his offspring, kim jong-il. esteemed as the "dear leader," known for his bizarre haircut and penchant for jumpsuits and platform shoes. but it is the third generation of the bloodline where three young brothers first appear. and it is the oldest, kim jong-nam, who was destined to one day lead. finding interview subjects to discuss the early years of kim jong-nam is easier said than done. because before they can talk, they have to escape. >> this is downtown toronto. we've found one defector. >> reporter: his name is lee young-guk and for 11 years, he was kim jong-il's bodyguard. how did you become a bodyguard for kim jong-il? >> translator: based on personality, character, morals, and stamina. i was selected out of 14,000 people. it was a 14,000 to 1 competition. >> reporter: lee was able to watch as the oldest son, kim jong-nam, was groomed as a potential successor, seen here dressed in military clothes as a child. did kim jong-il have a good relationship with kim jong-nam, his eldest son? >> translator: kim jo

in december 2011, kim jong-il died. still in his 20s, kim jong-un was now declared sreme leader. >> there's a lot of mystery gorrounding how kim jong-u the job; i mean, there's a lot of mystery around a lot in north korea. but one of the things that's become clear is that kim jong-un sentially won a battle f succession, and he won it on the basis partly of attitude andgr sion. (cheers and applause) when kim jong-un became the successor to kim jong-il, that came with it a tremendous amount of expectation and responsibility. there had never been a third generation communist dictatorship.of a loeople predicted it wouldn't last.>> im jong-un did not have decades to build his power base within the regime. he has only had a few years to do something that it took his father 30 years to do. id order to survive, he had to conduct politics ithe regime. and politics inside north koreas is a blort. it is not something for the weak of heart. >> narrator: within months ofng assumiower he began a brutalen purge ofr officials-- anyone

and kim jong-il doted on kim jong-nam. otand when his family, hisr, aunt, et cetera was-s planning to send him away for education in foreign country, we knothat kim jong-il cried. w t and he remonstrated, protested agnst their plan. >> narrator: despite the dictator's objections, the women prevailed. kim jong-nam was sent off ton schoolscow, and then geneva. >> my earliest memories of kim, we were, i think, around 15. one day we entered in class and we saw that guy who looked like an adult for us. we didn't know at the time that he was the son of-of kim jong-il.i we..ink we didn't even know he was korean. i mean, we didn't really care at the time, but we saw him arrive with his little attaché case, a black suit, his hair done just like his dad, you know. >> back then i called him lee. i called him lee, that's what hi told uname was, lee. i think that's what he showed us on his driver's license, i'm not sure. because we loved the fact he had a fake driver's license, we thought it was fake use he was obviously 15 in our class, but his license said he was 18, and he was driving, and we

his offspring, kim jong il. esteemed as the "dear leader," known for his bizarre haircut and penchant for jump suits and platform shoes. but it is the third generation of the bloodline where three young brothers first appear. and it is the oldest, kim jong-nam who was destined to one day lead. finding interview subjects to discuss the early years of kim jong-nam is easier said than done. because before they can talk, they have to escape. >> this is downtown toronto. we've found one defector! >> reporter: his name is lee young-guk and for 11 years, he was kim jong il's bodyguard. >> how did you become a bodyguard for kim jong il? >> based on personality, character, morals, and stamina. i was selected out of 14,000 people. it was a 14,000 to 1 competition. >> reporter: lee was able to watch as the oldest son, jong nam was groomed as a potential successor, seen here dressed in military clothes as a child. >> did kim jong il have a good relationship with kim jong nam, his eldest son? >> kim jong il raised him and to

the north korea's past leader is kim il sung and kim jong il a gesture of reverence repeated on every holiday in the capital pyongyang those who turn out can also pay homage to that current president kim jong moon during his new year's address. his speech included a range of threats against the u.s. but also unexpectedly an offer of dialogue with neighboring south korea. do you want the winter olympics to be held in south korea will be a good occasion for the country and we sincerely hope the day will be a success we're prepared to take various steps including sending a delegation officials from the two koreas may meet to discuss the possibility. kim said that now was a good time to demonstrate the status of the korean people in seoul the government responded positively so other south korea's presidential office has always stated our willingness to talk with north korea anytime and anywhere if that would help restore into korean relations and lead to peace on the korean peninsula. but that is still a distant goal north korea's leader peppered his speech with threats against the u.s. s

kim family policy going back seven decades the reason is that kim jong il and the kim family want to take over south korea they can only do that of course if they break the mutual defense treaty between south korea and the united states so that we take our twenty eight thousand five hundred troops off the peninsula once we do that then kim jong un can intimidate south korea into submission and you know we may think that that's ludicrous a valid happened but the north koreans actually believe it to be the case and they also believe that it's essential for the survival of their regime because you can't have two koreas one rich one poor right next to each other that's completely unsustainable so the people in the poor korea north korea know they've got to get in take over the rich korea the selfs. china play in all its. china has responded to pressure from the trumpet ministration but it hasn't done enough because china has traditionally supported the north korean regime through thick and thin you know and that's going back to the korean war where the founder of the people's republic of

kim jong-il took over. , kim jong-un took over. >> when you are watching news -- of kimother jong-un, how do you see his leadership style comparing with his predecessors? >> it's a bit hard to tell. it is quite a bit early. it is difficult to credit the news reports that come out of north korea. it is very opaque what goes on. there's a lot of tales of extreme violence which may or may not be true. is true that he has definitely purged some of the holdover leadership from his father's regime, including his uncle. it is seen as unlikely that his style of leadership is going to end up in results that were all that different from what his father and grandfather pursued. >> what should the american public know about the everyday korean life? how it has changed since the conflict. >> it's important to understand ves veryh koreans' li chairman asleep based on what class they are part of. vary dramatically based on what class they are part of. there's the high-level bureaucrats in the west. these people do not go hungry. they live in buildings with heat. then, there's millions of other north

flowers from north korea's past leaders kim il sung and kim jong il a gesture of reverence repeated on every holiday in the capital pyongyang and those who turn out can also pay homage to their current president kim jong un during his new year's address. his speech included a range of threats against the u.s. but also unexpectedly an offer of dialogue with neighboring south korea. you will the winter olympics to be held in south korea will be a good occasion for the country and we sincerely hope the day will be a success we're prepared to take various steps including sending a delegation officials from the two koreas may meet to discuss the possibility. kim said that now was a good time to demonstrate the status of the korean people in seoul the government responded positively. saw the south korea's presidential office has always stated our willingness to talk with north korea anytime and anywhere if that would help restore into korean relations and lead to peace on the korean peninsula. but that is still a distant goal north korea's leader peppered his speech with threats against the

flowers to north korea's past leaders kim il sung and kim jong il a gesture of reverence repeated on every holiday in the capital pyongyang and those who turn out can also pay homage to their current president kim jong moon during his new year's address. his speech included a range of threats against the u.s. but also unexpectedly an offer of dialogue with neighboring south korea. you will the winter olympics to be held in south korea will be a good occasion for the country and we sincerely hope the day will be a success is we're prepared to take various steps including sending a delegation officials from the two koreas may meet to discuss the possibility. kim said that now was a good time to demonstrate the status of the korean people in seoul the government responded positively. so. south korea's presidential office has always stated our willingness to talk with north korea anytime and anywhere if that would help restore into korean relations and lead to peace on the korean peninsula. but that is still a distant goal north korea's leader peppered his speech with threats against the

north korea's leader kim jong il. has delivered a new year's address saying all of the united states is within range of his country's nuclear missiles but he adopted a more conciliatory tone toward south korea think he believes talks between the two countries were possible. you're watching the news live from berlin more coming up at the top of the hour thanks for watching. only at full speed. which. lead but always on the move. mostly today and in the future. trying. to build. a. building megacities at all costs india's ambition for the future. one hundred state of the art cities are planned in just twenty years. from this gigantic undertaking. and who loses. india one hundred two cities. in forty five minutes long d.w. . the top stories followed across social media share your comments and content welcome to. news. day live to serve. danger lurks in the water we were there all year long surfing waste and. not only being the witness but it being a victim i mean we. you troubles all gastric troubles. little basically it

jong il and his government but he wants to avoid a collapse of the country which could lead to u.s. allied south korean troops on its border it's also tried to position itself as a regional deal broker and attempted to mediate disputes between pakistan and

theolled north korea until early 90's, at which point his son kim jong-il took over and then with his death i believe in -- with his death in the early teens, kim jong-un, his grandson, took over. when you're watching news reports and other ways you get information on kim jong-un, how do you see his leadership style comparing with his predecessors, the father and grandfather? >> it is a bit hard to tell. it is still a bit early. to credit a lot of the news reports that come out of north korea. it is opaque, what goes on. there are tales of extreme violence which may or may not be true. it is true that he has definitely purged some of the holdover leadership from his father's regime, including his uncle. that his stylely of leadership is going to end up and results that are all that different from what his father and grandfather pursued. should the american public know about the everyday koreans life and how it has changed in the years since the conflict? >> it is important understand that north koreans lives very tremendously by what class they are a part of. there is the class that l

jong-il, kim il-sung, and kim jong-un. when they are offered a cup of milk, they should stand up and express their thanks before they jong-un. milk to kim apples will be distributed to the population as a gift of kim jong-un. so, the kim jong-un regime established a full scale of a stupid brainwashing system, kim jong as god. we should continue to educate the people that kim jong-un is not a god. he is a normal human being. kim's family is not a family of the god. we should tell the north korean people. that is my viewpoint. , remarks by north korean minhee grace jo. she spoke at an event in new york city earlier this year, at the george w. bush institute. we begin with an introduction by former first lady laura bush. mrs. bush: grace jo is committed to spreading liberty worldwide. grace came to the united states as a refugee from north korea. and she knows what life is like when freedom is absent. as an inaugural recipient of the north korean freedom scholarship, grace wants to help other north koreans trapped beyond pyon

he ruled north korea until the early 90's, at which point his son kim jong-il took over and then with his death i believe in -- with his death in the early teens, kim jong-un, his grandson, took over. >> when you're watching news reports and other ways you get information on kim jong-un, how do you see his leadership style comparing with his predecessors, his father and grandfather? >> it is a bit hard to tell. it is still a bit early. it is difficult to credit a lot of the news reports that come out of north korea. it is opaque, what goes on. there are tales of extreme violence which may or may not be true. it is true that he has definitely purged some of the holdover leadership from his father's regime, including his uncle. it seems unlikely that his style of leadership is going to end up in results that are all that different from what his father and grandfather pursued. >> what should the american public know about the everyday korean's life and how it has changed in the years since the conflict? >> it is important understand that north koreans lives very -- vary tremendously by w

he ruled north korea until the early 90's, at which point his son kim jong-il took over and then with his death i believe in , kim jong-un,s his grandson, took over. >> when you're watching news reports and other ways you get information on kim jong-un, how do you see his leadership style comparing with his predecessors, his father and grandfather? >> it is a bit hard to tell. it is still a bit early. it is difficult to credit a lot of the news reports that come out of north korea. it is opaque, what goes on. there are tales of extreme violence which may or may not be true. it is true that he has definitely purged some of the holdover leadership from his father's regime, including his uncle. it seems unlikely that his style of leadership is going to end up in results that are all that different from what his father and grandfather pursued. >> what should the american public know about the everyday korean's life and how it has changed in the years since the conflict? >> it is important understand that north koreans lives vary tremendously by what class they are a part of. there is the

there are less likely to say those things about kim jong-il and you'll never hear them say , anything about kim il-sung. i think even north korean defectors see kim il-sung as a visionary leader and a great nationalist for the korean people. >> what should the everyday american know about the current south korean government? the attitude towards the united states and the west? >> i think it is important to understand that south koreans have a sense of grievance against the united states, not just because of the division, it is well-known that we divided korea and established a separate state. we help establish a separate state. then we left korea in 1949 against the wishes of the south korean government at that time who begged us to stay, who said if you leave, the north koreans will invade. when we left they asked for concrete guarantees from the united states that in the event of a northern invasion we would come back. those guarantees were never given. this is part of the reason that joseph stalin ultimately gave kim il-sung permission to invade south korea. that was not the only f

hello again i'm seated so this is al jazeera live from london also coming up north korea's kim jong il not warns the world he has a nuclear button on his desk pertussis formal words for south korea hundreds of refugees and why going to risk their lives crossing from the alps from a slave to france some of them baffert. and we'll look at why and new gold rush has perspectives hoping to strike it lucky in the u.s. state of california. iranian state media says fourteen people and a policeman have been killed and four hundred arrested after four days of anti-government protest it says security forces repelled what it called protesters who are trying to take over police stations on military bases the reports have not been independently verified as the latest. the fifth day of protest on the social media blackout imposed by the government has done little. to stop the demonstrators out on the street. posting these videos from cities across iran this was big john on monday night gunshots scattering the people on the streets. at shahin shazam buildings on fire the protests showing no sign of lo

and real wife of kim jong-il. anybody who comes after is kind of a mistress. >> reporter: in fact, it is a mistress who gives birth to the current north korean leader, kim jong-un, as well as another son named jong-cho. it was a matter of time, experts said, before kim jong-nam would one day be the natural heir to the family dynasty. but then he blew it. in 2001, kim jong-nam was caught at an airport in tokyo trying to enter with a fake passport to visit tokyo disneyland. >> japan is one of the enemy countries of north korea. this was of huge embarrassment to the regime. >> reporter: jong-cho would also be undone with fixation of western culture, namely the music of eric clapton. >> he doesn't have the right temperament and characteristics, that's what his father thought. >> reporter: that leaves the path clear for the youngest son, kim jong-un. >> he had a little bit of a tough streak in him. and that's what his father liked, that he was strong. >> reporter: december 2011. north korea says good-bye to the dear le

moving forward south korea's president says he's willing to meet north korea's leader kim jong il. along down jordan this is al jazeera lawyer from doha also coming up raids across villages in the west bank after an israeli settler shot dead in the occupied territories. steve bannon stepped down from the right wing bright news public falling out with donald trump. and from fires to floods thirteen people are dead in southern california as heavy rain triggers mudslides and destroys homes. south korea's president says he's willing to meet the north korean leader kim jong il if it could help resolve the nuclear standoff it comes just a day after the first formal into coming in talks in more than two years john. i do not desire the immediate reunification of the koreas it is my goal to resolve north korea's nuclear issues and thirdly establish peace during my term. denuclearization of the korean peninsula is part of the process towards peace it is our basic stance that we can never concede regarding this issue kathy novak has more now from salt. south korean president says he would be

kim jong-un, the grandson of kim il-sung, took over. there are a lot of tales of extreme violence which may or may not be true. it is definitely true that he has purged some of the holdover leadership from his father's regime, including his uncle. it seems unlikely that his style of leadership will end up in results that are much different from what his father and grandfather pursued. host: what should the american know about the everyday korean's life since the conflict? lifefields: north korean's depends tremendously on class. there is a core class that lives pyongyang that has an excellent life by north korean standards. it would not compare much to a high-level bureaucrat in the last, but these people generally do not go hungry, they live in buildings with heat. then there are north koreans who are a waiver in class that live in -- wavering class that live in humans deprivation. -- immense deprivation. there was a time when north koreans were starving by the hundreds of thousands. the kim regime uses underdevelopment as a way of mai

was to north korea's possibly does kim il sung and kim jong il a gesture of reverence repeated on every holiday in the capital pyongyang those who turn out can also pay homage to that current president kim jong moon during his new year's address. his speech included a range of threats against the u.s. but also unexpectedly an offer of dialogue with neighboring south korea. view the winter olympics to be held in south korea will be a good occasion for the country and we sincerely hope the day will be a success we're prepared to take various steps including sending a delegation officials from the two koreas may meet to discuss the possibility. kim said that now was a good time to demonstrate the status of the korean people in seoul the government responded positively so other south korea's presidential office has always stated our willingness to talk with north korea anytime and anywhere if that would help restore into korean relations and lead to peace on the korean peninsula. but that is still a distant goal north korea's leader peppered his speech with threats against the u.s. state t.

north korea's kim jong il warns the world he has a nuclear button on his desk and possible more it's to south korea. hundreds of refugees and migrants respect lives crossing the alps from italy to france some of them baffert. china bans imports of plastic waste throwing the global we sling industry into chaos. non-fan hummus with all the sports news including fantasy united the break a three game winning streak to move up to second in the english premier league. iranian state media says at least four hundred fourteen protesters on one placement have been killed and four hundred arrested after five days of anti-government demonstrations it says security forces rip out what it called protest is a chance to take over police stations and miniature bases the ports haven't been independently verified pizza shop has the latest. on the fifth day of protest on the social media blackout imposed by the government has done little to stop the demonstrators out on the street. posting these videos from cities across iran this was beer john no monday night gunshots scattering the people on the stree

. >> members of the all-female band are reportedly hand-picked life north korean leader kim jong-il himself -- kim jong-un himself. the two sides have agreed that they will cross the border on foot. south korea is waiting for the north's response after proposing to field a joint women hockey team. details regarding the north korean all of the delegation will be finalized at talks at the ioc in geneva later this week. but many critical issues are still off the negotiating table. the two sides of said they will wawait to discuss s dialogues between the militaries and families and unification. >> north and south korea have no major conflict over separated family reunions. south korea has said that the two science can only does afar in improving relatioions if the north does not move toward dismantling its nuclear and missile programs, an issue which pyongyang has flatly refused to discuss. genie: next to indonesia where there were chaotic scenes inside the jakarta stock exchange after a floor collapsed. more than 75 people were hurt when the mezzanine floor fell into the building's lobby. were

south korean president mungy in says he's willing to meet north korean leader kim jong il and if it could help resolve the nuclear standoff it comes just a day after the first formal into korean talks in more than two years. general john your computer. did not desire the immediately unification of the koreas it is my goal to resolve north korea's nuclear issues and peace during my to. denuclearize ation of the korean peninsula is part of the process towards peace and it is up by six days that we can never concede regarding this issue. because more now from seoul south korean president says he would be willing to sit down with the north korean leader kim jong un if he believed there would be a tension will outcome from such a meeting he is continuing to push forward a policy of more dialogue and engagement with north korea of course he made these comments just a day after the first interfering in talks in more than two years after those talks north korea agreed to send a delegation to the winter olympics that will be taking place here in south korea next month the united states and others

jong il when he hasn't he he has emphasized the peril of development of the economy and developing a nuclear state in his time as leader so we can expect him to talk about these two things now but what analysts are most worried about of course and will be very keen to follow is just what sort of direction he's going to take the country in when it comes to nuclear development his his nuclear weapons development now those who schools of thought here some analysts have said that they think he may offer an olive branch and if he were to do that this is essentially most likely to buy the north korean country time where they can further develop their nuclear technology now the other side of the coin is of course that north korea will just simply be defiant and say they are going to conduct more nuclear tests and this is necessary if they want to achieve their ultimate goal of being considered a nuclear force and north korea has to make while north korea's thinking is that it has to do that quickly before sanctions start to bite now we've seen in the last couple of months how the u.n. secur

she tells me that kim jong il had declared nano and biotechnology to be at the heart of north korean science. it looks like it. and so that i just see empty classrooms the head mistress takes me to a class that's just having a math lesson. it all seems very staged to me i don't know what the students here are really being told. when i start filming the students use their calculators like mad for the calculations and seem to make any sense i believe the students just pretending. the pictures the great leaders are everywhere. in every room. when i ask one of the students whether he knows the man who discovered america christopher columbus he was silent at first then the headmistress asked me to leave the room because i'm interfering with the lecture. but there's another surprise in store for me during this visit i was invited to play football with the teenagers i've never experienced anything like that in north korea. it's a great moment for me in that genuine jersey for them it wasn't about winning i think the students played poorly on purpose to make me look better at times they were

jong il and set the path to dialogue is open and improving time is an urgent issues. iranian state t.v. says ten people have been killed in anti-government protests since the state thousands have been rallying against poverty and corruption in the biggest demonstration and since two thousand and nine. the largest party in israel's governing coalition has passed a resolution calling for the annexation of big parts of the occupied west bank palestinians want the land for a future state bought the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is not bound to follow the votes by his party. let's get more on our top story the north korean leader kim jong un's new year's message and the reaction to it robert kelly is an associate professor and political science who's at the pusan national university he says it's in pyongyang's interests to improve relations with so. the north has a genuine interest in at least reasonably decent relationships with south korea a reason we didn't relationship with south korea that is to say that the north korea misses the days of south korea used

the unauthorized biography of kim jong-il. michael 3458 his. and the host of the tom shillue radio show. it's tom shillue. malice, i'll start with you. sorry, shillue. go to pong pyongyang then comek and talk to me. kennedy: the delegation will be trainers and coaches and cheerleaders and well wishers. ways going to keep them from defecting. >> whenever you send anybody jeff seas to north korea your family is held hostage. kennedy: i was wondering about that. that makes perfect sense considering the behavior of the regime. the last time south korea had the olympics the north wanted to co-host. kim jong-il ordered two spies to put a bomb on the plane and kill 100 people. they have north korea on the state sponsor of terrorism. when north korea is making moves internationally it's often for show. last summer they were going to nuke guam, now they are care bears and everyone's friend. we are dealing with gangsters who will put on any show to get anything they want. kennedy: are they being so squeeze by the sanctions they are desperate for money? >

moving forward south korea's president says he's willing to meet north korea's leader kim jong il. along with this is al jazeera. also coming up raids across villages in the west bank after his.

but in north korea twenty eighteen begins with a threat to dictator kim jong il warns the u.s. its entire territory is within range of his nuclear missile and that he has the button on his desk for the office an all of player branch to neighbors south korea to get the latest from seoul. and iran's president hassan rouhani warns that there will be no tolerance for violent protests as new deaths are reported in anti-government protests it's. a matter of it is good to have you with us new year's revelers around the world have been treated to spectacular displays of pyrotechnics as the world welcomed the new year security arrangements were tight as people assembled at iconic venues around the world so we're going to begin our reports here in berlin at the brandenburg gate. the. germans may have a reputation for being reserved but not at new year the country goes firework crazy nowhere more than the capital berlin thousand strong the streets around the brandenburg gate to welcome two thousand and eighteen and t w reporter rebecca rivers was there to soak up the excitement. this nigh

jong il and under certain conditions and said denuclearization of the korean peninsula would be his goal in any talks with the north his comments came a day after the first time level talks between north and south korea in two years french actress catherine dinner of has criticized the meet to movement saying men should be free to proposition women in an open letter published in president warns of a new puritanism as a result of the recent surge of sexual harassment scandals and at least thirteen people are dead and twenty five injured after a powerful rainstorm triggered flash floods and mudslides in southern california thousands of fled their homes and rescue crews are trying to access blocked off areas in their search for survivors it's another catastrophe for coastal communities who've been hit hard by recent natural disasters. they were still recovering from devastating wildfires here last month and now more destruction authorities warned residents of santa barbara to evacuate the area mother nature unleashed her fury just before dawn. it sounded like your freight train coming

jong il ordered that the hot line at the country's border be reconnected the two koreas have been making overtures to improving ties since new years that's when kim signaled that he wants to see north korean athletes cross the border and joint next month's winter olympics in the south. and with the world's eyes on the korean peninsula in a month's time when the winter olympics take place a lot is at stake honest mosler is a professor from the school of east asian studies at berlin's free university very good day thank you for spending time with us as with everything of course timing is key what's behind the surprise announcement first of all it's not a surprise at all that korea comes to north korea comes out at this point in time because also the foreign policy of north korea needs a direct contact a direct dialogue with its outer world in order to implement to realize goals now interesting if you if you look from the north korean perspective their approach seems to be two pronged on the one hand they're dialing up tensions with the u.s. and there seems to be a slight warming up of rela

jong il no under certain conditions moonset denuclearization of the korean peninsula would be his goal in any talks with the north while his comments come a day after the first high level talks between north and south korea in over two years. antony's a two petrol bombs were thrown at a synagogue during unrest over price increases and new taxes no injuries were reported but the building suffered some damage demonstrations demonstrations erupted earlier this week in several parts of tunisia and one protester has been killed. a long day ahead and a lot of work to do while those were the only commons made by politicians as they arrived this morning to begin day four of exploratory talks about forming a new coalition government here in germany the parties have agreed not to brief the press for fear of scuppering any deal america is conservatives and the center left social democrats have set themselves a deadline of tomorrow to find out if they have enough common ground to start formal coalition talks. day four of the exploratory talks between chancellor merkel's conservatives and the socia

kim jong il, the father of today's leader kim jong un. >> reporter: your goal was destroy the plane, destroy the olympics. >> translator: yes, i was a robot, she says, brainwashed. south korea was our enemy. the olympics went ahead. the u.s. designated north korea a sponsor of terror. the victims remembered here. many here are convinced north korea's methods today are equally ruthless, using weapons to sow fear. trying to destroy south korea. >> reporter: kim jong-un aims to break the ties. she says he's using the games to buy time for his nuclear program. she was sentenced to death for the bombing but pardoned by south korea. she lives in hiding today, fearing kim will kill her. a traitor in his eyes who completed her mission but turned on the regime. nbc news, seoul. >>> there was a major scare overnight from alaska all the way down the west coast when a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck undersea in the gulf of alaska. the force triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations. many residents waking up to warnings on their phones. but after several tense hours, the warnings were c

bill clinton sucked up, groveling for kim jong un's father, kim jong il, and giving north korea billions in energy subsidies, allowing north korea to keep their nuclear fuel rods and then goes on tv and tells you, "it's a great deal for the american people." what a lie that was. take a look. >> this is a good deal for the united states. north korea will freeze and then dismantle its nuclear program. south korea and i were other allies will be better protected. the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons. south korea, with support from japan and other nations, will bear most of the cost. they will pay for an alternative power system for north korea that will allow them to produce electricity while making it much harder for them to produce nuclear weapons. the united states and international inspectors will carefully monitor north korea to make sure it keeps its commitments. only as adesso will north korea fully join the community of nations. >> sean: today we know his bribery or attempted bribery of dictatorship failed. despite the obvious flaws, back then with

well south korea's president says he's open to meeting north korean leader kim jong il if certain conditions are met moon jane says he has no plans of easing sanctions against pyongyang until it ends its nuclear program his comments follow tuesday's official talks between the two sides the first in more than two years two hundred one i keep myself open to any media including the summer with north korea if it's helpful for an improvement of north relations or a settlement of the north korean nuclear issue but to have the summit some conditions must be established i think a certain level of success must be guaranteed temporary israeli checkpoints and roadblocks cutting off the city of nablus and surrounding villages in the occupied west bank security forces are looking for the killer of an israeli rabbi the thirty five year old died in a drive by shooting near an illegal israeli settlement turkey is accusing russia and iran of helping syrian government troops break agreements on so-called deescalation zones russia iran and turkey agreed on for such areas in may last year turkey's foreign minis

reporter: earlier this week, north korean leader kim jong-il un said that he wished his country could participate in the olympics. they agreed to suspend all military maneuvers throughout the generations of the elevator spirit these exercises have often contributed to the exacerbation of political ties. japan, on the other hand, has said the main problem, north korea's nuclear program, remains unresolved. >> north korea goes through phases of apparent dialogue and provocation, but either way continues s nuclear missilee development. we have no intention of weakening our surveillance activity. north korea has performed nuclear tests as well missileple new launches. theu.s. president praised renewal of korean talks. molly: the un security council is set to hold an emergency meeting to discuss iran. the united states asked for the session as it seeks to show support, but russia has warned ininst external interference what it regards as iran's internal affairs. at least 21 have been killed and hundreds arrested during a week of unrest. securityis cutting into pakistan. the state departmen

kim jong il, the father of today's leader kim jong un. >> reporter: your goal was destroy the plane, destroy the olympics. >> translator: yes, i was a robot, she says, brainwashed. south korea was our enemy. the olympics went ahead. the u.s. designated north korea an upon so -- sponsor of terror. the victims here remembered here. many here are convinced north korea's methods today are equally ruthless, using weapons to sew fear -- sow fear. >> reporter: she says he's using the games to buy time for his nuclear program. she was sentenced to death for the bombing but pardoned by south korea. she lives in hiding today, fearing kem will kill her. a traitor in his eyes who completed her mission but turned on the regime. nbc news, seoul. >>> there was a major scare overnight from alaska all the way down the west coast when a powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck undersea in the gulf of alaska. the force triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations. many residents waking up to warnings on their phones. but after several tense hours, the warnings were canceled with no reports of injuries or

flowers for kim il sung and kim jong il north korea's past leaders a gesture of reverence repeated on every holiday in the kept saying those who turn out also pay homage to their current president kim jong un during his new year's address his speech included a range of threats against the united states but also unexpectedly an offer of dialogue with neighboring south korea. you want a winter olympics to be held in south korea will be a good occasion for the country and we sincerely hope that they will be a sixth is we're prepared to take various steps including sending a delegation officials from the two koreas may meet to discuss the possibility. kim said now was a good time to demonstrate the unity of the korean people in seoul south korea's president responded cautiously. we welcome that the north korean leader kim jong un expressed a willingness to send athletes to the olympics for improving enter korean relations is not something that can be done separately from the resolution of the north korean nuclear issue. but that is still a distant goal south korea's presidential office re

kim jong il. the father of today's leader, kim jong un. >> your goal was destroy the plane, destroy the olympics. >> translator: yes. i was a robot, she says. brainwashed. south korea was our enemy. the olympics went ahead. the u.s. designated north korea a sponsor of terror. the victims remembered here but never found. many here are convinced north korea's methods today are equally ruthless. using weapons to sow fear, to try to destroy south korea. "kim jong un aims to break america's ties with the south," she says. "he's using the games to buy time for his nuclear program." she was sentenced to death for the bombing but pardoned by south korea. she lives in hiding today, fearing kim will kill her. a traitor in his eyes who completed her mission but turned on the regime. bill neilly, nbc news, seoul. >> let's get a check with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> anybody upset about the january thaw that just continues? >> no. >> no one. about a week, week and a half temperatures will return. anywher

in north korea, leader kim jong-il and has ordered and opening up a hotline bringing the biggest thaw in relations between the two koreas in years. it came as the south korean president said he's is open to talks next week the so-called truce village in the demilitarized zone. as president trump took the social media to make a threat of nuclear war steeped in sexual bravado. trump tweeted from the white house -- "north korean leader kim jong-il and just stated that the nuclear button is on his desk at all times. will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that i too have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my button works!" his street was among an torrent of 60 messages he posted to twitter on his first full day of work of the new year with attacks on many. trump also tweeted his support for protests that have sprung up in cities and towns across iran over the past week, proclaiming "time for change!" trump's tweets came as the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, called on the security council to conven

in north korea, leader kim jong-il and has ordered and opening up a hotline bringing the biggest thaw in relations between the two koreas in years. it came as the south korean president said he's is open to talks next week the so-called truce village in the demilitarized zone. as president trump took the social media to make a threat of nuclear war steeped in sexual bravado. trump tweeted from the white house -- "north korean leader kim jong-il and just stated that the nuclear button is on his desk at all times. will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that i too have a nuclear button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my button works!" his street was among an torrent of 60 m messages he posted to itter on h his first f full dayf work of the new year with attacks on many. trump also tweeted his support for protests that have sprung up in cities and towns across iran over the past week, proclaiming "time for change!" trump's tweets came as the us ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, called on the security council to conv

north korea's leader kim jong il has delivered a new year's address saying all. the united states is within range of his country's nuclear missiles but he adopted a more conciliatory tone toward south korea saying he believed talks between the two countries were possible. right a german chancellor angela merkel has used her new year's address to urge the country to pull together she spoke of a rift opening up in german society and called on her citizens to show more solidarity she also out by the key challenges facing the country next year we're going to leave you now with the speech in full thanks for watching lieberman. it closes the how. is your body giggling like that in one decent service. from sagal the media and their shell at some noise. or thought i think will begin and. feel a funny but in. so long a gulp a stubborn. mind his placing golf on em of this that if you get the irons are trying to stem when the bats land in the. clip. and then the stock converts off to a focused in the knees or feel a mention arbor tighten the hurt and learn from it and of it

jong il and yet what we hear is cool is nuclear button is bigger from trump so it gets your wondering who is a bigger nuclear threat here. i know this is a very sad situation where the leader of the united states is peaking in a very aggressive and very unfortunate way it is broken tip i think we need to have go back to the language of diplomacy and restraint that succeeding or. we have will we will back to the time meant we had some kind of restraint shortened by the previous leaders world of the united states and the russian federation. this is important to realize the enormous power of the nuclear weapon and those who control that weapon must act with greater responsibility on the other hand have said it yourself that a nuclear north korea is to me a reality show will just accept it stop stressing out and move on could that help to face tensions i mean if nobody is making kim jong un jumpy he'll probably a calm down and stop with the threats or he won't. well as he himself has cited the example of libya and saddam hussein in iraq where they were street seeking to get a nuclear weap

jong il to dialogue in his address four days later his government agreed to hold talks the announcement came just hours after the u.s. and south korea agreed to postpone and your military drills for the end of february these have long been regarded as provocative by pyongyang. leaders agreed not to conduct south korea yes joint military drills. and to do their best to ensure the security of the olympics. next week's discussions will center on north korea's participation in the upcoming winter olympics as well as generally improving into korea relations but officials here in south korea are also hoping the negotiations will eventually lead to north korea returning to international talks on its nuclear program even so president cautiously optimistic saying we should refrain from making premature judgement expectation. the japanese defense minister also sounded a lot of caution when. north korea goes through phases of apparent dialogue and provocations but either way north korea is continuing its nuclear and missile development we have no intention of weakening our warning and surveillance

his late father kim jong-il was very good at that during the sunshine era when south korea wanted to make nicwith the north fairly unconditionally, sort of bracketing off the nuclear issue which began at the end of that period. and washington, even under perhaps more reasonable governments, were not too happy about that. i'm kind of wondering why the last six to seven months when south korea has had a left of center government, kim jong-un has ignored them until now. a complete change of tone from him. very interesting to see what happens next. abby: a complete change from him towards his neighbor, but it seems that 2017 and the way he has been speaking about donald trump has not changed. are there any indications this could change in 2018? aidan: well, i am even a little optimistic on that score, maybe just because i'm a hopelessly livered liberal. did that come out right? the very fact he said not for the first time in his new year's address that the great triumph of north korea the last year, the year just finished, was that their state nuclear force was completed. if he means tha