the idea was to disrupt the olympic games in seoul. they dubbed north korea the state for its role in organized crime, including the distribution of heroin and methamphetamines. >> his legacy will be that he actually made some pretty bad choices for his country. >> reporter: he was the man who, every day, it seemed, had a bad hair day. he starved his people and threatened his career with the fourth largest military in the world and built missiles that could reach japan and perhaps beyond. the brutality is gone. in its place, the terrifying uncertainty of what comes next. john voss, cnn, beijing. >> china is north korea's closest ally, and the news of kim jong il's death is being reported there. to get a closer look at reaction in china, let's go to stan grant in beijing now. stan, china has expressed its condolences. give us a reaction from beijing. >> reporter: absolutely. one statement put out from china, and that's all they're saying at the moment. other questions were asked. this was at a ministry of foreign affairs briefing. they'

as for highs on tuesday, across the board expecting 8 in tokyo. 2 in seoul. n beijing. 19 in hong kong and 30 for bangkok. heading over into europe, it is il wdy and gusty picture for much of northern europe. we have been hearing very strong gusts reported in the area. mainly across tcandinavian region. also for the uk as well. and in fact let's get a look at what some of these areas have been peenngsome very gusty conditions we do have footage here starting in norway early monday morning here. looking songus wppg the region bringing down signs and even some of the buildings here. also high waves being recorded along coastal areas. also black-outs. now later on monday, it did get windy for people here to too. along the coastline, that means very high waves. can you see the ferry tinto ge through rough sea conditions. it's been causing quite a few problems. right now we are seeing the same set up continue. these lines sced cse together across the region. denoting very strong winds. and it is going to be easy. lookg at songusts to pass the peak. but you do want

many citizens gathered at a train station in seoul. they watched coverage of the ceremony on a large screen tv. >> translator: i want north korea to collapse because our generation experienced the korean war with the north. >> i know kim jong-il did bad things. but i want to express my condolences over his death. >> kim jong-un doesn't know much about politics. so i'm worried about future relations between the two koreas. >> north korean defectors are also worried. they got together near the demilitarized zone. they floated balloons over the border carrying leaflets criticizing the north's political system. the death of kim jong-il has divided opinion in south korea. some conservatives believe no condolences should be offered, official or otherwise. they say the north should first apologize for bombing the south's island last year. some reformists, though, believe their country should pay tribute to the late leader. doing that, they say, could help improve relations between the two koreas. they oppose the government's decision to only

seoul accused pyongyang of shelling a south korean island.traveled to north korea during that tense time. >> reporter: we had north korean officials with us all the time, and i mean all the time. >> thank you, wolf. >> thanks. >> reporter: they spoke english well and were vf intelligent, polite, even nice. i never felt threatened. let's not forget this is a communist totalitarian regime. they were restricted where we can go. we constantly pressed for more access and they sometimes relented. we saw a lot of the north korean capital. we did manage to get into the countryside to see a huge apple and fruit tree orchard where thousands of farmers work what the orchard director said were some 2.2 million trees. that number seemed exaggerated, but whatever it was, it was impressive. we left pyongyang probably about half an hour ago and drove to the countryside. we're here overlooking all of these fruit trees. it's row afro afro after row. it's snowy out there and you can't see any fruit. eventually, i guess once the time is right you'll see a lot of

he joins me now live in seoul, south korea. professor. thank you very much for joining us here on cnn. what is the reaction in seoul to the death of kim jong-il, are people there stunned or were they expecting this announcement? >> i think most people here in south korea, including our government expected the passing of kim jong-il fairly soon, but we were not sure when he would pass away, so south koreans are taking this in stride. the army, the government, are all on a state of high alert, but business as usual is the keyword in seoul today. >> south korean military raised their security alert. what prompted that move? >> this is part of the ongoing process that we have put into place for the last several years. the south korean government and armed forces want to make sure they do not take anything else, for example, doing another strike against our forces in the yellow sea. this is an entirely precautionary pressure, so we're watching any early warning signals that might come from jong un, but so far nothing unusual is happening acros

bbc news, seoul, korea. >> they were at the front and center of the revolution, and now the women ever libya wants an equal say. so far, -- the women of libya want an equal say. despite their brave presentation in helping to get rid of colonel khadafy, the new libya is just as male-dominated as the old one for a. -- as the old one. >> a consultant pediatrician. while looking after the premature babies in her care, she also helped struggle drugs to treat the wounded during the war. now, she wants to battle for a bigger, better world for women in the new libya. >> if i have a dream to be a politician or a leader, i will say this. >> women are certainly finding their voice. this is a demonstration outside the prime minister's office. they want more to be done for the women raped during the war. this conservative society, that is seen as the ultimate shame. these women want the silence broken and tougher penalties, for rapists, and that is just one of their demands. there is a 40% quota. a committee will be set up next year to write a new constitution. they now head to of the 26 ministries

down here in seoul, stuff like that sounds absurd. is any of the grief genuine? this man did time in a northern labor camp and then escaped to south korea. >> the people get more fuel and consumer goods and p'yongyang but of those in the countryside got nothing. >> the succession has passed peacefully to the third generation of the family business. kim jong un is so young and inexperienced, he will need back up. the man walking behind him here is his uncle. he will be a key player. still, kim jong un has the right credentials. if >> they know that they need him. they need a kim jon il the ascendant. once they lose that, they lose it -- >> this year has not been a good year for dictators. we are being told that the ceremonies are not over yet. on thursday, there will be a three minute silence followed by the blowing of horns and sirens across north korea. there will be a huge demonstration that is completely voluntary, of course. >> speaking earlier from seoul, john simpson gave us his impressions of that ceremony in p'yongyang. >> cannot but be surprised and perh

down here in seoul, stuff like that sounds absurd. is any of the grief genuine? this man did time in a northern labor camp and then escaped to south korea. >> the people get more fuel and consumer goods and p'yongyang but of those in the countryside got nothing. >> the succession has passed peacefully to the third generation of the family business. kim jong un is so young and inexperienced, he will need back up. the man walking behind him here is his uncle. he will be a key player. still, kim jong un has the right credentials. if >> they know that they need him. they need a kim jon il the ascendant. once they lose that, they lose it -- >> this year has not been a good year for dictators. we are being told that the ceremonies are not over yet. on thursday, there will be a three minute silence followed by the blowing of horns and sirens across north korea. there will be a huge demonstration that is completely voluntary, of course. >> speaking earlier from seoul, john simpson gave us his impressions of that ceremony in p'yongyang. >> cannot but be surprised and perh

officers took them near seoul for questioning. maritime authorities launched an investigation. they only permit firearms for self defense, but authorities are now reviewing that rule. >> translator: we have restricted the use of firearms in the past, but after this incident, we will consider allowing their use even if the initial stages of an inspection. >> officially china has stuck by an agreement with south korea over fishing rights, but on the water it's a different matter. this part of the yellow sea is a rich fishing ground. chinese fishermen have been entering these waters illegally to catch saury that are abundant this season. the boats are resorting to bolder tactics to avoid being caught. this vessel has steel rods attached to its sides to deter patrol boats from approaching. fishermen use steel pipes to attack any coast guard officers that try to board the vessels. some fishing boats fly the south korean flag to try to deceive the authorities. south korea says china's fishing resources are in decline but the demand for

our reporter anna jeong joins us from seoul. what's happening where you are? >> here in seoul, people on the streets say they were astonished and at the same time worried when they heard the news. >> i was surprised, i hope the unification of the south and the north will accelerate. >> the government has to do all it can to prepare for any emergency. >> reporter: south korean president, lee myung bak, has called an emergency national security meeting and instructed his cabinet ministers to stay on alert in the face of the developing situation in north korea. lee told the ministers to take necessary steps to prepare for all possible scenarios and to work closely with other nations, to maintain the peace and stability on the korean peninsula. he also called on the south korean people not to panic as to continue to go about their usual business. lee held phone conferences with u.s. president barack obama and japanese prime minister, yoshihiko noda. the leaders confirmed that their countries will cooperate in closely monitoring the situation in north korea. teleph

we're expecting minus 17 in ulan bator and minus 5 in seoul. lower than average. tokyo will drop to the single digits starting tomorrow. still wet across the eastern seaboard, but most of the precipitation will be rain rather than snow because of warm air coming in from the gulf of mexico. but in new england and southern quebec, you're seeing snow, but that will change to freezing rain tonight. the system will move northeastward and more of a concern is this low pressure system. it's set to develop over the mississippi valley and could produce gusting winds as well as thunderstorms on thursday. across the west an area of heavy snow southward over the rockies. in denver area, you could be seeing about 20 centimeters of snowfall and winds are a big concern as well. so that could certainly create the risks of avalanche and also dangerous driving conditions. southern california strong santa ana winds are expected to continue into friday afternoon. temperature wise, 17 degrees in los angeles but very chilly in denver, minus 7 with the low of minus 19. but across the ea

we're live in seoul. >>> air scare. tires on a packed jetliner explode, moments before takeoff. >>> and mall brawl. new details after violence erupts inside the massive mall of america. >>> good wednesday morning. i'm sunny hostin. >> and i'm dan koeffler, in for rob this morning. the world got a rare glimpse inside reclusive north korea overnight, during a highly-choreographed funeral, for the dear leader, kim jong-il. >> some of the more puzzling scenes, broadcast to the world. american cars from the 1950ed. followed by a fleet of brand-new mercedes. >> and the soundtrack, constant wailing by north koreans that some suspect was staged. hi cho watched it all from seoul. >> reporter: as north korea's military elite, snow on the plaza, the body of kim jong-il made a brand entrance, escorted by kim jong-un, by the new leader, the man reportedly in control of power behind the scenes. the hearse drove around pyongyang, around places that kim jong-il worked. the display on television was emotional. but are the wailings genui

they all think it's fake and somewhat staged. >> abc's joohee cho, live from seoul. thank you. >>> to politics now here at home, now, and the countdown to iowa next tuesday. the republican candidates are lashing out at each other, with newt gingrich saying he wouldn't vote for ron paul, even if paul becomes the nominee. with more on the negative turn the race is taking, we're joined by abc's tahman bradley. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: dan and sunny, with so much riding on iowa, the candidates and outside groups are spending millions on negative ads, hoping to persuade voters in this final week. with just six days before the iowa caucuses, it's getting nasty. the candidates are hammering away at each other, with some of their superpack doing some of the dirty work. >> the fact that gingrich was fined $300,000 for ethics violations. >> reporter: as his bus rolls across iowa, newt gingrich is trying to regain momentum, and fend off a barrage of negative ads from the romney campaign and outside groups. >> all i'd say to him is, if you want to run a negative campai

minus 5 for the high in seoul on thursday.old wave will be hitting there as well as beijing and shanghai at 7 degrees for the thursday. on friday, it looks like it will be dropping a little bit even more. manila and bangkok staying very warm in the tropics in the low 30s. let's head over to the americas and talk about this storm that is going to be passing through new england and in towards canadian maritimes. we're talking about warm air that will be seeping in towards this system. ahead of it will be rain. most of the area and the southern areas. but north where we see snow. severe activity will be just around eastern texas. and the lower mississippi valley areas. we're not going to be even ruling out isolated tornadoes. one has touched down in louisiana yesterday that can't be ruled out yet. now, we talk about snow, that will be descending from northern rockies and in towards central rockies, talking about 5 to 15 centimeters of white stuff piling up in the higher elevations there. denver, two degrees tellwi s temperaturewi

seoul at minus two degrees. that's going to be fairly chilly there. biting cold in ulan bator at minus 18 for the high. the low is actually minus 27. staying in the low 30s in the tropics. let's move on to north america and talk about that storm system that just passes through off the coast. that's going to be bringing a little break to the northeast, especially new england. however, another round of this system will be moving into those areas in towards the end of the week. this is where we're going to be seeing severe weather conditions. we're talking about isolated tornados even touching down just around alabama, mississippi, northern georgia area. gusts are going to be strong reaching up to 100 kilometers per hour. green is where we're going to be seeing rain precipitation. there's moist air, warm air, that will be pulling in. that's all going to be rain, rather than snow. up in the mountains and in the north, we're going to be looking at snow conditions. this is where the dark shade is. that's going to be sagging down towards new mexico from colo

seoul's high of 4 on wednesday. also drops to about minus 3. basically what i'm telling you is a lot of very cold air is spilling in and bringing temperatures down by about 5 to 7 degrees. prepare for that. tokyo, 10 degrees on wednesday. and north america. the pacific northwest is going to be windy and we'll see snow as well with those two together, getting blowing and drifting snow potentially. that could be problematic if you're going to be driving. also a storm system here moving into the southeast. mostly going to be rain once it gets to the southeastern corner, but above that, there will be a little bit of a line, if you want to call it that. here we see freezing rain and sleet that potentially hits the great lakes and back in towards canada and parts of nebraska as well. here are your temperatures on tuesday. 8 degrees in vancouver. 8 in seattle. 2 in winnipeg. 3 in chicago. not doing too badly in l.a., another warm day at 19 degrees. and 17 in atlanta. now, just 7 degrees in new york city, but actually as that rain hits the east it's go

seoul at minus two degrees. that's going to be fairly chilly there. biting cold in ulan bator at minus 18 for the high. the low is actually minus 27. staying in the low 30s in the tropics. let's move on to north america and talk about that storm system that just passes through off the coast. that's going to be bringing a little break to the northeast, especially new england. however, another round of this system will be moving into those areas in towards the end of the week. this is where we're going to be seeing severe weather conditions. we're talking about isolated tornados even touching down just around alabama, mississippi, northern georgia area. gusts are going to be strong reaching up to 100 kilometers per hour. green is where we're going to be seeing rain precipitation. there's moist air, warm air, that will be pulling in. that's all going to be rain, rather than snow. up in the mountains and in the north, we're going to be looking at snow conditions. this is where the dark shade is. that's going to be sagging down towards new mexico from colo

the seoul kospi was down almost 5% at one point. it end down 3.4%.he nikkei also in negative territory and so was the shanghai composite and the hang seng. i want to bring in kim do to talk more about what happened with the kospi. thank you very much, kim, for being with us. let's take a look at the seoul kospi today during the trading session. when we see this dip, that's when the news really started to trickle out about the death of kim jong-il. everyone knew that he was ill and this day would come. what do you make of the market reaction here today? >> i think that the market -- i mean the market fell by about 2% before the news came out. if you look at australia and other asian markets they fell by 1.5% to 2%. this axillary to the downtrend somewhat. as you said, we did have a slight recovery. i think there's uncertainty about the succession play. we know kim jong un will be promoted to be the leader in the nation. that's still some suspicion, perhaps there could be contentious issues with him being the leader. >> there could be a power vacuum? >

we are going to speak to see williamson, our correspondent in seoul. presumably, south korea has had some time to prepare for this transition. what have they been preparing? do they feel this is an opportunity they can take advantage of? >> of career is not saying what it is thinking. -- south korea is not saying what it is thinking. it does not want to reply in 1994, when kim il-sung died. it offered no condolences. it would not let anyone to express sympathies. relations took a nosedive. now, the have a nuanced approach. the have expressed their sympathies to the north korean people, and they have allowed to prominence of koreans to go north to express some of these. they are trying to tread a tightrope between their own policies and not wanting to lose any chance to reset relations with the north. >> is there a feeling things can only get better after recent tension? >> i am not sure that is the only feeling. what you are saying about how kim jong un is being presented -- one of the things that came across strongly was how much they were emphasizing

john simpson, bbc news, seoul. >>> one of the great mystery of modern-day politics and latin america has come to an end. a judge in chile has ruled out the possibility that the former president was murdered. he died when his government was overthrown in a coup in 1973. this report contains some flash photography. >> he was a divisive figure. democratically elected, he was admired by some on the left for his highly marxist doctrine. but it was one which created division in chile at the height of the cold war. with the ever closer relations that he was forming with cuba, north korea, and china. his rule ended in a violent coup on september 11, 1973. it has long been accepted that he shot himself as the forces loyal to punish a stormed the presidential palace. but the court reopened this painful chapter of chile's history earlier this year. the body was exhumed after daughter said they thought the former leader was murdered, either by a bodyguard or the military. his daughter, isabel, a chilean senator, never disputed that her father had committed suicide. earlier this year, the results

our correspondent in seoul has more on that. >> reporter: the south will hold a parliamentary committee meeting wednesday to talk about the impact of kim jong-il's death. the director will take part in that meeting. it collects information from the north. they'll discuss about whether the power success to kim jong-il, the son, will be done smoothly 37 they will also analyze if the north korea military will show any signs of provocation against the south. on monday, news that north korea fired short range missiles made the south nervous. seven hours prior to the announcement of kim's death. the south korean defense ministry say the tests have nothing to do with his death as it was scheduled beforehand. but they have put the army, navy, and air force on high alert. they also asked the u.s. military to step up its monitoring activities on the north. south koreans are divided over whether the government should send condolences to the north. lawmakers hold a session on wednesday to deliberate on future al qaedas. -- actions. the development is likely to cautionary steps on how to deal with k

officers took them near seoul for questioning. maritime authorities have laumpbled an investigation. the coast guard only permits firearms to be used for self-defense. but authorities are now reviewing that rule. >>> officially china has stuck by an agreement with south korea over fishing rights. but on the water it's a different matter. this part of the yellow sea is a rich fishing ground. they are being going here illegally to catch fish. bolding tactics to avoid being caught. this vessel has steel rods on the sides. they use steel pipes to attack any coast guard officers that try to board the vessels. some fly the south korean flag to try to deceive authorities. china's fishing resources are in decline but the demand for seafood is surging. so the fishermen are becoming more audacious. they are saying they're feeling threatened by the chinese boats which operate in groups. >> translator: the chinese use troll nets which are banned in korea and take everything they can. >> south korea uses a satellite to confirm a rej city and i

lucy williamson has this report from seoul. >> [speaking foreign language] >> the funeral of perhaps the world's most secretive leader broadcast live on north korean tv. a rare glimpse into a country usually shrouded from view. this even outside kim jong il's final resting place, a slow procession in pyongyang, all signs that stability and control are crucial now. whatever the private millions of the crowds of mourners, this is a moment of great uncertainty. kim jong il was great for almost 20 years as a demigod and protector of the nation. his sudden death has left a vacuum which this man must fill. his youngest son, standing today between the country's elderly power brokers. he is not yet 30 years old, untried, and largely unknown. standing between the lines of political generals and military elite. which of these men will he choose to rule, and will he have a choice? lucy williamson, bbc news, seoul. >> she said the scenes of hysteria in pyongyang were prompted certainly by grief and also probably by fear of the death of an almost mythical figure. >> north korea is not a unified s

>> he also said it was regrettable that statue for the comfort women was put up in the embassy in seoul and asked for the prompt removal. south korea is planning to build a tourism facility on the island south of japan. noda said there are challenging issues between the two countries. noda also urged south korea to move forward on suspended trade negotiations including an economic partnership agreement between the two countries sean the free trade agreement with china. >>> members of the advisory council to egypt's military have resigned in protest of the military's violent crackdown on protesters which left ten people dead. nine delegates resigned on saturday. the resignations came amid growing criticism of the military as clashes between soldiers and prodemocracy protesters began. violence erupted on friday as demonstrators called for rapid shift from military rule to a civilian government of the on saturday the government began to remove pro testers from tahrir square and clubbing them. ten people have died and nearly 500 have been injured. >> translator: the military is just -- it d

the government here in seoul is attempting to do just that, to work out where its strategic ñr.clear kim successor, his youngest son, as we heard in that report. the worry is that because he is so untried and untested, that might give rise to the possibility of dangerous power struggles. the glimmer of optimism is it may also now leave room for reform-minded individuals in the north korean elite, if there are any left, to come forward. that is what governments will be looking at, trying to work out the shape of the future. >> for more on the impact of the death of kim jong-il, i am joined from beijing by a reporter from the beijing foreign studies university. thank you for joining us. in your view, what is the move of china? kim jong un has been installed as the successor of the country. >> i do not know much about what top leaders are thinking at this moment. i think a general sense among chinese people, scholars, that this is a great opportunity for china to reassess its policy. that real assessment should bring about some adjustment, for example, the word a nuclear weapons pr

here in seoul, the ceremonies are not over yet. tomorrow, there will be a three minute silence followed by the blowing of horns and sirens right across north korea. there will be a huge demonstration of ordinary citizens, completely voluntary, of course. >> the main parties in bosnia have agreed to form a central government and in a political crisis. the parties had been deadlocked over the elections in october, 2010. negotiators agreed to pass a budget which will implement laws which will pave the way for a bosnian membership in the eu. closing the barn has been brought back to cairo for the resumption of his trial. mubarak hasni been brought back to cairo. the spanish royal family has revealed details of their finances for the first time in more than 30 years. the move was prompted by a corruption scandal involving king juan carlos's son-in-law. the king is shown to have received just under $400,000 for salary and expenses. church leaders in nigeria say that their members will defend themselves if the security forces are unable t

our correspondent in seoul. an advance team of observers from the arab league has arrived in syria after reports of increasing violence. they intend to oversee a peace plan and force withdrawal of troops from the streets and release of all prisoners. but the violence goes on. in the latest incident, at least four civilians are reported killed. palestinian faction hamas, which governs gaza, is to join the palestinian liberalization organization. they reached an agreement with rival fatah, which is in power in the west bank. the deal follows three days of talks in cairo. it is an advance toward palestinian reconciliation. u.s. representatives are to vote on a bipartisan deal to extend a payroll tax cut. leader john boehner has agreed to hold a vote on friday. there is a precision -- a provision to help small businesses attached. it was passed by the senate last saturday and has exposed deep divisions among republicans. the united nations has issued an appeal for $28 million in aid for the philippines, following th

twoonchts groups went to seoul to show their views on visiting for condolences. the south korean government gave permission to make the trip to the north. the 18-member group includes former first lady ihi ho, widow of the late south korean president. members criticized mourn irrelevanciers from the north and tore up flags. they shouted the south shouldn't accept the north's inhumane acts.tore up flags. they shouted the south shouldn't accept the north's inhumane actup flags. they shouted the south shouldn't accept the north's inhumane actthey shouted the south shoult accept the north's inhumane acts. >>> pop in the indian ocean region are remembering a tsunami that hit seven years ago. royce held a memorial service in indonesia, one of the areas hardest-hit by the disaster. some japanese that survived the march 11 tsunami were there. >> the city devastated by the indian ocean tsunami is well on the road to recovery. residents have gradually been able to forget what happened. but the tsunami that hit japan brought back a memory of the giant wave. >> i saw it on t

reporting for nhk world, seoul. >>> next we go beijing where our reporter has spent the day gathering reaction. >> reporter: the north korean embassy in beijing has its flag at half-staff. the north koreans going in and out of the embassy said they couldn't believe kim jong-il was dead. chinese police are keeping a close watch on reporters around the embassy. china's state media have reported kim's death without commentary. >> translator: north korea is a poor country. i hope kim's death will turn things around for the better. >> translator: i want north korea to be more open. the nation should organize itself in terms of democracy. north korea will be able to improve the situation if it puts priority on its economy over its military. >> reporter: china's foreign ministry's spokesperson met with reporters on monday afternoon. he expressed his deep condolences to the north korean people on the death of their leader. >> translator: kim was north korea's leader and china's close friend. china hopes to play an active role in achieving peace and stability on the korean peninsula in continu

twoonchts groups went to seoul to show their views on visiting for condolences. the south korean government gave permission to make the trip to the north. the 18-member group includes former first lady ihi ho, widow of the late south korean president. members criticized mourn irrelevanciers from the north and tore up flags. they shouted the south shouldn't accept the north's inhumane acts.tore up flags. they shouted the south shouldn't accept the north's inhumane actup flags. they shouted the south shouldn't accept the north's inhumane actthey shouted the south shoult accept the north's inhumane acts. >>> pop in the indian ocean region are remembering a tsunami that hit seven years ago. royce held a memorial service in indonesia, one of the areas hardest-hit by the disaster. some japanese that survived the march 11 tsunami were there. >> the city devastated by the indian ocean tsunami is well on the road to recovery. residents have gradually been able to forget what happened. but the tsunami that hit japan brought back a memory of the giant wave. >> i saw it on t

seoul at zero as well. and tokyo, this temperature is going to be dropping down in towards the end of the week. we may even see single digit for the high for saturday. now let's head over to north america and talk about the winter storm. you can see the clouds moving towards the great lakes. this is going to be bringing very cold air behind the system, so as for thursday, we're going to be looking at nebraska, south dakota, going to be dealing with freezing rain to come for you. this system has a front that will be swiping across the southern plains. and that's going to be where we're going to be seeing severe outlook. thunderstorms, hail, damaging winds, these are all going to be of concern for our wednesday. we have seattle at five degrees temperaturewise, just around this area still stagnation is going to be a problem. but new incoming system which is going to be bringing upper elevation snow as well as lower elevation rain showers, that could be a minor relief for the earth's stagnation problem out ther

. >> this video was done to promote tourism in seoul. >> i would go to seoul to see this. >> you wouldthe way to south korea to see this? and you can see it right here. >> not just to see this, but this is something i would go see while i was in south korea and i would fly there and purposely go see this. >> maybe you could go on a seoul-search and find this guy. >> look at this, watch what i can do. make a move, you're making it harder. >> don't move. >> i'm not moving. >> you're talking, which means you're moving. there you go. >> it's new year's resolution time. can you promise to wait, volunteer, spend more time with your friends and family and you can do this one. can you spend more time on rightthisminute.com. >> do that one because of the rest of the stuff is much harder and not nearly as much fun. >> rightthisminute.com, the official new year's resolution of 2012. >>> this woman might have a problem. >> she just fall to pieces because a guy is standing there in the snowbank. >> yes, she did. but the queston is, is it real or is she faking it check in with matt dreidel from e-bo

lucy williamson is in seoul. how was this memorial service covered in south korea? was it on the national broadcaster? >> i think very few south koreans have seen the pictures we have seen. they are extraordinary. the image of this very young man, very inexperienced, unknown to most of the population, standing in front of this huge show of force, soldiers and civilians covering the main square in p'yongyang with military precision. it is now all of this that he has to preside over. part of the point of the memorial service was so that all of the senior members of the government, the military, and the political leaders could line up and pledged their support to this young man, who is so untested. >> little may be known about him. little more is known about those advising him. presumably, they will have an important role. he is not 30 years old. >> the only has a year or so to introduce himself to the people and try to carve out a space in the government of the country. one figure that has been very prominent since before his father died is his uncle, who we are told

she escaped the north eight years ago and works at an independent radio station in seoul. south koreans seemed resigned to more of the same. >> the people become so used to emergencies, to crises one after another that at some point people have, you know, sort of become indifferent. >> reporter: tomorrow north korea will observe a three-minute silence but questions about this untested new leader and where he might lead his impoverished nucle nuclear-armed country are likely to make it last much longer. adrian wong, nbc news, seoul. >>> there is a new threat tonight from iran to block a critical supply route for oil. the strait of hormuz linking the persian gulf to the world sea-lanes. tonight the u.s. navy is warning iran don't try it. more on this from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in the washington bureau. andrea. >> good evening, lester. iran has made these threats before, but the pentagon issued that stern rebuttal because some u.s. officials worried this time it could be more than just bluster. iran has been staging military exercise exercise

we will move forward perhaps not this year but the following year when the new government in seoul. get a return. of the previous five years ago. if on the other hand those some sort of turmoil in north if the south think systems market unity. and the collapse then we may get into the interim promised us and then. who knows what will happen no one ever came to our sons kim jong un has been named as its successor little is known about him really there although he's only in his twenty's how capable is he of running the country but got no idea of cost being young is not necessarily. going to. look at the younger was at the same age when he fought in a couple hundred years ago. so just because you junk doesn't necessarily mean that he's going to be. able to cope but he's also force not a lot of if you like. he's embedded in a very experience extremely experienced to that regime so if that goes smoothly i think it's not necessarily a disadvantage and hopefully it will be over and of course it's thought that he started in europe but what bearing does that have on his global that look as i

live from seoul, appreciate that report. interesting, too, he picked the son to take his spot because the two were the most alike. there's speculation the apple won't fall too far from the tree. they don't expect any dramatic changes just yet. >> that's right. and he had been sort of taking over some power. at least people were discussing that. >> unlike his father, didn't have a whole lot of time to get ready for the transition. so, questions about how to lead the country. interesting, interesting time in that country. of course, we will have more live reports on kim jong-il's death. later today, not only on "america this morning." but also on "good morning america." and as always, for the latest information, you can always visit abcnews.com. >>> to the middle east, now, where egyptian protesters battled with soldiers overnight, capping three days of violence. at least 10 people have been killed and more than 400 injured. protesters are demanding that the rulers step down. the violence escalated when pictures of a female pr

we were in seoul and we got a good view. in the funeral procession leading the way, the hearst carrying the body of the late korean dictator, kim jung-il. right behind him, another vehicle, an oversized portrait of the man. another vehicle. the namesake flower for the man, a huge wreath, all of this, i am told, part of a cult of personality which is key to the survival of the regime there. on display as noted, the public grieving that we've been talking about so much this week. also on display, this is even more important, kim jong-un, he is the son, the successor of the kim jung-il and the grandson of kim il son, the founder of north korea. we are told also that communism, socialism, less important right now. right now important in north korea, family, dynasty. that's why people are looking very closely at who is walking alongside the new successor. they found his uncle, and other civilian officials. they also found military officers, the old guard, and the next generation. folks who have a huge stake in the new regime. fol