kim jong-un amused. [ laughter ] he is amused or is he -- would it be kim jong-un unamused. uns cancel each other out? it's a real puzzle. i don't know the answer. this was a posthumous passion project, started by his father, who was a champion of lubricant independence for his nation. he loved lube. kim jong-un stopped by to look at a facility that manufactures stockings and socks. look at the guy -- they look so terrified. he's examining a pair of pantyhose like he's never put them on before. this one is good, too. here's kim jong-un inspecting a wall of socks. north korea goes through a lot of socks because people keep trying to eat them there. oh. that was a joke. they don't really. [ laughter ] just to recap, socks, stockings and lube. sounds like dennis rodman is in for a very romantic weekend. [ cheers and applause ] speaking of -- speaking of crazy basketball players, this could turn out to be my favorite news story of the year. metta world peace of the nba, announced he is changing his name again. he used to be ron artest. next year, he's moving to china to play for

it's one of several pet projects of kim jong-un who inherited power from his father and grandfather beforem. another prize project, the massive water park. finished in just nine months. we are told kim jong-un scrutinized every detail of the water park. he examined the plans personally 113 times. as his high ranking officials tested the water slides to make sure they were safe. as they play, others are suffering. the world food program says many koreans face regular food shortages. you wouldn't know it with all the money spent on projects like this. here, no expense is spared to put a happy face here. the rest of north korea is kept hid frn the cameras and eyes of the outside world. will ripley, cnn, north korea. >> you can see and read more from will's website including the swimsuit fashions, very stylish. if you look closely there, the one in the center, number seven is the most popular. to be honest, they look all the same to me. cnn.com/international. >>> one man always has the right haircut is ivan. >> my goodness. i think i have a number seven going there. yeah. >> it might be the ki

it's one of the pet projects of kim jong-un. r prize project, the massive water park, finished in just nine months. we're told kim jong-un meticulously scrutinized every detail of this water park. he examined the plans personally, we're told, 113 times and even had his high ranking government officials test out those water slides to make sure they were safe. as these people play, the united nations worries others are suffering. the world food program says many face regular food shortages. you wouldn't know it with all the money spent on projects like this. here no expense is spared to put a modern, happy face on pyongyang. the rest of north korea is kept hidden from our cameras and the eyes of the outside world. will ripley, pyongyang, north korea. >> yes, always a tightly-scripted visit when journalists travel to north korea. you can see and read more from will's trip on our website, including that swimsuit fashion going on there in pyongyang and even haircut styles for men. if you look closely there in the center, number seven

. >> there was a moment when kim jong-un was named one of the sexiest man alive by the onion. ow that it was taken seriously. linecluded the wonderful about kim jong-un, dictator killer of his own people, saying with his devastatingly handsome round face and boyish charm, he is a heartthrob. i mean, i think that people who do not get satire -- that is one of the great joys of satire. here is my real hope -- that facebook is doing this as satire for people that do not get satire. >> facebook says this is just a small test. they received feedback that people wanting something like this. >> if this were april 1, we would not believe it. >> cory johnson and joshuabenton, thank you. next, we will be talking about burning man. ♪ . . x you are watching bloomberg west. gathering burning in is that kickoff and monday. the weeklong attempt as been a big draw. the tech community has also brought its tech dollars for things like private jets, suxurious air-conditioned yurt and rvs, even world-class chefs. of tech moneylux changing the burning man experience for better or for worse? joining

it's one of several pet projects of the nation's young leader, kim jong-un, who inherited power from his father and grandfather before him. another prize project, the massive water park. finished in just nine months. we're told kim jong-un meticulously scrutinized every detail of this water park. he examined the plans personally, we're told, 113 times, and even at his high-ranking government officials test out those water slides to make sure they were safe. as these people play, the united nations worries others are suffering. the world food program says many north koreans face regular food shortages. you wouldn't know it with all the money spent on projects like this. here, no expense is spared to put a modern, happy face on pyongyang. the rest of north korea is kept hidden from our cameras and the eyes of the outside world. will ripley, cnn, pyongyang, north korea. >>> and a step in the fight against the deadly ebola outbreak. trials to test a new vaccine are on the fast track now. how soon they'll start and the impact the vaccine could have. all that, next. ♪ [music] defiance is in

here's one from president obama and kim jong-un. "signs like this upset me more than you could ever understand." >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: president obama posted a picture of a sign that says no-bama. kim jong-un posted a picture that said "you must be this tall to ride." [ laughter and applause ] rules are rules. i can't -- unless you're in a truck. >> steve: yeah. you didn't make them up. >> jimmy: unless you're in a a truck, rules are rules. >> steve: unless you're in a a truck, rules are rules. they stay the same. >> jimmy: in fact, they do. let's keep going here. here's one from jeb bush and george w. bush. they both wrote "america's best source for natural gas." [ laughter ] [ drum roll ] no, no, no. don't. jeb posted a picture of an oil field in alaska. >> steve: wow. >> jimmy: now you can drum roll if you want. [ drum roll ] [ laughter ] george posted a picture of chipotle. there you go. same caption! >> steve: same caption! ahh, they're brothers, too. >> jimmy: food's delicious. >> steve: their food is fantastic. >> jimmy: i

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. >>> north korean media say the country's leader, kim jong-un, directly supervised the testing of what appears to be a new type of rocket. analysts say the report may be aimed at keeping in check a joint u.s.-south korea military exercise scheduled to start next week. the korean workers party newspaper said the test was of a tactical rocket. it says kim ordered the launch and that the rocket's capacity was confirmed. the paper did not specify when the tests took place nor its location but is believed to refer to the test-firing of five missiles on thursday from wonsan in the east of the country into the sea of japan. meanwhile, south korean president park geun-hye has again urged north korean leaders to give up their nuclear and missile programs. and she called on pyongyang to accept her proposal for talks. park said north korea's nuclear development and missile launches will only deepen its international isolation. she said the two koreas should begin with feasible steps and hold meetings to pry open small channels of communication. >> translator: this is my deepest wish that north ko

new movie the interview is at the which james franco and seth rogan want to go out and assessing kim jong-un. i meant i call the cute leader. we had the great leader, the dear leader, why not the cute leader? but they are very, very, very unhappy and to threaten war over the terrible movie. hollywood has become a tool of american imperialism. china has a sharp elbows in the south china sea, the filipinos are worried, the japanese are worried. the vietnamese want us to come, our old enemies so they want us around and would like to have us help them out. then we get to ukraine where clearly in a sense of cold war in some sense is being re-created. it's a difficult situation but the reality is no one in america wants to go to war over ukraine which means the russians have the capability what they want, though i suspect put in some missions are probably somewhat down. i'm not sure what's to bring in a lot of ukrainians. you look back to world war ii, ukrainians don't like it if they are subjugated to put in grad the only area that had russian population and that was an overwhelming. you bring in

. >> there was a moment when kim jong-un was named one of the sexiest men alive by " the onion" and theommunist party daily took it seriously. they took it as if it was serious including the wonderful nes. " with his handsomely round sturdy frame,ng he is a heartthrob.:" get satire isn't one of the great joys of satire. here is my real hope. recebook is doing this as sati for people that don't get satire . >> facebook is saying that this is a small test. >> if this was april 1, we would not believe it. and joshuanson benson, thank you both. more "bloomberg west" after this break. we will be talking about burning man. ♪ >> you are watching "bloomberg west" where we focus on innovation, technology, and the future of business. gathering burning man has become a must attend for many in the tech community, even attracting big names like larry page, elon musk, mark zuckerberg. has broughtmunity its tech dollars for things like private jets, air conditioned class chefs/world is this changing the burning man experience for better or for worse? we are joined by our guest who has attended the eve

. >>> kim jong-un admitted to taking -- kim kardashian admitted to taking 1200 selfies while on vacationthey wondering if this is art. the museum director said she wants people to think about the emotions behind a selfie or the lack thereof. there's much more to come on "action news," saturday morning, including "shelter me rescue of the week." >> reporter: chesapeake is a dog you're about to meet, he is looking for a place to live out his golden years. it's "shelter me rescue of the week" up next on "action news." >>> plus a check of the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast with meteorologist chris sowers when "action news" saturday 9. >> happening now on "action news" saturday at 9:00 a.m., storm tracker 6 live double scan live showing showers moving off the coast, a flood advisory is posted in parts of new jersey. >>> sky6 live hd taking a rival look for us at penns landing. you can see the rain has let up here in the city, but it was a wet start to our weekend, and there are more showers on the way, meteorologist chris sowers here with us. we thought we were done. >> reporter: th

news site, reporting that sarah palin was joining al jazeera, and a chinese paper reported that kim jong un was voted the world's sexiest man. people are fooled by fake news stories. do we need facebook to warn us? >> i was fooled by a few seconds by the sarah palin thing. i could have used a tag saying no, dummy, this is not happening. the truth is this feels to me like an engineer's few of the world. facebook is trying to sort out and categorise stuff. that you'll be aticketed to it. you'll see through an engineer's mind-set. this is a helpful label you can imagine. we need to make sure people understand. there'll be a sign that points to me. it's the kind of thing, it's a super orderly thinking. that is what a lot of people feel is a lot of fun. >> people post things on facebook. you look at the headlines, and people believe some things that are not true. it could lead to real issues when the stories are substantive. >> well, that's right. it really is a reflection on how we are consuming media. the people who owned the means of distribution were the only qualified to send a message out.

on television they claimed they had been kidnapped and thanks kim jong-un for rescuing them.ife hard to imagine for children in seoul. this is penalty t meant to show the differences between north and south of this divided country. >> thank you very much. rory mcilroy is about to begin his third round at the pga championship at valle valhalla. he is a shot clear of jason day and jim furyk. mcilroy has won has last two tournaments and now the world number one is aiming for his fourth championship on friday. he's finishing with this birdie with a round of 67. >> yes, i scored well today. it wasn't--golf was not quite as pretty as it was yesterday at times. neither was the weather, obviously. but you know, played well for the most part. took advantage of some holes when we got a break in the weather like this. yes, scored really well. some up and downs to keep the momentum, and i'm really happy with that, yes. >> not too much change to the leaderboard since the last two pairs are under way. mcilroy will play along jason day in the pairing. they'll get under way in a few minutes

mad because the new movie "the interview" is out there in which james franco wants to assassinate kim jong-un. they are, very, very happy and threatened war over this movie. hollywood has obviously become a tool of imperialism. the vietnamese kind of want us to come, our old enemies, suddenly want us around and like to have us help them out. then we get to ukraine where clearly in a sense the cold war in some sense is being recreated there. you know, it's a difficult situation, but the reality is no one in europe or america i think wants to go to war over ukraine which means the russians have the capability that do what they want though i expect putin's ambitions are somewhat bounded. i'm not sure he wants to bring in a lot of ukrainians. the ukrainians don't like if if they're subjugated. you bring in 60% or more ukrainians, that's not likely to be very stable for you. so i suspect that's going to be a chronic problem for the future and there are others, moldova, georgia, and others in the same situation that have the difficulties with the russians. so we're looking ahead, i'd say the world

. >> look, we've got kim jong-un developing further nuclear capabilities. the chinese expanding their territory in the south china sea. russia is on the march. we have turmoil in the middle east with israel in a war with interests in gaza. we have the syria civil war that's now expanded into iraq. we've got iran mettling beyond. that we've got really a very, very delicate and dramatic and dangerous situation on our hands and for the president to elevate climate change as secretary kerry as the main global foreign issue is disconnected from reality. neil: before we expand on, this governor, the fact that it keeps coming up in the middle of all these, that's by design, these people aren't totally devoid of looking at trying to connect the events so they connect these events and go back to climate change. what do you think of that? >> well, i think it represents within the democratic party, you have a very activist, passionate group on environmental issues including climate change and it distorts their view of what's important. when you ask the aggregate top f

and kim jong-un was chosen as the world's sexist man. people are fooled by these fake news stories and urban legends. do we need facebook to save us? >> well, i was fooled by the sarah palin, and i needed a tag, no, dummy, this is not happening. but this feels like an engineer's view of the world where facebook is trying to sort out and categorize stuff that you'll be addicted to it, come back and it's seen through an engineer's mindset. that's who facebook employs. this is a helpful label, we need to make people understand that this is satire and in this world there would be a sign that points to me, commentary. this is super orderly thinking and that's what a lot of people feel is going to ruin the fun. >> on the other hand people do most these things on facebook and we're going through facebook and we look at the headline. people end up believing that some of these things that aren't true, they go out and share them with other people and really believe them. it could conceivably lead to real issues when stories are substantive. >> tha

. >>> we're told kim jong-un meticulously scrutinized every element of this water park. >> a look insideea. >>> hello, welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. i'm natalie allen. we begin in london where concerns about islamic extremism have

president obama has a sign that says nobama and kim jong-un posted "you must be this tall to ride."eb bush and george w. bush. they both wrote "america's best source for natural gas." jeb posted an oil field in alaska. now you can drum roll. george posted a picture of chipotle. there you go. >> oh, god. up next, how democrats turned the tables on republicans in the culture wars. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. when you run a business, you can't settle for slow. that's why i always choose the fastest intern. the fastest printer. the fastest lunch. turkey club. the fastest pencil sharpener. the fastest elevator. the fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so why wouldn't i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. >>> welcome back to "hardball." democrats used to play defense on issues like gay rights and the hot button social issues were wedges used by the right to divide the democrats. as john harvard writes today the script is upside down. now the values we

children claim they had been kidnapped and thanked kim jong-un for reques rescuing them. this is to highlight the contrasting fates of those born in the north and south of this divide country. >> it's been more than a year since edward snowden leaks american spy programs. we have reports from the world's biggest art festival in scotla scotland. >> reporter: word of edward snowden 18 months ago, they know who he is now, though. his revelations of surveillance has given his government headaches. but he has give artists at the festival inspiration and ideas. >> reporter: it was one of the big themes of 2014. watching shows of people watching people. when it comes to the subject of big brother the audience can't get enough. just look at lights. this is a dark vision of an utopian future. it's all or w orwels "1984". >> what was seen before as farfetched and paranoid is now the reality. we're watching on skype and text message and i feel uncomfortable with people watching me without consent. i want to engage in that debate. i want to make a piece of theater that makes people t

deported to china and north korea, where on television they claimed they'd been kidnapped and thanked kim jong un for rescuing them. a turn of life hard to imagine for children in seoul. the exhibition is designed to highlight the contrasting fetes of those born in the north and south. >> you've been watching the al jazeera. more news on its way. stay with us. >> al jazeera america presents >>my parents relationship has helped me overcome any negative thoughts. 15 stories, 1 incredible journey >> edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america ♪israel hits gaza with more airstrikes. there is talks in cairo that falter. ♪ >> hello. welcome. i am steven cole in doha. the united states sends more bombers into iraq with a second set of airstrikes against islamic state fighters. together at last, up to 30 years, giving hope to the families of argentina's stolen children. >> at the edin bro festival where we are a long way from russia

a vacation with kim jong-un. north korea has a summer camp hosted by their leaders.ampers are visiting from around the world. in contrast with most of his people who have been suffering for decades without food, this camp has private beaches and there are air conditioning and tv and video games, most luxuries that most north korean children never enjoy. i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, it could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] you'll be able to visit any d

putin and kim jong un of north korea, starving their own people.'t just start up a chicken farm like that. that's unbelievable, peter. >> reporter: yeah. and you also don't want -- you want to make sure that the babies, they're still getting their food, right? [laughter] politicians and babies. liz: they love to kiss babies and feed them at least. peter barnes -- >> reporter: exactly. liz: thank you on the impact here. >>> closing bell ringing in less than 50 minutes. if you have heard a concert or seen the rock especiallies at radio city music hall down the street from our studios, you've heard the sweet sounds of this company. and you've also heard this company if you've ever taken in a new york rangers or knicks game at madison square garden. we'll tell you who it is when you meet the ceo of this highly-profitable company whose stock is giving massive returns. it's a fox business exclusive. >>> and have you ever longed for the chiseled body of a rower but don't have a boat or river at your disposal or in your backyard? now you can courtesy of th

. >>> speaking of soccer, the north korean dictator, kim jong-un, apparently is a huge fan.sh newspapers report he's ordering state of it to show every manchester -- state tv to every manchester united match. they're one of the most popular teams in the world. while his people face starvation, it seems they will be able to watch the english soccer team's every match. of course, they need to have access to electricity. something that 3/4 of them don't have either. what's more, video rights to professional soccer matches are expensive. and a premiere league spokesman said larry kiittle kim never go right. it could amount to copy right theft. we'll see if he cares. >>> the comedy legend joan rivers' heart stopped during surgery. now she's in critical condition according to the website tmz. a new york city hospital confirms to fox news that rivers is a patient there. according to tmz, rivers stopped breathing during an operation on her vocal cords just this morning. joan rivers is 81 years old. she is still a fixture on the red carpet, serving up funny and sometimes offensive co

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there are indications now with this third kim family leader, kim jong-un, who is 28, 29 years old, and interests and is about the same age as the hero of my book, he -- it's unclear how popular he will be, or even if he is in control at this point. >> will come back to your hero of this book, shannon, after i show you some video from our first book interview back in 1991 as to why you like to travel. >> i went to school, what the college and i read i get interested in faraway lands. i remember as a kid in college, i didn't believe this. i really didn't. sometimes i go to bed thinking walter cronkite and other people will put together a big elaborate perception that they are photographing sex animal outside of what i knew wasn't there. and i've always wanted, particularly in africa, to go to see if it was there. >> do you remember saying that? >> i do, yes. and i didn't think that. you know, i sort of spent my life proving myself wrong, proving my college itself wrong by traveling and being a foreign correspondent. >> when we talk to you, you're at the washington post and you wrote a bo

population grew, and there is -- there are indications now, with this third kim family leader, kim jong-un, who is 28, 29 years old, and interestingly is about the same age as the hero of my book. he -- it's unclear how popular he will be or even if he is in control at this point. >> host: we'll come back to your hero of this book, shen, after i show you some video from our first book interview back in 1990, when i asked you why you liked to travel. >> i went to school one. to college and read and got interested in faraway lands. i remember as a kid in college, i didn't believe they existed. i really didn't. sometimes i think that walter cronkite and other people were putting together a big elaborate dedepression -- desings and day were photographing sets and that world one there, and i always wanted -- rick particularly in africa can to see if it was there. >> host: do you remember saying that. >> guest: yes. i do. i did think that. i sort of spent my life proving myself wrong, proving my college self wrong, by traveling and being a foreign correspondent. now. >> host: now, win we talked

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mention senator and first lady and the only foreign leaders you didn't need at this point has been kim jong-un, speaking of bad pronunciation. the question i want to ask but i'm going to put it out there but then we are going to go to another question because we are almost out of time is,, when he looked into vladimir vladimir putin's eyes. [laughter] do you see the soul of a man who cares deeply about his country or the soul of a kgb agent? [laughter] just asking. [laughter] are we going to come back to that? >> fascinating. [laughter] he and i have exchanged a few verbal volleys going back to last several years. i guess the most recent was to call me weak but then quickly adding weakness is probably not so bad and a woman. yeah, me too. [laughter] so when i wrote about him, what i tried to do is demonstrate obviously that he is a very tough person who embodies a lot of hard choices. but the real sadness and i say that deliberately, is that his view of russia's greatness is rooted in the past and not the future. think about how well-educated and how successful so many russian immigrants are i

kim jong un was not on handfor seat's festivities.ing of festivities, a huge music festival was moved from crimea to georgia. the conflict worried the organizers. hundreds of russians and ukrainians are joining together and dancing to the same beat. >> we are tape inside. >> welcome to this republic, more than a music festival, it's the spiritual heart of ukraine and russia. held in crimea for more than 20 years, russia's annexation of that territory and the conflict in ukraine forced the 10-day event to relocate to georgia. it is a self-styled d president says the world can learn a lot from his republic. . >> translation: the least i could have done is gathered the g20 summit and give them advice. we don't live in a perfect world and kazan tip is not a festival, it's creating a successful model i think i succeeded in doing that. >> reporter: kazan tip's citizens must agree to play by the rules, be fun loves, peaceful and themselves. >>> people call it the fifth season. others the russian ukrainians for me it's a place i cap be myself

kim jong-un has no interest in deed nuclear eyes asian. china,cing our policy to it has also yielded little progress. sitting idly by waiting for patients with pyongyang to wear thin. the ongoing pursuit of restoring six party talks is futile. it at this point we are only pyongyangme has augment its official capabilities. demonstration refuses to impose tougher sanctions on north korea . it believes it is doing so with -- it doing so would unnecessarily hinder foreign policy. it won't list the most prolific money launder and state drug trafficker as primary money laundering is concerned. has donent policy nothing to help the north korean people. i remain disappointed so little has been done to hold the kim regime responsible for its horrific human rights abuses detailed in the human commission inquiry report. is a grave threat to the united states and to our allies in asia. to wait forntinue north korea to decide it wants to negotiate. a nonnuclear north korea is an elusive goal if the administration maintains its current strategic traject

and the senator and first lady, you have not talked about kim jong un. i am going to put it out there and then we will go to another question because we're almost out of time. when you look into vladimir putin's eyes, do you see the soul of a man who cares deeply about his country or the soul of a kgb agent? >> just ask him. are we going to come back to that? fascinating. [applause] >> he and i have exchanged a few verbal volleys in the last several years. his most recent was to call me week but quickly adding weakness is not so bad in a woman. me too. when i wrote about him, what i tried to do is demonstrate obviously that he is a very tough person who embodies a lot of hard choices. but the real sadness, and i say that deliberately, is that his view of russia's greatness is rooted in the past, not the future. think about how well-educated and successful so many russians immigrants are in europe and the united states and elsewhere. one of the co-founders of google, think about what could be happening in russia today, leadership that isn't trying to to e

kim kjojong un why. my guess is the pope worries about higher authority than kim jong un./ i'm not going to speculate aboutwhat they did or why. what i'm going to say is what is continued say, north korea needs to meet its obligations. the other thing i would say is regardless, our treaty commitments, one of five of seven treaty alliances we have is to the south korean government, and we take very seriously our commitment to security on the pencil. nothing will change all that, and it will not affect our desire and intent to continue to exercise and work on interoperability with our south korean counterparts. >> you said earlier the process for access to this. pile of weapons for israel is under review or will be under review. what is the -- can you speak to what the process is now? for instance, the israelis want access to it. can that axis be granted by this department alone, or do you have to refer to the white house, the state? is that the thing you are looking at with this review? >> if i did not say he was under review, and if that is the way came across, let me correct it. that is not how i put it.

tim jong kim jong-un has no interest in denuclearization. china has also yielded little progress. but we are still sitting idly by waiting for beijing's patience with pyongyang to wear thin. the ongoing pursuit of restarting six-party talks is futile. it has been six years, and at this point we are only wasting time as pyongyang augments its official material stockpile and improves its missile and nuclear capabilities. the administration refuses to impose tougher and more targeted sanctions on north korea than those on russia, zimbabwe, sedan and belarus because it believes it would significantly hinder its effect to conduct foreign policy. it won't list the world's most prolific money launderering with counterfeiter as a primary money laundering concern but iran and burma our. and our current policy has done nothing to help the north korean people. i remain disappointed that so little has been done to hold the kim regime responsible for its horrific human rights abuses detailed in the u.n. commission of inquiry report. north korea is a grave threat to the united states and also t

kim jong un posted a picture of you must be this tall to ride. >> paula deen posted a picture of a sticka posted a michelle obama. joe biden posted a picture of a rock. >> come on. what's with the joe stuff? picking on joe. >> i don't know. that's what happens when you get the vp title. it's just automatically. >> jimmy fallon might make it, you know. >> he essay great kid. >> this is a tv show that really understands this world, not just in a gratuitous way. >> i don't know what that means. >>> israel says it's successfully destroyed hamas' tunnels in gaza. does that mean that the conflict is over? >> we'll talk to the president of the brady campaign to prevent gun violence at the top of the hour about his legacy. >>> and rand paul. it's hard to reach toward the middle and go out to iowa and campaign for steve king. when that happens, some funny stuff happens. it's really interesting. we'll show you when we come back. in new york state, we're changing the way we do business, with startup ny. we've created tax free zones throughout the state. and startup ny companies will be investing hu

up tense loyalty to its leaders, even boasting 100% of voters electing kim jong-un earlier this year.al with the government's iron grip on everything. cnn has a chance to go inside north korea for a rare look. will riply takes us to the capital city. >> the moment we land in new york, it feels like we're walking into a time warp, a nation decades behind the developed world trying to catch up and trying even harder to control the flow of information. from the route we take to the pictures we take, government minders are watching our every move. they control what we see and what we don't see. our first stop, the birthplace of the nation's founder, a man they call their eternal president. every north korean will visit at least once. this is considered a sacred place. these students traveled 23 hours to drink from the kim family's well. i want to come back again says this 12-year-old. he comes from a rural area in the far north. a far cry from the capital, the show piece of the nation. this is the most modern children's hospital in the entire country. it opened six months ago. it's not ju