secretary of state mike pompeo just took a question. he was asked about the sequencing of denuclearisation. he gave quite a short answer to that, saying we have been clear on the sequencing. it was answering that question in relation to someone saying that donald trump had said that people can sleep well tonight, but, of course, north korea still has their nuclear weapons. he really did not address that point. but he did say we are going to get denuclearisation. that is the aim of the countries there. we bring in our corresponded in washington, chris buckler, who has been listening to this press conference as well. it is interesting, i was talking a few minutes ago about how secretary of state mike pompeo was slightly irritable on wednesday when being questioned by reporters about the details. and i think we saw a slight flush of that again just a few minutes ago when he was asked about the sequencing, is this a problem for the white house, that there are so for the white house, that there are so few details about what they are asking n

secretary of state mike pompeo will be here soon. he will let us know what we will expect to see in less than 24 hours away from the meeting. dave and christine. >> thank you, kaitlan collins. you see the room filling up. come back when you have more. thank you. >>> so president trump tries to make peace with the long-time enemy and simultaneously driving a wedge with the closest allies. attacking the members of the g on twitter talking about massive trade surplus and the u.s. paying almost the entire cost of the nato. after he heard prime minister justin trudeau retaliate over the steel tariffs. >> i made it clear to the president this is not something we relish doing, but something we will do. canadians are polite and reasonable, but we will not be pushed around. >> president trump calling trude trudeau's comments weak. >> he really stabbed us in the back. he really actually, you know what? he did a great disservice to the whole g7. >> there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy from p

yesterday afternoon i sat down with secretary of state mike pompeo. here's part two of that conversation. >> let's turn to iran. probably the greatest exporter of violence in the world on a daily basis. do you foresee using force if they continue on a nuclear path. >> i hope not. the prime drivers of iranian threat posture, i hope they recognize whatever other decisions other countries make, i hope they understand if they begin to ramp up their nuclear program, the wrath of the entire world will fall upon them. so it is not in their practical best interest to begin that. whatever happens to the jcpoa. i think the iranians understand that. it would be wholly separate from whether they spin a couple of centrifuges. if they move towards a weapons program, this is something the entire world would find unacceptable. and we would end up in a path that is not in the best interest of iran. >> when you say the wrath of the entire world, i'm talking about the entante. jordan, iraq, saudi arabia, united arab emirates. would they support that wrath in the form of

they were meeting with mike pompeo in order to get a trump/kim summit back on track. pompeo is optimistic but there is still work to be done. >> he either surprised or frightened or deterred by moments where it looks like there are challenges and difficulties, things that can't be bridged. our mission is to bridge them so we can achieve this historic outcome. >> let's go to john roberts. >> good morning. there is a chance we may hear more from the president about north korea at the coast guard change of command. clearly coast guard is homeland security, north korea fits into homeland and national security as well. he has the big meeting, the whole thing begins at 1:00 this afternoon. the president will be meeting with mike pompeo, the secretary of state first, and then the

what mike pompeo has done is absolutely incredible. truly incredible. >> mike pompeo is a rock star. he came in first in his class at west point? >> at west point. >> sean: we are a little jealous a little bit too much resume building here. continue with our panel. as we just saw moments ago, a photo opportunity. the president kim jong un they are now meeting, what is scheduled to be only a 49 minute meeting. we will be watching the time and see what happens. it is understood that the president -- they might be both going home after this all happens for the very latest we have right here with us in singapore fox news chief national correspondent our friend ed henry is with us. ed, what's going on? interesting you mentioned the timing. commentary on other channels maybe because this schedule is getting compress you had that the deal was following through. the president trying to extinguish any talk along those lines with some tweets right before these talks started haters and others trying to calm this down. white house telling me they

mike pompeo said not to read into that. but he did say they would be unique and different security options for the north korea ns f they show they are committed to that. he was asked about the cop ten shouse g-7 days of talks and diplomacy that have gone on. the tables were turned. instead of asked how the united states is supposed to ask north korea and whatever commits they make, he was asked how is north korea supposed to trust the united states and president trump after seeing the way president trump is now react to go united states' allies. mike pompeo said he doesn't think those are the same. he said it was a ludicrous comparison. he said essentially both of these leaders will have to come together and trust each other here. when they meet tomorrow, they will be meeting one on one. only translators will be in the room. we'll only have two people to give us accounts, kim jong-un and president trump. the only other people in the room will be the translators. that undermines what the objective for the meeting tomorrow is

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 an

secretary of state mike pompeo saying the president is very well prepared. these are really the last flurries of activity we are seeing ahead of the meeting. we see a few media scrums here. everybody camped outside the hotel with the north korean delegation and following them as they go to meet with the u.s. delegation. we have not seen anything of kim jong-un today. the north korean leader. we have been hearing from state-run media they have announced publicly this is happening. they announced it to their people. showing that they do believe it could go well. it is quite unusual to announce this thing ahead of time. the famous anchor woman coming forward and talking about it and it being a historic tour. back to you. >> the president of the united states on air force one on sunday. the leader of north korea on a borrowed plane fro china. really fascinating dynamic. thank you for that. talk to you soon. >>> after months of preparations, we are getting our final glimpse of what is ahead for this meeting. we will hear from secretary of state mike pompeo in jus

i talked to mike pompeo when he was on a couple of weeks ago. i asked how they had the conversation he said they talk for an hour and a half. i said was there ltaneous translation or consecutive where one guy talks and then they have to wait for the translator which means you get half as much time of actual conversation. he said they had consecutive translation. one guy would talk and then they would have to wait for the translation. he said he got the distinct impression that kim understood what he was saying in english and basically took advantage of the translation to farm late his answer. we don't know what's going to happen. but it's going to be -- and you know, we will never know exactly because, as you say, it's going to be just the two of them and their translators in the room. but it should be fascinating. these are two very wiley, very cagey, very unpredictable leaders. and i think this will really be the key to the summit. steve: sure. >> it will be sizin up. they will sense -- can they do business with each other? does it make sense

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. as president trump comes face to face with kim

secretary of state mike pompeo weighing in on twitter emphasizing once again where washington stands in all of this the ak crow nikr acronym we're h complete and irreversible denuclearization wee hearing from nbc reports citing two senior white house officials confirming that when the two leaders meet tomorrow on sentosa island, they'll be sitting down one on one. and we don't really have a lot of guidance in terms of duration of that very private meeting and what kind of exchange will they have will there be a very -- just a handshake and what will happen with that first minute of their encounter will be very much interesting to be watching guys, back to you. >> chery, one of the interesting things to point out here is that we're also seeing north korean media in a very unusual move reporting on the movements of their leader, kim jong-un. they reported in an editorial today that this would be a summit, to solve problems that are areas of common concern and areas to realize there's denuclearization how important is it to have the north korean media addressing that >> reporter: i thin

this is what mike pompeo had to say. i am not sure if we have the actual sound on it, but i can read out the quote. sorry? yvonne? all right, we do not have the sound for it. let's talk about what happened yesterday. kim exploring the lion city a bit. he got some cheers by onlookers. today, kim said he learned a lot from the experience of singapore, so it seems like he was in good spirits. stephen: not a bad model to emulate if you want to change the economy. glimpse of a glimmering, shining economy here in singapore as he walked in and out along the central they business district. he also took in the port. i'm not sure he went on the way over to the port. looking at the economy and successes that singapore has made since its independence in an absolute long way. north korea would want similar ambitions. i want to get back to that mike pompeo quote he had that i was about to read out. he says the united states -- they are reported to take actions that will -- we will take actions that will provide north koreans sufficien

so mike pompeo has a lot of ground work to do. and there is still this comparison with there is still this comparison with the iran nuclear deal. allies and partners were involved in formulating that, it took years, and mrtrump formulating that, it took years, and mr trump pulled out of itjust a few weeks ago. so even when allies are involved, it doesn't necessarily mean it will contain america within those partnerships, at least not at the moment. let's move on now. british prime minister theresa may remains under pressure over key brexit votes and how much say mps will have in any final deal. pro—eu conservatives say they fear ms may could betray them over assurances given yesterday that persuaded them to back the government's key brexit legislation. while the government has so far seen off a defeat, there's still a long way to go to the end of the divorce process. chris morris from our reality check team has been looking at the next steps. the eu withdrawal bill is domestic legislation that will formalise will formalise the u

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 s

mike pompeo will us toward the end. hopefully there will be some ladders but there will be lots of chutes. it is much, much more complex. there is a lot of minute knew that to go through. >> and that's obviously more on the negotiation side. and on the international side. domestically at home, there is a fair amount of skepticism politically. here's a little bit of what we heard from senator corker. take a listen. >> i think sometimes the president has a tendency to stand up and say things that are ad hoc that haven't been vetted. sometimes those things are walked back after he's had conversations with people that are relevant to what he said. agn, i thi that's really important to get ppe in. >> important to get pompeo in. david, we know it's important at some point to get folks in washington on board. the president said nothing would happen without approval by congress. >> congress will look at this over time. now you have a really process, if it's a real process. if there is anything to actually negotiate. all we can

that's what mike pompeo is stressing the u.s. is committed to. to the possibility of including words about a peace treaty that would formally end the korean war. so i think the thing about this summit is it's the most anticipated summit in decades but it's also in some senses unscripted. we don't know what the agenda will be. president trump is talking about his instinct, about knowing whether this will be a success or fail your within the first minute, talking about his gut feeling. that's not normally the way summits are planned. in that sense this summit is certainly unique. it hasn't been planned for months as summits usually are. we will possibly know wng the first five minutes whether this is going to work or not. >> let's talk more about the prep that has gone into this. as you've mentioned it seems like not much is that he's going off his gut instinct there but he has met with leaders there. we know he's metith south korean leaders a week or so ago. how much prep has he gone through? has he gotten guidance from other leaders who have met

struck by a lot of things that mike pompeo so this morning. he does inspire a lot of confidence when he comes out. he seems positive but very clear eyed, very focused on what is going to happen. he talked about a prosperous north korea that still respects their traditions. i think is going to be difficult you write that needle of helping them to -- giving them the reward is that they want in exchange for giving this up. but on the same time, we are going to have to face the reality of what the people there have been through. it's not the right time to do that now because we are trying to get to a place were nuclear annihilation is off the table, and that is going to have to happen. i loved what mike pompeo said about putting us in a place where there is a real opportunity for a deal. he is talking about the past to get there. and that was kind of a smart way of phrasing it. he doesn't want to tip his hand and too much with what they are willing to give. we are not going to negotiate with ourselves. but giving the indication that he is doing al

now it's on mike pompeo to close the deal. the secretary of state, he just landed in seoul, south korea. 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. 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 with that from seoul. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. a warm, glowing reaction from the north korean regime, absolu. never really heard of before where they would praise the united states or president trump directly. this is what they're saying -- they're saying preside trump pr summit will improve the u.s.-north korean relations and said that the supreme leader's active and peace-loving measures that were starting earlier in year established peace and stability on the korean peninsula. so praising president trump, praising kim jong-un which is not surprising, that's what they normally do. also praising

right now, until we get the "v" for verify that mike pompeo's talked about, who's the winner? here's what ian bremmer said yesterday about that on cbs -- >> what we now have is a freeze for freeze. it is the north koreans are freezing their icbm and nuclear tests, and the americans are freezing our military exercises with the south koreans. that is exactly the formations the chinese have asked for over the past year, and we've said absolutely not. >> is this exactly what the chinese would want? ar as we stand the big winner? >> certainly the chinese have gotten a great deaf what they have sought and wanted. i think the big question is what comes next. will we see maximum pressure which has been the policy in terms of sanctions and enforcement give way to minimum enforcement? is that what's coming next? china, russia, they have already both been vocal in saying that they think sanctions should be eased. the question we have to answer is who benefits from time's passage? is it a process in which the north koreans get to say, look, we have this process going, you should ease sanc

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. they ex

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 the world's most un

he says mike pompeo was asked again about the sequencing of sanctions relief. he was asked that question about com plete he was asked that question about complete irreversible and verifiable nuclearisation. that his complete denuclearisation. that was mentioned. the other words are continuing to haunt the white house. what we have heard from mike pompeo is he will speak to the allies, the countries concerned, about how quickly this deal was done and how they get it in detail. when you watch the news conference, it is clear the questions concern both japan and north korea. they are interested in getting rid of nuclear weapons. there is a feeling japan and south korea were caught out by donald trump to recall the war games, the exercises byjoint military corporation. this is an attempt by mike pompeo to smooth things over and address concerns and make things look better than they are, but to also sell what has been achieved. donald trump's continued talk, which can on his twitter account, that the nuclear threat is gone, that is not something all of the press wil

we've heard statements from mike pompeo. we've heard other things in treats from the president saying that this is what they want, demutualization of the peninsula. do you think president trump has enough leverage to go into this meeting tomorrow and get the promise from kim jong un? neil: the answer is yes, but it's all up to king. markets need to take a deep yoga breath because the u.s. underlying strategy really protects our vital interests and as long as the strategy remains in place and the u.s. doesn't compromise on the strategy, we have nothing to worry about. let's say the president is overwhelmingly successful and can actually agree to remove his nuclear program in order to open up to the last. the administration has been pretty clear that the treaty is signed off by the senate. that is going to take time to negotiate. nothing magical will happen in the next 48 hours. >> there's been a lot of course commentary from senior white house officials as they prepare for the summit. listen to what larry kudlow said on "face

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 jubilant mood. he was smiling and there were crowds and odd that they were cheering him on. ut the real star was the singapore, maybe the first ever selfie with a foreign dig in a tower with kim jong un. it is being called the big walkabout and taking in the sites. maybe it is addictive. >> we'll see how the selfie game plays out. our north asia correspondent joining us from sentosa. the market highlights that happened on wall stree

but as you say, and mike pompeo gets here later. i think there will be meetings with the japanese as well. i've been speaking to doug paal from the carnegie endowment for international peace. he gave me his reaction to the possibility of sanctions being lifted. i'm not surprised at the north came away with a number of messages that may not be in the publicly released materials so far. they will have construed or heard things that are not — the american government is not ready to tell the american people directly. president trump's pledge at the press conference to stop the military exercises will exacerbate, surely, the nervousness in south korea and japan? of course, and you take that together with his performance at the g7 meeting in quebec, and his extraordinary press conference after the summit, and you see a person who is trying to fall apart the liberal international order that was put together by the united states and its partners in the aftermath of world war ii. he is taking on some very big risks. but the first step towa

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 wher

mike pompeo says president trump is, quote, well prepared for tomorrow's summit with kim jong-un. in a statement pompeo added that washington's position on north korean denuclearization remains clear and unchanged. let's speak to our colleague at the national gallery in singapore. nancy, what is the u.s. hoping to achieve from these talks? >> reporter: well, willem, i think the united states would like to leave singapore with a commitment from north korea that they are, in fact, serious about denuclearization you just mentioned secretary of state mike pompeo say the u.s. stance is unchanged on denuclearization when he says this he refers to complete verifiable, irreversible denuclearization. it's a good thing that secretary of state pompeo said the president is well prepared here. we did hear from president trump in his own right leaving the g7 meeting saying that he's feeling optimistic about the meetings. in fact, he thinks he'll be able to tell just within a minute whether they're going well and whether these talks will be a success. once again, president trump as he met with s

in a statement 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 fir

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, a big moment for secretary of state mike pompeo as well. we will take an inside look. first beyond our borders tonight, thousands of women turned british cities into rivers of green white and violet sunday to mark 100 years since the first women won the right to vote in the u.k. they marched through london and belfast wearing scarves and the colors of the movement that fought for the female vote. >>> tens of thousands of people from spain's country joined hands to form a human chain running some 125 miles to call for the right to hold a regional independent vote there. the demonstration took place just over a month since vast militant group announced its dissolution. italy sayshe 3 week old italian government's position on the euro is clear and unanimous. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight as we mentioned we're beyond the borders too. back to singapore after this quick break. bret: the singapore ferris wheel just around the block from where we are. takes about 30 minutes to get around. no plans for the leaders to take

pompeo has been receiving high marks from many people in the foreign policy community, but mike pompeo can't do this alone. again, you look at the und undersecretaries that aren't there that would be helping out as he moves forward in this process. we still don't have an ambassador to south korea. the list goes on and on and on. the secretary of state cannot do this by himself. >> right. you're absolutely right, joe, and you know, there was a small group of experts working behind the scenes and we don't see any idence of the work that they did in this document. i'm hopeful maybe there's a timetable. maybe some principles they laid out and tried to get their counter parts from north korea to agree to but there's another problem on the north korea side. i don't know if you know this but the north koreansailed to identify their negotiator on the other side of the table. for our side we said it would be secretary pompeo. the north koreans didn't say who theirs would be. so leaving that blank in essence means that, you know, from day one a point of negotiation with them. so that's disconcer

i think it is a kim win and secretary mike pompeo has a big job. >> let me go back to secretary mike pompeo. you and i have both been very vocal over the last year about concerns over budget cuts, concerns over making sure the state department has its share of full personnel. democracy programs have been a priority for both of us. when secretary pompeo reached out to you, i know he asked for advice, what was your advice? >> he did not yet ask for the advice. he called and said he was interested in some of the things that i had written. i had in fact written about the state department budget and the importance of it and democracy. i do think i listen to the last group, when you talk about how much the state department budget is, i am all for the military. this is not a matter of trade- off. the budget from the defense department is kind of like $700 billion. the budget for the state department is $38 billion. it is crazy. we are asking our diplomats to do things very difficult for them to do. plus, the money that goes for foreign assistance. by the way, i do not think foreign assistan

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 photography in this re

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 trying to get him to go there and he just wouldn't do it. what you're seeing is trump's hands fisted way of what implementing the sunshine policy. this is actually not so much trump but xi and moon jae-in's influence on trump. this is the sunshine policy in action where you praise north koreans and give them legitimacy and give them concessions, a big one in suspending these exercises in hopes that they'll open up and by opening up, you can get them to whittle back their nucle

john kelly the white house chief of staff as did mike pompeo. john bolton, the nnal security advisor, former fox news contributor who recently joined the white house staff. this is just the beginning of what should be an intense day or two or longer frankly. and so we expect that they are coming out and then the president of the united states will be out in just a couple moments. we'll take a quick break. we'll thank judith miller and we'll be right back to hear from the president. mine's way better. this one's below market price and has bluetooth. same here, but this one has leather seats! use the cars.com app to compare price, features and value. [ horn honking ] [ engine revving ] what's that, girl? [ engine revving ] flo needs help?! [ engine revving ] take me to her! ♪ coming, flo! why aren't we taking roads?! flo. [ horn honking ] -oh. you made it. do you have change for a dollar? -this was the emergency? [ engine revving ] yes, i was busy! -24-hour roadside assistance. from america's number-one motorcycle insurer. -you know, i think you

he's been 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

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. reporter: could you describe that it?

. >> bill: lots of praise for mike pompeo. what is next after the epic meeting and what role will he play? steve scalise is a good friend. we'll talk to him coming up next about him, pompeo and a very important week. >> sandra: fox news alert on what seemed unthinkable two months ago president trump and kim jong-un committing to complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula during the first-ever meeting between a u.s. sitting president and north korean leader and in return the president putting military drills on hold for now showing president kim showed a commitment in the lead-up to the meeting. >> they secured a commitment for complete denuclearization. that's the big thing. they secured the release of three americanhostages. they already gave them to us two months ago. these people now living happily back in their homes with their families. >> sandra: the joint agreement called for negotiations to ntinue led by secretary of state mike pompeo. the president also saying he wants congress involved into making the agreemen

i'm sure that was a nuisance to mike pompeo, the current secretary of state. and you do have to wonder how kim jong-un would react, so much of this is about propaganda and how he is perceived at home and as i was talking to advisers, they were shaking their heads and stunned that rudy giuliani would say that and a concern they have is the readout after the meeting and we have had numerous occasions where president trump has met with foreign leaders, vladimir putin, for example, and you see different readouts. so they had already been concerned about what the readouts might be from north korea and the u.s. before this statement of jewgiuliani. anything that he says to demean or insult kim jong-un would elevate the risk that this meeting doesn't go well if it happens at all. >> very sensitive moment. joey jackson, despite president's full plate, he had time to tweet this earlier today. quote, sanjay gupta it ironic getting ready to go to canada to fight for our country on trade, we have the worst trade deals made and then singapore to meet with north korea on th

host: the next 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

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 trump has signed isjust as vague as any that have gon

ed: not all of the negotiations have been on the president and secretary state mike pompeo. we will also look at another member of the administration who is quietly behind the scenes playing a pivotal role. hi. i'm t he only bed that actually senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable... does your bed do that? i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. ed: we are back and awaiting the president's arrival with the singapore's prime minister. you can see people lining the streets right before the main event with kim jung-un that will be coming your hours from now. mike pompeo, of course, has taken a leading role and has met face-to-face twice with kingdom and. there's another official by the scenes who is by his side and did leg work and is now working with the secretary of state as well. we want to talk about that with former cia official who are both fox news contractors. we appreciate you both been he here. >> thank you. ed: the end, or to start with you because you know kim well but he was some

mike pompeo is meeting with them. in north korea it's all celebration about a new era of peace and even here on the ground in singapore where seeing a noticeable change even outside the hotel where we're broadcasting from for the first time we're seeing an american flag flying side by side with a north korean flag, extraordinary images from a extraordinary day here in singapore, ppy. >> will ripley, it is indeed. appreciareport i'm joined now by mike rogers. nice to have you here, mr. chairman. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >>> i wonder if you agree with the president's assessment this morning that north korea in his words is no longer a nuclear threat? does he risk a former mission accomplished moment with a statement like that? >> very much so. we are a long way from north korea not being a nuclear threat. thers somed things that happened. i think the fact that we have dialogue -- six months ago, we couldn't even pick up the phone and talk to anybody. we had no way to de- a actih north korea. so all oft ha

secretary of state and also in terms of kimjong—un's team. —— mike pompeo. roh moo—hyun, the foreign affairs minister, the former ambassador to switzerland and someone ambassador to switzerland and someone who has been very issue metal in the conversations taking place not only in the york, washington, seoul, but also leading up washington, seoul, but also leading up to this final appointment we have got today. —— new york. also, the vice—chairman of the workers party of korea. also known as the former spy of korea. also known as the former spy chief. and the foreign minister, it it is those people now who will be ironing out the details of any possible concrete framework, if we are going to hear it, the denuclearisation of weapons. and that key point that mike pompeo made yesterday, verifying the fact that north korea can give up its nuclear weapons unconditionally. as we continue to see those pictures in the last hour or so, we have been here before, haven't we? with previous us president trying to engage with north korea in terms of denuclearisati

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 two or three of the major things kim jong un wanted to. a meeting, flags next to each other, now no delay of exercises with south korea, without getting anything in return. >> reporter: he is not the only naysaying the credit. >> probably the weakest communiquÉ i have ever seen out of and engagement with north korea over several administrations. rob: the president defending the trip evitable medic breakthrough which could take millions of lives saying this is just the beginning. >> we are now going to art the process of denuclearization of north korea and i believe he is going cknd start it virtually immediately. >> reporter: the decision for suspending wargames with south korea. >> we are not going to be

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 states into a new area of peace, and security. our two countries fac

mike pompeo calling beijing's claims of openness and joke. hyman in new york. this hour, oil climbs as opec considers a compromised output plan to head off an iran- led rebellion.

, a big moment for secretary of state mike pompeo as well. we will take an inside look. first beyond our borders tonight, thousands of women turned british cities into rivers of green white and violet sunday to mark 100 years since the first women won the right to vote in the u.k. they marched through london and belfast wearing scarves and the colors of the movement that fought for the female vote. >>> tens of thousands of people from spain's country joined hands to form a human chain running some 125 miles to call for the right to hold a regional independent vote there. the demonstration took place just over a month since vast militant group announced its dissolution. italy says the 3 week old italian government's position on the euro is clear and unanimous. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight as we mentioned we're beyond the borders too. back to singapore after this quick break. liberty mutual stood with me when this guy got a flat tire in the middle of the night, so he got home safe. yeah, my dad says our insurance do

president trump's top diplomat mike pompeo telling reporters that the prep work is done. >> he's going in with a positive attitude and eagerness for real progress. >> reporter: vowing the united states won't repeat past mistakes. >> the united states has been fooled before. there is no doubt about it. >> reporter: while moving closer to language used by pyongyang, repeating that the white house wants -- >> a complete and verifiable and irreversible denucleation of the korean peninsula. >> mentioning the entire peninsula is significant because it could include the u.s. presence there and he declined to say if the summit could affect the 25,000 u.s. troops in south korea. >> i'm not going to get into any of the details of the discussions that we've had to date. >> only noting -- >> we're prepared to take security assurances that are different and unique than provided -- than america has been willing to provide previously. >> reporter: and while only hours away from a historic summit, president trump is also dealing with fallout from his last one. refusing to let go of his feud with canad

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 progress. both the condemning those who