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Announce the first underground nuclear test, joining the small group of nations that possess nuclear weapons. >> the united states condemns this act. >> reporter: the u.n. slaps clipping sanctions on the regime. but north korea forges ahead. protection from the u.s. government which it says is bent in toppling the regime. the program resumes. december, 2012, in spite of u.n. resolutions, condemning rocket launches, north korea fires what it calls a peaceful satellite into space. increased sanctions stoke the north's anger further. >> translator: state media announcing a third nuclear test in f...

Our president is not much of a crier. our former speaker of the house was a crier. one of the most human things about republican speaker john boehner was that he could be couped on to shed tears at lots of different occasions and on a number of different subjects. i liked that about john boehner. our president, on the other hand, he is not made of stone, but he does not cry that much. there's one subject though that our president has a hard time talking about. but without shedding tears and we saw it for the first time on the day that it happened on a day when a lot of americans shed tears all...

And there's no winner on the field later in the day, either. the match ends in a tie, 1-1. if you can't turn away from a cell phone video of a rumble, wait till you see this high definition, 15-angle smackdown. in december 2012, a new show body slams its way on to the internet and local russian sports stations. >> there's a big love for mma, mixed martial arts in russia. but this is something slightly different because it's a little bit tougher. >> tougher with the addition of some violent twists, like this two on one action. team fights, obstacle courses. >> they all seem to jump on to this...

World. december 2012 storm took 1100 lives. we're hoping the evacuations in place will save a lot of lives this time. >> you see that radar. it looks intense. we'll continue to watch it closely. >> thanks, pedram. last hour a cnn reporter gave us an update on the storm and the damage it's already causing. >> reporter: we are close to the philippines capital and right now winds and rains are getting stronger by the hour. it's already 2 in the afternoon here, and in the downtown area, things closed around lunchtime to allow their personnel to go home early and secure their families before the ty...

Consecutive hours, that's issued. that's what's happening. about 250 kph wind. it moves into southern lussan, we think heavy rainfall an issue. landslides follow suit as well, and it lights up here when you take a look at the colors. the top of the charts, purple and white. that's indicative of a quarter of a meter of rainfall over the next couple of days. let's talk about december storms. there's notable storms in december. in december, 2011, we had a tropical storm that took with it 1200 lives. in december, 2012, took with it 1100 lives. and december 2012, winds at 285 kilometers per hour.