paula hancock is standing by in seoul. paula, what are you seeing on the ground in terms of action and what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, we're hearing from the defense ministry at this point via ytn that they believe it launched at 7:30 a.m. this morning and they have dispatched helicopters and also ships into the waters between china and south korea to try and find the debris. that was something they had intended to do from the beginning. this is very important to the south koreans and also, of course, to the u.s., which is stationed here in south korea. they want to find out exactly what the makeup of this rocket was and any kind of indication they can have about this rocket from that debris. now, it's not an easy thing to do to find this kind of debris in such a vast amount of water. much of it could have broken up on the way down. but what we know at this point is they have two military vessels that are parading those waters at this point, trying to find any indication of that debris. we also know that this rocke

cnn's paula hancocks is in myanmar. >> reporter: could this be the dawn of a new myanmar.g san su kyi the unmistakable symbol of this country's fight for democracy heads to the polls. confident of success, and taking political office for the first time ever. many voters in this small village are daring to hope for change. this woman is 95 years old. she's lived through british and japanese colonization and 50 years of brutal military war. finally she's hopeful. whatever changes, it will be for the better, she says. i want good change and a better life. it's the first time voting for this 18-year-old, and she's delighted. but not everyone's happy with the process. this man tells me his name is not on the list, and he's been told he can't vote. i'm very sorry for missing the chance to vote, he says, because one vote is very important. aung san su kyi's party is also alleging irregularities. they say fake ballots have been fou found. i asked the head of the election commission about the allegations. >> this is a fair election. >> reporter: counting of the ballots started as s

paula hancock isoining us live from seoul, south korea. paula, good morning to you.nusual would you say this speech was? >> it's very unusual. this is a real break from tradition. the first time we have heard kim jong un speak. it's probably the first time his people have heard him speak as well. it's really a break away from the aloof tradition of his late father, kim jong il. you did not see him making speeches like this. kim jong un spoke for more than 20 minutes to a very vast crowd in one of the squares in pyongyang. there were thousands of soldiers there. there was a very grand military parade there also, and also the military hardware of this country was paraded in front of kim jong un. rockets, missiles, tanks, and also good-stepping soldiers. what he said was in line with what his father has said before. the fact that military comes first in north korea. this policy that the military is the be all, end all. it's one of thes biggest armies in the world. there was another break with tradition, though. >> kim jong un saying he understands his people have had to

cnn's paula hancocks is in seoul, south korea. tell us more. >> reporter: well, carol, the concern that south korea has, at this point, is that north korea may actually be preparing for a third nuclear test. there's a south korean intelligence officials report which cnn has obtained which says there is evidence of a freshly dug tunnel in the area of north korea where two of these nuclear tests have been carried out before. now, they have shown us satellite imagery which shows that there is a tunnel in the final stages of being built. earth and sand around the entrance. the report says the past few weeks increasing in size so they do believe there could be a third nuclear test after this rocket launch that north korea will be carrying out it says in the next few days. now, the intelligence source says this would be a grave provocation and what north korea might do is wait for the international condemnation that is sure to come after this satellite launch and then use that as an excuse to carry out a third nuclear launch. certainly