kim jong ill-who died on december 17th. they offered flowers at their embassy in beijing. >> translator: we are like the children of kim jong-il, i stand here to commemorate our father. >> the current reporter of kim jong-il reportedly paid their respects at the house that houses his father's body. eneditorial in the korean worker party's newspaper called on all citizens to demonstrate their patriotism at a party next may. it will be the first such meeting in 36 years. ban would be the first chief to visit the country in 22 years. >> translator: i'm ready to provide my role as secretary-general, whatever it may take for peace and reconciliation on the current condition. >> ban the south korean national has accepted his willingness since 2007. he hopes they will be able to agree on a date as soon as possible. >>> u.s. diplomatic sources say china is involved in the arrangements beijing is steek help improve his ties with the community. >>> policy makes at the u.s. central bank have signed off on a major shift in policy that's rippling through markets through the world. gene otani has the details and a wrap-up of other business

she was born in north korea under the rule of kim jong-il and she spent much of her childhood hungry in fear of the governments controlling rule and with only a knowledge of what state-controlled media told her of the outside world. at 13 effeminate a daring escape into china but then she faced for the challenges from being sold to traffickers to having to across the gobi desert into mongolia before finding freedom and south korea. her new memoir which is called an elegant a wrenching on a sort of vaguely represents the plight of many north koreans details all the struggles in her new life, giving speeches to crowded auditoriums in cities around the world. connected that will put an author question and answer as to mention in didn't show the other to sign books. when the time comes please let up on the left hand side of the room. we have books available for purchase. thank you for coming fortunate event. now please welcome yeonmi park. [applause] >> tuesday. very short. thank you so much. i'm really honored to be your and i just cannot believe this. i am in the biggest independent bo

she was born in north korea under the rule of kim jong-il where she spent much of her childhood hungry and fear of the governments controlling rule and with only a knowledge of what state-controlled media told her. at 13 her family made a daring escape into china but she would then face further challenges of being sold to traffickers. before finding freedom and south korea. her new memoir which is called an elegant wrenchingly honest work but vividly represents the plight of many north koreans detailing the struggles and her new life as a human's rights activist giving speeches to credit auditoriums in cities around the world. tonight's event will include an author question-and-answer command she will be appear to sign books for you. please lineup on the left-hand side of the room. we have books available for purchase. thank you for coming for tonight's event. please welcome yummy park. [applause] >> thank you so much. i am honored to be here. i cannot believe this. the biggest independent bookstore in the us. i've never seen this many books in my life. yeah. i don't know. it is very h

accidents affecting senior officials used to happen on the way to or from a party organized by kim jong-il've seen the same pattern developing under kim jong un. i think this will be very interesting. and it will be very interesting to see if this accident indeed happened on his way to a party or to his way from an end of the year party. >> tloor some doubting whether he ocould have been killed in a car accident, but there's no way of offering or finding any proof to determine what exactly did happen to him. again, this comes down to the state news reports which have said that he died in a car accident. they've also gone on to heap a lot of praise, calling him a most trued confidant of kim jong un and also a loyal warrior to both of his predecessors. we understand that kim jong un himself could very well be there. >> okay, we appreciate the update. thank you. well, you'll have to be quick if you want must-have item for 2016. fans of vladimir putin, well, they're snatching up a limited edition calendar. it features the russian president in a carefully crafted pose along with some putin word

in korea, it's fas naturing that north korea is the only dine that issic -- kim jong-il would have diedrtainly would never have predicted his youngest and least known son to assent to the power s of north korea. that in itself is an exercise in futility. >> former cia officer, we're going to have to leaf it at that. thank you very much. >>> up next, are the u.s. and other western countries doing enough to help refugees from syria and northern africa? (politely) wait, wait, wait! you can't put it in like that, you have to rinse it first. that's baked-on alfredo. baked-on? it's never gonna work. dish issues? trust your dishwasher with cascade platinum. it powers... through... your toughest stuck-on food. better than finish. cascade. get fast-acting, long-lasting relief from heartburn with it neutralizes stomach acid and is the only product that forms a protective barrier that helps keep stomach acid in the stomach where it belongs. for fast-acting, long-lasting relief. try gaviscon®. >>> officials say in just a few hours, it grew to more than 900 acres. a major freeway and the pacific coa

kim il sung. he's the founder of modern north korea and the grandfather of current "supreme" leader kim jong un. little chance of hearing tales of human rights abuse or hunger in this secretive state -- which is infamous for both. they took us deep down into a metro station and even here it was hard to know what was staged. asking folks didn't add much clarity -- especially "minder" controlling 3 with whom we could speak. (seth:) how about this lady here?(minder:) i think she doesn't like it too..(seth:) but we haven't asked still it was clear just how deeply the government touches its people. (sot - in subway - 23:12-chyron: cho cheol-yun ) (seth:) why do you want to wear kim il sung.. (overlap/minder:) he said - this is my heart..(seth:) your heart - do you wear that pin everyday?(exchange / minder:) this doesn't get off - even one hour. we've been granted access to this secretive country. but it felt more like we were being ushered around the city and shown to our seats at a show. nats - torch parade there were actual performances - which demonstrated the precision and prowess of the softer s