♪ haidi: trade tariffs and north korea, a lot to chew over as donald trump that stung to talks at mar-a-lago. ramy: the historic north korea summit moves closer and that president confirms the cia director was in pyongyang. sweden and switzerland to play host. haidi: a mixed bag of earnings, and all prices boosting producers. ramy: and a warning about

borrowinge global tops $160 trillion. sydney, thisfrom is "daybreak australia". past 6:00 p.m.t here in new york and over the next hour will look at the action on wall street and elsewhere in the united states, especially mar-a-lago, and how it will plate in the asia-pacific trading day. we are counting down to the seconds forpossibly the joint appearance by donald trump and shinzo abe. garlic at life pictures from mar-a-lago. --ot of issues are at stake you are looking at live pictures from mar-a-lago. and of course, nuclear missiles. coming to the cohesive

strategy as we get seemingly closer to that key summit between the u.s. and north korean leaders, in light of the confirmation of mike pompeo. over thed north korea easter weekend to work out where the summit will take place. securitieseopolitics and trade, and other side, yet the president flirting with the idea of returning to the tpp, it was then turned to its head said he a tweet that he doesn't like the tpp and prefers a bilateral field. it will be interesting to see. particularly japan was left off of the list of exempt countries from the still and aluminum tariffs. ramy: the word coming to my head was the word sideline. mr. abe does not want to be sidelined in the eyes of the world or in the eyes of his own electorate.

we talked earlier about his poll numbers in the lowest ever since he was elected in 2012, something less than 20% approval rating. a lot is riding on this. we are also asking the question if you would actually survive if inere is nothing and know w coming out of this meeting with donald trump -- if there is no win. haidi: that's not forget it is key for abe to come with a semblance of a win from these talks in mar-a-lago. let's go to tokyo, and join a former ambassador and served as japan's chief negotiator for numerous free trade agreements. great to have you here to comment on both sides of the agenda. let's start with trade first.

left off thentedly list of exempt countries when it comes to these tariffs. how do we think the talks have gone and was is the best case scenario exiting the meeting? morning. be best result would continuous discussion. sites don't commit to early conclusions without really fully discussion. what think that might attention is the president was saying at offset that there should be three principles, free, fair, and reciprocal. the reciprocal he tried to underline as a important element, and to me it sounded -- it should be a level playing field that is fair diet also,

that is fair, but also, the result side of the trade. the balance. about the position shinzo abe is coming from. his approval numbers continue to fall, and there's speculation if we will get a resignation. and what happens to economics. to think yes to be a tough negotiator, particularly when it comes to any hadhis approval nuo that the tpp will be negotiated? will he shut that down? i think it is not only mr. abe who has a problem domestically. president trump as well. both have difficulty domestically. bet means that they have to rather tough on each other.

mr. abe cannotd, easily conceived as well. that will draw criticism from inside. comenk they will try to with some conclusions, but as i said, i think that will try not to just jump to some conclusion to early as well. ramy: moore talks could be the to beutcome -- more talks the best outcome. the president said japan and the u.s. could not be closer than they are right now, and i am on president trump's twitter site, and he is posting photos of them smiling and playing golf, and most recently the luncheon. the optics look good, but we are talking about how this bro-mance is over, is that reflecting the

actual geopolitical situation? i am seeing too many prime ministers or presidents with not set the same words, that relations have never been better. that is a cliche. point two, there is a chemistry with the leaders, and it is good for us and americans that the two leaders are meeting and playing golf. i think mr. trump doesn't have the greatest chemistry with other leaders, and i think that is what he finds in abe, and it is good for us as well. ambassador, i love your candor here. [laughter] diplomat, career

would you have done anything different or was this something that mr. abe was stuck and he couldn't get out of being a third wheel between the u.s. and what is happening on the korean peninsula? what abe hasnk been doing on the korean peninsula is right, and we tould not be seen as rushing million eight relations with . rth korea -- it is important to that mr. abe can tell mr. trump that we have to be careful and try to go with you -- i don't want to use the word defeat -- but i think he will be a good person to tell his experience with

north koreans to mr. trump. , i'm not a professor at some university telling students that were you have to learn when you are young is not only diplomacy, but golf that helps you. [laughter] concerns there some given how kim jong-un has done well so far. he has managed to get global engagement for a regime that hasn't had to give up anything at this point. is there a concern that trump is taking it easy on north korea --t any innovation denuclearization deal is distressing to japan? ichiro: that is very important for us. we would like the united states to emphasize that, and at the same time, kim jong-un has to be

careful that the president he is meeting is not mr. clinton or mr. bush, or mr. obama. some of the presidents have leadersd north korean to not a bite to agreements. this president make it real ofry about this kind by northus conduct koreans after agreements. i think they have to be really careful. i don't know if they know about that. you thinkassador, north korea is genuine in these negotiations? what?: genuine about

denuclearization? haidi: that is right. ichiro: can they change themselves? [laughter] i think their main purpose is to retain their administration. the regime. kim jong-un and his family. i don't think he will really believe in the secured assurance of any country. on to whatry to hold they have as long as possible, but at the same time, they may try to decrease and tried to give up if they think -- it is not an alliance, but if they can defend themselves without it. it is not by assurance because

they know other countries be thate would not shared or sustainable. i think we'll try to see if they can hold on to themselves, without nuclear. idea we talked about the of the korean culture of self reliance. looking ahead, let's game this out. if nothing comes of this meeting with president trump and mr. abe, nothing on the nuclear abductees inect north korea, how this he communicate this so that he survives? ichiro: i think mr. trump has he is going toat

try to take up the issues for japan. i don't think mr. trump will try to make the situation that difficult for mr. abe. he has said at the offset of the first meeting. ramy: he does make a lot of promises and pledges here, and we'll find out momentarily if he comes through on thanks as we wait for both of them come out if he comes through. moving ahead, maybe we are getting ahead of ourselves, when he does go back home, what might happen in terms of his approval and moving ahead beyond that? canhere someone you identify or process to move ahead in terms of what could

crystallize into a new policy? it seems on the international sphere that a lot of people are actually positive and hoping for something to happen out of the korean peninsula. i think the japanese oftnot what to be left out this stream, so the japanese government is trying to discuss issues directly with north korea, with china, and united states, at the same time. one thing that has to be remembered is north korea cannot really get huge assistance from the united states. they are already getting it from china. they can't get it from the republic of korea. the only country they can get economic assistance is japan.

this was pledged when he visited for the first time in north korea, and we had the wrong gang denuclearization -- we had the andgyang denuclearization, they know that japan is the real target. ambassador, we are now seeing life pictures -- live pictures. we see them coming on stage at the moment for this joint news conference after two days of talks in 20 traditional allies and a relationship that has been quite afraid. let's listen. president trump: i want to begin by expressing my deep condolences to the entire bush family on the passing of former first lady, barbara bush.

a wonderful person. was tights, barbara in american life, and her presence was in grade to america's identity -- ingrained to america's identity and embodied the spirit of the country. admiration ofhe the entire nation and the entire world. she was a champion for literacy. she was a fierce advocate for the american family, and she was a woman of proud patriotism and profound faith. our hearts are saddened by her passing, but our spirits are lifted by the memories of her goodness and grace. she was a good person. prayersand i send our to barbara's husband of 73

years. i will never be that record. to the presiding children, and former president george w. bush. into their many great grandchildren. this evening, i also want to send a message to the brave service members united states, france, and the united kingdom, who are involved in the successful strikes on targets associated with the syrian chemical weapons program last week. once again, the unmatched skill of united states military and our great partners and allies was demonstrated to the entire world. missiles were shot. they tried to knock them down.

they weren't in the least successful. they hit none. the purpose of the strike was to establish a strong deterrent against the use of banned chemical weapons. civilized nations must join together to prevent the horrors of chemical warfare, and in fact, warfare. our allies were absolutely world-class, wonderful. we thank them for the support. today i am thrilled to be joint by my good friend, prime minister abe of japan. gentleman --pected a highly respected gentleman. where are the host you once again at mar-a-lago. we are grateful for the tremendous hospitality you showed us during our visit to your country last fall. welcomedvilege to be

to the mac of his sent land of japan -- magnificent land of japan, and the land of the rising sun. during our visit to asia in november, we had tremendous support for our campaign of maximum pressure on the north korean regime. as you know, i will be meeting with kim jong-un in the coming weeks to discuss the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. hopefully, that meeting will be a great success, and we are looking forward to it. it will be a tremendous thing for north korea, and tremendous for the world. we will be doing everything possible to make it a worldwide success. not just for the united states or south korea or north korea or

japan, but for the entire world. theope to see the day when whole korean peninsula can live together and safety, prosperity, and peace. this is the destiny of the korean people who deserve and have gone through so much over the years. we hope it all works out, who will be trying very hard. i want to thank the prime minister for his insight and the past year of a peaceful, nuclear free korea. we have worked hard with all of us and all of our people, and thank you very much, and we are with you. you are a lot closer than we are, but will work on this together. thank you very much. your support is critical to getting us to this important moment in time. it is a historic moment, and

possibly beyond that, if it works out properly. our discussion today reaffirms the close cooperation between , onunited states and japan the issue of north korea and our common defense. we will not repeat the mistakes of previous administrations. our campaign of maximum pressure will continue until north korea denuclearizes. we have great respect for many aspects of what they are doing, but we have to get it together. weaponsto and nuclear -- we have to end nuclear weapons. that is a goal for all of us to hope for an cherish. there's abefore, bright path available to north korea. when it the chiefs

denuclearization in a complete and verifiable, and irreversible way. it will be a great day for them and for the world. during my visit to japan last fall, i met with japanese families who entered the terrible heartbreak of having their loved ones up ducted by the north korean -- up ducted the north korean regime. we want to see the families reunited as soon as possible. i know for a fact that it is one of the truly most important mind. on shinzo's we talk about it often, it is so important to you, and we will do everything possible to have them brought back to japan. i gave you that promise. the united states also supports japan's efforts to improve defense capabilities, and we are exploring ways to expedite the sale of american military equipment to japan through the

foreign military sales program. we have stepped up our effort not only with respect to japan but other allies. when they order military agreement from us, we will get it taken care of, and they will get the recruitment rapidly -- equipment rapidly. it would take years because of bureaucracy with operative defense and state department. we are short-circuiting that it is now going to be a matter of days. they are our allies and will help them get this very important, great military equipment. and nobody makes it likely united states. it is the best in the world, by far. we're also working to improve our economic partnership by reducing our trade imbalance and removing barriers to u.s. exports.

united states is committed to a free, fair, and reciprocal trade. we are committed to pursuing a bilateral trading relationship that benefits both of our great country's. abe and i have a great intensify our trade and investment consultations. ambassador ambassador lighthizer who is with us today will take the lead for the united states. these past two days have been extremely productive. the french at between japan and united states has never been closer. the relationship between japan and united states has never been closer, and the bonds have never been stronger. in the months ahead we will rely on this great friendship as we face in a rate of old challenges and new opportunities. we will face them together. we will work closely on trade.

we will do something having to do with the imbalance that frack they should have been done for years and years. i thank younister, again for traveling to mar-a-lago for these important discussions and meetings. it has been a true honor to welcome you here and to work with you toward greater security, prosperity, and peace for our two truly great and wonderful nations. thank you for being here, shinzo. prime minister abe: i like to express my condolences to mr.

bush and our heartfelt condolences for the passing of barbara bush. from infinity to the sky, it was a great pleasure to be invited once again to this beautiful expensing of kent let's of time with president engage in fertile discussions. fruitful discussions. --is absolutely intolerable i said to mr. trump to step forward in front of the camera, and it was not planned, and made one comment, the u.s. and allied committed to the

world. donald, your words on that occasion is deeply edged in my mind, together with my wonderful memory of my state and mar-a-lago. with one pseudo-comment, you demonstrated a strong japan-u.s. alliance, which has a history longer than half a century. i thank you for your remarkable leadership. the situation surrounding north korea due to the decisive decision by president trump, on the first ever north korean summit is a historical turning point. mistakes should never be repeated. i are in trump and full agreement. on the location of the 1994

committed north korea to abandon nuclear weapon development, but it's promises were broken. efforts of the international community to engage entirely exploited to buy time to develop their weapons and missiles. together, we demand -- therefore, all weapons of mass reversible be you dismantlement of ballistic missiles by north korea. by envisioning multiple scenarios, we thought of policies that are concrete and detailed.

north korea is responding to dialogue, there should be no reward. maximum pressure should be and theed, implementation of concrete actions towards new denuclearization will be demanded. the policy will be shared between us. we also agreedn, to continue our effort on the effort of up action. abduction, and the return of the japanese citizens will be made. we are deeply encouraged. half a year ago, when you visited our country, he listened

intently to each and every family members of the abductees. andistened carefully, kindly said would like to help. isr image on that occasion edged in the eyes and minds of many of the japanese people. moving forward, we wish to work also united states to get an immediate return of all the abductees, vis-a-vis north korea. if north korea advances in the .ight direction if north korea takes the right there could be a possible normalize the medic

relationships. -- diplomaticppen relationships. to the upcoming historic u.s.-north korea summit, we strongly hope for a breakthrough in the situation. alliance is not just limited to security, but also contributes to peace and prosperity of the world as well as the region. on the economic front, japan and the u.s. will take a lead and develop a free and fair market and that in the pacific region. i have spent time with president trump to discuss ways to make that happen in a candid manner. first, we must further strengthen the economic ties between the two countries. under president trump, exports

from the u.s., including energy, aircraft, among others, have also been increasing significantly. further, following the tax reform from president trump, japanese companies investments in the u.s. have been gaining momentum, which is creating a large number of jobs in the u.s. and contributing to the expansion of exports from the u.s.. in order to benefit both japan and the u.s., we will further expand trade and investment between the two countries. foundation, we into realized economic development in the free and open in do-pacific region. to make that happen, president trump and i agreed to start talks of a free, fair, and reciprocal trade deal.

it will be responsible for these talks on the side of japan. tradenister and representative lighthizer will have a fruitful discussion. over the last two days, president trump and i have spent more than seven hours together over meals and playing golf, while at the same time had fruitful talks in a relaxing atmosphere. the last few days were a time where i was further able to deepen my friendship and relationship and trust with president trump. astly, i would like to express my appreciation for the wonderful welcome from the people of the united states. thank you. president trump: questions?

>> thank you very much, mr. president and mr. prime minister. rector toour cia pyongyang, and he returned without the americans who are detained there. and also without any visible signs of concessions the north koreans have made to the united states in advance of your meeting with mr. kim. orquestion is, do you intend are you willing to sit down with kim jong-un if americans are still being held in north korea? on otheryou insist tangible concessions from north koreans in return for gestures like sending a potential future

secretary of state to north korea? a momentrime minister, ago you alluded to new trade talks between your minister and mr. like kaiser. should we interpret that that you are open to negotiating a bilateral trade deal between united states and japan? japan is the only major american ally to was not exempted from the steel tariffs. did you asked the president to exempt japan, and how did he replied? president trump: the fact is they have three prisoners. we have been talking about them and we are negotiating now. we are doing our best. they have been there for a long time. ottought hard to get warmbier back, and when he came back was in a bad condition. it was a sad event. we are likewise fighting very

diligently to get the three american citizens back. i think there is a good chance of doing it. we are having good dialogue and will keep you informed. but we are in there and working hard on that. we have come a long way with north korea. as you know, when i say we, for many years we have been talking to north korea and nothing has happened. this should have been taken care of by past ministrations. put unbelievably powerful sanctions -- and i want to thank publicly, president xi of china has been more for us than any other administration or any leader of china has done for any president or administration. border, andt up the he has done it powerfully. he would tell you himself that he never thought would go to

this extent. i appreciate that very much. been a lot of pressure -- 93% of the goods coming from north korea come from china. thatdent xi understands this is a very important set of months that are lying ahead. he doesn't want to see a north korea or any korea that has nuclear weapons, either. he is fighting for china when it comes to this. he has been terrific. can he be better? i always say yes, he can be better. good, ands been very it has had a big impact. and what we have been has had a big impact. we have never been in a position like this with that regime, whether it is father, grandfather, or son. i hope to have a very successful meeting.

if we don't think it is what to be successful, we want to have it.- we won't have i think if it is a meeting that will be fruitful, we are not going to go. if the meeting when i am there is not fruitful, i will respectfully leave the meeting and we will continue what we are doing or where ever it is -- will continue, but something will happen. i like remaining flexible, and we will remain flexible here. i have gotten to this point, and president moon of south korea was generous. he said if it wasn't for donald trump, the other picks would be a total failure. it was my involvement in the moment of our great country that make the olympics a successful olympics. if you look at the olympic cells prior to what took place with respect to north korea, who is going to be a big problem. internet to be a very successful

olympics. we have gotten us here, and we are going to be successful. but if for any reason we are not, we anend it. thank you. betweennister abe: president trump and myself, for benefiting both japan and the u.s., we have expanded the investment in trade. based on that foundation, open and fair economic development in region, we have agreed to start talks of a free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals at this time. section 232, japanese steel and aluminum what not

on the u.s.fluence security problem. the quality of japanese products as high, many of those products are difficult to be replaced with, and they contribute to the u.s. industries and employment. recognizing that, what continued to respond to the matter going forward. president trump: i would add that to three to having to do with still and aluminum tariffs, 25% and 10%, it has brought us to the bargaining table with many nations. and in many cases they are paying. it is billions of dollars coming to the united states. they have been very important. if you look at what we did with solar panels, but 30% tariffs opene had 32 companies with new plants because it is a relatively new industry. of the 32 plants, 30 were

closed, and two were not doing well. since putting the tariffs on, the two are doing well, and seven or eight will be opening, and several others will open. same with washing machines. we're having washing machines don't all over the country, and would put tariffs on them, and we are expanding companies that can make it a big business. washing machines and dryers. the workers of our country know what is happening. you have companies moving up from mexico. automobile companies are building new plants in michigan and ohio and pennsylvania and kentucky, and expanding plants. our country is doing very well. is going to continue. a lot of great momentum. if you look at any chart, the enthusiasm for business in our

country is at the all-time high. and unemployment for african-american workers or hispanic workers -- unemployment is at an all-time low in the history of our country. it is at the lowest point. if you look at unemployment for women, it is added 18 year low -- it is back in 18 year low. the tax cuts are kicking in, and it is a beautiful thing to see. people are spending money where they didn't have the money to spend previously. so we are happy with that. prime minister abe: elect as questions about how to handle north korean issues.

holding summits is underway, and there's a concern in japan that japan may be behind, so how will we proceed with north korea? president trump, you talk about the abduction issue -- are you going to consider the nuclear weapons disarmament the same as the level of the objection issue? reductiontrump: the is an important issue for me because it is important for your prime minister. we had dinner last night and he started talking about abduction and how horrible it was. his level of enthusiasm was unbelievable. i sent him last night at the table will work hard with you and try to bring those folks home.

prime minister abe: whether japan will be left behind -- that is not the case. togetherst two days, with president trump, we have spoken about north korea, and the u.s. north korea summit is planned. we will go into in-depth discussions about policy and direction. we have reached agreement. regarding the upcoming it willth korea summit, lead to the resolution of the destruction of nuclear missiles, and more than anything else we hope it will be a historic summit that will lead to a resolution of the attractions. -- of objections.

abductions. explained,as regarding the abductions, we have thoroughly discussed this matter. the president met with the family members, and those families feelings have been strongly felt and understood by the president. he was giving encouraging comments that would appeal to a resolution. i highly appreciate is encouraging comments. resolution. i highly appreciate is encouraging comments. for the families of the a bductees, these are encouraging comments.

closely and dote our utmost to resolve the issues of north korea, including abductions, and nuclear missiles. president trump: and we will be loyal to japan. thank you. on the mueller probe, have you concluded it is not worth the political fallout to remove either special counsel dealer or pegida general rosenstein? and the president ask you to provide more funding for u.s. troops in japan? did you reachment in florida on bike more military increment from the u.s.? president trump: i can say there is no collusion, and that has been found by the house intelligence committee. there is no collusion with russia, other than by democrats,

or as i call them the obstructionists. we are giving tremendous amounts of paper. largely a hoax created by the democrats as a way of softening the blow of a loss, which is a lost they shouldn't have had from the standpoint that it is easier for them to have a tremendous advantage in the electoral college. this is where it came from. you look at the kind of money paid, probably some went to russia. you look at what does go to russia -- look at the dnc server that was never gotten by the fbi. why did the fbi take it? the fbi takes what it once. this is a hoax. nobody has been more transparent than i have.

i have instructed lawyers to be transparent. i believe we have given them 1.4 million pages of documents, if you can believe this. and theen't been used, haven't used presidential powers or privilege. we are hopefully coming to the end. this a bad thing for our country, but there has been no collusion. they won't find any collusion. it doesn't exist. as far as the two gentlemen you told me about, they are saying i am going to get rid of them for the last three months, four months, five months. and they are still here. we want to get investigation over with and done with and put it behind us. we have to get back to business with negotiating with this gentleman and plenty of others. but this gentleman is a very tough negotiator, and we have to focus on that.

thank you very much. prime minister abe: regarding the u.s. forces expenses in japan for the safety and security of japan, and the peace and stability of the far east being maintained -- and for the strategy of the united states and the asia-pacific in terms of the presence in japan is very meaningful and significant. in the case of japan, across the globe, in terms of paying for expenses, japan account for the largest percentage compared to other countries, and the president understands that very well. >> i have a question -- ramy: you are watching life

pictures, and they are now taking questions and talking about try to get rid of nuclear weapons on the korean as well as the icbms that prime minister shinzo abe is try to get rid of. you are so looking at another picture, 150 miles north from mar-a-lago. a lot of happening in florida. we are expecting to lift off of the next spacex rocket in the next 45 seconds. they are going to take up a new satellite called a survey satellite, which is looking to find strange you worlds. let's go back to the conference. on theinister abe: economic dialogue, don't receive report of these talks, so it would be in the interest of both countries that investment and trade between the two countries

-- and we realized that if free enterprise and economic growth. the are.s. side, interested in a bilateral deal. the country's position is keeping is the best for both of the countries, based on the position, we shall be dealing with talks. president trump: thank you very much. the united states has a massive trade deficit with japan. it is anywhere from $69 billion to $100 billion a year. doing 232 on steel and aluminum, and if we can come to an arrangement on a new deal between the united states and japan, i would certainly be something we would discuss. tariffs and still

tariffs -- and i look for to be able to at some point in the future take them up. but we have a deficit that is a minimum of 69 leanne dollars a year. japan census millions of cars, and we taxed them virtually -- not at all. product send so much because we have trade barriers and lots of other things. these other things the prime minister and i will discuss over the next short period of time best the media has not covered the tpp correctly. i don't want to go back to tpp, but if they offered a deal that i can't refuse on behalf of the united states, i would do it. i like bilateral better. it is better for our country and better for our workers. i would much prefer a bilateral deal, a deal directly with japan. we already have a deal with six of the 11 nations in the tpp.

we already have trade deals, and others we can make easily. but we think it is better for us. unless they offer us a deal we cannot refuse, i would not go back into tpp. we will see what happens. in the meantime we are negotiating, and what i prefer is negotiating a one-on-one deal with japan. i will say the representatives who are sitting right here are extraordinarily competent, and very tough. those present in japan -- and we hopefully, in the not-too-distant future, have a very good deal for japan and the united states. thank you all very much, we appreciate it.

president trump: there has been nobody tougher on russia then president donald trump. between building up the military and creating tremendous, vast amounts of oil. we raised billions of dollars extra in nato. we had a severe -- we talked earlier, a fight in syria between, a month ago, our troops and russian troops. it is sad, but many people died in that fight. there has been nobody tougher than me. with the media, no matter what i did, it is not tough enough. but russia will tell you there is nobody tougher than donald trump. the other night we had a strike in syria, which was absolute

position. i leave it with this. if we can get along with china and we can get along with russia, and we can get along with japan and other nations, that is a good thing, not a bad thing. if we get along with other nations, that is good, not bad. thank you very much. haidi: that takes us to the end of the joint news conference as president trump and shinzo abe, leaving the stage. and thatd messaging, has been on the agenda and talking trade and strategy over the organization on the korean peninsula.

look at what was said on trade. they agreed to start talks on free, fair, and reciprocal trade. there is no indication that the tariffs that japan was not exempt from is going to be exempt at this point. trump is saying they can talk about tariffs if a deal is reached on trade. trump also saying he is not interested in rejoining the tpp and much prefers a bilateral deal, unless the tpp countries come to the u.s. with a deal that they can't refuse, saying they are working to reduce the trade imbalance. ofthe so exploring the sale military weapons to japan. on north korea, the president says he is looking for to the meeting with kim jong-un, and continued pressure will be based on north korea until denuclearization continues. and the meeting will be in the

coming weeks. the screen.e key at the sc this is a planet hunting telescope. mondayelayed from the launch day, but it is a big day for nasa. it is expected to find 50 small, rocky planets, and it does that using tiny, sensitive cameras to detect brightness in alien worlds. some incredible stuff we are watching at the moment. but let's get back to analysis of the bilateral meeting with shinzo abe and president trump. we are joined by the former japanese ambassador, and key chief negotiator in the past and free trade agreements on behalf of japan. ambassador, your initial views?

i just heard the past conference -- the press conference, and i was puzzled by the questions that followed. were they sink mr. trump, we talk so much about nuclear and so much about abduction, you didn't touch about missiles, what is your view on that? mr. trump did not talk about it. abe, hend thing, to mr. said will discuss free, fair, reciprocal trade deals. fta,the trade deal include or is that too early? i was surprised that the

correspondent of the white house were not focusing on these two key issues. i am sorry to be critical. haidi: it is great to have these frank views from you, mr. ambassador. do you think there is a coherent strategy with north korea? we have the same emphasis on north korea -- you think that will translate to a tough enough stance to complete denuclearization? yes, but what is important is not only denuclearization, it is also missiles as well. nuclear isort of important as well. pressure --mum pressure, a maximum there is a step-by-step

approach. denounce some,y we will finance sanctions. and if you continue on until they abandon everything, while that be acceptable to north korea? we are talking maximum to the very end. but is that really practical? that is something that comes to my mind as well. ramy: hold on one second because we are also watching the landing of the spacex falcon rocket right now. we have a guest waiting in the wings. the successful landing. times up until today, now it is 24. 11 of those have flown back in the air. half have landed on drone ships.