is that really something kim jong un will accept? will he accept inspectors inside his country to verify the destruction of nuclear weapons? we're a long way from there right now, but the president is convinced that they made a start ge t cdrl down on how inspector would verify. i think we're going to have to wait and hear how that plays out. in the meantime the president also told you that the country loves kim jong un, that his country loves him, that there's a fevor there for him. but as you know, in the days and weeks to come the president's going to be asked about human rights inside that country and the fact there's so much propaganda the people of north korea are forced essentially into loving their leader. >> that's a turnaround from what the president had said in the past. he said in his own state of the union where he talked about kim starving his own people. that's what we were getting at right there. those are going to be the kind of questions the president faces coming out of this. is kim someone you really can trust? is

kim about kim jong-un. he also faced questions. i asked him about the human rights situation in north korea. it wasn't that long ago, david, that the president in his state of the union address said that kim jong-un leads the most repressive regime on the planet. he spoke very forcefully about the human rights situation back then. now it seems like it was not a major part of this discussion, although it was interesting in his answer to me on that, he both said that he spoke briefly about human rights in the meeting and spoke extensively about human rights in the meeting. the bottom line is the president believes he is on a path towards peace, that this was a landmark day for him. i have not seen him answer questions in a venue anything like this. this is really his first full blown press conference since february of last year. he clearly considers this a landmark achievement, a signature achievement and wanted to talk about it. although it was also equally clear there are many, many details that are nowhere

jong un because he has met him twice in person this will be the third time that kim jong un wants to denuclearize. that he has a personal commitment from kim that, yes, he wants to go ahead and do it. but it would seem to cut against the grain last two or three decades u entered into negotiations. maybe rolling back nuclear program. the north koreans have done one thing on one hand and then they have done something quite different on the other u remember, they said they were going to get rid of plutonium production system and then they merely swapped that out for enriched uranium which is what led to nuclear bombs that they had been test you had. the president going into this with a great degree of skepticism that north korea really means what it is saying but the president insisting only thing that he will stand for is complete irreversible and verifiable denuclearization of the korean peninsula. we know to some degree what kim jong un is looking for. is he looking for econo guarantees u is he looking for security guarantees. he would like to see an end to the korean war and isolati

>> kim jong-un took power when his father died. from the beginning it was clear he was a different kind of north korean leader. he was more visible. he spoke in public. early on in his tenure, he talked about the north korean people not having to continually tighten their belts. he switched from his father's policy with so-called military first line to a policy promoting both economic development and accelerating the country's nuclear program. layear, with the slew of missile tests and nuclear tests, the north koreans essentially achieved what they'd been looking for in terms of the missile and nuclear program, which is the ability in their minds to deter the united states which they always have viewed as a threat. and once he did that, then it was kim who shifted gears. i don't agree it's the pressure from the u.s. who played the central role. i think the north koreans achieved what they wanted, and he is tryg to shift gears and have a better relationship with the united states. the question is whether he is willing to give up his

jong-un, kim jong-un a grandfather gave. commitments to denuclearization that are unlikely to ever be accomplished. but he got what they never got, a chance to stand side-by-side with the american president on the world stage and be discussed and treated with respect. and an invitation to the white house. and our president rolling back joint military exercises that vital regional allies clearly without their consultation, because they are already asking for clarification about what this means. we gave more than we got. this is a handshake reality tv but a lot summit. -- photo op summit. north korea is one of the worst human rights violators in the world. i am meeting with north koreans later today. we should not abandon our global leadership on human rights and values. that is what has made us strong. what happened at the g7 summit were president trump said russia should be included in the community of democratic world was, i think, a huge mistake and gave up some of the ground that we should hold. he picked fights with our

my guess is that kim jong un data. we saw that when the president retracted the agreement to make this meeting, and kim jong un came back with consolatory. >> there's nothing bellicose about that, they blinked. maybe kim jong un was selling his own and tell guys that he's doing a great job of assessing the options. >> we will have details about this document. the president is going to be speaking about this historic summit, 4:00 a.m. eastern. when we come back, we will have a lot more details and talking about that coming up. >> ed: this is a fox news alert, this is in singapore. we have breaking details about this document that was signed by president trump and kim jong un. the document now spells out that he commits to quote complete denuclearization of the peninsula. president trump, the document says, committed to providing security guarantee as to the dprk and chairman kim jong un reconfirmed his firm and unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. so you will have critics coming ou

kim jong-un on his way back home to north korea. president trump today said he formed a very special bond with the dictator. contrast that with the meeting that he attended before coming here to singapore. the g7, where he left really in a fight, a bitter fight with america's closest allies, including canada and the canadian prime minister justin tr trude trudeau. the former canadian ambassador in the united states is joining us and foreign policy adviser to canadian governments. gentlemen, i want to play you the praise that president trump gave kim jong-un today. >> a very worthy, very smart negotiator, absolutely. we had a terrific day and we learned a lot about each other and about our countries. >> what did you learn about him, sir? >> i learned he's a very talented man and i also learned that he loves his country very much. >> he's a talented man that loves his country very much. this comes just days after -- let me play it for you, he had his own advisers larry kudlow and peter navarro say this about justin trudeau. >> stabbed

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president lincoln, meet kim jong-un. >> anybody said we'd be sitting here today talking about kim jong-un sitting down with president donald trump. >> he's like a maniac. >> you would have thought we were insane. >> in just months, we have gone from schoolyard taunts. >> he's a sick puppy. >> to the hair raising rhetoric of war. >> they will be met with fire and fury. >> to a history-making moment. >> trump's groundbreaking summit with kim jong-un. >> i think it's going to be a very big success. >> the stakes could not be higher. >> read the twitter feed. follow it increasingly closely. >> kim jong-un knows and has read "the art of the deal." >> but donald trump wrote the book. >> this is the ultimate deal. >> great danger on the downside. but if he could pull it off there's tremendous reward on the upside. >> danger. from a violent dictator. >> his own uncle killed by a firing squad. >> they're not crazy. they're brutal. >> but now, a new face of kim jong-un. >> all of a sudden he is literally toasting with the most powerful leaders in the world. >> this is north korea? >> kim jong-un at

we have the team camped outside kim jong—un's current residential address. outside kim jong—un's current residentialaddress. rico, you outside kim jong—un's current residential address. rico, you have more for us on that? donald trump already on sentosa island. then you have kim jong—un having already on sentosa island. then you have kimjong—un having left the saint regis hotel, where he is staying. mariko 0i, what is happening, kim jong—un has staying. mariko 0i, what is happening, kimjong—un has left the hotel? yes, he has left, about five minutes ago. slightly earlier than we expected. the cars were parked outside for 20 minutes and then we saw them coming out and getting in the carand saw them coming out and getting in the car and they left for the capella hotel, which is about 20 or 30 minutes from here by car. as you can imagine, but i'm me, lots of media interest and flash photography as they left. kim jong—un is on his way to the capella hotel. isn't its uprising that president donald trump arrived on sentosa island much earlier than kim jong—un —— arrived on se

president is saying kim jong-un will be invited to the white house. >> there's no question that kim jong-un is a bad guy and he's committed atrocities that are unfoble. we've been running, what? nuclear drills in guam and other places because past administrations have been kicking the can down the road and not dealing with this giant issue. this is the issue. >> what does it say about american values and other dictatordic dictators around the world. >> the issue is, you've got a u.s. citizen, otto warmbier, who came back blind, deaf -- a year ago today, and essentially murdered. and now, his parents are suing north korea. not one word from donald trump. the fact of the matter is, kim jong-un has not just done this to americans. he's done this to his half-brother. >> he doesn't want to kill the deal over something while he's focusing on the big target right now. >> it's a function of tone, though. eling with a cold-blooded murderer. >> we were arguing about his tone and now look where we are. >> let's go back a decade or so. the idea of a u.s. president and holding a summit with a dictator l

. >> kim jong-un has total control. >> americans should be afraid of kim jong-un. he is a very credible thread t the security of the american people. >> a terrifying war of words. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. >> between a brash american president and a reclusive north korean ruler. >> translator: the u.s. main lamainland is in the range of our strike. >> we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. >> he may have 20 nuclear weapons, missiles that eventually might hit the united states. >> he sees having nuclear weapons as essential to his survival. >> after seven decades in near isolation, is the country's leader, kim jong-un, changing the global game for north korea? >> for the first time, the leader of north korea stepped into south korea. >> one of the first things he has done is make himself a more acceptable figure on the international stage. >> kim jong-un does something which nobody expects. he again changes the balance of this regime. >> as the historic summit between president donald trump and kim jong-un nears, what wil

-- kim jong-un? alexander: for kim jong-un, i think he already has achieved his minimum level of success, which is having this meeting. need toed states, we get some kind of clear commitment to denuclearization that could be the basis for follow-on negotiations. no one expected to solve all of our problems in one meeting. the president scaled down his expectations wisely. we don't have anything even close to a commitment to denuclearization and some kind of commitment that there will be verification and full cooperation with the international community. worried, because follow-on negotiations will have toset rule and will be back square one. ramy: with regards to kim been veryhis has all structured. each man comes with their own contingent. last night, we saw that selfie he took with the singaporean foreign minister, walking around littering, dazzling metropolis. do you think his exposure to the realm,tional sphere, might change his mind in some way that might have been unexpected before saying, you

much has been made of kim jong un's affection for his grandfather. where his grandfather was in conversations with jimmy carter in '93. he died three weeks later. he looks heavy. he looks like his grandfather. how does that play into this, and your reaction on the russia-china issue? >> kim jong un is doing a throwback to his grandfather, very much revered to this day even by refugees. one of the greatest people who's ever lived, they think. when kim jong il took over, he launched a campaign called let's eat two meals a day instead of three. even his clothing is a throwback. i have the same suit kim jong un is wearing. i got in north korea. optics are a function of the regime. anything he can do to challenge his grandfather's energy, and by law, only a descendant of the great leader can be the north korean leader which another reasons why he had his older brother assassinated. you have to stick with what you have. >> laura: victor davis hanson come on madeleine albright was there in 2000, she made a quick pilgrimage to the memorial for kim jong un's

now, a new face of kim jong-un. all of a sudden he is toasting with the most powerful leaders of the world. this is north korea? >> kim jong-un at the water park, on the roller coasters wl his beautiful wife. one thing never changed. >> they always wanted the nuclear weapons. >> how much does donald trump really know? >> he is a smart cookie. >> about the man he made a deal with. >> incredible uncertainty. if you wait you die. >> consequences for the next 60, 70, hundreds of years. >> good evening, i'm faree fareed, zakaria. i want to show you a video. one that tells you the story of north korea. this is our planet seen from the space station. that area is south korea, a blaze with light and life. this black hole, looks like water, is north korea. it is a country so impoverished and backwards it seems to be from another century. the economy of south korea is 36 times larger than that of the north yet somehow, the north korean leader commands the center of the world stage. this is the story of kim jong-un, his past,

sixth, don't try to be friends with kim jong-un. he killed his uncle, his half-brother and hundreds of others. he is a despot. those people up in canada, by the way, are our friends. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. msnbc's special coverage of the summit with brian williams and rachel maddow starts right now. >>> two volatile leaders. they have tested each other. >> rocket man should have been handled a long time ago. >> they've taunted each other. >> kim jong-un issued a direct response. i will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged u.s. dotard with fire. >> now, they're moments away from meeting for the first time face-to-face. >> i hope the upcoming meeting in singapore represents a bright new future to the world. >> with the stability of the region and the world on the line -- >> i don't think i have to prepare very much. >> will their summit bring us closer to peace or peril? this is an msnbc special report. the united states/north korea nuclear summit. here now areacow and brian wi >> and good

dictator kim jong un's right-hand man, kim young chol. and we would have to be a fly on the wall to know exactly what they are saying right now, but we will know because john roberts is here. and inside the oval office right now, we expect to learn what they're talking about through that full reporting. so we have a silent picture. but we will have video and words, we are anticipating, moments from now. we have been told this will be a short meeting. we will know the history that is being made. across two different political administrations joining me now. i asked you a question about success and what it took to get here, and honestly looking at the back and forth and may be seeing a different way, and you say what? >> i think it's a fair point. we have gotten to this point, this is extraordinary. i agree that no one would have predicted that we would be at this point. but there are sort of but sam starts to this process. just last week, it was canceled. somehow, we are back on track. that is due to mike pompeo, who has worked very hard,

we view this as a sign of good will from chairman kim jong-un. the united states and north korea have been holding direct talks in preparation for a summit and north korea has confirmed to us its willingness to denuclearize. a comprehensive whole of government effort in support of president trump's upcoming summit is underway. white house and state department led advance teams are finalizing with logistical preparations and will remain in place in singapore until the summit begins. the president is getting daily briefings from his national security team. the fact that our two leaders are coming to the table shows that the two sides are very serious. the diplomatic model we use today is different from past efforts. our efforts give us hope that we can find real success where past efforts have fallen short. president trump is hopeful, but he's also going into the summit with his eyes wide open. we've seen how many inadequate agreements have been struck in the past. you can be sure that president trump will not stand for a bad deal. the united state

. >> this morning kim jong-un arrived in singapore. here is his motorcade as he makes his way to the singapore area prime minister. in minutes he is going to sit down with him. >> these are live pictures he is en route to meet with singapore's prime minister. we know president trump and his team are a few hours behind fresh off the trip to the g7 where president trump met with other world leaders and went against some of america's closest allies. >> leagues to the meeting that seems impossible. a face-to-face sit-down between the leader of the free world and one of the most notorious dictators in the world. our team of reporters are arounded world here covering this event. nibertson is live in south korea. we start with kaitlyn collins who is live on the ground in singapore. what do you know about the bilateral meeting we are just learning about now? is this something that was planned? >> reporter: kim jong-un got here not long ago and came through city wasn't to the hotel where he is staying and now he is scheduled to meet with the pr

who is kim jong-un? >> well, kim jong-un is the third kim of the kim regime, replacing his father in 2011, kim jong-un has shown to be a pretty brutal dictator of sorts. he recently just in the past couple years assassinated his brother, and he's known to remove high level assistants in a very nonsubtle way in order to establish his power, as you could say, in north korea. he's continued to take north korea down a path of belligerent goals, developing nuclear capabilities, and, you know, it's interesting to see now how things are developing, though. pete: riley, i'm going to attempt to ask a nuanced question here. i don't know if it will work or not. but is this a guy who relishes the ruthlessness, who wants to lock people up and kill them, or a guy who has inherited his throne and done what is necessary to keep his power but is looking for an off ramp? >> he might not be as ruthless as we think. it is a nuanced question so it requires a nuanced answer. he tests trump, they continue to test chemical and

but kim jong-un still has all of the weapons. he has a missile and intercontinental ballistic missiles and as many as 60 nuclear bombs is the president handing north korea leverage by making that kind of unfounded claim while negotiations are clearly only just beginning. >> i think the president is being optimistic and it is jus his nature that he walks in with a negotiation and expect everyone will live up to their part of the deal. he's been pretty clear in previous negotiations of whether it be trade or other things, he walks in optimistic and assumes everyone keeps their word and if they change he responds rapidly to say you broke the deal and flips everything back over. so my assumption is the dhat he will assume kim stent jong-un will keep up his part of the deal. if he doesn't, then we certainly will respond to that. >> do you believe the nuclear threat from north korea is over? use we'veeen lieve it is over denuclearizati dismantlement of weapons or a change in posture. we've seen words and words are a good first step but

this is from kim jong-un, this is through an interpreter. it says, of course there are challenges ahead, but i am ready or willing. it's not clear if he said ready or willing, he could have said either one, to do this. and that's what kim jong-un said during that extended bilateral meeting. what do you think of that, admiral? >> hopeful. i'm optimistic like a lot of people that this can lead to some success here. look, this is something north koreans have said before, recently as 2005, kim's father says very much the same kind of things coming out of that urther advanced their l apart. nuclear weapons program. i'm hopeful about this but i think we all need to be clear eyed about what can be done on what kind of time scale. >> john, this is for you. this is during the walk along the policy. kim jong-un to president trump as conveyed by the translator, here's the quote, many people -- he's talking to president trump -- many people in the world will think of this as -- and it's un audible. form of fantasy from a science fiction movie. john? >>

what about kim jong-un? the president has spoken very positively about kim jong-un to get him to the table and move these conversations along. but once's sitting down with him as much as he wants a deal, let's not white wash the fact that this is a dictator in kim jong-un who has been brutal on his own people, he has been starving him. >> i don't think he should and i don't think he'll. i am sure the subject of human rights will come out. the issue is what priority should it have? is it more important than getting north korea to agree to denuclearize, to get rid of not only its nuclear weapons and the icbms that can deliver them to san francisco. what is more important? if the president wants to emphasize nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction in this initial gathering with kim jong-un, i don't think i would fault him for that. ed: if i interrupt you in a moment, you know we are friends. i'm not trying to be rude to you. we are seeing movement at the palace in singapore where we know the president h

kim jong un has already gained. now by prutch just agreeing to sit down with him, we have given him the -- so north korea is actually much better off today than it was just even a few months ago in november, olast now, in terms of what to expect frhe summit and what a successful outcome will look like, i agree withuyeon completely. whatever we see, they're both going to spin it as a success. i don see them -- the summit failing to the degree that will be some drama and kim jong un walking out or president trump walking out. they have invested in spinning this summit as some sort of success. but he's set himself a high bar. he called the iran deal worse than ever, insane, an embarrassment. when you look at the iran deal, they all agreed to give up some 97% of their nuclear material. they already shut down thousands of centrifuges. they acceptedrict limitations on their nuclear program for 10 to 15 years. now having called that deal insane, that means whatever deal we have with north korea has to be permanent, right?

here is kim jong-un. this is only the third time he has left north korea as a leader on the international stage, trying to present this image of himself as a statesman. he has taken a leaf out of the books of western leaders, the u.s. even to see these bodyguards running alongside who according to some reports are even chosen for their looks and certainly for their skills with marksmanship and martial arts. and it has created quite a spectacle. in fact, that has been one of the aspects of this singapore summit that has gone viral. john? >> and not to be a parrot, but it's actually his fourth time because he briefly went into south korea in april to meet with the south korean president. but, you know, small point. thanks, manisha. let's head back now to anna coren who is in seoul, south korea. anna? >> no one is counting, john, no one. thank you, john. joining us now to discuss further denuclearization on the korean peninsula is paul carroll. he is a senior adviser for in scare that is an organization that

kim jong—un was out hunting people, laughing, lots of pictures of kim jong—un laughing with north koreans, crying with north koreans, is that there was a level of charisma, write? when we saw pictures of north koreans laughing with kim jong—un, saw pictures of north koreans laughing with kimjong—un, many thought it is a dictator, they are afraid he will shoot them. but now what we do receive because of mike pompeo laughing with kimjong—un? i think there is a level of gentlemen that we did not understand because we we re that we did not understand because we were not valuing him in this north korean context. now he is really sad into an international arena. this is a different kind of north korean leader that he was to be different for this country. thank you for coming out yetjohn delury onto this very hot rooftop. but it is an exciting day. thanks, sharanjit. we will get more from you shortly. first, let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. malta is continuing to refuse to accept a rescue vessel carrying more than 600 migrants, who have been picked up off libya

we are three hours away from him sitting down with kim jong-un. the stakes involved nuclear ambitions as well as negotiations. after all the bluster and the tweets, we can tell you this. tonight is the time when these two men have to stop talking trash at a distance and have to start getting real. because this is a special ed sod of "the beat." ily joined for the entire hour by one of the most seasoned experts, ambassador chris hill. it's our honor to have him. he's also one of the few americans to go inside the north korea while representing the u.s. government. he knows the players and how difficult this task is. around 9:00 p.m. there's this one-on-one meeting with donald trump and kim jong-un. we're told they will be completely alone. no other diplomats, no other aides, just government translators for them to communicate one on one. the white house says stalks with the north koreans are moving more quickly than expected. he's saying he won't need much time at all. >> how long will it take to figure out wther or not they're serious? i said mayb

followed by kim jong-un in his motorcade. president trump arriving here on what he calls a mission of peace. the president said he'll know in the first minute if kim jong-un is serious. that tweet from president trump just moments ago saying we'll all know soon. president trump on his way to that meeting site right now. in stark contrast to the dictator who tested more bombs and missiles than his father and grandfather taking a selfie. with singapore's foreign minister. a sight seeing walk surrounded by body guards. it was not long ago kim jong-un was celebrating his missile blasts. is he truly ready to give all that up? jonathan karl here in singapore leading us off. >> reporter: this is donald trump's moment. even for this showman president, no move has been bolder, riskier. no spotlight more bright, more intense. at lunch with singapore's prime minister, he sounded confident, but restrained. >> i think things could work out very nicely. >> reporter: "great to be in singapore," he tweeted. "excitement in the air!" at a meet

jong un and remember, he's the man, the highest official who has met with kim jong un already. so he's got an awful lot to share with the president, spending several hours with the north korean dictator. as for the president, he says for this summit to be a success, sort of the baseline for him is the idea that he would get to know kim jong un, he would begin a relationship and then after that they could, perhaps, have a second or third dialogue if today or tomorrow were successful to the top end of th being that the president and kim jong un actually can knock on some of the more difficult issues, the u.s. and north korean officials have been able to work through. as many as these things go the times tend to slide a little bit and we will be waiting for him. jillian: and we will be waiting, of course, we will bring it to you live as soon as it happens. for now hours away from historic summit between president trump and kim jong un. so how did we get to this point? let's rewind for a second, march eighth, the president trump declared he was ready to meet with rogue regime's lea

one thing that kim jong un wants legitimization. heather: i wanted to ask you that. >> they'll be showing those photographs as long as kim jong un is the ruler. that is an important thing. now we've given that up. we have to get something in return. question, are we going to get that now or are we going to get it later. if we get it later, the problem is that we've handed him a victory which means we now have less leverage because he wants less from us. for us, this is going to be a very tricky very intricate dance not only with north koreans but also with the chinese and to a certain extent moon jae-in because he's been supporting kim jong un. we have a lot of people on the other side and on our side of the fence we have the japanese prime minister. heather: yeah, all right. il see what happens for sure. we want to talk to you again afterwards to get your thoughts on it. thank you so much for joining us, appreciate it. >> thanks heather. heather: 19 minutes after the top of the hour and fighting doj obstruction, devin nunes giving

and we know kim jong-un is aware of it. dennis rodman says he presented the book "the art of the deal" to a government official in north korea last year, so via lonnis rodman kim may have gotten a look inside the trump play book in advance. here's bianna golodryga. >> reporter: the singapore summit isn't exactly "thrilla in manila" but it's close, both in suoximity and buildup. so who will walk away with the better deal? while little is known of kim jong-un, in just seven years, the 30-something dictator has done what his father and grandfather before him couldn't g , rapidly advance its nuclear program, and now the ultimate niat, a meeting with the president of the united states. >> i think within the first minute i'll know. >> how? >> just my touch, my feel. >> reporter: the summit, reportedly a one-on-one meeting, is exactly where trump feels most comfortable. at he hates multilateral meetings. >> reporter: gwenda blair, author of "the trumps: three generations of builders and a president" says winning was ingrained into

jong-un and they will say there is a different side of kim jong-un than smiling statesman that we saw here in singapore. >> will ripley reporting from singapore. thank you very much. >>> joining us now, senator ben cardin of maryland. he's a key member of the senate foreign relations committee. what is your analysis of this agreement signed by the president of the united states and the leader of north korea. >> wolf, first, it is good to be with you. and we want to see diplomacy succeed. that is the only safe way to deal with the nuclear problem on the korean peninsula. the president's communique from singapore is very short on details. the united states did make two major concessions. we gave kim jong-un an international platform with the president of the united states with our allies in the region. and now it looks like also that some of the other countries will ease sanctions against north korea and yet nothing specific was gained from the point of view of specific steps taken by north korea to give us first the inventory of their complete nuclear program and inclu the missile prog

kim jong-un does not have the same level of experience as kim jong-il. do you think he has that level of knowledge about his nuclear program? >>. >> i met the father very briefly, and madeleine albright had a substantive meeting with him. i think the difference between the two is the father, when we negotiated prisoners with his staff,american the father was kind a rug merchant. okay, you want these prisoners back, i want to see president clinton or president carter come and ask for them. he was a trader, he was trading like that. i think kim jong-un is more. i think he has an end game. he's looking at things more broadly, he wasn't settling for foreign assistance handouts, he wants to modernize his economy, infrastructure, energy grid. i think he's achieved what he wants. and that's full military capability with his missiles, his nuclear materials. he feels that now he's gotten what he wants. a world stage presence with the president of the united states, they always would say to me, the north koreans, look, we, the united states and north korea should

in that sense, kim jong—un has already achieved something. all those pictures from last night where on the front page of the national newspaper in north korea which are read by the general public as well. we have to wonder what people will make of it, whether they feel, great, the supreme leader is now seen as an great, the supreme leader is now seen as an equal statesman outside north korea, or will they look at singapore and say why do they have this in not asked? that remains to be seen. —— and not us. this in not asked? that remains to be seen. -- and not us. thank you very much, mariko 0i. that is were kim jong—un has just left from to make his way to sentosa. we understand he has entered the capella hotel on the island. you are watching bbc news with special coverage of the historic event the meeting of president trump with north korean leader kimjong—un. 0ur coverage will bring you all of the life developments here as we continue to look at the sentosa island. this scene will become very familiar to you island. this scene will

. >> president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un have both arrived. the president stepping off air force one for what he calls a "mission of peace" now set to meet face to face with kim jong-un, the first time ever a sitting u.s. president will meet with the leader of north korea. when asked how long it will take for the president to know if kim jong-un is serious, he said he will know within the first minute. our team -- jon karl, martha raddatz -- join me live. >>> also developing, president trump takes aim at canadian prime minister justin trudeau calling him dishonest and weak after what trudeau said after the g7. the president's team saying there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader who engages in bad faith diplomacy. so what was it trudeau said? and tonight the images of those world leaders, their body language now seen around the world. >>> back in the u.s. tonight, the wildfire doubling in size, more than 2,000 homes in danger. they are going door to door tonight. the severe storms from iowa all the way to the east coast. winds rip

you have seen how kim jong-un has arrived. as we look at the information coming into us, this is a little bit new for us, actually, to put together the word leader of north korea doing x and doing y. and we have seen z. what is your reflection on what we have seen so far? >> it is unprecedented. and that is why this is captivating. north korea is very adapt at playing this game. they go on a period of relentless crazy-sounding provocations and dramatically train the tune to flashing supplies. and thereby they come across as a peace-seeking party and able to get the u.s. to give north korea a lot of

korean leader kim jong—un, with a motorcadejust korean leader kim jong—un, with a motorcade just arriving outside of the hotel 2.5 minutes before donald walked in. we understand the two men will walk through the hotel towards the library to greet each other with only translators be for expanded bilateral talks begin. —— before. we have never seen that before, the american flag side—by—side with the north korean flag. it truly is a moment many thought not possible. we we re moment many thought not possible. we were here decades before, 9092, 1994, 1996, previous presidents trying to start dialogue with this regime. there is some hope things will change today. rupert, interesting to note, joining us on the island, interesting to note the timing, kimjong—un, the first to walk in, and then donald trump 60 seconds before the start of the historic meeting, right until the end. presumably, there would have been negotiations about all of the choreography about how this happens. donald trump arrived first, but kim jong—un got into the hotel first. you can read that as kim waiting for d

so we do know a bit about kim jong un. hepp stind nus afirst, but i'd o the experts. the president will want to go over those reports closely. >> the coverage has been extensive in the u.s., but the first report on this meeting between the president and kim jong un did not appear until yesterday. how do you think north korea is reacting to this change in the >> well, i think it's got to be a little bit nerve-racking for kim jong un. we all remember the end of the cold war and what that did for russia. they loosened up on economic and political control in their people realize that the government couldn't oppress them anymore and they were free to protest and revolt. that is the delicate balance for kim jong un. his own people are seen to some extent the summit take place and that raises their expectations, economic expectations, which is what concerns them most. maria: daniel hoffman on the ground there. stay with us. more "mornings with maria." we will be right back. fixing what went wrong. and ending product sales goals f

jong-un,don't of this. >> no, i'm just -- forget about kim jong-un for a moment. i'm asking about u.s. and canadian relations. canada clearly arguably the closest ally and the top trading partner of the you united states and for the senior adviser to say he -- belongs a special place in hell and from larry kudlow the top economic adviser you heard it earlier, forget about north korea for a moment, but for seeing your aides to smear the prime minister of canada, is that acceptable? >> it is not the rhetoric i would use and nafta is very important to my home state of texas. we -- mexico is our largest trading partner and we don't want to see that relationship or canada's impacted such that that document is shredded and in my energy sector, they rely on steel and so the tariffs are not productive for them. and you have to look at my district. but getting back t kim jong-un, i don't think that will make a whole lot of drence. >> i suspect it won't make difference but i'm wonder about the u.s.-canadian relationship when is so very important. >> we have our allies and w

kim jong-un expressed his desire to meet with kim jong-un as soon a pong. then i meet with kim jong-un and explained america's expectation for denuclearization. we secured the release of three americans at the same time. we viewed this as a sign of goodwill from chairman kim jong-un. the us and north korea have been holding direct talks in preparation for a summit and north korea has confirmed their willingness to denuclearization. an effort is underway. white house and state department-led advance teams are finalizing with preparations and will remain in place in singapore until the summit begins. the president continues to follow every development closely and getting daily briefings from his national security team. the fact that our two leaders are coming to the table shows that the two sides are very serious. the diplomatic effort is different from past efforts. our effort gives us hope that we can find real success where past efforts have fallen short. president trump is hopeful. alsos will going in the summit with his eyes wide open. we've seen how man

thank you. >> again tlafs kim jong un. we heard very little from in the past in north korea the headlines the pictures of him walking around the city. greeted like a celebrity. and jeff, you note he thanked president trump. he is thanking him because he got what he wanted. again in this document that they signed, no mention of complete verifiable irreversible denuclearization. which is something until a week or two ago we had been told was key. >> there was a series of moving the goal post. the president said that's what he was going to stand for. then it was a meet and greet. it was more. we look back this will either be a moment in time that changes history. as he looks around this futuristic city. you wonder what he thinks. does he think that pyong could be lik this. this could be an economic center. or hold onto nuclear weapons. he probably cannot do both. he also said one thing slightly before that clip. it's not b easy to come to this point. for us the past has been holding us back. old practices and prejudice have b

sit down with kim jong-un, face-to-face, eye to eye. what's your advice? >> try to find a sense of humor. >> reporter: his time in europe could impact whether he's open to the west. the stakes tonight couldn't be higher. keir simmons, n news, switzerland. >>> and what is taking place here is an event like singapore has never seen. nearly 2,600 reporters now on site, $20 millionpent on security. you might be wondering, out of anywhere in the world, why singapore for this summit? we put just that question to a top expert here, a professor from singapore university. what makes singapore ideal for this kind of a meeting? >> it's always been seen as a neutral, objective country, sort of, you know, like the switzerland of east asia. singapore has two embassies here, both north korea and the u.s., so the north korean embassies and the u.s. embassies can communicate with their counterparts back in their own countries. >> reporter: ug small, is an economic powerhouse known as one of the world's safest places. tonight, drones have been banned and

about how kim jong—un has been treated here. just a year ago he was accused of killing his stepbrother had kuala lumpur airport, accused of killing his own brother, if you start looking at the backlogs of human rights abuse, many critics say it should not be treated like a celebrity and vip and that singapore is being used almost as propaganda in north korea. he had a late night, going home close to midnight and now he has to wake up early, just in time for the summit which will begin injust under two time for the summit which will begin in just under two hours? time for the summit which will begin injust under two hours? that is right. it is quite remarkable, isn't it that only a few months ago tensions were so high between north korea and the rest of the world, especially with the united states. these two men are set to meet one—on—one, just with translators, we re one—on—one, just with translators, were then exchanging insults just six months ago and now they are going to these rather friendly meeting. expectations ha

>> still to come, president trump says he trusts kim jong-un, kim jong-un trusts him. could this gamble back fire? also, it is a lasting image from the g-7 summit, the german chancellor seemingly facing off with president trump, but the president explained this picture in detail this morning, what he says was really going on next. ancestrydna is only $69 for father's day. and with twice the detail of other tests... ...it can show dad where he's from ...and strengthen the bonds you share. give dad ancestrydna for just $69- our lowest father's day price ever. for just $69- i think, keep going, and make a difference. ome point, we are going to be able to beat als. because life is amazing. so i am hoping for a cure. i want this, to uh, to b a reality. um, yeah. it's just a burst pipe, i could fix (laugh) no. with claim rateguard your rates won't go up just beacuase of a claim. i totally could've... (wife) nope! switching to allstate is worth it. captured lightning in a bottle. over 260 years later as the nation's leader in energy storage we're ensuring americans have the e

kim jong—un arrived on a chinese aircraft. kim jong—un arrived on a chinese aircraft. we weren't sure which aircraft he would come on, and in the end it turned out he went on a chinese 747, that when to pyongyang this morning, picked him up and brought him here. after his arrival here, we are also waiting for the arrival of president donald trump, on his way from crete now on air force one, expected to land here this evening. then this extraordinary diplomatic event gets under way. first, both of these leaders first meeting with the singaporian prime minister, and then the main event, the really historic event, is the meeting between kimjong—un, the north korean leader, and president trump on tuesday morning. the first time a leader from north korea and a sitting us president has ever met. an enormous diplomatic event and a breakthrough. president trump has said it is a one—time shot at peace. so there is a lot riding on what happens here in singapore in the next few days. and we'll hear more from rupert in a few minutes' time. joining us from singapore is our corr

>> look, kim jong-un wants >> kim jong-un wants security guarantees, so he wants potentially to see a formal end to the korean war. so if they sign that agreement, why are u.s. troops still there? what secretary mattis said today is, his position is that the u.s. troops, 28,000 of them, are not a bargain chip, at least not right now. that they will stay put. if there's a negotiation to get the u.s. troops outthere, that will be between the u.s. and south korea. kim will not get a vote on that, but kim wants security guarantees in order to come to the table on the nuclear deal, and he wants, make no mistake, those 28,000 u.s. troops gone. wolf? >> barbara, thank you. >>> there's breaking news next. take a look ahead to the trump/kim photo-op coming up tonight. cnn's chris cuomo standing by. we'll be right back. still a chance here. it's willingham, edge of the box, willingham shoots... goooooooaaaaaaaallllllll! that...was...magic. willingham tucks it in and puts the championship to bed. sweet dreams, nighty night. as long as soccer players celebrate with a slide, you can count on geico

they say he's third most powerful after kim jong-un and kim jong-un's sister. trace? >> trace: benjamin, this trip to the u.s. was put together quickly. what do we know about the details? >> kim young chul is sanctioned by the u.s. they had to wave the sanctions to allow him in. he had to fly in to new york. they weren't sure he was going to make it to d.c. he's been at every major meeting. he was at the olympics. he's the man that gets things done. no doubt he will be there on the sidelines in singapore. trace? >> benjamin hall live for us. another big story today is the economy. the unemployment rate. it's the lowest it has been in 50 years. the dow is reacting. we'll have details from today's big jobs report coming up on a breaking news edition of "shepard smith reporting." how much money do you think you'll need in retirement? then we found out how many years that money would last them. how long do you think we'll keep -- oooooohhh! you stopped! you're gonna leave me back here at year 9? how did this happen? it turned out, a lot of people fell short, of even the a

you've seen pictures of kim jong-un surrounded by bodyguards today. well, back then he would walk to school without bodyguards. he was really into basketball. he would listen to music on an mp3 player. and this, i think, is important. even then, though, they were not completely sure about aspects of his identity. >> the name was un park. un park and we called him un and he started school here in the seventh class. he was about 14 years old. but his age was always a little bit part of a discussion because it was not really sure if maybe he's one, two, three years older. >> reporter: you were not even certain how old he was? >> not exactly, yes. >> reporter: was there anything unusual? did he have security? >> no, no. i never saw a bodyguard or something like this. he came to school by foot. really, he was a boy a teenager from next door. never saw something special. recognized something special. >> reporter: he would walk to school every day? >> yep. yeah. he didn't come by rocker something like this. no. like any other. >> and he talks about kim jong-

president trump face-to-face with kim jong-un. the president set to sit down with the north korean dictator. the first time a sitting u.s. president has ever met with a north korean leader. after months of calling each other names, the president tweeting we'll know what will happen. will kim give up his nuclear weapons? what will he demand in return? >>> also tonight, who is this mysterious dictator? in just moments, he will be thrust onto the world stage beside the president of the united states. but he has been ruthless, ordering the execution of his uncle. it's believed the assignation of his own brother, too, with a nerve agent, captured on surveillance. tonight, from the brutal dictator to the new selfie a short time ago, and the tours here in singapore. >>> back in the u.s., the hurricane now a category three. we are tracking it. and the severe storm threat across several states. possible tornadoes, heavy rain and hail. >>> the hostage standoff. the gunman barricaded with four children inside a home. the officer shot. >>> an