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He founded this reconnaissance general bureau turned it into a soviet-style hacking academy for the nations. he built the system from the ground up to groom hackers from an army of children. theyve ended up with a system now that is as good as any in the world. part of the strategy has been to dispatch north koreans who are trained in coding and hacking, to dispatch them all over the world. wherever north koreans are allowed to work. and that has a couple of advantages. it allows those north kor...

Times for his role in the north korean nuclear program. hes been sanctioned multiple times for his role in attacks on our allies and on the west. and he did build his countrys military intelligence service into an international powerhouse. when he took over, north korea was still trying bad counterfeiting as their big cash idea. they had hacking aspirations but they were pitiful. he founded this reconnaissance general bureau turned it into a soviet-style hacking academy for the nations. he groom...

A what appears to be a major policy shift mainly moscow would should down any u.s. missiles fired at syria not just the missiles fired at russian soldiers and it will all be obvious the target is a launch sites which means probably for example u.s. aircraft carriers also moscow sound as at that time promises to center syria would destroy evidence of suspected chemical weapons attack so a pretty strong reaction right now really feel fictious in our report and logically showing russian troops inve...

Person but i love this, move over slowpokes, virginia slapping thousands of drivers with fines for driving too slow in the left lane. the law went into effect, 2000 people cited, the fine, $100, virginia state police say you should only be in the left lane when passing another vehicle. if you drive slow in the left lane you really tick me off. drives me nuts. jillian: the city of los angeles using taxpayer dollars to combat climate change by painting it streets white. crews using a special codin...

That coding is the answer? >> well, i want america to be strong. first and foremost. i want america to be strong. and i believe that i -- one base for that is i think everyone needs to learn to code. i think that in todays environment, software touches everything we do all day long from the way you get your news, to the way you order things. software is nothing more -- coding is nothing more than a way to express yourself. its a language. the course instills in coding critical thinking, problem ...

>> right. >> it doesnt matter what kind of field youre in, problem solving is a basic skill. and so its not our expectation that everybody becomes a software programmer for life by any means. the vast majority will not. but its important that people understand the basics of coding. just like its important for people to understand the basics of mathematics or other kind of core subjects. >> so what do you see the challenges and responsibilities for the tech industry going forward? i mean, youre o...

Together to offer training to every teacher in the -- in the system that wants to come. free training. free professional development. and helping them integrate coding into their classes. >> one of the things that i hear a lot in silicon valley is if youre not creative, youre not going to have a job. theyll be replaced by a computer either by ai or automation or thing like that. we can talk about that, but besides coding, lets talk about where jobs are because theres people working already and t...

In recognition that in addition to the regular courses that people get in school, that you could actually, if you intersect those with technology, you can amplify the level of learning and creativity in these classes. the purpose is that our view is that education is a great equalizer of people. >> uh-huh. >> and that you look at many of the issues that we face in society today, that you can find their root in that people dont have access to quality education. maybe i dont have access at all. an...

Ouexpeation that erybody becomes a soware programmer for life by any means. the vast majority will not, but its important that people understand the basics of coding like its important for people to understand the basics of mathematics or other core subjects. >> where do you see the challenges and responsibilities for the tech industry going forward. youre a leader but there is a sense they really have to step up and grow up in a way. >> well, because tech has become such a large percentage of t...

And so that is enormous, right? and weve got to get more people interested in coding. weve got to reach out to women and underrepresented minorities that have been too low in -- and i feel for apple, were going -- were taking the responsibility of doing that. were not just saying hey, this school only has 20% women in this curriculum and so i cant hire any more women. right. >> i think thats a cop out. i think the businesses doing that are not viewing their responsibility correctly. businesses s...