killed kim jong-nam begins, we re getting a new angle on the case. he tells us that kim jong-un wanted this murder to be a very public spectacle to send a message to north korea s rivals all over the world. don t cross us. for a cry that has several spy novel plot twists, this was the most public and brazen of murders. and tonight, one analyst tells cnn that s exactly how kim jong-un wanted it. february 13th of this year, in the middle of kuala lumpur s international airport, kim jong-nam, older half brother of north korea s dictator, has his face rubbed by two women. police athe substance on the women s hands was a chemical weapon, vx nerve agent. kim jong-nam suffocates and dies in less than 20 minutes. tonight, a professor named nam sung wook, a former analyst with south korea s intelligence agency, tells cnn in a phone interview, kim jong-un wanted the world to see his brother die. by using chemical weapons and
little conscience about using them. malaysian officials say the regime used an out lawed vx nerve agent to kill his brother at the kuala lumpur airport this year. the north koreans deny it. this wouldn t be the first time north korea and syria have formed a dangerous partnership. in 2007, the israeli military bombed a nuclear reactor in syria. u.s. intelligence officials later revealed that north korea helped syria build that reactor. that was not a transfer of weapons, that was a transfer of technology which was also very concerning. reporter: analysts say kim s regime feeling the pinch from new sanctions after the recent ballistic missile test may resort to black market operations it is already engaged in to pay for the weapons program. the u.s. state department has linked north korea to a variety of criminal activity. north korean diplomats around the world have engaged in a variety of frankly illegal behavior under the protection of diplomatic cover, everything from drug trad
gets better soon. yeah. reporter: that video is heavily censored, but south korean intelligence has confirmed to cnn they do believe this is, in fact, kim han sol, around 22 years old. mostly educated overseas, not in north korea. what s mysterious about this is the group that s published it, no korea watcher has heard of them before. and in their statement, they thank the governments of the u.s., the netherlands, china and an unidentified fourth country for helping spirit kim han sol and his relatives to safety. we reached out to the governments, they haven t commented on this. but it does appear to be, again, a surviving son of the man who was murdered, apparently, with a chemical weapon, vx nerve agent here at the main airport in kuala lumpur last month. kim jung nam, the half
malaysian police say kim jong nam was killed with a vx nerve agent. the u.s. president is planning to sign a new travel ban possibly as soon as monday. a trump administration official told cnn the executive order would ban travel from certain middle eastern and african countries. two sources say they expect mr. trump to revoke the original ban. a spokesman for u.s. president barack obama says there s no truth to allegations that the obama administration spied on trump during the campaign. mr. trump unleashed a barrage of tweets accusing his predecessor of tapping his phones in trump tower. mr. trump provided no evidence to back up the allegation. his staff was apparently blindsided when he sent out the tweets early on saturday morning including this one. quote, how low has president obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process?
evidence to charge him. he was deported to pyongyang and said this to reporters after arriving in beijing. railro translator: i realize is this a controversy, a plot to try to damage the status of the right public. two women have been charged in the murder. malaysian officials say he was killed with vx nerve agent. still ahead here, the trump administration admits there were meetings with russian officials but only after month of denials. why the denials? we ll have more about it when we come back here. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® today, unlimited gets the network it deserves. verizon. (mic thuds)