and a commitment by kim jong-un to stop nuclear and missile testing.e'll bring that to you just as soon as it begins. we are waiting on this. it will be happening momentarily. very big news out of the white house tonight. also this thing. president trump keeping yet another campaign promise imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. the signing ceremony said it all. the president was surround by steel and aluminum members. not members of his own party who bucked the president. attorney general jeff sessions said he's seriously considering apoints a second special counsel to investigate fbi corruption and government surveillance abuse. but will sessions follow through? we take that up tonight. our guests this evening. two of the best political analysts in the business. ed rollins and charlie hurt. and congressman sean duffy is joining me to discuss the gop's opposition to tariffs. and general jack keane on south korea's announcement expected any moment now. more on our breaking news. a major announcement about north korea. south korea's national se

and agree to meet with kim jong-un. now, we are hearing from sources here at the white house, that the president is perhaps not likely to do that. that he's already being counseled that that would be a bad idea. but, erin, as you know, past being prologue, we have seen the president defy the advice of his advisers before and go in a very different direction. so i this i it's totally up in the air to what the president will ultimately decide on that front. and also point out this may be more than just an invitation from kim jong-un. there are these talks that have been going on between the south koreans and north koreans and i'm told that the content what we'll be hearing from the south korean leader in just a few momtds is, quote, interesting. so there is going to be more, i think, than just this information about kim jong-un inviting the president of the united states to meet with him. but make no mistake, we have gone from the president referring to kim jong-un as little rocket man, and the president talking about fir

nor will he be offering what bill clinton gave kim jong un's father, kim jong il. b that was energy and billions of dollars. >> it's truly incredible, sean, what a massive difference one election makes. we have an administration that's not going to kowtow to evil regimes or fund terrorist regimes as you rightly pointed out with the iran deal. american leadership is back. we have a president who has walked the walk, talked the talk, and carried a very large stick., he stood up to this stalinist dictatorship in north korea. what's happened in a matter of just a few months, they've backed down and they'v want to talk after decades and decades of appeasement. this is the vindication of the president's foreign policy. after the crushing of isis, this is perhaps the biggestru foreign policy win that we have seen. it's less than a year and a half into the administration. this is a problem that has plagued the west, plagued the pacific region for decades. finally there is hope of resolution. remember what reagan said, trust but verify, but we on the way to stabilizing the

why should we trust kim jong-un now? >> again, because the united states is going to continue that maximum pressure campaign. we're making no concessions. we're not going to move forward until we see concrete and verified actions taking place by north korea. we're also operating from a position of strength that we haven't had in previous administrations due to the maximum pressure campaign, not just by the united states. let's not forget that china, south korea, japan, have stepped up and down infinitely more over the past year due to the president's leadership than they have in the previous administrations. so this is a collective effort to put that pressure on north korea and it's going to continue. north korea is in a place of weakness. that is certainly recognized by the promises that they have made through this conversation. >> kim jong-un has starved him own people, murdered his own people. he's responsible for the death of otto warmbier. >> i'm glad you're acknowledging a lot of the problems of north korea because

kim jong—un kim jong—un reportedly said he's a k with the military exercise in april but events aftereting between two leaders, a lot of the details as you are in the amount could present other challenges and difficulties. there are a lot of things we need to get through. this is a very extraordinary event, no one expected it. the missile testing and launches of last year... what do you think really happened inside pyongyang and the kim jong—un leadership? really happened inside pyongyang and the kimjong—un leadership? why did they buckle up and give in? are the sanctions starting to have an impact on the economy? the two dominant theories out there. one that sanctions are biting and that pressure is working and north korea coming to the negotiating table is a sign of that. another interpretation is that in making their final preparations for the nuclear arsenals was going to paul's anyway and so why not bring this and sell this. what are they gaining these? this overall transaction? whinny 2—piece those together. this overall transaction? whinny 2-piece those together. we just have s

jong-un billkim -- kim jong-ilin was interested in reform. opening theds, leaders of a clash of the north korea systems. himself had asked putin, he was president of hesia then as well, he said didn't have a clear answer to opening. was 20 around with the around -- he was playing with the idea of a system of government. systemd's kingdom possibly. didn't want toil give up his power. he doesn't want to give up his style of life. but he can still maintain that under his new system, this kingdom. that was interesting. this was during his meeting. .oing to the topic of collapse every person who studied collapse agrees on one thing. time.a matter of we have an opportunity to listen to my couple of months ago. i must have read a dozen different scenarios for that to happen, -- a dozen different scenarios and that to happen, i don't -- evidence of this collapse is still happen. there are a lot of mechanisms that are automatically protect -- the north korean regime. given the structure of a , aboutphic population 50% of the north korean population ar

"i won't rule out talks with kim jong un, i just won't.s far as the risk of dealing with a bad man is concerned, that is his problem, not mine. it is his problem." less than a week later, a security advisor came to the white house. watch the optics here, profusely thanking and praising the president. here he is, the south koreans announced a meeting in front of the west wing without any american officials here. >> we are optimistic about continuing a diplomatic process to test the possibility of a peaceful resolution. the republic of korea, the united states, we stand togethe together. we hope to not repeat the mistakes of the past and that the pressure will continue unti until -- >> there is a lot to learn from, since agreeing in 1994 to freeze its plutonium weapons program in exchange for aid, north korea broke their word in 2002, it started operating nuclear facilities again in 2003, promised again to abandon all of their nuclear weapons programs in 2005. that wasn't worth much. they conducted their first nuclear test in 2006. in 2007,

kim jong—un, bad cop but donald trump played stead fast. played stead fast. kim jong—un, he's 3a of age, he felt his elite talking about currency float. he wanted to pre—empt that. he wanted to unravel the sanctions and keep the weapons oi’ the sanctions and keep the weapons or whether he is willing to de— nuclear rise. it sounds like we be talking you again. our correspondent stephen mcdonnell has been covering the story from beijing for us. he says this is good news for china. china will welcome this development. beijing has been calling for washington and pyongyang to sit down and talk to one another. they have a different position from moon jae—in, urging both sides to begin discussions. we heard about the pressure being applied on a north korea i think beijing would say, shall pressure has been applied on them but no one has done this more than us. we voted for these at the united nations and we are by far and away the biggest trading partner with pyongyang so once chided decided to turn the screws, once textile, coal, seafood, is not

not only is president trump accepted the invitation to meet kim jong—un kim jong—un trump accepted thekimjong—un kimjong—un but he will meet in high may. the rebels are obvious. it could well be that this is a genuine opportunity to speak to north korea, to try to get rid of nuclear weapons on this pinion trial. —— peninsular. the us president will meet the leader of north korea and it is a first. it is a huge pr. he will believe his maximum policy is working. the people in seoul, the ministers who have been deftly and dramatically negotiating these two sides to the table also. it could also be that kim jong—un sees it as a propaganda win. he is incredibly savvy. those army of beauties, sent to the winter olympics, managing to almost upstaged the sporting arena, when it comes to dealing with this kind of diplomatic opportunity, he has had yea rs of diplomatic opportunity, he has had years of practice watching his grandfather and his father who both to the table and then walked away and continued to build nuclear weapons. when it comes to the risks for president trump and president moon

kim jong-un, it says another thing. even though china joined with the united states and other countries in adopting u.n. security council resolutions that china is still kim jong-un's ally. and finally, both the meeting with president xi and forthcoming meeting with president trump does something for kim jong-un. it puts him on the same level of two of the world's great leaders of two great countries. so it serves a lot of purposes all around. >> would you agree, as i sort of intimated in the lead-in to you, that actually kim has been leading this diplomatic charge, kim jong-un? >> in some sense, i think that's right. when he met with the south koreans and south koreas came to say to president trump that he had an offer from kim jong-un to initiative.was a real and president trump flexibly and quick lly responded and said he was willing to meet. that has really transformed the landscape in terms of how -- what are the options for resolving this issue short of war. >> so it looks like these meetings, first with the south

in the past, sim jong un had demanded a freeze for freeze. he views these annual exercises as a dry run for an invasion to overthrow his regime. i just got off the phone with one senior u.s. military leader who said tonight's announcement is the result of the president's maximum pressure campaign on north korea. president trump has moved the needle more than any president before him. the proof will be in the pudding. but this is a break through. it's significant this defense official told me. this is a very different tone, sean, from what we heard from top intelligence officials. director of national intelligence dan coats and lieutenant general robert ashley the head of military intelligence on the hill two days ago they were skeptical when asked about kim's offer at the two-day summit between south korea leaders kim jong un and pyongyang. tonight the top leaders are welcoming the news if the real goal is denuke collarrization odenuclearizatioe peninsula. until then they will keep the pressure on. sean? >> sean: thank you. joining me with re

. between donald trump and kim jong-un.clear programme will stop at the north koreans always state it is a bilateral issue between washington and pyongyang. while china did play and pyongyang. while china did play a big role in engineering the talks, this time, and since any real agreement between washington and north korea, it is hard to see what role china can play. that being said, china will be very interested in knowing what is going to happen. it doesn't like surprises. and it doesn't like being left out of the process. thank you so much are joining us. chad o'carroll. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we take a look at the thin —— will have more are now breaking story office tower. the confirmation that kim jong—un did visit beijing —— breaking story this hour. he met with xijinping of —— breaking story this hour. he met with xi jinping of china. we will have more on that. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. with great regret, the committee have decided

i hope the president responds to kim jong-un in an effective way. so that, hopefully, the world can breathe a sigh of relief here, if these negotiations can bek begin in earnest. >> let's see what this south korean announcement is. let's turn, in the meantime, mr. secretary, to the president's announcement today on new tariffs. are you surprised that there hasn't been more pushback from congress? >> well, obviously, i expect that those who are critical of this decision, as they should be, because what the president's announcement means today, in real terms, is that we're -- we are now going to open up a whole trade war, with countries across the world. there's no question that those countries are going to retaliate, that as a result of that, the prices are going to go up in this country, industries are going to be impacted, jobs are going to be impacted. the americans are going to have to pay a tax as a result of these tariffs. that the president is implementing. and it would seem important now that the congress take steps to make clear that we need

the offer from kim jong-un comes in through the south korean delegation that met with kim jong-un earlier in the week, and the president immediately says yes. >> again, i think quite a change, although the president has been telegraphing really both sides of the fence. i'll meet with him, but rex, don't waste your time doing diplomacy. really, we've been moving toward an engagement with the south korean president, moon jae in, as the mediator or the catalyst. >> there are enormous risks, though, if it collapses or if there's a failure. >> exactly. it's really a high-stakes poker game. you could win big or get taken to the cleaners. >> remember in 1972, a long time ago, nixon goes to china. that was a huge breakthrough. we've seen u.s.-china relations develop dramatically since then. but before nixon went to china, he sent henry kissinger, his national security adviser, secretary of state, to secret missions they worked out a lot in advance. have you seen any advance work right now involving high-level u.s. officials meeting directly with high-level north korean officials? >> not that we p

been kim jong-un be trusted as a negotiating partner? >> based on them following through with concrete actions on the promises they have made. >> lindsey graham said about this news, he said word of warning to north korean president kim jong-un, the worst possible thing you can do with donald trump in person it to meet in person and try to play cam. -- try to play him. think lindseyi graham knows president trip is one of the best negotiators and he has great confidence in his ability and is glad he will be the one at the table for the united states. i think senator graham has been andhe other side of that certainly knows the capabilities and determination of president trump. >> [inaudible] sec. sanders: they have promised to denuclearize, they have promised to stop missile testing, and they recognize we are going to continue in our military exercises. the united sits has made zero concessions. but north korea has made some promises. this won't take place without concrete action that matches the promises made by north korea. >> do you thi

jong-unrean leader kim made a surprise trip to china.he world's youngest ever nobel priests -- nobel peace laureate returns to her native pakistata. she is making her first trip back home since e you was shot n the head by the taliban six years ago. is now officially one year away. will bepean editor onset to talk us through the nailbiting months until the brexit-eu divorce arrives. coming up for you this hour, as the french government announces plans to boost the artificial intelligence industry, we take a look inside a school at his training people for the jobs of the future. arerubber duckys dangerous? it turns out it is true. but first, our top story live from paris. ♪ genie: north and south korea have agreed to hold their first summit in more than a decade. talks for that will be held april 27 with both the south korean president and the north leader in presence. that came after high-level talks today just a few days after kim jong-un bases first international trip to china. reporter: south korean officials visit in the city that ke

korea is prepared to abandon its nuclear program after an historic meeting between xi jinping and kim jong. il raman you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next thirty minutes u.n. security council members trade blame and vent frustrations over there and heated demand for a syrian cease fire. there could have been a difference in the referendum. you know had there not being in my view cheap. the man who blew the whistle on the facebook data scandal testifies that dirty tricks were used in the case of brecht's it campaign plus. fishing is still big business here in indonesia a population i declined and the government eighty three. and we parted from an option. on. welcome to the program north korean leader kim jong un has met chinese president xi jinping for the first time during a secretive visit to beijing it's kim's first trip abroad since taking power in two thousand and eleven details of the meeting were only revealed after it had taken place relations between china and north korea of cooled in recent times yet the visit comes ahead of plann

the big risk here is kim jong-un has not delivered on anything. he's talking good, he's got from a bomb thrower to being a thinker. he's setting the agenda in the peninsula, but we should take advantage of this. i agree the president should accept the invitation, and he has. but he has to be prepared, a lot of ground work. i don't think the north koreans are going to denuclearization, but a deal that deals with nuclear activity, artillery, south korea deserves a lot of credit and they want some kind of lessening of tensions in south korea because there's 25 million people in south korea that are vulnerable. our troops in south korea and japan. so i tip my hat to both of them, although i'm worried we don't fall into a trap. >> the president just tweeted. kim jong-un talked about denuclearization with the south korean representatives, not just a freeze. also no missile testing by north korea during this period of time. great progress being made but sanctions remain until an agreement is reached. meeting being planned. >> their key strategy has been

>> can kim jong un be trusted, sir? >> sandra: that was the national security advisor of south korea following up on a promise by the president of a major announcement happen at the 7:00 hour. there you have it. he is relaying a message from north korea. kim jong un has pledged he will refrain from further nuclear tests with the understanding that military exercises will continue to be necessary. here's the big news on that potential meeting. he said kim jong un has requested to meet with president donald trump as soon as possible were his words. and he said the president has agreed to do so by may. we're going to dig in to all of this. this is an announcement coming from south korea after hours of meetings inside of the white house today. and the president came into the press briefing room a short time ago and said there would be a big announcement coming from south korea on the north. i want to check in with john roberts. he's outside the white house for us right now. john, did you hear what i heard? >> i heard exactl

president trump appreciated the meeting and said he would meet kim jong on -- tim johnson -- kim jong-unearization -- denuclearization. we remain committed to a of thee denuclearization korean peninsula. along with president trump, we are optimistic about continuing a diplomatic process to test for the possibility of a peaceful resolution. the republic of korea, the united states, and our partners, stand together. [indiscernible] and that the pressure will continue until north korea matches its word. thank you. yvonne: chung eui-yong, the south korean national security adviser at the white house has confirmed that after his meeting with north korean envoys and kim leader, the north korean is committed to denuclearization. and president trump after his meeting with of the national security advisor has agreed to meet with him jong-un by may -- by may.h kim jong-un they are confident they can maintain this. cooler heads, we see potentially some sort of breakthrough here. direct talkse, between the u.s. and north korea. ramy: it was really interesting to hear what he had to say in terms of p

jane: is there danger that these talks could legitimize kim jong-un?hat is something he is keen to be seen, a worldrl leader at a table. john: that is one of the state prioties during the six years of kim jong-un's role and the preparation for this. we saw elementof this with the kim regime. theounger sister headed delegation to the opening ceremonies and it looked like a state visit. this aspect of giving legitimacy to the regime of kim jong-un is a priority. right now we have to look at the retroactive cditions being discussed. although there is a presidential agreement from president trump that he will mt with kim jong-un, there's a lot of different hurdles to get through beforehand jane: john park, thank you very much for joining me. john: my pleasure. jane: just before the announcement on north korea yesterday, president trumpif imposed tariffs on imported steel andth aluminum, n teeth of opposition from many in his own party and global allies. the ropean union has already threatened retaliation. harley-davidson motorcycles could be targeted -- no

moon jae-in has never met with kim jong-un. he does not want to meet with kim jong-un.at would be a huge insult to beijing. they need to get set with their key ally on more solid ground before entering these high-stakes potential obligations with the south koreans and the united states. >> fueling that expectation, you know kim jong il, his father, used to take a train like this from north korea to beijing. he would meet with china's leaders. they would never confirm there was a meeting until that train was back in north korea. i assume the train has left or is leaving fairly soon, right? >> reporter: yeah. the reporting we're getting is that the train has left, and we won't get anything from chinese state media as has been protocol in the past to confirm whether kim jong-un was, in fact, there until after he is back safely across the north korean border. but it's interesting, wolf, you mention his brother kim jong-il. before the north korean summit in 2000, kim jong il talked things over with south korea at that point, so we could be seeing a repeat in the playbook fro

so kim jong—un is obviously interested in preventing that.is willing to work with the united states on a diplomatic approach. the military options are all very bad, mainly because they run the risk of triggering a much larger conflict on the korean peninsula, and neither the korean peninsula, and neither the south koreans nor the japanese are prepared to support that. briefly, what you make of reports in a japanese paper, briefly, what you make of reports in ajapanese paper, entirely unconfirmed, as i understand it, that japan and russia also seeking summits with kim jong—un?|j that japan and russia also seeking summits with kim jong-un? i think the japanese prime minister abe has already indicated he is willing to have a settlement with kim jong—un to discuss japanese particular interests, which are abductees. and president to get involved in this cycle of summits as well —— president putin. i am sure he would like to meet kim jong—un. president putin. i am sure he would like to meet kim jong-un. thank you very much. just over 30 years ago,

will he invite kim jong un to the united states? or could kim jong un invite president trump to pyongyang? we have no idea where the meeting takes place. the key players don't have any idea yet either because this came together -- who would have thought six hoursing a this would be happening. now here we are. >> what is the significance of in request conveyed through the south korean national security adviser. outside on the lawn of the white house? what's the significance of that? >> well, the fact that you know, chung eui-yong. therm in seoul had a quick did he brief with president moon and flew to washington went straight to the white house, heaped praise on president trump for setting -- you know, the tone for creating the conditions to make this happen. you might have noticed in the remarks from the south korean security chief it was alall at first about praising president trump. music to his ears. in allows president trump to proclaim that he is the president who has made this happen, who made history. it's exactly what presid

president trump accepting an invite to me with north korean dictator kim jong-un. the u.s. is vowing to keep the pressure on. ed henry. >> and i'm melissa francis. a lot of new reaction coming in. word that president trump spoke to president xi jinping earlier this morning. the big story broke last night. south korea's security adviser announced the meeting between president trump and president kim jong-un at the white house. >> we talked about north korean kim jong-un is committed to denuclearization. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong-un by may to achieve denuclearization. >> we have fox team coverage. john roberts at the white house. we begin with jennifer griffin. she broke this details last night. good morning, jennifer. >> good morning, ed. the senior military leaders i spoke to by phone expressed relief. they've been planning nonstop for possible military options. none of which are good. i can report the joint chiefs are meeting in the war room where military plans are debated. better believe this is at the top of those discussio

kim jong-un or donald trump? diplomatic drama overnight, confirmation that north korean leader kim jong-un did meet with chinese leading xi jinping. it's one major step in kim's choreographed march onto the world stage. president trump is saying there's a good chance he'll choose peace and denuclearization under maximum pressure from washington. the white house is celebrating what it considers its first trade deal, this one with south korea. cnn's abby phillip with the latest. first, on the north korea activity overnight. >> reporter: john, this is a president who seems pretty much happy with the way things are unfolding. that extraordinary meeting between kim jong-un and president xi in china led president trump to tweet this morning he's optimistic about the potential meeting with the north korean leader. he wrote for years, through many administrations everyone said peace and denuclearization on the korean peninsula was not even a small possibility. now there's a chance kim jong-un will do whalgs right for hum

il the father of kim jong un . kim de jong received the nobel peace prize for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. an architect of his sunshine policy of reconciliation was join me and moon there was a time when north korea and the united states even talked to each other was that possible very simple ok when i would there was a train the circumstances unites to the united states listen to what north koreans would say ok and they didn't deny north korea they treat north korea is a normal count and leadership commitment was another important that and he was a very effective in the communication channels. says things might not be so bad now if the current us administration were willing to negotiate instead the us president derides and threatens kim jong on. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime those kinds of so-called hostile rhetorics could be very very counter productive and honestly he has been only baiting can do instead has to he stares. tells us he remains committed to di

and kim jong un returned the favor with insults lobbed at the president. and then it was over the summer, it was an extraordinary moment when the president warned the north korean dictator that he would meet fire and fury like he's never seen before. we had the scary moments over the summer where people in guam were concerned about their safety at one point. about what might happen there. and it's remarkable that things have developed to the point where these two leaders might actually get together and meet. it it just goes to show you that this president, and we were hearing about this before chung young came out and spoke to the microphones, we were hearing from senior administration officials that they were basical basically cautioning the president against this. that was not going to be their recommendation. but trump being trump, it is not unusual to defy his advisers and go with a bold move like this. of course, anderson, the potential ramifications of all this, we can't overstate, obviously, this is not reality television. this is not "the apprentic

and what kim jong-un is looking for.k. you cannot go into this meeting and wing it. and he nieds to stick to talking points, which we know he doesn't like to do. you can't ad-lib when you are negotiating nuclear issues. >> a lot of things need to be worked out, including location, location, location. >> absolutely. the most important thing is the president understands that he can't go into the meeting making concessions on behalf of the american people and on behalf of the u.s. government. this needs to be a listening session. president needs to go into this meeting saying i'm here to hear what you have to say. and walk out having just heard what the north koreans have to say and bring that back to the career professionals who understand the north korean regime. >> go ahead, ron. >> i say from the north korean perspective, they may view this as already the president has's desire maybe they already gotten a meeting they could not get from other presidents because they demanded more in return. and despite the president's v

trump to stick to his policy and bring kim jong-un to the world.hor: there is a a lot of movement to make something concrete happen. is the united states government prepared to handle talks moving forward negotiations -- in negotiations? >> what was set of the u.s. government in the last few weeks was very different views in washington. you have the view of donald trump. you have the view of the peaceful people who are in favor of a diplomatic move. you have also people in favor of stricter constraints on north korea. the american policy is not clarified. if you look at mr. tilson's reaction, it shows he was very surprised. anchor: he was surprised by the offer and the president's handling of it. thank you. next, we cross to developments out of kenya where there is apparent movement in the ongoing political crisis. the president and the opposition leader has promised to heal divisions. the politicians made their first publicic appearance togegether n the steps of the presidential , this since last year's contentious elections. he was sworn in for a

invite to me with north korean dictator kim jong-un. the u.s. is vowing to keep the pressure on. ed henry. >> and i'm melissa francis. a lot of new reaction coming in. word that president trump spoke to president xi jinping earlier this morning. the big story broke last night. south korea's security adviser announced the meeting between president trump and president kim jong-un at the white house. >> we talked about north korean kim jong-un is committed to denuclearization. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong-un by may to achieve denuclearization. >> we have fox team coverage. john roberts at the white house. we begin with jennifer griffin. she broke this details last

so i'm not saying he's on the ropes, kim jong-un. but i'm saying that the united states needs to have some very clear objectives. we cannot have any distance with south korea. they're our allies. but south korea has been helpful in this process. we have to reassure japan that they're not going to be vulnerable. and they're very nervous. i think china has to be brought in right now because they have been helpful, even though they play games with everybody. russia used to be part of the six-party talks. i'd probably keep the russians away right now. because they're meddling too much against our interests. so i want the summit to be a framework for future negotiations. we're not going to make a deal right there. but set up a process where we have a strategy, a diplomatic team, a military team with goals on denuclearization, on missile activity, conventional weapons and also -- >> i think, governor, that's the real question here, we're just about out of time, but to the point of clear objectives, do you believe the president has them? do

demilitarized zone that separates the two countries they're expected to finalize the details of kim jong meeting with south korean president. this comes just days after. to beijing where he met the chinese president xi jinping there's been a riot at a jail inside a police station in venezuela tear gas was also fired at family members demonstrating outside the facility. they're demanding to know what happened to the prisoners dozens of inmates are thought to have been killed but there's been no official word on the number of dead or what triggered the violence the gunmen have attacked a hotel and killing at least one person injuring two others it happened in the. five man reportedly approached the entrance and opened fire. returned to pakistan for the first time since being shot in the had six years ago she's expected to meet top officials the twenty year old was attacked by the taliban those are the headlines on al-jazeera inside story coming up next they with us. a surprise summit between china and north korea it's all smiles in beijing join ken jong un's first overseas trip as leader a

wa nts to appearances, it seems kim jong—un wants to talk.s are met the north korean leader says he is committed himself to denuclearisation and they have now delivered a message to the white house catching a completely offguard. kim pledged that north korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. he understands that the routine joint military exercises between the republic of korea and the united states must continue. and he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. the idea of a face—to—face meeting by may seems remarkable. given the insults and threats hurled between them. they will be met with fire and fury. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. but the tone has now changed. on twitter, donald trump said great progress was being made by sanctions will remain until agreement is reached. however, that meeting is being planned. less than 24 meeting is being planned. less than 2a hours earlier, the secretary of state seemed to think the idea of such an event was far—fetched. state seemed to

president donald trump now the first world leader to meet kim jong il a. chinese state controlled media waited until kim was back home before confirming what officials had tried so hard to deny just a day earlier. in the great hall of the people kim and his wife well welcome bleich old friends appearance is important at times like this. she opted for a business suit where is kim stuck to the look favored by his father and grandfather the wives of both men were present during most of the photo opportunities. visits like this are all about symbolism for she it served as a reminder that china still holds sway over its neighbor and intends to be at the center of diplomatic efforts to achieve a nuclear free korean peninsula. it's not clear what made him come to beijing or indeed what incentives he may have been offered to do so but china remains north korea's only real friend and ally so it's fair to assume the president xi jinping might want to know what kim's negotiating strategy will be during his upcoming summit with president trump. and kim's visit made it

but first north korean leader kim jong un has been treated to a lavish welcome by the chinese president xi jinping during a secretive visit to. aging and china says pyongyang is prepared to get rid of its nuclear weapons it's kim's first trip abroad since taking power in two at eleven and the first time he has met president xi face to face relations between china and north korea have cooled in recent times and this historic meeting comes at a time of intense diplomatic activity on the korean peninsula as preparations are made for summits between the north and the south as well as between pyongyang and washington let's go live now to our correspondent in beijing adrian brown so the chinese have delivered a very positive the verdict on this first meeting between the two leaders. yes indeed martin so he was here after all despite the attempts by foreign ministry officials to try and deny they had any knowledge of kim jong un in the country of course he was here in fact for three days state media finally confirming that on wednesday morning and ever since then we've had a torrent of images

kim jong-un. around the same time, south korean president, moon jae-in, discussed the planned meeting at a reception for the paralympic games saying, vote, denuclearization and peace on the korean peninsula are beginning to be realized. the news was previewed when the president popped into the white house press room last night saying a major announcement was coming. this is a sharp reversal of the administration's previous positions, from the fire to fury comments to numerous presidential tweets, including one slamming efforts by his predecessors, declaring, talking is not the answer. the news came, it seems, without input from secretary of state rex tillerson, who is in africa. he discussed the talks with north korea before the president's surprise announcement though. >> in terms of direct talks with the united states, and you asked negotiations, we're a long way from negotiations. i think we need to be very cl r clear-eyed and realistic about it. >> let's take a realistic look at the reality on

kim jong-un is talking about total denuclearization of the korean peninsula. that means not just stopping testing, stopping development but stopping his program in its tracks. what do you make of that suggestion? >> reporter: this is a moment that we very few of us thought we would ever see, the north koreans agreeing to put denuclearization on the table, agreeing to talks with the south koreans, inviting the president of the united states to have the talks. agreeing to suspend their nuclear missile tests while they're doing it in exchange for what? exchange for nothing. the deal the people have been working on is a freeze on our exercises. but you just heard the south korean national security adviser say they understand that the u.s., south korean exercises will go on. these are major irritants to the north koreans but they're apparently willing to swallow this. will we ever get to the eat the carrots? we don't know. but this is definitely aginitiative worth pursuing. the talks themselves while they go on will freeze the program. that is a major national secu

kim jong-un never met with a head of state. he never left north korea as the leader. now he could have potentially something that his father and grandfather desperately want, a sitdown, face-to-face meeting with the president of the united states. >> he expressed willingness to meet president trump as soon as possible. >> reporter: president trump agreeing to meet with north korean leader kim jong-un in the next two months, setting the stage for an unprecedented encounter who just last year were threatening nuclear annihilation. >> they will be met with "fire and fury" like the world has never seen. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. >> reporter: north korea responding by calling president trump a dadard, old and is senile. b >> he is committed. he pledged north korea will refrain from any nuclear or missile tests. >> reporter: in addition to suspending weapons testing, kim jong-un accepts the joint military exercises between south korea and the united states. president trump expressing optimism about the possibility of denuclearizat

president, would you be willing to meet kim jong-un?appens. >> a lot of interesting highlights, especially going back to the campaign and then as president. you would think a lot of times people who say stuff on the campaign tone it down and become more diplomatic once they become president, but the president has used his biggest language in the white house like little rocket man. >> i wonder about the state dinner. we'll see. and dennis rodman has made his way into this. >> interesting to see if he will play a role at all, former ambassador to north korea, dennis rodman. before we toss it over to "morning joe," let's check on the stories coming up in the day ahead. residents in florida are waiting to see if governor scott will sign a gun law bill following the shooting atjory stoneman douglas high school. governor scott will be meeting with families of victims of the school shooting today in tallahassee. >>> former pharmaceutical executive martin shkreli's sentenced today. prosecutors want 15 years, but his lawyers want more than 18 mo

fired back with warnings of annihilation and insults for kim jong. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. on the front lines of this conflict the capitals of the korean peninsula relief and distrust so it is good news now everything is heading the right way you know that judging from kim jong un's character i don't think he will give weapons easily the love i see on the part i can't believe either of them i don't know what's in trump's head and i'm doubtful he is serious about this meeting a lot of. details are still being worked tired tone when and where exactly trump will come face to face with his a valued enemy. and for more let me join in fosdike adi's an honorary senior research fellow in modern korea needs university in the u.k. welcome even on the face of it it seems like an unprecedented breakthrough oh i am optimistic all skeptical but i always try to be optimistic but there are many reasons to be skeptical the good first i mean we weren't in a good place where were you for months and months now over north korea

i think this was the most forward leaning report that we have had in terms of kim jong-un's not just willingness, but his strong desire for talks. i think what changed was his posture in a very dramatic way that in all honesty, tema as a little bit of a surprise to us a well that he was -- came as little bit of a surprise to us as well that he was so willing.

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why haven't we talked to kim jong-un? here ishat we have seen notthat the present -- is that the north koreans have taken positive steps to release tension on the pill into a other than opening up a channel to the south koreans. holds out the possibility of the talks over and over again and the world rushes in and they get something. food, aid or fuel which benefits them and then they returned to their own ways. host: based on what you know of the north korean government, if this meeting would take place, how much coverage of that would it get in north korea and what would it give him in north korea? guest: north korea is not a democracy. they don't actually care that much about what their people think other than as a propaganda piece to show their people that they would say he is being respected on the world stage and they want to make him seem as an equal which is not true. him. an internal boost for host: let's get back to your phone calls. maurice is joining us. i don't you can't discount the ultimate outcome of a reu