he noted that north korea created prov o kative acts in a similar way when kim jong-il took over power from his father kim il sung. >> now, the leader in north korea's in ill health and he's named his youngest son to be his successor. we believe that cheonan may have been an incident associated with that succession. >> he revealed that u.s. forces are on alert in the run-up to next month's meeting of top delegates of the north's ruling korean workers party. the meeting is widely seen as a move toward naming kim jong-il's third son as his successor. >>> a memorial service was held at a tokyo temple for koreans who died during or shortly after world war ii while serving the former japanese military. the service was held at yutenji temple on tuesday for people from the korean peninsula who died in japan, southeast asia and china as servicemen and civilian employees of the japanese military. the temple keeps the remains of 702 koreans that have not been returned to their homeland in the 65 years since the war. the remains include those who died on a japanese transport ship that sank off ma

kim jong il leaves for china. as the american military winds down its combat role, iraq is hit by a series of deadly bombings. she lay's trapped miners are finally told -- she lay -- chile's traps miners are finely told it could be months before they see daylight again. welcome to bbc news. mexican officials investigate the death of 72 people found murdered in a ranch in the north of the country. they say they were migrants trying to reach the united states. they say they had come from south and central america. their bodies were found after a shootout between expected drug traffickers and security forces. >> these are the first pictures of the man who tipped off mexican authorities about the bodies of our remote ranch. he is recovering at a hospital after being shot as he escaped. he say the bodies belong to migrants. he says they were kidnapped by one of mexico's most powerful drug cartels. the gang demanded money from them. when they refuse to play, they were killed. the authorities say it showed their inhumani

jong-il returned from an informal five-day visit to china. >>> the media reported on monday what kim jong-il said at a dinner party on monday. kim said it is an important historic mission to hand over to the next generation the baton of friendship between the two countries. he quoted chinese president hu jintao as saying many things remain in northeastern china associated with the revolutionary achievements of the father of kim jong-il. the media quoted hu as saying that the elder kim made a huge contribution to the chinese revolution. it reported that kim visited a junior high school that his father attended and a place he used for revolutionary activities. political analysts say kim's visit was trying to gain china's support for the succession of his third song bef early september. >>> u.s. president barack obama signed a new executive order against north korea. it freezes the assets of three organizations and of individuals suspected of illegal activities. >> these steps, as you'll hear, are aimed against the government and the elite. >>> philip crowley said the organizations incl

kim jong-il wanted to meet bill clinton. that's one of the reasons the girls had been kept for so long. because when his father, the great leader, kim jong-il is referred to as the dear leader. when he died, bill clinton was the first leader to call him, even before his -- north korea's allies. and he always remembered that. so that kind of expression of humanity was something that he always recalled and that's why he wanted to meet bill clinton. pretty amazing. >> jimmy: maybe this whole thing was a ruse just to get to meet bill clinton. your sister -- well, you've been to north korea yourself. >> yes. >> jimmy: you did a documentary there. >> i did. >> jimmy: you did not have approval to do that. >> well, i was there legally. and this is actually what complicated the situation for my sister quite a bit. in 2007, i went into north korea as part of a medical team, a surgeon from nepal had asked me if i would go along with him to set up these medical missions and north korea, for me, was the one place in the world that i want

having written this letter, explaining the idea to north korean leader kim jong il, he has been given permission to visit. >> my idea for the mission statement, which is above politics, above orders from above conflict, but ideology, is all about giving hope to the people and children of the world. >> it is not known if he will be able to meet the aging leader in person, but attributed self is rare enough. kim jong hild rules a country that has no diplomatic ties to the united states and one where tourists are strictly controlled. >> my family is calling me every day, you know. don't go, don't go, and try to tell him not to go. he is just like, i want to do it. >> jonathon determination has c former south korean president three years ago. in recent years, news reports have, of course, been all about the rising tension on the divided peninsula. now, this one-boy peace mission might offer a dose of hope. >> the latest headlines on of an " bbc world news" -- two weeks after pakistan's flood crisis began, mr. larijani is finally seen the devastation -- mr. this arterzardari is finallg the

the dpj election will be officially announced on >>> kim jong-il will likely confirm on thursday that the special train had crossed the border at the north korean border and entered southeastern china. several sources said that a delegation from the north has arrived in a province. north korea's late leader, the father of kim jong-il reportedly attended a junior high in the city in the late 1920s. tight security has been put in place at a first-class hotel, raising the likelihood that the delegation is staying there overnight. kim last visited in may. it's speculated that this trip kim will talk about his successor. his third son is deemed his most likely replacement. however, it has not been confirmed if the young man came along on this trip. >>> south korea's red cross says that it is ready to provide aid to north korea. last week north korea was hit by heavy floods along the amnok river which forms the border with china. the northwestern city of shinuiju was completely inundated with floodwaters. the extent of the flood damage has not yet been confirmed. however, north korea's stat

south korean government sources told nhk that north korean leader kim jong-il has likely visited china on a special train. the details of his visit and the purpose have not been disclosed. kim also visited china in may this year. at the time he exchanged views with chinese leaders on the resumption of the six-party talks on his country's nuclear development. now, once again, south korean government sources have told nhk that north korean leader kim jong-il has likely visited china on a special train. we don't know the details of his visit, and the purpose have not been disclosed. kim also visited china in may this year. at that time he exchanged views with chinese leaders on the resumption of the six-party talks on his country's nuclear development. more on that story as details come in. >>> now, the former secretary-general of japan's main ruling democratic party ichiro ozawa has decided to run in the party's leadership election next month. he'll be running against prime minister naoto kan. ozawa conveyed his decision to former prime minister yukio hatoyama when they met on thursday m

jong il maybe get i mean and this is coming out is that breaking news we're going to hear. my sources are telling me this. statement states and sources tell us well the last thing the funny thing is that north korea has become so popular on twitter that south korea has actually banned anybody from following that money you know they get like the disease where they get jealous and they have to start censoring people's rights as well when i'm sure they're going to have their own twitter page in the north koreans this is a factory where age hacking but this is the problem of war three this is how it started you have so many twitter followers and you don't want to get a shot across the aisle a little tipsy in martha's vineyard on vacation he tweets at kim jong il suddenly there's a war on hash tag and the next thing you know there are some serious problem where there is danger and you're right you're right the internet is a very dangerous thing i think john mellencamp said that it was the worst invention since the a bomb or something today but he's crazy anyway let's see more dr

of his visit is not known but it's speculated that bilateral trade kim jong il succession and north korea's nuclear program are the main issues to be discussed it comes as former u.s. president jimmy carter is in pyongyang trying to secure the release of a u.s. citizen currently jailed there. in fresh clashes have erupted in east jerusalem with palestinians throwing stones at israeli police and setting cars on fire tensions have been high in the neighborhood over a settlement plan palestinians don't want to see any more construction on the territory they see the sight of your state the fate of east jerusalem is to figure in israeli palestinian peace talks set to resume next to me. watch what you eat america's fast food culture is not just a threat to waistlines but also national security the genetically modified food that makes up a lark. portion of america's diet is thought to be a main suspect in the country's battle with obesity john hafitz reports. among all developed countries americans are the fattest in the world that's according to the world health organization where over si

jong il. being the de facto leader of the country i think it's only appropriate then that today's tweet of the day is dedicated to this head honcho so what kim jong il tweets well maybe twitter is the key to helping you make some friends. here at the top. was today and. we'll have another one for you tomorrow and that's also it for tonight's show thanks for tuning in make sure you can back tomorrow night when we take a look at google c.e.o. eric schmidt latest comments this time he's advocating that today's youth just change their names in the future so they can erase their messy social networking pasts and that really what it's come to these days we've lost so much privacy that we have to change our names. that discussion will be tomorrow now in the meantime don't forget to a fan of a lot of show on facebook and follow us on twitter and if you missed any of tonight's show or any other nights you can always catch it all you tube got dot com slash the alone a show where we post the interviews a

. >>> north korean leader kim jong-il is believed to be holding talks with a chinese leader in china. the agenda is thought to include his possible successor among other issues. kim, who has been in china since thursday, left a luxury hotel in jilin city in the northeastern province of jilin on friday morning. kim's motorcade of about 30 vehicles arrived at the site of the meeting, a guest house in chung chun, 90 kilometers away. a reliable local source said a chinese leader also flew into changchun on friday morning apparently for talks with kim. china's government made no announcement about the matter. a view is spreading among diplomats that the issue of kim's successor was the main purpose for his meeting with chinese officials. a top-level meeting of north korea's ruling workers party is scheduled for early september. they also speculate that kim and the chinese official are also talking about stalled six-party talks on north korea's nuclear development. the agenda is also thought to include economic assistance to help the north recover from damage from recent heavy rains. kim la

supposedly it's one of kim jong im's favorites. and now it's been specifically rewritten for him. ♪ i went up the mountain ♪ so see dear leader's face ♪ i wore my best outfit with feathers and lace ♪ ♪ dear leader's eyes so sexy ♪ body so strong ♪ dear leader's muscles bigger than those of king kong ♪ ♪ our general's sunglasses are shiny and black ♪ ♪ i wish to shower with him ♪ rub soap on back ♪ and feed him some peanut and cracker jack ♪ ♪ our dear leader is the best >> jimmy: well, that's -- [ applause ] haunting. i can't -- i can't wait to see how they work that into the second season of "glee." this is your "american idol" update. this seems dubious to me, but victor willis who is the original cop from the village people, claims he met with "american idol" executives about becoming a judge on the show, and they told him he's a dark horse candidate to get the job. very, very dark. very, like, as dark as it gets, really. how great would it be after all this talk of elton john and justin timberlake,

jong il was seeking support for his younger son. still to come, the new invention being called one of the most important life-saving discoveries of recent times. he is a french climber, known as spider-man, and he has been arrested after scaling a 57- story building in australia. he was arrested when he climbed the building in sydney without any safety equipment. he has called some of the talk -- climbed some of the tallest buildings. his climbing is aimed at raising awareness of climate change. >> he calls himself the real spider-man. this is no movie. those special effects are needed here. he takes to the building without safety equipment -- just his bare hands and a bag of how compounder to dry his sweaty palms. such as sun soon draws attention below. >> it is kind of scary. i would not do it myself. >> it is pretty extraordinary stuff. the fact he is climbing without any ropes or safety gear. >> not everyone is so impressed. alan scales the building in less than half an hour, welcoming -- with a welcoming party at the top includ

carter will meet kim jong il. north korea will consider that a small price to pay, and there is another reason it will be pleased mr. carter has agreed to come in person. the former president is a rare voice, urging direct dialogue and speaking out against toughened sanctions. >> the former khmer rouge prison chief sentence. torturing and murdering thousands of people and the prison, but he is arguing the tribunal was set up to try senior leaders and those responsible for the worst atrocities. he claims he does not fall into that category. eight children have been killed by a train that hit their minibus in south africa. there were between eight and a love and on their way to school when the driver drove -- driver drove around a close game. as for your people are being treated in hospital most of the survivors in manila are flown by to hong kong along with the bodies of eight dead tourists. weapons will be tested to confirm who actually shot the eight hostages. police in britain are investigating the murder of a m

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it is reported that kim jong il is on a rare visit to china. these pictures are believed to show his motorcade. the south korean media says that he is being accompanied by his youngest son who is why believed to be his political heir. chinese officials do not confirm a visit like this until his return to pyongyang. he has only been japan'as prime minister since june, but he is already being challenged by a member of his party. if he succeeds, he will also take over as prime minister. amnesty international says that five of its activists were arrested at a concert by u2 on wednesday. they were carrying banners and handing out leaflets. all five were released without charge. they left their homes in search of a better life in western europe. france has shown the roma people that they are not welcome there. a thousand have been expelled so far this year. the move is proving controversial. sarkozy says that it well cut crime. there is increasing opposition within his own party. >> police arrived before dawn to dismantle an illegal roma camp. they w

. >> to give you more of the main news briefly, kim jong il is on a rare visit to china. these pictures here show the north korean leader's motorcade. you cannot be certain. the south -- the north korean leader is being joined by his son, largely believed to be his political heir. france has kept on a supporting roma men, women, and children from temporary camps. that is despite criticism from the european union and the vatican. they were put on flights to romania. the camp closures are part of a wider move against crime. he was facing fraud charges. he has fled to northern cyprus 17 years ago. the fugitive is back in britain and about to go to court over the collapse of his company. he is here to clear his name. >> back in britain after 17 years evading justice. the last time he used a british airport was to fly away secretly in a private jet and a state historic. the collapse of a business empire and 66 fraud charges. his wife had a car waiting for them. for now, he has a trip home organize. he has explained why he has finally come back. he believes he will finally get

carter will meet kim jong il. if he does, it will be another chance to assess firsthand the true state and help of the reportedly-ailing north korea leader. -- the true state and health of the reportedly-a rain north korean leader. there is another reason mr. carter has agreed to come in person. the former president is a rare voice in u.s. political circles, urging -- urging direct dialogue with the old enemy. bbc news, seoul. >> the former khmer rouge president and chief sentenced to 35 years in prison for crimes against humanity has injured the appeals process. he admitted to torturing thousands, but he has argued the tribunal he faced was set up to try it the senior khmer rouge leaders. he says he's does not fall into that category. prosecutors are calling for a longer sentence. eight children were hit by a train in south africa. the children were between eight and 11 and on their way to school when the driver drove around. four children are being treated in hospital. police in britain are investigating the mur

jong il was and he really missed periods and did not often appear in public liberalisation may begin with a new leader but kim chin in zero is not ignorant of new tendencies is there remember when he came to power after his father newspaper said that he was a fan of a famous russian saying i'll upgrade sure it all depends on what you understand by liberalizations concessions for farmers so they can sell their products at market is one thing but if we speak of tougher it is ation it will not be the case because the russian person i can say that in my opinion the north koreans are cleverer than that they won't make any immediate reforms and privatization give full freedom so pornography and to be exceptional i think that will introduce liberalization step by step in russia it was a fast process and we know that it would not do that good if we lost one third over territory and half of the people i mean what do you think north korea he's trying to achieve with this nuclear tests. but four years ago it was asked and made it that they only had approximately three to four weapons a spouse o

he was pardoned by dictator kim jong-il after a request from mr. carter. he arrived in north korea on wednesday for talks. >>> this morning wildfires in washington state have burned at least two homes and threatening dozens of others. the two homes were destroyed in the town of arden, northeast, washington. another fire near the town of lyle along the oregon border is twice that size. as fire crews try to battle the blaze and bring it under control, dozens of homeowners have been told to evacuate the area. >> do you think your place is going to be okay? >> i don't know. if the wind changes, we're history. >> no injuries have been reported. firefighters say winds have died down, making their work a little easier. >>> the first major hurricane of the year is now a category 3 storm. hurricane danielle packing winds of 120 miles an hour is in the middle of the atlantic ocean. forecasters expect it to curve north, missing landfall, but it could bring dangerous waves to the east coast this weekend. right behind it is tropical storm earl. it could become a hurric

with a new leader but kim chin in o.e. is not ignorant of new tendencies is there remember when he came to power after his father newspaper said that he was a fan of a famous russian say our rich it all depends on what you understand by liberalizations concession for farmers so they can sell their products at market is one thing but if we speak of tougher it is ation it will not be the case because the russian person i can say that in my opinion the north koreans are cleverer than that they won't make any needed reforms and privatization of them and give full freedom so pernod griffin to be exceptionally i think that will introduce liberalization step by step in russia it was a fast process and we know that it would not do that good but if we lost one third of our territory and half of the people some influence the crisis started accidentals korea has repeatedly smashed into any sneaky arms how many missiles do they we have in your opinion and the ready to use them. mobile the church didn't have that but four years ago it

north korean leader kim jong il is reportedly in china and possibly accompanied by his son and potential successor however chinese and north korean officials are not confirming the trip the purpose of his visit is not known but it's speculated that bilateral trade kim myong john rather ill succession. and north korea's nuclear program are the main issues to be just cost this comes as former u.s. president jimmy carter is in pyongyang trying to secure the release of a u.s. citizen currently in jail there. but despite cast discrimination being illegal in india many face harassment and hostility on a daily basis because of their social status those choosing to tie the knot with a member of a different caste can find themselves rejected by both their community and family but authorities current thing reports more and more young people are trying to break with tradition. prakash have upset their families born into different castes they were expected to marry one of their own but they have broken what is considered a taboo. american intercoms marriage is considered a sin here our society wants

jong il it's about what i'm going to try and accomplish there the thirteen year old plans to go to north korea to propose the creation of a children's peace far is to quote one in which fruit and chestnut trees would be planted and where children can play on his website he acknowledged that quote many people may say that there's no hope and there's too much conflict for this to happen but i see hope on the korean peninsula his plans are of both parties of both borders of both conflicts of ideology it's all about giving hope to the people and children around the world the most beautiful thing about children is their innocence their ability to see the world in its purest forms and oftentimes the simple truth that they speak make the most sense and can even make a difference but although some personal diplomatic efforts achieve greatness others fall through the cracks case in point human shield in iraq in january two thousand and three volunteers travel to iraq to act as human shields their goal was to prevent the bombing of certain locations during the invasion. but they came nowhere close

there is no indication carter actually met with north korean leader kim jong-il. but that country's news agency says kim granted carter's request to leniently forgive gomes. >>> it is 6:40. a home intruder in auburn. >> tell you what a 6-foot bear got away with. >>> and the perk sarah palin got while giving a speech at csu stanislaus. phil matier and willie brown weigh in. having the right real estate agent on your side is more important than ever. at remax.com, you can find the experts you need, whether you're trying to sell of hoping to buy. nobody sells more real estate than re/max. >>> good morning. it's friday light at the bay bridge toll plaza. all your approaches still no big delays anywhere. know problems, no metering lights, just a few cars in the cash lanes. later on tonight, giants versus the arizona diamondbacks, 7:15. that's by at&t park. critical mass bike ride at 6:00 p.m. so watch out for delays later on in san francisco. in the meantime we'll show you one more live traffic camera. here's a live look at the san mateo bridge where everything is movi

dictator kim jong-il is visiting china this morning with his youngest son. the trip has reignited speculation the younger kim will take over as the leader of the communist nation this is kim's second visit to china in three months. south korean media speculating the north korean leader may be looking for chinese aid after flooding in the country's northwest region. >>> relief for an east bay anti-abortion pastor this morning. an alameda county court panel overturned the pastor's convictions for illegally approaching patients outside an oakland clinic. the panel ruled the judge's flawed instructions could have led him to be found guilty for behavior that is actually legal. walter hoye was sentenced to 30 days in jail in march of 2009. he served his jail term and challenged the law in court. >>> this morning an east bay youth soccer coach is behind bars arrested on child pornography charges. livermore police say the arrest comes after a three-month investigation. 45-year-old david garrison charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. garrison co

there is no indication that carter actually met with kim jong-il. but that country's news agency says kim granted carter's request to leniently forgive gomes. >>> another toyota recall that may linked to a few accidents. >>> a short-term break for bart riders to save more than $2 million. operate a separate warehouse in emeryville. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> good morning. an injury crash in palo alto is cleared so it's a nice ride along the peninsula. coming up, we still have that stretch of 101 shut down in watsonville. we'll have details on that in a few minutes. >>> it is 5:10 right now. thank you, elizabeth, we'll see you in a couple of minutes. >>> approved. ikea's plan to operate a separate warehouse in emeryville. they applauded? the empty warehouse is a few blocks away from the ikea furniture store. the site would be used for storage and customer pickup of bulky items. people who live near the site on hollis and 53rd say they are worried about an increase in traffic and noise. >> we are so close to this. i personally and all of emery bay village a

carter has not met with kim jong-il. jong-il is thought to be in china. >>> bay area scientists are on the case of one of the biggest mysteries in the country. where did all the oil disappear to in the gulf? researchers say an unclassified species ate the oil. researchers believe the fast-eating microorganisms were stimulated by the deep sea spill and they went to work on the massive slick. they degraded the oil so effectively that now there's no sign of the plume. the oil well exploded 129 days ago. >>> more breaking news right now. this is turning out to be a busy morning for san jose firefighters. they now are at a second fire. this one, three alarms on del monte place this morning. we are moving a crew to this scene as well. we first told but a two alarm fire in south san jose on rock dale drive. quite a busy morning at 5:45. breaking out within minutes of each other. we will check in with traffic and weather in just a few minutes. first we want to update you on at overnight fire that ripped through a home in the sou

north korean leader kim jong-il made a surprise visit to china today, for the second time since may. it was widely reported kim took a special armored train, possibly with his son and likely successor. the visit came as former president jimmy carter was in north korea as a private citizen, negotiating the release of an american prisoner jailed for illegally trespassing. carter was expected to return to the u.s. today, but has extended his trip. u.s. food and drug administration officials have found positive samples of salmonella that connect two iowa farms to an egg recall. the salmonella was discovered in chicken feed that was sold to the two farms. more than half a billion eggs were recalled this month after being linked to some 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning. f.d.a. officials said tests indicate the contaminated feed is likely not the only source of the outbreak. former illinois governor rod blagojevich will face a federal retrial early next january in chicago. but a judge today stopped short of setting a specific date. last week, jurors deadlocked on all but one of the 23 co

jong-il. lee has an idea for a peace forest for the demilitarized zone between north and south korea. he already met with south korea's president, that happened when he was ten years old, they talked about the forest then. >>> pasadena's tournament of rose s may be the granddaddy of them all, but bob redell is at a rose garden that is getting an historic honor. >> san jose's rose garden was named america's best rose garden which is quite a feat when you consider where this garden was a few years ago look at this picture from the website run by the friends of the san jose rose garden. you can see what it used to look like. the roses were dying. this was in part because of cutbacks on city maintenance. what happened is the friends of san jose rose garden, led by this gentleman here, terry riley, came in, started volunteers. you brought it back to life. i guess the first thing is congratulations. >> thank you. it's a great honor to be america's best rose garden. we are have america's best volunte

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. >>> north korean leader kim jong ill, this is his second visit to china this year, and he is reportedly traveling with his son who is believed to be his successor. >>> president obama will visit troops at ft. hood, texas next tuesday, the same day he will address combat operations in iraq. a sunni militia was killed this morning. car bombings and shootings left more than six people dead on wednesday. >>> an an honor student wacted s a muslim and slashed him. >>> hope for patients recovering in melanoma. a new experimental drug targets a genetic mutation found in many patients and has successfully shrunk the tumors in 80% of the people who took the drug. however, it's unclear how long the results will last. >>> and it's back to court today in the rod blagojevich corruption case just days after a jury dead locked on 23 of the 24 charges, prosecution is taking a step on a possible retrial with a judge potentially setting a date today for a second trial. >>> a german forecaster was reporting on a soccer match when she was -- ow -- slammed in the head with a soccer ball. she was reportedly o

. >> what is your reaction to [unintelligible] >> it is not for me to confirm the travels of kim jong il. i will defer to the north korean government. president carter is still in p'yongyang. >> a different topic on mexico. we are still waiting for the official position of the state department regarding the massacre of 72 migrants bound for the u.s.. the thing this type of the vet shows the growing power of the drug cartels -- this type of event? >> you have that ambassador pasquale already joining president called ron and the foreign secretary in condemning this violence. the deaths of these migrants -- we will cooperate fully in any way that we can to support mexico as it investigates these heinous crimes. >> do you think this shows the ?rowing power of the cartel's >> i think it shows the level to which they will stoop to kidnap, terrorize, and ultimately kill these innocent civilians. but it does not change our perspective that they are dangerous. they are attempting to undermine the democratic institutions of mexico. that is why we pledged to continue our partnership with mexico