was approached by a number of north korean ships and m.i.g. planes. the captain thought it was a routine harassment. in the end, the north korean ships ordered the public low to surrender. they tried to escape but the engines didn't work very well. they were hardly outgunned, couldn't maneuver well, not prepared in any capacity. in the end they surrendered. there was a brief gun battle. the public low was fired upon by korean ships. one american was killed. a number wounded. the ship was surrendered. tied it one a tow land and drove it into wonton harbor. they were in prison for almost a year when they were released by this crazy diplomatic solution and the ship remains. it's still in north korea now where it is a leading tourist attraction. >> that was a surprise to me hat it's a popular tourist area. what should we take away about north korean culture than? -- -- then? mitchell the stands as a great symbol of the cold war. the american policy and intelligence committee -- community never really thought of this as a dangerous mission. the soviets ran these kind of operations. we

motorcades bringing in the north korean leader d president trump arriving at the resort which is a hundred acre facility in singapore, a small island, just a short distance from singapore -- downtown singapore. that began a 40 minute session that took place one-on-one. the only people in the room where the translators for the north korean president and -- leader and president trump. the luncheon is underweight right now. in attendance will be the senior u.s. officials as well as white house press secretary sarah sanders. that luncheon will last about e hour or an hour and a h come back forl some sort of statement work news conference at 4:00 eastern time. it was a very short session but you can see the room where the president and the north korean leader were about to dine. we also want to get to your phone calls. what do you expect from this summit? for republicans, democrats, and all others, called the numbers on your screen. the north korean leader is 34 years old. you heard that discussion with bruce, he did spend a number of years in switzerland where he attended school and then back

himself. >> between a brash american president and a reclusive north korean ruler. >> translator: the u.s. main lamainland is in the range of our strike. >> we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. >> he may have 20 nuclear weapons, missiles that eventually might hit the united states. >> he sees having nuclear weapons as essential to his survival. >> after seven decades in near isolation, is the country's leader, kim jong-un, changing the global game for north korea? >> for the first time, the leader of north korea stepped into south korea. >> one of the first things he has done is make himself a more acceptable figure on the international stage. >> kim jong-un does something which nobody expects. he again changes the balance of this regime. >> as the historic summit between president donald trump and kim jong-un nears, what will it mean for north korea, the united states and the world? >> we have never had this kind of negotiation before. the stakes are incredibly high. >> this will be the critical test of the trump administration. this is what history will remembe

u.s. president and north korean leader. a really you know a lot of progress. really very positively better than anybody could expect. amazing that many thought would never happen is addressing pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. i'm sam is a dan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up stranded at sea hundreds of migrants who were rescued off the libyan coast find themselves with nowhere to go. and we meet the afghans walking a seven hundred kilometers for the message for their government. after eighteen months of trading insults and threats of nuclear annihilation donald trump and kim jong un have held face to face talks in singapore in the last few moments trump said the meeting went better than anybody could have expected but it's the first time a sitting u.s. president has met a north korean leader. really great to really take you to a lot of progress really very fatherly better than anybody expected comparable to. well i dream brown reports on a historic day that many people thought would never come up in this diplomatic drama here was act one for. getting to know you the ha

somehow the north korean leader now commands the center of the world's stage. this is the story of kim jong-un, his past, his present and how has managed to bring an american president to his doorstep. ♪ december 28th, 2011. kim jong-un had just inherited the cruelest, most repressive dictatorship on earth. his father kim jong-il was dead from a heart attack. in icy pyongyang, tens of thousands lined the streets. for many mourners, it was a chance to catch a glimpse of their new leader. >> people believed he's too young. he's too inexperienced. >> there were real fears that kim jong-un still in his 20s was not up to the job. >> he looked like a boy. there he is sobbing over his father's casket. >> some doubted that he could ever command the kind of cult-like worship his grandfather and his father inspired. a reaction like this. >> i don't want to say it's insincere but let's say the enthusiasm's over the top. these people are going to be on north korean television. >> it's the questione so often ask about north korea. is this real? or is it pronda? watch again. as the camera moves do

trump will have a news conference. our coverageill include events relating to the north korean leader. we will share with you a conversation discussing the book "without you, there is no us." we will be back in a couple minutes as the pictures come to us. we will share them with you. also, during the evening and morning hours, we will get your reaction to what is happening in the poor. -- singapore. >> where you from? , originally. korea i was born and raised there. >> why did you come to the states? >> a long story. as all immigrants do, there is a lot of turbulence. claim, new york without a word of english. >> what do you do for a living today? >> i am a journalist, so i publish novels. literary novels is how i began writing. coming out with books. into the first time i went south korea in 2002. i've been covering north korea, more or less. >> that is why we invited you is preview your book. us, my you, there is no time with north korea's elite. how did you get a job in north korea? >> it took a long time. , i joinedtime i went this pro-north korean group. >> what was the process l

the last shot was fired and more and more south koreans are even changing their mind about north korea's dictator kim jong il and self is in the t.v. . you've got to get what he said and what he was. probably smarter than i thought i got the impression he's actually leading the country sort of. three months and was. turning. into a korean summit changed many people's opinions about him. but that doesn't change the fact that it is oppressive communist regime the young it. is the biggest issue during the meeting as a career i have the impression that he has to give up the weapon to say i hope the us or summit flow through. good agreements to. all expect somebody. based on the inner screen of somebody a few weeks ago i would like to hear something great such as the declaration to end the korean war. so many of us wish to see them. sometimes one side and his wife come to the national cemetery in seoul to find his brother's name on the wall of missing soldiers. even though chance the book is no longer missing they don't want his name deleted soul was his home they say they hope that m

. ultimately the movie did still get released. and although the north korean state hacking campaign against it ended up scaring the movie off of a lot of movie screens and theaters around the country, the movie did end up doing pretty great, streaming online, i think driven in part by this very weird anti-publicity campaign conducted by north korean military intelligence calling this movie the most dangerous thing in the world. now, that attack, 2014, the attribution for that attack specifically went to something called the reconnaissance general bureau, which is sometimes described as the equivalent of the cia in north korea but really it's its own thing. it's foreign intelligence in north korea. it's cyberwar. it's cyberespionage. sometimes it's just plain war. i don't know what you call it when it's hacking into a foreign movie studio and destroying their laptops. i don't know what you call that. but that's the group within the north korean military, north korean government that was -- got the attribution for that attack. reconnaissance general bureau. that was 2014. the year before, in

start of their historic one—day summit in singapore. the us president and north korean leader then held brief one—on—one talks with translators on defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament. the long road to the talks has seen secret meetings, stop—start diplomacy and the release of us detainees. but it all hangs on what happens, right here, right now. we're going to be great discussion. i think tremendous success. we'll be tremendously successful. it's my honour to be here. we will have a career thick relationship, i have no doubt. —— terrific relationship. we had obstacles on our way forward in this but we hope to do well. both leaders thenjoined their teams of advisors for more detailed, wider—ranging discussions. we have all the developments live on bbc news. hello and welcome to this bbc news special from singapore and that historic summit between president trump and kim jong—un. the two men met and shook hands on a red carpet at the summit venue at the capella hotel on sentosa and then then held one—to—one talks for around 50 minutes. they also held talks wit

expertise in the future. the north koreans have a sligly different definition. plus, u.s.that military assets that could be used to launch nuclear weapons or to strike regime in the strike and could that is what the north koreans are worried about. working off the first definition, you mentioned concrete actions. what would be the first couple action steps that would be necessary for that to happen? guest: when need to look at this in phases. to make surese is north korea has frozen its program. we cannot ducarize ifhey are improving their arsel.northa of important first steps. president trump talked about they stopped ballistic missile testing, closing their test site, ending the clear test explosions, but they continue to produce plutonium for nuclear weapons. for the trump administration has to be to solidify those. we have got to make sure that heey are boasting dismantling of test facilities and production. soon after, we need to have a declaration from the north koreans of their program. what do they have? where is it? so inspectors can come to check arsenal to make sure

flag side—by—side with the north korean flag. who would have thought that this was possible, not just a few weeks have thought that this was possible, notjust a few weeks ago, months ago, but decades ago? that's right. this is what a lot of us that's right. this is what a lot of us in the analyst community think the north koreans want from this, the north koreans want from this, the symbolism, north korean imagery next to american imagery, the flags and the handshakes and it validates north korea as distinct and independent from south korea, making the division more permanent, some recognition. the north korean flag next to the american flag, something ofa next to the american flag, something of a recognition of one of the worst countries in the world to be honest. amnesty international and human rights reports from the un about north korea paint it as an awful place. that's a big achievement, that shot, with the flags. regime change has been spoken about in north korea after the death of kim jong il, kim jong—un‘s north korea after the death of kim jong il, kimjong—un‘s

between president trump and north korean leader kimjong—un about denuclearisation. mr kim is welcomed by the singapore prime minister — it's only his third trip abroad since becoming north korea's leader. president trump is currently en route to singapore and is due to arrive soon. this is the scene live by the military airbase in singapore. as preparations gather pace here in singapore for the summit on tuesday, we'll bring you the latest. and the other main headlines on bbc news at 1: the g7 summit ends in disarray over trade tariffs — president trump lashes out at the canadian prime minister, calling him dishonest and weak. and 100 years after the first british women won the right to vote, women across the uk are set to march together. good evening. welcome to singapore, just after eight o'clock local time here, and the next hour we are expecting donald trump to arrive here on the island. it is an unprecedented summit we are expecting here in the next 48 hours. we have never seen anything like this before, sitting american president meeting the north korean leader. we

trump and north korean leader kim jong il and. also on the program and get america describes president trump's withdrawal from the weekend's g seven joint statement as sobering and reiterates the european union's determination to retaliate against u.s. tariffs. i'm phil gale welcome to the program. preparations for tuesday's historic summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korea's supreme leader kim jong un in singapore are in full swing president trump has met with singapore's prime minister at least scieno at a working lunch if tomorrow's event happens it will be the first time a sitting u.s. president has ever met with a north korean leader mr trump has said that he will know within the first minutes of the meeting whether a deal with north korea will be possible u.s. secretary of state mike pump air has been spelling out u.s. preconditions. in light of how many flimsy agreements the united states has made in previous years this president will assure ensure that no potential agreement will fail to adequately address the north korean threat the ultimate objecti

between the north korean leader and president trump. we will keep you posted as we get information from the pool that is giving us the pictures. northt, talking about korea and security. booktv part of c-span2's coverage. as events unfold in singapore, we will break away and show them to you as we get those pictures. stay with us. >> how is everybody doing? loud voice.for my i'm half-death. half-deaf.'m i wore headsets for 25 years. thank you for bringing me here. i'm always treated like a king when i come. special thanks to linda for organizing this event. my lovely bri of 24 years is here. i would like to thank her for putting up with all of my 24 years.or the past i will see my youngest daughter next week. that will be my most fun trip. i'm going to iowa, which all of you know is the cultural center of the universe. i would like to thank my colleagues and friends who have encouraged my scholarship. university. state i appreciate that they have encouraged me to study what to me is a very interesting subject matter. i intend to do it for as long as i can. i would like to thank all

at his back donald trump standing emerging after having lunch with the north korean leader who we can also see on the screen right there kim jong un has just emerged after a meeting of working lunch we did hear donald trump reference something about going for a signing a spring in our diplomatic editor james varies james was going on well. well it doesn't look a particularly well choreographed scene right now but it does look like a friendly scene and look him going one way trump going the other i think we actually saw the signing perhaps just a few moments ago when cameras were not a live picture but other cameras were seen filming the two man i think they may well have now signed their declaration certainly they came out of the lunch the two leaders walked past reporters they didn't seem to be a translator they seemed to be happily conversing we had thought that perhaps kim speaks some english he certainly speaks enough english to talk to president trump for that walk past the camera crews where president trump was asked how it had been going and he said it's going better than anyon

arrives in singapore for an historic summit on denuclearisation with north korean leader, kim jong un. kim jong un has already been greeted by singapore's prime minister. the historic summit with the us leader will take place on tuesday. the g7 summit ends in disarray over trade tariffs. president trump lashes out at the canadian prime minister, calling him dishonest and weak. i have made it very clear to the president that it is not something we relish doing, but it is something we relish doing, but it is something we absolutely will do. as canadians, polite, reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around. companies are to be forced to justify the pay gap between their highest and lowest earners. processions are taking place all over the uk with women wearing the colours of the suffragette movement — green, white and violet. a very good evening and welcome to singapore. it is nine o'clock local time here and president trump has just arrived in singapore. just behind us, you will see the stunning singapore nightline, the financial district, the marina bay, the iconic landmark on the s

korea is due to begin shortly he also said he developed quote a very special bond with north korean leader kim jong un for his part kim claimed the world will see a major change after today's summit and that he and trump agreed to leave the past because time would you like me expect to learn more about the contents of their joint document shortly with president donald trump to address the press soon. trump held the signing of the declaration saying it would transform relations between the united states and north korea is proud of what took place today. i think our whole relationship with north korea and the korean for the chiller is going to be very much different situation than it has in the past we both want to do something we both are going to do something we've developed a very special bond so. people are going to be very impressed people are going to be very happy and we're going to take care of a very big and very dangerous problem for the world and dreaming studios young cartel with the german marshall fund of the united states before we speak to you we're going to go to singapore w

over a week from now. mr. trump playing up the drama as he met with the north korean dictator's right hand man at the white house. while down playing expectations for any summit break throughs. this after cnn learned that north korea's blowing up its test tunnels appears to have been propaganda. first, let's go to our chief white house correspondent, jim acosta. there's some reason at the same time to be skeptical? >> reporter: absolutely. it was on and off, and president trump was all smiles when he announced the summit was back on with kim jong-un. the question is is the president giving away too much? giving the north koreans what they want without delivering much of anything in return. top republican senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell is worried the president could be sno snookerred in singapore. >> after meeting more an an hour, president trump declared the singapore summit he cancelled last week is back on. >> getting to know you meeting plus. june 12th we'll be in singapore. it'll be a beginning, i don't say it ever happens in one meeting. >> reporter: the president

donald trump there making his way, as concentrated a face as the north korean leader, who made his way there just a few minutes before him. breaking news. we have special coverage live drum singapore and sentosa island with us president donald trump a short time ago, in the last five seconds, arriving for this historic summit with north korean leader kim jong—un, this historic summit with north korean leader kimjong—un, with this historic summit with north korean leader kim jong—un, with a motorcadejust korean leader kim jong—un, with a motorcade just arriving outside of the hotel 2.5 minutes before donald walked in. we understand the two men will walk through the hotel towards the library to greet each other with only translators be for expanded bilateral talks begin. —— before. we have never seen that before, the american flag side—by—side with the north korean flag. it truly is a moment many thought not possible. we we re moment many thought not possible. we were here decades before, 9092, 1994, 1996, previous presidents trying to start dialogue with this regime.

the trumpet speaking after signing a joint declaration with the north korean leader to denuclearize the korean peninsula. i'm still get a welcome to the program. a first bold step to a bright new future u.s. president donald trump has praised north korea's leader kim jong un after he reaffirmed a commitment to denuclearizing the korean peninsula the joint declaration also committed the two countries to continuing efforts to bring a lasting and stable peace to the koreans this is the first time a north korean leader at met for talks with a sitting u.s. president usa concept resisted such a meeting for decades describing north korea as a rogue state that should unilaterally abandon nuclear weapons. after the meeting the president expressed his gratitude towards the north korean leader for his engagement at that meeting. ortley i want to thank chairman kim for taking the first step toward a bright new future for his people are unprecedented meeting the first between an american president and a leader of north korea proves that real change is indeed possible my meeting with chairman kim

house the success of an unprecedented summit with his north korean counterpart. -- a joint document committing to denuclearization of the korean peninsula. president trump has held the success of an unprecedented summit in singapore with his north korean counterpart kim jong-un.n -- kim following from today's historic summit, the two leaders signed a joint document committing towards workingoward complete denuclearization of the peninsula. it also says that countries will join efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the peninsula. trump said he was optimistic that kim would respect the terms. >> chairman kim and i just signed a joint statement in which he reaffirmed his commitment to complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. to figure iseed negotitiations to implement the agagreement as soon as p possib. he wants to do that.t. this is not the past. this is not another administration that never gogott stararted and thereforore nevert it done. chairman kim has told me thatt north korea is already destroying a major missile engine testing site. that is not in you

start even before the north korean state was founded in nineteen forty eight. during world war two many koreans were taken to japan a slave laborers so when the nuclear weapons went off in japan during world war two the and many koreans had seen those weapons seen the effects knew about it they went home to korea after the war and described it to the koreans in the leadership picked up on the fact that this was a really big deal. at the end of the war korea like germany was divided by the allied powers. the border between the two occupation zones was drawn in on the thirty eighth parallel in the northern ascent the soviet union installed kim il sung at the head of a provisional government. the democratic people's republic of korea was proclaimed in september one thousand nine hundred forty eight. into nine hundred fifty north korea invaded the south and was suppose it in this conflict by the soviet union and china the south by a un backed international coalition led by the us. the fighting dragged on for three years and killed an estimated two point five million. u.s. general douglas ma

. american officials say preliminary talks with the north koreans have moved quickly, and they're focused on a key prize. the complete and verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation of the korea peninsula is the only outcome that the united states will accept. theresa may calls on conservative mps to unite behind her ahead of tomorrow's crucial brexit bill debate, but labour accuses her of a fudged attempt to heal divisions in her party. and on newsnight, as the greatest showman on earth come together in just a few hours time, john sweeney will take you to the heart of the qin dynasty in north korea —— greatest show men. —— kim dynasty. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump and kim jong—un are in singapore ahead of their long—awaited summit, which starts injust a few hours‘ time. the americans say mr trump will accept nothing less than the complete denuclearisation of north korea but they added that the us was willing to offer north korea guarantees about its security as well as economic incentives. north korea says it will seek to establish a new relations

he plans to hold north korean leader kim jong-un to his word. but were the concessions made by the president too high a price to pay?>>> plus, the brutal tru behind kim jong-un's smiles and promises of peace. an atrocious record of human rights abuses. bob woodruff inside the hermit kingdom where the government sets the scene. >>> across the dmz, north korean defectors describe the labor camps and starvation that made them risk their lives to escape. >> trump and kim, the historic summit, will be right back. (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) ♪ ♪ (sound of footsteps) (sound of car door opening) (car door closes) (sound of engine starting) >>> this special edition of "nightline," "trump and kim," continues. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. president trump left his historic summit with a pledge of complete denuclearization from kim jong-un. what exactly does that mean and what good is the promise of a brutal dictator? in his first interview after saying good-bye to the north korean leader, president trump tells abc

coverage, including the insights of a north korean defector. but first, the headlines in 60 seconds. this is a mission of peace. >> how long will it take to figure out whether they are serious? i said maybe in the first minute. >> kim jong-un out and about visiting sands casino resort. >> this was like the tour of >> this was like the tour of some kind of rock star. >> adding to the circus atmosphere... >> dennis rodman here in singapore. >> now he wants credit for the summit. >> i just happen to be part of it. i think i brought awareness to a lot of things around the world. >> president trump sits down with his long-time enemy. he is hurling insults at some of america's closest allies. >> there is a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad-faith diplomacy with president donald j. trump. >> an orlando police officer shot and four children are held hostage. >> the standoff still going on. >> a wildfire in colorado... >> doubles in size. >> thousands of people have been forced to evacuate. >> glor: good evening from singapore. >> the this is tuesday morning her

north korean leader, kim jong—un. this is the scene at the hotel where the north korean delegation is staying. when president trump arrives the two men will hold talks on denuclearisation. companies are to be forced to justify the pay gap between their highest and lowest earners. also this hour — 100 years since some women won the right to vote, processions are taking place all over the uk. women will don the colours of the suffragette movement — green, white and purple. and in a moment... dateline takes a look at how the issues of the week are being tackled around the world. hello, a very good morning, and welcome to bbc news. the g7 summit has ended in disarray, with a war of words between president trump and the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau. mr trudeau said canada would not be pushed around on trade tariffs. mr trump then accused him of being "dishonest and weak". the president has withdrawn his endorsement of a joint communique on the importance of free trade. from quebec, our correspondent gary o'donoghue reports. scarcely 2a hours after the president arrived at a su

a north korean leader shake hands. and it seems they got on. we have developed a very special bond, so people will be very impressed and very happy, and we will take care of a very big and very dangerous problem for the world. the north korean leader was less effusive, but still positive. translation: we overcame our prejudices, and we are here today. mr kim got a freeze in these us—south korea military drills. mr trump got a reaffirmation of north korea's commitment to denuclearisation. we'll unpack every aspect of the summit for you with our correspondents and experts, if you have any questions, the hashtag is #bbcos. and it's notjust north korea, we'll be talking about brexit too, the british government forced today to make concessions to rebels in its own party to stave off a parliamentary defeat. we will tell you how all of this fits into the brexit story. we will be spending much of today's programme talking about this. this is the moment that donald trump and kimjong—un met. a moment of great history, and broader trucks to. donald trump says he got what he came for, a no

comes to u.s./north korean relations? guest: i think it is too early to call it a breakthrough. i think it is the start of a process. kim jong-un has made general commitments as his father and grandfather did before him. all of those commitments turned out to be not valid. either the north koreans lied or never carried out commitments. the question is whether kim jong-un is different. whether he is prepared to take steps toward nuclear disarmament . we will find that out in the course of the next months and years as secretary of state pompeo tries to put some flesh on the bones of this joint andunique which is general lacks detail on timetable asing reciprit verification, all these critical issues which were not result in the singapore summit itself. host: here are the bones of that agreement. president trump committing to provide security guarantees for north korea. the united states and north korea committing to establish new relations in accordance with desires of teople the two countries for peace and prosperity. the united states and north korea will join efforts to build a lasting

big story in. the magazine on the w. the demilitarized zone divides the korean peninsula into north and south at the thirty eighth parallel the armies of both sides face each other along the border. this standoff has continued since the end of the korean border nine hundred fifty three it's a precarious balance of power that's often been threatened believe to begin with north korea late today launching a new missile has announced it successfully tested a nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile usually this is a miniaturized nuclear warhead capability the world hope north korea would never reach north korea's new missile test is another intercontinental ballistic missile if flew higher and longer than ever before the triumph and north korea says its latest a ballistic missile test demonstrates that it now has the capability to strike anywhere in the united states. and. the world is shocked by this test but north korea's transformation into a nuclear power should come as no surprise. they've been working towards this goal for decades it's. if instigated program that got its

singapore and president north korean official with at the white house. this event was hosted by the foundation for the defense of democracies in washington, d.c. >> all right.and ten minutes. good afternoon and welcome to the foundation for defense of democracies. my name is david adesnik. i'm the director of research. it's my pleasureid to welcome al ofh in their the audience and new ones. i hope this really shows quite a broad audience, thehe kind of wk were doing here and how proud we are to bring some super experts to talk about north korea today. so i couple of housekeeping items. today's event is being live stream video recorded and broadcast on c-span, so it's on the record which means would like you to turn off your phones so we don't have any interruptions, otherwise your frozenaught for posterity and never forgotten. to set an example i will go ahead and turn off my phone right heater. so with that i'd like to turn to the issue at hand and i will say a word about why this is so important. obviously for the world but also in particular for fdd. north korea on own is somethi

. north korean state media report denuclearization and lasting peace top the agenda for this meeting. all of this has been a stunning turnaround for a young kim jong-un from international pariah to what some are calling a statesman, apparently ready to negotiate a end to his missile programs in return for security guarantees and an end to crushing economic sanctions. cnn's will ripley has reported from north korea many times. many times, so many times that i can't remember, actually. will joins us now from singapore. okay. what we have right now, will, are the last -- >> eight. >> the last couple of hours and working level negotiations between the americans and the north koreans, the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo put out a statement saying in part we've had detailed meetings to date with the north koreans. south korean news agent has reported there may be a draft agreement they're working on. what do they know about the meeting? ma what are the details here? >> this is kind of like trying to put -- it's like speed dating. you know, something that should have taken maybe months

motorcades arriving, this is what it looked like as president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un arrived at this island resort. 300 acres in singapore. and -- >> that was the president entering a holding room and preparing for the summit. this from another tweet, 50 red stars meet one red star -- white start. in singapore, they were in their respective rooms for about 30 minutes and shortly after 9:00 in the morning local time, the historic handshake. the american and north korean flags in the backdrop. ndceible] conversati including a bilateral meeting. 202 is the area code. 748-8921 four republicans. 202-748-8920 for democrats. this began with the session that lasted about 45 minutes between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. in the first meeting, only to translators in attendance. within 40 minutes, a larger meeting that included secretary of state mike pompeo and a luncheon will be taking place in less than one hour, around 11:30 eastern time, a 12 hour time difference between the u.s. and singapore. let's get to your phone calls and hear from robert in atla

president will meet a north korean leader. the white house hopes the meeting will begin a process that will lead to pyongyang giving up its nuclear weapons. kimjong—un, for his part, wants security guarantees, respect on the global stage and an end to international sanctions in order to build the economy. north korean state media is now reporting that the two leaders will discuss a way of creating permanent and durable peace, and de—nuclearization, on the korean peninsula. our correspondent, laura bicker has the latest: the waiting is over. the hard work starts now. donald trump has arrived in singapore to try to do a deal that has eluded past us presidents. he hopes his unconventional political style will persuade kimjong—un to disarm. i think within the first minute, i'll know. reporter: how? just my touch, my feel, that's what i do. the north korean leader doesn't look like he's feeling his way. considering this is his debut on the world's diplomatic stage, he looked calm and relaxed as he discussed his hopes for peace with the singaporean prime minister. he's taking no chance

summit since he first accepted to meet with the north korean leader in march. the president a few days before departing felt this was less about it preparation but more about his attitude going into the meeting and thinks it's more about what hir relationship is king jong unis going to be like and something the president is looking and the question everybody is waiting to see what exactly goes on during that conversation and what happens when these two people sit down together. >> thank you. >>> nic robertson is there in seoul. nic, they are in south korea for obvious reasons. the country has a lot of interest in what is happening but president moon as well has invested a lot personally in the success of this upcoming meeting. >> hugely. it's greatly anticipated here. there was real concern, if you go back less than a year ago, that there could be a wide-scale war on the korean peninsula. for president moon, the fact that president trump and kim jong-un can sit down and talk about what is a war of words between them is a hugely positive thing. the way that it's being viewed here is let

korea's missile programs or the end of north korea's threats or the end of the north korean regime or the end of north korea's nuclear programs so all of these issues are all completely separate and the world different countries in the region and americans we all need to understand these a separate issues and i think everybody just thought that on june twelfth that president trump and kingdom would want sit down and suddenly americans and everybody else would feel safe if well the summit succeeded or if it failed we would suddenly go to war well it's simply not the case but i think the media and gareth you've been talking about this i mean the media's been pretty shameful in the narratives that they've been pushing but that almost has everything to do with domestic politics in the united states and let me go to gareth theory because you wrote written recently on this topic go ahead. well yes of course it's true that the media have played a very nasty role in the run up to this summit really trying to discredit the idea that there could be an agreement that would effectively denuclearize a

summit here in singapore. the us president and north korean leader are now set for i-to-i north korean leader are now set for 1—to—1 talks, with translators are not tensions and nuclear disarmament. the much anticipated summit follows a year of exchanging threats and many months of diplomatic twists and turns. a warm welcome to use. a significant, unprecedented moment here. and also, of course on the island of sentosa, playing host to these historic talks. about five kilometres away from where we are now. the two delegations derived, arrived, and john and made his way into the capella hotel. followed just 80 minutes later by donald trump. it is this, the scene that we will all be talking about. ——a few. donald trump shaking hands with the north korean leader. a firm handshake between the two men and we cannot underestimate the symbolism behind the flag there, side—by—side. some thought that many, this would never happen. a totalitarian regime and an isolated region that has deplored the west and called america the archenemy. their flag flying next to the american fla

only american who saw this north korean leader. victor, you've been lni to our conversation. what would you add, based on either body language or overheard language itself? >> i think, brian, at the very beginning when they first met, it was clear that president trump was talking to kim jong-un, there werno interpreters around and kim jong-un was responding in english. so he does speak english as sue said. i think the other thing is this bigger meeting, as ben said, is important but not nearly as important as the one on one and not as important as the working lens particularly if kim and trump sit next to each other where they can have more quiet, trust building conversations. the other thing we're missing is the surprise. both leaders like surprises. when kim jong-un met with the south korean leader in april, remember they met at the rcion line but then kim pulled the south korean leader over. and when president trump made his first trip to south korean, he said there was a surprise, he tried to make a trip to the demilitarized zone but it was called back because of heavy fog. we

our ambassadors on kim met to meet with north korean delegation. the talks continue this afternoon, even as we sit here now. they are in fact moving quite rapidly and we anticipate they will come to their logical conclusion even more quickly thane had anticipated. before discussing the summit time i want to address a report in "the new york times" that suggested the u.s. team lacks the expertise on the north korean weapons programs as part of this talk. i want to address that report directly. over three months an interagency working group with over 100 experts across the government has met multiple times per week to address technical and logistical issues associated with dismantling north korea's programs. that includes experts from the military charged with dismantling nuclear weapons, the department of energy including phd's and experts from d.o.e. lab and officials in the intelligence community covering north korea. the same experts also cover north korea's nuclear chemical biological and missile programs. these experts include dozens of phd's who have expertise in nuclear weapo

destroyed a nuclear reactor built in syria by the north korean regime. this is a global threat and not a regional one. more urgent than ever now that we looking forward to a summit on june 12 in singapore. with that in mind, i would like to say a little bit about each of the experts we have on the stage. a lot of people like to talk about north korea and give advice, but there is a more select few who truly have expertise. the kind that is worth giving to presidents and secretaries of state and other world leaders. if you listen to the people on stage and what they will have to say, follow them on twitter, see them on cbs and other networks, where they have recently appeared you will be learning a , tremendous amount. i will go in alphabetical order. our moderator will be barbara demick. she is the new york correspondent for the "los angeles times." she is the author of two books. one was a finalist for the national book award. next, bruce klingner. he served in senior positions in the intelligence committee. i followed his work for many years in his role as a senior research fellow fo

level north korean envoy held talks with trump at the white house says he looks forward to the day when he will be able to lift sanctions on north korea we'll take you live to the white house for more also coming up political change in southern european capitals today in italy the new prime minister. and his cabinet have been sworn in by the country's new government has a markedly your word skeptic stance we'll go live to rome and ask what this could mean for the european union and in spain lawmakers remove the prime minister. a no confidence vote it was triggered by a corruption scandal in conservative party the socialist. is said to be the new man. it's good to have you with us it is back on again u.s. president donald trump says that he will meet north korean leader kim jong un in just eleven days time on june twelfth earlier canceled that summit intended to denuclearize north korea after what he called belligerent rhetoric coming out. out of the hermit kingdom where trump spent the last few hours today meeting with a senior north korean on board he has now left the white house

arrived in singapore for tomorrow's talks with north korean leader kim jong un. secretary pompeo is a brief news conference ahead of the u.s. north korea summit. >> good afternoon. he thank you so much for your patience. certainly worth the wait. welcome to singapore and the center here will keep this short. i'd like to welcome the secretary of state, mike tom hale, who will answer questions specific to the summit that will take place tomorrow and will be around to follow up with other questions beyond that. thank you very much. mr. secretary. >> good afternoon. i want to get an update advance of president trump summit with chairman kim jong un. as the president said on saturday, this is truly a mission of peace. this afternoon the president called prime minister abe of japan and prime minister moon. earlier today our ambassador son kim met to meet with north korean delegation. the talks continue this afternoon, even as we sit here now. they are in fact moving quite rapidly and we anticipate they will come to their logical conclusion even more quickly than we had anticipated. before d

is called "in order to live: a north korean girl's journey to freedom." websitedline from the wrap up and kim jong-un a working lunch. that wrapped up less than one hour ago. we have been watching this very prepare for the two some sort of a signing ceremony. we do not have a lot of particulars in terms of what they will be signing, but we want to watch this and take you to the event at the compiler resort in singapore. the day began at 9:00 in the morning on tuesday morning, a 12 hour time difference, a 40 minute one-on-one session followed by a bilateral meeting that included north korea and u.s. officials led by secretary of state mike pompeo and the president, and then, a working lunch which lasted just over one hour. andtwo men shook hands departed to separate parts of the resort. the president also showing what is known as the beast, the presidential motorcade, to kim jong-un. it will show you that again in just a moment. you can see the hand coming up. we are probably less than five minutes away of president trump and the north korean leader who will have some sort of a sign

quickly. absolutely. >> a new era in mesh diplomacy. signing a joint document. >> the north korean dictator saying the world will see a major change. so much to get to. welcome to early start. >> it is tuesday june 12. 3:00 a.m. in the east. >> i'm john live in singapore. it's now 3:00 p.m. i got to say, just a remarkable picture and a historic picture. the big question this morning is will it be more than just a picture? the president of the united states and the dictator of north korea did sign a declaration. they did shake hands. at the end of the historic summit. this is something that no sitting u.s. president has ever done. with the north korean leader. he forced a special bond with kim. and kim loves his country very much. this is a leader accused of human rights crimes. never the les the president declared the meeting a great success and promised denuclearization quickly. very quickly. >> we're very proud of what took place today. i think our whole relationship with north korea and the korean peninsula is going to be a very muchferent situation than it has in the past. we both want

donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un signed a joint declaration which commits pyongyang to the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula the highly anticipated summit in singapore hailed a success by the leaders. expected. today we had a historic meeting and decided to leave the past behind us were about to sign a historic document the world will see a major change in the idea that. we have developed a very special bond show. people are going to be very impressed people are going to be very happy and we're going to take care of a very big and very dangerous problem for the world that problem nuclear weapons in the agreement north korea has pledged to dismantle its nuclear arsenal but critics say the declaration fails to provide concrete steps as to how that will be achieved and verified. and has reneged on such promises in the past. trump is confident that this time will be different he spoke of his special bond with kim and as with all friendships compromise must come from both sides directly after the summit trump announced washington would cease its joint militar

after signing a joint agreement with the north korean leader to denuclearize the korean peninsula . i feel great a welcome to the program donald trump and kim jong un have concluded their summers in singapore with a joint declaration pledging to denuclearize the korean peninsula the unprecedented meeting between u.s. president times north korean leader was a closely watched a fact only a few months ago the two men had been publicly insulting each other and threatening war today they appear to have put the past behind. it's the moment many doubted would happen u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un signed a joint declaration which commits p.r. nyang to the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula the highly anticipated summit in singapore hailed a success by the leaders. to speak here. today we had a historic meeting and decided to leave the past behind us were about to sign a historic document the world will see a major change in the view that. we have developed a very special bond show. people are going to be very impressed people are going to be