north korean diplomate disrupted a u.n.nce on its human rights record and has been jeered for discredit the military regime and james base has the story from u.n. headquarters in new york. >> reporter: chaotic and angry scenes at the u.n. and it all started when a north korean diplomate demanded the right to speak at a meeting on human rights in his country but the u.s. ambassador said he should wait his turn. >> you are discrediting yourself further by interrupting the proceedings. we will continue our panel and you can speak when the panel has concluded. >> reporter: but the north korean would not back down and so ambassador samantha power seemed to relent. >> i this i the audience will agree it's better to allow dprk to speak since it's a self discrediting exercise and conclude your statement and we will go back to our panel, there is no need for a microphone. >> reporter: so he addressed the committee room with his microphone switched off. amid occasional jeers from the crowd and had a number of defectors from north kor

north korean students are now required to finish the 12th grade. eligible to apply for university, although the entrance exams are competitive. north korea teaches its own version of history and current affairs. it's one of the reasons why access to the outside world here so is so tightly controlled. will ripley, pyongyang, north korea. >> spain's child protective services watching over an 8-year-old boy after he was discovered crammed in a suitcase in an x ray scan. after a 19-year-old woman tried smuggling into spain from morocco. authorities say the boy was scared, confused. he did manage to tell them his name and age he was from ivory coast. the woman was arrested on smuggling charges. authorities believe the boy's father paid the woman to smuggle a child for him. the father was later arrested at the same border crossing. >> nfl quarterback tom brady laughing off the allegations in a new report on his role in deflate-gate. and the league still hasn't said a word about it. >>> welcome back. the national football league has yet to issue any punish

north korean students are now required to finish the 12th grade and all are eligible to apply for universitynce exams are highly competitive. north korea teaches its own history of current affairs. it's one of the reasons why access to the outside world is so tightly controlled. will ripley, cnn, pyongyang, north korea. >>> football legend pele is currently recovering after major surgery this week. we'll have an update on the world cup champion as the news continues here on cnn u.s. and cnn international. my advice for healthy looking radiant skin. a good night's sleep... and aveeno®. [ female announcer ] only aveeno® positively radiant has an active naturals® total soy formula. it helps reduce the look of brown spots in just four weeks. aveeno®. naturally beautiful results™. aveeno®. look more like a tissue box... you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. zyrtec®. muddle no more™ . just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comca

his -- kim jong un his actions were considered a sign of disrespect to the north korean leader. harry fawcett joins us live from seoul. what do you here about the execution. >> we are hearing it from south korea's intelligence service, no confirmation. he has apparently this man, been executed for trees job, and that constituted not just falling asleep but showing disillusionment with kim jong un's leadership, failing to carry out his instructions essentially disloyalty to the top man. according to south korea, he was executed in the public and extreme of way, killed by an antiaircraft machine-gun at an airfield. this is a technique report in north korea. earlier this month, one n.g.o. human rights in north korea released satellite images shot in october, seeming to show an execution take place, this is an execution of a senior man, the second ranking man in north korea's vast military. >> he is not the only person that kim jong un has executed at a high level. his uncle, who was reportedly a man that his father wanted to help him transition into being north korea's leader was e

to help north korean refugees bridge the gap. harry fawcett reports from seoul. >> in seoul, a group of students tell their story of painful stories of physical abuse, families torn apart. stories told in english to an audience of nonkoreans. it's the result of this program, pairing volunteer teachers with north korean refugees who want to learn english. shiree yang is one of the relatively few north korean refugees settling in the united states. she's learning english, during an extended stay in seoul. >> to be honest i had to give up my english study in the u.s. because i was struggling to make ends meet. i think defectors living in south korea have better opportunities. >> reporter: english education is taken seriously on the southern part of korean peninsula. internationally focused ultracompetitive, education obsessed, more than that says the co-founder of the program it's offered a necessity to get ahead. >> english, south korea is english-crazy, people need to learn english for jobs for academic reasons. so a lot of them g

and to cross where the north and south korean women cannot. >> and gloria you have permission from bothlk across the dmz? >> yes, we do. >> do you think you'll have a chance to meet with kim jong-un? >> we are not asking to meet with any officials. we don't want to meet with officials. this is a walk of women on behalf of women. >> tell us when that walk will take place, gloria. >> we're leaving -- may 24th. >> we want to stay in close touch, gloria with you, with gay, with the other women. we want to cover this important walk across the dmz. good luck to you. be careful over there. i was there for six days in pyongyang in 2010 when i covered bill richardson's visit there so i'm a little familiar with what's going on. good luck. >> thank you. >>> there's other breaking news we're following. new details of the isis widow now said to be cooperating providing new information to u.s. interrogators about her husband, a terror commander killed in auskill ed in a aus u.s. air raid. if you struggle with type 2 diabetes you're certainly not alone. fortunately, many have found a different kind of

the north korean government though true clearly trying to send a message to the world that in fact those allegations are false. and that life is good for those who decide to return to north korea. will ripley, cnn, tokyo. >> well, meanwhile a terrapin farm felt the wrath of north korea's leader. according to state run media, kim jung-un, noted a number of short comings. >> he said the farm didn't pay enough attention to his late gnats before his death. the leader said the farm wasn't producing enough lobster for an upcoming celebration and blamed it on incompetent management. >> after an historic meeting with sinn fein any leader, prince charles is set to visit a site of great personal significance. a live record ahead on that. >> a cake, court ruling and major victory for activists in belfast. that's next. >>> the last of three wanted bikers involved in the deadly brawl that left nine dead is back in custody in texas. the three bikers were among 170 gang members arrested sunday. a magistrate set a $1 million bond for each suspect. but that was after authorities released the three men on

but if you look at this trip, from the perception of the north korean government side. were just in kasong, the first time cnn had been allowed to visit the complex. on the border, north/south korea, on the northern side of the demilitarized zone. we got impression north koreans look at any crossing into the industrial complex from south core car as some sort of unspoken expression of support for the south korean government. right now the north and south are locked in a, dispute, that the north wants the south to pay more money to the north korean workers who are there. they want few raise the minimum wage. unilaterally declared, minimum wage increased without consulting with south koreans. south koreans are telling companies not to pay. could be a factor. this would have been an opportunity for the north to have a prestigious visit like this. it was just, just cut off, rosemary. >> yeah, talk to us about what -- ban ki-moon was hoping to achieve on this planned visit to north korea. what was on his agenda? >> what was on his agenda, itinerary? >> he would have gone to

north korean media have also not given a reason for the move. >>> north korean officials say they're developing submarine launched ballistic missiles. to boost the country's self-defense capability and they're warning japan, the united states and south korea that they're always ready to strike. the state run korean news agency on wednesday quoted a spokesperson for the north's national defense commission. a report released on may 9th said the country had test fired a ballistic missile from a submarine at sea. the latest statement says the north's development of nuclear weapons had entered a new phase of miniaturization and diversity. it says the country's short medium and long range rockets are exhale of hitting targets with a high agree of accuracy. south korea's defense minister says the north's submarine base ballistic missiles will be ready for use as weapons in four to five years. >>> members of an association representing zoos and aquariums in japan have voted for change. they say they will no longer get dolphins in drive hunts. the majority of member facilities voted to remain

are others out there. >>> and north korean threat. a cnn exclusive. to the dangerous frontier between north and south korea as the

tension fills the room in this north korean hotel. how are you?s faith could hang on every word he says. "i wasn't tortured or interrogated" he says describing his arrest on charges of spying for south korea. "i had to gthather information" he says "because i was told to do so." the former missionary made a full confession claiming he made half a million dollars working for south korea's nis, the national intelligence service. the south korean government denies that you're even a spy. "the only way i can prove it is by speaking to you now" he says. "and north korea never takes innocent people and accuses them of being spies. the north korean government is giving cnn exclusive access to kim and another accused south korean spy choe chun gil. "i worked as a spy for the south korean government for three years" he says. the stories of these south korean citizens are strikingly similar. accounts cnn cannot verify. they say they were recruited in northern china, close to the border one of the rare places where north and south koreans live and sometimes

factory with north korean workersemploy wresees, now we have 3,000, says the manager. she'd like to hire 2,000 more but she can't. this factory and more than 100 others caught in the middle of a showdown between the north and the south just miles from their heavily armed border. there was so much hope at this historic summit in 2000, a landmark deal between pyongyang and seoul. south korean businesses on north korean soil. one of them closed after a north korean security guard shot and killed a wandering tourist in 2008. today the industrial complex remains open but planned expansion has been frozen for five years. in 2010 south korea accused the north of torpedoing their navy ship killing 46 sailors. in response south korea stopped all new investment in kaesong leading the industrial complex half empty and businesses like the shoe factory with no way to expand. because of the restrictions, we can't fill huge orders and meet high demand she says. every morning and every evening 270 buses help transport 52,000 north ko

his sister was kidnapped by north korean agents in 1977 when she was 13 years old. >> translator: north korean authorities are a threat to the international community. my sister and others are suffering because of them. we shouldn't ignore the issue. >> japanese abduction minister said north korea set up a special committee to investigate the fate of missing japanese last july but has not yet provided any report. she urged pyongyang to sincerely address the issue. a u.n. official looking into the human rights situation in north korea says the abduction issue is no longer a matter for japan alone. >> this is clearly a source of deep concern within the japanese society, but also should be for the international community as a whole, which must tackle the issue with even more resolve. >> international concern is growing over north korea's human rights abuses. members of the u.n. security council have formally taken up the issue. the japanese government says north korean agents capture at least 17 japanese nationals in the 1970s and 80s, and 12 of them are still unaccounted. >>> the people w

his story about making something out of himself is one that unifies the country >>> the north korean defectors settling into life in south korea, there's plenty to adjust to. a command of the english language is important, something learnt as school children. a poll tear group is trying to -- volunteer group is trying to happy the children bridge the gap. >> reporter: in central seoul a group of young people scam to tell their stories about life in north korea. painful stories about physical abuse. oppression. stories told in english to an audience of non-koreans. it's a result of that programme, pairing volunteer teachers with north korean refugees that want to learn yish. -- english. this is one of a few settling in the state. she said working gave her little time to learn english, something she is putting right. >> translation: to be honest. i had to give up english studies in the u.s. i was struggling to make ends met. i think the factor in south korea had better opportunities. >> reporter: english education is taken seriously on the south of the peninsula, they spend $6 billion

we have an exclusive report. >> reporter: the north korean it's took us here to show us their dolphinseaking in foreign language ] language ]. >> reporter: this is the kind of unspoken emotion you rarely see in north korea. ♪ government propaganda shows over the top adulation for the supreme leader but these smiles, these belly laughs are real. especially when our cnn photojournalist is pulled this dolphin area showing all the perks for pyongyang's elite. their lives drastically different from millions of north koreans were not allowed to see, living in poor, raurl areas, tending fields by hand. experts say as many as half the population hungry. but when it wants to north korea and its young lead erer will spend millions on vanity projects, building extravagant amenities like this horse riding club. no expense spared in this brand-new orphanage. kids get regular visits from kim yong un a man they call father but the orphanage is half empty. most north koreans in the cap tal live in drab housing blocks assigned by the government. we're shown only the newest best neighborhoods, like thes

korean national entered illegally crossing the china/north korea border. it past two barbed wire fence, following a river until north korean soldiers arrested him. >> i felt that by my entrance illegally, i acknowledge but i thought that some great event could happen and hopefully that event could have a good question in the relations between the north and south. >> reporter: so what kind of great event did you think could happen? >> i -- of course i didn't -- not complete plea sure-- completely sure yet. >> reporter: this is the first message to family and friends since he was detained. south korea's demanding immediate release of the college student and of that two other south koreans who gave exclusive interviews to cnn. they're being held by the north koreans on espionage charge allegations south korea calls baseless. ju remains under investigation but is hopeful his arrest will bring about some good. >> i hope that i will be able to tell the world how an ordinary college student entered the dpr -- the dprk illegally. however, with the generous treatme

confirmed this execution in such a brutal manner of the north korean defense minister?wolf, i wouldn't talk about our intelligence. but i would say we have no reason to doubt this report, which is also in line with past behavior that we've seen from kim jong-un. there has been a pattern of these types of executions of purges that does speak to a very volatile situation with the new north korean leader. >> do you dispute also this notion that he was killed in this fashion with an anti-aircraft battery going and killing him in front of all these people? >> well, again there have been reports of that technique being used in executions in north korea. obviously it speaks to the truly barbaric nature of this regime. and that's raised concerns not just from the united states but from countries like china that has traditionally been close to north korea. they've been concerned about what they've seen as a pattern of provocations out of the country. that's why you see a consensus in the international community that there has to be a unified front against north korean provocatio

. >>> coming up, an exclusive interview with a north korean defector. new details on brutal executions within the regime's inner circle. >>> you are watching "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. ? i'm john vause. another 30 minutes to go. >>> an update on our breaking news. reuters is reporting that a 7.4 earthquake has struck nepal. the u.s. geological survey says the quake struck near the base camp for mt. everest and measured nearly 11 miles deep. this comes after a 7.8 magnitude struck more than two weeks ago, killing at least 8,000 people. >>> another blogger critical of islam has been found hacked to death in bangladesh. police say the 33-year-old was on his way to work tuesday in the northern city when four masked men killed him with cleavers. he advocated secularism. this is the third such attack in less than three months involving a critic of religious extremism. >>> a five-day cease-fire is hours away in yemen. meantime, the coalition continues to bomb rebel targets, and the saudis say one of their citizens was killed by a shell fired from ins

north korean students are now required to finish the 12th grade and all are eligible to apply for universitya teaches its own version of history and current affairs, one of the reasons why access to the outside world is so tightly controlled. wolf? >> thanks to will ripley for that rare access inside north korea. coming up, military bases across the united states increase security. all over the country we have more on the terror threat to the u.s. homeland especially from ice ice. >>> also kicked in the head -- you're going to see the shocking video that's fueling new allegations of police misconduct. over 20 million kids everyday in our country lack access to healthy food. for the first time american kids are slated to live a shorter life span than their parents. it's a problem that we can turn around and change. revolution foods is a company we started to provide access to healthy affordable, kid-inspired chef-crafted food. we looked at what are the aspects of food that will help set up kids for success? making sure foods are made with high quality ingredients and prepared fresh everyday.

as i say, no mention from north korean state media yet. >> cnn's kathy novak live in seoul. thank you, kathy. >> worth noting this is just the latest in a string of executions under kim jung-un's regime. now, a former top official who escaped pyongyang says, kim's you'll tee cruelty is so shocking it will eventually led to his demise and fall from power. >> that defector has spoken to cnn's paula hancocks. >> a son grieves for his father and executes his closest aides. within two years of taking power, five of seven men with kim jung-un were fired or killed. according to this man, the highest level north korean official to defect in years that was just the beginning. we're hiding his identity and calling him mr. park to protect friend and family in pyongyang. in his first-ever interview he tells cnn, kim jung-un's cruelty is turning the elite against him. within three months of taking power, he says, kim jung-un had ruthlessly executed seven of his father's closest aides. and three generations of their families including the children. that was the beginning of his reign of t

and south koreans are talking about bringing the peninsula back together. north korea canceling the opportunity and making the military announcement and they are sending the mission eupblg and that is clear, they want to be a force to be reckoned with and that put that above diplomacy, carol. >>> just a short time ago national security council spokesman responded by saying quote, we do not think they have the capacity however they are working on developing a number of long-range missiles including enter continental ballistic missiles that could threaten our allies and homeland and we are working to create homelandmissile defenses and continuing to work with the six-party talks to bring north korea back into compliance. let's bring in nick burns. you are a professor at the harvard school of government. what do you make the north korea's claims? >> this is a government that has lied in the past and distorted the truth, and they also developed a nuclear weapons force, and if it's true it's a game changer, and you saw the white house statement and you just read it ou

one of the north korean elite funneled that money back to the regime. worked in singapore 12 years ago at an insurance company that was a front for a department called brigade number 1. the unit he says funds kim's family palaces and homes. he has no doubt the system still exists for the current leader kim jong-un. >> millions going to kim jong-un's pocket for his development. >> reporter: united nations says it is currently looking into alallegations of north koreans working abroad in slave like conditions. saying the majority are sent to china, rush why and the middle . >> to find out mou more about how can you help with the issue of slavery going on in our world, you will find a list of charity fighting to end modern day slavery. we'll be right back. just stay calm and move asno sudden movements.. google search: bodega beach house. we all enter this and we see no reason to stop. so cvs health is creating industry-leading programs and tools that help people stay on medicines as their doctors prescribed. it could help save tens of thousands of lives ev

the technology on missile defense is developing more quickly than the north korean technology on missile offense. so we should really be continuing to develop that. but, yes, we have some capabilities now. >> north korea conducted a ballistic missile test on may 8th. that violated a u.n. resolution. kim jong-un does not seem to care. is china doing anything here? seems like we depend upon china to take the lead when it comes to getting north korea to not act so crazy. and they don't seem to be succeeding very well. >> yeah, it's tough. it's not about us outsourcing the problem to china. the issue is we need to work very closely with china and make sure china sees it in the way we do so that the chinese can use the leverage they have which is considerably more than the leverage we have to pressure the north koreans. i think at the end of the day, the chinese need to understand that north korea may go away and at that point china needs to get used to a new neighbor namely south korea. >> what do you mean go away? >> if we really put pressure on north korea, that somehow north korea will co

but i would like to say that i'm well and there's no need to worry. >> reporter: north korean state mediaeports joo won-moon entered the country illegally crossing a river on the china-north korea border. he made it past two bashed wire fences following a large river until north korean soldiers arrested him. >> i thought by my entrance illegally i acknowledge, but i thought that some great event could happen and hopefully that event could have a good event in the relations against the north and the south. >> reporter: what kind of great event did you think would happen. >> i'm not sure yet. >> this is if favors time he's been able to send any message to his family and friends since he was detained. korean government is stating for the immediate release of the student. as long as two others that are being healed on espionage allegations. joo remains under investigation but he's hopeful his arrest will bring about some good. >> i hope that, you know i will be able to tell the world how an ordinary college student entered the country illegally. but however with the generous treatment of the

>> clearly, rosemary, the north korean government is parading them in front of our cameras to set an e, to show those who leave north korea won't be treated like criminals. >> there is -- a lunatic scattering the flames of war. >> one of the worst crimes in north korea is leaving. government propaganda calls defectors scum of the earth and worse, criminals fleeing the country, abandoning their families. laos authorities captured these north korean students two years ago trying to sneak into south korea. deported to pyongyang, there were dire predictions of prison, hard labor, even execution. but here they are today, appearing healthy, relaxed, wearing uniforms won by every north korea student. three government officials also in the room, they didn't step in and didn't need to. the students said all the right things. >> translator: we're studying at the best schools and universities. we're living happy lives. >> each student left north korea separately, ending up together living with a missionary in china. that missionary told cnn in 2013 the students fled north korea, desperately sear

. ♪ notes north korean propaganda urges hatred for america. e devine supreme leader. >> north korea is a kingdom. >> the kingdom of kim jong un, often described as a socialist monarch like his father and grandfather, ruling a militarized nation with a long history of dynasties. >> neither is not chosen. the leader is given. >> we met hahn park in pyongyang. he's the director of the university of georgia's department of international affairs. the china-born u.s. citizen has made more than 50 trips to north korea in the last 35 years. >> if we understand north korea, we have to understand the system. >> park knows pyongyang's elite inner circle. >> who controls north korea? >> the party. >> not kim jong un? >> no. >> three years in power, kim commands nearly 25 million north koreans who have no individual freedom. but park says experienced and knowledgeable party leaders influence most decisions. >> kim jong un used to ask them, and still, i think, he is asking questions about factual information about the world outside here. >> royal intrigue ca

. >> reporter: north koreans took us here to show us their dolphins. y got our attention. this is the kind of unscripted emotion we rarely seen north korea. ♪ government propaganda shows over the top adulation for the supreme leader. but these smiles, these belly latch laughs are real. especially when our cnn pho photo-journalist is pulled on stage. this dolphin area, just one stop on our government guided sightseeing tour. showing all of the perks of pyongyang's elite. their lives drastically different from millions of north koreans we're not allowed to see living in poor, rural areas, tending fields by hand, experts say as many as half the population hungry. but when it wants to, north korea and young leader will spend millions on vanity projects. buildin extravagant amenities i the horse riding club. no expense spared, in this orphana orphanage. they get visits from kim jung-un. they call father. the orphanage is half empty. most north koreans in the capital live in drab housing blocks assigned by the government. we're shown the newest, best neighbor

every morning, and every evening, 270 buses help transport 52,000 north koreans back and forth to workral months in 2013 escalating tensions led north korea to pull all the workers out. the crisis triggered by north korean anger over joint military exercises between south korea and the united states. now a new dispute over worker pay is threatening business again. wages are paid directly to pyongyang. north korean complex managers are demanding a wage increase of $4 a month. we believe the attitude of the government is hurting the lives of the workers here he says. south korea objects to a wage hike saying the north is going around the rules by unilaterally declaring a minimum wage without consulting with the south. at risk the last remaining symbol of inter-korean cooperation and the livelihoods of tens of thousands of workers and their families. political disagreements between the north and the south are not supposed to affect the activities the daily activities at the kaesong industrial complex. that's clearly not the case. as this very very shaky partnership continues to pose probl

. >>> and north korean missile that can wipe out in any waters. >> rival armed groups in the central african republic agreeing to a peace deal there. amiki amolu reports. >> at the height of the crisis large numbers of people were so desperate to leave they crammed into container trucks and headed for neighboring countries. the exact number of people killed in the fighting is unclear. half of the population of the central african republic are children. many, like this group have been orphaned. human rights groups like amnesty says the scars are deep. >> the problem is there never has been any kind of justice or accountability over the years for all the different crimes that have happened in the country. if the country is to be given a serious chance to move forward there has to be investigation into what has happened. >> sunday's peace deal by rebels politicians and religious leaders may be one step towards that end. they've agreed not to grant an amnesty to the worst perpetrators and to draw a red line under the violence. it may be impossible to forget the brutality, what started as

their lives drastically different from millions of north koreans we're not allowed to see, living in ding fields by hand. experts say as many as half the population hungry. but when it wants to north korea and its young leader will spend millions on vanity projects building extravagant amenities like this horse riding club. no expense spared in this brand new orphanage. kids get regular visits from kim jong-un a man they call father but the orphanage is half empty. most north koreans in the capital live in drab housing blocks assigned by the government. we're shown only the newest best neighborhoods, like these apartments for elite north korean scientists. they even have their own vacation resort. the government prepared to spend lavishly to reward key personnel. more special perks for those who train the elite. senior professors at pyongyang's most prestigious university get these free luxury apartments. how does this compare to some of your friends' and family members' homes? >> translator: this is much better. >> reporter: but even the best homes need solar panels back-up power dur

north korean students are now required to finish the 12th grade, and all are eligible to apply for university competitive. north korea teaches its own version of history and current affairs. it's one of the reasons why access to the outside world is so tightly controlled. wolf? >> will ripley thank you very much. excellent job all week inside north korea, reporting on what's going on there. he was reporting from pyongyang. that's it for me. thanks very much for watching. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room. in the meantime, cnn continue ss its special coverage of the increased threat level on u.s. military bases all over the country and that tragic crash of a plane into an atlanta highway, four people confirmed dead. in the meantime thanks for watching. "newsroom" with brooke baldwin starts right now. >>> all right, wolf. thank you so much. i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn. we have breaking news for you here at the top of the hour. the growing threat of jihadists in the united states leading to something huge today. the security threat levels at all united states mili

. >> north korean women are lining up, something you don't see very often. a group of 30 international peace activists marching through pyongyang on their way to south korea to promote reunification. they're going through the demilitarized zones that is, in fact one of the heaviest militarized areas in the world. they are technically still at war so koreans normally cannot cross the dmz. >> what a beautiful thing to walk with north korean women towards the dmz. >> one of the women is a nobel peace prize winner. there is gloria steinam, a women's rights campaigner from the united states. the u.s. and e.u. had already imposed sanctions on north korea after it began testing nuclear weapons. steinan said its time for a new tactic. >> isolateing north korea clearly has not worked. i just think we need to go ahead with this first do no harm, we have done no harm. and it might turn out to be a good thing. >> but some people believe that this kind of march does nothing to include their human rights records or relations. >> i don't think it will help much but i don't

they were not documented by the u.n., i do not see the causal relationship wean this and the north korean change. are the north koreans going to allow political parties or release people from grail because of the protest. i don't think anyone believes that, which is why a lot are skeptical. the group brought attention to the issues. they appealed to the united nations and the leaders of north and south korea to agree on a lasting peace treaty. >>> oscar ram aero a 20th century human rights activist and latin american's champion has been beautified. he was famous for speaking out against oppression and dictatorship. in 1980 he was assassinated by an unknown gunman. many billionaires are funding ukraine's armed forces despite promise is stop oligarchs influences politics. the president is accused of not doing enough to stamp it out. andrew simmonds has the details. >> in the distance there's shelling. >> and tanks are close to the front line. two blatant breaches of a minsk agreement ceasefire. it's another average day for the ukranian volunteers in a stand off against protesters. >> the re

north korean students are now required to finish the 12th grade and all of eligible to apply for universitylthough the entrance exams are highly competitive. north korea teaches its own version of history and current affairs. it's one of the reasons access to the outside world here is so tightly controlled. will ripley cnn, paennsylvaniaa pyongyang, north korea. >>> wolf blitzer is here with a preview of "the situation room." you've been to pyongyang. will is doing great coverage. >> amazing they've given him that access. >> very strange. tell us about your show? talking to house foreign affairs chairman ed royce? >> a lot of issues on the agenda especially now that the u.s. military bases here in the united states are going a little higher state of alert because of isis, maybe because of what happened over the weekend in texas. we go in-depth on that and a lot of controversy going on now. should the u.s. supply weapons directly to the kurds? u.s. allies in northern iraq or should those weapons funneled through baghdad? a lot of members of congress want to send them directly but elements es

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this is believed to be the older brother of north korean dictator, kim jung-un.ging along to an eric clapton concert at london's royal albert hall. he has gone to clapton concerts all over the world. has plenty of time of and money on his hand, since he was passed over for the leadership position. >> kim jung-chol not seen as being capable of dealing with the blood sport which is north korean politics, move from succession to consolidation period. unlike his brother, kim jung-un, seen as being potentially too weak. >> reporter: now analysts say kim jung-chul, in the network of children of the elites. another brother passed over the oldest. when he was caught trying to get to disneyland on a fake dominican passport. he is said to spend his days traveling and gambling. which sibling has real influence. it is not the younger sister. though she is rising. a shadowy, older sister, kim sol-song. purest of the pure. the only one among kim and siblings officially recognized by north korea's founder, kim il-sung. >> she has her finger on the pulse of the regime. she is he

the pro-north korean body is regarded as the de facto diplomatic mission of the north. the association says the arrest has no legal grounds, is extremely unjust and is the act of fascists. the japanese government says the police investigation is based on law and evidence and says this is a separate matter from the negotiations with north korea on the abduction issue. >> translator: japan is urging north korea to carry out an investigation and report promptly and honestly on the missing japanese. >> nearly one year has passed since north korea promised a full investigation into the fate of the missing japanese nationals, including those who were abducted. the japanese government says north korean agents abducted at least 17 japanese in the 1970s and '80s. twelve of them are still unaccounted for. pyongyang reacted sharply last month after japanese police raided the home of the association's head over the suspected illegal trade. it told japan that intergovernmental meetings could not be held on the investigation into the abductees. some japanese officials predict that no

as well as the south korean government to engage north korea. secretary general ban going to the complex with the joint north/south economic complex first time he's offered to do that and the north koreaens announcing humanitarian assistances this morning. for them to pull the plug at the last minute is another signal from the north koreans they're not interested in dealing with anybody right now. >> as you know there is a delegation of about 30 women from the u.s. and other countries, peace activists, in pyongyang, right now, even as we speak. gloria steinhem among the women there, getting ready for this march across the dmz, the demilitarized zone showing our viewers the pictures of the delegation of the women arriving in pyongyang. hope to speak to some of them later today in "the situation room." what do you think of the idea the women are trying to improve the swagt by showing some sort of peace march across the dmz from north into south korea approved by both governments? >> well you know, i think there have been many grass roots efforts t

i don't see that callsal relationship between this and north korean change are the north koreans going to allow political parties or release people from gaol. both anyone believes that that is why a lot of people are skeptical about the march, if it works, great. i don't see the change coming from. i don't see that. crossing between the two states and making it look like north and south korea are equally to blame for this. you are letting north korea off the hook. north korea has a terrible record of human rights abuse. many starved to death in the late 1990. if the issue was women, it's well-known for treating women horribly. women in prison camps are routinely raped and abused. none of these things happen in south korea. to suggest the two are in some way analogist as the march is suggesting that is an error. >>> a u.s. police officer has been acquitted of charges in the shooting deaths of two unarm black people. it's the latest case to go to court after a series of police-related shootings in the u.s. where the victims were black. >> as the judge read his verdict michael brelo cried

resident but a korean citizen. ♪ north korea doesn't take kindly to outsiders crossing their border withoutn. south korea's government is demanding joo's immediate release and that of two other detained koreans who gave exclusive interviews to cnn. they're being detained south koreans. north and south korea are still technically at war. their border heavily armed, a potential flash point for violence. now the two enemies share a new serious problem. this college student from the u.s. hoping his bizarre journey won't end in a north korean prison. >> i hope you know that i will be able to tell the world how an ordinary college student entered the dprk illegally but however with the generous treatment of the dprk that i will be able to return home safely. >> reporter: there were no preconditions set for this interview. we didn't have a limit on the questions we could ask. we don't know if that was the case with this young man. didn't get any indication that he was coached ahead of time. you simply don't know. however, i will say this. he said he was being treated very humanely with his own pri

north koreans follow banners marching into work. on is a part of daily life for this militarized nation. right now on the main road, south of pyongyang to the border between north/south korea, the dmz, demilitarized zone. the dmz is anything but demilitarized. this barren road takes us to cease-fire line that endped the brutal fighting in 1953. today a heavily fortified border, with both sides prepared for war. >> this junior colonel is part of north korea's standing army of more than one million. 3/4 stationed close to the dmz. he call it the most tense place on the planet. more than 60 years after the cease-fire. north and south korea are technically at war. >> this is where you used to negotiate with the m cans. >> most say north korea started the war. here they teach a different version of history. america is the real cull trilt he says. but still the americans deny the truth. the tension is palpable as we approach the border. is there a real danger here of something breaking out? >> yes. >> armed soldiers stand just feet from th

most north koreans have no access to the internet. park says the country is making stride in technology. science. and education. students are required to finish 12th grade. college is free to those who pass rigorous entrance exams. the focus now, improving north korea's struggling economy. >> they have now advanced in many different areas. a major power. politically. the last remaining ok joke tich to make it a strong economic power. the living standard for north korea, 25 million citizens means the nation must improve ties with the international community. with mutual distrust. and pyongyang's consistent refusal to disarm the arsenal there appears no clear path to moving forward. will riply. cnn pyongyang. north korea. >>> coming up on cnn newsroom. polls are open all over the uk. voting has been under way for 30 minutes. our special coverage continues after this short break. making a fist something we do to show resolve. to defend ourselves. to declare victory. so cvs health provides expert support and vital medicines. make a fist f

north korea. that's according to the south korean defense ministry. ul lawnunch of ballistic missiles of the sea into the sky. cnn cannot independently confirm authenticity of the photos but kim jong-un praised it as a miraculous achievement, and warned it was a time bomb on the backs of north korea's enemies. cnn reached out to the south korea government for a comment on photos and so far they have not said anything about whether or not they think that these photos represent a true test and a successful one at that. but, if these photos are authentic, they would represent a significant development in the capabilities of north korea's military. we know that kim jong-un had been wanting this kind of technology for some time and it's likely to cause concern right here in south korea and further in the region. kathy novak, cnn. >>> the pentagon has raised the threat level at all u.s. military bases. it now stands at threat level bravo. here's what this means. it means an increase and more predictable threat of terrorism in the united states. cnn's sunlen

>> well, we got no indication right now from the north korean government what their next action will be. they're in a position where this young man who is a south korean citizen and a permanent resident of the u.s., two countries that north korea is very much an enemy of, and yet he chose to do this. he said he thought it could help bring about something positive. but the reality is it's now a very big mess. these are countries that don't have diplomatic relagtss with the dprk. it's not clear how his family or government is going to get in touch to try to start this process going. this interview really was his first opportunity to let the world know what happened. what's going to happen next really is anyone's guest. >> i guess it will be south korea's problem as opposed to the u.s. finally, it's rare to be invited into north korea on one occasion let alone two occasions. why did they bring you back to show you the dmz? >> well, they've given us really remarkable access on our trip since we arrived. we went down to the demilitarized zone. we talked to the soldier that gave us insight

. ♪ north korean north korean propaganda urges hatred for america.r the supreme leader. >> north korea is a kingdom. the. >> the kingdom of kim jong-un, even described as a socialist monarch. ruling a militarized nation with a long tris of of dynasties. the leader is not chosen he is given. >> we met hung park. he was born in china and is now a u.s. citizen and he's made for than 50 trips to north korea in the last 35 years. >> if we understand north korea, we have to understand the system. >> park knows pyongyang's elite inner circle. >> who controls north korea? >> the park. >> kim commands nearly 25 million north koreans who have no individual freedom. but park says experienced and knowledgeable party leaders influence the decisions. >> kim jong-un used to ask them still he is asking questions about factual information about the world outside here. >> royal intrigue can be a bloody business. sort korea's spy agencies say top advisers who fall out of favor, including kim's own family are at risk. >> the fact that this young man executed his uncle,

almost everything, well, everything we're doing we want to do for the north korean threat in any eventa as the threat could be even if it becomes operational. and iran. it might affect future, how you go forward in the future. but for now, in this year's budget, i don't think it would matter. >> it's a very good question, one we kicked around in the last week as this thing develops. i would argue that it might make missile defense broadly more important. again, to outpace the threat, stay ahead of the threat, we were concerned about a breakout capability. i'm not going to speak to the policy piece of the treaty itself. but we can't, you know, take this as our pencil's down, we've got a breather now. we've got to continue, i think, to forge ahead. the threat is not just iran. there are other threats out there. as i mentioned in my talk, iran has the largest short-medium range ballistic missile inventory in the region. it's a regional threat as much as well. i think it ups the ante in the game rather than allows us to relax at all. >> charles in the back and then right here. >> tom, than

he was also probably working with north koreans in japan because there's a big network there.e reason why they had a fake passport is because nobody around the world is going to recognize a north korean passport unless you're going to zimbabwe. >> we have reported as you know, on kim jong-un executing high ranking officials including aunt and uncle maybe. family members. will he ever kill them. >> he probably will. he won't kill the eldest brother because he's in china and he just can't kill somebody on chinese soil. and i think beijing has told him that. now the one who loves to go to clapton concerts within he's not a real factor. i don't think he's actually going to kill his older brother. e financing or save up to $400 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get up to four years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedic. but this special financing offer ends memorial day at sleep train. saturday and suspected on cnn international. great stuff this weekend and thank you so much for joining us. have a wonderful weekend and memorial day. set your dvr. "ac 360" w

we will contain our panel and you can speak when the panel has concluded. >> the north korean would not back down, so samantha power seemed to relent. >> i think the audience will agree he should be allowed to speak since it is a self discrediting exercise and we will resume our panel. conclude your statement and we will go back to our panel. there is no need for the microphone. >> he alwaysed with his microphone switched off amid occasional jeers from the crowd. someone decided to turn the microphone back on. >> please shut the mic down since this is not official. please assure the microphone is not live. thank you. >> he continued with what he says is human rights abuses by the u.s. the u.s. ambassador who organized the meeting lost her patience. >> we are calling u.n. security. sir, you are either conclude your remarks or you will be removed from the room. >> the crowd continued tier. >> the north korean and there was applause as he finally stopped just as u.n. security officers arrived. >> it must be chilling for those of you who have been subjected to the terror of the regime to be