china hopes to play an active role in achieving peace and stability on the korean peninsula in continued cooperation with north korea. >> reporter: diplomatic sources in beijing say they think the only change in the north korean government will be kim jong un taking over as leader. they expect him to be supported by another person who is married to kim jong un's younger sister. the chinese government appears to be planning to step up security along the border to prevent north koreans from threeing into china. nhk world, beijing. >>> now, that border kengo just referred to one of the few places where it's possible to get a glimpse inside north korea. nhk world's mari yamada is reporting from a chinese city. >> it serves as a large hub for cross-border trade. now a few lights can be seen on the north korean side. a 900-meter-long bridge connects the two countries. just across the river that runs along the border is the north korean city of sinjiu. 3:30 p.m. on monday, we could see the national flag flying at half-mast. other than that, things seemed normal, people and vehicles could be see

during that conversation they talked about security in the korean peninsula. they said they would continue to stay in touch and would continue to coordinate their national security teams. but as you know, wolf, the united states and its allies and those in the six-party talks have been concerned about trying to tame north korea's nuclear ambitions, and there have been some small steps in trying to improve the relationship between the united states and north korea. but at the same time there has been tough talk from this administration, trying to use sanctions and also isolation of north korea to try to get them to tame their nuclear ambitions. so the big question now is what happens next? is this a chance for chain and opportunity or will it be more of the same? and as far as the american people who are closely watching this, the feeling has been all along one of unfavorability towards north korea. in fact the most recent polling done in may, an orc/cnn poll showing that 81% of americans have an unfavorable view of north korea and 49% view north korea as an en

the president reaffirmed the united states strong commitment to the stability of the korean peninsuland the security of our close ally the republic of korea. the two leaders agreed to stay in close touch as the situation develops. and agreed they would direct their national security teams to continue close coordination. of course, north korea has been a thorn in the side of the international community and of u.s. diplomats and of u.s. administrations for many years with the concern about them getting into developing nuclear weapons so, of course, the state department, the defense department and the white house keeping a very close watch on this situation and as i said, we'll monitor those reactions and get them to you as soon as we get them. >> all right, steve centanni live in the bureau, thank you, steve. let's bring in john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations and a fox news contributor. good morning to you, ambassador. >> good morning. >> south korea right now on high alert. what do you worry about? >> nuclear weapons. i think at the moment, the situation in north

the korean peninsula has been a hot bed of tension and conflict. hen the north attacked the south. u.n. troops help defend the south while chinese troops backed the north. the south korean capital seoul changed hands three times in three years and almost 3 million people lost their lives. but the two nations remain technically at war. they have agreed a truce but not a treaty. and the demilitarized zone remains one of the most hvly guarded in the world. we want insight of what the death means for pyongyang. cnn senior field producer tim schwartz joins us from hong kong. describe to us your experience of having been there and what i guess is your strongest memories. >> reporter: north korea is a very different country from anything that nonnorth koreans are used to. you could compare it to china in the 1960s or '70s, russia in the 50s, but even more than that. it's a country that is completely regimented, completely controlled. the authority goes straight to the top to one man at the top. that one man was for the last -- since 1994 kim jong il who ha

and passed statements of denuclearizing the korean peninsula. rcn wants it o avoid the death of kim jong-il from destabilizing regional security. the they are moving to deepen ties with japan and east asia to peace is vitally important. they will continue it working with japan, china, the u.s. and other countries with problems involving north korea and also make use of its friendly ties. >>> the death toll continues to rise from a typhoon that wreaked havoc in the philippines. more than a thousand people are dead or missing after the storm hit on friday. more than 340,000 people have been affected. and nhk reports from the disaster zone where relief workers are struggling to reach the victims. >> in this village, flash floods and mudslides triggered by the typhoon took away dozens of lives and tore down hundreds of homes. the storm caused floods own landslides on the mountainous island. the northern cities were among the worst affected areas. >> translator: water was circling around then rocks were coming down from the mountains and hitting hous

for months, the situation on the korean peninsula is getting worse. march, 2010. outh korean sailors killed. >> the evidence is overwhelming. and condemning. the torpedo that sunk the chinun and took the lives of 46 south korean sailors was fired by a north korean submarine. and the united states strongly condemns this act of aggression. >> north korea denies its responsible, but there's outrage around the world and especially in seoul. november 2010. north korea shells the south korean island, killing two south korean marines and two civilians. north korea says it's in response to south korean ships firing into its waters. there's panic in south korea. and fear that a new war is about to begin. addi adding to the tension, word that the north koreans have improved their capability to make nuclear bombs. >> the size of the enrichment program was stunning. >> even the united states is getting ready for possible conflict. president obama ordered the u.s.s. george washington aircraft carrier to steam toward the korean peninsula. >> what we're seeing is a real display o

they agreed to work together to maintain the stability of the korean peninsula. the leaders held talks in beijing. they agreed their governments will keep in close contact following the death of north kreen leader kim jong-il. noda said they concluded that a nuclear free korean peninsula and peace are common interests for countries in the region. >> translator: it is very good timing for us to exchange opinions with china, the host of the six-party talks, and the country which has the most influence on north korea. >> translator: your visit is significant because in a few days it will be 2012 which marks the 40th anniversary of normalized ties. >> the prime minister said he and wen agreed japan china and north koreas will start negotiations early next year and asked went for help in breaking the deadlock over north korea's abductions of japanese nationals. noda is scheduled to meet chinese president during the day. they, too, are expected to discuss north korea and boosting bilateral ties. >>> north korea's state-run newspaper reported that kim jung ill issued or

china hopes to play an active role in achieving peace and stability on the korean peninsula in continued cooperation with north korea. >> reporter: diplomatic sources in beijing say the only change in the north korean government will be kim jong-un taking over as leader. they expect him to be supported by the man who is married to kim jong-il's younger sister. the chinese government appears to be planning to step up security around the border to prevent north koreans from fleeing into china. reporting for nhk world, beijing. >>> and more on they are reacting to the death of the northorean leader. >> the main concern for japan is whether there is smooth transfer of power to kim's third son, kim jong-un. he tried to hoe the public and world that he was his successor. the world is watching for signs of instability in the nation. there's been no official statement from the korean workers party on the country's official succession plan, but there has been -- there have been clear indications that kim jong-un will be in charge. japan and other neighboring countries hope for a smooth succession

north korea got together near the imjingak border near the demilitarized zone that splits the korean peninsula. they flighted balloons. the papers criticize the transfer of power from kim il sung to kim jong-il to kim jong-un. >> translator: we plan this event in a bid to make north koreans realize the reality and help them rise in revolt. we hope unification will come soon. >> reporter: among the defectors, there are people who believe kim's death is a turning point for their cause. this man left north korea when he was 14 years old. he lost his parents when he was young. he and his sister risked their lives to escape the north's food shortages and poverty. he went on to study in japan and now works for a group in seoul that supports people from his homeland. >> translator: i am deeply attached to my home country. i would like to contribute to developing north korea and the korean peninsula as a whole. >> reporter: while the defectors are hopeful that the death of kim jong-il could bring about change, they also know that change won't come easy. they are going to try to play their part in shap

japan is a voicing fears of a possible military escalation in the korean peninsula following the death of the north leader kim jong il the warning follows a state of emergency a military declared by south korea or china and has expressed its condolences but is also reported to have sent ships to its border with the reclusive state it's all being driven by years of a possible succession conflict as the late son kim jong il has to assume power the country's declared a period of mourning with state t.v. showing outpourings of emotion from across the country and he said now wait our ports and the man who personified north korea's call me the stage. a mystery to the world what now for north korea with its leader kim jong il gone this massive military parade was held in two thousand and eight to mark north korea's sixtieth anniversary. wasn't there to greet the crowd with words you just did he suffered a stroke in two thousand and three reports claim to. have diabetes and been replaced in public by stand ins hired to. obviously as a security measure he never spoke to the media had a profound

they were already mounting on the korean peninsula really this time last year with the south accusingemember the attack that killed four south koreans? former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. bill richard areson went to pyongyang on an unofficial visit to help the tensions. wolf blitzer went along on that trip, joins me from washington. wolf, i remember when you were gone. it was, had what, six days in pyongyang last zes. just in terms of color, because certainly i've never been in north korea, even when you just land there, they take your passport and your cell phone and blackberry, is that right? >> right. i didn't even bring my blackberry or cell phone. i was in beijing. i left it all there. i was afraid to even take it with me to pyongyang because i knew they would confiscate your cell phone or blackberry or laptop in addition to your passport and they would hold it. if i was there for six days i didn't know what they would do for six days, try to open it up and copy it or whatever. so i just left it in beijing iflt didn't even bring it along because i knew it would potentially be comp

and as i was saying earlier, the korean peninsula has been extremely tense. r ago. there were exchanges between north and south korea. artillery and all sorts of incidents. the sinking of a south korean war ship boo ty the north korea. so this is a situation that the u.s., indeed all of asia, will be watching very closely. there are nearly 30,000 u.s. troops along the demilitarized zone, the dmz between north and south korea. so you have the potential there for a lot of nervousness right now. and i assume there's a process going forward. i assume -- >> so the rest of the leadership, i'm sure they have a plan but let's see how it unfolds. no one is going to be more nervous right now than south korea. they'll be watching this very, very closely because they, obviously, have the most at stake in this situation. >> wolf, you know, i'm glad you said that. as i said just before introducing you, south korean -- >> it's an emergency response status right now. >> elise, we'll get to you in a minute. we can hear you. >> south korean government is on emergency response s

commitment to stability in the korean peninsula. >>> korean americans are also reacting to the deathlos angeles. it has the largest population, i understand, of koreans in the united states. what are people saying? >> reporter: suzanne, i can tell you that the community here is 200,000 strong. the reactions have been misse mixed. not because they're in mourning, but they're wondering what comes next. many people have close ties to core rea. they have family members here, many, especially the older people, remember the impact of the korean war. they're watching this thing very closely, suzanne. we went to a diner this morning. it was interesting to see groups of people gathered around the table at the diners. they were looking at this newspaper and newspapers like this. you can see the headlines talking about the death of this leader. they were also watching the television sets. they were glued listening on their ipods and up to the radio, to radio core rea. we came here to radio korea and we were talking to the associate director. he said that they've been in rolling coverage ever si

clear skies will extend across the korean peninsula and china today. the indochina peninsula looks to be largely dry now. vietnam will showers. that will be in part due to our tropical depression in the south china sea. now washi has since weakened but for the philippines we're looking at a lot of monsoonal throw going on in. a lot of precipitation along the eastern coastline. northern areas in particular are starting to report heavier rain amounts in the past 24 hours. chances are scattered showers will be high for any part of the country. so areas in particular dealing with the aftermath of the tropical storm system washi. you do want to watch out for any additional showers. tuesday's highs. we're looking at 10 in tokyo. 19 hong kong. then heating up to 31 in bangkok. over towards the americas, we are looking at plenty of activity moving through the mid-section of the united states. snow has been back in the southwest. central plains states. while in the south here across texas and towards oklahoma, showers and even some severe weather impacting the

. >>> a respect system is bringing cold, northerly winds to china, korean peninsula and japan, bringingery chilly weather, and winds are creating sea effect rain and snow across the western half of japan, particularly wet and windy in tokyo area. expecting as much as 30 centimeters of snow by saturday morning. those conditions will likely continue here throughout the day. across the korean peninsula, this is across the eastern portions, and as for china, rain as well as mountain snow will develop over the inland area. down towards the south, heavy rain will continue across vietnam as well as southern thailand, raising risks of flooding and land slides. temperature wise, cooling down to 8 degrees in tokyo. showers are still lingering, but that should taper off by this afternoon, and 0 degrees in seoul, and 1 degree in beijing. heading to the americas, eastern canada still has blowing snow conditions. winds could exceed 120 kilometers per hour. but it is moving northeasterly direction, so things should improve by friday afternoon. meanwhile, strong northerly winds prevailing over the grea

across the korean peninsula, a wintry mix should taper off across the eastern portions on saturday. as for china, rain and mountain snow will develop over the inland area. down towards the south, heavy rain will continue in vietnam and southern thailand throughout the day, that is raising the risks of flooding as well as landslides. temperature wise, expecting 8 degrees in tokyo, some showers are still lingering but that should taper off by this afternoon and zero degrees in seoul and one degree in beijing. across the south, 33 in bangkok and 17 degrees in hong kong. heading over to europe, a powerful winter storm has been battering northern europe. as you can see the isobars are close together, meaning that extremely fierce winds are blowing over the british isles, the southern scandinavian peninsula and the northern section of central europe, and on thursday the northern british isles were hit the hardest. we have some footage coming out of this area. coastal areas off the uk saw high waves and rough seas. hurricane force gusts well over 150 kilometers were recorded in scotland. t

noda said kim jong il's death should not have a negative impact on the korean peninsula. he said the role of china is important as the north's strongest ally and as the chair of the six-party talks. hu said not only china and japan, but also the rest of the world wished for peace and stability on the peninsula. he said china will work to restart nuclear talks and bring an end to the north's nuclear program through dialogue and cooperation. noda already met with chinese premier wen jiabao and spoke about this. >>> we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss "nuclear watch" and t"the road ahead" on "newsline." >>> hiro morita is up next with sports. >>> hello, sports fans and welcome to the last sports report for 2011. the bidding among major league baseball teams was intense for the opportunity to bring pitcher yu darvish overseas. under the

i would like to contribute to developing north korea and the korean peninsula as a whole. >> reporterile the defectors are hopeful that the death of kim jong-il could bring about change, they also know that change won't come easy. they are going to try to play their part in shaping the future of north korea. susumo kojima, nhk world, seoul. >>> now back here in japan, the olympus loss of more than a billion dollar betting on the market in the mid1990s and spent years trying to cover it all up. that's what we know so far about the case and here's what we don't know, exactly how much debt was hidden and who is to blame. tokyo prosecutors and police are trying to answer those questions. they raided the company's headquarters and the offices of some subsidiaries and seized documents. the investigators also searched the homes of former company executives. executives admit they used corporate purchases to hide investment losses. the investigators say company leaders concealed more than $1 billion through illegal accounting from the 1990s through 2008. one method, for example, was to transfe

. >>> this morning there are new concerns about the stability of the korean peninsula. after the death of north korean president of kim jong il. carroll han is in our washington, d.c. newsroom now. for carol. >> reporter: the white house is closely monitoring the situation on the korean peninsula especially after reports that north korea has test fired a short range missile on the same day the country announced the death of leader kim jong il. they cannot confirm the report right now but that country is on high alert this morning. around midnight eastern time president obama spoke over the phone with south korean president and both agreed to monitor all the developments. part of their concern there is very little known about this son. that is fizz mid 20s. he will try to aggressively assert to his claim to power. >> he is very young. he is quite inexperienced. not is known about him. there is lots of questions about what he is going to do. will he be able to consolidate his power? >> analysts at the cia have warned kim jong il's death could destabilize the country and ma

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when you look at the world at night and zoom into the korean peninsula, you can see the lights burning brightly in south korea and china, but hardly a flicker from north korea. the obama administration said today it hopes the changes in north korea will lead to better relations with the united states. norah o'donnell is at the white house tonight. norah? >> reporter: scott, tonight there are some real concerns about the transition. a senior u.s. official tells me that the jury is out on kim jong-un, that he is young, untested, inexperienced, and has "shown proclivities towards violence." u.s. officials say kim jong-un is a volatile personality. u.s. intelligence believes he encouraged the attacks on the south last year, including the sinking of that south korean naval ship, killing 46 and the shelling of an island. belligerent moves that u.s. officials suspect were meant to bolster un's credibility with military leaders. mindful of south korea's vulnerability, president bush placed a midnight call to one of his closest allies in the region south korean president lee and he reiterated t

now tensions across the korean peninsula are at the peak of the world waits to see what direction the north need to ship will take gregory clerk a form australian diplomat in asia specialist please the opportunity for better relations has already been lost. i am very pessimistic i think we will see a worsening of the situation i think it's almost certain that kim jong un will be unable to control the military he will be controlled by the military and they will do is take a harder line in international players we had a wonderful chance to improve relations kim jong il tried to improve relations with the united states and with japan but in both cases the hawks in japan and the united states intervened to prevent the improvement in relations in one hundred ninety four some very important period was reached between the united states and north korea to develop a nuclear reactor form of north korea to produce power those promises were not kept and this is freely admitted in the united states those promises were not kept because the hawks under bush said we don't need to make any concessions

military is standing ready to him below in asia specialist who's written extensively on the korean peninsula says it's still hard to predict the impact kim's death will have on events on the peninsula. the americans i think at the moment not moving climate because they want to keep tension on the korean peninsula apple's way of contain china that sell i would greet the american response whether they will decide that it's they want to come back a negotiator we don't yet know if we have a smooth transfer of power in the in the north knows i think it's likely. it will. we will move forward perhaps not this year but the following year when this new government in seoul and we may get a return to the engagement of the of the previous five years ago. if on the other hand those some sort of turmoil in the north if the. system is not maturity. that there is a collapsed then we may get into don't shoot from the south and then show who knows what will happen. the first time in forty two years libyans are celebrating their twentieth century liberation from former colonial powers independence day had bee

americans i think at the moment not moving climate because they want to keep tension on the korean peninsula apple's way of contain china that so i've agreed the american response where there are those who will decide that it's they won't come back a negotiator we don't yet know if we have a smooth transfer of power in the in the north i think it's likely. it will. we will move forward perhaps not this year but the following year when there's a new government in seoul and we may get a return you like to be engagement of the of the previous five years ago. if on the other hand those some sort of turmoil and more if the. systems mark maturity on that. then we may get into don't shoot from the start and then she who knows what will happen the first time in forty two years libyans are celebrating their twentieth century liberation from former colonial powers independence day had been banned and the colonel gaddafi was ousted with nato assistance and killed him on the revolution so far failed to bring peace with tribal violence on the rise and so on a boy to report from libya. this is what it's l

korean government. the stability on the peninsula is most important.situation, don't stay too much. >> that's right. and i think it's probably a smart response on the part of the world community. to most kim jong il will be remembered as an oppressive ruler who controlled a nation for 17 years through fear and intimidation. now that the man with all that power is gone, the big question, of course, is what will happen to north korea and its nuclear weapons. >> we are joined by ambassador kim, the consul general of the republic of korea here in new york. ambassador, thank you for being with us. >> good morning. thanks for the opportunity. >> the response from your government is very similar to what we've heard from the white house and state department, that we're interested in stability and peace in the region. what can you tell us about what the south korean government has gone through this morning. >> i think we have took all the measures that you can do from military and internal security and government officials, because we don't know what will happe

we remain committed to stability on the korean peninsula and to the security of our allies. tier rewas put on alert. the u.s. was not. we have troops on the most rev virginia leborder. no indication yet that the president has phoned japan's prime minister or chinese president. the reaction from north korean as has been emotional. news readers crying on television, people weeping in the street. the so-called deer leader was an almost mythical figure. his successor kim jong un is the son of his third wife. in his late 20s he is unskilled and untested. it was thought that kim jong-il sister, and husband and a trusted general will be the real authority. there had been plans for resumption of food aid to north koreanorth korea. both of those things are on old until we figure out who is in charge in north korea and whether kim jong un has enough power to make concessions to the west. jenna: a good reminder, that we have about 30,000 troops right on the border of north and south korea we'll pay close attention to that. thank you so much. jon: we have a lot of troops there on the sou

the white house says it's keeping a very close eye on the korean peninsula. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt has more on this. he is live with us here on oset. it's one of the nations about which we know maybe the very least in the world, i guess, jonathan. we are told at least that the dear leader is gone. >> we are told is he gone. this is a great danger. it's a great moment for north korea, a great moment of importance for the rest of the world too. because we simply don't know what is going to happen next. what we have lost here is a man who of all the dictators we have talked about through this extraordinary year probably had more control over his country than any of the other dictators. any assads, any qaddafis. kim jong il had complete and utter power. listen now to how one of the experts described how he took that power. >> when he took power in 1994, he co-opted the military, kind of downgraded the party and really ran what was called a military first country where the military, in conjunction with kim jong il, basically handled every

this situation should not be a threat to peace and stability in the korean peninsula. in order to maintain stability, we must be thoroughly prepared. >> brown: american troops in south korea did not go on higher alert, but kim's death could delay u.s. decisions to reengage the north on ending its nuclear program and on providing new food aid. under kim, north korea has been chronically unable to feed its population of 23 million. a famine in the late 1990s reportedly killed more than 200,000. afterward, more north koreans began trying to escape the repressive regime. the problem has only marginally improved. the country still relies heavily on food aid, and many children are mall nourished. in washington today, secretary of state hillary clinton voiced hope for improved relations after meeting with the japanese foreign minister. >> we both share a common interest in a peaceful and stable transition in north korea, as well as in ensuring regional peace and stability. we reiterate our hope for improved relations with the people of north korea and remain deeply concerned

. >> on the korean peninsula, nasdaq dropped 22. also helped pull the markets lower because of europe. >>> it's the end of the road for swedish auto maker saab. the auto maker has been in business for more than six decades and the first to include seat belts in the late '60s. general motors used to be the parent company. >>> there are crews that prepare this week for a mile of cable when that job is finished, a new span will be the longest suspension bridge in the world. crews stretch 127 strands of cable where the cat walks are now. from the oakland to the tower and over to the island. cal tran said each strand should take 2 days to install. >> reporter: just built back in 2002, they pulled individual wires across to make up the big cable. for our new bridge, there will be a strand at one time. there's a massive system to do this work. >> the cal tran animation shows the ski lift type device they're using to lay the cable. it's expected to take about a year. >>> a 7 year old boy is in critical condition tonight after he fell from a

couple days ago and their prime topic of discussion was how we achieve stability around the korean peninsulahave the minister of foreign affairs that how are we going to manage the life after kim jong-il in the korean peninsu peninsula. nobody wants any sudden change of the status quo in the korean peninsula. so the key word here for understanding is how they want to maintain the status quo of the stability. >> right. >> the stability would be the key word. >> all right. professor choi, stand by, if you would. we do appreciate your perspective and analysis on this. i do want to make the point to our viewers across the globe, people across the united states are tuning in to us and in our usual global viewers, we do not know if these pictures are live or not, but we do know that they are from north korean tv. and that they are very carefully choreographed. these are the pictures that north korea wants the world to sea, wailing people on the streets here. and their dear leader, in a car, right at the head of the procession with a gigantic picture of the dear leader, kim jong-il. and of course,