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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. thats how tightly controlled the media is. when word did arrive the dear leader was dead, his brainwashed followers mourned him like the god theyve 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 ar...

followers mourned him like the god theyve been told he was. the grieving, as youd imagine, is intense for a leader theyd 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 ...

good morning to you. it is tuesday, december the 20th. im ali velshi joined again by alina cho this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you. so glad youre 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-ils 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...

came out. thats 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 theyve been told he was. the grieving, as youd imagine, is intense for a leader theyd 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 fo...

this tax cut for the american people and jeopardizing our economic growth. >> north koreas 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 fathers death. he has inherited the north korean leadership, including its weapo nuclear arsenal. many around the world are worried about how hes going to lead. state-run tv continues to show pictures like these, north koreans weeping...

kim jong-il died two days ago. two full days went by before the a initial announcement came out. thats how tightly controlled the media is there. when it did arrive, his blinkered and brainwashed followers mourned him like the god they had been told he was. the grieving as you would imagine is intense for a leader they had been told first walked at three weeks of age. talked at two months and authored, not read but authored 1500 books while in college. those who are not overcome were s...

two full days went by before the official announcement actually came out. thats 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 theyve been told he was. the grieving, as youd imagine, is intense for a leader theyd 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 ...

frankly terrifying. but if youre looking for what really sets the country known as the hermit kingdom apart from the rest of our socially net worked planet, consider this. kim jong-il died two days ago. two full days went by before the official announcement actually came out. thats 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 theyve been told he was. the grieving, as yo...