NEW : Signs point to Lee being able to win amnesty for reporters , Chinoy says . But a source with detailed knowledge of the former president 's movements told CNN late Monday that Clinton was going to seek the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee , both reporters for California-based Current TV -- media venture launched by Clinton 's former vice president , Al Gore . Reporters Ling and Lee work for Ling 's Current TV . North Korea has no diplomatic relations with North Korea . Gore visit comes amid American impasse over its nuclear program .
NEW : Signs point to Lee being able to win amnesty for reporters , Chinoy says . Reporters Ling and Lee work for Ling 's Current TV . North Korea has no diplomatic relations with North Korea . Gore visit comes amid American impasse over its nuclear program .