include an invitation from kim jong-un to meet president trump. and a commitment by kim jong-un to stop nuclear and missile testing. we'll bring that to you just as soon as it begins. we are waiting on this. it will be happening momentarily. very big news out of the white house tonight. also this thing. president trump keeping yet another campaign promise imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. the signing ceremony said it all. the president was surround by steel and aluminum members. not members of his own party who bucked the president. attorney general jeff sessions said he's seriously considering apoints a second special counsel to investigate fbi corruption and government surveillance abuse. but will sessions follow through? we take that up tonight. our guests this evening. two of the best political analysts in the business. ed rollins and charlie hurt. and congressman sean duffy is joining me to discuss the gop's opposition to tariffs. and general jack keane on south korea's announcement expected any moment now. more on our breaking news. a major announcement about no

. live we are learning about an invitation from kim jong-un personally to trump. >>> plus russian investigators on capitol hill calling for a subpoena for lewandowski amid questions for prince on a meeting in the seychelles. and a new twist in the stormy daniels saga. we have more information. >>> unprecedented moment, all of a sudden we find out we are standing by for what president trump is calling a major announcement this evening for about north korea. it is expected to take place any moment just outside the west wing. let me make this clear, sometimes we get a warning when these things happen. this is so last minute appearingly being thrown together. it's going to happen when it happens. so you have to stay with us. start any second. started this afternoon. the president made a surprise appearance in the briefing room at the white house late today showing up like that opening the door. our jeff zeleny telling us this is the first time he can recall the president coming into the briefing room. and this came after south korean delegation came by this afternoon. will ripley sout

trump ‘s leadership. i told president trump that in our meeting, both korean leaders, kim jong—un said he is committed to denuclearisation. he pledged that north korea would refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. he understands that routine joint military exercises between the republic of korea and the united states must continue. and he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. president trump as soon as possible. president trump as soon as possible. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong—un by may, to achieve in utero session by the republic of korea along with the united states, japan and our many other partners around the world remain fully and resolutely committed to the complete denuclearisation of the korean eyre peninsula along with president trump we are optimistic about continuing diplomatic process to test the possibility of a peaceful resolution. the republic of korea, the united states, and our partners, stand together in insisting that we did not repeat the mistakes of the past and that the pressur

meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. north korea also agrees to refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. president trump makes it clear that sanctions would remain in place until a deal was reached. it could be an historic game changing moment on a global scale. president trump has agreed to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un, within the next seven weeks. no other city us president has met with the north korean leader. they will talk about denuclearisation. the south korean nuclear station met the leader and this was their statement in just the past few hours. good evening. today i had the privilege of briefing president trump on my recent visit to pyongyang, north korea. i would like to thank president trump, the vice president and his wonderful national security team, including my close friend, general mcmaster. i explained to president trump that his leadership and his maximum pressure policy, together with international solidarity brought us to this juncture. i expressed president moonjae—in‘s personal gratitude for president trump's leadership. i told

been blowing after months of brinkmanship between north korea's kim jong-un and donald trump. but diplomacy now seems to have a chance with kim leading the charge. he popped up in china this week, his first venture out of his country since taking power in 2011. china, of course, is his main ally. and leaders there say kim committed to denuclearization and to summit meetings with the united states as well as south korea. so does this all seem too good to be true? and how will the appointment of a hard line new trump foreign policy team including the notoriously hawkish john bolton impact the negotiations? this was the new national security adviser's view just last month. quote, it is perfectly legitimate for the united states to respond to north korea's nuclear weapons by striking first. so what next? the world literally is waiting with bated breath. steven hadley knows about the challenges as serving as the senior most foreign policy adviser because for four years he was the adviser to president bush. and he's joining me now from washington. mr. ey, welcome to the program. >> ne t

rest of his contract. that will hang over him. we return to our breaking news story. kim jong—un did we return to our breaking news story. kimjong—un did hold talks with chinese president sheed this week. kim jong—un did hold talks with chinese president sheed this week. joining us now via webcam is the korea risk group md chad o'caroll. what can you tell us about this meeting between xi jinping and what can you tell us about this meeting between xijinping and kim jong—un? meeting between xijinping and kim jong-un? details are very spartan. as is normally the case when the north korean leader visits china. kimjong—il went north korean leader visits china. kim jong—il went before he north korean leader visits china. kimjong—il went before he died in 2011. the media reports followed this same template. the train went to china, it came back, and only then did official chinese and north korean media start releasing details about the meeting. chad how significant is this meeting between xijinping and kimjong—un before an historic gathering between donald trump and kimjong—

kim jong un. this all happening late tonight, crowding out news of those heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as promised. that happened just a few hours earlier. tonight, beijing said it firmly opposes those measures but isn't getting any concrete indication what, if anything, it might do in response. we've got team coverage for all of the breaking news here, covering reaction, tariffs to wall street, jennifer griffin monitoring of the pentagon reaction to north korea. we began with leland vittert at the white house. good evening, leland. >> good evening, shannon, a long way to go from today's announcement to a potential historic handshake between president trump and kim jong un. do white house officials today speaking after the announcement saying they don't know when, they don't know where, and they don't know exactly how such a meeting would play out. some experts outside of the administration say the most likely place is the freedom house on the dmz. president trump tried to visit the dmz during his trip, but his helicopters got turned around by bad weather. now for the

iran nuclear deal during a trip to the u.s. also. but first north korean leader kim jong un has been treated to a lavish welcome by the chinese president xi jinping during a secretive visit to. aging and china says pyongyang is prepared to get rid of its nuclear weapons it's kim's first trip abroad since taking power in two at eleven and the first time he has met president xi face to face relations between china and north korea have cooled in recent times and this historic meeting comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity on the korean peninsula as preparations are made for summits between the north and the south as well as between pyongyang and washington let's go live now to our correspondent in beijing adrian brown so the chinese have delivered a very positive the verdict on this first meeting between the two leaders. yes indeed martin so he was here after all despite the attempts by foreign ministry officials to try and deny they had any knowledge of kim jong un in the country of course he was here in fact for three days state media finally confirming that on wednesday morni

meet with north korea's kim jong-un. the stunning development marks a potential turning point after decades of hostility between the u.s. and the hermit regime. hello. i'm dana perino. this is "the daily briefing." a bomb shell announcement catching everybody by surprise. the president raising hopes for a new direction with north korea. he's not dropping his guard maintaining maximum pressure on the rogue nuclear state. john roberts is live in the white house briefing room. john? >> good afternoon to you, dana. sarah huckabee sanders should be here soon. there's been some developments in another story that we'll get to in a moment that may delay her arrival. we'll get a chance to ask her for the first time in public questions about where we go from here with this announcement last night that the president has agreed to meet with kim jong-un, a time and place yet to be determined. one of the big questions arising out of this, is kim jong-un really serious about ending his nuclear program, denuclearizing the korean peninsula or is he making a play for time to get his program completed

agrees to unprecented talks with north korean leader kim jong-un, but the white hoe insists there will be conditions. ms. sanders: the president will not have the meeting without concrete steps andon cete action take place by north korea. jane: tit for tat on trade -- how harley davidson could be caught in the crosshairs of retaliation over tariffs. and the american aviator whodi ppeared without a trace. do we finally know what happened to amelia earhart? jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. it is perhapthe most startling announcement from president trump so far. he has agreed to meet north korean leader kim jong-un after months of tension and name-calling. it will be the first time a sitting u.s. president has ever met with a north korean leader. but already there are mixed messages coming from the white house about whatonditions need to be met before the meeting can take place. our north america correspondent nick bryant starts our coverage. nick: like the kid who couldn't quite keep the secret, donaldtr ump slipped into the white house pres

invitation to meet with kim jong un by may and north korea agreeing to stop nuclear and missile testing and the sanctions continue in the meantime. we'll have our opening monologue in just a few minutes. first, joining us from the white house with the very latest on how this all came to be is our own john roberts. john, big surprise for a lot of people, big term i thought was used is denuke denuclearization. >> president said it's not about a freeze denuclearization. we knew something was up when the president poked his head in the brady briefing room 5:30. got nose and two toesies. told us in the briefing room that south korea was going to have a major announcement this evening about north korea. then we heard what the south koreans had to say. the president tweeting tonight saying quote kim jong un talked about denuclearization with the south korean representative, not just a freeze. also no missile testing by north korea during this period of time. great progress being made but sanctions will remain in effect until an agreement is reached. meeting being planned. and here is the extraordi

meet with kim jong-un. the white house insisting the talks are on after the white house press secretary sarah sanders said the united states wanted to see quote concrete and verifiable actions first. also breaking, the president's personal lawyer is firing back denying his use of trump organization e-mail to arrange the stormy daniels payoff proves that mr. trump knew about it. now insisting he used a home equity line of credit to pay the porn star $$130,000. i'm talk with kathleen rice. our correspondents and analysts are standing by. jeff, what more are we hearing about the prospect for talks with north korea? >> we do know the president accepted this invitation with a smile on his face but now all the details are being worked after the fact. some rather a messy and out in public. the questions tonight are has the president given up too much by agreeing to go in advance or will he be the first u.s. president to have this type of meeting. we don't know the answers to that yet. if that meeting hans, it would be unparalleled moment in the 70-year stand off between the u.s. and

happened in the meetings that south korean officials had with kim jong un the leader of north korea earlier this week. then he will talk about an invitation that kim jong un is issuing to president trump to meet. now, if this were to happen, this would be an extraordinary break through because u.s. presidents have been talking with north korea, cutting deals with north korea for nearly 30 years and not once did the american president ever meet with the north korean leader. so, if there were to be an in person meeting between president trump and kim jong un, that would absolutely be precedent-setting. we don't know if we will learn tonight and we may, whether or not any preparations are being made for a meeting between the two presidents. certainly president trump has said he would be happy to meet with kim jong un if the conditions were right for that and the conditions would be that the substance of the conversation would be about the denuclearization of the korean peninsula, north korea giving up its nuclear program and not just freezing it. because the president said i don't want

north korean dictator kim jong-un. the u.s. is vowing to keep the pressure on. ed henry. >> and i'm melissa francis. a lot of new reaction coming in. word that president trump spoke to president xi jinping earlier this morning. the big story broke last night. south korea's security adviser announced the meeting between president trump and president kim jong-un at the white house. >> we talked about north korean kim jong-un is committed to denuclearization. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong-un by may to achieve denuclearization. >> we have fox team coverage. john roberts at the white house. we begin with jennifer griffin. she broke this details last night. good morning, jennifer. >> good morning, ed. the senior military leaders i spoke to by phone expressed relief. they've been planning nonstop for possible military options. none of which are good. i can report the joint chiefs are meeting in the war room where military plans are debated. better believe this is at the top of those discussions. here's the reaction from general martin dempsey. >>

invitation to sit down with kim jong-un, and president trump accepted. here's the statement in full. >> today i had the pleasure of telling president trump of my visit to north korea. i would like to thank president, the vice president, and his wonderful national security team, including my friend h.r. mcmaster. i explained to president trump that his leadership and maximum pressure policy together with international solidarity brought us to this juncture. i expressed president moon jae-in's personal gratitude for president trump's leadership. i told president trump that in our meeting north korean leader kim jong-un said he's committed to denuclearization. kim pledged that north korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. he understands that the routine joint military exercise between the republic of korea and the united states must continue. and he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong-un by may to achieve denuclearization. the republic of korea along with the

kim jong-un, the north korean leader. jim acosta, thanks very much. there's more breaking news right now involving stormy daniels' legal battle against the president and his lawyer. let's go to our senior investigative correspondent, drew griffin, who is working this part of the story for us. drew, you've been poring over all the doumcument, all the conflicting statements. what have you found? >> reporter: the news comes from that nondisclosure agreement, wolf, that stormy daniels and michael cohen signed. stormy daniels said she told four people about her alleged affair with donald trump. one of them is a woman named angel ryan. angel ryan is a porn actress herself. in october of 2016, she came forward in a news conference and described an unwanted sexual advance by donald trump that she says took place at that very same golf tournament in 2006, where donald trump allegedly began his affair with porn actress, stormy daniels. at the time, drake says she was asked to trump's hotel room where he grabbed her and kissed her and other women without asking. he later invited her back for a

launches and nuclear tests, who would have thought. here we are. this is apparently happening. kim jong-un never met with a head of state. he never left north korea as the leader. now he could have potentially something that his father and grandfather desperately want, a sitdown, face-to-face meeting with the president of the united states. >> he expressed willingness to meet president trump as soon as possible. >> reporter: president trump agreeing to meet with north korean leader kim jong-un in the next two months, setting the stage for an unprecedented encounter who just last year were threatening nuclear annihilation. >> they will be met with "fire and fury" like the world has never seen. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. >> reporter: north korea responding by calling president trump a dadard, old and is senile. b >> he is committed. he pledged north korea will refrain from any nuclear or missile tests. >> reporter: in addition to suspending weapons testing, kim jong-un accepts the joint military exercises between south korea and the united states. preside

meeting between china's president xi jinping and north korea's kim jong un is also kim's first trip abroad since aching power in twenty eleven relations between china and north korea have cooled in recent years and this meeting comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity on the korean peninsula as preparations are made the summits between the north and the south as well as between pyongyang and washington. well south korea's ministry of unification says president xi and kim's meeting has helped set the right tone for those upcoming talks. i think improvement in the north korea china relationship ahead of the into korean summit and u.s. north korea summit will we hope for in solving the problem in the korean peninsula such as dean. and establishment of peace. we can talk now to kathy novak our correspondent who's in seoul the south korean capital and kathy it seems very much to say the south koreans are very welcoming of what has transpired in beijing of the past couple of days. yes i would say the government does see this as a positive development of course president had always p

talks between president trump and with korea's kim jong-un. >> we will continue to apply maximum pressure until north korea at the mmabandons its nuc program once and for all. >> we will discuss with bringing both sides of the table for this unprecedented meeting. and what it says about the president approach to foreign policy. with cii director, mike pompeo. then, president trump lisa wiggle room for allies in his announcement of new tariffs on steel and aluminum. >> it will be very fair to other countries especially those that treat us well. >> we will discuss the impact on jobs and the economy with massachusetts senator, elizabeth warren. inher first "fox news sunday" appearance . plus, from the departure of gary cohn. >> in may be a global list, but i still like him. >> to the latest on the mueller investigation and stormy daniels. we will ask our panel about the state of play in the trump white house. alright now on "fox news sunday". hello again from fox news in washington where president trump made bold moves on trade and - - with global implications. over the objections o

surprise a announcement t outf washington as donald trump agrees to meet with kim jong-un. it wouould be the first meeting ever between a sitting u.s. president and the leader of north korea. pause in the syrian government airstrikes allowed desperately the heldd to enter enclave. a suicide bomber targets a shia area in kabul. seven people are killed, over a dozen wounded in the afghan capital. we start with the latest out of washington as president donald trump has agreed to a an historic first meeting with kim jong-un. this is a stunning development in the standoff over the nuclear program. the meeting is expected to take place by the end of this may. it would be the first ever face-to-face between a u.s. president any north korean leader. national south korea's security chief has come to thehe white house e with an invitation for northh korea's kim jong-un. >> to meet president trump as soon as possible. reporter: north korean leaders have invnvited u.s. sitting presidents before, but president trump is the first to accept the offer. kim jong-un talk about denuclearization with the so

korean dictator kim jong-un. some comparing it to knicnixon china. >> this is the first time an american head of state said sure, i'll go. so this is really quite extraordinary. >> taxing decision. the president signs that controversial tariff on steel and aluminum. much to the dismay of his own party. >> well, i think there's a good chance that we will know. >> i think you'll have a lot of unintended consequences. not just consumers but businesses. >> as republicans plot ways to reverse the move, even the workers president trump claims to be protecting expressing mixed feelings. >> going to bring money into whatever community that business is in. >> i think it's very short-sighted. i think it was focused maybe because of the upcoming election. >> and this morning, growing fears that the new tariffs could cripple an otherwise strong jobs market. the u.s. adding 313,000 jobs in february. way above expectations. >>> we begin today with the news that after months of personal attacks and insults, against north korean leader kim jong-un, president trump has stunned the world and his own white

start a pool today. is kim jong-un in beijing or not? interesting to see if he is and what comes about. if he is in beijing, it makes logical sense from the chinese and north korean perspective. no one would want the first meeting with a head of state to be president trump. he will meet with president moon, first. that is a special case, the first outsider from the korean peninsula in the region being president trump would be historic. it would put china in a difficult position. both china and north korea, from both are perspectives, -- their perspectives, it makes sense both meet to discuss the way ahead. s china'sun need backing and china does not want to be left out in the cold. possible there is a meeting that takes place. the big thing is the meeting. day, i don'tl this think north korea has really acknowledged they have made the offer to president trump. allusions been some to the condition of reconciliation. certainly, internal domestic propaganda has not announced there will be a north-south meeting. a meeting between kim and president trump. i think it is unusual everyth

exchange for a hostage also coming up pomp and pageantry for kim jong un it began as a secret meeting but we now know that china gave north korea's leader a lavish welcome kim reportedly you sure and china's president xi that he is committed to denuclearization and a national day of mourning in russia funerals have been going on for some of these sixty four victims of that deadly fire in this shopping mall many of the dead were children. golf it's good to have you with us friend says been paying homage to the policeman killed in last week's terror attack lieutenant colonel our new top died of his wounds after offering himself in exchange for a female hostage there were ceremonies across the nation president emanuel led the tributes in the capital paris. the nation honors its hero. french president emmanuel mccaughan awards the legion of honor to are not built from its france's highest honor but it can only be laid on the coffin of the police officer who has given his own life for that of a stranger. for the first set of this year we stood up against islamist aggression against hatred. and

actually sitting down with kim jong-un? the news of the summit not weathering the stormy daniels scandal what could be new proof of the alleged affair, the payoff is that the potential legal trouble in trump organization e-mails. plus, minutes ago, florida's republican governor signed the first gun legislation since the shooting in parkland. will this open the door for more action across the u.s.? >>> good afternoon. welcome to "the lead." we begin with the politics lead. an event that i never thought could happen or would happen in my lifetime and i'm definitely not alone. a united states president agreeing to meet with a north korean dictator. now the white house says the meeting will not take place unless north korea takes concrete actions toward dismantling its nuclear program. with white house press secretary sarah sanders repeating the word "concrete" eight times this afternoon. >> we won't have this meeting take place until we see concrete actions that match the words and the rhetoric of north korea. we've semied the invitation to talk based on them following through with

rhetoric of north korea. -- cankim jong-un been kim jong-un be trusted as a negotiating partner? >> based on them following through with concrete actions on the promises they have made. >> lindsey graham said about this news, he said word of warning to north korean president kim jong-un, the worst possible thing you can do with donald trump in person it to meet in person and try to play cam. -- try to play him. think lindseyi graham knows president trip is one of the best negotiators and he has great confidence in his ability and is glad he will be the one at the table for the united states. i think senator graham has been andhe other side of that certainly knows the capabilities and determination of president trump. >> [inaudible] sec. sanders: they have promised to denuclearize, they have promised to stop missile testing, and they recognize we are going to continue in our military exercises. the united sits has made zero concessions. but north korea has made some promises. this won't take place without concrete action that matches the promises made by north korea. >> do you think a two-month time period is enough to make sure they will fulfill those promises. he says he wants to do it by may. sen. sanders: we working on a determination of the time. let's not be

meet north korean leader kim jong—un for talks by the end of may. the north koreans are reported to be committed to denuclearisation and ending missile tests. the apparent breakthrough comes after months of growing tension, in which the two leaders have traded insults — kimjong—un called mr trump "mentally deranged". the american president called him a "maniac" and "little rocket man". laura bicker has this report from south korea. the missiles and displays of military might from north korea have almost seemed defiant in the face strict sanctions and international condemnation. but now it seems kim jong—un wants to talk. he made his new position clear over food with south korean officials in pyongyang. it was the first time ministers from seoul have met the young leader. they say he is prepared to discuss getting rid of his nuclear weapons and they've now delivered a message from kim jong—un that caught many in the white house by surprise. he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. the idea of a face—to—face meeting between president trump an

with the north. to trust kim jong-un's regime you would have to be an idiot, she told us. >> on the heels of two devastating nor easters, millions brace for round three. >> homeless in california, officials clear out a camp where hundreds lived. where will they go now? >> so this is all you own in the world? >> yeah. >> and, she is conquering hate with anthems of acceptance. >>> this is the cbs "overnight news." >>> welcome to the "overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. >>> president trump was in campaign mode this weekend, he unleashed a torrent of tweets and spent more than an hour firing up the republican faithful in pennsylvania. the administration is also focused on the upcoming nuclear summit with north korea. after last week's surprise announcement. errol barnett begins our coverage. >> i think they want to do something. i think they want to make peace. i think it's time. >> reporter: president trump discuss his upcoming meeting with kim jong-un while delivering a freewheeling speech in pennsylvania. imploring supporters to give a chance to the dictator he previously referred t

) first, breaking news, kim jong un, the leader of north korea might be making new friends. >> breaking news. >> historic development on the korean peninsula. north korean tick tater kim jong un and south korea's president will hold a summit next month. these two nations have only held talks twice since the korean war. >> the south korean president will meet with him next month. president trump is hoping to meet with them in may and, now, the japanese are saying they're trying to reach out through different diplomatic channels. kim jong un might feel like the prettiest girl at the high school dance. >> trevor: that's one ugly-ass high school dance! ( laughter ) whoo! this is good news for everyone. kim jong un has gone from being a reclusive mad man hell bent on blowing up the world to a super social mad man hell bent on blowing up the world. this is good. this announcement comes days after kim jong un made a secret trip to china for a meeting with president xi. i say secret. but one clue -- >> a mysterious trains visit to beijing is fueling a lot of speculation. >> a motorcade, heavy s

trump has said for some time that he was open to talks and he would willingly meet with kim jong-un when conditions were right and the time was right. i think in the presence judgment -- i think that has arrived now. aboutindicating a comment negotiations, but we have been open for talks for some time. in terms of the decision to engage between president trump and kim jong-un, that is a decision the president took himself. i spoke to him very early this morning about a decision and we had a good conversation. this is something he has had on his mind for quite some time. and was not a surprise in any way because i think this has -- he hassomething expressed it openly before about his willingness to meet with kim jong-un. now, i think it is a question of agreeing on a timing of the first meeting between the two of them and a location. that will take some weeks before we get all of that work out. no surprise. we know that there has been a lot of discussion -- you have been reading about it too. we also have been having contacts back and forth with them as you are well aware, through channel

news tonight. president trump agreeing to meet with north korea's kim jong-un reportedly by may, less than eight weeks from now. according to south korea's national security adviser who says kim promised to, quote, refrain from nuclear or missile tests. the press secretary sarah sanders confirming that the president will meet with kim. but not giving a time line for the meeting. the stunning news catching white house officials off guard tonight. one dplrg telling cnn this was not planned. it was all him and not just the president's own staff caught by surprise. some pentagon officials telling cnn they didn't know the announcement was even coming. i want to bring in will ripley, live for us in seoul. hello to you. you have spent a lot of time in north korea. you know the players. will kim jong un really give up his precious nuclear weapons? >> well, that's the million dollar question. because at the same time that we hear about in meeting between kim jong un and president trump there was intelligence a few days ago that north korea stepped up production at it's nuclear reactor wh

meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un. i told president trump that in our meeting, the north korean leader, kim jong—un said he is meeting, the north korean leader, kimjong—un said he is committed to denuclearisation. south korea's envoy confirmed that pyongyang has agreed to refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. but president trump makes it clear that sanctions would remain in place until a deal was reached. well it could be an historic, game—changing moment, on a global scale. president trump has agreed to meet the north korean leader, kim jong—un within the next 7 weeks. no sitting american president has ever met with a leader of north korea. the regime in pyongyang has agreed to stop missile testing for as long as talks continue, and to talk about denuclearisation. a south korean delegation met the leader of the north, earlier this week — this was their statement, from the white house, in the past few hours. i told president trump that in our meeting, of both korean leaders, kim jong—un said he is committed to denuclearisation. kim pledged that no

parted from an option. on. welcome to the program north korean leader kim jong un has met chinese president xi jinping for the first time during a secretive visit to beijing it's kim's first trip abroad since taking power in two thousand and eleven details of the meeting were only revealed after it had taken place relations between china and north korea of cooled in recent times yet the visit comes ahead of planned summits between the north and the south as well as between pyongyang and washington d.c. so we have two correspondents following this story we'll get to kathy novak in seoul in a moment but let's speak to adrian brown first in the chinese capital in adrian i mean what does this say about chinese influence the fact that these two leaders have that and china certainly putting a stamp of. the matter ahead of the north koreans future meetings with both south korea and the u.s. . absolutely right so this is a real diplomatic triumph for president xi jinping he has pulled off a coup on the world stage just weeks after he was cemented his position as china's most powerful lead

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. president trump in a stunning move accepting a meeting with kim jong-un. it is a decision the south korean president calls miraculous. >> the workers who poured share souls into building this great nation were betrayed but that betrayal is now over. >> the president defines pretty much everyone opposing new import tariffs. how are the markets reacting this morning? good morning. on a monumental day perhaps, welcome to early start. i'm dave biggs. >> i'm christine romans. 4:00 a.m. in the east, 5:30 p.m. in pyongyang. up first, trump accept agoffer to meet kim jong-un setting up what could be the diplomatic summit of the century expected to happen by may. kim extending the invitation through a delegation that visited the white house on thursday. president confirming in a tweet the meeting is in the, would saying a commitment by north korea to discuss denuclearization was the catalyst to move forward. >> the announcement took everyone by surprise including the pentagon. if it materializes, mr. trump would become the first sitting u.s. president to ever meet with his north korean count

fanatic kim jong-un has even dennis rodman singing his praises don't. reaction from all sides. e we begin with john roberts live on the north lawn. >> in a phone call to me last november, president trump said all of these people are saying i want to start a war. i am not trying to start a war, i am trying to prevent one. now critics who were angry over president trump's get tough approach to north korea are saying, well, maybe he was right. >> south koreas officials credited the president's maximum pressure campaign for bringing north korea to the table. the press secretary happily agreed. >> for the first time in a long time the united states is actually having conversations from a position of strength, not a position of weakness like the one that north korea finds itself in due to the maximum pressure campaign. >> the turnaround was stunning. the two leaders traded insults for month. president trump calling kim a maniac and little rocket man. kim fired back that president trump was mentally deranged. even the secretary of state was taken aback by how quickly the landscape changed. >> wh

dictator kim jong-un. last night, we heard the dramatic announcement caught a lot of people off guard. the secretary says the captain was in the loop and kim jong-un did recently show some signs of softening his tone. >> what changed his posture in a very dramatic way that in all honesty. >> ahead, everything we know about this planned sitdown. why the trump administration says this is about talking, not negotiating. the risks and potential rewards of the meeting. how the plan unfolded behind closed doors. and what's the north korean end game here. very important. we'll have complete coverage ahead in this hour of "shepard smith reporting." >>> i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. in northern california, police there are responding to reports of shots being fired and a hostage situation at a veterans home, one that calls itself the largest in america. we're talking about a home with some 850 to 1,000 people. this is in the heart of the napa valley, which is about 55 miles north of san francisco. fire officials say a man dressed in black with a gun, we do not know the type of weap

a few days after kim jong-un bases first international trip to china. reporter: south korean officials visit in the city that keeps the peace between north and south korea. high-level officials from both countries met on thursday in a setting a date and agenda for a meeting between north korean leader kim jong-il and -- kim jong-un and south korean presidentmoon jn -- in. jae thursday's meeting comes just days after kim jong-un's unannounced visit to china, he first trip abroad since he replaced his father as the country leader in 2011. china is north korea's most important ally and economic partner. despite the recent wave of economic progress, many analysts have called for cautution. >> t there's still a lot t of ds about north korea's intentions. according to china, kim jong-un is saying he is committed to denuclclearization, but it is unsure what north korea once in return from the united states -- north korea wants in return from the united states. reporter:: nonetheless, u.s. president trump hailed the meeting as a success, even saying he would be willing to meet with k

announced meeting between president trump and north korea's kim jong-un. sanders: good afternoon. happy friday. we are seeing strong evidence that the american dream is back and real president trump's leadership. based on the jobs report, the policies, tax cuts, and deregulation are working. he obama administration was losing around 1000 jobs a month in the manufacturing industry, since the election, then you fraction jobs have increased by 275,000. over 300,000 jobs were created in february alone, bringing the total number of jobs created since president trump was elected nearly 3 million. the federal government is getting out of the way, and the american people are innovating, building, and creating jobs. pardoned -- ahas navy summer ringer. he was 22 years old at the time of his offenses and has served out his sentence. he has been recognized by his fellow servicemembers for his dedication, skill, and patriotic spirit. he meant toward younger sailors and served as an instructor for new recruits. he stands inhat contrast to his service. the president is appreciative of his service to

agreed to a high stakes meeting with kim jong un after the north korean dictator reportedly pledged to move towards did denuclearzation. >>> plus, president trump is now moving forward with his plans to impose higher tariffs on steel and aluminum. but some countries could be spared. >>> and paul manafort pleased no pleads not guilty to a second indictment and walks out of the courtroom can wearing a second ankle monitor. >>> we begin with major developments in the crisis with north korea. president trump has accepted kim jong un's invitation to meet in person. the ground-breaking news comes after south korean national security adviser chun yu yung briefed hr mcmaster and other top officials on the meeting. he and other top officials had earlier this week. speaking outside the white house last night, chung said he expressed he and moon jae-in's personal gratitude for president trump's leadership that brought us to this juncture before going into the details of the meeting. >> i told president trump that now meeting, north korean leader kim jong un said he's committed to denuclearzation.

harris faulkner. president trump has accepted an invitation to meet directly with kim jong-un. a remarkable turn around in relations between two historic adversaries. it would be the very first meeting between a sitting american president and a north korean leader. the stunning announcement came after the president was briefed yesterday by top south korean officials that informed him that kim jong-un wanted to meet. while some are praising this as a break-through, others are warning that it's little guarantee of any success. >> the president has been very clear. i'm willing to talk under the right conditions. the right conditions are stop nuclear testing. we're going to keep our military joint exercises. it's wise for north korea to realize, this is like your one opportunity to prevent a military strike. >> the unpredictability of these two leaders is one of the risks here. the president has to put together a team that can lay the ground work, do the plans and preparations. >> harris: as the story was breaking after 7:00 p.m. eastern, why have our lead correspondent on it now. ch

time. i think this was the most forward leaning report that we have had in terms of kim jong-un's not just willingness, but his strong desire for talks. i think what changed was his posture in a very dramatic way that in all honesty, tema as a little bit of a surprise to us a well that he was -- came as little bit of a surprise to us as well that he was so willing. press secretary sarah sanders was asked about the potential timetable with talks were north korea during her daily briefing with reporters. this is 25 minutes. ms. sanders: good afternoon. happy friday. we are once again seeing strong evidence that the american dream is back and real president trump's leadership. based on the jobs report, the presidents economic policies, tax cuts, and deregulation are working. the obama administration was losing around 1000 jobs a month in the manufacturing industry, president's election, many fracturing jobs have -- manufacturing jobs have increased by 275,000. over 300,000 jobs were created in february alone, bringing the total number of jobs created since president trump was elected nea

inis a think tank washington, d.c. host: the president is said to sit down with kim jong-un sometime in may. will this happen in and is it significant? i think it is a question as to whether or not it will actually happen. we haven't had a president said down with north korea since the founding of the country. some people were very surprised to hear it. i think that once the invitation was extended to the president he accept it.to you want to be sure you lost -- make sure you exhaust all options. how significant where the olympics in south korea that led to kim jong-un meeting with his to thisarts that led with president trump? the olympics have always been an opportunity for goodwill. the fact that this happened at the time of tensions was fortuitous. it comes amid heightening pressure from the united states. strong rhetoric. korea, feelingh pressure across if variety of places along the world. in a directiong of trying to get north koreans and south koreans to start talking again. host: the president talks about north korea and here is an excerpt. >> obama said it was the biggest p

jong un, said he is committed to denuclearization. kim pledged that north korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. he understands that the routine joint military exercises with the republican o korea and united states must continue and expressed his willingness to meet with president trump as soon as possible. president trump appreciated the greeting and said he would meet kim jong un by may, to achieve further denuclearization. the republic of korea, along with the united states, japan, and our many partners around the world remain fully and resolutely committed to the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. along with president trump, we are optimistic about continuing the diplomatic process to test the possibility of a peaceful resolution. the republic of korea, the united states, and our partners stand together in insisting that we not repeat the mistakes of the past and that the pressure will continue until north korea vets its words with concrete action. thank you. >> it was an extraordinary statement. there's a lot to cover tonight from two globa