for a possible underground nuclear test for the first time since 2017. in a new year s speech, kim praised military advances but mainly spoke about domestic issues like food shortages made worse bet country s self-isolation during the covid-19 pandemic. last month the united nations warned more than 40% of north koreans are food insecure. the new launch, an old tactic by the rogue nation, trying to deflect from the problems that have persisted in the country even before kim came to power. and in another made for tv moment, kim bestowed the gift of a luxury apartment earlier this week to longtime news reader ri chun hee, given a vip tour of the flat. kim has a plan to build 50,000 new apartments in pyongyang over the next five years. this building like so mitch else in north korea is reserved for the elite.
describe them as a new type of guided weapon that will improve the nation s tactical nuclear ability. will ripley has more. reporter: the grand finale of north korea s biggest holiday celebration, the country launched a new tactical guided weapon observed by its leader kim jong-un, a show offers to to mark the 110th birthday of the country s founder and kim s grandfather, the late kim il-sung. the show in the sky followed an extravagant parade on the ground. friday, kim and his top aides, including sister kim yo jon, watched performers pass by. no tanks, missiles or other military hardware as showcased in the past. this latest launch not entirely unexpected by experts after the country conducted a powerful intercontinental ballistic missile test in march. though some experts now question north korea s claim the launch in march was a new missile, saying it was actually an older model. the pentagon has also expressed concern pyongyang is preparing
they ve at the hospital right now. nobody was killed in the restaurant, but we are told one person was killed in this strike. this was a big hit, as you can see. over a dozen cars burned out all around me. pieces of cars in a tree here. just a tremendous amount of carnage left behind for no reason. world central kitchen was founded by celebrity chef jose andre. it began operations in ukraine hours after the fighting began in february, so far serving 250,000 meal is every day. kim brunhuber at cnn s world headquarters in atlanta, kim? thanks so much, john. north korea claims it s taken a new step to boost its nuclear capabilities. south korea says pyongyang fired two project tiles saturday that fell east of the korean peninsula. north korean state media