it was effectively what analysts believe to be the number two, three, and four after kim jong-un. and they assess that they simply wouldn't have left north korea if there was instability, if kim jong-un was not completely in control. and then travel to what's effectively enemy territory. so they believe that shows that there was a level of stability. of course there are some that would disagree. you always have to have caveats when you're talking about north korea. but the assumption is among many watching this, is that he is in control and there is at least as much stability in the country as there was before he disappeared. john? >> that's one of those caveats. thank you. we appreciate it. >>> well, coming up here on cnn, the battle for kobani. >> the last thing he said as he was dying. he said to his friends. don't abandon kobani. >>> cnn speaks with a kurdish fighter who's been defending the city from isis. we'll be back in a moment. the year's largest variety. like new spicy siriacha shrimp, or parmesan shrimp scampi. as much as you like, any way you like. but it won't last lo

in fact, kim jong-un is not ruling. te authority stems from his grandfather and his grandfather is like a god in north korean belief system. so no one can dare touch kim's family. i don't think so. but if anything probably sort of royal coup you might say an alternative where persons can emerge as potential leaders but not outside the family can dare challenge his authority. >> and speaking of the family, what do you make of some talk that maybe his sister is actually ruling north korea. >> i think that he has brothers. it's a little far-fetched. also, a female in north korea becoming the head of a state is also quite far-fetched speblg lags. i don't think the younger sister is in any position to succeed him. i think he's politically healthy. he simply could not come out in that terrible, physical shape limping. i fully expect him to deliver a major speech. after his three top assistants went to south korea and they had some substantive talks, if kim jong-un is going to deliver a major address, it has to be crafted very

once again teresa bell. >> for trade as a typical model farm in north korea. >> translator: kim jong-un came here and kim jong-il came here eight times. now our dear leader provides us with necessary fertilizers and he says we should try to be more scientific. if we produce more than 10 tons we will be rewarded. >> says he is now able to sell the produce he grows in his garden. tra. >> translator: thanks oour dear leader, our countries show great development in the rural area. we have electricity and all farming is conducted with machines. >> the landscape is beautiful here but there is much we cannot see. the workers tell us they're dirty and they don't want to be filmed but we're not sure what is going on. and when we had a chance to film a field that was not part of the tour a man screamed to this old lady to get out. the world food program says that hunger and malnutrition are common here especially among mothers and children. overall food production has improved but is still lower than ideal. >> translator: compared to previous years the production has increased significantly. nort

as for our history of our leader kim jong un, everywhere should know it and follow it. that's what we hear everywhere we go. >> north korea is an isolated country in the world. that does not seem to trouble children, taught to value independence and self-reliance above all else. >>> dr moon, as you know, the democratic people's republic of korea have been engaged in now forms of diplomacy. to what extend is there an opening for better relations with the u.s. what is your anticipation about which way this glass most, if you will, will go -- glassed-knows if you will will go? >> i don't know if we'll see it glass-nosed. we'd need to see more evidence. in terms of improving relations, north korea is serious. it has been diversifying foreign policy efforts for the last several months, beginning prior to the sequestration, or the hiddenness of kim jong un. so it was something that he and its cohort had initiated. the north koreans have sent high-ranking government officials to europe. they had diplomatic re-engagement with japan, and a surprise visit to seoul on october 4th.

kim jong-un became north korea's third supreme leader in december 2011 following the death of his father kim jong-il. three years later, experts continue to keep a close eye on his regime. >>> brian meyers is an expertinn south korea and shared insight into the meaning of kim jong-un unexplained absence. >> well those health problems really were genuine. no doubt about that. there was nothing during his absence to suggest that he had loosened or lost his hold on power in any way. kim jong-il, his father, was also absent from the public eye for weeks at a time. the north korean people are quite used to this sort of thing. the propaganda has been exploiting his convalescence praising him for working to hard disspite his discomfort. his hold on power is secure. on the other hand he is turning into a kind of a difficult person for the regime to glorify. the one thing they could applause bli praise him for was youth, strength, vitality. now even that is gone. it remains to be seen whether he will be able to insire the north korean people the way his father did. well, this is really busyness a

and there's one other possibility. >> another option is over here, this summer, kim jong-un spent a lotere. he observed military observations out in the bay here. he even had military operations right on the beach outside of his family home. >> reporter: will kim jong-un show up at the anniversary at the founding ruler's party. he was at the same event last year. if he doesn't show up, the controversy over his disappearance will grow. if he does, they'll be looking at his body language, every detail very carefully. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," it's one of the hottest political races in the country right now. it could determine who controls the senate. dana bash is in rainy kansas with more. good morning. >> reporter: very rainy kansas, carol. not a place where anybody expected to us do a political story on control of the senate. this could be a control state after 80 years and that could change. we'll tell you about this incredible race after the break. who's going to make it happen? discover a new energy source. turn ocean waves into power. design c

these photos do show that kim jong-un is back in north korean media and puts pay to some of those rumors we've been hearing recently. >> reporter: back with a smile and a walking stick. north korean leader kim jong-un is on the front page of the country's newspaper tuesday, doing what he does best, giving field guidance. no date given for the visit or the photos, but this should quell some rumors about where he's been for the past five weeks. >> kim jong-un had a profound limp before disappearing. state media admitted he was feeling discomfort. but it may be more than that according to a doctor who is familiar with the medical history of his father, kim jong-un. she said both suffered diabetes, heart problems, and stress. >> translator: there are a lot of psychological problems that he inherited. and there's a history of obesity. >> reporter: but what's more serious is that kim jong-un was artificially made to look more that way to look more like kim il sun. they think hormone shots to make him look more like the founder who many people have favorable memories of. and his reappearance ma

the only thing i'm surprised by is the fact that kim jong-un can be injured at all. t is a leg injury. it's nothing to worry about. soon enough kim jong-un will be back to perfect health, defending north korea from the ills of capitalism and fighting off voldemort and allowing musicians to cheer for him before they finish their concerts. that does it for tonight. rachel will be back on monday. i'll see you in a few hours on "up." it is time now for the alma awards. good night. >>> hey. welcome to the alma awards. i'm al. just walked in here. pretty easy, actually. front door's wide open. anyway, what are we doing here? movies, tv, top of the charts in the music industry, latinos are doing everything this year. it's amazing! and now we got one in the white house. pretty incredible, huh? oh, check this out. reminder, keep promises to latinos after mid-term elections. that's what he's waiting for. look at this.

you asked if kim jong un had been toppled. what do you see is the biggest indicator this that may have happened? >> the absence, of course, is important. during the absence there was a supreme people's meeting. he never missed that. if he was in bad health they would have postponed. there's no travel permits in or out of the city. that's a problem. there's a number of promotions recently, and a consolidation of power among a small group of generals. that is interesting. you put a lot of occurrences since july when there were oreports that the officials -- there were reports that officials were not reporting to kim jong un. you build a case, we don't know what happened, but we can tell it's not consistent with reports of a strong leader. >> he is a sports nut, and his in-games athletes with a terrific performance came back to a great celebration, no kim jong un. >> missed that. >> an indicator of issues. you are talking about the military and whether he is in control. he has conducted all sorts of purges, more so - the turmoil

kim jong-un has gone to pay his respects on october 10th. he didn't go this friday. the ceremony took place. but there was a basket of flowers with kim jong-un's name on it that was presented rather than the man himself. this is going to deepen the speculation that is swirling around the world as to where the north korean leader is. just last weekend, there was a high-level delegation from north korea, that came at the last minute, to meet officials in south korea and also to attend the closing games -- closing ceremony of the asian games. and they apparently said to the unification minister that kim jong-un was not sick. and they also said he passes on his greetings. we had an announcement a few hours ago from the unification ministry saying as far as they are concerned, they believed that the leadership is normal. the south korean government is putting to bay there has been a coup or the leader has been deposed. the assumption is, he has health issues. >> even if he has health issues, north korea behaved in a bipolar fashion. and in some ways, things have been quite

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the only thing i'm surprised by is the fact that kim jong-un can be injured at all. ld, it is a leg injury. it's nothing to worry about. soon enough kim jong-un will be back to perfect health, defending north korea from the ills of capitalism and fighting off voldemort and allowing musicians to cheer for him before they finish their concerts. that does it for tonight. rachel will be back on monday. i'll see you in a few hours on "up." up next, "weekends with alex witt." >>> screening starts at one u.s. airport for the disease. what exactly are officials looking for, and can they really stop it from coming to america? >>> high school football bombshell. new charges after allegations of hazing and sex assault by players in one new jersey town. >> the president is on the ballot as much as mitch mcconnell might want him to be. it's my name. >> mid-term madness. a fight to the finish in key senate races including kentucky. >>> this could be the best time to start thinking about the holidays, at least in one way. we'll explain.

considered a must attend event and kim jong-un was a no show.izarre exchange happened between north korea and south korea. south korea launching balloons with anti-pyongyang flyers. north retaliating

kim jong un should have been on top of this. we haven't seen evidence. a real important indicator is friday, the anniversary of the founding of the korean workers party, there'll be a reviewing stand. if he's there, he maybe has rehabilitate. if he's not there, we know wrong. >> we'll know in a few days. going back to what you said about south korea and whether this is an opening, you quote a russian scholar who studied in north korea, an expert, saying the visit was part of an ongoing charm offensive by north korea to improve relations to the rest of the world. my reaction was when did that happen? after all the nuclear tests and a lot of threats to the united states, i haven't noticed the charm offensive. did i miss something? >> north korea had a rupture of relations with south korea. they have to build ties because they need an alternate source of support. i think it was more to do with politics of one sort or another. it was an unusual trip. if you have a series of unusual occurrences, that's the narrative we have of kim jong un, quickly consolidati

and to the workers' party, who was created by kim il-sung. >> it's been almost three years since kim jong-un became the country's supreme leader after kim jong-il passed away in 2011. >> you we were taken to kim il-sung's birthplace where people still come after all these years. >> 80 years old, and he says that he remembers his struggles against the japanese occupation. >> i feel greatness to kim il-sung by visiting this place. all of us have to uphold the leadership of kim jong-un. >> the anniversary is happening amid rumors of the heath of their leader, he has not been seen in public in over a month. and he has been seen walking with a limp. but they say nothing unusual is going on. >> they are working behind the scenes. they miss him a lot. that's why people say they miss him a lot. they wait for him. >> kim jong-un might be out of sight, but it seems that life continues as usual here. he belongs to a dynasty that has ruled this nation for almost seven decades. on this anniversary his family's presence continues to loom large. >> the government of cameroon says 27 hostages have now been

saying in part that kim jong-un is quote, lighting the path of the people, despite suffering discomfort. but if kim jong-un is physically weak, he's likely to be politically weak too, and that matters to the united states. because north korea is a nuclear armed nation that is continue wally developing it's -- then there's the ongoing tension on the korean prince. korean activists released balloons on the border between north and south sarksd protesting kim jong-un's dictator ship and north korea's forces fired anti-aircraft -- with the south korean military returning heavy machine-gun fire. >> these are adults that are killing each other and some of them have access to nukes, and biological and chemical agents. >> reporter: and as long as kim jong-un is out of sight--so while u.s. officials say they are not overly concerned, they are watching this situation very closely. brett? >> jonathan, thank you. >> president obama is not missing, he's heading to a democratic fund-raiser in san francisco this hour. but he is con conspicuously -- >> reporter: with her husband down in the polls, firs

people might hedge their bets, think about a post kim jong-un era. i don't think that's going to happen anytime soon. i wondered whether he was goingg to have problems when he first took power. we don't have evidence he's in trouble. he's 30 years old. no one dies of natural causes when they're 30 years old. >> it's possible he just doesn't want to be seen in state media with a cast or lying in bed, but it is unusual for the state press, which is controlled directly by the government, to report that the supreme leader has health issues. how do you read that? >> you put your finger on what is the most curious thing here, that the north korean press would actually say that he was having discomfort. because in north korea, they sort of make their leaders god-like figures who are perfect in every way, so to say this guy has health problems cuts against that. it could be that something serious is going on here and they're sort of preparing people for that. that's what the people who say there's maybe a coup is going on would say. it may be that north kore

protests continuing. >>> any moment we could know more about the welfare of north korean leader kim jong un. the 31-year-old has not been seen since september 3rd, and the country is celebrate ght the 69th anniversary of the north korean workers party. kim jong un is usually at the event. harry fawcett is in seoul. any sign of the dictator tonight? >. >> no, nothing so far, that is interesting. in the last couple of years when he takened the event he began at midnight, at the beginning of the day with a visit to the mausoleum where his father and grandfather lie in state, and by now after midday korean time we would have seen reports of his attendance at such an event. no such report has been forthcoming. that will add to the speculation swirling about his health, his bonings grip on power. but it looks like the south koreans at least are trying to get that played down. there has been a statement from the unification ministry, a government body that manages inter-korean relations and spokesman saying as far as the south korean government is concerned. it seemed there was stability in terms

. >>> after going missing for a month, kim jong-un is out and about. north korea's state media released photos of kim making two official visits while using a cane. his disappearance from public fueled speculation of his health and possibility of a coup. we have cnn's paula hancocks with the latest. >> reporter: john, we have seen the photos on north korea television. we have seen more news bulletins. obviously, they wanting to show the domestic audience and international audience that the north korea leader is back. he is smiling in the majority of the photos. you can see he is holding a cane. he is leaning into the cane in a number of the photos. this suggests it is health issues as he disappeared for more than five weeks. this is what the south korean government suggested and analysts i spoke to thought. the rumors of a coup or deposed by many people who had watched the country for years. the question is how ill was he and what was wrong with him? you can see the cane and suggestions he had gout or ankle problems or maybe surgery. all of those could

(cheers and applause) nation, i'm no fan of korean dictator and evil potato kim jong un. d you before about this man's sick affection for things like industrial lubricant and mushrooms. for those without high def tvs, kim's the one in the middle. (laughter) but now, the "un"-thinkable has "kim "-- happened. >> north korea's leader hasn't been seen in public for three weeks. state tv reports kim jong un is suffering from discomfort. >> some are speculating the 31-year-old is suffering from some sort of health problem according to his weight gain as well as a recent limp. >> the brilliant comrade, as he is known, has gout, which is caused by too much booze and rich food. >> stephen: which has the people of north korea in a state of utter confusion because their language has no word for "too much food." (laughter) and kim-watchers like me know what food he's too-muching of. >> north korean leader is putting his health at serious risk due to dangerously high consumption of cheese. >> the 31-year-old has packed on a lot of weight in a short period of time due to the large amoun

and where is kim jong-un.el, to skip this kind of event that honors both your father and grandfather and the founding of your party, how much of a serious protocol, political protocol breach is this? >> well, it is quite serious, of course. he should have been there, and under normal circumstances he would have been there. but i think it is pretty obvious he has a type of health problem and is dealing with health issues. he is probably trying to recover from those health problems. we don't know if it is some corrective thing that is being treated or if it is something much more serious. of course, time will tell. but since he is a young man i would bet or at least say statistically speaking it is probably something less serious and he will probably recover. >> yeah, so clearly something is going on behind the scenes as you mentioned, whether it is health problems or as some people talk about some kind of political problems. is there anything that seoul should be doing to try to take advantage of this? >> well,

leader kim jong un did not attend and has not been seen. this report sent from the capital pyongyang >>> celebrations on the streets to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the workers party of korea. >> the founding day of the working party of korea, it's like a mother. i am happy. >> reporter: there have not been big celebrations, thousands of people came on to the streets to pay the respects to the country's leader and the workers party, created by the king in 1845. it continues to run the country's political life. it's been three years since kim jong un became the leader after his father passed away in 2011. >> it was written on the desk, korea's independence. we were taken to his birth place, where people come after all these years. >> this man is 80 and remembers the struggle against the japanese occupation. >> all of us have to uphold the leadership. >> the anniversary is happening amid rumours. people refer to kim jong un. he has not been seen in public. in september he was shown walking with a limp. in pyongyang, they said that noth

what's more serious is i think kim jong-un was artificially made to look like kim il-sung. dr.im suspects hormone notes so make him look like his grandfather, the man mem m north koreans have a found memory of. she also believes kim jong-un's face is swollen due to painkillers and his reappearance may be temporary, forced bety intense worldwide scrutiny on his disappearance. there were more news bulletins throughout the day, each of them showing kim jong-un seemingly back at work. this was probably not just for an international audience but also a domestic audience, trying to show their leader is even if not in complete health seemingly in complete control. john and michaela back to you. >> paula hancocks, what an interesting look. >> the reclusive nature of the nation invites conspiracy theories. >> absolutely. where dough you sit on that side? >> always on the side of the conspiracy. >> so yesterday you weren't here but i got to take our viewers on a personal journey to learn more about my roots. my story took me to jamaica and john i wanted to bring you something from. there

where kim jong-un is supposed to show homage to his father and grandfather.this society that is very, very important. on monday he shows up walking around some housing? this doesn't really make sense. i think they're keeping him as a figure head. that mean that he can sort of come out in these photos. but that's about it. >> what does that mean then? john stewart with the book of he is behind bars, but i brought you dennis rodman. is someone else running the country then is what you're saying? he is effectively behind bars? >> people talking about a coup. i think we're seeing a long erosion of power that started late last year. everyone said that kim kill his uncle in december. i think really what happened is, kill was not able to prevent the killing of his uncle who was his main supporter. and his uncle was very brutal. he took revenue streams away from the military. they got back at him. when they got back at him, kim jong-un lost influence and authority. >> so susan rice says the united states has no indications there has been any transfer of power. >> not

so, a visibly heavy and limping kim jong un in late july went noticeably off script. has vanished. america's top north korean diplomat recently said he simply didn't know where kim was. >> forgive me for staying away from trying to play this game about where in the world is kim jong un and why has he not been seen in public. >> reporter: that game has been played around the world, but especially here in china. because china is long north korea's most powerful ally, but things are changing. the youthful kim jong un is widely ridiculed in china with jokes like this one popping up all the time on chinese social med media. they've even given him a nickname, chubby kim iii. many see him as a political lightweight compared to his predecessor. though china's leaders wined and dined kim's father and grandfather, xi has yet to meet the young ruler. instead he is developing a closer relationship to kim's arch enemies in south korea. that doesn't mean china wants kim out of power. any sign of kim losing control is deeply troubling in beijing, because china wants a stable north ko

listen here. ♪ that news anchor saying in part that kim jong-un is quote, lighting the path for the peopleike the flicker of a flame despite suffering discomfort. and if kim jong-un is physically weak he is likely to be politically weak too. and that matters to us because north korea is a nuclear-armed nation, one that is continually developing longer range missiles. so we need to know who is in control of those weapons. then there is the ongoing tension on the korean peninsula. south korean activists, released balloons on border between north and south today, protesting kim jong-un's dictatorship. in response, north korean forces fired across the border with the south korean military returning fire. instability experts say it is obviously very dangerous. >> in times like this the default position is always to take the hardest line possible. we've got to remember that these are adult who is are killing each other and some of them have access to nukes, long-range missiles, and large stocks of chemical and biological agents. this not good news. >> reporter: the longer kim jong-un remains out

it's as big as it gets without having kim jong un here. there's speculation that he had been purged. the fact he's alongside juan, there's a sense that there's more unity behind the scenes than conspiracy theorists have been suggesting. north korea's most senior official, apart from kim jong un are in south korea, and that is unprecedented under the counter administration. >> to somalia, with forces are backed up and are fighting against al-shabab. the group suffered losses in the south of the county. al-shabab lost control of the town used as a tax collection. in september, the leader was killed in an air strike, as he was travelling to the port city. now, somalia, and african union forces are making a final push for the last bit of land controlled by al-shabab. we have this report from mogadishu. >> soldiers advanced to a support town, 200km north of mogadishu. this is a village close. this solder belongs to african union mission. what is known... the village had been controlled by al-shabab fighters. alongside the army, it was captured

while relations between two allies have been strained recently, china is still invested in kim jong-un'sv, north korean dictators are always in charge. always surround by fans. so a visibly limping kim jong-un went noticeably off script. now he has vanished. the top north korean diplomat recently said he didn't know where kim was. >> forgive me from staying away from trying to play this game about where in the world is kim jong-un and why has he not been seen in public. >> reporter: that game has been made around the world but especially here in china. china is along north korea's most powerful ally. but things are changing. the youthful kim jong-un is widely ridiculed in china with jokes like this one cropping up all the time on chinese social media. the chinese have even given him a nickname. chubby kim three. though many see him as a political light weight. compared to the one that spent decades rising through party ranks. kim infuriated china by continuing his nuclear push against their wishes. though china's leaders wined and dined his father and grandfather, he is yet to meet the y

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kim jong-un and his father kim jong-il are known to be very heavy smokers and drinkers and known forish parties. combine all of that with the stress they must go through in that paranoid regime, health problems would definitely of course flow. >> as someone who has visited north korea, i'm going to watch to see if there are any more exchanges between north and south korea. >> very interesting. >> and if there are any other officials going from north korea to south korea, that would be very significant. >> absolutely. >>> new details in the search for hannah graham. she's the university of virginia student that's been missing now for more than three weeks. >>> and in the next hour, jihadis on the move and even in america. the war with isis isn't just over there anymore. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing good around ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ i finally found the right snack ♪ [ female announcer ] fiber one. i got this. [thinking] is it that time? the son picks up the check? [thinking] i'm still working. he's retired. i hope he's saving.

or it could be that kim jong-un sent them there.s simply recuperating and said, look, you have to go and we're going to try to smooth things over and normalize relations a little bit better. and so that could be what's happened. >> we'll see if he shows up, kim jong-un, the 69th anniversary of the founding of the workers party. more coming up later in the "situation room." i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern. for our international viewers, amanpour is next. for our viewers in north america, "newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >> and here we go, i'm brooke baldwin, thank you so much for being with me. you're watching cnn. the u.s. spent the night dropping bombs on isis fighters. but despite the strikes, turkey, which shares a border says the city is about to fall. and according to one kurdish intelligence official, it could happen any minute now. that's the latest we're getting. he also tells the atlantic that if that happens he predicts a quote unquote terrible slaughter by isis. expect to have

before but this is the first time kim jong-un has missed it. nteresting about this event is that for the first time there were flower bouquets send to kim jong-un. which is very unusual. suggesting his health is not good. >> and this is a regime that they would say he would get 50 holes in one in a row, just infallible and invincible to even admit that he had some health problem. that's why he's not in the public eye. wouldn't they say typically he is in intense study or something like that. >> well they have the explain his long absence. more thon a month now he hasn't been seen in public. and saying he is off working hard is not going to cut it. so they have to admit. they haven't given any details there is something more serious but won't say exactly what it is. >> how would we know even if there is a coupe. >> if there was we would like be seeing some military maneuvers or a lock doup in the capital. and we don't see evidence of that so far. the regime has gone out of its way to insist that kim jong-un is in charge and in control and in the

the incident followed the release of new photos of kim jong un. w the north korean leader using a cane while inspecting flight drills. earlier this week, he made his first public appearance since the disining of september. since i kim jong un came to power, parts of the north korean capitol have been transformed. a country had been targeted by u.n. sanctions on banking, travel, and trade because of its nuclear program. as teresa bol reports from pyongyang, this hasn't stopped north korea from enjoying the high life. >> for people here, the symbol of prosperity. brand-new swimming pools and slides. 12 different types of saunas for the government here according to the u.n. sanctions o, they could not be traded. mostst thinks, we did it ourselves. some say this is the last of the places for the class but as you can see, this is the place, it's not the difficult to spot important wines. at the equestrian center, more and more people are coming to learn how to ride. >> horses are band because they are considered a luxury good but the government is findi

jong-un was artificially made ti look that way to look more like his father. she suspects hormone shots to i grandfath grandfather. she also believes kimappearance. we'rexd not seeingw3fá footage jong-un and important to note but we don't have a date on articles. we don't b] exactlyok when thi took place. what we use he see from north korea is photosçó and an articl on what kim jong-un has done and 8:00 p.m. local time we would see the footage.çó it would be interesting to see if we see footage. we can see he has a walking stick. so it would appear that those that said it was health issues are noting more sinister have been proven Ñiright. >> there you have it. the latestqÑi information. paula hancocks live as we see new images but still no video. thanks very much. >>> now this hour,c severeqqi] s states. a lot of damage done on monday. there is more in store, as well. this was the scene in fact, in the u.s.çó today of arkansas. storms killed at least one person in arkansas and another "/ i mentioned, the severe threat continues this xdhour. where we are now, meteorologist ivan cabrera joins us with more. thercjz state, it's so flat,

>> reporter: we've gone about 37 days without seeing kim jong-un in public.course the longer this goes, the more concern there is about stability on the korean peninsula especially in pyongyang. is he in control? a white house official told us today that rumors of a possible appear not to be true. what we know is that he is again disappeared from public view. he may be ill. there are signs of weight gain. possible gout. he has a limp. gout, weight gain, diabetes run in his family. he could well be cooperating and they don't want to put him in public. that seems now to be the most likely explanation but in north korea when someone is not seen for that long, it does raise concern. >> you have been talking to intelligence officials trying to assess if anything unusual is going on within >> what's the analysis of that surprise visit by north korean top officials including one of the right-hand men of kim jong-un? >> surprising to the south koreans. it took them by surprise. it gave them less than a day's notice before this delegation came down there. that fueled

this is a group of defectors saying that kim jong-un's younger sister, 26, 27 years old, that she may jong-un's absence. there you see a photo of her. she's often seen behind him, walking behind him in these official state photos, sitting behind him at functions. this group didn't reveal the source of its information. we can't confirm it. we're running it by u.s. and south korean officials to see what they say about it. analysts say that she has unfettered access to kim jong-un. but they're also saying she's probably not running the country as the head of government but probably still doing some very important tasks like maybe a white house chief of staff might do. but her emergence is not fascinating component to this story. >> what do we know about her? >> she is the youngest of seven siblings that their father, kim jong-il, had by four different women. for her father, she handled important jobs. she was an advanced logistical person, inspecting sites before she would go there, handled administrative work for him. analysts say she probably does the same thing for her brother but als

much in the state media. >> the state media did reference flowers sent, wishing good health to kim jong-un. could it be that he is sick and they're some how looking for sympathy for kim jong-un. >> possible, but i think ultimately that's not the most likely scenario. there is also a report that he is being held with his wife and his sister. now his wife being at his bedside, that makes a lot of sense. why would his sister be there? and it looks like somebody in the regime is trying to corral all the kim family members and keep them in one place. i think that's a very bad sign. >> you've written that the regime depends on the kim bloodline for its legitimacy, but can the government that has been so focused for so long on this the personality around the three kims, his grandfather, his father, and now him, survive if there is no kim there? >> i think that would be very difficult. if they are not relying on the kim bloodline then they are just another korean republic, and they're not as successful as the other korean republic, south korea. that's why there have been some mention today. the 69

what's interesting is to hear what people are saying inside north korea, kim jong-un seems to be happyork. he was all smiles in official photos. we don't know when they were taken or no mention of his absence or new cane but some kay the latter could signal he was not ready to come back. >> the son of a former premia in north korea. he defected to the south in 1994 but says he still has contacted among the elites. he tells us speculation inside north korea was more rampant than outside. rumors of a coup, a car accident, rumors that kim jong-un was dead. >> if these rumors aren't kept out of control, he says fear might spiral to the point he causes an uprising. he might have to come out to the public even though he wasn't fully recovered. kim says he still has contacts inside but says credible information is harder to come by since kim jong-un took power. information is more tightly controlled even among the elites. this means rumors coming from the outside are magnified and spread. >> translator: there were rumors he was purged. there was a coup. he was suffering from mental illness or

but the state media did have a reference to flowers that had been sent, wishing good health to kim jong-unand do they look for sympathy for kim jong-un? >> possibly but that's not the most likely scenario. there are reports that he is being held with his wife and his sister. his wife being at his side, that makes sense but why would his sister be there? someone is trying to corral all the kim members and keep them in one place and that's a very bad sign. >> the regime depends on the kim bloodline for its legitimacy. but can a regime be focused around this cult, survive if there's no kim there? >> i think that would be very difficult. because if they don't rely, if they're not relying on the kim bloodline then they're just another korean republic, and not as successful as the other korean republic, the south korean. the scientist anniversary of the founding of the workers party, that is going to be significant that they're going to rely on him but they haven't produced him. >> you bring up his sister, someone wh has bee who has beend about a lot, this is a male dominated society, is that at

you, north korean state immediate dwra it is releasing what it says are new photos of the leader kim jong-un during two official visits and he's seen using a cane. kim jong-un's disappearance for more that a month fuelled speculation about his health and the possible coup attempt. will the pictures put that speculation to rest or merely add fuel to the fire? let's discuss, we have paula hancocks following developments from seoul and cnn analyst and managing editor of "quartz" mr. bobby ghosh. what's the word inside and outside pyongyang about what was going on and what the pictures mean? >>> the assumption in south korea is that it was health issues and there's no problem with the leadership which it seems to prove, the photos now. they are undated. we have to specify that. inside north korea a few hours ago, i spoke to a defector who was high up in the elite. he said some of the rumors inside north korea were more far-fetched than they were around the world. that kim jong-un had been under house arrest, that he had a car accident which in north korea euphemistically means you had been bumpe

south korea, and is looking into it for us. >> reporter: ana, north korea is very keen to show that kim jong-unback in control. with a smile and a walking stick, north korean leader kim jong-un is on the front page of the country's newspaper tuesday doing what he does best -- giving field guidance. no date given for the visitor photos, but this should quell rumors about where he's been for the past five weeks. before disappearing, staid media admitted he was feeling discomfort but it may be more than that according to the personal doctor to his grandfather and familiar with the medical history of his father kim jong-il. she said both suffered diabetes, heart problems and stress. "there are a lot of psychological problems he inherited" she tells me "and there's a history of obesity. but what's more serious i think he was artificially made to look that way to look like kim ill soon. she suspects he has hormone shots. she also believe kim jong-un's face is swollen due to painkillers and his reappearance may be temporary, forced by the intense worldwide scrutiny on his disappearance. there were mor

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it suggests that kim jong-un is very much in control. belittling speculation that there may have been a coup, if it was the two, three and four here in control. it's unlikely they would leave the country. what we're seeing and hearing, is kim jong-un is likely to have health issues. he was seen limping back in july. we know his father had health issues, as well. gout experts saying he may have that, too. errol? >> we'll have to continue to wonder what's happening in north korea. paula hancock, live from seoul. thanks for helping us there. >>> we're going to turn our attention to the fight against i.s.i.s. turkey says it's not getting involved. i was out for a bike ride. i didn't think i'd have a heart attack. but i did. i'm mike, and i'm very much alive. now my doctor recommends a bayer aspirin regimen to help prevent another heart attack. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. has a new easy-to-swallow coating... so the nutrients for your eyes, heart and brain go down easier. for a limited time, get your fou

for more than a month we did not get a single glimpse of the north korean leader kim jong-un, but forks new pictures of him are coming out and these latest images appeared on korean central television. they show kim seeing a home for retired scientist. he's using a cane. he dropped out of public sight for health reasons, but he's back because it was kim jong-un who in a surprise move dismissed a case against american jeffrey fowle. he is back on american soil after five months of detention for leaving a bible in a north korean nightclub. in the meantime, the the white house has called for the immediate release of two other americans, kenneth bae and matthew miller who remain in north korean custody. let's bring in miguel marquez who is outside fowle's home in dayton. good morning, miguel. >> reporter: good morning, carol. we expect mr. fowle to show up. he is enroute after that emotional and tearful reunion with his family this morning at wright patterson air force base and an unbelievable sight to see this guy in a facility in pyongyang one moment and then in guam and on to hawaii an

kim jong-un is back on the job. >>> and chipping away. police in hong kong remove another set of barrier at the main protest sites. >>> and shockingly inappropriate. the suggested sentence for killing his girlfriend would be no sentence at all. >>> well, protocols are under review as two health care workers on two continents battle ebola. >> the u.s. nurse identified as nina pham got the virus after treating thomas eric duncan who died last wednesday. now an aid organization says pham has received a glad transfusion from ebola survivor dr. kent brantley. >> president and president hollande said that we need a better response to this crisis. >> and ebola screenings are starting at heathrow. by the end of the week, five u.s. airports will be screening as well. >> right now across the united states, how did nurse nina pham contract the ebola virus? >> officials say she wore the protective gear. we try to determine what went wrong. >> reporter: texas, state, and federal officials are scrambling to determine how the transmission occurred. the

but in the past when kim jong un's father, the past leader kim jong il collapsed with a heart attack, the french doctor was rushed to be brought to pyongyang. and the intelligence was intercepted. >> reporter: who's in charge matters, because north korea remains heavily armed, and has developed nuclear weapons. though not small enough yet to be carried by rockets. here in seoul, the capital in south korea, the government says that it thinks the regime in pyongyang is stable. that implies that it believes there hasn't been a coup and that kim jong un remains in power. but probably from his sick bed, these former days of adulation by a fearful public and obedient military are not for the present. but will he ever get them back? the big question, unanswerable from the outside, is how sick he is and is he getting better or worse. steven evans, bbc news, seoul. >>> the huge task of rebuilding parts of gaza after the recent conflict with israel will be the focus of an international conference in cairo this weekend. for 50 days earlier this year, both sides launched rockets and assaults agai