with north korea. was hosted by the arms control association. it is 1.5 hours. >> all right. good afternoon. i'm the executive director of the independent nonpartisan nongovernmental arms control association based here in washington, and d.c. to helping toed reduce the threat of nuclear weapons. we are here for a briefing on the talks of the denuclearization of the north korean peninsula. we are gathered here on the 65th anniversary of the armistice. later, tensions have not ended. over the course of the last several decades, north korea has capabilities, dangerous capabilities including nuclear weapons and missile technology to protect their security, they u.s.into deter potential aggression. beginning with president george h.w. bush, the united states has sought to use diplomacy and pressure to keep --th korea some limitedn success in the past, such as the 1994 framework pursued by president bill clinton. that halted north korea's plutonium program for about eight years but ultimately that agreement and other efforts fell apart as the two sides accused one another of failing to

haley and her team here at the united nations. leadership on north korea has been evident this morning. the reason i came here today was to meet with members of the un security council, south korea and japan as well, to convey details on my work to trip -- on my work to north korea and the progress made there. i also met with the un's theetary-general to discuss topic and other topics as well. the countries of the security council are united on the need for final and fully their five denuclearize asian of north korea, as agreed to by chairman kim. the strict enforcement of is critical to us achieving this goal. all member states have unanimously agreed to enforce sanctions on north korea, and we expect them to honor those commitments. if they are not enforced, prospects for denuclearization diminished.ea are right now, north korea is illegally smuggling petroleum products. -- these illegal transfers from ship to ship are the prominent means by which these are happening. these transfers happened at least 89 times in the first five months of this year and they continue to occur. the unit

know. somebody like. into the process between the u.s. and north korea the responsibility of security pompei or assumed after the summit in single pole is very significant and minister khan and i stand handing hand with the secretary pump a zero to support him all the way till the end i would also like to pay tribute to the earnest effort by mr khan to serve as the bridge between us and the north career effort has paved the way for the subsequent summit in singapore today we were able to reaffirm our neighboring commitment to continue strengthening of our try that are all cooperation tours the common goal of those careers complete verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of all weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles of all ranges we have also had an in-depth discussion on how we can cooperate to urge north korea to take concrete actions towards the full implementation of relevant in not a nations security council resolutions and we confirm that security assurance will be provided to north korea. agreed in the summit in singapore at the same time we have reaffirmed the int

met with members of the un security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterward, the two met with reporters when secretary pompeo was asked about vladimir putin possibly making a visit to the u.s. in the fall. from you and headquarters, this is 10 minutes -- from u.n. headquarters, this is 10 minutes. pompeo: good afternoon, everyone. i want to first commend my good friend ambassador haley entered team here. she has a great team behind her. thank you. i came here was to meet with members of the un security council. south korea and japan. and convey the details of my trip earlier this month. i also had the opportunity to meet with the u.n. secretary, secretary-general, to discuss a variety of topics. the countries of the security council are united on the need verification of the denuclearization of north korea as agreed to by the leader. members of the un security council and by extension all u.n. member states have unanimously agreed to fully enforce sanctions on north korea. we expect them to continue to honor those commitments. when sanctions are not enforced, the pros

ifejika. our top stories: north korea warns that denuclearisation could be off if the us continues to insist on a one—sided process. the warning comesjust hours after us secretary of state mike pompeo flew out of pyongyang, having given a very different account of the meeting. it appears rescuers in thailand are planning to bring the trapped boys out of the flooded caves earlier than thought. some of the hottest temperatures ever recorded — we ask why. from canada to algeria, the northern hemisphere is wilting under a heatwave. at the world cup, england go through to the semi—finals along with croatia. the hosts, russia, are out. hello and welcome to the programme. north korea has issued strong criticism of the us, just hours after the secretary of state, mike pompeo, left pyongyang after two days of talks with the leadership there. the foreign ministry says america made too many demands, and that it had displayed a regrettable attitude. the north korean statement says the trust between the two countries is now facing a dangerous situation. and it accuses mr pompeo of insisti

talks between the u.s. and north korea over its nuclear program and the two wildly different accounts of how it went the u.s. secretary of state called them productive but just hours after my pump aon left the country north korea accused the u.s. of making what it called gangsta like demands it also described the u.s. approach to the troll talks as extremely regrettable payors two day visit was supposed to pin down some of the details of when and how north korea would give up its nuclear weapons he's now in tokyo for talks with the japanese and south korean foreign ministers castro reports now from washington. it certainly is concerning when you have two sides of a negotiation who describe their experiences of the same event with such opposing terms first let's also say u.s. secretary of state mike pompei as he's leaving north korea describing what he felt was a successful meeting we made progress on almost all of the central issues some places a great deal of progress other place there's still more work to be done we talked about what the north koreans are continuing to do and how it

messages from north korea well despite promises it seems they're building missiles again u.s. spy satellites are said to have spotted renewed activity at a missile sites well this just weeks after leader kim jong un said he would work toward denuclearization on the korean peninsula we'll have analysis also coming up surprise moons donald trump just days after exchanging bellicose threats with iran says he's prepared to hold a summit with iranian president hassan rouhani and with no preconditions iran meanwhile are yaks cautiously to the surprise offer of the city the islamic state turned into a ghost town since you are in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the u.c.d. minority once lived there now for eternity we have an exclusive report. it's good to have you with us everyone always start with developments from north korea which is reported to be working on new ballistic missiles the year washington post reports that the u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that has produced them in the past activity comes despite north korea

those mixed messages from north korea despite promises it seems they're building missiles u.s. spy satellites have reportedly spotted renewed activity at a missile site what does this mean for kim jong un's commitment to denuclearize the korean peninsula we'll get reaction from washington also coming up the city. in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the minority who once lived. an exclusive report. on what happens if you just have to. speak. as we switch through a heat wave. good to have you with us tonight reports that north korea has not stopped working to build a new ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear weapon the washington post says that u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that has produced them in the past well this puts into a promise made by north korean leader. at a summit in singapore just last month he reportedly told the he would end all missile and nuclear testing we'll get reaction from washington in just a moment but first this report. on the surface relations between the u.s. and north korea have bee

north korea gives up the remains of u.s. soldiers killed during the korean war. also causing chaos across the border thousands now ordered from their homes in cambodia after the collapse of a dam in laos. and not so many lights anymore facebook suffers the biggest ever loss in u.s. stock history. welcome to the program twenty six years after he lifted cricket's world cup trophy as pakistan's captain in one car is inching closer to the leadership of the country the party set up that has emerged as the single largest winner from wednesday's general election we're expecting this fine result shortly hopefully the next few hours but he'll still need coalition partners to form a government that khan's main opponents benefited from massive rigging we're going to islamabad in a moment but first to some binge of it has more from lahore. supporters of pakistan tehreek e insaf party celebrated their victory even before results were announced initial vote tallies gave him a decisive leaves. i'm getting a borehole khan has promised a lot of the people the huge number of votes the people gave hi

the u.n. security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterwards the two met with reporters where secretary pompeo was asked about russian president vladimir putin making a possible visit to the u.s. in the fall. from u.n. headquarters. this is 10 minutes. ny.hank you, nick the main reason i came here today was to meet with member of council.uth korean i also had the opportunity to meet with u.n. secretary general gutierrez to discuss the topic and other topics as well. the countries of the security council are united on the need for final, fully verified on the denuclearization by north korea. strict enforcement is critical. members of the u.s. security council and by extension all u.s. member states have unanimously agreed to fully enforce sanctions. we expect hem to continue to honor those commitments. when sanctions are not enforced, the prospect for the declearization for north korea is diminished. right now north korea are smuggling petroleum. these illegal ship to ship transfer are the most prominent means by which this is happening. these transferred happen

hypothesis and will test that proposition with you righ now. we are here to talk about north korea with an update on singapore there was another summit in helsinki in russia we will not talk about that today just to be clear maybe the optional question but that isn't the't purpose we want to dig deep in what comes next after the summit and to do so we have a terrific panel of experts today. the professor of political science and university and universityty and at the center for international security and cooperation where he read for how many years? twelve years. so he knows these issues well but we will start with the director of ssi asia pacific research center you have to learn those acronyms. [laughter] a professor of sociology and the pyongyang korea foundation and stanford alumni chair. finally ambassador stevens the williamre perry fellow at aprc s volunteer and then as u.s. ambassador to thousand eight through 2011 i had the pleasure to travel with her to korea and she is a rockstar there. people recognize her on the street they come up and speak korean to her and she answers back

>> narrator: tonight, inside the nth korea the regime wants to keep hidden. >> the way the north korean inregime keeps the regime g is this pervasive security apparatus and fear tactics. >> if people stop believing in the regime, that means central control is breaking do. >> narrator: with undercover footage and exclusive coversiewfrontline a new generation risking their lives to smuggle images out and information in. s >> north korean defectorhave emerged as very quiet agents of social progress. >> narrator: threatening kim jong un's total control of what the world sees of north korea and what north koreans see of the world. >> there really is a potential here that something quite dramatic could happen. >> narrator: but how far will the dictator go to hold on to power? >> if a government is willing to kill as many people as necessary to stay in power, it usually stays in power for a very long time. >> narrator: tonight, frontline takes you inside the "secret state of north korea." >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.

control the fires. i'm very concerned at the outbreaks around athens. north korea appears to de dismantling part of a key rocket testing site in the north—west of the country. the uk government sparks a political row, saying it won't object to the execution of two islamic state suspects if they're convicted in america. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, donald trump's former press secretary denies undermining the importance of truth in politics. hello and welcome to bbc news. at least 20 people have died and dozens more taken to hospital in forest fires that have broken out in greece. the authorities there have called for international assistance to tackle the flames, but the high temperatures are continuing to cause problems in dozens of other countries around the world. andrew plant reports. homes engulfed in flames on the outskirts of athens as greece fights some of its worst forest fires for years. prime minister alexis tsipras has declared a state of emergency here, with several people killed and dozens more injured. translation: we will do whatever is possible in or

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and we'll get grades. we are here to talk about north korea, update on singapore. there was another summit in helskinki, in russia, we are not going to talk about that today. maybe you can ask a question, but that's not our purpose. we want to dig deeper into what comes next. we have a terrific panel of experts. the professor is the professor from political science and a senior fellow. and he is at the center for international security and cooperation where he ran for how many years? >> 12. these issues well. >> and we are going to start with the professor who is the asian-pacific the research center. ou have to learn the acronyms. we aren't going to through them all. d he is a senior fellow, professor of sociology and the korean foundation and alumni chair of korean studies and finally ambassador kathleen stephens who is the william perry fellow. she has over four decades of experience working on all things korean, but not only korea by the way, as we were reminded. first as a peace corps volunteer and u.s. ambassador there from 2008 to 2011. i had the pleasure to travel with her t

discussion of proposed three party talks between north korea, south korea, and the u.s.. we join in progress. -- have known bart on a different kind of effort. and ever to create a piece regime on the peninsula and an effort to halt, reverse, and eventually eliminate north korea's dangerous nuclear missile programs. earlier this year the north koreans said they would hold -- halt nuclear testing. later north korea destroyed some at its one tunnels official nuclear test site. a historic summit, president trump to providing security guarantees to dprk and affirmed his unwavering commitment to of the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. president trump temporarily suspended u.s. and south korea military exercises, and north korea dismantled a missile test launch facility. pastcome of course, in the 24 hours we have seen the state department confirmed that militant transport airport craft -- transport aircraft returned to the peninsula. all the steps are important confidence building steps. is situation you have today still very uncertain and dangerous. secretary of state mike pomp

blackwell. >>> "the washington post" reports new evidence of north korea's efforts to conceal its warheads. >>> mexico chooses a new president today who stands to inherit a bitter trade battle with the u.s. and widespread corruption at home. >>> the world cup. a shock exit for soccer's two biggest stars. your "new day" starts now. all righty. from san francisco to chicago, atlanta, new york. you saw it and he could see it anywhere you turned on your tv yesterday. hundreds of other cities in between. there were thousands of marchers ignoring that summer heat yesterday. and marching for miles. their message to the white house was families belong together and it's time to take action. >> here is cnn correspondent polo sandoval. >> reporter: these are the rallying cries heard across the country saturday. >> where are the kids? >> reporter: protesters marches in masses for president trump, eliminate his zero tolerance policy for the people crossing the board illegally. >> the thought that my own family would have difficult coming across the border if they need to do seek asylum for any

. on nuclearupdate talks with north korea. the arms control association hosted this event. good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. i'm the president of the arms control association and we are dedicated to addressing the threats imposed by it the world most dangerous nuclear weapons. we are here today for our peace and talks of north -- the korean peninsula. tensions between north korea, south korea and south korea's allies the united states has not ended. over the course of the last several decades, north koreans pursued dangerous capabilities including nuclear weapons and missile technology to protect their security and to deter potential u.s. aggression. for a long time, beginning with president george h w bush, the united states has sought to use diplomacy and ushered to keep north korea in compliance with its nuclear proliferation treaty obligations by verifiable he halting and eliminating north koreans nuclear weapons capability. ultimately, that agreement and other efforts fell apart as the two sides accused when another of failing to follow through on their respective commit

nations. her leadership in advancing american interest on north korea and many other issues has been evident here this morning. she's got a great team behind helping. so thank you. the main reason i came in today was to meet with members of the u.s. security council. -- un security council to south korea, japan as well to converc details and progress that was made. i also had an opportunity to meet with the un secretary general to discuss the topics and other topics as well. countries of the security council are united. on the need for final fully verified denuclearization of north korea. as agreed to by chairman kim. strict enforcement of sanctions is critical. to achieving this goal. members of the un security council and by extension, all un member states, have unanimously agreed to fully enforce sanctions on north korea. we expect them to honor the commitment. when they are not enforced prospects for the successful denuclearization is diminished. right now, north korea is illegally smuggling petroleum products into the country at a level that is far exceeding the established

hour. first, mixed messages, north korea calling the u.s. attitude regrettable, warning that nuclear talks could falter as u.s. secretary mike pompeo wraps up two tadays of talks there. >>> starting with breaking news out of tie land where a navy official says rescue efforts to trap the team trapped inside a cave could start soon. these images show thai navy seal divers inside the cave this morning. they're racing the weather right now and here is why. monsoon rains are headed toward the town and threaten the flood the cave even more. >> cnn's david mckenzie is live in thailand right now. david, explain to us why these new images coming out today are so significant to the rescue. >> reporter: diane and victor, these are significant because those men in that chamber, that's the staging ground deep inside the cave system, kind of halfway between the entrance of the cave and those boys trapped inside. it was much more flooded with water just a few days ago. they've successfully managed to drain significant amounts of water, and that's important because there could be sections of that tu

budget. he was also asked about north korea, the upcoming nato summit in brussels in the plan meeting between president trump and vladimir. the senate up a patient's subcommittee hearing is one hour and a half. >> the subcommittee will come to order. we are pleased to have the secretary of state, mr. pompeo with us. i know you're to leave at 430 and we have a hard stop and we will run to the train on time and have six minute rounds and i will give a d short opening same it. number one i'm pleased to your chosen by the president and i think you're the right person for the right time. you understand the world for what it is, a, database, and being a former ci director you understand that's not the presence confidence and you have my confidence and i appreciate you and your family. we will not pay you by the [inaudible] because i don't think we can afford it. let's talk about this account and get to the question. senator and i have been doing this for quite a while in foreign assistance is sometimes difficult to look at domestically but if you don't want to be in endless wars and

. it is 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west, and here's what's happening. new concerns about north korea increasing nuclear production at secret sites. what nbc news has learned about kim jong-un's efforts to keep his program alive. >>> a call for change at a nationwide protest, but will demanding the abolishment of i.c.e. backfire on democrats? >>> and the change coming to the supreme court and what it means for abortion. how chief justice john roberts could play a key role in an unexpected way. >>> new this morning, growing concerns over evidence that north korea is ramping up its nuclear program. multiple experts exclusively tell nbc news that north korea is deceiving the u.s., despite president trump's claim that kim jong-un agreed to denuclearization. nbc's janis mackey frayer has details. >> reporter: it was a remarkable moment. the leaders of the u.s. and north korea standing shoulder to shoulder, pledging to denuclearize the korean peninsula. but now, more than a dozen u.s. intelligence officials tell nbc news that despite this month's historic summit, north korea appears to be pushing ahea

, we have yet to hear or see anything that provides us with real confidence that north korea as the president gloated, no longer poses a threat to the united states or that we have a coherent strategy to achieve a verifiable denuclearization agreement. we have only seen a vague agreement of promises to make more promises. but if weaker commitments than north korea has previously made. the united states and north korea remain to be far apart on the basic issues such as denuclearization. in fact, over the past 18 months under this administration's watch, north korea has perfected the intercontinental ballistic missiles and tested the largest denuclearization rather than verifiable steps to dismantle their program. it seems kim jong u.n. got everything he wanted in singapore including international recognition with the suspension of the u.s. military exercises. now, this week's report of dismantlement at a launching statement may be good news, but it may simply be a signal that north korea has completed all the testing it needs to. frankly, the singapore agreement seems more of the art

coming up beginning of the final journey home north korea gives up the remains of u.s. soldiers killed during the korean war. new suspicion about the death and destruction in greece all forties now believe the wildfires around things were deliberately lit. and causing chaos across the border thousands now water from their homes in cambodia after the collapse of a dam in laos. welcome to the program imran khan is inching closer to the leadership of pakistan but he's going to need help to form a government the party set up the wrekin soft has emerged as the largest single vote winner for wednesday's general election in the next hour or two we're expecting the official final count to be announced by the election commission but khan's main opponents allege she benefited from massive vote rigging we're going live to islamabad in a moment but first a somber binge of it has the latest from lahore. supporters of pakistan tehreek e insaf party celebrated their victory even before results were announced initial vote tally gave in the party a decisive leads on honey i'm getting a borehole khan ha

national security advisor says he believes most of north korea's nuclear programme could be dismantled within a year. and in the world cup, penalty dramas deliver a surprise win for russia and a narrow victory for croatia. hello and welcome to bbc world news. in mexico, polls have now closed in the presidential and parliamentary elections and the country is thought to be on the cusp of a decisive political shift. official results have not yet been announced, but it looks like the left—wing former mayor of mexico city, andres manuel lopez obrador, who's pledged to clean up politics, has won the poll. his two closest rivals have both admitted defeat. the bbc‘s will grantjoins us now from mexico city. will, so we have those two candidates admitting defeat, this is significant, right? yes. i mean, it's all over bar the shouting, it is andres manuel lopez obrador who will be declared president at some point in the coming hours. he's already made his way to the celebration in a hotel in the centre of mexico city, where his party faithful are waiting for him, then he is expected to go to

testimony today from secretary of state mike pompeo. he will talk about north korea, president trump's trip to the nato summit and the president's meeting with russian president vladimir putin. senator bob corker of tennessee is the chairman of the foreign relations committee, our live coverage beginning right now here on c-span3. >>> as we wait for the senate foreign relations committee meeting to get under way, an article from politico saying president donald trump will not host russian president vladimir putin in washington until 2019. that is according to politic ol, white house national security adviser john bolton said today because it's mr. trump's preference not to do so until, quote, the russia witch hunt is over, close quote. the president believes the next bilateral meeting with over." believes it should take place after the russia witch hunt is over so we agreed it will be after the first of the year mr. bolton said in a statement distributed through the white house press pool. trump has referred to the investigation as a witch hunt and no public indication that mr. mueller

president trump's all caps threat overnight to iran. his reportedly waning patience on north korea and his unfiltered views on the russia probe. not to be confused with the script he read last week, or the subsequent interviews he gave or the news conference he held with vladimir putin. first, this seemingly in response to this provocation from iran's president a few hours earlier, the president writes, never, ever threaten the united states again. he warns, or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before. that from president trump. close to midnight. abby phillip is at the white house with more. for a lot of people, i think waking up this monday morning, abby, they think where did this come from? >> reporter: yeah, and it's never exactly the greatest thing to wake up to an all caps tweet, seeming to threaten military action against iran. but that's exactly what millions of americans woke up to this morning. the rhetoric from president trump seemed to invoke the fire and fury rhetoric we heard from him when it came to north korea. and all

again we are the economic envy of the entire world. jane: coming home at last -- t north korea returns whatys are the remains of servicemen killed in the korean war. and a spectacular nighttime show. a blood moon rises in the longest lunar eclipse this ceury. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the u.s. economy has surged in the second quarter, topping 4% e growth for the first t years. president trump says the boost was the result of his trade deals, and says the figures were will go even higher. it is also a distraction from his mounting legal problems and criticism over russia. but while the numbers have been welcomed, some economists say the acceleration is unsustainable. our north america editor jon sopel starts our coverage. shone on donald trump as the basked in the warm glow of these economic figures. this is what he promised the american people, 18 months into his presidency, can say this is what he delivered. pres. trump: these numbers are very, very sustainable. this isn't a one-time shot. i happen to think we will do extraordinarily

diplomat back in pyeongyang right now seeking proof north korea is committed to denuke larization. >>> also ahead this hour, the dangerous mission in thailand. what a rescue divers death means for the efforts to save 13 people trapped there in a cave. live from krcnn world headquarts in atlanta, i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> at 3:00 a.m. here on the u.s. east coast we start with another high profile departure from the trump administration. the head of the epa, the environmental protection agency has resigned under a cloud of controversy. scott pruitt was at the white house on wednesday, the fourth of july, for celebrations there. his resignation comes amid a long list of alleged ethics violations. you see some of them here. it's a long expensive list. pruitt is the subject of at least 14 separate investigations. among the claims, trying to use his position to secure a job and a restaurant franchise for his wife. president trump has been hesitant to take action, instead praising pruitt's deregulation efforts in that agency. on thursday he tweeted this. wit

this is the. those mixed messages from north korea despite promises that it seems they're building missiles again. at a missile site what does this mean for kim jong un's commitment to denuclearize the korean finance we'll get reaction from washington also. this city the islamic state . in northern iraq was liberated three years ago but only a fraction of the minority who once lived there. will have an exclusive report and a smartphone ban at schools in france kids are outraged parents are happy but the teachers worry it will be tough to enforce. golf it's good to have you with us tonight reports that north korea has not stopped working to build new ballistic missiles that could carry a nuclear weapon the washington post says that u.s. spy satellites have detected renewed activity at a site that has produced them in the past well this puts into doubt the promise made by north korean leader kim jong at a summit in singapore just last month he reportedly told u.s. president donald trump that he would end all missile and nuclear testing we'll get reaction from washington in just a mom

diplomacy with north korea is on track as pyongyang calls the latest tolt regrettable. this is live from london also coming up in the program. to somalia security ministry in mogadishu killing at least eight people. movements on the march protests from migrants rights arriving to crossing from france from the. wild celebrations in england and croatia but nation russia is a fairy tale is that as a football world cup it's the semifinals. so mike said they were productive but peeling yang has given a very different account of how top level talks went in the north korean capital just hours after the u.s. secretary of state left the country north korea lashed out at washington described the talks is extremely regrettable. cues the u.s. of pressuring them to abandon their nuclear program but as far as is concerned the discussions were success. reports now from washington. it certainly is concerning when you have two sides of a negotiation who describe their experiences of the same event with such opposing terms first let's also say u.s. secretary of state mike pompei as he's leaving north

. >> first, we could start with north korea. >> i like that one. >> north korea continuing to develop nuclear weapons and long-range missile technology that, yes, could kill all of us while we were sleeping at night with a nuclear weapon. we had that "wall street journal" and others reporting that yesterday. donald trump said two weeks ago the north korean nuclear threat is over. you can sleep well at night. well, we all knew he was lying and now we have proof. or, the president wants to completely unilaterally withdraw from the world trade organization. >> there's that. >> that's a bad one. >> uh-huh. >> david ignatius, we also have donald trump floating the idea of possibly recognizing russia's invasion, vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. that's kind of -- >> so many choices, joe. so many examples. >> i've given you those. there's also, of course, donald trump saying he he's not going to move on nafta until after the election. what do you guys think? >> i pick north korea. >> you think north korea? >> it's the most blatantly ominous one. >> well, that is true. >> you left out one

, north korea has increased its production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons. >> we have developed a program. i'm sure that mike pompeo will be discussing this about how to dismantle all of their wmb and ballistic missile programs in a year. >> big sit down you had with michael cohen. he's breaking his silence. >> he said this to be crystal clear, my wife, my daughter, and my son and this country have my first loyalty. i will not be a punching bag as part of anyone's defense strategy. i am not a lain in any story and won't allow others to try to depict me in that way. >>> so much to get to here. we're racing head first into a trade war. it's the first day of trading since canada's retaliatory tariffs came into sight. >> if they're not fine, i'm going to tax their cars coming into america. that's the big one. we can talk steel. we can talk everything. the big one is the cars. >> now that they are on board, they have indicated tariffs the administration has proposed for auto imports would raise costs and lead to high r prices for consumers. that would likely dent car demand

with the north korea issue. there needs to be a dialogue and discussion and donald trump, his record is proven that he can record is proven that he can look at north korea, we're having great progress. >> the progress with the 55 service men coming home. >> their loved ones go and they serve. it may have been decades ago, to have them come back to american soil. what a great moment. hats off for the president for making this happen and mike pompeo doing a great job. >> good to see you. thank you. for more on the legal implications of michael cohen's reported claims let's bring in tom depres former deputy attorney general under president george w. bush. why doesn't the bother the special counsel? >> reporter: we'll find out what the special counsel does with it. these reports are saying that cohen is prepared to tell the special counsel that president trump knew in advance of the russian meeting. if he did it would undercut the president' past denials of it. it's a signal that cohen no longer loyal to the president and i think of the president and the white house have to be concerned

returning home to north korea hands over the remains of u.s. soldiers killed during the korean war. and of them. live from doha also coming up the u.s. reunites more than fourteen hundred immigrant children with their parents but seven hundred remain separated from their mothers and fathers. reforms for pakistan as he claims an election victory official results are expected later on friday. and yemen's ruthie's say a drone strike has hit abu dhabi's port. it didn't happen. north korea has returned the remains of some american soldiers killed during the korean war. had promised to return the bodies during his meeting with donald trump in june and the eight thousand u.s. soldiers are listed as missing from the korean war and the remains of five thousand three hundred believed to still be in north korea friday marks the sixty fifth anniversary of the armistice of the white house is praising kim jong un for delivering on promises made at last month's singapore summit saying today the chairman is fulfilling part of the commitments he made to the president to return all four american ser

. >>> mike pompeo is on his way to north korea facing mounting pressure to produce some kind of progress on denuclearization. sources say pompeo knows he must return home with a concrete plan for the next steps. >> satellite show foes show the regime is expanding some weapons facilities and some experts say they don't believe kim jong-un will give up his nuclear stockpile. will ripley has been to north korea a 18 times. plenty of reasons to be skeptical. >> hi dave and christine. absolutely. let's look on the bright side. mike pompeo seems to have a good rapport with kim jong-un. just saying that sentence alone is astonishing considering where the u.s. and north korea were when we seemed as if we were on the brink of war, now they'll have banquets together in pyongyang so they're slowly building trust and trust is slowly earned but there are still a lot of walls up on both sides that need to be broken down and the americans will be going in with big asks. secretary mike pompeo is about to ask for full transparency about north korea's nuclear program. are there facilities the wor

remain so during this process of north korea's denuke hardization. we -- denuclearization. we have made it clear that decisions to suspend certain parts of the joint military exercises include aring the usg has been taken jointly with the aim of encouraging north korea to actively and ebbs we dishesly -- ebbs we dishesly engage in the process and that our combine defense posture would remain ironclad. our two countries will continue to maintain water tight coordination in any and all issues related to the rok/are u.s. alliance. in closing, may i once thank again my counterparts, the minister and secretary, for the show of solidarity that our three countries have main feigned -- maintained as we have and will continue to engage on the issue of north korea's complete denuclearization and lasting peace on the korean peninsula. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. now we would like to move on to the q&a session. those who wish to make, ask a question please raise your hand. upon my appointing, please move to the nearest microphone and identify yourself with your name and the me

final journey home north korea gives up the remains of u.s. soldiers killed during the korean war. also new suspicion about the death and destruction in greece authorities believe the wildfires around athens were deliberately lit. and has china's vaccine sketch ange think government attitude the scandals effect on social media. could have you with us imran khan is inching closer to the leadership of pakistan but he may not need the help to form a government the party he set up as emerged as the single largest vote winner from wednesday's general election and in the coming hour or so we are expecting the official final count to be announced but cannes main opponents already allege he benefited from massive vote rigging live to islamabad in a moment but first a somber binge of it from lahore. supporters of pakistan tehreek e insaf party celebrated their victory even before results were announced initial vote tally gave him a decisive leaves. honey i'm getting a borehole imran khan has promised a lot of the people. the huge number of votes that people gave him is because he can do what imu

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silencing his critics. >>> new satellite imagery showing north korea dismanlt ti a key facility. >>> you have three seconds to attract attention. >> [ bleep ]. >> you should have that viewer warning. drop your pants and scream the "n" word. a georgia lawmaker put that argument on camera. what he is saying to defend himself. >> so that happened. >> bizarre. >> good morning. you are welcome. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. it would be an extraordinary use of presidential power, by president trump is considering stripping a half dozen former security officials of security clearances. sarah sanders cites the public criticism of the president in the russia investigation. >> it includes members of the cia and fbi. two of them sources say are andrew mccabe and james comey no longer have security clearances having been fired from the trump administration. normally, top officials keep clearance so successors can consult with them. take the case of michael flynn. the president's former national security adviser. he was fired by the o

servicemen in north korea were being returned. we saw the helsinki summit. now we heard reports of the presidents negotiations with erdogan over the imprisoned pastor. what have we learned about the negotiating style, his ability to conduct these affairs on the world stage? were there any takeaways from the hearing secretary pompeo? president is unpredictable, but there is a pattern here. we have seen the fact that he has no problems in offending our closest allies before going into major summit meetings. we saw that in regards to north korea, and russia. traditional alliance means nothing to him, as far as getting unity before a meeting ,ith leaders that are strong tight, totalitarian leaders. willing to give those type of leaders additional credibility and space. we saw that in regards, not only to north korea and russia, but in regards to the philippines and other countries. what we learned from mr. pompeo is the secretary of state will fully support the president. he believes in the president, and he will fully support him. speaks that the united eight and russia have -- has been t

chinese goods. secretary of state mike pompeo heads back to north korea to resume talks with its leader. hopes to develop a plan for dismantlement of the nuclear program after reports that that plan continues. we want to get your thoughts on what the u.s. should do in dealing with north korea over its nuclear program, and the confidence you have in this administration to make something happen. (202) 748-8000, democrats. republicans and independents, >> -- (202) 748-8002. you can post on our twitter and facebook. a couple of responses on well my jones saying -- stay strong and do not give an inch. they will take advantage. -- i'm all berg says for diplomacy that our they played proves 45. those are some of the responses on our facebook feed. also on twitter, we will read some of those. if you want to call on the phone line, continue to do so. we will talk with jonathan chang of "the wall street journal" about this meeting between secretary of state mike pompeo and kim jong-un. guest: hi, there. host: can you let us know what the state of north korea is on their willingness to dismantle,

night that the remains from servicemen in north korea were being returned. we saw the helsinki summit. now we also heard reports this morning of the president's negotiations with erdogan over the imprisoned pastor. what have we learned about the president's negotiating style, his ability to conduct these affairs on the world stage? and were there any take aways particularly from that hearing with secretary pompeo that you were surprised by? guest: well, first, the president's unpredictable but there is a pattern here. we've seen now the fact that he has no problem in offending our closest allies before going into major summit meetings. we saw that in regard to north korea, we saw that in regard to russia. so traditional alliance means nothing to him as far as the getting unity before meeting with leaders that are strong men type totalitarian leaders such as kim jung un, and vladmir putin. we see that he is willing to give those type of leaders additional credibility and space. we saw that in regards not only to north korea and russia but we saw that in regards to the philippine

immigration policy. the us national security advisor says he believes most of north korea's nuclear programme could be dismantled within a year. and in the world cup, penalty dramas deliver a surprise win for russia and a narrow victory for croatia. hello, and welcome to bbc world news. in mexico, polls have now closed in the presidential and parliamentary elections, and the country is thought to be on the cusp of a decisive political shift. the frontrunner in the presidential race is the left—wing former mayor of mexico city, andres manuel lopez obrador, who's pledged to clean up politics. it follows a campaign plagued by violence, with more than 130 candidates and party members killed. the bbc‘s will grantjoins us now from mexico city. are the results forthcoming? there are still a few hours to go before the official result. exit polls are merging. we have to take exit polls in mexico with a healthy dosage of salt, they are unreliable. the tendency means at least the governorships in several states may well have gone to the left. it gives the indication he could be on course f

many say would not put someone up who was pro-choice. >> on the international front, north korea, they are already reneging on agreements made. the "washington post" front page says they're trying to conceal part of the nuclear facilities and they will not or may not disarm. what is the president saying about that? >> on "sunday morning futures", he said this point, he believes the agreement he has with kim jong-un, from singapore, he says it is strong and he still believes it. >> i will believe north korea has a tremendous future. i have got along really well with him. i made a deal with him, shook hands with him. i really believe he means it. now is it possible, i have been in deals, have you been in things where people did not work out?it is possible. >> as he said, there is the report in the "washington post" citing u.s. intelligence officials say north korea is working to conceal nuclear weapons and secret production facilities. there are various reports of that that suggest north korea is already taking steps and would likely not comply with what was agreed upon in singapore. >>

politics." i'm john king. thank you for sharing your day with us. testing time in north korea. the secretary of state arrives with one giant task, move from a vague promise to a detailed plan. that amid sights kim jong-un has no intention of giving up his nuclear arsenal. plus, the president says congress needs to pass new immigration laws now. that's the same president who did nothing to help house republicans who were trying to pass a bill just last week. and congressman jim jordan insists he was not aware of sexual abuse during his days as a wrestling coach. some athletes insist he did know. the congressman suggests yet another deep state plot. >> the timing is kind of interesting. it's right after the big hearing with mr. rosenstein. it's right when there's all this talk about a speaker's race. >> back to that story later, but we begin today with the hard work ahead for the secretary of state. right now mike pompeo headed to pyongyang for a meeting with north korean negotiators. his spokesman insisting to reporters last hour the united states is not backing away from full denuc