put the region on edge and has the world watching intently to see what happens next in the isolated country. a very emotional presenter on north korean state tv made the official announcement. [ speaking a foreign language ] the state tv reports the 69-year-old leader died saturday morning of a heart attack while an a train trip. the report also said that doctors used every possible first aid measure, but mr. kim could not be saved. a funeral will be held on december the 28th in pyongyang. well, kim jong il was only the second leader the people of this reclusive nation has ever known. dan rivers looks back at the enigmatic kim jong il. kim jong il always cut a slightly bizarre figure. his diminutive stature and characteristic hair were parroted by some in the west, but for the citizens of the democratic peoples republic of korea, kim was the embodiment of this reclusive state. feared, loved, worshipped, obeyed, his cult of personality was deeply entrenched. his father was
but as we gather international reaction, let s take a look at what might be written about the self-proclaimed dear leader in the history books. here s dan rivers. reporter: kim jong il always cut a bizarre figure. his diminutive stature and hair was parodied by some in the west. but for those in korea, kim was the embodiment of this state. he was loved, worshipped, obeyed, his cult of personality was deeply entrenched. his father founded north korea with soviet backing after world war ii. he was just a little boy when the korean war broke out in 1950. but the soviet-backed north invaded the north. kim jong il became steeped in his father s philosophy of juche or self-reliance and the north became more reclusive. the north and south never signed a peace treaty, and remained technically at war. gradu gradually, kim jong il was groomed for the top, making public appearances in front of cheering crowds. when kim il-sung died in 1994, he was the president. and by 1998, as head o
i just wanted to add that we cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order, there was a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. we can t deny that. what are you suggesting? what i m saying is that it s wrong for a drug company, because the governor s former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company. the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor. and this is just flat-out wrong. the question is is it about life or was it about millions of dollars and potentially, billions for a drug company? i will let senator santorum respond to th hold off on that for a moment. you have got to respond to that yes, sir. the company was merck. and it was a $5,000 contribution that i had received from them. i raise about $30 million. if you re saying that i can be bought for $5,000, i m offended. mr. perry says he cannot be bought but keeping them honest, he doesn t answer whether he ca
i just wanted to add that we cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order, there was a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. we can t deny that. what are you suggesting? what i m saying is that it s wrong for a drug company, because the governor s former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company. the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor. and this is just flat-out wrong. the question is is it about life or was it about millions of dollars and potentially, billions for a drug company? i will let senator santorum hold off on that for a moment. you have got to respond to that yes, sir. the company was merck. and it was a $5,000 contribution that i had received from them. i raise about $30 million. if you re saying that i can be bought for $5,000, i m offended. mr. perry says he cannot be bought but keeping them honest, he doesn t answer whether he can be influence
cannot forget that in the midst of this executive order, there was a big drug company that made millions of dollars because of this mandate. we can t deny that. what are you suggesting? what i m saying is that it s wrong for a drug company, because the governor s former chief of staff was the chief lobbyist for this drug company. the drug company gave thousands of dollars in political donations to the governor. and this is just flat-out wrong. the question is is it about life or was it about millions of dollars and potentially, billions for a drug company? i will let senator santorum respond to that hold off on that for a moment. you have got to respond to that yes, sir. the company was merck. and it was a $5,000 contribution that i had received from them. i raise about $30 million. if you re saying that i can be bought for $5,000, i m offended. mr. perry says he cannot be bought but keeping them honest, he doesn t answer whether he can be influenced by this man.