tearful broadcaster broke the news last night on north korea s state-run tv. she reported that the 69-year-old died of a heart attack on saturday. he was a reclusive dictator who starved his own people while building a nuclear weapons nation. bill richardson who has traveled to north korea many times points to several major concerns now. the peninsula is a tinderbox. this we knew was coming because of the health of kim jong il. the issue is going to be will there be stability in the north korean leadership. will they continue the recent efforts of engaging south korea and the united states over food eight over nuclear snauks. newscasts showed north koreans weeping inconsolably for the man they called the dear leader. kim s youngest son, kim jong un now in charge. very little is known about him, but the ruling workers party has already dubbed him the great successor. the white house says it is closely monitoring the situation in north korea. we are told that president obam
table, one with a picture of george bush, president barack obama and president george washington. and before she was asked the question she would pick up the card and said held up the card and said george bush. the new york times also reported that giffords is lip sinking to songs, playing tic tac toe and walking with a cart. all part of her rehab. i spoke about this with sanjay gupta earlier. what s the latest on the congresswoman s recovery? she s shown evidence that she cannot only understand speech, but she s communicating. i think most importantly, being able to draw on memories as well is part of that communication. humming the tune to well known songs, that shows her ability to express herself and her ability to remember things, draw on those memories and use them in some way. she s walking with the help of a shopping cart device. we talked a lot about the fact that there was concern about how weak she might be on the right
obama, president george washington and before she was asked the question she would pick up the card and said, held it up and said george bush. the new york times also reported that giffords is lip sinking to songs, playing ti tic tac toe and walking with a cart. all part of her rehab. i spoke about this with sanjay gupta earlier. she s shown evidence that she cannot only understand speech, but she s communicating. i think most importantly, being able to draw on memories as well is part of that communication. humming the tune to well known songs, that shows her ability to express herself and her ability to remember things, draw on those memories and use them in some way. she s walking with the help of a shopping cart device. we talked a lot about the fact that there was concern about how
it s been five weeks and two days since gabby giffords was shot in the head. she continues to make steady. even remarkable progress in her recovery, we re being told. here s what mark kelley told the today show this morning. the speech therapist was saying to me that a few days ago, she was having to get gabby to speak some more. now she s trying to get her to slow down. and make sure she hears the question first before giving the answer. as an example of that, there were three cards laying on the table, one with a picture of george bush, president barack obama and president george washington. and before she was asked the question she would pick up the card and said held up the card and said george bush. the new york times also reported that giffords is lip sinking to songs, playing tic tac toe and walking with a cart. all part of her rehab. i spoke about this with sanjay gupta earlier.
asked the question she would pick up the card and said, held it up and said george bush. the new york times also reported that giffords is lip sinking to songs, playing tic tac toe and walking with a cart. all part of her rehab. i spoke about this with sanjay gupta earlier. she s shown evidence that she cannot only understand speech, but she s communicating. i think most importantly, being able to draw on memories as well is part of that communication. humming the tune to well known songs, that shows her ability to express herself and her ability to remember things, draw on those memories and use them in some way. she s walking with the help of a shopping cart device. we talked a lot about the fact that there was concern about how weak she might be on the right side of her body.