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That are going to continue? >> reporter: from the north korean perspective and what they've reiterated to me all of this past year including last week, no, jim. they are not afraid of sanctions. when i even asked in pyongyang if china were to cut off that country economically, completely cut them off, they acknowledged it would be painfula growing consumer class in the north korean capital. see chinese goods and gasoline, oil comes from china. and they've acknowledged it would be very difficult. certainly cut into their standard of listening but point out they've survived much worse in north ...

>> heading north, the scenery opens up. the space between things gets wider, more pastoral, more beautiful. looking around at my fellow passengers, it could be hard to distinguishes between the 135-plus ethnic groups that make up the burmese population. the very name, burma, refers actually to only one of these groups. what they all seem to have in common, however, is a thanaka, a face bank and sun block made from tree bark that masks many of their faces. at first jarring to see, it quickly becomes something you get used to and take for granted.

Them. i do speeches for other people. they were paid speeches. it is absolutely absurd to say that i had an kind of relationship with them. do i take the product? yes. i think it's a good product. >> well, as we reported before, dr. carson is claiming he has no ties to mannatech don't stand up to scrutiny. tonight dr. drew griffin has more information. >> it's a good product. >> reporter: this is the product at the center of the political controversy. ambritose. a dietariry supplement sold by a company called mannatech made up of tree bark, aloe gum and product supposedly to support better hea...

Debate, dr. carson denied having links to the nutritional company mannatech. take a look. >> i didn't have an involvement with them. that is total propaganda and this is what happens in our society. total propaganda. i did a couple speeches for them. i do speeches for other people. they were paid speeches. it is absolutely absurd to say that i had an kind of relationship with them. do i take the product? yes. i think it's a good product. >> well, as we reported before, dr. carson is claiming he has no ties to mannatech don't stand up to scrutiny. tonight dr. drew griffin has more information. ...

Conservative publication in the united states saying that what ben carson did was extraordinarily questionable. it's worth noting, by the way, that this mannatech supplement that carson touted, that he used his medical credibility to basically praise, this supplement is mostly aloe vera extract and larch tree bark. and scientific studies have shown the main by-product is flatulence. like that's what this stuff does. i mean, good for ben carson if it's a supplement he likes, but it's a totally valid question, why he would use his massive platform and his medical credibility to suggest that this...