Western media -- including CNN -- have been invited into North Korea ahead of rocket launch . The U.S. State Department has said it is "concerned" about the launch. We 'd started our day at the birthplace of the man North Koreans call the `` Great Leader '' and the father of the country , Kim Il Sung . Kim and his late son , Kim Jong Il , are revered as gods by the North Korean people .
Western media -- including CNN -- have been invited into North Korea ahead of rocket launch . The U.S. State Department has said it is "concerned" about the launch. Kim and his late son , Kim Jong Il , are revered as gods by the North Korean people .