so the only way for kim jong un to hold on to power is through a reign of terror. >> narrator: kim jong un came to power surrounded by his father's generals. since then he has purged almost half of the top military. in december 2013, his uncle, jang song thaek, an advocate for reform who'd served at the top of the government for 30 years, was forcibly removed from a party meeting. a week later, he was executed. >> if a government is willing to kill as many people as necessary to stay in power, it usually stays in power for a very long time. there are many people who are not happy. there are many people who, in the privacy of their bedrooms, sometimes say something very, very subversive to their wives and most trusted friends. but no networks and no activities yet, because the government is brutal. >> even if, let's say, the public's more aware of the outside world, is that going to necessarily lead them to have a revolution? several people cannot even get together to even talk about it. with what's happening in the middle east, there's twitter, there's facebook, people can get mobilized, they can get together. the way the korean system is set up right now,

kim jong un's birthday. a criticised visit. your thoughts on this interesting relationship? >> it is a weird sort of relationship. kim jong un was a basketball fan, his father was a basketball fan. rodman has no credibility in the states, he's seen as a crown. he's the only condue it into kim jong un, and the only person doing an exchange with north korea. their receptivity suggests there may be an opening for other people to people exchange. that requires force from the obama administration, and right now attitudes in washington about north korea are so negative that that will not happen. the talk about how this should help to break down barriers will not go anywhere. >> thank you very much. mike there, speaking to us from kuala lumpur. >> there's a lot more ahead on the program, including forced to squat in derelict buildings or under trees for shelter. thousands displaced by the violence in south sudan. and the 55,000 people a night in shelters across new york. the number of homeless people is higher than at any time since the great depression. >> in sport, an unwelcome third straight loss for manchester united. details later with jo. >> the cold snap sweeping across north america is se

his friendship with kim jong un has been heavily scrutinized by kenneth bae's family. >> president obama is trying to improve the outlook with a pledge of help to economically hard hit communities he's calling promise zones. >> we will help them succeed. >> safe houses, good environment, good education. >> lawmakers from both parties are already embracing it. >> only 1,057 around the globe have been preselected. >> a dream come true for hampton black moving to mars forever. >> it's for the benefit i think of all mankind i mean to be a multi-planetary species. >>> new tonight at 11:00 a warning about a call you might get from a person who says they're from pepco. they want money for a deposit on a new meter, but it's not pep so he. it's a tech -- pepco. it's a technique called spoofing. scott broom shows us how it works. >> reporter: it starts with a phone call, somebody on the other end claiming to be a representative of pepco saying the power is about to be shut off unless a deposit is paid for a new meter scheduled to be installed in less than an hour. >> they say listen, the technicia

kim jong-un. >> reporter: north korean state media used it to runner stamp parliament. on the of the streets ever pyongyang, it was a working day just like any other. so far kim jong-un hasot made his own birthday into a public holiday. inside it's a sporting contest among middle age americans who are his birthday party. >> reporter: the greek prime minister said it's country is recovering. official inaugural ceremony is being held in athens, but some wonder if there should an ceremony considering the problems in athens. >> reporter: right now greece is saying the economic side of things is concerned this is going to be a frugal presidency costing less. now, the government however, isn't risking any sort of signs of embarrassment or protests or public protests in the center of athens for the current 24-hour period ending at midnight tonight after these opening musical ceremonies are over. and he did for its pains did get the support of the e.u. commission president who said this is my third-year-old greek you're even presidency, the previous two have shown great competence, and the commission has always backed greece's ability to pull through this crisis. we shall encour

they will play a north korean today that rodman trained to mark the birthday of kim jong-un. rodman has not commented on the execution of kim jong-un's uncle, but the north korean dictator saying just this past week that his uncle was a despicable human being. >>> tonight back in washington, president obama is back in the white house. not everyone is back at the white house. a gift for the first lady. mrs. obama staying behind in hawaii. the first lady getting a few extra days of sflin, as an early birthday present. she turned 50 in the coming dais so we say, happy birthday, mrs. obama. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news" this sunday night. the self-described tiger mom is back. her first book, causing a backlash. and wait until you hear what she's saying now about why certain groups make it in america. >>> and later tonight, the aurora borealis is back. the first images of the new year and what you can see in the sky tonight. we're back in two minutes. [ sneezes ] [ coughs ] i've got a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's time for advil cold and sinus. [ male anno

kim jong-un. kim jong-un, you'll recall, recently had his uncle killed. kim jong-un has been holding an american kenneth bae for more than a year. he also has more than an estimated 100,000 people in concentration camps in that country. the meltdown came this morning when new day's chris cuomo asked him about mr. bae's treatment. >> you do have a relationship with this man. you've said it many times. we've seen it demonstrated for for whatever reason. >> yes, yes. >> are you going to take an opportunity if you get it to speak up for the family of kenneth bae and to say, let us know why this man is being held? that this is wrong. that he is sick. if you can help, dennis, will you take the opportunity? >> i know -- watch this. the one thing about politics, kenneth bae, one thing -- no, i got it, i got it. if you understand what kenneth bae did. do you understand what he did? >> what did he do? you tell me. >> to his country. >> what did he do? >> no, no, no. you tell me. you tell me. why is he held captive? >> they haven't released any charges. >> why? >> they haven't rele

kim jong un has used him for his own purposes. >> reporter: north korean state media used the date tonce the march. so far kim jong un hasn't made his own birthday into a holiday, instead it is a sporting event involving middle-aged americans. >>> more than a thousand people in japan have fallen sick after eating contaminated food after dining on pizzas and lasagne. police opened an investigation after some frozen seafood continued pesticides. >>> a fire has swept through a train in israel. it's not clear what caused it. >>> tensions remain high in bangladesh following the reelection of the prime minister. more than 500 schools were attacked because they were doubling at polling centers. we report from a school that was damaged. >> reporter: these girls still come to the schoolyard, because it holds fond memories for them. it's where they gathered after classes, but the place no longer feels the same. late at night, vandals through bombs in through the windows. >> translator: it's a big loss. we have had such great times here, we have learned so much. what did our school do to them? >

which kim jong un has. following his grandfather and father who used torture, prison camps and brainwashing. as you might have seen if your birthday buddy is cup, something a little personal might be in order. >> perhaps something that inspires the already adoring masses to stand and cheer on queue, although they always do. this week they were inspired by the spectacle of kim jong un's new bff, dennis rodman, and former n.b.a. pal, and a special birthday tribute ♪ happy birthday to ♪ >> the past 24 hours have not all been happy for dennis rodman. after a drunken attack on bay r the american serving a prison term in north korea. >> don't you tell me. you tell me why is he held captive. >> they haven't released charges. >> dennis rodman was heaped with chr criticism, forcing the departure of some team-mates. dennis rodman's basketball diplomacy shouldn't have happened in the first mate. >> he's a person of not great intect that >> rodman is not the only private citizen making overtures. >> anthony bob and tre

now after two years of searching, kim jong-un has finally acquired one.me, however, it's not a wmd. it's a ski lift. the story goes that kim fell in love with the winter sport while at a swiss boarding school in the '90s. after assuming power, he made it a prerogative to create a ski resort in his own country. but no one was willing to sell him the lifts he required. when the neutral swiss government blocked a deal, kim called their decision a, quote, human rights abuse that discriminates against the koreans. talk about the pot calling the kettle black. photos released by the korean-central news agency showed the dictator got his hands on one which he claims is on the center of world attention he says. keep dreaming. >>> up next, the story many on the right are conveniently dismissing. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. >>> welcome back to "hardball." from the moment of the deadly assault on the compound in benghazi, republicans claimed it was a well orchestrated attack by al qaeda that had nothing to do with an anti-islamic video. this w

variety, it involves the friendship between ex-nba star dennis rodman and north korean dictator kim jong-un. rodman hasust announced that he's taking a team of former american players to the communist country for a game celebrating kim's birthday this week. abc's alex marquardt is on the story from london. >> reporter: a team of americans he's bringing along to play in an exhibition game for dictator kim jong-un's 31st birthday. a north korean senior basketball team will take on the american side that includes kenny anderson, cliff robinson and vin ker, along with craig hodges, doug christie and charles smith. >> it's not political. it's all about basketball, entertainment. >> reporter: in a statement overnight, former new york knick charles smith said that he's excited to play in game, writing, cultural exchange is about sharing, sharing ideas and thoughts on education, culture and life. kim and rodman met last february when rodman took the harlem globetrotters to north korea for a documentary series. he went back in december to help train the north korean national team. rodman has been criticized for

has learned a lot more about kim jong-un through this friendship, how old he is, that he is a father.> he is the only american who has been able to sit down with kim jung-un. this is not going to make a big change in the u.s./north korean relationship. this is not the kind of ping-pong diplomacy we saw in the '70s between the united states and china. rodman is out there for his own interest. not expecting a lot to come back from him. >> george, meanwhile, a more pressing crisis facing the obama administration this morning, after spending billions of dollars and losing thousands of american lives and not to mention tens of thousands of iraqi lives, the war in iraq, now two major cities in the country have been taking over by militia associated with al qaeda. secretary of state john kerry has spoken about this this morning, what if anything can the administration do? >> well, what you heard secretary of state kerry say this morning they're not going to send troops back into iraq. that's completely off the table. no way president obama after bringing out of iraq is going to send them bac

the only person that kim jong-un has received that's an american or any kind of envoy.what happens. it's probably not protocol conscious, but now it is a disaster. now it's best that dennis is home and that hopefully traditional modes of diplomacy. here's where i think the chinese can be helpful. they are very close to kim jong-un. they are very close to the north koreans. they could help in releasing kenneth bae, letting the poor man come home and finding ways to reassess the american/north korean relationship, which the only way it's going to improve is if the north koreans new leader scraps his nuclear weapon program and there's no sign that he's ready to do that. he's too worried about keeping his power. he's obviously being challenged internally. he brutally executes his uncle. hi doesn't say he wants to improve a lot of his people and he doesn't say he wants to stop the nuclear ambitions. he shoots off missiles, but he's a big ini guess ma. the problem is he leads a country that has nuclear weapons that has missiles with men in arms. he has close to 30,000 america

has been in prison for 15 months already and time to bring him home. >> and most recently there are reports in the last 24 hours that kim jong-un, who has already beento people, executing his uncle, that the uncle's family members may have also been executed at this retaliation may have been even broader and more brutal. what does that make you think about this regime? >> we are concerned for my brother, he's a prisoner in north korea and he has -- he's the only one that served time in the labor camp until he had to be hospitalized and mentioned in a press conference he might be sent back there from the hospital. that is our worse fear and we want him to come home and get the treatment he needs back home. >> one hopeful sign is that the north and south korea exchange communications on friday about exchanges some of the closed, connected areas, the economic zone, so maybe there is a softening going on. >> we certainly hope so. we want positive engagement and peaceful negotiations to be able to bring kenneth home. >> terri, we will keep our focus on this, as well. thank you so much. our hearts are with you and the whole entire family of kenneth bae. >

but the regime of kim jong-un has not gained anything after issues of provocations by the regime. this is about half an hour. >> [inaudible conversations] >> thank you for joining us for the second part of a program today where we are very happy to have with us doctor sid siler. he is a good friend both personal and an academic college. and i want to properly introduce him for all of our guests here because he doesn't get out much last night in his line of work. he is the director for korea and the white house national security council. he is one of the most authoritative experts on korea on both koreas in the current administration. for the past 30 years he has worked in multiple intelligence disciplines including the national security agency, the director of intelligence, director of operations in the cia and the foreign broadcast information service. he spent 12 of those years in south korea. previously served as deputy director of national intelligence manager for north korea, having joined the service when it was established in january 2006. prior to the dni, he served with t

his game has been a gift, a birthday present to the man you're looking at now. the ruler kim jong-unst killed his uncle and holding an american hostage. none of that has cooled rodman's a parent affection. it's in fact lit his fire. take a listen at what he said. >> why north korea? i love my friend. i love my friend. this is my friend. >> let me add to this. people have asked why we've come here. we're here because it's about doing great will around the world. we're experienced at this. we've been to taiwan to the village. we love to impact children and families around the world. >> charles -- i'm well aware of the good work you've done. the man to your right robinson, baker. you have to understand the criticism comes because you are not in taiwan. you're in north korea that is ruled by a man who just killed his uncle, who is holding an american kenneth bae hostage for reasons we don't understand and known as one of the bad actors on the globe at this time, not someone to get a birthday present of nba talent. do you understand that? >> i think in our minds we came to do what we've b

to dennis rodman and what you think rodman has been told that may account for his disposition about kenneth bae. >> well, obviously both rodman and kim jong-unhis trip. rodman with the enormous publicity of his basketball diplomacy which has now, i think, become a disaster, but kim jong-un having his birthday, showing his population that he's in control, he's confident. but basketball diplomacy, out of the box diplomacy in many cases can help the foreign policy of the united states and other countries. but now, because rodman has not just praised the leader, he's gone and played basketball on his birthday to celebrate. and i think what's most reprehensible is his implication that kenneth bae, an american detain knee on various spurious charges, might be guilty, obviously he, rodman was briefed by the north koreans. they see him as their link to the united states because they don't want to talk to us. they're hostile. and so this is where we are right now. basketball diplomacy, out of the box diplomacy, special envoys, not traditional diplomats can do a lot of good, but now, because of rodman's comments, even some nba that were probably there

kim jong-un's birthday. and here is what rodman has to stay about his latest trip. >> dennis rodman is back in north korea tohe birthday of kim jong-un. going with him are doug christie, and vin floyd. this is a regime with a dire human rights record that threatens to unleash nuclear war. on top of that, rodman has no place to press kim jong-un to free kenneth bae. >> i'm not trying to save the world or kenneth bae. that's not my job. my job is one thing, sports. i'm not an ambassador or whatever. no, i'm not. i'm going to do there and do my thing and try to interact him with that on that. the guy is awesome to me. that's about it. >> but these guys do speak the language of sport and were telling me they can break down barriers and build bridges through basketball. put good money on the always beating the north korean selection but how much would you want to spoil a north korean dictator's birthday treat? >>> after six years, "saturday night live" is finally getting a black female comedian. finally. >> i didn't say anything about a girlfriend. but you can call me -- >> the show confirming reports that the co

kim jong-un. that's how dennis rodman has characterized this game. you say it is sports diplomacy. >> yeah, you know, in addition to that, dennis added that it was a gift to kim jong-un. that's the date that was set. i didn't know it was his birthday and to that, it didn't matter to me and it didn't matter to me once we got there and it didn't matter to me once i found that it was his birthday. it was a date that was set and we went and did the event. so that really didn't matter. >> well, charles, we've got some more questions for you but we have to take a quick break. if you'd be so kind, please just stick around for us and we'll be back in just a moment. stay close. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour r

possibly guilty, singing happy birthday to kim jong un, playing on kim jong un's birthday, basically being a mouth piece, the propaganda effort of dennis has totally in my view undermined his ability to use basketball diplomacy to try to better relation. i hope he has left town, north korea. i was disappointed. i'm an advocate of out of the box diplomacy. and he is the only guy to get in and see kim jong un. i tried and failed. they have a relationship. he could have pushed to get kenneth bae out. and he didn't seem to do that. >> you tried last year, you were there in january. do you think there's an opening, that there's a reason for optimism that kenneth bae will be released? >> unfortunately, i'm concerned that the north koreans want to use them as a bargaining chip. it's been over a year. 14 months. this man is not guilty, he's sick, has a family. because we know little about kim jong un and his negotiating tactics, i could deal with the old regime. i knew where they were coming from and we were able to get some releases out. with the young man he seems preoccupied with his own power base and brutally executed his uncle, replacing gen

i think her next job will be for kim jong-un because she has very petty tendencies that don't belong in government. >> are we getting too excited about politics? when you remember george washington bridge is the busiest in the world as a terror target right up there and here you are deliberately creating a mass traffic jam, therefore potentially mass casualties. >> absolutely. i don't think we could possibly overstate the importance of this. last month chris christie tried to tell us that was the case. he said i'm a national figure now so the democrats are attacking me. that has proven to be untrue. this was not a democratic plot. this was in fact a very real thing. it's hard to imagine also that he didn't know about it. everyone who knows chris christie, anyone close to his administration knows he is a notorious micromanager. he runs that place with an iron fist. it's hardly imaginable that anything could happen without him knowing about it. so for me this is a mark on his character, even fit doesn't go -- if it doesn't go all the way to him in terms of a smoking gun. questions will

he sang happy birthday to kim jong-un who >> so he goes to pyongyang, and he takes loads of stars with him, and he hasbing bang in pyongyang, that's his exhibition game of basketball they held. in front of 14,000 fans including kim jong-un, he sang "happhappy birthday," and he dot sing it very well either. ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday ♪ happy birthday to you [applause] >> reporter: now, that might have been okay except that north korea and kim jong-un have terrible human rights records. they have bust through their own nuclear obligations. they test fired last year, and kim jong-un killed his uncle just because he is a political threat. he has him killed. so when you sing happy birthday to a man like that, there are likely to be problems for dennis rodman when he comes back home. >> there is an american being held in prison there. >> yes, ken bae, he's a travel agent but also a deeply committed christian, and he's accused by the authorities there of promoting the gospel, which they don't like. they're accusing him of trying to overthrow the government and given him

north korea and speak with kim jong-un's father when he was in power, there were at least some channels for some sort of negotiation. there is none with kim jong-un. no one has been able to get close to him except for dennis rodman. and i think there is some frustration when the u.s. is not able to send an envoy to negotiate for bae's release and yet he is there basically blaming bae for being in the situation he is in. it is a frustrating situation all around. >>> the polar vortex is on its way out but it is taking its time. check out this water main break earlier near atlanta. ice forming on the power lines. temperatures hovering around 20 degrees. all of the water froze when it landed. this picture is from a pilot flying near chicago. it shows a frozen lake michigan from several feet in the air. and in upstate new york people digging out from nearly more than a foot of snow. it is supposed to start warming up by saturday. host of the country's temperatures will be back to, quote, normal. >>> two years ago a gunman opened fire in tucson, arizona. today giffords is reevealing the progress she has made since the incident including movement in her right arm.

has wrapped up his latest controversial trip to north korea. rodman and some other former nba players were in north korea to play a game celebrating the birthday of korean leader kim jong un. rodman says he can't understand why this has angered so many people in the u.s.. [ inaudible ] >> i come to this country and actually have fun and smile for one day. >> rodman also says he is sorry for not being able to help an american missionary who has been detained in north korea for more than a year. rodman also apologized. >>> the faa is looking into why southwest airlines jet landed at the wrong airport in missouri. the flight left chicago. was headed to the city of branson but landed seven miles away. that runway is about as half as long as the ones at branson. >>> united airlines preparing to welcome travelers when new boarding area in san francisco international airport later this month. the its in terminal three and will have a view of the airfield. they almost also be able to use a yoga room. a work area with 375 power outlets, and interactive kids zone. it opens january 28th. nice. >>> time is 4:47. let's go to tara. she is in for sal. there is a traffic hazard in marin.

he calls kim jong un his best friend. >> reporter: he has taken a group of fellow nba stars over to anibition game. before 14,000 fans, he sang happy birthday to the hermit leader of north korea, kim jong un. take a listen. ♪ happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you ♪ >> that might have been okay, except that north korea and kim jong un have a terrible human rights record. many of their people are thought to be starving, and he had his uncle killed simply because he was becoming too much of a political threat to him. and there is also the issue of ken bay, an american being held in north korea. he is a travel agent and also a deeply committed christian who the government there accuses of trying to spread the gospel and undermine the government. they have jailed him for 15 years hard labor. his sister is very unhappy of what denny rodman and his friends are doing. at the white house they are refusing to comment on what is otherwise a private visit. safe to say they want north korea to live up to its obligations in the world and set ken bay free. >> kenneth bae's family has waited mo

. >> north korea's kim jong-un said that the purge of his uncle has made the country stronger. we have this report. >> reporter: north korea goes into the new year according to its leader kim jong-un all the stronger being rid of this man. his removal from power and then subsequent execution kim said had strengthened the whole country. >> ouour unity strengthen the hundred-fold and revolutionary lines became much more solid by purging the anti-party and anti-revolutionary faction. >> reporter: this is only the second time kim has given a new year address to his people. the first time last year prompted speculation of a new style of leadership, but this purge seems distinctly old style. >> the whole process of purge and execution o was demonstrated that kim jong-un is now in control of the country. he calls the shots. he knows the master plan for north korea. >> reporter: jung was seen as an aranarchitect of the country. he now wants to continue economic reform. and he knows he needs peace and better relations with his neighbors to achieve it, even appearing to strike a conciliat

kim jong-un. the plan to hold the game has been highly criticized.responded to that criticism on cnn. >> look at these guys. look at them. >> yeah, but, dennis, don't put it on them. don't use it as an excuse for your behavior -- is there he came here. >> rodman defended the north korean leader during the interview saying i love the guy. he is my friend forever and ever. >> what do you say to that? >>> all right, time for sports. ohio state's basketball team loses their first game of the season in a wild one. >> here are neil and stan. >> good morning, america. this is the los angeles "sportscenter" desk. he's stan verrett. i'm neil everett. we're not wax figures. >> you say it with such sinceri sincerity. >> i mean it. >>> big game in east lansing. >> show us. >> tom izzo and michigan state taking on ohio state, the buckeyes came in undefeated. aaron craft trying to keep them that way. misses, emir williams, gets the putback. 20-3 run to erase a 17-point deficit. so the buckeyes in the second half, they couldn't get that shot to go, though. that cou

kim jong-un . playing on kim jong-un's birthday, being a mouth piece the propaganda effort of dennis has in my view, undermined his ability to use basketball diplomacy to try to better relations. i hope he has left town. i hope he's left north korea. but i was disappointed because i am an advocate for out of the box diplomacy, and he's the only guy who can get in to see kim jong-un, i tried and failed, so they have a relationship. but he could at least pushed to get kenneth bae, the american detainee out, and he didn't seem to do that. >> you tried last year. you were there in january. do you think there was any kind of opening that there is any reason for optimism that kenneth bae will be released? >> unfortunately, i'm concerned the north koreans want to use him as a bargaining chip, buts been over a year, 14 months. this man is not guilty. he's sick. he's got a family. because we know so little about kim jong-un and his negotiating tactics in the past, i could deal with the old regime because i knew more or less where they were coming from, and we were able to get some releases out. but with thi

. >> dennis rodman has sung "happy birthday" to north korean leader kim jong-un before leading the starscoast at the stadium today for a game. he called the controversial event part of the basketball diplomacy with the north and it has been criticized in the united states especially after he was questioned on cnn about an american who has been detained by the north korean government. >> you understand what kenneth bay did? do you understand what he did? >> what did he did. you tell me. what did he do? >> no, no, no, you tell me. why is he being held? >> they have not released any charges. >> it has been described as a meltdown, rodman's reaction and the bay family were upset after hearing rodman's remarks. >> is your kid exercising enough? the federal government says most young teens are not. the latest fitness data she only one in four kids in the united states between 12 and 15 are meeting the guide lines. an hour more of moderate to vigorous activity each day. the report businesses on kids' self reported activity level showing the obesity rate for the age group is 17 percent down slig

has brought other u.s. basketball players and conditions his relationship with kim jong un. there'll be a basketball match against members of the north korean team. we'll watch out for pictures of kim jong un and dennis rodman, how much access rodman and the rest of the team get to the leader of north korea. he's been criticised for doing this, after the execution of kim jong un's uncle jang song-thaek. and at a time when another is held in north korea for unspecified crimes. the one piece of news has been that there'll be an election in march for the supreme people's assembly. only one candidate. they'll run unopposed, there'll be a huge turn out, but analysts will pour over who is in and out for signs of changes in the leadership. >> a fire swept through an express train in india. the blaze began in a second-class carriage on a service travelling from mumbai to the northern si. it's not clear what caused it. another fire on the train in the south-eastern state. killed 26 people millions of dollars worth of cocaine has been found in supermarkets in certainly ni. they discov

this is video of rodman singing to kim jong-un on his birthday. rodman hastled drug addiction and alcohol abuse. his agent said his drinking during the trip escalated to a level they had not seen before. >>> 5:54. boy, we haven't seen this kind of warmth this long in january. >> it's almost becoming normal. it's weird. you're out and everybody is talking about, oh, it's cold when it's getting in the 50s. really? that's where it's supposed to be. here's a look at just how clean the air is. we'll be 3 degrees warmer in concord, 1 in san francisco, 68 and 66 there. everybody else is within a degree or two of where we were yesterday. around the state mid to upper 70s. 82 in palm springs but the fire threat has lessened there. low to mid-60s around eureka and monterey. let's take a look at seven-day forecast for tahoe. unfortunately, it's got near record highs just like yesterday and no chance of snow. have a good one. here's leyla. >> there's a little company on the roads but all in all it is holiday light. as you can see, there is plenty of green and that means

birthday of kim jong-un, playing the game, praising kim jong-un, calling him his dear friend, and what is the worst was crossing the line by basically implying that kenneth bae, as terri hasrisoned rightfully, which is not the case. very flimsy charges. he's been there 14 months. he's not well. the problem in cases like this is we don't know what the end game of kim jong-un is. is he using kenneth as a bargaining chip? the u.s. government has tried very hard to get him out. that's a record. they even sent an envoy there. the north koreans sent them back. it's a very perplexing situation caused by our lack of knowledge of kim jong-un, except that he's killed his uncle, brutally, he doesn't seem to want to engage china, the united states, south korea, doesn't want to release kenneth bae, so this is why rodman's trip elicits so much attention. >> governor, i want to get in what the white house press secretary jay carney had to say about rodman's trip during the white house briefing from yesterday. take a look at this. >> i heard about it, did not see some of the comments that mr. rodman made, but i'm not going to dignify that outburst with a response, i'm simply going to s r

players and a dozen nba veteran players the friendly game is planned for kim jong un's birthday on wednesday. just yesterday, rodman hasde in north korea detained american missionary kenneth bae, saying he had been drinking and was under pressure as he organized a game with former nba players. beijing -- >> "they are awesome," rodman told cnn while in transit at international airport on monday. rodman started his third visit to north korea last week, spending four days in the isolated nation to assist setting up an north korean players and a dozen nba veteran players whose identities have not yet been announced. the friendly game is planned for kim jong un's birthday on rodman's latest round of "basketball diplomacy" came korea announced the dramatic purge and execution of kim's north korea's no. 2 leader. >> now to the unfolding scandal surrounding governor chris christie and the george washington bridge, today, nearly one-thousand pages of documents in the investigation will be released. andrew spencer reports, the release comes along with a contempt charge and a class- action lawsuit. >> he faces a contempt charge b

kim jong-un today. rodman called the game historic and said kim is his best friend. the trip has run the ire of kenneth bay, upset rodman has not used this opportunity to try to get bay released. rodman defended the incarceration during a television interview. >> today is the three-year anniversary of the deadly mass shooting in tucson, arizona that wounded former congress woman gabrielle giffords. dozens marked the area where the injured were treated. gifford was one of 13 injured when jared lee laufner opened nier a public event she hosted. gifford marked the day by sky-diving landing safe tli afternoon between phoenix and tucson. giffords blew kisses and waved to a crowd. just before the jump she tweeted this photo of herself with her husband mark kelly the caption reads thanks for the good luck call, vice president joe biden. join me next time? she tweeted it's been step by step since i was shot three years ago. i have overcome a lot, progress has come from working hard. >> that is an mazing come back. >> it is. >> still head at 4:00 why a woman is suing google for being call

on -- on wednesday dennis rodman sang happy birthday to his lover kim jong-un before an exhibition game before nba has beens and a north korean team who were later eaten by dogs. let's listen fans of listening. >> ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday ♪ happy birthday to you >> that's how you clap. if you don't clap you are going to die. can we hear that again in slow mo? >> ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday to you ♪ happy birthday ♪ happy birthday to you >> no matter how awful something is, slow motion always makes it better. now i love it. lou, this is now officially a creep show. it is an orgy of psychosis. what else can happen that could make this even more disturbing? >> i don't -- i can't even begin to imagine what he is thinking. he approached kim jong-un, at least a man as such, i thought he wanted to bow and then embrace and i don't know what he had in his mind there. but it is as you say creepy and getting worse. whatever it is. >> it is. it is like a weird medical disorder. liz, in the 90s you care nateed nateed -- you seranated edie amene. >> there is no d

controversial basketball star dennis rodman has outdone him with a musical tribute to the even more controversial north korean leader kim john thune. -- kim jong-un. >> it was an anniversary game to mark his birthday. due to the secretive nature of the north korean regime, it is not clear how many candles he has on his cake this year. >> he calls it basketball diplomacy but his latest visit to his "best friend" has met with criticism. john kerry called the former nba player and idiot. harsh words. >> we will take a short break and when we come back, and greece takes the help of the european union. >> welcome back. greece has formally assumed the you presidency, an influential role that rotates and athens will have a chance to steer the agenda. >> a delegation was on hand. big problems at home are influencing opinion. greece is still struggling with high debt and a weak economy. the only way toward a bright future is harsh austerity measures. >> according to a recent poll, 86% of them feel that their country's voice is not being heard in the european union. >> living standards for please stand by. legions of young people dependent on handouts. and

rodman has struck up this bizarre friendship of sorts with kim jong-un. rodman erupted when chris cuomo asked him about american kenneth bay, who has been detained by the north korean government. even implying that they did something wrong. that heated exchange in just a moment. but we'll start with charles smith defending the reasons behind the trip. >> he is not here, and i am not here -- none of these guys are here to talk any sense into any politician, and to have any -- other than basketball diplomacy, which i feel is about having a relationship -- utilizing the relationship with others in an accommodating way through basketball, which we did today with the north korean team. that's what we're here for. do you really think that the leaders here are going to listen to what we have to say? and we're not here to do that. that's not what we're here to do. we're here specifically to put smiles on people's faces, ever lasting memories in the minds of individuals, and hopefully with the good work that we do, we give to charity while we're here. and we're jus

the biggest one is how to maintain stability with kim jong-un and north korea and what he has been doing and his father before him. i am very confident that this alliance will continue to work together to maintain that strength that is needed for anything that comes in the future. thanks, and first off, it is an honor for me to be here. dr. hicks and dr. -- i would tell you the alliance is very strong. i am probably three months removed. i had never served in korea. it was the best military partnership i was ever part of. about thelking contributions to us in a rock -- in iraq. the chairman ended up being my deputy. he and i were in iraq at the same time. ie strength of that alliance believe is built not only from the blood and sacrifice of the korean war, but on the mutual ,rust that you see every day particularly inside a combative forces domain. i believe that is one of the key linchpins of the alliance. spent the majority of my time with combined forces committee. with both general officers here about their perspectives. i think the budgetary constraints that we see out there today c

kim jong-un. we saw him sing to kim a little bit ago. he's blowing up at his critics and bob woodruff hastory. >> reporter: this morning as dennis rodman takes to the basketball court, he's also asking for a respite in the court of public opinion. >> when we come back to america, please, do one thing, just shake our hand because we tried to do something very nice. >> reporter: rodman speaking out as he and a team of former nba players held their final practice in north korea overnight getting ready for today's game. they even sang "happy birthday" to north korean dictator kim jong-un. ♪ happy birthday to you >> this is a gift. it was his gift from me, from me and the world. >> reporter: the problem, he rules one of the most repressive regimes in the world known for its nuclear weapons program. kim jong-un even recently executed his own uncle and has been holding korean-american missionary kenneth bae captive since may, the subject he danced around in this interview with cnn tuesday. >> will you tell me what did he do? >> no, no, no you tell me. you tell me why is he held captive? >> they

rodman is in north korea for a basketball game, held in honor of north korean leader kim jong-un's 30th birthday. rodman has been taking heat for hits efforts in north korea. >> they were the cinderella team of the basketball tourney last year. >> this feel good story of the town that could has players and fans excited about what to expect this year. we have their next fairytale factor. >> this university has dormitories on the beach. remember the darlings of last year's big dance, the eagles of florida gulf coast university armed the nickname dunk city. more pone, they made an historic run into the sweet 16. we sent ross shimabuku to fort myers to oh find how the eagles are handling success. >> they came from nowhere dropping out of the skies and on to the college basketball team. last season, florida gulf coast university used the ncaa tournament to put dunk city on the map, becoming the first number 15 seed to reach the sweet 16. now, dunk city is a coveted destination where basketball players step out of their apartments and on to the sand. >> everything here is like a resort, palm trees every where, bi

has learned a lot more about kim jong-un that he's a father. >> this is not going to make a big change in the u.s./north korean relationship. not the kind of ping-pong diplomacy we saw in the '70s between the united states and china. >> george, meanwhile a more pressing crisis facing the obama administration this morning, after spending billions of dollars and losing thousands of americans lives in the war of iraq, now two major cities in that country have been taking over militia associated with al qaeda. secretary of state john kerry has spoken about this morning, what if anything can the administration do? >> the secretary of state kerry said they're not going to send troops back into iraq. that's completely off the table. no way president obama after bringing out of iraq is going to send them back there. you see al qaeda on the march in syria, as the united states trying to get troops out of afghanistan. there's no question one thing will not happen. no troops in the middle east. >> george, great to have you back. george will be talking about iraq and much, much more on his story a