let's cross live to seoul now, where the us secretary of state mike pompeo is holding a news conference with the south korean foreign minister kang kyung—wha and japan's foreign minister taro kono. while president trump committed to providing north korea with security guarantees. this is the first time that the highest authority of north korea promised the president of the united states to work towards the com plete united states to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the korean peninsula which we believe has bolstered the political momentum for action to resolve the north korean nuclear issue. secondly, we share the understanding that the june 12 summit is not the end but a new beginning towards a denuclearisation peaceful korean peninsula. in this regard, it is our shared expectation to see substantial progress in the denuclearisation process through follow—up negotiations building on the outcome of the summit. we also hope this process will spell out more concrete picture of a brighter and more prosperous future for north korea. thirdly, the three of us agree

summit. we will have a statement from mike pompeo shortly. >> one-time shot and i think it's going to work out. >> president trump striking an optimistic tone as he prepares to make history. can the self-proclaimed deal maker bring peace to the korean peninsula? we are live in singapore. >>> and president trump digging in his heels and crossing his arms on trade after a rocky weekend at the g7. why he is isolated himself from u.s. allies and how the world is reacting. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. monday, june 11th. welcome to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. 5:00 a.m. eastern time. 5:00 p.m. singapore time. in just hours, president trump will be face-to-face with the leader of north korea. it is late afternoon in singapore. it has been a busy day there. president trump met with singapore prime minister and other government officials for a working lunch. the president joined by top aides and members of the cabinet including mike pompeo and chief of staff john kelly and national security adviser john bolton. >> president trump says this is a one-time shot to ach

of state mike pompeo in his office on the 7th floor of the state department. almost exactly a year since is i interviewed him at cia headquarters in langley. here's part one of the interview. secretary pompeo, thank you for having us. >> hugh, it's great to be with you. welcome to the state department. >> great to be here. is the senate working with you to fill them so you can have the leadership for the best core in the world? >> the answer is we need to move faster here. everyone in the process needs to. we need to get our diplomats out to every corner of the world, and do it as expeditiously as possible. there were big gaps in important places when i took over. we will soon have our ambassador in place in south korea. but we need everyone helping. and i'm confident that senators menendez and corker will help to achieve that. >> you talked to leader mcconnell about this? >> he is moving folks through as quickly as we can. in august we will have the opportunity to get additional people out there doing what the president wants. lead to go deliver his foreign policy in every corner.

state mike pompeo to come out and talk to reporters about what's on tap for this day an historic meeting between president trump and kim jong-un of north korea the first time that the leaders of these two nations will have met. a lot on the table it seems like at this time that the united states is somewhat downplaying expectations i think the president set the tone this morning and saying that he is expecting a lot of excitement in the air. >> exactly high expectations because of this one on one meeting. the results are that we're not expecting breakthroughs but coming also on top of a lot of news over the weekends for markets to catch up on the world is kind of watching. the u.s. markets and vice versa right now. meantime, let's get a look at the setup of markets ahead of the historic summit. futures actually look pretty mildly to be adding to last week's you see the dow industrials indicated to open up by about 41 points the s&p 500 just above the flat line nasdaq pulling back. that was the relationship last week as well dow outperformed the nasdaq pretty substantially you see treasur

, secretary of state mike pompeo that was live. he has just wrapped up a briefing from singapore moments ago. ainsley: rich edson is live where secretary mike pompeo just spoke. what is the latest there, rich? >> well, the secretary of state updating us on exactly what the president and the secretary have been doing today. more conversations between american and north korean officials to try to work through some of these differences. the secretary of state says he expects tomorrow to really be a first step, that conversations are going to have to continue to reach this ultimate goal of getting rid of nuclear weapons in north korea on the korean peninsula. he also says that the united states is prepared to provide security assurances. one of the big things for north korea here is they want to make sure that if they givep their nuclear weapons, they say, that they are not going to be left with a robust or regressive u.s. presence there that they feel threatens their security or their regime. the secretary of state says the u.s. is willing to provide those assurances but refused to

at the white house. president trump is going to meet soon with secretary of state mike pompeo. we know that. he will also meet with that she is expected to hand deliver a letter from the north korean leader kim jong un. you know, that is the second hand guy. if is "outnumbered." i'm harris faulkner. a host of "after the bell," melissa francis. former deputy spokesperson for the state department and fox news analyst, host of her radio show, marie harf. and former deputy campaign manager for donald trump, president of citizens united david bossie is here. it's a long list. >> david: let trump the trumpet. >> harris: this is such an important day to get your perspective. he said that he wanted to go forward with this as promised. >> david: i look forward to it. >> harris: he is going to meet with the president at the white house. comes after a series of meetings he had a new york city with north korean vice chairman. he is also going to meet with the president at the white hous white house, expecting to give him a letter from the north korean dictator as i mentioned. secretary pompeo

denuclearization. mike pompeo the secretary of state has told us on a couple of occasions now said he was told in person by kim 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 look

isroundia dozen key players for singapore showdown. among them secretary mike pompeo, chief of staff john kelly and national security adviser john bolton. north korea analyst gordon chang joined us earlier to tell us what they can expect. >> for us this is going to be a very tricky, very intricate dance not only with the north koreans but also with the chinese and to the certain extent moon jae-in south korean president because he's been supporting kim jong un. jillian: absent are xi jinping and japanese prime minister shinzo abe. rob: right now singapore security is on high alert ahead of high-stakes summit. authorities take nothing chances, turning away people due to possible ties to terror. security detail, thousand strong is stationed near where president trump will meet kim jong un in singapore. the north korean dictator is also being protected by this pack of security guards, the men in suits running right along side the motorcade, kind of fun to watch. we first saw this very odd security protocol when kim jong un went to south korea back in april. [laughter] jillian: strange to say

the nuclear program. mike pompeo set to brief the press in just a few minutes from now. >> and more charges in the russia probe. social counsel robert mueller has charged a 20th person in his investigation of russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections. >>> good morning. it's monday, june 11th. just days after tense meetings with america's closest allies president trump is now in singapore for the very first ever summit whebetween a sittin u.s. president and a north korean leader. their first meeting which will be a one on one setting is set to begin at 9:00 p.m. eastern time tonight. it will take place at a hotel, roughly 3,000 journalists are on the ground covering this historic summit. mike pompeo says trump is well prepared for the quote engagement with kim despite trump's assertion last week that he does not have to prepare very much. >> it comes in less than ten months of tru threatening to fire those and he again addressed the situation before departing for singapore over the weekend. >> we appreciate the working together with north korea. they're really working very

the hardest. singapore summit. mike pompeo goes to seoul. then he goes to china. saturday morning, where do you think we are that we weren't last week? >> i mean, so we have in writing, the agreement they made which is very broad, no specifics. it doesn't really move the ball any further than it was where north korea had already said they would denuclearize. but then president trump came out in the press conference afterwards and talked about the military exercises. there's still no guidance on what that means. there is a lot of assumption as of this point the military has not gotten guidance on this one. it starts in about eight weeks or so. we have a lot of broad ideas but no specifics. mike pompeo was asked about it. he talked about complete denuclearization. when he was ask by a reporter, he got his back up and said that's a ridiculous question. what we don't know is what has north korea agreed to do? on what timetable. what are the steps? is it a reciprocal thing when north korea does something, will the u.s. respond? we are seeing the impact of that now where mike pompeo sai

gave away too much too soon. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, is visiting nervous allies in the region, trying to convince them that's not the case. he's also keen to stress that although there was no mention of verification in the document mr kim and mr trump signed, checking pyongyang is dumping it's nukes is definitely part of the deal. meanwhile, back at the white house, the tweeter in chief has been busy. "everybody can now feel much safer than the day i took office". "there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea". is he right? let's get the thoughts of christopher hill, former us ambassador to south korea under president george w bush. ambassador, thank you forjoining us. ambassador, thank you forjoining us. is he talking about intent here? the threat has been reduced because neither he nor kimjong—un intend to use their nuclear deterrence? he certainly basing a lot of this on what he calls trust. trust in the person he met within singapore. it was kind of a speed dating thing, because he met him for about 45 minutes and were announced he trusted him. usually

we learned now? >> reporter: that's right, john. secretary of state mike pompeo just left the room after briefing reporters. he took a few questions. essentially gave us an overview of what the president has been doing the last few days. he said he did speak with the leaders of south korea and japan. we are less than 24 hours away from the firsthand shake between the two of them. during this briefing with reporters, the president is confident about tomorrow, he is eager about it. he highlighted what kind of historic seutddown this is going to be. but once again, he did go back to what does the united states want to get from north korea here. mike pompeo said the goal has always been the same and it still is. complete denuclearization. >> no potential agreement will fail to adequately address the north korean threat. the ultimate objective we seek from diplomacy with north korea has not changed. the complete and verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula is the only outcome that the united states will accept. >> now, two more things there that pompeo said d

. mike pompeo, meeting with kim young chol, talking about the idea of the summit. what can they do, what can they agree upon? it is also important to point out here -- i think we have to be fair and honest about this, we have seen them make promises, dating back back to the bill cn era. and then they go back on those promises, so i think it is fair to say that the white house is looking at this soberly but optimistically. >> harris: you know, what is interesting, if this turns out to be something from another meeting that was already going to be happening between mike pompeo and the president today, this turned out to be that opportunity. we believe this, and that is what we are being told, a letter being carried from kim jong un. we have not been given any details, but we know the letters have played an important role of and all of this, or at least a significant point to talk about. the president wrote a letter when it looks like the summit was off, and now we have a letter being delivered from kim jong un. >> very interesting. and anytime you're talking about and written corresp

deal, but now it's up to -- up to mike pompeo to close the deal. there will be a discussion about the summit, and mike pompeo is going to be discussing the denuclearization of north korea. for the first time since president trump and kim jong-un shook hands, we're getting reaction from the north korean regime. nic robertson live from seoul with that. nic? >> reporter: good morning. reaction coming from the north korean regime has been positive. it's absolutely glowed, given a lot of coverage to the meeting between president trump and kim jong-un. president trump announcing his satisfaction on, you know, approaching his arrival back to -- to the united states. i'll read you here the tweet that we have from him -- president trump expressed his belief that the summit will improve the u.s.-north korea relations and also said the supreme leader's active and peace-loving measures that were started earlier this year established peace and stability in the korean peninsula. secretary of state mike pompeo when he touches down here very, very shortly expected on thursday here to go into meetings

. meanwhile, secretary of state mike pompeo continuing his asia tour, discussing the summit with allies. he is in beijing at this hour after meeting with south korean officials in seoul where he vowed no sanctions would be lifted unless complete denuclearization happens. so a lot to cover. let's start with polo sandoval in hard-hit pennsylvania. what's happening, polo? >> reporter: alisyn, two major storm systems sweeping through pennsylvania overnight. now that the sun is out, a clear picture of the damage left about hind in will, bury. you can see vehicles tossed around like toys. some of them look like they have been hit by a train. not only can you see the damage, you can even smell it. crews trying to repair a broken propane line. the question now, what caused all of this? were they straightline winds or a possible tornado? it would not be be unusual in this particular area. that will be up to the national weather service to decide. when they come out and look at all the damage left behind, there is perhaps positive news here on the six minor injuries reported by officials.

summits down the road. we heard from the press briefing with mike pompeo. he has mentioned president trump can offer unique options when it comes to security guarantees. we have not heard the secretary of state mentioned it before. what does that all mean? is interesting, because mike pompeo said he believes, in his meetings with the north koreans, that the north koreans are committed to denuclearization, but when reporters yesterday repeatedly asked him about have the two sides agreed on what the definition of denuclearization is, he would not necessarily answer that other than to say outcome thehe only united states will accept, and that is complete, verifiable, .rreversible denuclearization they are sticking steadfast to that. it's up to donald trump how much give and take he will give in those face-to-face meetings. u.s. officials also have been saying repeatedly that they are not pursuing regime change, and that is very much at the top of the list of the north koreans in addition to sanctions relief. a bit easier would be assurances from donald trump that they are not going to s

meeting with kim jong—un was a truly historic event. his secretary of state, mike pompeo, is in south korea to begin talks about the details of the process of denuclearisation. this report from john sudworth contains some flash photography. in north korea, most of the information—starved masses had heard nothing about the summit until today. it is, of course, being sold to them as a great victory. "donald trump is halting the us south korean joint military exercises," the newsreader says. the suspension of the drills, for so long such a key feature of america's alliance with south korea, appears to have taken many in the region by surprise. not least south korea itself. the japanese defence minister made his concern clear today. translation: the drills and the us military stationed in south korea play a vital role in east asia's security. but back on the ground after his flight home from the singapore summit, donald trump was on twitter again. "there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea", he said. and yet, having criticised his predecessors for being outplayed, the deal mr

by top aides and including secretary of state mike pompeo and chief of staff john kelly and adviser john bolton. >> president trump says this is a one-time shot to achieve peace and prosperity for his people. >> i think within the first minute i'll know. >> how? >> my touch. my feel. that's what i do. i think i'll know pretty quickly whether or not in my opinion something positive will happen. >> north korean state media reporting kim is open to discussing denuclearization and durable peacekeeping on the korean peninsula. for the latest, let's go live to paula hancocks in singapore. the location for the talks as she sets the table for us. hi, paula. >> reporter: dave. it is a day away and we see a flurry of diplomatic activity and last-minute necessity gosh p yagss -- last-minute negotiations. the ambassador has been meeting with the counterpart. they have been meeting for weeks at the demilitarized zone talking about what exactly they want to get out of this summit. we heard from the north koreans. they said through kcna, the main anchor woman who comes out for important moments th

the president. we start with mike pompeo on a nuke shuttle diplomacy mission. he will discuss north korea with president xi and other officials. he underscored north korea must denuclearization before easing of sanctions. he tried to ease concern about verification. >> sanctions relief cannot take place until such time as we have demonstrated north korea has been completely denuclearization. the summit created this enormous historic opportunity. for us to move forward together and fundamentally shape the relationship with the united states and north korea. verification is central to that. certainly denuclearization encompasses that idea clearly. >> pompeo pushing back against criticism the joint declaration of kim jong-un and donald trump did not have the words verifiable or irreversible. trump said complete is in the statement and encompasses both terms. he said the omission is insulting and ludicrous. we turn to nic robertson in seoul. he went full thesaurus on that. >> reporter: yes. he expected this push back and he made it clear that what kim jong-un was signing up for. mike po

the korean peninsula is an acceptable outcome. that is what secretary of state mike pompeo told reporters today. it is unclear what kim hopes to achieve from this historic sit down at what he agreed to with president trump in a series of meetings. interesting that kim has been seeking economic support, as well as safety and security on this trip. we may not know, after the two leaders wrap up this trip, all of what was agreed to. again, the president hinting that they have some kind of agreement. in the president, as you know in recent days, has been trying to lower expectations. now it sounds like he has been going the other direction and raising expectations of a deal, of an agreement. in recent days has been saying, this is likely to be around one of a whole series of talks, follow-up meetings that could be at the white house, could be at mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida. as the president seeks, what i mentioned, a mission of peace. whatever results could be one of the most unusual summits, one of the most remarkable summits, and american history and world history. two of th

jong-un. america's top diplomat, mike pompeo, will face questions about what happens next. meanwhile, back at home, mark sanford, a vocal critic of president trump, lost his seat after the president slammed him on twitter for an extramarital affair years ago while the polls were still open. so we have a look at all the primary results in five states. >>> republican leaders looking to vote on two competing measures next week. a federal judge giving at&t the green light for its $85 billion acquisition of time warner, cnn's parent company. sit a major blow to the justice department and sets the stage for other mega media deals. we have it all covered this morning. joe johns is live at the white house. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, erica. the president this morning overheard calling this a great trip as he made his way from air force one to the presidential limousine at joint base andrews. the president tweeting, the world has taken a big step. thank you to chairman kim. our today together was historic. the fact of the matter is there are competing realities wi

step is expected to be led by mike pompeo and irrelevant high-level north korean official. what are your thoughts between the differences of president trump's style and what mike pompeo will have to deal with? guest: i'm not a big supporter of this administration, but i like the pairing of trump and pompeo. trumptracted to historic imagery and secretary pompeo an old-fashioned hardliner and strategist. and formally number one in his class at west point and a bright guy anulprably get into the nitty-gritty. i like the combination. we will have to see if mr. pompeo can bexie. keep using the terms complete verifiable, non-reversible, denuclearization. that will not be the near-term accomplishment. the question is, are we prepared to get down to work? canh specific concessions we offer along the way? the process has to begin with a verifiable database on north korean production sites for nuclear terial and long-range missiles. we have to have inspectors verify that the north koreans have what they say they have. -- the database on what is there now. host: are those inspectors ready to g

something about the art of the deal, but now it's on mike pompeo to close the deal. the secretary of state expected to land in seoul any time now. he'll brief the south koreans on the trump-kim summit. then he's charged with negotiating an agreement. that leads to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. and for the first time since president trump and kim jong-un shook hands, we are get something reaction from the north korean regime. nic robertson joining us live from soeeoul with the latest. good morning, nic. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. i mean, this isn't the kind headline or coverage the united states ever gets from the north koreans. the united states until now, it has been the archenemy, the nemesis of leader kim jong-un. now glowing rhetoric is flowing forth from their state news agency, and it's worth reading out one of their lines here. it is so significant because they don't do thisthey do not p states in this way. in the past, here is what they're saying, president trump expressed his belief that the summit will improve the united states-north korea relations an

, shinzo abe, to the white house. a short time later, u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo said he received a personal assurance from mr. kim that his country is ready tode clearize. but the interpretation of thatbo term id to be a key topic in singapore. theie bbc's jane o'begins our coverage. jane: with the clock ticking to tuesday's summit with kim jong-un, donalbltrump was viexcited. pres. trump: i think it is going to be a very fruitful meeting, exciting meeting. i thinwe are going to get to know a lot of people that our country never got to know. jane: the summit seems to be a getting to know you session rather than a complex and high-stakes negotiation. another insight into mr. trump's unorthodox approach. pres. trump: i don' have to prepare much. it is about attitude and willingness to get things done. i think i've been prepared for the summit for a long time.ne that is a contrast to the rather more direct approach taken by secretary of state mike pompeo. when if both sides were closer on a definition of virginia globalization -- -- denuclearization -- secretary pompeo: yes

making some big claims. mike pompeo says the us hopes to see major north korean disarmament by the end of 2020. he is in south korea discussing the outcome of the summit and travels to beijing later. he admits there is still a great deal of work to do with north korea. saudi backed forces in yemen attack the main port. aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian disaster, because crucial supplies won't get through. a new study says antarctica lost 3 trillion tons of light because of global warming in the past quarter century. —— ice. we meet the youngest man to visit every country on earth. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it is 7am in singapore and 7pm in washington, where president trump has declared there is no longer a threat from north korea. he has a right back in the united states from a summit in singapore and says his meeting with kim jong—un was a truly historic event. his secretary of state, mike pompeo, is travelling to south korea to begin talks about the process of denuclearisation, as our correspondent reports. there is flash photograp

weapons has lessened. then we saw mike pompeo, the american secretary of state, say the day before, sanctions will stay in place until they get complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearisation. so you've got three very different takes on the sanctions regime there. one from the president, the secretary of state. they're on the same side, of course, but it speaks to the ambiguity, doesn't it? and it allows the north koreans to report this morning that apparently the president said, yeah, sanctions will be lifted at some point in the future, it's safe to assume. but nonetheless there's ambiguity, there's a lack of detail here. and it allows state media in north korea this morning to say that and they think to say that confidently. it is reported that mike pompeo is back negotiating on the north korean peninsula. i guess, from such a summit where the president seemed to be winging so much of it, there are bound to be thinks that need to be rowed back, finessed, ignored, maybe changed entirely? i mean, perhaps the success of yesterday, if indeed you think it was a success, and many

of the comments and put on my old-man glasses because it's dark and i cannot see. mike pompeo said it's the only outcome that the united states will accept, complete verifiable,rreversible denuclearization and said that maximum pressure will continue. they must get some sort of timetable and their position, the united states' position has not changed on that matter. at the same time, mike pompeo said they are willing to offer some sort of unique guarantees. we don't know what that means. let me read what mike pompeo said. that looks like they are going to be offering some sort of unique scenario, but at the same time, it has led to speculation that the united states may offer some sort of withdrawal of troops from asia. there are 28,000 soldiers in south korea. james mattis says troop levels in asia will not be on the table. a couple of mixed signals there. >> uld raise eye brows among the allies. the precursor was that night-time stroll made by kim. he was waving, smiling. what can we glean from his mood last night? >> well, you can demreen that he seemed to be in a pretty jubilan

with a new sheriff in town, secretary mike pompeo. i know that he reached out to you. >> i am often asked if i am and optimist who worries. i am very glad this summit took place, because i do think that having diplomatic exchanges is better than shooting wars. i am worried because i do not know how this will be followed up. what is interesting is to look at the flimsiness of the agreement that was signed. it is basically a lot of general phrases. if i go back and i look at the other agreements we have had with the north korean rhetoric or framework they were very detailed. still, they were not lived up to. part of the issue is verification. i think that from what i can tell there hasn't been much discussion. i am hoping that secretary mike pompeo really has all the things he needs in order to make this work. what impressed me was that he said he wanted to make sure the state department was revived and that democracy was important. when he caught me that is basically what we talked about. now he has to deliver on that. you cannot do diplomacy without diplomats. i think there needs to

secretary of state mike pompeo says the president is well prepared. >>> officials from the white house and pyongyang meet to try to pave the way for a positive outcome as differences remain over the denuclearization plan. >>> president trump leaves the g7 in disarray after torpedoing the leaders' meeting in quebec as he slams justin trudeau for talking tough. >> there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with president donald j. trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door >>> and italy's banking index trades sharply higher as newly appointed finance minister soothes fears of a euro exit saying rome will focus on slashing debt. >>> welcome to our special programming of the summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. cnbc's bringing you live coverage until wednesday with our reporters in the south korean and chinese capitals, seoul and beijing. mike pompeo says president trump is, quote, well prepared for tomorrow's summit with kim jong-un. in a statement pompeo added that washington'

meeting with mike pompeo. all of this comes just 11 days before an expected possible summit between the president of the u.s. and president of north korea, kim jong-un. first of all, what do we know about the letter that is being delivered and what do you know about the planned summit. >> well, wolf, let me walk you tlul the mysterious. kim yong chol is expected to arrive at my, so we'll see if that will include john bolton, chief of staff, and they will head over to the oval office where kim yong chol will meet with president trump and then hand-deliver a letter from kim jong-un. that letter, obviously, is very critical right now. talking to sources this morning, wolf, they're still not entirely clear what's in that letter. they're familiar with the contents at this point, according to our sources, and they continue to give optimism that there will be some kind. at this point, i think a lot of this is riding on exactly what is in that letter. and from what understanding from talking to various sources at this moment, but people familiar with the contents are saying that it expresse

state mike pompeo shrugged off the comments today. >> i know rudy. rudy doesn't speak for the administration when it comes to this negotiation and this set of issues. >> reporter: but first, trump travels to quebec for the annual g7 summit coming face to face with key allies, many at odds with the president with the recent trade decisions. >> translator: for me, a question of principles. we can't wager a trade war between friends. >> reporter: this as the president seemingly more willing to engage with potential adversaries striking a deal to ease sanctions that brought zte to the brink of collapse. trump's top economic adviser dismissed tensions with leaders on wednesday. >> we are talking everything through. it may be disagreements. i regard this as much like a family quarrel. i'm always the optimist. i believe it can be worked out. >> reporter: and the president's globe trotting not without internal debate. the president questioning with aids whether it's really necessary for him to go to canada, questioning whether the meetings and remote quebec produce anything worthwhile

secretary state mike pompeo says the president is prepared and adds, quote, the president and entire u.s. team are looking forward to tomorrow's summit. we had substantive meetings to date including today with the north koreans, the u.s.' position remains clear and unchanged. that, of course, the complete verifiable denuclearization of north korea. as is customary, president and other senior officials meet with embassy staff in singapore instead of embassy visit, staff members met the president and secretary at nearby hotel. for weeks teams have been negotiating how north korea might dismantle nuclear program and when it would receive it, defining that and the specifics of that will be and have been very difficult to arrive at. the president says for this to be a successful summit. at the he's he wants to establish a good relationship with him, the president has acknowledged this may take two or three, possibly four discussions between him and leader of north korea. at maximum, he's hope to go reach something larger than that. the president says he will know within the first minute wheth

jong un and the steps mike pompeo is taking to ensure nth korea follows through with denuclearization. jillian: the spot on the november ballot, trump bashing candidate is ousted. the primary results pouring in overnight. rob: the major win for veterans organization after they were told to remove an american flag bench. "fox and friends first" continues right now. ♪ rocking the free world ♪ ♪ keep on rocking the free world ♪ >> so quiet at 5:00 in new york city, sky starting to break up a little bit on wednesday morning. good morning to you. you are watching "fox and friends first," thanks for joining us. rob: thanks for getting up early with us. donald trump expected to touch down in the united states after that historic meeting with kim jong un. jillian: mike pompeo will explain the agreement. griff jenkins live the very latest. >> reporter: so much for politics and to get the water's edge, chuck schumer, arguably the most powerful democrat in america has already concluded the president's historic summit failed to produce anything. >> donald trump seems to have given away tw

in the air. he's been tweeting a lot from singapore. also, secretary of state mike pompeo has issued this statement. the president and the entire u.s. team is looking forward to tomorrow's summit. we have had sent meetings today to include in this the north koreans. we are prepared remaining clear and unchanged. kristina: press conference set to begin at 530 this morning. in the meantime, let's go to deirdre bolton life in singapore right now. reporter: i still am. it is blustery, but the summit is what some are calling the summit of the century. both president trump of the north korean leader, kim jong un are here and interestingly enough, their hotels are about half a mile from each other. they won't see each other until tomorrow morning. the idea is for them both to strike the summit with no aid, translators only. that will be just the beginning. we heard president trump sage we will get a sense of the tone of the meeting pretty quickly. i should mention to you as well, i don't know if you saw this video, but president trump stopped by the u.s. embassy in singapore and lots of smi

more specific than we've seen before from him on the issue of denuclearization. mike pompeo has talked about needing to see if he is ready to make a strategic decision that he is going to dismantle his nuclear program. that is what this process is going to lead too. i think the president needs an unambiguous commitment from him to start this process of dismantling the north's nuclear program. i think that's the threshold the president has to make to say this is a success, now let's go forward and negotiate. >> well put. the former navy seal and author of the operator, the bestseller, rod, you know i

diplomacy produced a framework and mike pompeo and other officials will leave what the president calls vigorous negotiations with north korea to implement the framework.ai orth korea will work to completely demantle the nuclear program and return mission american service members from the korean war. it leads to future discussions, specifics on how and when it will surrender their weapons. the president said it's worth taking the opportunity. >> our eyes are wide open but peace is always worth the effort. this should have been resolved a long time ago but we're revolving it now. chairman kim has the chance to seize an incredible future for his people. anyone can make war but only the most courageous can make peace. >> reporter: in change, the president said the united states and south korea will suspend joint military exercises and said he would like to eventually bring home military forces from the region though that's not part of these discussions. the president has also invited kim jong-un to the white house and said there will likely need to be another summit to resolve other issues

c-span and c-span.org and the free c-span radio app. secretary of state mike pompeo talked to reporters in new york after his meetings with senior north korean officials. he said real progress had been made in the last 72 hours on the ammit plans and announced north korean official would travel to washington, d.c. on friday to deliver a letter to president trump by kim jong-un. sec. pompeo: good afternoon, everyone. as you know, in addition to my meeting, we have teams in singapore and at the dmz to prepare for president trump's summit in singapore. and atin singapore the dmz working to prepare for chairman kimmp and 's expected summit in singapore. meeting,he series of i'm confidence we're moving in the right direction. today vice chairman kim and i our countries to come together and take advantage of the unique opportunities that the with leaders have created through the visions of the future they have so clearly articulated. vice chairman kim is planning to travel to washington to deliver a personal letter from kim jong-un. it offers a historic opening to lead the united st

united nations human rights council. in a news conference, she along with mike pompeo talk about the reasons. >> every individual has writes that are inherent and an viable. they are given by god and not by government. statesades, the united has led global efforts to promote human rights, often through multilateral institutions. four -- for far too long, we have waited while that process comes to slowly. too many commitments have gone unfulfilled. president trump once to move the ball forward. he has called out institutions who say one thing and do another. that is the problem with the human rights council. as president trump said, to the massive source of and their -- it is ae nations massive source of embarrassment. today, we need to be honest. the human rights council is a poor defender of human rights. worse, the human rights council has become an exercise in hypocrisy with many of the world's serious offenders sitting on the council. the only thing worse than a council that does nothing to protect human rights is a council that covers for human rights abuses. process --stacle to

cruising around town in singapore with a massive entourage of security and cameras. mike pompeo says the prep work is done and now it's up to the principals. >> i'm very optimistic that we will have a successful outcome from tomorrow's meeting between the two leaders. it's the case that in each of those two countries, there are only two people that can make decisions of this magnitude, and those two people will be sitting in a room together tomorrow. >> let's go straight to cnn's kaitlan collins. kim sure proving a short time ago that he knows a little about the made-for-tv imagery as well. >> reporter: it's as if, john, he knew the world was watching. kim jong-un making this stunning statement tonight by leaving his hotel, going out to several places in singapore just hours ahead of that high stakes meeting with president trump. this is a reclusive dictator who often doesn't do things like this, so it's stunning to see him out so carefree, so maybe he is at peace with this meeting with president trump. president trump likely putting thelast-minute touches on his meeting with kim jong-un

mike pompeo. this is special report. good evening. good morning here in singapore. i'm bret baier. welcome to a special edition of special report. we are live from singapore where it is 6:00 a.m. monday morning. and where history will be made at the capella hotel in 27 hours when president trump meets north korean leader kim jong-un in a bid to get the world's most isolated nation to give up its nuclear weapons. and its nuclear weapons ambitions. for president trump, it's his biggest moment yet on the world stage. for kim jong-un, it is recognition that he and his country are major players on thlobal stage. we have an exciting hour of coverage ahead looking ahead to the summit on tuesday, also looking back at this weekend's g-7 meeting in canada that ended with a big bang. we begin right now with chief white house correspondent john roberts who has been traveling with the president. good morning, john. >> bret, good morning to you. what we're witnessing unfold here in singapore could be truly historic. what happens here over the next few days could begin the process to eliminate o

china. the trump administration maintained a hard-line, mike pompeo calling the claims of openness in beijing a joke. >> opec considers a compromise output plan to head off an iranian and billion. >> and they are like casinos. how it could of the anti-. >> from sydney it is just past , 8:00 a.m., i'm haidi lun. this is "daybreak australia." we are two hours away from the open of asia's first major market. >> and it is just past 6:00 p.m. here in new york. good morning. we are looking at how the action on wall street will play into the asia-pacific trading day. once again, there has been a lot of attention on this trade rhetoric and we are waiting on the next actions from both the u.s. and china, as it has gone back and forth. haidi: it feels like that very much. the market has been sanguine about the trade threat, putting it on the back burner for the last few months, but finally ready to pay attention this week. a risk off session playoff right across the u.s. and across global equities, as well. it is acute when you look at particular groups. >> let's get a reminder on how u.s. stoc

. we appreciate your analysis as always. secretary of state mike pompeo is laying the ground work for this historic summit. r state department correspondent rich edson has more. reporter: secretary of state mike pompeo has spent hours with north korean dictator kim jong-un. >> he indicated to me personally he is prepared to denuclearize. he understands that the current model doesn't work. reporter: before the senate confirmed him as secretary of state, mike pompeo led the trump administration's diplomacy toward north korea. through those conversations he says he believes kim jong-un understands both countries have to take bold steps to achieve an historic outcome. president trump is surrounded by diverse opinions on north korea. a national security advisor who wrote in february in the "wall street journal" the case for striking north korea first. bolton also wrote north korea should disarm the way libya did. mike pompeo has a more nuanced approach. >> secretary pompeo dismissed giuliani's remark. >> i know rudy, he doesn't speak for the administration when it comes to his negotiat

hear from mike pompeo said denuclearization is one of the object is of this meeting. -- objectives of this meeting. the meeting will take place in about an hour. they are scheduled to shake cans a.m.eastern time as 9:00 in singapore. it is a 12 hour time difference. it will be a 45 minutes one hour meeting. the only people in the room will be two translators. john bolton is traveling along sarahhite house secretary sanders. there will be a luncheon between the president and north korean leader. these are live pictures from the network pool. there will be a news conference tomorrow morning. we will have live coverage of that. representing more than 2600 covering this historic meeting. what we do best at c-span is what you watch as the events unfold, whic will -- we will do right now. this is where the historic handshake will take place. we will watch that historic handshake and provide coverage during the evening and into the morning hours area in our phone lines will be ope yr reaction to these events as they unfold in single or. -- singapore. >> this presumably will be the north k

meetings with mike in the front row. mike pompeo has to figure it out. >> and the chief of staff, expanded bilateral meeting. a lot of work ahead. a lot of meetings yet to be had and more meetings between donald trump and kim jong un. talked about going to pyongyang, and you will see the president said another couple or 3 meetings between the ree leaders and dozens of meetings between mid-level staff in the united states and north korea who will do the hard work nailing down these details and most importantly getting the verification process in place so we can see what it is kim jong un is doing. >> four things they accomplished the united states and nort kotablw relations with the desire of the peoples of thentry, the united states will join a lasting peace regime, reaffirming the declaration north korea commits toward denuclearization and the united states, recovering pow mia remains. he got that. a lot of questions, what about the irreversible verifiable? we didn't get that verbiage. he was going quickly to say we got enough. >> they reallyhave time to get into that. when you have a sum

back. and an inside look at america's top diplomat, secretary of state mike pompeo. this is special report. good evening. good morning here in singapore. i'm bret baier. welcome to a special edition of special report. we are live from singapore where it is 6:00 a.m. monday morning. and where history will be made at the capella hotel in 27 hours when president trump meets north korean leader kim jong-un in a bid to get the world's most isolated nation to give up its nuclear weapons. and its nuclear weapons ambitions. for president trump, it's his biggt moment yet on the world stage. for kim jong-un, it is recognition that he and his country are major players on that global stage. we have an exciting hour of coverage ahead looking aho the summit on tuesday, also looking back at this weekend's g-7 meeting in canada that ended with a big bang. we begin right now with chief white house correspondent john roberts who has been traveling with the president. good morning, john. >> bret, good morning to you. what we're witnessing unfold here in singapore could be truly historic. what happens

, led on the u.s. side by mike pompeo, what had the sense of donald trump handing this over today, now tt he's done the cutting the ribbon at the supermarket, handing it over to mike pompeo. i would note one point that it seem that the u.s. is reserving continuation of sanctions against north korea until there are more concrete, specific promises on the denuclearization front. that's good to not let up the pressure in this first flush of handshakes and good comments. but i, again, even though something is symbolic, that doesn't mean it's not important and today is something important, did happen, and we have to recognize that and then be very clear about what needs to happen to flesh all the details. >> and the goal, of course, through all that pomp and circance for the united states is for north korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons program. in the joint declarations it reads the d prk works to complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. what's not in there is how or when that would happen. here's the president talking about that a short time ago. >> what timetable do yo

-stakes talks with mike pompeo. allison barber live in washington dc for what it means with the nuclear summit. >> reporter: dana loesch's right-hand man, kim jong chol, will visit the white house and hand deliver a letter to donald trump from the north korean dictator, the most senior north korean official to visit the white house since the clinton administration. a week ago donald trump sent a letter to kim jong un canceling the june 12th summit. mike pompeo spent the last we today's meeting with peter moricci 17 -- kim jong chol, working on things related to the summit. the summit is not officially back on but pompeo says there is progress. >> we made progress in the last 72 hours towards setting conditions. the conditions are putting donald trump and rob: in a place where progress could be made by the two of the meeting. it does no good if there is no opportunity. >> reporter: donald trump says the june 12th summit will hopefully happen but he wants it to be meaningful and they might need to have a second and third meeting or in the words of the pres. none. the us wants to see compl

markers laid down and where we continue on in this process. i'd like to see where mike pompeo says i'd like to see what the national security adviser john bolton says. i want to hear that the sanctions remain in place. i want to hear that we're giving them an opportunity over the next six months to a year to start the dismantling of their weapons. i want japan to hear that they will have their hostages released as well. >> neil: good seeing you. allen west,hanks for joining us and your service to this country. >> thanks, neil. >> neil: all right. we were up 5 3/4 points. the markets have been doing fine. the read on what is more of a worry and what is going on in singapore tonight or what just transpired in canada over the weekend after this. hear that sizzle? yeah. red lobster's lobster & shrimp summerfest is back! get all the lobster and shrimp you crave, together in so many new ways. there's new cedar plank seafood bake. tender maine lobster and shrimp, cedar roasted to perfection. or new caribbean lobster and shrimp. sweet pineapple salsa on grilled rock lobster, paired with ju

secretary of state mike pompeo returns to the united states in the next 24 hours or so. the pentagon looking for ways to implement what the president wants to have happen, but not to give up all of their training and readiness efforts, all of their ability to be able to defend south korea in a crisis from the pentagon point of view. that's what these drills are all about. poppy? >> barbara starr at the pentagon. thank you so much. take a look at. this we have these images just coming to us out of beijing. that is secretary of state mike pompeo meeting with president xi of china. obviously a key party in these discussions with north korea as they continue. we'll bring you more on that. the readout of the meeting when we have it. let's bring in john kirby and phil mudd. nice to have you both here. admiral kirby, considering that you were also the spokesperson at the pentagon and you know political speak, what do you make of the president's answers, because bret baier gave him two chances to condemn the human rights atrocities carried out by the kim regime and he didn't do it? >> brett was tryi