rodman says he became the first foreigner to hold kim jong un's baby daughter. says he wants to continue the bromance back in new york city, in fact. he invited the dictator kim jong un to attend a new york knicks game with him. no word on whether the u.s. would even consider allowing that we are learning more tonight about the football fan who fell to his death outside an nfl stadium over the weekend. tonight, what cops are saying about the victim and about what happened. and we're getting more reaction towards president obama calling for a possible break through in the showdown with syria. could president 'assad avoid a strike by turning over control of chemical weapons? and did our president in the face of all of polls and a lack of support just blink? ng what you love, more is better. that's why we designed the all-new nissan versa note, with more technology, to get you into, and out of, tight spots. and more space so that you always have your favite stuff. and just for good measure, an incredibly efficient 40 mpg highway. so that when you're dog more, you'r

to see him do this part of me is like, yeah, i want more information on kim -- kim jong-un and the weird stuff. but then i it is not good because it is attaching already this cartoonish positive stigma to kim jong-un as he is killing people. >> it is like hanging out with stalin and hitler. it is a prison camp and people are being tortured and starved. >> it is like he is taking not being serious to the next level. it is disturbing. >> andy, could he think he is breaking the wall down? he could be the next gorbachev. >> are you talking rodman? >> rodman, yes. >> i think rodman absolutely does believe that he is there saving the world. as proof he says he wants to get former pro ballers like scottie pippen to play on the u.s. team against the north korean team. this is typical of crazy people, but crazy people never realize that other people aren't as crazy as them. in his mind he is like, oh yeah, i go to north korea so they kill come here too. he has no clue that what he is doing is completely and utterly wrong. >> he thinks this is the next level of ping-pong diplomacy which is absurd.

he's just back from his second trip to visit kim jong-un and says he's going back again to coach their olympic basketball team. it is through rodman that the world found out yesterday kim jong-un is the father of an infant daughter. to hear rodman tell it, the north korean president yearns for contact with the american president. rodman says he's trying to facilitate a dialogue here. >> it's about doing my thing, trying to open obama's and everyone's mind. guess what, you don't have to talk about politics. talk about anything in the world. meet him in switzerland. meet him in london. meet him in ireland. meet him or even give him a call. that's all he wants. >> dennis rodman today said kim jong-un is a man who has a job to do but he called him, quote, a good guy. >>> well, the world is now getting its first glimpse of a long-missing painting by vincent van gogh, completed in 1888, two years before the artist's suicide. it has been in an attic in norway assumed to be the work of another painter. it is the first full-sized van gogh discovered since 1928. >>> 50 years ago this very evenin

nuclear and missal programs and analysts knowing almost nothing about the intentions of new leader kim jong-un. the document revealed that the nsa planned to investigate some 4,000 possible insider threats this year. interesting that it was revealed in a story by former contract employee snowden, one of their own. in washington, mike emmanuel, fox news.

to start a new basketball league over there and stuff like that. >> reporter: rodman first met kim jong-unbruary, arra e arrangarrang arranged for an hbo documentary series. the former nba star was criticized for saying he loved kim jong-un despite his long record of human rights abuses. >> he's a good guy to me. guess what e's my friend. i don't condone what he does but as a person to person he's my friend. >> reporter: this time there's speculation he may use his basketball diplomacy skills to try and free american kenneth bayh, sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. >> i would definitely ask, i'll just ask it in a way where i say what is, why is this guy held hostage here? i could say that like that and try to soften it up that way and then if i actually got him loose, and i'm just saying this out of the blue, i would be the most powerful guy in the world. >> reporter: today he told reuters freeing bayh is not on his agenda. just recently the u.s. special envoy to korea, north korea, was turned away by the regime when he tried to head there to negotiate ken i.t. boyh's release. his family

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he wants to see his friend kim jong-un. he says he is planning a five-day visit as a friendly gesture calling kim jong-un "the marshall." >> this is not to be a dip 3459 -- diplomat but a friend of the mar shell and the country of north korea and show people that we as americans can get along with north korea. >> despite media reports he is not trying to gain the release of korean american who has been jailed since late last year. the trip is sponsored by an irish gaming operation. >> microsoft is buying nokia cell phone business to catch up in the mobile market. the deal gives microsoft access to their patents and 32,000 employees including the c.e.o. who could become a candidate for microsoft c.e.o. with the deal closing next year. >> meet obligation mike nicco is ahead with the trust. >> the fall weekends with sunshine and warmth at the coast...it is fall. it is here. we have 100's coming this weekend so enjoy the wonderful weather because it will get tremendously hotter in the continue day forecast. >> that doesn't sound

he spent a long weekend in north korea with kim kim jong-un, his dictator buddy.eting with the reporters before the flight back home from china and showing off pictures and praising his friend for life he called him. the man nicknamed the worm squirmed when reporters asked him about a american missionary. dom nick is live in the west coast newsroom. dom. >> it did not go to plan it seemed and rodman didn't want to talk to the media about it as he left pyongyang. ba e is serving 15 years of hard labor. rodman cussed at reporters and shouting it was not his job to he is hardly up there with clooney and angelina jolie. he made out he would try it with the north korean leader. >> one thing about peace. i am doing this game here. and you know in north korea and with their team and my team and hopefully, it will do good. he's my friend for life. i don't want care what you guys think about him. nfriends for life. they hung out watching basketball and kim hosted a big dinner. >> that looked like a jiffy pop cover. the state department has a reaction to this no doubt. >> y

. >> supreme leader kim jong-un wantses to increase the number of taxis to 5,000. there are already more than 500 on the streets. >> a six kilometer ride costs just $3. it may not sound too expensive, but for the average citizen here, it's about one tenth their monthly wage. taxis are still very much reserved for the rich. but the government says more involved people are becoming members of the upper class. >> this residential area is covered with high rise buildings where only the most privileged classes can afford the rent. and many more towers are currently under construction. >> the city plans to build enough condominiums to house 100,000 citizens. people who have made fortunes after the central government started allowing the small scale private businesses a decade ago. they can be seen buying goods by the bag fulls. and even buying tablet computers. even though it costs five times the average monthly salary. >> the area has changed a great deal. our comrade's initiatives are producing the fruitful results. >> but then there's what the government doesn't want

rodman tweeted that kim jong-un is an awesome guy. >>> the largest volum volcano lg under the motion. it's located about a thousand miles east of japan. researchers say it's been dormant for millions of years. >> meteorologist: good afternoon, east coasters, good morning for those of you on the west coast, and look at the central portion of the country. not looking at much there, right? high pressure is in patrol so it's a quiet, comfortable day. we'll continue to deal with plenty of sunshine and it will be exceptionally hot throughout the region as we track into the next 24 to 48 hours really. take a look at temperatures right now in minneapolis, 85 degrees. chicago, 82. that's hotter than it's going to get all day in downtown new york city. so it's going to be very, very warm out there. highs today, 89 in chicago, and that is close to the record, the record for this time of year right around 95 degrees, and i think by monday they're going to get close. we do have rain on the way, it's pushing out of portions of montana into north dakota. from montana all the way into rapids city we'

dennis rodman is visiting kim jong-un. when asked by reporters rodman said it was not his job to ask about bae. >> as a guest to the country, and it's amazing that h he is a very young individual. hwhen i go back with positived a good things about this country. >> rodman and kim jong-un played basketball games together and rodman reported that kim judge uniokim jong-unis an awesome gu. >> meteorologist: it will be a hot day across the midwest and a rainy one across the southwest. i'll tell you all about it coming up after the break. millions who need assistance now. we appreciate you spending time with us tonight. >>> up next is the golden age of hollywood going golden but elsewhere. why l.a.'s mayor has declared a state of emergency for the entertainment industry there. next. >> australia prime minister rudd has admitted defeat in the national election. rudd. >> rudd lost to conservative challenger tony abbott. we've been tracking the results from sydney and andrew joins us live. how big of a defeat is this for prime mini

a fictional character, but in the real world north korean dictator kim jong-un may be responsible for a meth epidemic in his own country and other countries around him. reports say north korea is pumping out massive quantities of methamphetamine with up to 50% of the people in some parts of the country hooked on the drug. my experience, crystal meth is the most dangerous drug, the most addictive, and you get to 98% and 99%, scientists making this. used to suppress appetites. one of the things they are doing, clearly a country that's starving, and i guess they decided to make all their people addicts. it's just unbelievable to me that a country could get away with that. >> i was going to say plus because there are so many countries that refuse to do business with north korea, they don't have enough hard currency, and so they are looking for ways to export products and goods that would be lucrative for them. this is like a slow moving weapons of mass destruction. the drug addiction in their own country is going to be lax but when it's exported to china or even over to the united states

back in north korea to visit kim jong-un, the dictator he calls a friend. >> he loves sports.ve something in common i come over here to visit him. see how he is doing. >> reporter: former nba star first visited in february. sparking controversy, befriending the leader known for human rights violations who has until recently threatened to cause a nuclear attack on the united states. >> planned to come over here not to be a diplomat. to be a friend of the marshal. of the country and north korea. to show people, around the world, you know we as americans can actually get along with north korea. >> reporter: rodman's visit comes days after pyongyang denied a visit by a u.s. envoy who planned to secure the release of kenneth bay jailed since november. rodman denies speculation he is on the five-day trip working to bring bay back home. >> no. >> another head scratcher. rodman said this trip is sponsored by the company that sent him to the vatican during the conclave to ride around in a replica of the popemobile. john, diana. >> thank you. big jolt for people across japan a strong ea

he went to north korea for a second time to meet with his friend kim jong un. it possible that kim jong un thinks that rodman is president obama? [ applause ] he said he is going to try to get kim to release an american citizen who has been locked up in a north korean prison camp. but you know how it is when you travel, how you get always get everything? so he didn't get him. rodman claims that he was asked to train the north korean basketball team. he said the players are hungry. not for players, for food. this friendship is beyond the imagination, really. not since hitler and sea biscuit has there been a more unconventional athlete dictator relationship. this is rodman's second trip this year. he is like that new friend you hang out with once and suddenly he's at your apartment every night sleeping on your couch. rodman held a press conference today. it was about as coherent as you would expect rodman to be. he believes he is an ambassador of some kind. and at one point seemed annoyed that president obama has made no attempt to contact him. >> guess what? syr

rodman says it is just a friendly visit to see kim jong un and not an attempt to get the jailed americanneth bay free. u.s. officials criticized the trip but rod man said basketball diplomacy could warm relations between kim jong un and president obama. those are your headlines. i don't think we're going to see president obama and kim jong un playing basketball. >>steve: fox news alert. key members of the senate are going to make their case to congress hoping to win support to take military action in syria. i should have said key members of the president's cabinet. this as we learn the president may be sending new arms to the rebels. kelly wright is live with the latest from our nation's capital. >> president obama continues to push for getting support from members of congress to give authorization for u.s. military strike against syria. the president is relying on two leading republican senators: lindsey graham and john mccain to help him persuade other congressional members to approve his plan for a punitive strike. but the senators want president obama to knock down assad's airplanes

while the world has been focused on syria, dictator, kim jong un, the south korea defense ministry said there was a high possibility that the north could put a nuke on a short range ballistic missile. the poison gas attack in a suburb. and kim jong un, in the prison camps, it according to the committee for mum rights in north korea, this we're showing you here is a satellite picture of a tower at camp 22. it once housed as many as 30,000 people. after two years of a food shortage, the population dropped to 8,000 survivors, and now the tower is gone, and the camp closed. and no one knows what happened to those who may have survived. joining me, with the committee for human rights in north korea, and gordon chang, a journalist, showdown, north korea takes on the world. gordon, i would like to start with you, an alarming report out of accident sant south korea, ah korea getting closer and closer to nuclearizing missiles, and how concerned should we be? >> we should be see concerned. robert gates said that it would take north korea less than five years to hit the continental united states w

if anyone can bring him back, it's someone who calls kim jong-un a friend. >> i'm an athlete. know that the marshal, he loves sports. he loves basketball. i guess me and him have something in common. >> reporter: rodman had been planning this trip since he returned from north korea in march and drew heavy criticism for his public praise and admiration of kim jong-un during his interview with george stephanopoulos. >> when you said you loved kim and think he's awesome, were you aware of his threats to destroy the united states and his regime's horrendous record on human rights? >> i hate the fact that he's doing that. but that's a human being, though. he's been a friend. >> reporter: now, it might be a little hard to hear exactly what he said. he just said that he now considers kim jong-un as a friend of his, which is very controversial. but sadly, rodman is really the only american getting in right now. the u.s. human rights envoy, robert king, was supposed to travel to north korea last week. to negotiate a hopeful release of kenneth bae. but that invitation was suddenly rejec

don't go here and there. >> reporter: but rodman seemed to have bonded with kim jong-un. >> to show peopled the world that we as americans can actually get along with north korea. >> reporter: diplomacy by superstar? in the past americans trapped in north korea have been freed by the likes of bill clinton and jimmy carter. now rodman? he says no. >> my main plan is not to be a diplomat but to be a friend of the marshal and of the country of north korea. >> reporter: still bae's son jonathan tells abc news he still has hope. north korea is a crazy place and anything is possible, he says, even dennis rodman rescuing my father. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >>> and next right here on "world news," we tackle the fastest growing consumer complaint in america. >> excuse me, you have my car! >> the traps they set to get your money. we have real answers tonight. >>> and the treasure of a lifetime, the family that stumbled onto a huge amount of gold in 15 feet of water. [ male announcer ] this is claira. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her, she's agreed to give it up. that's

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after a recent trip to north korea, telling president obama what the leader kim jong-un really wants.this guy wants to do one thing. i got the inside track on what you want to do. >> okay, so that's not all. rodman got personal. hear his thoughts on kim jong-un on a dad. a writer and a performer. ther, i'm also a survivor of ovarian and uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic cancers. symptoms are not the same for everyone. i got sick... and then i got better. >>> there are plenty of words you could describe former nba star dennis rodman, but could use diplomat be added to that list? upon returning from so-called basketball diplomacy trip to north korea. rodman announced he's putting together a basketball event set for january that will involve players from the two countries and will be held in north korea. in this lengthy and really at times uncomfortable n

. >> north korea said dennis rodman has met with kim jong-un once again. dman and kim had a cordial talk and watched a basketball game together or and didn't mention if rodman is trying to arrange the release of kenneth bae who is being held in jail before leaving the country. rodman said he would ask for bae's freedom, and that kim jong-un was an awesome guy. all right, let's get you to sports, ross, you've got news on aaron hernandez. >> that's right, former patriots tight end aaron hernandez was back in court today, and actually spoke to the judge saying not guilty to six charges including first-degree murder. he continues to be held without bail but his attorney has reserved the right to request bail at a later date. his next court hearing will be held on october 6 president 6th. hernandez has been connected with a 2012 double homicide da days. >>> notre dame is going to the big house to play michigan, and can georgia bounce back from their heartbreaking loss to clemson. we have the sine from our college insider. >> i think this is a must-win for georgi

he also president obama to talk to him about kim jong un.esident obama wanted to talk to butt ugly talk about foreign policy he would get senator schiewrm on the phone. is he not going to talk to this nitwit. someone drag him to guantanamo bay and fire him and put in front of a firing squad. >> bill: bowing to this guy. >> this guy is bad dude. he is no better than bashar assad. >> bill: what is interesting is that he picks rodman as his liaison. why don't you just go with miley sirus. >> by the way, that's not a big leap. because most celebrities are the easiest for dictators. james fonda with a jump shot. william hellman with tattoos. cire and obama making him look like a diplomatic, actually. >> gutfeld has chosen the muslim march? is that right? >> yes. >> tell me about this. >> supposed to be a million moderate muslims going to march on 9/11. what happened is the only people that showed up. >> bill: he is not even a muslim brother west. >> is he just a self-promoting jerk and 9/11 truthers. changed their names to million americans march

rodman is in north korea visiting his quote unquote friend kim jong-un.ess advertising is everything. rodman and paddy power are tight. >>> it has been 760 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? the big three u.s. auto makers had double digit gains. the industry on pace to sell 16 million new vehicles this year for the first time since the financial crash. >>> ariel castro found dead by suicide in his cell. the 52-year-old castro convicted last month of holding three women captive in his cleveland home for a decade was found in his cell last night after hanging himself with a bed sheet. prison medical staff tried to revive him but it was too late. martin savage is outfront. >> reporter: ariel castro's family got the news from the news. and word of his suicide was a shock. do you have any reason to suspect that it could be a different story? foul play? >> well, not so much that we suspect, but the family has raised that question. it doesn't feel right. there is no note. we don't know that he wrote a suicide note.

he spent time with kim jong-un's family and got to hold his brand new baby and revealed the daughter's kim jong-un's daughter, her name is joue. >>> a frightening scene for parents in connecticut over the weekend, at least 12 children were injured after a cairnal swing ride lost power, throwing riders from their seats and slamming them into the ground. families of the victims now want answers. cnn's pamela brown has more for you. >> i heard a big bang, and the whole apparatus of swings came smashing down at the bottom of the swing. >> i looked to my left and i saw the swing ride, it collapsed, all these people were there. i actually saw someone fall out of the cart. >> reporter: this swing ride in norwalk connecticut became a terrifying thriller sunday when the ride suddenly lost power sending children to the ground. sitting in chairs suspended by chains, 13 children were injured, at least two seriously, when the ride malfunctioned. other rides at norwalk's annual oyster festival were shut down a a precaution but soon reopened following inspection. i apologize for that. we had some tec

second visit of the year and says the agenda includes spending time with his buddy, the dictator, kim jong-un>> he loves sports. he loves basketball. i guess me and him have something in common. so i've come over here to see how he's ago dooshgs, see how the family is doing and revisit the company. >> >> in the past he called kim jong-un an awesome guy. he was perhaps referring to the dictator's awesome talent at starving his own people or his awesome skill at locking up thousands of people in labor camps or his awesome ability to threaten the world with nuclear weapons, one of those probably. >>> he told reuters he's not there to discussed imprisoned pasto pastor. >> he says he's there to have fun and, two, because he's interested in starting an international basketball league but hard to believe the subject of bae wouldn't come up. and he said this in a tweet "i'm calling on the supreme leader of north korea or as i call him, kim, to do me a solid and cut kenneth bae loose but it seems like dennis rodman is backing off of that. here he is. >> my main plan is to basically come over here not

will he try to convince kim jong-un to release the american held captive there?ouncer: this is >>> good morning, welcome to "new day," it's tuesday, september 3rd, 6:00 in the east and we're following all the developments as the president continues to try to sell congress on his plan for a military strike against syria. we're going to talk live to two key senators who may determine whether the president's plan lives or dies. senator john mccain and then in an exclusive interview senator lindsey graham. >> lots to talk about there. >>> later this morning the president meets with john boehner and nancy pelosi as well as the chairs and ranking members of virtually every

in other zainy news dennis rodman returned from his second trip to buddy up with kim jong-un.h bedding company insisted it was personal and not diplomatic. >> he's my friend for life. i don't care what you guys think about him. >> still, rodman encouraged president obama to call his friend in pyongyang saying, quote, they could talk about anything in the world. >> he's a very young individual, and he wants to really actually change things. he wants to change things around the world. a good impression when i go back to america so i can say good, positive and good things about this country. >> rodman plans to return to north korea in january for a set of exhibition basketball games and he intends on bringing some additional ambassadors, scotty pippin and karl malone. good luck to you, gentlemen. after the break, elizabeth warren blasts the supreme court and joint hillary clinton jeb bush event leaves tongues wagging in advance of 2016. we'll discuss all of that and more. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on hea

the former basketball star said he was looking forward to seeing his friend, kim jong-un. >> he loves sports, he loves basketball. i guess me and him have something in common. come over here to visit him to see how he's doing, how the family's doing, and revisit the country. >> there you go. >>> nasa has taken an old spy plane and turned it into a flying laboratory. the reason for the high-tech plane that goes as high as 70,000 feet, well, scientists want to better understand climate. >>> experts say it isn't too early from protecting your family. the concern, 24,000 americans die each year from the flu, so the american academy of pediatrics wants parents and kids to get vaccinated as soon as flu vaccines become available and say it's better to be protected before the virus is circulating before waiting for a specific vaccine. >>> let's take you to business. cnbc's bertha kunz joins us. good morning, bertha. >> good morning, richard. august sales are expected to be strong for pickups and crossover suvs. auto sales are an early indicator on the state of the consumers' buying power. >>>

kim jong-un is not ready for the agreed upon commitments toward the international community. they hope to be recognized as a defacto nuclear weapon state by the united states. the national security adviser told reporters that north korea developed nuclear arms and conducted tests. simply pyongyang demonstrated through actions that it has made to give up its nuclear weapons program. members of the sixth-party process are more than justified in asking north korea to demonstrate its seriousness about denuclearization. the international community appreciates china's earth to resume multilateral talks. lastly, my observation is that the time for the new six-party talks is not right. and that international community will never recognize north korea as a nuclear weapons state. >> all right, thank you very much there, dr. kim. >> a people tested by politics and industry. inno va tors who captured audiences everywhere. these are the faces of south korea. nhk world updates you on what's happening across the peninsula wednesday and thursday. >>> dia paen's prime minister has told an aud

he brought with him news that the country's leader is a father of a baby girl of kim jong un. >>> lawmakersn sacramento began of the hearing. -- the bridge should be named of something that's alive. >>> thank you for making ktvu your choice for news, we'll see you the next time for news break, i am gasia mikaelian, our coverage continues at the 10:00 news and tonight continue of the live coverage of the fire in mt. diablo. tmz is up next right here on tv 36. [ music no mics ] >> today on "tmz" -- >> we have this awesome video of d.m.x. he's at this hotel in detroit and he takes off his hands and like runs down the hall naked. >> that black bar goes halfway across the screen on the website. >> i watched the video unedited. didn't want to slap him around. >> gwyneth paltrow has one of the kids on the back of a bike and she jumped in front of a bus. doesn't even faze her. >> with her kid on the bike? >> she obviously doesn't care about her kid. named it apple. >> 2000 one direction playing at charity so

now, the meeting of minds in north carolina featuring the dictator there kim jong un and the worm dennisodman. the two buddies got together during the nba star's second trip to the secretive regime. dennis rodman arrived in north korea a few days ago. the guys watched a basketball game and lil kim hosted the dinner. no word on with rodman brought this up man the american missionary locked up in north carolina in a prison there for hostile acts against the state in a tweet dennis rodman previously encouraged kim to do him a solid and release the man and remember what rodman said when he arrived? >> my main plan is basically to come over here not to be a diplomat but to be a friend of the marshall. and of the country of north korea. just to show people around the world you know we as americans can actually get along with north korea. >> shepard: rodman also called kim jong un the man responsible for starving his own people and threatening to launch nuclear strikes an awesome guy. a spokesman at the state department said mr. rodman can probably speak for himself. two teens helped save a you

. >>> dennis rodman told reporters it wasn't his job to ask kim jong-un to release kenneth bay and it was open to president obama and hillary clinton to secure bay's release. rodman used a vulgar anatomical term to describe the president and former secretary of state, but he did reveal the name of kim jong-un's baby daughter and described the north korean dictator as, quote, a good dad. >> there you go. >>> let's get a check on the forecast. we are hoping for good news but i'm looking at like 37 degrees behind you? what is that? >> a little chilly, right, in the morning? it feels like fall already. kind of cool in the afternoon as well. you start off cold and end up cooler in the afternoon. it will change as a warm-up is on the way. boston about 53 and new york only about 57 and a lot of 30s. 30s! by wednesday talking 90s in the northeast. dome of high pressure that is going to be building into the northeast but that means it will be escaping the midwest. if you think we are hot, look what they are expecting in des moines. 21 degrees boabove normal. they will take that in the northeas

official or political figure to go to north korea and stand next to kim jong-un, and dennis rodman has no purpose with the u.s. government and i don't think it serves its purposes. this is north korea so anything could happen, but i don't think rodman will come back with kenneth bay. >> thank you very much, gordon chang. obviously this is a fascinating story. when he said he would go back, right, who thought he meant it and go back and visit him this summer? dennis rodman was not lying. thank you, gordon chang. >> thank you. >>> microsoft $7 billion bet, the software company announcing tut forking over $7.2 billion to buy nokia, it used to be the hottest, sexiest most amazing phone on the planet. anyway it's a move to attempt to revive two companies that aren't exactly thriving in the mobile phone market these days. will the gamble pay off or is it too little too late, richard quest is "outfront." will this be enough to resuscitate -- >> i've got the evidence in front of me because that's what this is all about. let's start with this. this is the phone that was put together by microsof

come talk. >> well, rodman also talked about being allowed to hold kim jong-un's baby daughter say itgoes as planned, rodman will be back in north korea this december to help train north koreans to play basketball. as for kenneth bay, are rod man says he's not going over there to rescue somebody, just trying to open some doors. michael, suzanne. >> dennis rodman the diplomat, i'm fiending it difficult to reconcile the whole thing. good to see, thanks so much. >> you wonder if the state department and the white house would want to talk to him. >> a little debrief. you never know. >> syrian refugees, they're waiting out events in their home country. we'll bring you a timeline of the events that could impact their lives just ahead. i describe myself as a mother, a writer and a performer. i'm also a survivor of ovarian and uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic

. >>> and dennis rodman is back in north korea to visit kim jong-un. it comes days after they rejected a visit by pyongyang to bring home a jailed man. >>> there are so many summer foods to celebrate. yesterday the texas state fair revealed their top fried food. it's already going to be a good fair. drum roll here? it is -- can you tell what that is? cuban egg roll. wanton rapper stuffed with pickles and cheese. >> usually tastes better than it looks. >>> wis wirks grocery store holding the title of world's largest brat. evidently have the title with a f 50-foot brat from last year. this year 150. >> that's a good sized brought. need some beer to go with that. >> perfect for football season. >>> time for a look back. new benefits begin at the defense department. >>> the lava lamp was introduced september 3rd, 1963. >> i never had one. >> no. actually, i did have one for a little bit. the ultimate psychedelic accessory was first sold. >>> charlie sheen is 48. >>> meet the actors who will star in the fifty shades of grey film and adriana performs live. f

people can enjoy themselves at resorts like this, thanks to the profound love of our leader kim jong-un. >> reporter: these are north koreans lucky enough to benefit. officials want to give the impression the entire country is booming. but the contrast between the capital and countryside suggests a different story. nhk world, pyongyang. >>> a people tested by history, artists who capture the imaginations of audiences everywhere. these are the faces of south korea. nhk world updates you on what's happening across the peninsula, wednesday and thursday, here on "newsline." >>> the company in charge of the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant says it's safely disposed of 7 million tons of rainwater accumulated over the past two days. severe tropical storm man-yi lashed the area with heavy rains on sunday and monday. officials at tokyo electric power company said the rain accumulated inside barriers around storage tanks for radioactive wastewater. they released the water onto the nearby soil. >> translator: the workers didn't release the water directly into drainage ditches that lead to the sea.

of famer rodman is headed back to north korea saying he wants to see his old friend "kim" again, kim jong-un. he made a highly criticized crist in february to promote basketball. that is a sport that kim loves. in beijing the visit is "friendly gesture." >> and across the new span, you got the feeling of openness. >> quite open when you are used to the feeling of the lower deck. wide open. and gorgeous. >> how is the traffic, leyla gulen? >> not much. it is quite quiet across the bay area. i don't know if folks are taking an extra day off for the holiday or what is the story but we will take it. it is quiet. headed over to highway 4 from antioch and to pittsburg, there is a buildup at 60 miles per hour westbound. just volume building. headed away from highway 4 down 680 at walnut creek, we are top speeds and clear conditions and highway 24 and into the town them we have two boards open and looking at cheer top speed conditions. tracy is at 34 miles per hour and red pushing in the westbound direction over the altamont pass. slow-and-go track as you hit livermore but, still, 24 minute commute

. >>> north korea's news agency has said that dennis rodman has met with kim jong un, again. no word whether rodman is trying to negotiate the release of kenneth bae. >>> joie chen is next. remember you can catch all your news at aljazeera.com. i'm john siegenthaler, i'll see you at 11:00 eastern. >> on america tonight: the president heads home. after making his case with world leaders for a strike on syria. but with time running out, finds himself facing stiff and growing resistance. >>> a billionaire, a boat, and the city by the bay. a challenge on the high seas and controversy at the america's cup. and a view from the top. the extraordinary courage and heart-stopping steps of a native community balancing tradition with its future. hello and welcome to america tonight, i'm joie chen. president obama races home tonight after what is shaping to a down to the wire approach for his strike on syria. as the clock ticks down to the case on capitol hill, president obama makes his case directly to the american people. america tonight correspondent sheila macvicar, real toe to toe wi

state-run media has not reported the cancellation, apparently, to avoid damaging efforts by leader kim jong un and they recall on south korea to resume the tours. analystses say this will make up for the drop in chinese visitors. >>> pakistan will release the highest-ranking impritzed taliban member. the government of neighboring afghanistan is welcoming the decision. afghan officials have high hopes that the release will set in motion long-awaited peace talks with the taliban. nhk has this report from islamabad. >> reporter: the former second in command for the taliban and one of the founders of the group. pakistan supported the taliban when they overtook control of afghanistan in 1996. it is widely believed that pakistan has strong links with the group. last month, president hamid karzai urged the prime minister sharif to face the peace talks between his country and the taliban. since last year, pakistan has released more than 30 taliban members. with you none of them have been high-profile members like this. the taliban criticizes him as a puppet of the u.s. and its official stance is not t

he's returning to see his friend, leader kim jong-un. rodman wasme by government officials as he arrived in pyongyang. when he visited in february, he watched a basketball game with kim who's reportedly an nba fan. they also dined together. >> my plan basically to come over not to be a diplomat but to be a friend of the marshal and of the country of north korea. >> north korea recently revoked an invitation to u.s. special envoy robert king. he was set to visit the country last week to seek the release of detain knee kenneth bay. rodman would not discuss bay's release. accepting the former nba player to try to show a positive attitude toward mending relations with the united states. >>> china has underscored its policy regarding maritime disputes in the south china sea. cholaphansa narula is following the story. >>> claims over parts of the south china sea, which china also says it owns. chinese premiere stressed not a problem between china and asean and only with specific companies. lee was speaking at a ceremony to mark the launch of th

just how close is he with kim jong un? an" newspaper, a british newspaper that, he spent time with kim and hills family and revealed that the dictator has a young girl. so, really, that's more access than even top diplomats have got him for more than a decade. back to you. >> which speaks volumes, david pittsburgh kenzie, thank you so much for bringing that to us this morning. >> i would love to boycott the worm. but you can't because it involves north korea. >> when you talk about syria. >> he's the only american to get in, unfortunately. >> we are all worried about syria. this is a viable nuclear power. the worm is our best lead on information here. amazing. >> can't make it up. >> take a break here, when we come back on "new day," the man who confessed to driving drunk caused a fatal accident. remember this? the question is whether this was done to help others for himself the isn't it? wait until you hear what the victim's family had to say. >> also, ahead, more than a million syrian refugees are believed to be living in

rodman meant with kim jong-un the young dictator in pyongyang. he was there for dmriplomacy. he would bring up the issue of kenneth bae, the young american who is languishing in jail. not entirely sure what he's up to there but he says he has a big announcement next week in new york. suzanne, back to you. >> david kin zie, thank you, around the world. >>> coming up after almost two decades the one and only arsenio hall is returning to late night. does he have what it takes to succeed this time around? and now, there's a plan that lets you experience that "new" phone thrill again and again. and again. can you close your new phone box? we're picking up some feedback. introducing verizon edge. the plan that lets you upgrade to a new verizon 4glte phone when you want to. having what you want on the network you rely on. that's powerful. verizon. upgrade to the new moto x by motorola with zero down payment. license and registration please. what's this? uhh, it's my geico insurance id card, sir. it's digital, uh, pretty cool right? maybe. you know why i pulled you over today? becaus

the event was attended by kim jong-un. >> and the polls are closed in norway after a second day of national elections. early projections show the incumbent and his party have been defeated. most observers say conservatives and anti-immigrant populace most likely will run the next government. violence has erupted in the philippines, at least six people killed, dozens injured, after muslim rebels launched an attack. >> the piece had only returned to the island after decades of conflict. the president has announced the violence and appealed for help. >> gunfire on the streets. explosions. residents flee the fighting. suddenly, the important port city in the southwestern philippines and finds himself in a state of emergency. soldiers put up barricades as they try to steer the civilian population to safety in churches and schools. >> we are not used to this kind of violence here. i am afraid. >> most of the 800,000 residents are christians, but overall, this part of the southern philippines is muslim, as are the rebels, who are fighting for independence. on monday, hundreds of fighters came asho