a little background. kim jong-il has been in power since 1994 and he s 68 years old. his regime celebrated his birthday with a flower festival, synchronized swimming and by handing out gifts to kids. he s said to enjoy an expensive type of cognac. his son is said to be his successor. i m wolf blitzer in the situation room. up next, campbell brown. we have news to report on a climber that fell into mt. st. helen s and that is topping the news tonight. rescuers battled the elements all night long, but today their worst fears were confirmed. reporter: after 24 hours of somewhat exhausting and frustrating searching, a navy rescue team managed to get into that crater and find jason bolig. mr. bolig was dead. an autopsy will tell whether he died in the fall or survived overnight as rescue teams tried to reach him today. again, jason bolig, a hiker who had gone to mt. st. helen s 70 times was found after tragically falling down into the crater after a collapse yesterday. low