there were reports at the end of last year and early this year that she had been pregnant, may have given birth to a daughter, but nothing solid beyond that. we also know that kim jong-un has another relative that has significant power influence in north korea. that s right, it s his uncle married to kim s late father s sister. analysts believe that he, the uncle, may still be running the government in large part dealing with policy and things like that while kim jong-un makes all the public appearances and deals with the military. behind the scenes maneuver is fascinating. a lot of tea leaf reading. trying to learn as much as they can, u.s. intill will he against. brian, thanks. christian in a a.m. manpower and fareed zakaria.