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after a nerve agent attack. we'll be live in salisbury. raising the gun buying age to 21. a parkland student says, hold the applause. great to have you with us this morning. i'm cyril vanier live in atlanta. so, the white house is left scrambling to prepare a meeting between north korean leader, kim jong-un and the u.s. prosecute. where could it happen? when could it happen? will there be preconditions? there are no answers, yet. president trump tweeted, the deal with north korea is very much in the making and, if completed will be a good one for the world. that follows a confusing day with the white house. jeff zeleny has that. >> reporter: the white house is scrambling to follow through

with what could be the biggest diplomatic gamble in generations. face-to-face talks with president trump and kim jong-un. a day after the president stunned the world by accepting it on the spot, it became clear how hard it will be. >> the president will not have a meeting without seeing concrete steps and actions by north korea. >> reporter: white house press secretary sarah sanders tried delivering a clear message. >> the maximum pressure campaign. the process has been ongoing. the united states is going to continue that maximum pressure campaign. >> reporter: left many questions unanswered about the nuclear program. >> how will the president and the united states be able to verify this before the meeting? >> that's something that will be determined through the national security and intelligence meeting. >> the previous president's

predecessors have misplayed this. why can he be so confident this is the right move when in october, he said this would be a waste of time? >> it's clear may misplayed it or we wouldn't be in the position we are in. the president wouldn't have to be cleaning up the mistakes of the previous three administrations. the president is getting promises out of north korea that vice president been made in recent years. >> reporter: delivering on the promises may be a different story, particularly by may, when they agreed to meet. when the invitation was delivered, the south korean national security adviser said he was committed to denuclearization. when asked if the meeting could be called off, sanders said this -- >> i'm not going to walk through every hypothetical that can exist in the world, but i can tell you the president accepted that invitation on the basis

that we have concrete and verifiable steps. >> reporter: the look on the president's face spoke volumes thursday afternoon when he teased the announcement. secretary of state, rex tillerson, traveling in africa, expressed criticism earlier. >> in terms of direct talks with the united states, we are a long ways from negotiations. >> reporter: the countdown to a historic meeting, should it go forward, follows a roller coaster of rhetoric. the president sparked alarm when he said this -- >> they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> reporter: a month later, he belittled him. >> rocketman is on a suicide mission for himself. >> reporter: the president admonished his secretary of state saying he was wasting time trying to negotiate with little rocketman. then he had this message for kim -- >> do not underestimate us and

do not try us. >> reporter: recently, trump's words have been far more diplomatic. >> i thought north korea was terrific. they came out, went into the olympics, came with good spirit, they did well. >> reporter: trump remained out of sight after calling xi and abe. it was not clear where the meeting would be but who would attend. >> at the end of the day, the ultimate person to lead that conversation and be at the table will be the president. >> reporter: jeff zeleny, cnn, the white house. >> let's bring in andrew stephens, live in seoul, south korea for us. andrew, what more are you learning about this meeting? the south koreans have been instrumental in getting the message from north korea to the president. >> that's right, they have been playing the role as the broker in the talks. they are having their own meeting between the two koreas.

this is a really big one. most of the news is coming from the south korean delegation, still hearing nothing from the north, cyril. in fact, the latest was a strong criticism of the u.s. implying extra sanctions in the local newspapers in north korea. at the moment, there is confusion around exactly what kim is offering. it was made clear by the south koreans, he wants to talk about denuclearization and freeze his missile and weapons testing. it wasn't that he would take concrete steps to denuclearize before that took place. we know more about another message delivered to president trump by the south korean delegation from kim. that was to submit the trust in getting towards this meeting. apparently, the officials told

fru trump and what we have learned is there's no plea about sanctions before this meeting takes place. in fact, there was no plea for concessions at all. at the moment, the koreans are still sort after saying, at least publicly, this is about a meeting on denuclearization and there hasn't, from our end, certainly, been further strings about concessions being made beforehand. >> "the new york times" is reporting on friday and consistent with what you are saying, the u.s. hasn't had, through its communications channel with north korea, an independent confirmation of this offer for talks. we'll have to wait and see if they get confirmation, see how that pans out. andrew stephens in south korea, thank you very much. let's go leslie, associate professor and associate fellow at royal institute of international affairs in the uk. pretty cool title, leslie.

>> thank you. >> do you think the meeting will actually happen? that's a real question at this stage. >> there is a really question. we have seen backtracking within the white house and people around president trump, the closest advisers not well aware this was coming. it does seem that the president wants to take up this invitation, has an instinct, as he has, that he can do a deal and really turn things around. it seems like this meeting will take place. there are a tremendous amount of questions around it. there's a lot of concern as to whether there will be enough time and enough serious thinking on the part of the u.s. that goes into what exactly will be the desired outcome, what will the u.s. be willing to offer, what will the u.s. be willing to accept? normally, of course, the summit will come at the end of a large series of talks at lower levels and ironing out of the details

so that final summit can push a deal through and hammer out the final issues. this is, sort of the reverse strategy. it's very risky, but no nonetheless, a significant discovery, announcement. it does look like it will go forward, of course one never knows what could happen. >> what's the risk? a lot of commentary has been donald trump is going where no other president has been before, accepting a meeting without knowing exactly what kim jong-un would give up in return. i understand the symbolism and you have to manage expectations and the image of this for the u.s., for both sides, really. but substance wise, as far as policy and denuclearization, what is the risk? why is this risky? >> you have to keep the context clear, which is, for mr. kim,

the north korean leader, the fact of a summit meeting is a very big win. it's a carrot. it's a give. in a sense, by agreeing to meet without having a clear set of asks on the table, the u.s. is giving away quite a lot. so, it loses leverage. it gives a degree of legitimacy to the regime, just by the fact of meeting, which i think is tremendously important. it's not so much what is lost by the fact of the meeting, it's what's lost in terms of the leverage that the u.s. thohas t exercise. do you get a meeting up front or ask for something in advance of it? in terms of the broader question, if donald trump goes into the meeting and makes an agreement without very clear thinking, remember, this is an administration that doesn't have a very solid team in place when

it comes to that expertise on north korea. the state department is departing now. we don't have an ambassador in place in seoul. we had a very good candidate that donald trump removed from consideration recently. so, the risk, of course, is what's lost in the opportunity and this idea that could look like the american president is being played if this isn't managed very carefully. >> the white house press secretary said the meeting would take place provided the north koreans took steps toward denuclearization. that seems to be a big caveat. >> what we are hearing, what it looks like that denuclearization is something that the president hasn't agreed to being a requirement in advance of talks. it's going to be a part of talks. the idea of talking to one's adversaries and the steaks

couldn't be higher with respect to this particular issue, so talking in itself is a good move. there should be some credit given for the idea there will be talks. this is a president who was very critical of president obama when he engaged and talked to iran. it's a very significant shift and one to be welcomed, but not absent, a very clear strategy for what the u.s. will offer. will it offer normalization, energy assistance? will it consider removing troops from the region? is it working -- is the united states working with regional allies? is it talking to japan and south korea? the stakes are high. the strategy needs to be clear and a collective conversation. if the question of denuclearization or a freeze is on the table, what will the inspections regime be and those are very high stakes issues that need to be very clearly mapped out. if the talks are in a couple

weeks, there's not a lot of time to do that. >> lots of questions. leslie, thanks for joining us. thanks. >> thank you. the north korea announcement is the latest development in a very busy week at the white house. just a reminder, it was this week the president's top economic adviser said he was resigning. of course that came after the president announced his plan for tariffs would, indeed, move forward. also add to the list, porn star stormy daniels suing the president, saying the agreement to keep her quiet about their alleged affair is not valid. mr. trump's long-time lawyer, michael kohn is insisting he acted alone on that. the e-mail address cohen used could tie it back to the president. sarah sidner reports. >> reporter: as stormy daniels continues making big money appearances at strip clubs across the country, there's new

potential evidence in her case. this message from a new york bank showing donald trump's personal lawyer was using the trump organization e-mail account to arrange a $130,000 pay off to keep daniels quiet. until now, michael kohn maintained he did himself and the president or the trump organization were not involved. the payment was to keep stormy from talking about allegations she has a sexual affair with trump. stormy daniel's attorney had this to say -- >> we are going to get discovery, documents and testimony that shows, i am highly confident mr. trump knew what was going on. >> reporter: the e-mail string confirms money was transferred into a checking account controlled by cohen, he forwarded on october 26th, at time, proof payment was coming.

>> when we entered the room, he grabbed each of us tightly and kissed each of us without asking for permission. >> reporter: the scandal hasby czarly widened to include another porn star. a month before the 2016 presidential election, jessica drake accused then candidate donald trump. he harassed her at the same lake tahoe golf tournament where daniels and trump met and took this now infamous photo. at the time, trump's spokesperson fired back saying mr. trump does not know this person or remember this person and would have no interest in ever knowing her. drake has pictures of her and trump showing they at least met. drake's legal name, angel ryan is listed on the nondisparagement agreement his lawyer drafted to keep stormy

daniels quiet saying she was one of four people with confidential information about daniels and the alleged relationship with trump, which is team denied. alanna evans was also in tahoe in 2006. how do you know donald trump and drake met in 2006? >> stormy told me the day i saw her in tahoe. it was part of the story. when donald came up to the booth, she was gushing over him, excited to see him and he was nice to her, but said he wanted to meet stormy and pointed right at her. >> reporter: as for as evidence daniels has in her case, alanna is not privy to that. everyone has to see what stormy, herself, says. when it comes to the e-mail sent by mr. cohen, he says there's no story there. he uses that e-mail from the trump organization all the time to virtually everyone and he

says, where the $130,000 to pay off stormy daniels came from, he says he took it from a home equity loan. sarah sidner, cnn, san diego. stormy daniel's attorney is still pushing back. he provided an e-mail discussing the payment that included a reference to cohen's office being closed. it indicates he was acting in a professional capacity. >> if, in fact the payment was being made personally by attorney cohen, he wouldn't need his office open to make the payment. >> we are going take a quick break. when we come back, a hostage situation in california ends in tragedy. we're back after this. ♪ oh, look... another anti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair® works in just one week.

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the hostage situation in northern california ended tragically with three women fatally shot. the victims all worked at a mental health facility for u.s. military veterans. the gunman had been receiving treatment there until two weeks ago. the husband of an employee that managed to escape explained what

happened. >> there was a going away party for a couple of the staff leaving today. today was their last day. you know, they were having cake and, you know, toasting and all that. apparently he just walked in with this rifle. >> the shooter exchanged gunfire with police before taking the hostages. he was found dead, along with the victims when police entered the building several hours later. now police in salisbury, england, are telling residents there's no need to worry even though they are seeing military troops in the streets. 200 army, navy and air force units deployed to help police on the assassination of a former spy. he and his daughter were poisoned by a dangerous nerve agent and now they are fighting for their lives in hospital. phil beck is in salisbury. phil, what are investigators

looking for at the moment? >> reporter: the key question, where and how was the nerve agent deployed? you can see behind me, that's where the bench is when they were first found, suffering the powerful effects of the nerve agent where they rushed to help him. police are trying to work back from that moment to determine where and how they were exposed to this chemical weapon. the police are not giving a running commentary from moment-to-moment, day-to-day. in recent days, a lot of the forensic work has been taking place at his house. in addition to that, and interestingly, we saw a lot of work done, yesterday, at the local cemetery, specifically at the grave sights of sergey's wife and son. they are not disturbing the graves. they are not exhuming them. they are studying the location themselves. the authorities say they determined pretty quickly what

it was. they are saying it's rare. they are not making the information public. the next question, in that line of inquiry is not determined by legwork on the ground, but where was that substance made? that will play a big role in influencing the british government's reaction if it is decided. >> that will definitely shorten the list of potential suspects. russia is the name that keeps coming up. one of the reasons is the person, the people who were attacked, sergey was a double agent, had been working for russian secret service. can you tell us more about him? >> reporter: so, a russian citizen who used to work for russian military intelligence. at some point, it appears he was turned by the british to spy for the british intelligence agency. he was detected, arrested by the russians, put on trial for

treason, convicted of espionage and sentenced. 2010, he was pardoned and released as part of a spy swap to the west. that's how he came to be in the uk and came to live here. what's he been doing here ever since? what could he have done that would inspire this sort of attack, this sort of attempt on his life so many years after he was initially released by the russians? cyril? >> phil black, speaking from salisbury, england. thank you for the update. the so-called martin was sentenced to seven years in prison for frauding. this is not related to the controversy that made him infamous. he raised the price of a life-saving hiv drug by 5,000%. he pleaded for leniency at his sentencing. there's no conspiracy to take

down martin shkreli. this is my fault. that's what he said. cnn spoke earlier about shkreli. >> he said all along, of course, patients who needed it would be able to get access to it at a lower price, he was going make sure of that. the interesting thing, though, had he not been the poster child for this issue of inflated drug prices in america, would it have become an issue going forward? remember, he testified in congress other scandals that followed. this is something that donald trump has taken up in his own fda of inflated drug prices in america. i think that is something of a legacy to see he goes to prison. >> in addition to prison, shkreli has to forfeit $7 million in assets, including a picasso painting and a one of a kind album. a possible meeting between

the u.s. president and the north korean leader. will it really make a difference or is conflict inevitable? we'll be talking to an expert. at least one u.s. ally might avoid punishing new tariffs after making a direct appeal to president trump. we'll tell you more after this.

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breakthrough came as u.s. secretary of state, rex tillerson was due to arrive in the country. president trump will get his bastille day military parade, but will not have tanks. the washington event is set for november 11th. tanks were nixed over concerns they would damage local infrastructure. a meeting between u.s. president donald trump and kim jong-un is still on. the white house press secretary said it depends on north korea taking concrete and verifiable actions toward denuclearization. the date and location, still being worked out. a military analyst at kings college in london. he joins us. martin, is there anything the united states can put on the table to lead kim jong-un to abandon his nuclear weapons? >> no, i don't think so. i don't think total denuclearization is on the

cards, yet. i know both parties have mentioned this as an objective, mentioned in passing. i don't think this is a realistic goal for them to work. nevertheless, i think they are achievable objectives and short of total denuclearization. i expect that those are the objectives to which they will work. >> what do you make of the way this meeting has been proposed? this is all coming from an intermediary, the south korean delegation, which met the north koreans this week and traveled to the white house, delivered the message in person to mr. trump. why are they doing it this way, when we know the u.s. and north korea have a means of communication, direct means of communication? >> well, these meetings were proposed during the olympic games. they served as a mechanism to arrange the meeting. i think the north koreans didn't

want to approach the united states directly. they felt more comfortable doing it through an intermediary. whatever the case, the fact they have a meeting today is a result of american pressure. it's a result of president trump's fashioning of a range of sticks that has forced the north koreans, in my opinion, in a cooler. sanctions are beginning to bite now on the north korean regime and the threats that president trump has made against the north korean leader has unnerved him. so, i think that is why we are heading towards discussions at the moment. the intermediary, that's just a mechanism about which these talks were arranged. >> in the event the meeting actually takes place, do you think the personalities of the two leaders involved is a big factor here? mr. trump, kim jong-un, they can be erratic and unpredictable. do you think their actual characters is a big deal or that

pales in comparison to the strategic interest? >> you are correct. their personalities are a big factor. we don't know much about how kim jong-un will negotiate. it's the first time he's meeting with a foreign leader. president trump is unpredictable. it's his unpredictability that enabled these meetings to take place. america's strategic interests here are clear and i think they are attainable. i think there are three things that president trump can achieve short of total denuclearization. firstly, he's got to get the north koreans to get rid of the missile that is hit the united states. he must get rid of those. he must curtail the north koreans nuclear program. north korea is believed between 20 and 60 nuclear weapons. that's enough. they don't need more. >> let me stop you there. what can washington put on the

table? i circle back to the first question, what can they put on the table to incentivize kim jong-un to get rid of missiles that hit the u.s.? that's his leverage. >> there are two things he can do. trump is offer him security guarantees. offer north korean security guarantees where the united states will promise not to recognize them as nuclear power and will not attack. secondly, ease off the sanctions. timing is clear. it is difficult here. those are the key things that president trump can offer. those are the things -- >> again, this is what i don't understand. security guarantees. is that really enough? i mean, would the north koreans accept a piece of paper and promise the u.s. is not going to attack? >> well, they won't accept that. >> what else can they do? >> when the united states gives a promise that it will not attack a country, that has got certain amount of weight. even more pressing and alongside

those promises would be an easing of the sanctions. north koreans are finding themselves in a very, very difficult position. they would be prepared, i believe, to at least give up those missiles. they only have a few of those at the moment, capable of hitting the united states. it doesn't mean give up all of them. it won't be able to hit the united states. that's an achievable objective. >> before i let you go, real quick, do you think the meeting is going to take place? >> i think there's a strong chance it will take place. >> martin, thank you for joining us on the show. thanks. >> thank you. one day after australia's prime minister complained of being slapped with steep tariffs, the president was willing to add them to a list of exempt countries. the two allies were working quickly on an agreement.

now european allies are feeling punished for no reason. >> we have not heard any information about the criteria and exclusion, but, obviously, we think that as the eu companies are the source of unfair trade and ask eu and our companies the source of security threat, we should get an exclusion. coming up, after the break, florida gets a new gun control law weeks after a school massacre. now, the national rifle association is suing the state. stay with us.

another powerful snowstorm is possible across the northeastern u.s. this week, derek van dam joins us. we just had one a week ago.

>> a week ago. they are still cleaning up from that storm. this will be the third storm in three weeks for the east coast. we saw what it did to transportation with with amtrak cancelling services, airplanes grounds and, of course, the stalling of traffic. look at what this gentleman had to deal with on his front porch. this is security cam footage of heavy, wet snow that took down a tree. yeah, he darted inside as quickly as possible. i'd be doing the same thing if that happened in front of me. catches you off guard. where is the storm coming from? the next storm. that is one that happened late last week, roughly three days ago. the storm system is pulling away from the northeastern united states. look at this piece of energy that is starting to develop across the plains states and eventually moves toward the mid-atlantic. this is the upper level spin.

it gives meteorologists an indicator there is an area of low pressure that is going to develop. we look at various computer models to determine where the track of the storms go. one, the american model shows it hugging closer to the coast. it obviously has consequences in terms of snowfall and heavy rain. we call them nor'easters. the european model has it ejecting off the coast and across the atlantic ocean, not impacting the entire east coast like the gfs shows. quite a span, quite a difference and something we are going to monitor closely. it has profound impacts on the weather and travel plans. stay tuned, right? the saga continues. could we have our third snowstorm in three weeks? there's new caledonia, the east coast of australia. this storm has brought winds in excess of 150 kilometers per

hour. it just shaved the east coast of new caledonia with strong winds and lashing rains as well. the thing about the storm is, it is starting to weaken as it speeds up in a south to southeasterly direction. as we put it in motion, new zealand is in its path. we have the potential for strong winds and heavy rain. let me bring you to the islands to show what it did. strong winds leaving some damage to the area. it was a difficult 12 hours for the residents there, but they got through the storm and it is now passed. >> derek van dam joining us from the cnn weather center. thank you. >> you're welcome. the powerful u.s. gun lobby, the national rifle association is suing florida claiming parts of the law are unconstitutional. the governor signed the bill

friday. what sparked it is a young man killing 17 people. the new law requires a three-day waiting period on most gun purchases and bans the sale and possession of so-called bump stocks that enable some guns to mimic automatic weapons. here is athena jones with more. >> reporter: hi there. before signing the bill into law, governor scott blazed the legislature and the students at marjory douglas. they got it to his desk three weeks after that horrible shooting. take a listen. >> there are things in this bill i oppose. i have been pretty open about that. i still think law enforcement officers should be the ones to protect our schools. i have heard all the arguments for teachers to be armed. while this bill was changed, i

am still not persuaded. i am glad, however, the plan in this bill is not mandatory. >> reporter: that revision to arm teachers is by far, the most controversial in the bill, one the governor has consistently opposed. he says teachers should teach. in fact, the florida teacher association that represents 140,000 teachers and school staff across the state of florida had been urging the governor to veto the $67 million in this bill set aside for the program. he chose not to do that. instead, he wants to talk with the legislature to make sure any of that $67 million doesn't end up getting used for the programs can be redistricted to increase law enforcement presence on school campuses. the families of parkland victims, several of whom spoke to the press after the bill signing said they see this as a good first step on the journey to making schools safer.

they urged states across the country to follow florida's lead to harden schools, increase security and try to prevent another incident of mass violence. back to you. >> at least one student was clearly not satisfied with florida's new law. here is what he told our anderson cooper earlier. >> governor scott is trying to look like he's taking a step in the opposite of the nra. we know that's not going happen. while seeing these two parties move in the right direction together is a positive thing, it's a baby step. if you really look at the bill, we need to ban assault weapons. >> all of this is coming as authorities released the 911 tapes from the day of the school shooting, revealing the confusion at the scene and, as alexander reports, also new questions about the police response. >> i think we got -- >> reporter: it's a chi yachtic, heart breaking and clear picture

emerging from recordings and a time line released by the broward county sheriff's office. >> i need a -- >> reporter: that's the voice of scott peterson, who was on campus the whole time. not only did he not go into the school to pursue the shooter, we hear him telling responding units to keep their distance. >> do not approach the 12 or 1300 building, stay 500 feet away. >> stay away from 12 and 1300 building. >> reporter: from the moment the shooting started before 2:22 p.m. on valentine's day, 11 long minutes before police went into the school. a full five minutes after the shooting stopped. during the first terrifying moments, 911 calls poured in. >> i think i hear gunshots. >> reporter: from inside the school, from people nearby and frightened parents. >> my son, they are shooting.

>> okay. >> douglas high school? stay on the line for me, okay. >> reporter: in another, you can hear a mother trying to comfort her daughter. >> it's okay. it's okay. i love you. i love you. can you hide somewhere? can you play dead? >> reporter: as the terror unfolds, officer peterson stayed outside the building. he claimed the gunshots were originating from outside. the time line now clearly shows peterson telling dispatch it was inside the 1200 building. >> what i saw was a deputy arrive at the west side of building 12, take up a position and he never went in. >> reporter: adding to the chaos, there were separate 911 systems used by the broward sheriff's department and coral springs, meaning they couldn't

communicate with each other. >> white male. last seen in the three-story building north parking lot. >> reporter: the police spotted the gunman, but couldn't relay that critical information. >> do you know where the shooter is? >> we don't know. we are entering the building, 13. building 13. >> reporter: these tapes, just a fraction of what happened that awful day, a glimpse of confusion, panic that struck parkland. >> that was alexander reporting for cnn. when we come back after the break, students around the world showing cnn what freedom means to them. it's leading up to cnn's my freedom day, a global effort to end slaifrry around the world. don't miss it. ti-wrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair works in just one week. with the fastest retinol formula

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