but as we gather international reaction, let s take a look at what might be written about the self-proclaimed dear leader in the history books. here s dan rivers. reporter: kim jong il always cut a bizarre figure. his diminutive stature and hair was parodied by some in the west. but for those in korea, kim was the embodiment of this state. he was loved, worshipped, obeyed, his cult of personality was deeply entrenched. his father founded north korea with soviet backing after world war ii. he was just a little boy when the korean war broke out in 1950. but the soviet-backed north invaded the north. kim jong il became steeped in his father s philosophy of juche or self-reliance and the north became more reclusive. the north and south never signed a peace treaty, and remained technically at war. gradu gradually, kim jong il was groomed for the top, making public appearances in front of cheering crowds. when kim il-sung died in 1994, he was the president. and by 1998, as head o
this is pretty much an ongoing thing. at least once a week we recover weapons. with the crime rate being so high in the city of chicago, any time we can remove a weapon from the streets, we pretty much could have saved somebody s life. fortunately, today, the call came through and we were able to get it. up next $5,000, $6,000 right there between all six off youse? more. more? a jailhouse informant exposes a high-rolling drug ring. and later, police act on intel to launch a dangerous raid. this is what it leads to. [ boy ] looks like our work is done here. i m heading home. vaaa vrooom! need some help, ma am? grrrrrrr! [ in high voice ] oh thank you. these things are heavy. zzzzzzzz! [ male announcer ] built for work. and everything you work for. hey, honey. i m glad you re home.
philippines. 436 people dead, hundreds missing. the storm dumped as much as eight inches of rain in 24 hours. a journalist told us the focus is now on search and rescue. reporter: the storm is supposed to exit this evening but it s not longer the storm itself but its aftermath. we re turning to aid and rescue workers looking for the hundreds missing. they are trying to supply drinking water. they re asking for volunteers to try to get food and clothes. friday night the floodwaters rose alarmingly fast reaching roof level while residents were sleeping. the government estimates some 100,000 people have been displaced by that storm. and a second day of hearings for the army private accused of being behind the biggest intelligence leak in u.s. histories. a technical glitch delayed an army investigator s attempt to testify by phone from hawaii. bradley manning is accused of providing classified government documents to wikileaks, which, then made them public. supporters for m
love. vladimir putin is suggesting john mccain is nuts. mccain responds on twitter saying, dear vlad, was is something that i said? on this american morning. captions by vitac www.vitac.com and good morning to you. it is friday, december 16th. nine days left before christmas. can you believe it? have you finished your shopping? i have two gifts bought. and that means no. good morning, everybody. i am alina cho. welcome to american morning. the last critical debate before the iowa caucus, the front-runner, newt gingrich playing defense on his conservative values and electability. mitt romney stood by his business background playing it safe and texas governor rick perry realizing it may be the fourth down threw this hail mary pass. there are a lot of folk whose said tim tebow wasn t going to be a good nfl quarterback. that looked print good. am i ready for the next level? let me tell you i hope i am the tim tebow of the iowa caucuses. best line of the night.
once it was hijacked? and the federal government fails us time and time again. let s go, outfront. i m erin burnett. countdown to shutdown. 28 hours to go. feel like deja vu? me too. i feel like bill murray in the ground hog day. put your hand in mine the government is due to shut down tomorrow. then put your little hand in mine we re now less than 30 hours away from the government shutting down. only this isn t ground hog day. this is our reality. this is the eighth time this year that the united states of america has been flirting with a shutdown. remember august when the misguided debt ceiling debacle costed the entire country the top credit rating in the world? these shutdowns aren t about politics, they re about money. democrats and republicans never passed the full budget. this time the government will run out of money tomorrow at midnight unless a bill is passed. what s strange about this shutdown is democrats and republicans have mostly agree