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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. that's how tightly controlled the media is. when word did arrive the dear leader was dead, his brainwashed followers mourned him like the god they've 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 are not overcome were simply dumbstruck on receiving the news. like this gathering for example. they...

came out. that's 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 they've been told he was. the grieving, as you'd imagine, is intense for a leader they'd 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 for example. they, like most north koreans, not likely aware their fallen ruler scarfed lobster an...

frankly terrifying. but if you're 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. that's 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 they've been told he was. the grieving, as you'd imagine, is intense for a leader they'd been told first walked at 3 weeks of age, talked at 2...

Jennifer griffin is live with more. >> reporter: we've just learned the type of short-range ballistic missile that the north koreans have filed bin the last 24 hours. a senior u.s. defense official tells fox that they were two missiles, they were the rugs equivalent of ss-21 missiles which are normally fired from the back of vehicles, the back of trucks. they have a range of 75 miles or 120 kalam ma teres. we are told that the missiles were fired into the sea, they landed into the sea. and u.s. defense officials say they did not pose any threat or destabilize the peninsula they said the tests ...

Same island that the north korean shelled with artillery last year. the u.s. added about the missile test that it is unrelated to the regime change in the north, even though officials are saying that it was preplanned, mart that. martha: what about u.s. forces, in terms of our posture in the region? i spoke with john bolton earlier and his biggest fear was that the military would have more pour than kim jong-il's son. >> reporter: right now i've spoken to u.s. forces out in the korean peninsula and in the pentagon, there has been no change to the forced posture of u.s. forces in south korea th...