous applause from the workers there this all happened on may 1st which is a fitting way of marking workers' workers' day in north korea we've no reason to suspect that this didn't happen but we only have the one news agency report to go on and also these 2 photographs showing the re

you can see kim jong—un walking and talking, waving to crowds, cutting ribbons, laughing with officialsun earn are not. he certainly looks very much alive and well. he is seen smoking throughout the pictures was that suggests perhaps that there hasn't been any problems with his lungs, as some have suggested. this came about because the north korean leader was last seen on april 11 and he didn't turn up for a key celebration on april 15. it is the celebration on april 15. it is the celebration of his grandfather, the founder of north korea. it is unprecedented for him not to turn up. it raised a few eyebrows here. a few days later came a report on a website, which is partly run by north korean defectors, which said that a source in north korea have said that the leader had had a heart operation, or some kind of heart procedure, and was recovering. that then ballooned into international coverage and headlines which range from him being gravely ill to he was ina coma, from him being gravely ill to he was in a coma, and also that perhaps he was indeed hiding from covid—i9. now it seems that

but what it would suggest and show it's been almost three weeks since we have seen kim jong-un in public course, we're seeing him walking, we're seeing him laughing with officials, we're seeing him on stage with the vips to assist kim jong-un to assist to open in the ribbon cutting. this video will be gone over by experts to see if there's any indication he was in ill health. from what i'm seeing, he's not walking with a limp. when he disappeared back with an illness then, he came back with a walking cane and he came back from some foot surgery. that doesn't seem to be anything and it raises the question what did happen in the past three weeks, why was he not in the public eye. and most specifically, why didn't he pay his respects april 15th on the birthday of his father and in the country being leader. there's a good chance, natalie, we will never know why he didn't go and pay his respects at that point. but certainly what we're seeing from north korean state media is that kim jong-un is back. >> as you say, not unusual for him to disappear but no one knows where he's been, really. than

kim jong-un's disappearance had thrust talks about possible successors into the spotlight, with his youngerter 31-year-old kim yo-jong floated as a prime candidate. north korea annualest rob carnahan: >> you have to be tough if you're a north korean leader. you have to do tough things. and i don't know if she could do that. >> reporter: now that kim jong-un is alive this, lends some credibility to the theory that perhaps he was just social distancing from coronavirus, just like much of the rest of the world. the bottom line-- north korea is an opaque country, and any information about it should be taken with a dose of skepticism. ramy inocencio, cbs news, tokyo. >> laven: now the united nations is warning the coronavirus crisis has put the world on the brink of a hunger pandemic. 265 million people could face acute food shortages by the end of the year. that is double last year's projections. cbs' debora patta has more. >> reporter: this is what hunger looks like when it spills over into the streets, a food stampede in kenya's largest slum, leaving scores injured and two dead. white flags w

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advisers including his sister kim yo-jong and president trump tweeting that i for thank he's doing well. north koreans do continue to test new weapons. now hours of kim jong unrtedly reemerged there were reports of gunfire along dmz along north and south korea. today mike pompeo described the incident as accidental, eric. eric: all right, trey, thanks so much, arthel. arthel: pandemic coming with a lot of first and that will be the case as supreme court justices will hear arguments on major cases, that's up next lline that liberty mutual customizes your insurance, so you only pay for what you need! [squawks] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ arthel: the supreme court of the united states going high-tech to adjust to social distancing guidelines in break with decades of tradition, the justices will hear oral arguments remotely for the next two weeks, david spunt live in virginia with more, hi, david. david: good afternoon, first time the supreme courts has done this and i want to show you video of inside the supreme court, obviously it's an empty chamber. cameras are not allowed inside sessions, always been that way and i'm s