>> the document shows how close she was to kim jong-il and his family. the film includes a photo of ko at gun practice alongside kim jong-il. she's revered as the mother of north korea. >> translator: while admitting she's not competent to acquire the skills of her mother-in-law who always hits the target, she spoke of a need to assure the safety of dear leader without missing a shot. >> also included in the film is ko's message to her husband on his 50th birthday. >> and does the current leader kim jong-un make an appearance? >> oh, he does. he's shown alongside his mother. the film casts her as a great mother, like her mother-in-law before her. this is all designed to help give the inexperienced kim -- >> translator: a process is under way to use the glory of kim's parents for him to acquire charisma and raise his profile. the second phase involves boosting the profile of his mother. once it's completed, increasing the profile of kim himself will be next. >> but it's getting easier for north koreans to access information from -- and dvds, and it's easie

they say state news outlets produced 81 stories about kim jong-un in the first six months of this year, three more than they devoted to kim jong-il in the first half of any year he was in power. the analysts also say the media usually reported kim jong-il's activities months after the fact but put out stories on kim jong-un in days. half the reports in the first half of the year were about connections with the military. the analysts say the high exposure suggests officials are trying to allay concerns about kim's lack of experience. nhk has learned north korean authorities are also trying to raise kim's profile by highlighting his heritage. they made a film about his mother koihe and we've obtained a copy. koi was born in osaka as a korean resident of japan. she moved to north korea in the 1960s. she was a dancer and she caught the eye of the man who later became the country's leader, kim john il. but her identity has been a secret. earlier, shery ahn got insight into the background of the film. >> what can we learn from watching this film? >> the documentary provides insight into the efforts to legitimize kim jong-un as north ko

kim jong un. they say state news outlets produced 81 stories about kim jong unin the first six months of this year, that's through more than kim jong-il in the time that he was in power. the media also reported kim jong-il's activities months after the fact but generally put out stories of kim jong-un within days. the analysts say the high exposure suggests officials are trying to ee lay concerns about kim's lacks lack of experience. >>> at a first glance, the people on russia's east coast appear to be firmly rooted into the 21st century. they've revitalized the city, turned it into an energy hub. many young people feel wiftful about a by-gone era. >>. >> performing a dance recently, many young russians have become -- >> translator: i'm wearing a silk hat and gloves. i came dressed in a costume from that time period. >> the atmosphere moved. >> and there are images of women informal gowns. she says the world wasn't so frantic in the 19th century. she started making her own dress. so far, when you dance a court dance, it feels so amazing. i think anyone would love it. women become ladies and men become lords. it's magical. >> reporter:

the military dominated under kim jong il's rule, there have been changes in the power structure under kim jong un. he says the new political leadership seems to be more interested in opening up the country than the military. the regime is expected to show more interest in reform. >>> it's not only china's economic growth that's been slowing down, so is investment in the country. foreign direct investment fell in june for the eighth straight month. that's largely due to the credit crisis in europe and stagnant domestic demand. china's commerce ministry officials say foreign direct investment totalled $12 billion last month, down almost 7% from a year earlier. investment between january and june came to a little more than $59 billion, falling 3%. that marked the first decline for any six-month period since 2009. >>> china's expert cost is rising, but not because of the export itself. >> he said this may affect the country's export driven economy. japan and chien yar planning to work for closely together in the field of foreign exchange. they have decided to consider expanding a currency

north korea's leader kim jong il has got married according to state media speculation grody recent weeks after he was spotted at events with a mystery woman she's now been named in the media is resold jew but no further details have been revealed not even about the wedding the world's youngest state leader took over last december following the death of his father kim jong il. knows . it was nice to have a break away from work isn't it where do you want to go an exotic island and i gather danielle there are for sale on the cheap but how cheap well you can apparently now buy your own island for just fifty thousand dollars we slashed prices eighty percent creating a buyer's market there are thousands of islands around the world priced at around two hundred thousand dollars. on the cheap. basic facilities like housing so before people can move in they need to do some stuff first now those who probably can't afford the neulander american executives for a survey found one in four of us public companies message the numbers on the earnings reports hundreds of chief financial officers told resear

>> i believe what really happened is that kim jong-un might have had concerns over ri yong ho's position in the military. >> he was a key member of kim jong-il' and her circle. kim jong-un may be trying to put his mark on the country. that could mean more shakeups in the coming weeks. but it is unclear whether this signals a shift in pyongyang's policies. last week, kim jong-un posted an unusual disney concert featuring icons of western popular culture like mickey mouse and winnie the pooh. this by strict sanctions, consumer luxury goods are on the rise. yet a slight upturn in the economy and access to luxury goods mean little to most north koreans. the country is still one of the poorest and least developed in the world. >> for more, we spoke to asia's analyst from the german institute for international and security affairs. when asked whether this development was a surprise, he pointed to those closest to the young korean leader. >> that is true. we saw this in the funeral festivities in pyongyang. the changing of this person seems to be hinting at a new balance between his party and north korea and the military. it looks like the military

. >>> and they confirm for the first time leader kim jong il is married. mysterious woman is appearing beside him. she is a singer and the two reportedly tied the knot. he recently took -- kim jong il took over after the death of his father. >>> and last thursday, the homeless were told to leave a half mile away on key street. having new people is causing tension. trash and environmental damage is causing more than 100 bags of garbage. >>> sad story, sherman helmsly the actor for playing george jefferson has died. >> what a character. >> helmsly died at the age of 74. you remember him, he played george jefferson on the hit television show george jefferson and the series ran 10 seasons. he also had a starting roll in the show amen and he was not married had no children and passed away on tuesday. >>> we do have a word on that gas leak we had in el cerrito and dave and pam have been following it and let's go out and take a look at northbound 280. traffic is moving along nicely getting up to highway 17. on the sunole grade traffic looks good heading to the bot

kim jong-un. kim became supreme court commander of the nation's military at the end of 2011, succeeding his late father kim jong-il. members appointed him first chairman of the national defense commission, the center of the country's power. kim also assumed the top post of first secretary of the ruling workers party in april. he's currently the leader of all three branches of power, the state, the military and the ruling party. kim's latest promotion follows a reshuffle within his circle ri was considered a close mentor to kim. earlier i spoke with nhk world's -- what are the implication of the changes involving kim and his inner circles? >> north krooen -- careeren authorities are trying to show people at home and abroad that kim has a complete grip on the country as a whole. this is evident if you look at how they plan the official announcement state-run media said the workers party central commission and central military commission and national defense commission and the supreme people's assessbly, all applaud the decision. kim jong-un is a supreme commander of the military. his new title shows the key groups a

kim jong-un is married. pictures have been circulating of his wife, ri sol-ju. kim jong-un took over as leader of the country at the death of his father kim jong il in december of last year. the international aids conference is taking place in washington, d.c.. a long list of officials and celebrities have come to take part, but they are speaking in a city with one of the worst hiv epidemics in the world. the rate of infection in washington, d.c., is on par with some african countries. the majority of those with the disease are black and a recent study shows that in the worst affected neighborhoods, as many as one in eight african-american women are living with hiv. >> almost all of the women in this room are infected with hiv. >> lives in friend -- losing a friend after friend. >> they come from washington neighborhoods. >> they do not put to a future here. >> a basic unprotected sex is comment. and many are in denial. >> called the and not know when something is wrong with your body -- how do you not know when something is wrong with your body? >> there are a lot of young girl when they think they cannot get it -- young burt women who think they cannot get. >

now, with the new title, kim jong- jong-un's elevation after the death of his father, kim jong-il, isfficially completely. >>> 6:46, "today" show coming up at 7:00 right after "today in the bay". here's savannah guthrie with a look at what they're working on. >> coming up on a wednesday morning on "today," we have new details on that murder suspect that attempted to steal a passenger plane at an airport in utah. he was later found dead inside that jet. we'll have a report from the scene. >>> also ahead, kerry kennedy appears in court and speaks out for the first time about her crash on a new york highway. this morning, her explanation for what caused that accident. >>> and sarah jones, the former cheerleader accused with sexually abusing a teenage boy. she'll open up about the charges against her in her first television interview. >>> and we'll reveal five secrets to looking younger and feeli ining fabulous as we age. it's all as we get started on a wednesday morning right here on "today". >> thanks, savannah. >>> i guess you can call it hipsters on the high seas. do they use that wor

that kim jong un might take a different approach from his predecessors and let the winds of change finally reached the country this week of the country's military chief was suddenly sacked and kim jong il appointed marshal hires machine posts in the country expresso view such ways as a possible struggle for power among north korea's ruling elite and say it could ultimately lead to economic and as a cultural reform independent journalist and nile valley billie's appeal myung shipping courage but not precious shaping up to south korea. sixty years of sanctions on north korea is in the world and i think things like the chinese opening up special economic zones in the north of the country prefer to buy ones that are supposedly being developed into your free phone call the roads on the special economic zone in the northern part of the country and you have a case on special industrial complex the industrial complex which is south korea though and the north korean space to be shipped from the us and there are so i think all these things are a step in the right direction but as long as the u.s. and the are ok or illegally firing doing these military drills into north korea circling the waters

their late father, kim jong-il, was known to be obsessed with movies, housing a collection of more than0,000 films. his favorites included "rambo," "friday the 13th," "gone with the wind." in 1978 the supreme leader as we used to call him around here, disappointed by the film "godzilla," kidnapped the south korean directors and forced them to remake the film to his standards. how great is that. >>> last night jimmy kimmel's producers videoed perhaps the most incompetent criminal in america. >> this is a great video. a man named roy mitchell. roy went into a convenience store in brandon, mississippi, to get a bag of nacho cheese doritos. he paid but when the clerk turned around he pulled a gun and demanded all the money in the cash register. this is where it gets good. he's got the gun. this is his mom who comes in, yells at him, takes the gun out of his hand. forces him to leave with her. which he did. but before he went, he made shuf sure to grab those doritos. you know, you get hungry holding a store up. >>> still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? dictatorial tweets, horrib

dictatorships are one family rule in saudi arabia the families even given its name to the country even kim jong il didn't do that so it's not because of dislike of dictatorship no it's because the syrian regime refuses to follow western or. and has always refused to follow western orders that's why they want to bring them down they're all mixed signals they want their thermostats he seems to suggest that he will step down that he won't what do you think will happen and as far as i know he has no intention of stepping down there are people who fly kites in the western media russia's about to change its position china is about to change its position ourselves about to go on a plane this is i think largely dissent formation but undoubtedly the syrian regime has a massive problem it has democratic deficit in its country it is a dictatorship the era of dictatorship must be coming to an end in the arab world and should come to an end should have long ago come to an end but there are many dictatorships in the arab world who are not being targeted by this international conspiracy indeed. a vital component

and there's been a huge display of dancing in pyongyang to mark the announcement that leader kim jong il has taken the top military title of martial hundreds of soldiers help celebrate the news which came after several days of reshuffling at the highest levels kim jong own is already a supreme commander of the korean people's army. going back to their roots farmers in india are cutting out chemicals and putting pesticides aside as they say traditional techniques are more effective explains what's behind this stark change to agricultural thinking. i mean she's sure it's part of a movement of tens of thousands of farmers the vast turning back to their traditions in organic farming. to organic farming we are not dependent on anyone we don't have to buy anything on the market as we sow so if you should. but it wasn't always that way millions of farmers in india got hooked on chemicals and pesticides during the so-called green revolution a time in the one nine hundred sixty s. when the indian government begin importing hybrid seeds to increase crop after a major famine this opened the door fo

with the world's youngest state leader took over last december following the death of his father kim jong il. it's tried tax incentives bonuses and steep discounts but europe's car making industry is still hurting into the red this ng business fast a stalling even france stalling sales i should say even the french always laying off thousands of workers and shutting down one of its plants in paris as our europe correspondent says are so he explains it's not only the economic slowdown it's putting a spoke in the wheels of. anger among workers eight thousand jobs across france will be slashed by their employer. more than three thousand in this plant alone a blow to the new president's pledge of creating new jobs and to france is once a thriving industry. but trigger has been working for the company for eighteen years at the end of last month he lost his job at another peugeot site that was closed down and was transferred to this factory as luck would have it he's about to get fired a second time and he showed us what exactly this would mean for him. after the close the other five g. i had no ch

wedding the world's youngest state leader took over last december after the death of his father kim jong il. this is not just a trifle it's past eleven at night moscow time that knows their big business in america admits to regularly lying in its accounts by a feral margin is an incredible story karen one in five public companies illegally inflate figures on earnings reports a survey of hundreds of chief financial officers they regularly add ten percent to share. improve the firm's stock price as well as to advance their careers but also so senior executives bonus targets wall street swung north to close rumors of delays with the new five reaching into full shares on the nasdaq. on the e.u. . negative spain's boring calls are still at an unsustainable seven point three percent russia closed up but it's still down for the weak of g.d.p. growth numbers slowed the ruble could plunge another fifteen percent this year of the oil price doesn't grow so really last much in the last five months the top economist told us for russia's healthy trade balance is also under threat. from russian banks and

so also we have instructions before kim jong il. passed away he gave instructions to king joe basically to do as much business with china and russia as possible and we see just before can go away on his trip to egypt and it is in the eastern shore i don't know if that's what i understand and i think it's fair to say ok understandably the you know that his father would say or do as much business as a kind with russia and china but let's talk more about these reforms because i mean it certainly is unusual to hear this kind of action taking place in north korea his kim jong un talking about reform you mentioned a moment ago some goals being seen wearing miniskirts and i mean certainly perhaps even the international community could look at this and go well you know what not was a time of transition and change in north korea could it continue to transform and frankly if it did if it does how would the international community perhaps change its position when looking at north korea. well you still really pretty sure to sort of need to make

reclusive nation with little sign of reform but recent developments suggest that it's near leader kim jong il might take a different approach from his predecessors and let the winds of change finally reached the country this week the country's military chief was suddenly sacked and appointed marshall the highest military post in the country experts of use such moves as a possible struggle for power among north korea's ruling elite and say it could ultimately lead to economic n. agricultural reform independent journalist now bhajji believes of pyongyang should be encouraged but not pressured to open up to south korea. sixty years of sanctions on north korea has in the world and i think things like the chinese opening up special economic zones in the north of the country because to buy ones that are supposedly going to go looking to europe for a phone call you know the roads on the special economic zone in the northern part of the country and they have a case on special industrial complex the industrial complex which is south korea involved and north korean space to be shipped from us and there

wedding the world's youngest state leader took over last december following with death of his father kim jong il. now the colorado shooting spurred gun sales up forty three percent tell us more about that here americans say they expect new restrictions on buying weapons in the wake of the tragedy so they're rushing to stock up before prohibitive new law comes in in the three days after the incident gun sales in colorado gone up forty three percent friday's shooting at the batman premiere in the state killed twelve and injured. now one in five u.s. public companies make up numbers on their earnings are holding. hundreds of chief financial officers amazing story this they typically add around ten percent to earnings per share say they do it to improve the share price but also to make sure senior executives hit bonus targets as well as to advance their careers wall street still mixed moving into the new york of the new rumors of delays on the new i phone five eating off after shares on the nasdaq these lowers the outlook on the european bailout fund to negative as spain looks increasingly likely to

do you know who starts that kim jong-il the evil dictator. >> he is dead. >> and andy, just a bit ofnterferon is still used as a therapy for genital warts. not so with laetrile. that is all i have. >> thank you, sir. we'll see you at the end of the show. >> coming up. shave your body and weigh under 80 pounds but first, what did this guy do in a t-mobile store? 2 [ mission: impossible theme plays ] target acquired. check. check. rjcheck. check. target in the pool. squeaks ] no! there's my angel. make u:oupervised pool access an impossible mission. ♪ >> i want my fnc. teens have embraced the original programming. with that rich and super hip history in mind, redeye is proud to present this super cool show to enter the news home cable news, how they eat and where they greet and what they put on their feet. it gives me great pleasure that our first tab belongs to studio "b" host shepard smith. so without further ado let's get with smith. ♪ ♪ >> unfortunately, cancelled the last minute. he had to watch some tv, but the good news, i decided we ought to go to the other end of the spectrum

after kim jong il to idc and the korea as you know it is over. so far we see a fair amount of nudity. i guess the question is, how durable is the impossible state? >> guest: well, it all depends on how you define north korea. i think north korea as we know it mfn is the talk about in the book where you have a gun on test leadership with immense challenges in terms of me taken his own position in the system that is also dealing with the crumbling economy and make you a food problem. and at the same time, the society is increasingly influenced by american mentality, like it was not the last time it a leadership transition in 1994, the first later died in the first theater came into place. in that sense, it's not like the north korea of the past. and sure it not collapsed or has not changed since the debt of kim jong il, but we're only talking a few months. the new machine has only been in power a few months. in the broader scope of history, they spend many transitional regimes that have lasted none coming years before something natures have been in

kim took over leadership of the communist country after his father kim jong il died in december seen ogether with his first lady is a dramatic departure from the elder kim who never appeared publicly with his wife. >>> in england one woman is dead after 400 tons of rock collapsed on top of her during a walk on the beach. video shows the scene, this happened yesterday. authorities say a 22-year-old woman was walking along the beach with her boyfriend and his father when the cliff collapsed on top of them. crews immediately responded and pulled the two men out safely. it took them nine hours to find the woman. heavy rain is blamed for leaving the cliff unstable. >>> to politics now. mitt romney begins a six-day trip overseas today to england, israel and poland this is video of the former massachusetts governor campaigning in nevada yesterday. his first stop today will be london where he will hold a $75,000 a plate fundraising dinner. he will travel even to israel taking part in a voter drive for u.s. citizens living in the country. he will end his trip in poland where he will visit the

now kim jong-un's father, kim jong-il, was famously a big fan of hollywood movies.did his thing in private. is this public love fest the sign of some kind of something coming? we will will be watching. >>> the correct answer to our gps challenge question was b. the word taliban is arabic for students. the group's name is said to refer to the fact that many of its original members were students of madrassas, those religious schools that in many parts of the muslim world have bred radicals. >>> thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> hello, everyone. i'm fredricka whitfield with a look at our top stories. a former top syrian official says the country provided shelter an built safe havens for al qaeda for years. former syrian ambassador to iraq defected last week. he sat down with our ivan watson for his first television interview with a u.s. network. we'll have that interview for you in about 30 minutes from now. >>> a nerve-racking weekend for two boston area families who are anxiously awaiting news on their loved on

. >> stephanie: marg etshow who snatched the role of kim jong il right out from under you. >> she's cheatingat dudes do in theatres like that? >> they should have been at a theatre in colorado. >> gawker headline. fred willard could avoid don't jerk it in public counseling. it is diversion program. oh, look over here. [ ♪ hypnotic ♪ ] >> oh, it is a euphemism program. >> don't look at my -- >> yeah, we're running a psa that plays during the local -- with fred willard. [ ♪ hypnotic ♪ ] >> stephanie: shiny keyes. drop it, drop it. >> what is that? a rash? >> stephanie: the program would involve counseling on decision making. don't whip it out in a public place. willard continues to maintain innocence telling tmz it was a misunderstanding. >> what is he going to say? yeah, i was jacking it. >> stephanie: pants around your ankles and your [ bleep ] in your hand. >> still reporting on the queen. >> stephanie: oh boy. all right. [ ♪ "world news tonight" ♪ ] this could be good. mariah carey could be our next "american idol" judge. >> oh, really? >> stephanie: i liked her 16 kinds of crazy period. t

kim junge ung took over the so called hermit kingdom after his father kim jong il died last december.ould you like to drive as fast as you want through the streets of a major city? one guy did it and we have the video. san francisco it is. the man behind the wheel there is a professional rally car driver. the folks who organized this run got san francisco to close down parts of the city to record the video. it is all part of a growing motor sport called gymkhana. that car we are told is specially designed for this with 600-horsepower under the hood and the ability to go from zero to 60 in less than 2 seconds. wow. >>> it could soon be legal for teenagers in one city to vote in elections before they turn 18 years old. we will show you where. plus, look at this. chaos at the football game. it is a woman's football game. we'll tell you what sparked the bench clearing brawl. that's coming up. i knew it'd be tough on our retirement savings, especially in this economy. but with three kids, being home more really helped. man: so we went to fidelity. we talked about where we were and what we

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he says, "i believe kim jong il gave me the record and all of my achievements.is all because of him." there is precedent to the late dictator athletic prowess. legend had it he scored 11 holes in one the first time he played golf, according to state run media. democrats and republicans agreed on a deal to avoid a government shutdown this fall. correspondent molly henneberg has details from capitol hill. good evening. >> reporter: this is one of the annual issues that ties washington in notes. both sides digging in on what to spend money on an what to cut. today, the top senate democrat and top house republican agreed to kick the can down the road until after the election. they came up with a temporary budget deal to fund the government for six months. from the beginning of the fiscal year, october 1, through march 31. it will set spending at $1.4 trillion for the year if congress doesn't change it in march. that spending level is significant. house republicans want to cut spending but the agreement keeps the spending level the same as this year. john boehner sai

after the trip, he paid respects to the late north korea leader kim jong-il.oreans must gain permission to enter the north as the two sides are still technically at war. >>> for the first time in months, nato troops are crossing the board orrer -- border with supplies. this comes days after secretary of state hillary clinton apologized for the killing of 24 pakistani soldiers by u.s. aircraft last november. >>> the cruise ship captain of the ship costa concordia is now free. mary is in the newsroom with the latest. >> an italian judge lifted captain francesco schettino's house arrest order. he is accused of manslaughter in the accident on the cruz line that killed 36 people. the ship's hull was severely gashed when it ran into a reef. prosecutors speculate that he maneuvered the boat dangerously close to the island and to people fishing, in a publicity stunt. >>> investigators say speed and fatigue may have factored into a tour bus crash that sent 24 people to a hospital in new york. the tour bus hit the highway median, then skidded on a guardrail on its way b

an unidentified young woman has been appeared at several events with young -- with kim jong il.n that he is a younger sister or his wife. but the north korean government has abstained silence. it's a secret. coming up, your last call and one more look before we turn down the lights. if you thought paying for luggage, food and pills was paying over the top. hear what airlines are going to charge you for now. that outrageous fee, coming up. ♪ hajimemashite. hajimemashite. hajimemashite. you guys like football ? thank you so much. i'm stoked. you stoked ? totally. ... and he says, "under the mattress." souse le matelas. ( laughter ) why's the new guy sending me emails from paris ? paris, france ? verizon's 4g lte devices are global-ready. plus, global data for just $25. only from verizon. [ male announcer ] if you want play in the same sandbox as luxury s.u.v.s, it helps to have an interior full of hand-selected wood trim and soft premium leather... and it doesn't hurt to have a selec-terrain dial that truly performs. ♪ like in a specialps mission? you'd spot movement, gather intel