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which all koreans agree. u.s. congress has passed the resolution unanimously around 435 members on the comfort women issue. state department in washington has also announced its position, clear position on the comfort women issue. i think that the u.s. government should continue to send its clear message to japan that any careless remarks, which remind people of the military's past of japan, should not be repeated. and that is in the interest of everyone. let me say briefly about this collective self-defense. abe government in japan is now pursuing the idea of collective self-defense. the cabinet has introduced this concept, first applied through a cabinet decision. i think that this collective self-defense should not in any way impair the peace and security in the region. for the u.s. government, for the obama administration, which is now pursuing rebalance to asia, japan's security role is something that could be acceptable or maybe something that could be welcomed. but the sensitive issue can occur between japa

i think the north koreans want a freebie here. they want a platform to express their views with the u.s. government and the six party countries, china, japan, russia, south korea. and so what we also have, carol, is a new north korean leader that has its own way of negotiating. we don't know much about him. in the past, i would say other envoys are were able to go with his father and, you know, you set some parameters. okay, in exchange for this, we send humanitarian aid, we do this. but we don't know much about this guy, so he's testing us. but the fact that they had this interview and the good news, the only other good news is that they were apparently being treated properly, humanely, though kenneth bae is in a labor camp, the poor guy has been there over two years, his health is failing. he's got a family that wants him out. all three of them. so i think this will spark within the administration some kind of a policy analysis on what we do next. so in a way it is a good sign. >> well, you know, if i were kenneth bae's family o

i have to say that some were south koreans trying to convince us they were never part of the north korean army, but were having a hard time doing so. we do not have the personnel to man that. when you have so many people, you have to turn it over to the prisoners themselves. so, we put them in charge then, meaning non-communist. right away a whole bunch of prisoners we captured say they do not want to go back to north korea or china. can we make them go back in the climate of the early cold war where we are trying to win in ideological battle against communism? would that look good for truman, forcing people back to a communist regime that do not want to go there? it would not look good. so, we put people in charge. so, what the chinese do, they will send operatives to be captured -- communist operatives -- who will work in the camps to build up communist forces and they start killing each other. the communist's and non-communists. when it gets down to the time -- we have already announced, we will not accept anyone saying they are not communist. the reason we do that, the chinese say, we

i am the american who has been here the longest since the korean war. and i do believe that the sooner that this gets resolved, it would be better for not only myself, for the rest of the other americans who may come. actually, i'm the only prisoner in the camp. i've been the only prisoner in the camp for the last year-and-a-half. >> so there you have it. at least that's what our cameras were allowed to capture, these snippets from precisely timed five-minute interval interviews. now to the back story. cnn's will ripley and his crew have been in north korea for five days, covering the topics, let's just say that north korea wants the world to see. but then, as he and his crew were out having lunch, they got a phone call that changed everything. here's will's version of events, live from pyongyang. >> reporter: yeah, we were pulled away from lunch into the hallway and told that something had had come up and we had an urgent change of plans. we were supposed to go to temple in the afternoon, but instead told to take our gear, get on a van. we had been tak

>> guest: it's, you know, i'm south korean, and, i mean, i'm an american, but having a south korean background is not exactly a blessing because korea is, as we know, is kind of technically still at war. so, but there are groups in the organizational place, so there's these groups that get in. so the first time i went in with this pro-north korean group which was fascinating because i got to see the, you know, i wasn't going in there as a tourist, i went there as a youth delegate, i guess, posing as a youth delegate there to honor the great leader. and then i ended up writing a long feature for -- [inaudible] after that. i also covered the philharmonic in 2008 to pyongyang. i went in for harper's magazine. so i went in as a journalist. so i've been looking for a chance to actually really see north korea because it's impossible to see. i have covered the sectors which you can cover from china or south korea. and that is one part of the story, because these are the people who left, not about the people who are live anything there. finally, i found about this school that was being set up by chris

korean team. flight carrying 94 north koreans deported from pyongyang on thursday. the participants include players and coaches of men's and women's soccer teams, the first group of more than 270 north koreans scheduled to take part in the competition. the games will begin on september 19th. members of the a civic group promoting better interkorean times met a group at the airport. they raised a banner claiming we welcome the team. athletes from the north waved back. police are beefing up security as south korean as opposing the athletes might stage protests during the event. they initially planned to send a cheer leading group but dropped the idea saying seoul was against it. >>> an artist has been painting pictures of her devastated hometown for about three years. it lies in fukushima prefecture and was heavily damaged in the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. through her paintings she tells the story of a broken and deserted city returning to life. >> reporter: this solo exhibition is taking place

but the north koreans are saying, no, no.y, send an official person from the administration. i don't think they're interested in like nongovernment envoys. in the past, i used to go, you know, president clinton. i think they're saying they want an official to official talks. so, you know, the good news, john, is that the fact that they trotted them out, they gave access to your reporters means that there is negotiating room, that there is a possibility for a deal, but it gets very complicated with the north koreans. >> to be discussions. so i think they're being very . and they shouldn't be there. and we should do everything we can to get them out. make it a humanitarian issue. but, again, the north koreans, they, you know, they're in their own stratosphere. they have peculiar way of negotiating. when this new leader, john, he's not the way his father was. we used to be able with his father to negotiate a little more directly so we don't know much about the new leaders negotiating. >> to be clear, kenneth bae is in a labor ca

kim yo-jong, then senior officials of the military and korean workers party. the announcer read out the sister's name before mentioning the party's first vice director. experts say this is the first time she has been given priority over the key party figure. yo-jong has reportedly been accompanying her brother on inspection tours since state-run media first introduced her by name in march. >>> two senior chinese diplomats have expressed hope for better relations with japan. china's ambassador to japan cheng yonghua spoke on thursday at a ceremony to mark the 35th anniversary of tokyo and beijing becoming friendship cities. >> translator: i hope beijing and tokyo will promote science and technical cooperation, human and cultural cooperation, and expand bilateral exchanges. i would like people on both sides to enhance happiness through those activities. >> the event was hosted by the tokyo-based japan/china friendship association and other groups. chung said relations are at a low point due to serious mutual distrust over issues of history and territory. he pled

she was korean. she did own a store in south los angeles but it was not su, but just the idea she was back in the community had people raring to go in order to protest and to boycott. >> host: bren a stevenson, is there a conflict, there is an issue between from community -- between the african-american community and korean gross grosser. >> guest: there was but not as bad as in 1991. people have just gotten used to, i think in the african-american community, to having corian shop keepers. shop keepers have gotten used to everything black and latino client clientele. so the communication was better. there was a lot of, who done between the korean community and the black community to bridge the gap so that people would understand one another better, and intentions would be understand better. many korean shopkeepers have hired african-american and lat teen know workers -- latino workers from community to work in their shops. that was one of the complaints against them previously. there's been a number

the north koreans want a linkage. and i think the united states -- i think properly so, wants them to take some steps, at least moratorium on detonating any more nuclear weapons. they really have been excessive in their belligerence and their use of these weapons to scare the entire world. so i think something must be worked on. i think it will. so i saw these interviews as a good sign that may start a process of negotiating the rightful release of these three individuals who are obviously suffering. >> sure. bill richardson, thank you so much, we appreciate that. >>> the british prime minister wants to take bold steps to safeguard his country from islamist militants. after the break we will show you what he wants to do. >>> also ahead, a celebrity hacking scandal is shaking up hollywood. how you could be putting your own secrets at risk. without even knowing it. in your skincare? but do s neutrogena naturals. a line of naturally derived skincare with carefully chosen, clinically proven ingredients and no harsh chemic

most north koreans are lucky to earn that much in a week.ivileged to ride a horse, this girl says. and she is. we only see a handful of people here. our next stop, the government wants us to see a park outside pyongyang. full of scaled down versions of the capital city's monuments and architectural treasures built at great expense. and within site of the even more expensive originals. you can actually see the real monuments there off in the distance in pyongyang. the jutjai tower is built for putting your country first. saying if this is the brain, citizens are the limbs. you can live without a limb but not without a brain. >> we choose it as our faith. >> you choose to be a part of the growth? >>. >> reporter: but studying is not a choice, it's compulsory for everyone it one place to do it the grand people's study house. supposedly 30 million volumes here. the few books we see are well worn. the rest, locked away. to get to then, you have to ask this woman. they come out a chute at the bottom. another place to learn, the freshly renovated w

he would like to hold summit talks with south korean president park. abe had former japanese prime minister give park a letter. officials at the south korean presidential office say abe suggested meeting her on the sidelines of conferences this november. park said the japanese must first take action on the so-called comfort women issue. she said relations after past summit talks became worse. and she said she would need to make thorough preparations to realize a meeting with abe. >>> a much awaited report on officials abducted to north korea will likely be delayed. officials in pyongyang have informed japan their investigation is still in the initial stage. japan's cheap cabinet secretary suga says pyongyang conveyed the information through diplomatic channels in beijing. >> translator: north korean officials said their special investigation committee is sincerely conducting investigations related to all japanese. they added that the investigations are still in an initial stage and expect they will be completed in about a year. they said they cannot co

north korean official monitored the interviews. how are the americans doing?make it back home to the u.s. here is some of what kenneth bae, held for two years, had to say. >> what do you know about the charges -- do you believe you're guilty of the charges

these luxuries are not a to most north koreans. the japanese authorities are seeking the extradition of the hijackers and their wives. nhk world, tokyo. >>> japan's research whaling is under scrutiny at the international whaling commission's general meeting in slovenia. they discussed the draft resolution submitted by new zealand. it's aimed at delaying the resumption of japan's research whaling. the new zealand delegation called for review of regulations. delegates said the purpose of research whaling should be scrutinized. the international court of justice ordered japan in march to halt its program in the antarctic ocean. the japanese representative said the court ruling only applies to japan's research whaling. he said it does not have the power to change iwc regulations. even if the draft resolution is adopted, it will not be legally binding. but japan will be put in a difficult position as it plans to continue its whaling program. japanese officials are trying to win the understanding of the other delegates. >>> fishery offic

he according to north korean media is accused of leaving a bible in his hotel.e thing about all three of these u.s. citizens that all experts practically agree on is the fact that north korea wants a high-profile american official to go to north korea to pay lip service and try to secure the release of them. this has a precedent. this has happened in the past we've seen former presidents bill clinton and jimmy carter have been to pi i don't think yang to try to secure the release of previous detainees. it's worked so experts say this is what pyongyang wants. >> paula hancocks thank you so much for letting us know what's happening we appreciate it. >> thanks, paula. >>> a cop killer is on the loose in pennsylvania or somewhere in that region, maybe new york, maybe new jersey. so where are authorities looking and do they have a suspect? we'll tell you what they know. if i told you that a free ten-second test could mean less waiting for things like security backups and file downloads you'd take that test, right? what are you waiting for? you could literally be done

>> no. >> or other people, koreans, that are in prison? >> no, there's actually -- i'm the only prisoner in the camp. i've been the only prisoner in the camp for last year and a half. i didn't have anybody else in the camp, other than the guard and -- there is one doctor stationed there as well. >> so how many staff members are overseeing you? >> at least 15 or 20 people, daily basis. but there are about 30 or more people in the camp. >> do you get to talk to people on a daily basis? what kind of communication do you have? >> just talking with -- just with the guard and, you know, just a small talk and that's all. >> anything else important you want to say in our final seconds? >> well, i do need help from the u.s. government, and my health is failing. and i've been -- since the last time i was transferred back to the camp, i lost already 15 pounds or more. it's been very difficult to stay in the camp right now. so i do ask the u.s. government and people out there to really put an effort to send somebody to make it work. >> thank you, mr.

and north korean standpoint, trying to execute a peace tretty with the u.s. parties as well as reach a more normal relationship through at that time exchange of embassies and ambassadors. and so forth. and in that arena, the u.s. has repeatedly offered to send its special human rights coordinator or envoy from north korea, robert king, to go and fetch kenneth bae. going back to before the other two were detained earlier this year. north korea will have nothing of that unless it's tied to the resun assumption of officials talks where the two sides' agendas can be addressed. >> do you think there will be a resumion of official talks and what would be the order of release? is this something that the u.s. is even amenable to or should pursue? >> well, i think the u.s. needs to be nudged just a little bit. it's gone --'s been quite forward leaning actually in this respect. but if it would go a little bit further and in these channels indicate that the official talks indeed will resume if these three prisoners are released, now, obviously, that's a very sensitive p

now, clouds are ungulfing parts of the korean peninsula as well as japan. we have some pictures coming out of northern kyushu to show you how bad the situation was this morning. fung-wong is affecting western japan now. the picture coming out of nagasaki this morning. ferry services have been suspended. and authorities are advising people to watch out for floods, swollen rivers, and fierce winds. again, heavy rain is anticipated for many areas of japan, as we go in to thursday. now, because of this low pressure system, southerly winds will flow in so the mountains facing the south will see especially heavy rainfall. we're expecting about 250 millimeters of rain for tokai region. 200 millimeters in kinki which is enough to cause flooding and landslides. and tohoku 120 mill meters. the peak of her very rain will occur in western japan today, while central japan will see the stormiest conditions by tomorrow morning. northern japan will see stormy weather as we go into tomorrow afternoon. on top of heavy rainfall, there's a concern for tornadoes, as well as gus

choi, though, is proud to be fighting under the south korean flag.sional she's not asian games and seems relieved she will not be fighting against a north korean contender, knowing if she wins her rival could be out of a job. paula hancocks, cnn, seoul. >>> well, finally, people can't seem to get enough of the most famous newlyweds in venice right now, or perhaps the world. of course we're talking about actor george clooney and his new wife, amal alamuddin. they stepped out to a throng of photographers on sunday. their first public appearance since their marriage a day earlier. the newlyweds took a taxi boat ride on the grand canal. a notice from city authorities says the city hall area will be closed monday afternoon for two hours, presumably for their civil ceremony. what a dashing couple. >>> well, pro-democracy protesters in hong kong say they aren't giving up, even after a violence night. it's not violent right now. but look at the number of people. we'll get a live update from hong kong in just a few minutes. as rosemary church picks up the nex

they have asked for the forgiveness of the north korean government. but the fact is, they have now pleaded guilty to a crime here in this country. just like kenneth bae did. kenneth bae was found guilty, now serving 15 years working at a labor camp. and these men are staying in hotels, the other two americans in hotels right now. they're due to go on trial within the month. and they know that their conditions could drastically change if they do go on trial and are found guilty and then would be immediately sentenced after that. they could also end up in a labor camp. that's why you hear them say words like a desperate situation. we need help now. time is running out. >> there are much bigger questions that we're going to talk to some experts about, about the situation, about really what this was all about, perhaps, for these americans, for north korea. but in the 60 seconds i have you remaining live from pyongyang in this satellite window, is there anything else you saw, anything that struck you about the interview that you have yet to share on cnn. >

this is a way for the north koreans to ratchet up the pressure.'s another calculated thing they're doing. the timing of the interview being labor day, a lot of stuff going on in the world right now, and this is a way independent dramatic fashion through interviews and in way to cut through what the north koreans see is the news clutter, all going on with isis and ukraine. this is a way to hopefully for them to put pressure to let the u.s. government know that north korea still has these people and that they want the u.s. to do something about it. >> as somebody who was inside the administration trying to game out and figure out the north koreans which is not easy to do, put yourself in the state department right now. analyzing these interviews. what information do you think can be gained by reviewing these tapes? >> well, as you said, be no one knows what's really going on in terms of what the leadership is thinking. one possibility is that this is just again a cynical ploy for them to get some kind of benefit. that's a possibility a lot of people

the first is, look, we north koreans, we're still around, it's not just isis.t just ukraine, russia, middle east. we're still at the top of the news. number two, they are sending a signal saying we're ready to bargain for the three hostages. they are bar goning chips. united states, you sneed to start talking to us and the third message which was probably the north koreans pressuring the americans to say, one, we're being treated properly, two, send an american envoy, in other words, a government envoy, that was significant. not an outside envoy. not a non-government envoy but a government envoy. those were the three messages that they were sending. but most importantly we're ready to deal for the hostages. >> help us understand some of the intricacies here if you can. it's so interesting to me that they didn't speak directly to the united states. they haven't. north korea won't speak or communicate directly with the united states. they chose to do it through a journalist to make sure the message was delivered. talk about what that end game would be. we're invi

the north koreans want a linkage. i think the united states, i think properly so, wants them to take some steps, at least a moratorium on detonating any more nuclear weapons. they really have been excessive in their belligerence and their use of these weapons to scare the entire world. so i think something must be worked on. i think it will. so i saw these interviews as a good sign that may start a process of negotiating the rightful release of these three individuals who are obviously suffering. >> bill richardson, thanks so much. we appreciate that. >>> well, let's hope. >> they're holding the three americans, but it was back in march, there was a 75-year-old australian missionary who was arrested in north korea. because he was australian, they apologized and let him go. so clearly there's a political advantage to holding the three americans there. >> we'll watch and see what happens next. >> sure. when we come back here, an emergency in senegal and fears that the numbers of ebola cases could just explode. >>> plus,

korean government the ability to blackmail. >> north korea is trying hard.y have ski resorts that they are trying to sell, beaches that they are trying to sell. and they have the hotel which the south koreans go, but half a decade ago they shot a seen woman. she strayed off the path and some soldiers shot and killed her. this is the reality of north korea. whether you are a south korean chinese, this is a dangerous place to go to. it's especially dangerous for men's. >> gordon chang we'll talk about north korea, i am sure they'll make new, unfortunately, with this type of behaviour. it's good to see, as always. >> switching topics to whether the important ally could split up. after 307 years, scotland may choose to become an independent state on thursday. some 4 million voters will decide the future of the british union, and in aberdeen on monday david cameron, british prime minister pleaded with the scots to keep the country hold. >> we want you to stay, head, heart and soul we want you to stay. please don't nix mix up the temporary and the permanent. if yo

choi is proud to be fighting under the south korean flag.a professional she's not eligible for the asian games and seems relieved she will not be fighting against a north korean contender, upknowing that if sh wins, her rival could be out of a job. >> well, hearts must have been broken around the world when george clooney, hollywood's most eligible bachelor, got married. the actor wed human rights lawyer amal alamuddin in venice on is the. look at those images. but the celebrations and formalities, they will continue for some time yet. earlier, i spoke with kim sarah fin about the big event, the senior editor of "in touch weekly" magazine. >> kim, thanks so much for joining us. so george clooney, he has tied the knot. but it's not over yet, is it? still more to come. >> ygs, it's been a long time coming this wedding so obviously it's going to be a four-day affair. we waited long enough to see george married. he's been waiting a long time. so they're making it a four-day event. friday night there were the bachelor and bachelorette events. sat

. >>> north korean officials have informed japan that their investigations into the fates of japanese nationals aabducted by the north are still in the initial stage. japan's chief cabinet secretary yoshihide suga, says they've communicated through diplomatic routes in beijing. suga said japanese government leaders want to know the progress of the investigation. >> translator: north korean officials said their special investigation committee is sincerely conducts investigations related to all japanese. they added that the investigations are still at an initial stage and expect they will be completed in about a year. they said they cannot comment beyond the current stage at this point. >> suga says the government has demanded that the investigations should cover the abductees and other missing japanese nationals in a comprehensive manner. he says it should be done quickly. he added that leaders in tokyo will work to promptly obtain a briefing on the latest situation. north korea set up the special committee in july. suga says both sides agreed that the first report may come in the late

she's been actively working to bring home japanese nationals who were abducted by north korean agents in the 1970s and '80s. she's been the chair of the ldp's policy board in the upper house. ministers will tender their resignations at a meeting later in the day. the chief cabinet secretary will announce the reshuffled line-up after that. >>> he was given a chance to leave the country after his democratic party's vikt are i in the lower house election in 2012. he took up a laundry list of pressing measures. misuo kijima looks back. >> reporter: shinzo abe was a familiar face when he lead his liberal democrats to victory in the last lower house election but he came with fresh ideas about how to write japan's finances. >> translator: let's do the best we can to revive the economy. >> reporter: abenomics designed to end tax deflation that's hung on for decades. abe only has six months to convince voters. he and other members of his ruling coalition swept to victory again in the election for the upper house. >> translator: voters want us to create political stability and push ahead with o

the south korean kospi ended 0.3% lower and hit a fresh two-month low. china is one of south korea's largest trading partners. investors also focused on hsbc's manufacturing report on china. it came in at 50.2 for september. that was unchanged from august. the shanghai composite hit a new high for the year for the fifth day in a row. meanwhile here in tokyo a report on weak industrial output raised doubts about the strength of the japanese economy. the nikkei average ended the day lower 0.8%. 16,173. investors also avoiding risks on the final day of the second quarter in japan. and in sydney shares rebounding and closing up more than half a conspiracy, 5,292. strong banking stocks supported the market today. >>> government officials in japan have released some figures that give insight into the state of the economy. they say in august the labor market showed signs of recovery. officials at the internal affairs ministry say the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. that's the first time in three months that it's gone down. the number of people with jobs rose by

creativity startups to bio farms that change our lives so san francisco will play an important roll in korean american relationships in years to come the san francisco committee will be celebrating a 4 years anniversary we're planning to celebrate those through competitive events and a creation of a memo book it talked about the 4 years if you are planning on paratransit please consider our committee we hope that mayor park and mayor ed lee will bring moos much prosperity to our cities. >> thank you for joining your commission city meeting for mayor parks. >> thank you and now i'd like to introduce our schemed mayor, mayor ed lee to kickoff our signing ceremony here today (clapping) thank you supervisor kim good morning, everyone. welcome to the people palaces and mayor our esteemed work our relationship is very strong and, of course, today is we're extending a sincere warm welcome to marry park and our entire delegation mayor park and i were talking about how our cities are so alike and you'll finding out if the you now he's a great state of technology navigate he told us this morning he has

south korean market a bit in the doll troubles today.'s kick it out to what's going on here in hong kong. last time i checked, we were marginally down here as well. hong kong seeing a fallback here about 1/3 of 1%, 2/3 of 1%. this is the spectrum of more protests on the street of the city with the occupy movement protesting against the lack of democracy or democracy with chinese characteristics being proposed by beijing. also, it is the open rio. in tokyo, we have that on the other side of the break. ♪ >> what is the problem with samsung? of more sanctions against russian and the ruble has never had less value. australia central-bank decides on interest rates. let's get to the latest on the markets. taking more positive and less bad news coming out of that account in australia. it is all playing out when it comes to the trading day. >> a lot of things to consider right now. australia, what is happening there? we are flat for the index. it is about the mining stocks. prices in focus today. we saw a slight rebound on monday. 87 u.s. dollar

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they have supported them militarily, certainly in the past in the korean war.this major benefactor, china, lately there have been tensions between north korea and china with north korea sending troops and tanks to the border. so you have that at play. tension with that relationship. there's a possible thawing of relations in the works for japan. the u.s. sanctions overshadow everything. they cripple the economy in north korea. now, north korean government saw an opportunity with three detainees in their country to put them in front of our cameras and send a message to the united states. take a listen. >> this is an opportunity for bill clinton to come back and he can release a couple journalists. maybe george w. bush, it's his turn to try his hand. i would appreciate help they could lend. bring us home. >> i do believe that special envoy needs to come to solve this. >> requesting help for a long time and there's been no movement from my government. the american government is known for having a strong policy of protecting its citizens. for my case, there's still

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the north korean government has allowed a cnn crew to interview three americans being held captive in the nation for perpetrating hostile acts. each spoke for about five minutes at a hotel. one of them is matthew todd bakersfield, california, taken into custody in april after the government said that he tore up his tourist visa, looking for asylum in north korea. >> i have been requesting help for a long time and there has been no movement from a government. serving a bay is prison term. there is speculation that he was detained for carrying religious literature. in south korea, he immigrated to the united states at age 16. >> i have been left here the longest as an american since the korean war. leftd this man allegedly the bible inside of the hotel where he had been saying -- staying. is the first thing on my mind right now. >> as they await trial, all three men have formally apologized to the north korean government, asking for her give miss. in the meantime they say they have been treated reasonably do admit toey growing more desperate as time goes by. newsroom, john gonzalez. >>

(cheers and applause) nation, i'm no fan of korean dictator and evil potato kim jong un.'ve told 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 larg

whether you are a south korean chinese, this is a dangerous place to go to.s especially men's. >> gordon chang we'll talk about north korea, i am sure they'll make new, unfortunately, with this type of behaviour. it's good to see, as always. >> switching topics to whether the important ally could split up. after 307 years, scotland may choose to become an independent state on thursday. some 4 million voters will decide the future of the british union, and in aberdeen on monday david cameron, british prime minister pleaded with the scots to keep the country hold. >> we want you to stay, head, heart and soul we want you to stay. please don't nix mix up the temporary and the permanent. if you don't like me, i won't be there forever. if you don't like the government. it won't last forever. if you leave the u.k., that will be forever. in edinburgh, independent leader alex salmond anticipated a break-up. the evidence is that more and more people want to put scotland's future into scotland's hands. >> i'm joined in new york by "guardian" reporter adam lavatt. the "g

. >> i am the american that's been here the longest since the korean war and i do believe that soonerer americans may come here in the future, as well. >> now it's worth pointing out it's still unclear exactly why the north koreans allowed cnn to interview the captives. will ripley filed this behind the scenes look at his meeting with the american prisoners. >> reporter: an abrupt detour, one minute we're on a sightseeing tour, the next we're in a van racing through the north korean countryside, government minders are on the phone getting instructions. there is a change of plans. we're told to expect an interview with a government official. when we pull up to the building, we learn who is really inside. mr. bay, will ripley. kenneth bay is serving 15 years. we get restricted access and two other detained americans. north korea is calling it a favor. we think they are looking for a line of communication with the u.s. >> i'm the only prisoner in the camp. >> reporter: bay is housed separately from what they estimate are 200,000 north korean prisoners. the human rights group endure horri