a journalist trying to expose what kim jong un's regime wants to hide: the secret world of the north korean people. he has an undercover network which covertly films life inside the country. >> (translated): obviously, it's an extremely dangerous thing to do. in north korea, even filming everyday life is considered a form of political treason. if they are caught filming, they'd be locked up and may never be let out again. >> narrator: even filming on the chinese side of the border is illegal. >> narrator: the people who work for jiro smuggle their footage across the tumen river, which divides china from north korea. the north korean border guards have been known to shoot to kill. the border has become evenor tightly controlled since kim jong un took over as supreme leader two years ago, the third ruler in the kim dynasty after his father and grandfather. he inherited the world's most isolated country, where the people have no internet and the state has almost total control on any information coming in or out. even with the tight security, jiro and his japanese news organization manage to ge

north korean officials limited the interview with them to five minutes. they were each kept separately in different rooms. cnn's will ripley joins me by phone from pyongyang, north korea. tell us more. >> well, carol, this is really a stunning turn of events here in pyongyang. we have been on a five-day government controlled tour of north korea, here to cover completely separate event and we were in the middle of one of those tours today, when our minders pulled us aside and said there had been an urgent change of plans. before we knew it, we were on a van heading two hours south back to pyongyang to a hotel in the middle of the city where we were told just seconds before we walked into the building that we were speaking for the first time with three detained americans, kenneth bae, matthew miller, and jeffrey fowle. kenneth bae has been convicted of a crime, he was convicted of a christian plot to overthrow the north korean government. jeffrey fowle also convicted of a religion related offense, also accused of a religion related offense, because he goes o

and so what the north koreans are saying, okay, you know all these issues that are bringing tension to the region can be resolved if you sit down and talk with us. the six-party countries are saying to north korea, we're not going to do that until you behave responsibly and stop having nuclear debt nations. and north korea is, you know, with a new leader, we don't know much about him. i used to negotiate with the old regime. you knew more or less what they wanted. but with this new guy, he's so unpredictable. you don't know where the levers of power are. but it is a good sign they structured this interview with your reporter to send these very clear messages. so i think is there a little light at the end of the tunnel. >> quickly, though, with the new guy, if you are part of a american group going over potentially to try to secure the police, would it be guaranteed that the new guy, kim jong-un would be sitting at a table doing the negotiating, or you would have to take the risk going over? >> no, the leader would not be part of the negotiation. >> got it. >> but he would correct every

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

this is an indication, the fact that the north korean government has granted these interviews to cnn and is making these men available to pass along a message, not only to their families but the u.s. government, it may be a sign that north korea is hoping -- in fact, not a sign. we know from talking to officials north korea is hoping to open up a line of xhugs case with the united states. united states sanctions hurt the economy here very much, so this country is very keen to have a dialogue with the united states. these three men may be an opportunity to bring a diplomat over here for the north korean government and open up a channel of discussion. we'll have to see what unfolds from here. >> absolutely. will, we know you're in pyongyang right now and so north korean officials are watching everything you're doing and every word that you're saying. but the interviews seemed somewhat peculiar, particularly the one with matthew miller, the 24-year-old. he seemed sort of cryptic and scripted. was he following a script? >> reporter: some of the men had prepared notes in front of them, alt

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

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

>> reporter: well, brianna, the question is why did the north korean regime allow these interviews tosanctions lifted so they can buy food for their people or do they have something else in mind? north korea's leader kim jong-un has shown no sign of releasing the three americans, but kim clearly wanted to use the interviews to get a message out. accepted him a u.s. envoy. jeffrey fowle was detained earlier this year. >> this is an opportunity maybe for bill clinton to come back and he has released a couple of journalists a couple of years back. maybe george bush, his term as an elder statesman to try that. >> reporter: kenneth bae, held the longest, nearly two years, for hostile acts. he's serving 15 years at a labor camp. >> i do believe that special envoy need to come to resolve the situation that i'm in right now. >> reporter: matthew todd miller made a plea. >> first off i'll just state a message to my government. i've been requesting help for a long time and there's been no movement from my government. >> reporter: why would the violent and unpredictable leader of north korea now

this is something the north koreans have been using. we have more americans going into north korea. kinds of things will be constantly repeated. and so the question is, are we going to continually be in the situation where we're going to have to send someone to somehow get them out. there's another factor involved is that we did did, my understanding offer a high level envoy, ambassador bob king i think was scheduled to go the individual in charge of human rights, the special envoy. and he was all set to go with respect to kenneth bae and the north koreans suddenly turned it down. it's unclear what they're looking for. we're in a situation where we're giving them a rock and they're saying yes or no and that from our standpoint, a policy standpoint is not the place to be in. >> fascinating insight about a very opaque society. phillip yun, thank you for your time. coming up, this is no labor day pool party. these may be islamic militants splashing around the u.s. embassy compound in libya. >>> and a family headed to spain with their sick son in search of a cure. it was a trip that lan

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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

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,

. >>> more than 19 north korean athletes and coaches arrived in south korea for next week's asian gamesover 100 members of the south korean member gathered at the airport to cover the arrival of the north korean team. a 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 sh

[laughter] i, you know, first time i went in 2002 was by joining this pro-north korean group, and then i went in for kim jung-il's 60th birthday celebration in 2002. >> host: and what was the process like of getting into north korea at that point? >> 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

he according to north korean media is accused of leaving a bible in his hotel. 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

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

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. >

. >> reporter: she said her peers were desperate to win to please kim jong-il, the latest north koreander. her father gave up a successful business in the north to give her a more normal life. financially it's harder for them in the south, she's still looking for sponsorship, but she knows she's far better off than the north korean athletes here for the games. >> she said the worst case scenario for a north korean athlete is not just losing. it's losing against someone who is from south korea, japan, or from the united states. she said in that case it is very rare for that sports person to compete again. the fact north korean athletes are in the south for the games and competing in a country which is considered enemy trrt is progress in itself. the two koreas are still technically at war. >> it shows that north korea wants to make this trip very visible, that maybe other forms of traditional diplomacy, they're trying everything, may not be working optimally. >> one political hiccup before the athletes arrived. all national flags were taken down from the streets of host city as the nort

the government says at least 17 japanese nationals were abducted by north korean agents in the 1970s and 80s. five returned to japan in 2002. chinese president xi jinping ended a landmark trip to india in talks with prime minister modi here's the latest. china and india's relationship hasn't always been smooth with border tensions that stretch back decades, when it comes to trade they see huge potential in the combined population of 2.5 billion. during talks on thursday, china agreed to invest $20 billion in india over the next five years. and nhk world has more from new delhi. >> reporter: prime minister modi made the rare decision to greet his chinese guest on wednesday not in the indian capital but his home state. india and china clashed in 1962 over a border dispute that remains unresolved. but when it comes to trade, they are deeply connected. everything in this gift shop is imported from china, including these photo frames. these jewelry boxes, and even this statue, the most popular indian god. made in china toys are big sellers in india. consumers appreciate their quality and

is it perhaps a signal that the north koreans might be ready to talk about their release? ing to get some insight from a man who has been to north korea and who has met face-to-face with officials there to talk about nuclear weapons and detained missionary kenneth bae revealed details about his health and living conditions. i'm going to speak live with his sister about what seeing him on television today meant to her and her family and what she has learned about his life there. you, my friend are a master of diversification. who would have thought three cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche? the same guy who thought that small caps and bond funds would go with a merging markets. it's a masterpiece. thanks. clearly you are type e. you made it phil. welcome home. now what's our strategy with the fondue? diversifying your portfolio? e*trade gives you the tools and resources to get it right. are you type e*? and never quite get over it.y. seven billion hungry people. well, we grow a lot of food. we also waste about a third of what we grow. so, we put our scien

all of them pleaded for their release and said they were being treated very well by the north koreans. here now is professor armstrong at columbia university. did you find this as extraordinary as i did? >> this is pretty amazing that north korea would suddenly allow a major american news agency to talk to these three people who have been largely incommunicado. >> what do they want? >> they are trying to send a message to the u.s. first of all, they want to show these people are being treated well but they are following their own laws by detaining these people who violated them. i think beyond that, there's an interest in improving relations with the u.s. >> this is a great way to improve relations with the united states? >> well, yes. i mean, to say that here your people are and we can talk about this. >> so, the united states is not ---le with, i shouldn't say this because i don't know but as of right now it's unlikely that the united states will send an envoy in the form of bill clinton or bill richardson to secure these americans release. north korea has to agree to certain things

. >>> 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

until the french sort out their legal structures and particularly their north korean attitude to unions and protecting unions, i think we will be fairly slow to open bases in france. >> you have expressed in the past dismay about the way the pilots approach this industry. what advice would you give over to air france right now? policy he isy the presently pursuing, making concessions to the pilots, which are ludicrous concessions, would not expand trans onvia -- transavia.

north korea. whether you are a south korean chinese, this is a dangerous place to go to. 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 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 l

on the side of south korea, we simply cannot condone the north korean political system, the way it is it's up to washington. if we cannot tolerate north korea to maintain its force of government and governance, then the future of the relationship is quite bleak because north korea doesn't have any room to maneuver. it has to survive and its economy is devastated and it would like to reach out to the west in addition to china and russia. it has been doing that quite effectively in recent years. so this is a very particularly difficult time for washington to think broadly in terms of global strategy in american foreign policy and foreign policy objectives. >> professor, it seemed to me, we heard from the state department, the spokesperson was saying we're not going to tell you everything that's going on right now between the united states and north korea. the united states has reached out to north korea specifically to deal with this issue of prisoners over there. what type of discussions do you think have been going on? >> you know, as a private citizen, i don't know, but i have been w

north korea. they supply a lot through trade. they have supported them militarily, certainly in the past in the korean war. his 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

they made the call on tuesday at a high-level meeting on north korean human rights issues in new york. >> abduction conducted by north korea constitutes a grave violation of human rights, which has caused decades of unbearable suffering to the victims of abduction, as well as their families left behind. >> he said the issue should be resolved as soon as possible, because family members are aging. he stressed the need to send a concerted messages to officials in pyongyang about the issue. and sought support for a new resolution on the north human rights situation. he said leaders from the japan and european union plan to present it to the united nations general assembly. >>> a court in china has sentenced a well-known uyghur academic to life in prison for separatism. chinese police detained him in january at his home in beijing. authorities accused him of harming national security and social stability. they say he collaborated with uyghur separatists outside china and advocated independence for the region. but he denied he was involved in secessionist activities, or organizing a separa

religion is viewed as a threat to the north korean regime because the divine people in that country are the leaders, kate. >> and, will, i mean, it seems pretty clear choreography on the part of north korea as it always does when it comes to letting any western journalist in. i wonder since you've been out now that you're in beijing have you heard any more response from the u.s. government in response to their pleas and calls for help from a special enjoy? >> nothing as of right now aside from the statement that it remains a top priority which is usually what is said when there is no real headline or no real announcement to make as of yet, but usually, as you know, discussions tend to happy about hind closed doors. in the geopolitical seem of things north korea doesn't have any bargaining chips. china is one of north korea's biggest benefactors. this is a country that very much wants an open line of communication with the u.s., and frankly these three detained americans is one of the few things they can have that can put them on the radar aside from a barrage of missile tests. >> great

religion threatens the north korean regime in a nation accused of wide-spread religious persecution, down the same hallway. they never have contact with each other. in this room, matthew miller, awaiting trial for tearing up his tourist visa and seeking asylum in north korea. why did you come here seeking asylum? >> during my investigation, i have discussed my motive and for the interview is not necessary. >> reporter: now all he wants is help from the u.s. government. >> this interview is my final chance. >> reporter: a chance to return to his old life away from the absolute isolation. during our trip, government minders are always watching, not unexpected here. what caught us by surprise is how north korea is reaching out to the united states, using these three men to send a message. will ripley, cnn. >> of course, the timing is interesting, isn't it? and to see what happens next is the big thing we're watching this very closely. >> it also shows a lot about kim jong un but seems like he's following a similar path to his father that would trot out american detainees. he did it in 2

, japan, russia, china, especially china that has leverage over north korea need to say to the north koreans look, release these three individuals, they are hurting. they are pawns, bargaining chips and then perhaps convene the six-party talks, find a way to get the main objective, which is to get north korea to stop their nuclear efforts to disrupt that part of asia. that's really the objective. >> you eluded to this. it's fascinating that we don't know a lot about kim jung ung. >> he's reverting to what his father did. here the hostages is a bargaining chip. we want an envoy. basically saying we're ready to deal. which is not the case for awhile. he was inviting dennis rodman. had basketball tournaments. the fact that they grabbed your journalist, who was on another assignment and said look, you'll have very exclusive interviews and then allowing the interviews to take place with those specific messages that were given to the hostages, that's what happened. that's what is unusual, reverting to the old tactics of the father and the good news is that they are ready to deal. that seems to be

>> north korean dictator kim jong un will not be getting top-quality cheese anytime soon. e head of one of france's finest cheese-making schools says north korea approached her last month asking if some of lil' kim's people could train at the facility. she says she politely turned them down. >> stephen: gee, kim. i know we are sworn enemies, but still, i can't help but feel bad that someone has cut your cheese. (laughter) especially since, here in america, cheese is everywhere! we have blocks of cheese, strings of cheese, doodles of cheese, creams of cheese, cans of cheese, fountains of cheese, cakes of cheese, and "it's" of cheese. on sundays, americans watch sports while eating cheese balls and wearing cheese hats, and the next day at work we discuss the game while gathering around the cheese cooler. (laughter) hey, what's this? oh, it's the rest of my lunch, a 20-pound wedge of emmental cheese. (cheers and applause) mm-mmm! mm-mmm! oh, yeah! guess i'll have to finish it. mmm! (cheering) (applause) tastes like freedom. (laughter) mmm. getting a big ol' knot of liberty in

these prisoners were north koreans. they were chinese. 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 anno

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. >>

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he sat down with relatives of people abducted by north korean agents and she vowed to work hard to bring them home. >> translator: we are applying a lot of pressure along with dialogue to demand north korea returns all the inductees as soon as possible. after they arrive home the government will help them settle back into society. >>> the leader of a group of abductees relatives hope leaders in tokyo set the pace of negotiations. >> translator: i hope you will use all your experience, ideas, and so on to solve this issue. please work closely with the prime minister. we're asking all government organizations working on this issue to come together. >> north korean leaders set up a commission to investigate the faiths of the abductees. they promised a report at the end of summer but it's not clear when it will come or in what format. >> a nuclear plant operator in the top government spokesperson has urged china to stop a survey inside japan's exclusive economic zone. japan coast guard aircraft spotted a chinese patrol ship dragging a wire-like device north of the senkaku islands on monday m

. >> translator: i want everyone to put more pressure on the north korean government to release all the abductees. >> reporter: masumoto called for the return of all abductees as soon as possible. the symposium is being held as north korea prepares to release the first report of its lead investigation into abductees and other missing japanese. the relatives of abductees sincerely hope their call for international cooperation will lead to the long awaited return of their loved ones. kazuto sassa, nhk world, geneva. >>> north korea's envoy for normalizing relations with japan has defended the investigation saying authorities are going about the work in the right way. >> translator: the investigation is being conducted faithfully, object ily and scientifically. all pyongyang will be able to do is provide the results exactly as they are. >> song said it will be up to officials in tokyo whether they're satisfied with the results. they lifted some sanctions in july when the north koreans launched the investigation. he suggested officials hope to see a further of sanctions after they report ba

. >>> north koreans are marking 66 years since the founding of their nation.lowers were laid at the statues of communist leaders, kim jong-il and his father. north koreans are expected to pay respects during every national anniversary. >>> if you want to keep up with those stories, head over to aljazeera.com. >> so stop me if you've already heard this one. congress won't play ball with the president on a big issue. president says he'll move ahead without congress then says never mind. well, at least until november. the president, the midterm elections and immigration reform, it's the inside story.