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The difference there, though, is that the north koreans are very good at self-censorship. >> meaning they know what web sites theyre not supposed to visit. analysts say for a wider group of north koreans there is an internal system that looks like the internet but isnt, its called "bright light." its a domestic intranet. it connects through universities and libraries. there are a few web sites on there that mostly carry information from the government and then some scientific or sort of technica...

Look at this image taken by nasa earlier this year. that dark spot in the middle is north korea where electricity is limited and only pyongyang is lit at night. and as brian todd found out, many north koreans are also in the dark about the internet. >> reporter: as the u.s. and north korea face off over a devastating cyber attack, most income -- north korean citizens are cut off. if you ask the average citizen, would they know what you are talking about? >> the people in the mountainside, countr...

Inside pyongyang. >> this 1% movement has the power. >> theyre not afraid to die. >> well keel 250 million, 5 million. we dont care about the number. >> good morning, everyone, well come back to "new day." we start with breaking news this morning t.nypd is taking no chances after two police officers were shot and killed over the weekend. police at this hour are on the hunt for a gang member who posted a threat on facebook. we have learned the man in question lived in brock len at the sameboro wh...

So here simultaneously you have the candidate who did not do well with the most conservative part of his base needing to shore up and make sure that that base is on board while simultaneously wanting to, needing to appeal more to a segment of the electorate thats not going to want to hear his nra, lets go out and shoot the varmints message. >> both sides, the left side of the brain and the right side of the brain. >> hes in a difficult position is what im trying to say. >> ruth marcus, see you l...

Richard engel is chief foreign correspondent and has been reporting for us exclusively all week from inside pyongyang. >> reporter: we are now in kim il-sung square. the invauling of the statues ended 20 minutes ago. the scale of this event is enormous. this is nos task to organize in a country where most people dont have the cell phones so they come in groups with their schools, with their factors. its all organized at a fairly local level and they are still coming out. maybe theres 100,000 peo...

Succeed nef launching a satellite in the future. >> reporter: people expressing their absolute devotion and confidence to this countrys leaders, past and present. and now, everyone is just on their way home and they are still, still coming through the streets. >> richard engel in pyongyang. with me now here, korea expert at georgetown university victor cha, also the asia director at the national security council, traveled to pyongyang and also the author of the new book "the impossible state, no...

kim jong il always cast a slightly bizarre figure. his stature and characteristic hair were empowerment for some in the west, but for the democratic people of korea, kim was feared, loved, worshipped and his cultured personality was deeply entrenched. his father was kim il sue who founded the people in world war ii. they invaded the american bats south. after fighting ended, kim became stee steeped in his fathers reality, and they became exclusive. they remained technically at work se...

clinton is just wrapping up a meeting with the japanese foreign minister at the department of state. a joint statement is expected to follow shortly. earlier president obama called south koreas president to re-affirm his commitment to koreas security and stability. when it comes to the payroll tax cut, its one step forward and two steps back in congress. the house is expected to reject the senates two-month extension of the payroll tax cut. house speaker john boehner says the house w...

put the region on edge and has the world watching intently to see what happens next in the isolated country. a very emotional presenter on north korean state tv made the official announcement. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> the state tv reports the 69-year-old leader died saturday morning of a heart attack while an a train trip. the report also said that doctors used every possible first aid measure, but mr. kim could not be saved. a funeral will be held on december the 28th in pyo...

but as we gather international reaction, lets take a look at what might be written about the self-proclaimed dear leader in the history books. heres dan rivers. >> reporter: kim jong il always cut a bizarre figure. his diminutive stature and hair was parodied by some in the west. but for those in korea, kim was the embodiment of this state. he was loved, worshipped, obeyed, his cult of personality was deeply entrenched. his father founded north korea with soviet backing after world war...