years ago, and so far the state department has refused to comment or confirm his u.s. citizenship, and telling cnn that speak iing publicly about specific purported cases against detained americans can complicate our tireless efforts to secure their freedom. i am asking south korea to rescue me, but neither country has diplomatic relations with north korea. and he has no trial date and no idea if he will see his family or country again. will rip lley, pyongyang. and thank you for the exclusive reporting from pyongyang north korea, and the only western journalist reporting from there at this time. thank you, will, very, very much. another story, a reminder of the syria suffering civilians of madaya are starving and dying. but some relief has arrived near damascus, and the city has been