NEWS OF INDICATIONS KIM JONG-UN HAS HAD CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY.
HAS HAD CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. BUT AS ALWAYS WITH NORTH KOREA,
BUT AS ALWAYS WITH NORTH KOREA, IT’S HARD TO GET TO THE TRUTH.
IT’S HARD TO GET TO THE TRUTH. KIM JONG-UN HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN
KIM JONG-UN HAS NOT BEEN SEEN IN PUBLIC FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS.
PUBLIC FOR MORE THAN TWO WEEKS. THESE IMAGES ARE THOUGHT TO SHOW
THESE IMAGES ARE THOUGHT TO SHOW THE SUPREME LEADER’S TRAIN AT
THE SUPREME LEADER’S TRAIN AT THE NORTH COAST AT A LUXURY
THE NORTH COAST AT A LUXURY COMPOUND.
COMPOUND. ON SATURDAY KIM SKILLED HIS
ON SATURDAY KIM SKILLED HIS SECOND MAJOR EVENT, ARMY DAY.
SECOND MAJOR EVENT, ARMY DAY. A DEEPENING MYSTERY WITH RUMORS
A DEEPENING MYSTERY WITH RUMORS ABOUT HIS POOR HEALTH AND
ABOUT HIS POOR HEALTH AND POSSIBLE DEMISE MAKING HEADLINES
POSSIBLE DEMISE MAKING HEADLINES AROUND THE GLOBE.
AROUND THE GLOBE. REUTERS REPORTING A TEAM
REUTERS REPORTING A TEAM INCLUDING MEDICS FLEW INTO NORTH
INCLUDING MEDICS FLEW INTO NORTH KOREA FROM CHINA.
KOREA FROM CHINA. ONE WELL CONNECTED CHINESE
ONE WELL CONNECTED CHINESE COMMENTATOR POSTING TO MILLIONS
COMMENTATOR POSTING TO MILLIONS OF COMMENTATORS.
OF COMMENTATORS. SOME WAIT FOR THE OFFICIAL
SOME WAIT FOR THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
ANNOUNCEMENT. SUIT YOURSELF.
SUIT YOURSELF. HER POST LATER DELETED BUT NOT
HER POST LATER DELETED BUT NOT BY HER SHE CLAIMED.
BY HER SHE CLAIMED. U.S. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM
U.S. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM SAYING OVER THE WEEKEND I’D BE
SAYING OVER THE WEEKEND I’D BE SHOCKED IF HE’S NOT DEAD, THOUGH
SHOCKED IF HE’S NOT DEAD, THOUGH ADMITTING HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY
ADMITTING HE DOES NOT HAVE ANY DIRECT KNOWLEDGE.
DIRECT KNOWLEDGE. SOUTH KOREA STILL INSISTING ITS
SOUTH KOREA STILL INSISTING ITS INTELLIGENCE SHOWS NOTHING
INTELLIGENCE SHOWS NOTHING UNUSUAL.
UNUSUAL. A NORTH KOREAN NEWSPAPER
A NORTH KOREAN NEWSPAPER CLAIMING KIM EVEN SENT A LETTER.
CLAIMING KIM EVEN SENT A LETTER. >> HOW CLOSELY GUARDED IS KIM
>> HOW CLOSELY GUARDED IS KIM JONG-UN?
JONG-UN? HOW MANY PEOPLE AROUND HIM WOULD
HOW MANY PEOPLE AROUND HIM WOULD KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG.
KNOW THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. >> THAT WOULD AB VERY SMALL
>> THAT WOULD AB VERY SMALL CIRCLE OF PEOPLE.
CIRCLE OF PEOPLE. THE RUMORS ON THE GROUND ARE
THE RUMORS ON THE GROUND ARE PEOPLE PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE.
PEOPLE PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE. >> WHEN "TODAY" MADE A RARE TRIP
>> WHEN "TODAY" MADE A RARE TRIP TO THE WORLD’S MOST ISOLATED
TO THE WORLD’S MOST ISOLATED DICTATORSHIP, WE FOUND KIM
DICTATORSHIP, WE FOUND KIM JONG-UN’S IMAGE EVERYWHERE.
JONG-UN’S IMAGE EVERYWHERE. >> YOU THANK KIM JONG-UN FOR
>> YOU THANK KIM JONG-UN FOR THIS?
THIS? >> YES.
>> YES. >> WHATEVER THE TRUTH, THIS
>> WHATEVER THE TRUTH, THIS WOMAN MAY BE CENTRAL BEHIND THE
WOMAN MAY BE CENTRAL BEHIND THE SCENE.
SCENE. KIM JONG-UN’S SISTER REPRESENTED
KIM JONG-UN’S SISTER REPRESENTED HIM AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS AND
HIM AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS AND ACCOMPANIED HIM DURING HIS TWO
ACCOMPANIED HIM DURING HIS TWO SUMMITS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP.
SUMMITS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. IT’S POSSIBLE, OF COURSE, THAT
IT’S POSSIBLE, OF COURSE, THAT KIM JONG-UN IS IN LOCKDOWN OVER
KIM JONG-UN IS IN LOCKDOWN OVER THE CORONAVIRUS.
THE CORONAVIRUS. BUT SAVANNAH, IT’S SO IMPORTANT,
BUT SAVANNAH, IT’S SO IMPORTANT, BECAUSE, REMEMBER, NORTH KOREA
BECAUSE, REMEMBER, NORTH KOREA IS A NUCLEAR-ARMED NATION.
