watch this. welcome back, let s get right to it, the big story and quick question mark lying over the divided korean peninsula. who is in charge now that kim jong-il is dead? who s happening today with the nearly 30,000 american troops stationed just below the dmz? and does this mark the beginning of a brighter era for 25 million of the world s most tightly controlled people? all answers right here, tile to play reporter roulette. first to seoul we go. cnn s anna coren is there. reaction is still raw, emotional. anna i imagine concern is high. reporter: yeah, definitely, brooke. there is deep concern here in seoul, but i want to bring you something new what s come to us in the past hour. we have received reports from the u.s. state department they were set to announce plans to give north korea food aid in exchange for north korea saying that it would suspend its uranium enrichment program for nuclear weapon hes and allow international inspectors in to north korea. now, that
today the world is asking what happens next. i m wolf blitzer in washington. we want to welcome our special our viewers through our special coverage of kim jong il s death. we re covering all the angles of this developing story. we have reporters across the world from beijing to the pentagon, to london, to the white house and beyond. instability in the region is a major worry right now. stan grant is in beijing and is joining us now live. stan, just a couple of hours ago we learned north korea test fired a short-range missile. what s the reaction in china, which obviously has the closest of relations with north korea? reporter: no reaction to that report of the short-range missile being fired. we know that north korea has these and has carried out these types of test firings before. out of south korea there have been reports that they don t see this as having been a hostile act towards south korea or anything related to that. however, this once again leads to the uncertai
a handful of people who s been into north korea and very familiar with the region. i am and i have to say quite a shock. he had been sick since 2008 officially. had suffer add stroke there, but i think it came to a shock to a lot of people including south korea and we do begin with this breaking news thinking morning. some hope, some fear and lots of uncertainty. people are reacting worldwide to the death of north korean dictator kim jong-il. his 17-year reign of power is over. this came late last night on north korea television. delivered by a weak tv anchor having trouble keeping it together. take a look. [ speaking in foreign language ] now, this, what you re looking at, is the last known image of kim jong-il released by state media, north korea said he dysart of a heart attack. he was on a train when he suffered. only 69 years old. the country announced what it calls a great successor to the so-called dear leader. his son, third son, kim jong un, who is said to be
Usually shrouded in secrecy, north korea has briefly pulled look the iron curtain to show off its new leader. we got a rare invitation to witness the event and take you behind the scenes. reporter: the most reclusive dictator in the world opens his arms and his doors to the world. an unofficial and elaborate coming-out party for kim jong-un, the son of kim jong-il, who one day will becommikcommie leaders. he was named a four-star general last month. just after touching down, we re whisked to pyongyang s mayday stadium for the first event. the mass games. there are 100,000 people performing in a massive display of coordinated song, dance, and
Koreans are marking the 56th anniversary of the ruling workers party but this is also a coming out party, giving us a rare glimpse inside one of the most secretive societies in the world. the most reclusive dictator in the world opens his arms and his doors to the world. en unofficial and elaborate coming-out party for kim jong un, the hidden prince, the son of kim jong-il, who one day will become the leader. this is the world s first glimpse of him in action after being named a four star general last month. just after touching down, we re wisked to pongian s may day performance. there are more than 100,000 people performing in a massive display of coordinating song, dance and gymnastics.