she has not been seen at all in public. that's another important question. where is she in this picture. >> we will show the viewers live television from south korea. they are obviously in wall-to-wall coverage watching what's going on. they are obviously very concerned about stability on the korean peninsula. no one is more concerned than the south koreans. our state department reporter is with us as well. elyse, are you getting any reaction from officials in washington? >> just hearing from some sources and the administration has not yet necessarily confirmed this information. >> the execution. >> the execution of the uncle. but what i have heard from senior administration officials, we have seen the report, we don't have any way to independently confirm. don't doubt its veracity. the regime's ruthlessness toward one of its leading members is a reminder how far north korea and its new leadership is outside of the international norms of behavior. this is for the obama administration, wolf, has always been the problem. how do you understand what's going on in north korea.