north korea tonight. some of them bizarre, others terrifying. if you want to see what sets the kingdom apart from the rest of our socially networked planet, consider this, king jong eel died two days ago. that s how tightly controlled the media is. when word did arrive the dear leader was dead, his brainwashed followers mourned him like the god they ve been told he was. the grieving is intense for a leader they were told walked at three months of age, talked at two weeks. those who are not overcome were simply dumbstruck on receiving the news. like this gathering for example. they, like most north koreans, not likely aware their fallen ruler scarfed lobster and swilled fine cognac while an estimated million ordinary koreans starved to death during the famine his economic policies created. the mourners who made their way by the massive statue of king il sung did not know how isolated the north korea he created and his son ran for 17 years actually is. when kim il sung died,
followers mourned him like the god they ve been told he was. the grieving, as you d imagine, is intense for a leader they d been told first walked at 3 weeks of age, talked at 2 months and authored not read, but authored 1500 books while in college. those who are not overcome were simply dumbstruck on receiving the news. like this gathering for example. they, like most north koreans, not likely aware their fallen ruler scarfed lobster and swilled fine cognac while an estimated million ordinary koreans starved to death during the famine his economic poll sis created. the mourners who made their way by the massive statue of king il sung did not know how isolated the north korea he created and his son ran for 17 years actually is. when kim il sung died, north koreans were told and they apparently believe this that a thousand white cranes tried to carry him off to heaven but were prevented from doing so by the pull of his devoted followers. people living then as now in one
good morning to you. it is tuesday, december the 20th. i m ali velshi joined again by alina cho this morning. good morning. good morning to you. so glad you re with us and up first, the u.s. keeping an eye out for advancing troops and any other threatening moves after the death of a dictator in north korea. north korean media show the images of kim jong-il s body laid out in a glass coffin. his third son and successor, kim jong un, paying respects. and live for us in seoul, south korea, anna, good morning. the south korean government sending its condolences along with a dose of what some are calling christian mystery diplomacy. what s that all about? reporter: that is right, alina. the sense of condolence, the official wording from the south korean government. this is a real thorn in relations because relations between the two countries hit rock bottom of late. it s worst of the relationships for years. offering sympathies certainly seems to be an act of south korea reach
came out. that s how tightly controlled the media there is. when word did finally arrive the dear leader was dead, his blinkered and brainwashed followers mourned him like the god they ve been told he was. the grieving, as you d imagine, is intense for a leader they d been told first walked at 3 weeks of age, talked at 2 months and authored not read, but authored 1,500 books while in college. those who are not overcome were simply dumbstruck on receiving the news. like this gathering for example. they, like most north koreans, not likely aware their fallen ruler scarfed lobster and swilled fine cognac while an estimated million ordinary north koreans starved to death during the famine his economic policies created. like most north koreans, the mourners who made their way by the massive statue of kim il-sung did not know how isolated the north korea he created and his son ran for 17 years actually is. when kim il sung died, north koreans were told and they apparently belie
this tax cut for the american people and jeopardizing our economic growth. north korea s newly declared great successor steps to the forefront. kim jong un views his father. it is the first time the 20-something-year-old has appeared in public since his father s death. he has inherited the north korean leadership, including its weapo nuclear arsenal. many around the world are worried about how he s going to lead. state-run tv continues to show pictures like these, north koreans weeping uncontrollably as they supposedly mourn the death of their so-called leader. the nation is now if an 11-day official mourning period. reactions from the international committee to the death of kim jong il are somewhat muted. south korea s government did express their sympathy to the people of north korea but will not be sending a government delegation. the last u.s. air man coming home from iraq arrived today. they touched down on u.s. soil just a short time ago. they had a lot of great sup