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Trip, demilitarized zone. it happens almost every day. its even possible for civilians to enter that country on a tour of the dmz or what is called the joint security area. and it does require an escort by u.s. troops. the question now -- what is it like to be face-to-face and eye-to-eye with north korean soldiers? my colleague brooke baldwin has this report. ♪ >> i visit north korea almost every day. >> reporter: is that crazy? >> a little crazy. >> reporter: say that again. you visit north k...

I walked out the door. i got to the stairway. and i walked thinking, low center of gravity. you are a woman. you are a woman. i kept repeating this to myself. checkpoint four, there were two commandos. i held my metal tag up. the guards barely looked at it. i walked through. checkpoint three. this was where i exchanged the metal tag for the paper pass.

>> these metal tags could be of four different shapes. the guard would write the number of the metal tag onto the paper pass and file it away, and then give her that tag. >> then i go to checkpoint four, the double gate. and i show the tag to get in the dorm. when i leave the dorm, i have to show the tag again. >> at checkpoint three, she would present a tag to the guard. he would go into his file of paper receipts and find the one that he had written that number on and he would hand it back to ...

Different colors. they changed the colors randomly each day. >> i then go on to checkpoint three. here i exchange the pass for a metal tag. >> these metal tags could be of four different shapes. the guard would write the number of the metal tag onto the paper pass and file it away, and then give her that tag. >> then i go to checkpoint four, the double gate. and i show the tag to get in the dorm. when i leave the dorm, i have to show the tag again. >> at checkpoint three, she would present a tag...

I walked out the door. i got to the stairway. and i walked thinking, low center of gravity. you are a woman. you are a woman. i kept repeating this to myself. checkpoint four, there were two commandos. i held my metal tag up. the guards barely looked at it. i walked through. checkpoint three. this was where i exchanged the metal tag for the paper pass. the most difficult checkpoint.

>> i then go on to checkpoint three. here i exchange the pass for a metal tag. >> these metal tags could be of four different shapes. the guard would write the number of the metal tag onto the paper pass and file it away, and then give her that tag. >> then i go to checkpoint four, the double gate. and i show the tag to get in the dorm. when i leave the dorm, i have to show the tag again. >> at checkpoint three, she would present a tag to the guard. he would go into his file of paper receipts an...

Checkpoint three. this was where i exchanged the metal tag for the paper pass. the most difficult checkpoint. right at this time, the bugle blew. this meant that all of the facitas had to leave immediately. what i had to do now was to stall and wait for a crowd. i am paranoid at this point. i fumbled around in my purse and acted like i was looking for something. i expected any moment for commandos to come rushing after me, grab me and drag me back into the dorm. i looked at my watch. it was 1:53...

Fingernail polish. i hid them as best i could. we could get the clothes in, we could get the makeup in. but the wig. how do we get the wig in? barbara got a pillow and worked the wig in with all of the foam stuffing. there was a method where people could make deposits at the prison and she deposited the pillow at this point. we began formulating a plan. >> ive been studying the system for getting in and out of the prison. >> barbara knew a side of the prison i would never see. there were four ch...

Here i exchange the pass for a metal tag. >> these metal tags could be of four different shapes. the guard would write the number of the metal tag onto the paper pass and file it away, and then give her that tag. >> then i go to checkpoint four, the double gate. and i show the tag to get in the dorm. when i leave the dorm, i have to show the tag again. >> at checkpoint three, she would present a tag to the guard. he would go into his file of paper receipts and find the one that he had written th...

>> these metal tags could be of four different shapes. the guard would write the number of the metal tag onto the paper pass and file it away, and then give her that tag. >> then i go to checkpoint four, the double gate. and i show the tag to get in the dorm. when i leave the dorm, i have to show the tag again. >> at checkpoint three, she would present a tag to the guard. he would go into his file of paper receipts and find the one that he had written that number on and he would hand it back to ...