china urged north korea to exercise self-restraint. its officials had expressed hope the north would behave cautiously from the broad per suspect i of peace and stability on the korean peninsula. that the leadership in pyongyang did not heed that call and went ahead with the launch anyway. it demonstrates that china's influence on the north is limited. it should be noted here that china has been calling for more action from other countries. its contention is that the rest of the world should act to prevent tension on the peninsula from escalating further. china is apparently concerned that strong international criticism will cause north korea to take an even harder stance. beijing believes that would wipe out any chance of a breakthrough in resolving the situation. it appears china's officials will now move to control the damage. they'll be trying to use what influence they do have over their lie to prevent more provocative acts from north korea. nhk world, beijing. >> north korea's state-run television declared the launch a success. >>

it's north korea. would communicate like that but i think we crossed that bridge a decade ago. >> should the president reach out to a republican are, for example, and ask the republican, for example, to be secretary of state, secretary of defense? he's going to have a lot of openings in his national security. would that be wise snl. >> there's rumors that he's talking to a whole variety of people. but, you know, i want to go back to the bush years. look, this started years ago and it wasn't helpful that, you know, in the bush administration that democrats were targeted who didn't get along with the bush administration on a host of initiatives following 9/11. so i think we just need to stop it. i agree with senator lugar. ari and i were talking about iran and the threat that they posed and the missile threat of north korea. there's so many issues right now that we've got to come together and talk about as americans. not just partisans. >> unfortunately, we need to leave it there. let's hope 245 there is

last month, a leading member of china's communist party was the first official to visit north korea. although it's known he met with north korean's secretary kim jong un, it's not clear if it notified bejing before it went ahead with the watch. >> yuko aotani spoke with china and asked how china has reacted for north korea over this launch? >> the statement of regret from china's foreign ministry. beijing is unhappy about the launch, but remains to be seen how china deals with the issue at the united nations. the chinese government earlier indicated that the launch would violate u.n. security council resolutions and urged north korea to exercise self-restraint. the leadership in pyongyang did not heed that call and went ahead with the launch anyway and demonstrates that china's influence on the north is limited. how china views the fact that it failed to control its allies? we asked an expert at the state-backed thinktank. >> translator: i think the international community misunderstands or has exaggerated view of china's influence on the korean peninsula or on security in northeast a

contrasts the interpretations of un security council resolutions that two days ago north korea said the launch could be delayed due to technical problem and a south korean media even reported the rocket was being dismantled and looks like the north is trying to wrong foot its opponents. i don't know if it did that deliberately but the point that you mention really is very telling regarding the quality of our information about north korea despite all the satellites it behind under close observation of the launching site all those predictions of the largest being delayed or actually being called off have turned out to be wrong and i think this means that we should do a bit of soul searching on all sides are reliable all information is on which really is the end of the database or policies on north korea that being the case i mean from young says developing a peaceful space program better than some of the critics say it's testing technology to mount a nuclear warhead on a long range missile how big a threat in reality is north korea to its neighbors and the u.s. in your opinion. but there

what we hear from north korea is what north korea wants the world to hear. it is very difficult to get an indication on that. here in seoul, one senior government official told me they are concerned, even with failure that north korea carrying out with rocket launches they are still learning. they are learning from mistake and can get better. this is a trial and era for north korea. the more they do, even if they are failures in the yeas of the international community they are still learning from them. >> paula hancocks reporting live in south korea. we have this just in from our erin burnett who is not doing this show tonight because she is traveling with the secretary of defense. and the defense department acknowledged the missile launch, the statement goes on to say north american aerospace command officials tracked the launch at 7:49 p.m. eastern time. initial indications are the first stage fell to the yellow sea. the second stage was assessed to fall in to the philippines sea. initial indications are that the missile deployed an object that appeared to

kengo omata, nhk world. >>> the japanese government has announced that north korea has governnt officialshe north koreanwenthead wh the launch at 9:49 local time this morning. they say it went south and passed over japan's southernmost prefecture, okinawa. japan's self-defense force commanders had deployed personnel and interceptor missiles throughout the area, but they did not shoot down any debris. government officials estimate the missile fell into the pacific ocean about 300 kilometers east of the philippines. xinhua news agency say north korehas launched a rocket today, but there has been no related reports from north korea. we'll bring you more updates on this story as they come in. >>> now let's take a look at the extended weather forecast for selected cities around the world. >>> th story breaking to us this hour. the japanese government ha

. >>> north korea's rocket launch has set off another round of world condemnation. once again, much of the attention is on china. the north's most influential ally. today on china report, we look at the response from leaders in bejing and what motivates their longstanding relationship with an isolated regime. >> reporter: chinese media were quick to respond to the rocket launch. tv networks ran a news clip using reports by foreign news agencies. but it took a full six hours for the chinese government to issue a formal comment.ititititititit press conference of the foreign ministry. >> translator: it's regrettable that north korea went ahead with the launch, despite the international's community close attention. as a member of the united nations, the north has the obligation to respect security council resolutions. >> reporter: china is north korea's neighbor and the most important of its fuel lines, also an economic superpower, since fighting the korean war together, the two countries have maintained close relations. in september, north korea held a briefing in beiji

tight timetable. >> only way we will solve the north koreans nuclear weapons problem is by ending north koreas arduous task. it recognize that. but in the short-term we used up conventional devices. >> an aid to secretary of state clinton told me the administration is given concrete ideas to north koreans for a year, so-called step for step proposal that they studly rebuted. with the new secretary of state soon to take office it's unclear that second obama term will produce any changes in the north's current trajectory of that of the rockets. chris? >> chris: james rosen reporting from the state department. thanks for that. syria's opposition forces received the biggest boost yet today. more than 100 countrys recognized the syrian national coalition hours after president obama declared it was the legitimate representative of that country. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge tells us this opens the door for a dramatic boost in western aid and leads to a new set of problems. >> opposition forces advance toward damascus, including this attack on the syrian government interior min

yes, there is cooperation between iran and north korea. every north korean missile that they have produced has gone to iran. the shahab 1, 2, 3, 4 in iran are all north korean missiles. so there are definitely cooperation in engine rocket testing, and i would imagine this would be a new area of cooperation between iran and north korea now that they've demonstrated this long-range boost technology. >> and also, the issue with china, just one last quick question from you, the relationship that north korea has with china, their only ally, and yet china was trying to stop this from happening, too. >> yeah, it's truly sort of biting the hand that feeds you because the chinese were actually just in north korea the day before they announced they were going to do this test. and presumably the north koreans were asking them for aid and food, and yet they still go ahead and not only announce the test but defy the chinese and go ahead and do the test. so it is a bizarre relation shim, to say tshi sh ship, to say the least. >>> president obama is sayin

security council resolutions against north korea.t is important china did come out and condemn this. north korea probably listens to china more than anybody else, but i do think the international community needs to make good on the consequences. >> what's the concern now, they have a nuclear test, they have a real delivery system? >> it's still many years to get, or at least some years, to get a ballistics capability to threaten us, but these things tend to come in cycles, and so it's not a good sign that they are starting down the provocation road again. >> given how heavily sanctioned they are, why are they doing this? >> this is really about shoring up the son's transmission, his ability to control the military to exert power, to have influence. this is really for domestic consumption more than anything else at this point. >> should we put a lot of pressure on china? we have a new chinese leader. that relationship is so important to us, but is this more important, should we really be pressing the chinese to take a tough line? >> t

revolution for the new century and make north korea a great economic power. >> there no tangible signs of improvement. the u.n. program said 16 million north koreans or nearly 70% of the population suffer from malnutrition. north korea's relations with the outside world are at a stand still. last february the united states agreed to provide food aid in exchange for being free of the ballistic missile tests. the deal was welcome after the north tested a missile. north korea's leadership has been trying to hold talks with the united states, but officials in washington said they are not ready to accept. china is also applying pressure on its neighbor. arguing that the missile launch could violate u.n. resolutions. nhk world. >> the professor is an expert on the korean peninsula. i spoke with him to get more insight into the korean missile launch. i started with asking him the intention of north korea. >> the mostortant thing for pong i don't think is to appeal or to empathize with their own rights or so they said the most independent sovereign ty is the most important point. peaceful use

special representative on north korea. the three senior diplomats are expected to demand north korea exercise restraint and will likely refer to a u.n. security council resolution banning such activity. they're also expected to discuss

north korea in the middle of all of this happening last night, we looked down at the wires and north korea has fired off another one of their rockets, launching the second long-range rocket of the year and the government is calling it a success. we have state tv video that shows the launch from snowed the satellite command center. north korea reported it sent a weather satellite in orbit but nations are warning they could be using this could practice a ballistic missile with the potential to hit the united states and this could present a step forward for the rogue nation after the lit off in april failed. state run television released this video claiming the residents celebrated the launch by cheering and hugging in the secret in a nation where millions of the citizens are actually starving. according to south korean estimates, north korea spent $1 billion on the rocket program in 2012 alone enough money to feed the entire nation to more than a year. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. what do we know? >>reporter: according to the north american airspace defense command the first sta

north korea set to fire a long-rank rocket.any think this is a test for developing a long range ballistic missile, one that could reach the u.s. mainland. word the launch could be delayed. we'll sort through some of that for you coming up in a moment. the daring rescue of an american doctor held captive by the taliban in afghanistan, one navy seal killed, the member of one of our most elite teams. the latest on that story. big tax breaks and other financial perks for the makers of solar panels. some people in one state say they are really not getting the love back they expected. why green energy is leaving some folks a little blue. those stories and breaking news all "happening now." the whole region on high alert as north korea moves ahead with plans to launch the long range rocket despite technical trouble we are hearing about. welcome to "happening now," i'm jenna. jon: i'm jon scott. the secretive nation announced a delay. the last attempt in april ended in failure. the united nations band north korea from conducting any mi

>> i think our policy or north korea has been wrong for a long time. i'm in the in favor of a long shift in policy. i think the only way to deal with north korean nuclear weapons program, let's be clear this launch is part of nuclear weapons program. it is a delivery vehicle for the warhead when they're finally able to mate the nuclear device and the missile. what our policy should be is reunification of the core reason peninsula. the only way we solve the north korean nuclear weapons problem is ending north korean. that is arduous past. i understand that. in the short term we used up the conventional devices. north korea is the most heavily sanctioned country on earth. it obviously didn't stop the missile launch. it has not stopped them from testing two nuclear devices. i think that route will not produce anything. you have to take a longer view and a bigger picture. jon: so there aren't more sanctions that could be imposed on pongyang that could be imposed in your view? >> you could have more sanctions and ask whether russia, china and others will com

north korea says its satellite is in orbit, it claims it was a resounding success. pay load did end up in orbit, but they're waiting to see at this point whether or not the satellite actually works. so certainly the south korean government is furious with this move. they say it's against the u.n. security council resolutions, it threatens peace on the peninsula and also across the whole world. and that's a response we've really been seeing across this region. now, one rocket expert we did speak to here in seoul did say that he was surprised but said that it was quite impressive that north korea did seem to have mastered this very complicated modular system and also said in theory north korea if this is in fact a success, north korea could now attach a military payload to one of these rockets and it could reach the other side of the world including the united states. >> they knew there was going to be mass condemnation over this. why did north korea launch this rocket now? >> reporter: it's all about timing for pyongyang. the timing was absolutely critical. we are jus

they could crush north korea. >> north korea gets 90% of their oil from china.he oil it would be in a different situation. but that's their best ally in the region. >> and china doesn't want north korea to end and the minute these people are going to move they are going to china and they don't want anything to do with themment. >> you will have this population that is so depressed they are moving to south korea and china. >> it will be like east-west germany, but with less scat porn. >> it is mostly my fault because it was in the 90s i dated kim-jong-il and it put him in a strange function. >> cash -- strange funk. >> that is the name of his next album. >> he is the sexiest man alive. >> we are missing the big story. in north korea they must have a large supply of ed schulz shows. >> i feel bad for that woman. now that she is international she is going to kim gung u.n's. >>> what are the perks of being pretty? first, if you have invisible camo, i wish we had this in namo. >>> are you disgusting. would we have a deal because they are more genteel? as president ob

absolutely i mean they're going to use it as a justification to continue to be a no i don't think north korea to be attacking this in the book first and if we look at the boards coming out of south korea or south korea and the scientists it looked at the satellite that's when you orbit around the a small country and reports say that machines were down on the galaxy three missile that they watched a certain food and i said i think what the real danger is and is in north korea pursuing these tests and mistakingly you know having seen debris from on china or for looking for stuff where japan and killing well people intention that what we did will or isn't possible will you mentioned sort of the missile testing a recent agreement with the u.s. actually allows south korea to nearly triple its ballistic missile range meaning that they can reach any part of north korea do you feel that this move could perhaps force can yank to perhaps not celebrate its own arms program with similar weapons but i think i think that it's already in the process of happening now it's a real shame because look at all the

what surprised me most was that i thought i knew a lot about north korea before i started and researchinghe book and it is far worse than any one can imagine. the north koreans who escaped are really the only good news story about north korea. a few people are getting out and educating the world about what ordinary life in north korea is like. about the concentration camps there and the oh lit cal prisons where three generations of a family can be imprisoned for so called political crimes and how the regime uses food as a weapon for ordinary people just to keep them in line and control them. >> greta: how do they know it is even better outside north korea to even go there? that is what i never understood. they are there and don't know figure. how do they know to go anyplace? >> this is something else that s happening thanks to the people who have escaped. think about it. if you are an immigrant to any country the first thing you want to do is let your family and friends know that how you are doing in your new home and what things are like there and so, too, the few north koreas who have g

jon: new information out of north korea concerning its controversial missile launch. that rogue nation now extending the window by one week to december 29th to get that missile off the ground. the north claims the launch is part of a peaceful bid to advance its space program but the united nations says it's a cover to test technology for long range ballistic missiles capable of hitting the u.s. talk about it with david albright, president of institute for science and international security. he is also a former weapons inspector and one of a handful of americans who has actually visited north korea. david, you say that north korea wants to be able to threaten the united states. why? >> well i think they see the united states as an enemy. so i would say that this, the launch does happen it is not to celebrate the anniversary of, or to mourn, whatever you want to say the death of kim jong-il last december. that they are doing this test to further their own national security interests

chinese were enforcing the security council sanctions, it would be very hard if not impossible for north koreao make this progress. the nicheese -- the chinese are enabling the north koreans because it suits their interests to do so. >> they are convinced there is a war against us and they have won. they have a trophy there in the harbor. there are incredible stories that go on there. nice to see you, sir. >> thank you. >> greta: straight ahead, dpu lawyer what a rich actor is doing to avoid paying high taxes? stick around and find out. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. ro price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before

he said existing penalties have already hampered north korea's nuclear program. davies has been holding discussions with his counterparts from china, as well as japan and south korea. he said he hopes the chinese can use their influence with their allies in pyongyang. u.s. diplomats have made similar warnings over the years and the north koreans have ignored them. >> reporter: the ballistic missile launch will be the second since kim jong-un took pow area year ago. it will use the same launch pad at a site in the northwestern part of the country. before the first test in april, officials in pyongyang said the 30-meter, three-stage rocket was meant to carry a satellite. but japan, the united states and south korea said the launch was in fact a ballistic missile test. the test ended in failure with the rocket exploding in midair two minutes after liftoff. it broke into more than ten pieces and fell into the ocean. analysts say north korea's young leader kim jong-un wants to correct this failure before his first anniversary of his father's death on december 17th. kim

if, in fact, economic sanction especially were to force north korea to give in, north korea would haveiven in many times over. so so economic sanctions will not bring the desired consequence. so the -- we're talking about sanctions. what other sanctions are there? we have exhausted all sanctions. but north korea is not -- this time around no one is talking about possible demise collapse of the system. and when the grandfather died and the father died and all talks about it, about the possibility of the arab rising and then system collapse. but that is not going to happen. >> warner: professor park, thank you so much and david wright. thanks. >> thank you. >> woodruff: online you can see photographs of the celebrations in north korea and the protests in south korea. >> ifill: we continue our regular look at the intersection of politics and social media. we're joinedded by two journalists from the web site daily download. lauren ashburn is the editor-in-chief. howard kurtz is "newsweek's" bureau chief and host of cnn's "reliable sources." the last time you were here we talked about how t

video out of north korea, thumbing its nose at the world, a very defiant north korean government, releasingimages of the successful long-range rocket launch. we have the latest from tokyo. >> yes, here in east asia, clearly, it has bruised people, governments across the region here, south korea and japan, and in recent days, reportedly pressing for an increase in the u.n. security council sanctions to the level currently imposed on iran. we don't know if they will get there, but tension is on the u.n. right now. china has a veto power there. china's patience was taxed with this launch, the foreign ministry spokesman expressing regret, which is a strong word from beijing. but it is unclear what measures china would accept as means of punishment of north korea. greta? >> greta: do you know why the window was extended for this launch and then they launched it? is there any explaining for that, yet? >> it could have been a measure by thome confuse and throw everything off the track. yesterday, local time, local media said that the rocket was being dismantled -- sorry, two days ago, saying it wa

unitedhealthcare. >>> almost a year after his death, kim jong-il looms large over north korea north koreaked so hard to perpetuate his image. this year aleen north korean authorities erected at least eight statues of the former leader around the country, including one that stands 75 feet tall. they inscribed his name on more than 3,000, quote/unquote, towers of eternal life at crossroads around the country and have plans to renovate the palace where his body lies in state. this is expensive. this is a breakdown of the costs. the statues cost $60 million. inscriptions, $25 million. portraits of kim jong-il, $20 million. that's more than $100 million on memorials in just a year. and it's money north korea north korea doesn't have. how is the country paying for it? well, north koreans have asked to kick in $150 each to pay for the memorials. they don't have the money. and north korea north korea is going to borrow some of it from countries like russia at rates as high as 40%. that's a lot of money for any country, especially one like north korea north korea. a u.n. report estimates two-third

shahab 5 and 6 of iran is the north korea's type dong missile. rly the north koreans have sold this before. they will definitely try to sell this to the iranians. it is up to us to stop it which means we might have to interdict shipping. >> not a leap to say they were there in attendance, they were cheering them on, that they would be perfect customers? >> the iranians have been on site for all five long-range missile test. they have been on sight in north korea for the two nuclear debt nations. -- detonations. these are two countries working closely together. melissa: what can we do to stop this because we're not doing much to stop anything around the world? >> we cut in 2005 north korea from the global financial system. those were extraordinarilily effective. we lifted them at the behest of china. we'll have to stop north korea from selling missiles to iran. we will have to stop their air traffic and shipping. if we don't do that it will not only be north korea with the missiles but it will be iran. melissa: do you think it is likely we'll do th

united states. >> north korean tv show the images like these of people publicly celebrating in north korea. tonight, a u.s. official tells cnn, there are early signs the koreans are not in total control of the device. but a north korean government-run tv, the news anchor was giddy with excitement. keeping them honest. pyongyang reportedly spent more than $1 billion on their missile program this year alone, money they could feed a lot of hungry, starving people in north korea. but while much of the world is talking about missiles tonight, there is a crime against humety occurring in that country. a crime that receives very little attention. as i said, some 150,000 people are believed to be doing hard labor on the brink of starvation, in a network of hidden gulags. it doesn't house just those who have been accused of political crimes, however. these prisons house their entire families, grandparents, parents, children. it's a system called three generations of punishment. imagine if you were accused of a crime and sent to a concentration camp. but to truly punish you, they would send your par

north korea said it will launch the rocket between december 6th and the 22nd. the international maritime organization, and the international telecommunication union said they were told of the extension on monday. the maritime and aviation bodies use it for flight trajection. they have not provided information about a satellite's frequency or orbit. the international community should take serious action against north korea if it goes ahead with the law firm. north korea domestic media have not reported the plan to launch a rocket. >>> hillary clinton wants to persuade leaders to take a different path. she's appealing to china for help. ate departnt spokespson said clinton spoke by phone with foreign minister. >> the question was what influence china could bring to bear on the dprk to see reason and focus on the develop of their country and feeding of their people rather than on ballistic launches. >> deputy secretary of state william burns is scheduled to meet tuesday in washington. >>> a search for active earthquake faults near japan's nuclear power plant may l

policy for north korea. spyder, let me begin with you. cretary is not necessarily calling this a success. barbara starr is reporting that the u.s. doesn't think that korea has any control out of this, short of saying it's tumbling out of control, they're not in full control. does that matter? is this splitting hairs or semantics, or is this really still quite a leg that they have now up in this battle? >> i think it's significant that they were able to establish the capability of launching a three-stage rocket. i think we will determine whether they were able to put a tip or at least some form of a satellite into an orbit and then what's it doing up there, at this point, is not significant. we shouldn't worry that that was an armed or a nuclearized or a weaponized tip. i think they just wanted, primarily, to establish the ability to launch it into an extra atmospheric type of orbit, and they were able to do that with a three-stage rocket. the real concern that we would have is how do they weaponize that. but this clearly is a provocation a

hugely important region for the united states, not just japan and south korea allies, thousands of troops along the border of north and south korea, with that in mind, explain the significance of the launch. why should people care about this? >> why should we care about this? it is a long ways away for home for so many americans, but the north koreans are very determined to send money, as paula said, to develop a long-range missile program. they want that program, those missiles someday to be able to carry a nuclear warhead and they want to demonstrate they have the capability to reach out thousands of miles, potentially japan, philippines, hawaii, alaska. they have the stated goal of wanting that intercontinental ballistic missile range. when you marry that up with a nuclear weapon with, even the threat of this destabilizes the region which of course is a real economic powerhouse nowadays, isn't it? china, the rise of asia in the world economy. this is not a place that anybody wants to see this kind of security destabilization, if you will, and the u.s. has spent many years trying to work through the chinese to g

the permanent member of the security council argues such a move could prompt north korea to carry out another nuclear test. japan is working with the united states and south korea to impose additional sanctions, but tokyo's ambassador says the three countries are too distant from china's position to permit dialog. >>> the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution about north korea's human rights violations. the document expresses serious concern about what it describes as systemic and or systematic and widespread human rights violations. they include torture and public executions. the text also urges the north korean government to resolve the abduction of japanese citizens and other foreign nationals. a north korean diplomat has dismissed the document as political fabrication. >>> it's certainly not up to the minute, but state-run media has been much faster in reporting the results of south korea's presidential election than they've been in the past. the brief reports thursday, the day after the election, and friday. they say park of the conservative ruling party had won a tight

useless in terms of north korea sanctions up in the closet for decades. korea had enough time to find ways around those sanctions the humanitarian concern as it is the allies the tried it so i think sanctions have more or less a symbolical function but they will have little actual effects on those korea but are it's a rocket or a missile is definitely a question of interpretation from a political perspective because technically both devices would be you saying is the difference is what the pay a little bit you put a satellite tall it's a rocket if you put a nuclear warhead on top it's a missile that basically it's the same thing to go to the u.n. to see a resolution there are hoodies interpretations on the legal expert but it also if he doesn't believe the office resolution is enough to prohibit. all of that launches for peaceful purposes frankly speaking i do nothing to believe that north korea intends an all out attack on its neighbors this program including nuclear program has purely defensive and the deterrence of purposes it's in no size interest to

wasn't and that's not all draped in missile test allegations as north korea takes the backlash for a successful rocket launch some experts delton the country poses the any military threat at all. falling short of the target going over budget and failing to reach the desired results he says thirty two billion a year are dead buybacks scheme is nevertheless being hailed a success the country's creditors are now expected to release athan small bailout cash money that's been held hostage since some actions put all of our picks up the story. greece's given its financial back is something of an early christmas present by buying back a chunk of its debt from them however when they take the wrapping paper off that gift they might find it's a little less which they've asked for as part of a buyback scheme which saw athens buy back its own problems at around thirty four percent of the original value according to the french finance minister that should be enough in order to see them receive the next round of bailout money that the country's been crying out for in fact they've been waiting for t

(laughter) this is a huge boon to north korea. ot just because someone there has finally found a source of protein. to make this earth-shattering discovery, north korean archaeologists had to travel 200 meters from a temple in the capital city pyongyang and then look down to see a rectangular rock carved with the words "unicorn lair." (laughter) it makes sense it's labeled, how else would the mailman know where to deliver the rainbows? (laughter) folks, listen to me here this has dangerous geopolitical ramifications because it gives historical legitimacy to the regime of kim jong-un by linking him to an ancient ruler who according to korea's history books road a unicorn and, as a key qlan, he road it gangnam style. (cheers and applause) one second, i just want to write down the last time i am legally allowed to reference gangnam style. (laughter) get that off to the library of congress. thank you very much. here's the danger, folks this will attract impressionable american girls to communism. look at this traditional rendering of a

another major issue on her plate is north korea. a long range missile was test launched last week despite protests. park said shes p's prepared for bilateral summit. >> translator: my north korea policy is to build up national security first and then rebuild the relationship based on trust. peace maintained by just providing aid is not real peace. north korea's ruling party newspaper has already attacked park. an editorial on wednesday said she represents the south second consecutive government. it warned it will harm bilateral relations between the two sides. nearly 76% of south koreans turned out to vote, higher than the two previous elections. although park defeated moon after a tight race, the margin was only three points. that means she cannot afford to ignore opinions from the opposition while running the country. the very first woman president in the country. there's no doubt park's victory has opened a new era in south kor korea. all eyes are on if she can maintain strong economic growth and find ways to improve relations wi

north korea leaders have provided a boost for kim jong-un. officials say they have succeeded in carrying out their latest launch and put a satellite in to space. they fired off a long range missile. the broadcaster was showing the footage continuously throughout the day on wednesday. the red characters on the white missile fuselage read the milky way in korean. the footage shows what north korea says is the control room of the tongchang-ri launch site in the northwest of the country where images of the launch are being screened. >> translator: even countries with developed satellite technology have had many failed launches. but we learned from the failure in april. we launched today's rocket with the conviction to succeed. >> the first stage fell into the yellow sea, west of the korean peninsula. then the nose cover fell a short distance beyond that. the second stage dropped into the pacific ocean east of the philippines. it's in an orbit used by intelligence and observation satellites. the object seems to be orbiting south north at an altitu