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ben tracy has more from beijing.e is ben tracy. >>> at the truce village that separates the two korea yaz, american diplomats have taken the rare step of crossing the border to meet with their north korean counterparts. at the same time the man basically the north korean leader chief of staff was spotted in the beijing airport monday, en route to singapore. the site of the potential summit. >> so we are looking at, june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. >> this weekend, president trump seemed to reverse him self. saying, plans for the summit were still moving forward. he then praised north korea in a tweet. i truly believe north korea has brilliant potential. and will be a great economic and financial nation one day. kim jong-un agrees with me on this. it will happen. what did happen was a surprise summit between the leaders of north and south korea on saturday. and it began with a vigorous bear hug in front of the cameras. kim jong-un and south korean president, met for two hours on the north korean side of de
ben tracy has more from beijing.e is ben tracy. >>> at the truce village that separates the two korea yaz, american diplomats have taken the rare step of crossing the border to meet with their north korean counterparts. at the same time the man basically the north korean leader chief of staff was spotted in the beijing airport monday, en route to singapore. the site of the potential summit. >> so we are looking at, june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. >> this...
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. >> glor: ben tracy was the only american broadcast correspondent to witness what the north koreans claim was the demolition of their main nuclear test site today. he has justreturned to wonsan, north korea, where the north koreans have just put out a
. >> glor: ben tracy was the only american broadcast correspondent to witness what the north koreans claim was the demolition of their main nuclear test site today. he has justreturned to wonsan, north korea, where the north koreans have just put out a
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ben tracy from north korea. thank you, ben. the north korean response will surely get reaction from the white house very soon, and major garrett is there with more on what led the president to cancel the summit. >> i believe this is a tremendous setback for north korea and indeed a setback for the world. >> reporter: after canceling the summit, president trump revived tough military rhetoric he believes led north korea to consider giving up its nuclear weapons. >> our military, which is by far the most powerful anywhere in the world and has been greatly enhanced recently, as you all know, is ready if necessary. >> reporter: but mr. trump did not rule out future talks. >> it's possible that the existing summit could take place or a summit at some later date. nobody should be anxious. we have to get it right. >> reporter: the president wrote in a letter to dictator kim jong-un, the north's "tremendous anger and open hostility scuttled the summit, a reference to north korea's statement last night calling vice president pence a pol
ben tracy from north korea. thank you, ben. the north korean response will surely get reaction from the white house very soon, and major garrett is there with more on what led the president to cancel the summit. >> i believe this is a tremendous setback for north korea and indeed a setback for the world. >> reporter: after canceling the summit, president trump revived tough military rhetoric he believes led north korea to consider giving up its nuclear weapons. >> our...
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as we mentioned off the top, ben tracy is inside north korea tonight. s government says it will officially close and begin dismantling its main nuclear test site this week. it is in a very remote part of the country, and ben is headed there now. cbs news is the only american broadcast network on that trip. >> reporter: so we're on a plane with other journalists who have been invited in by north korea to see them shut down their nuclear test site. and, like the last time we flew to north korea, they're still showing the propaganda video on the plane. but unlike that time, the newspaper they gave us, there is not a single bad word in here about the united states. in fact, there's a glowing review of secretary of state mike pompeo's recent visit to north korea. we've just landed, and we are in wonsan, north korea. this is on the country's east coast, and as you can see, this is a large, modern, new airport here. they've spent hundreds of millions of dollars in this part of north korea. they're trying to turn it into an international tourist destination. the
as we mentioned off the top, ben tracy is inside north korea tonight. s government says it will officially close and begin dismantling its main nuclear test site this week. it is in a very remote part of the country, and ben is headed there now. cbs news is the only american broadcast network on that trip. >> reporter: so we're on a plane with other journalists who have been invited in by north korea to see them shut down their nuclear test site. and, like the last time we flew to north...
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jeff. >> glor: ben tracy in wonsan, north korea, tonight. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner has had his security clearance restored. kushner's permission to view top-secret information was revoked in february after white house chief of staff john kelly clamped down on temporary security clearances. kushner's lawyer said today that kushner has now completed the f.b.i. background process. the president today vowed to take new action to stop ms-13, a violent street gang made up primarily of central american immigrants. he traveled to long island, where the gang has a foothold, and also pushed for immigration reform. here's michelle miller. >> they said they're people. they're not people. these are animals. >> reporter: at a roundtable with law enforcement and victims' families, president trump once again cited ms-13's brutal crimes to call for stricter immigration laws and border security. >> ms-13 lives by the motto "kill, rape, and control." that's actually their motto. >> reporter: ms-13 started in los angeles in
jeff. >> glor: ben tracy in wonsan, north korea, tonight. president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner has had his security clearance restored. kushner's permission to view top-secret information was revoked in february after white house chief of staff john kelly clamped down on temporary security clearances. kushner's lawyer said today that kushner has now completed the f.b.i. background process. the president today vowed to take new action to stop ms-13, a violent...
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we turn to cbs news correspondent ben tracy for insight into how the leaders of the north and south korea apparently got these talks back on track. ben is just back from north korea joins froes beijing. ben? >> good morning. so this new meeting between the leaders of the two koreas unlike their summit last month was arranged at the last minute and it was kept secret until after it was over. now dim jong-un met for two hours on saturday on the north koreans side of the truce village. during their talks president moon says that kim jong-un is committed to the complete denuclearizationn of the korean peninsula that he still wants to hold the summit with president trump as originally planned on june 12th. now president moon said that president trump told him if north korea renuclearize will provide security guarantees and economic cooperation. moon also said the u.s.-north korea summit something that could not be allowed to fail. meanwhile north and south korea agreed to hold high level talks next week and regular summit between leaders to include relations. they say they want to implement th
we turn to cbs news correspondent ben tracy for insight into how the leaders of the north and south korea apparently got these talks back on track. ben is just back from north korea joins froes beijing. ben? >> good morning. so this new meeting between the leaders of the two koreas unlike their summit last month was arranged at the last minute and it was kept secret until after it was over. now dim jong-un met for two hours on saturday on the north koreans side of the truce village....
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somewhere in north korea, ben tracy, for cbs this morning. f north korea suffering from starvation that they are serving a ten-course meal. >> his entire trip feels like it's being sponsored by the chamber of commerce from the way that airport looked to the ten-course meal. >>> meanwhile, growing doubts about the historic summit between president trump and kim jong-un. in a meeting with south korea's president yesterday, president trump said the june 12th meeting could be canceled or postponed. >>> michael cohen has pleaded guilty to personal tax fraud. evgeni friedman will be forced to pay $5 million to new york state. paula reid is here with the potential imicatiplications. >> evgeni is not directly tied to trump but his associations with michael cohen could raise alarms inside the white house. friedman's guilty plea means he could cooperate with governor prosecutors in state and federal investigations. that development could possibly be used to leverage mr. cohen into cooperating in the special counsel probe into russian interference in the
somewhere in north korea, ben tracy, for cbs this morning. f north korea suffering from starvation that they are serving a ten-course meal. >> his entire trip feels like it's being sponsored by the chamber of commerce from the way that airport looked to the ten-course meal. >>> meanwhile, growing doubts about the historic summit between president trump and kim jong-un. in a meeting with south korea's president yesterday, president trump said the june 12th meeting could be...
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bianna. >> golodryga: ben tracy reporting tonight from beijing, thank you.ing up next on the "cbs evening news," re-examining the assassination of robert kennedy. was there a second gunman? and later, a profile in courage. how a marine risked his life to save his comrades. comrades. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. tell your doctor if these occur. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment.
bianna. >> golodryga: ben tracy reporting tonight from beijing, thank you.ing up next on the "cbs evening news," re-examining the assassination of robert kennedy. was there a second gunman? and later, a profile in courage. how a marine risked his life to save his comrades. comrades. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of...
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as ben tracy reports, american diplomats are also working on reviving the meeting. >> reporter: at the truce village that separates the two koreas, american diplomats have taken the rare step of crossing the border to meet with their north korean counterparts. >> so we're looking at june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. >> reporter: this weekend, president trump seemed to reverse himself saying plans for the summit were still moving forward. he then praised north korea in a tweet, "i truly believe north korea has brilliant potential and will be a great economic and financial nation one day. kim jong-un agrees with me on this. it will happen." what did happen was a surprise summit between the leaders of north and south korea on saturday. and it began with a vigorous bear hug in front of the cameras. kim jong-un and south korean president moon jae-in met for two hours on the north korean side of the demilitarized zone. north korean state media says that at the meeting, kim jong-un expressed his fixed will that the summit with president trump take place. ben tracy, cbs news, beijin
as ben tracy reports, american diplomats are also working on reviving the meeting. >> reporter: at the truce village that separates the two koreas, american diplomats have taken the rare step of crossing the border to meet with their north korean counterparts. >> so we're looking at june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. >> reporter: this weekend, president trump seemed to reverse himself saying plans for the summit were still moving forward. he then praised north korea...
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our ben tracy was the only u.s. broadcast network correspondent to see it. we'll have his report.s, facebook is announcing new steps today to fight fake news. will it work? wired editor-in-chief nicholas thompson in studio 57 will explain. also we are near the hawaiian volcano with why about 1,000 people might have to be evacuated by helicopter. and we go on top of the space needle to see how the iconic seattle tower is undergoing its first big changes. the process to give the rotating restaurant a see-through glass door. all that plus the eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. we'll see you at 7:00. >> all right. nora, we will see you at 7:00, thanks. >>> consumer groups are now targeting palo alto-based tesla over the assisted driving technology in its cars. the centers for auto safety and consumer watchdog have issues with tesla calling that technology the autopilot technology the day that the name is desent -- they say the nam is deceptive and misleading because they are not self-driving. consumer groups are calling on the federal trade commission to investigate. >>> more ameri
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inside the country, our ben tracy was the only u.s.adcast network correspondent on the scene to witness what the north claimed was the demolition of its main nuclear test sites. >> reporter: this is the entrance to tunnel number two here at north korea's nuclear test site. this is where they have conducted five of their six nuclear tests over the last couple years. you can see they have now strung up explosives in there. they plan to blow this up so they can no longer use it. ( explosions ) with several large explosions... ( explosions ) ...north korea put on quite a show. it claims it has now destroyed all of the test tunnels at its infamous punggye-ri nuclear test site. this is where the regime conducted all six of its nuclear explosions beginning in 2006. some outside scientists say the site was already so heavily damaged by previous tests that it was unusable. north korea says that's not true. this is tunnel number three at north korea's nuclear test site, and they say this tunnel is relatively new. that it's still usable. so, rigg
inside the country, our ben tracy was the only u.s.adcast network correspondent on the scene to witness what the north claimed was the demolition of its main nuclear test sites. >> reporter: this is the entrance to tunnel number two here at north korea's nuclear test site. this is where they have conducted five of their six nuclear tests over the last couple years. you can see they have now strung up explosives in there. they plan to blow this up so they can no longer use it. ( explosions...
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john. >> very interesting, ben tracy inside north korea, thanks, ben. >>> a tropical storm is threatening to slam into the southeast over the holiday weekend. thunderstorms off of the coast of mexico could hit states from louisiana to the carolinas with heavy rain and flash flooding. forecasters say there's a 90% chance the system could become tropical storm alberto within the next four days. that would make it the first named storm of the atlantic hurricane season which doesn't officially begin until next friday. national oceani yaic and atmospc administration predicts there will be as many as 16 named storms this season including at least 5 hurricanes. >>> with the holiday weekend getting under way, gas prices are climbing toward the $3 mark for the first time in four years. regular gas is going for $2.96 a gallon. aaa expects more than 41.5 million americans will travel for memorial day weekend. that's up nearly 5% from last year. michelle miller is on the road in new jersey, michelle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. california has the nation's highest gas prices at about $3.7
john. >> very interesting, ben tracy inside north korea, thanks, ben. >>> a tropical storm is threatening to slam into the southeast over the holiday weekend. thunderstorms off of the coast of mexico could hit states from louisiana to the carolinas with heavy rain and flash flooding. forecasters say there's a 90% chance the system could become tropical storm alberto within the next four days. that would make it the first named storm of the atlantic hurricane season which doesn't...
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our ben tracy will show us what may have been staged for his arrival. and south korea's president meets with president trump today about next month's scheduled summit with kim jong-un. >>> exploding lava creates a new potential crisis in hawaii. molten rock could overrun a plant sending a deadly gas into the air. >>> a woman sues r. kelly. only on "cbs this morning," speaking out for the first time about the singer. >>> plus, a research monkey runs loose after escaping from i cage. >>> and the king of horror auth author stephen king returns to studio 57 with his new thriller. >>> we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. >> this will only end like the libyan model ended if king m jong-un doesn't make a deal. >> arriving to report on the dismantling of the north's nuclear test site. >> the justice department will seek an investigation into claims the fbi put a spy inside the trump campaign. >> apocalyptic images coming out of hawaii. >> some lava is now nearing a geothermal plant. >> the 16-year-old male arrested
our ben tracy will show us what may have been staged for his arrival. and south korea's president meets with president trump today about next month's scheduled summit with kim jong-un. >>> exploding lava creates a new potential crisis in hawaii. molten rock could overrun a plant sending a deadly gas into the air. >>> a woman sues r. kelly. only on "cbs this morning," speaking out for the first time about the singer. >>> plus, a research monkey runs loose...
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ahead we'll go inside north korea where our ben tracy faces an 11-hour train ride followed by a hike today to witness the dismantling of the regime's nuclear testing site. plus, we'll take you to mexico to where many americans are seeking discounts on medical treatment. anna werner investigates the dangers surrounding surgeries across the border! and the pilots and crew that helped save more than 100 people after a southwest engine exploded. they will be with us in studio 57 for their first joint interview. we'll talk with them about what happened in the cabin. all that plus the eye-opener, your world in 90 seconds. we'll see you at 7:00. >> thank you. see you at 7:00. >>> new this morning, the city of san francisco is asking companies testing driverless cars to share more data. kpix 5's anne makovec is live in san francisco this morning with the push for more regulations. anne. >> reporter: yeah. it looks like regardless, we are going to see more driverless cars on city streets like van ness here behind me. you can see plenty of hazards for them to navigate around when it comes to t
ahead we'll go inside north korea where our ben tracy faces an 11-hour train ride followed by a hike today to witness the dismantling of the regime's nuclear testing site. plus, we'll take you to mexico to where many americans are seeking discounts on medical treatment. anna werner investigates the dangers surrounding surgeries across the border! and the pilots and crew that helped save more than 100 people after a southwest engine exploded. they will be with us in studio 57 for their first...
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ben tracy is in north korea. ben, how is this news being received? >> john, we don't quite know yet. we're on a train actually, in northern north korea. it's the middle of the night here. we're actually at a dead stop. we just left north korea's nuclear test site a couple of hours ago. we spent all day there and watched the north korean government basically blow their test site. they claim they have destroyed it. whether they have actually done it, we can't verify, but they did blow up all the entrances to the test tunnel. we will find out in the next couple of hours from our government guides what their responses are. they're genuinely pretty reluctant to give official responses because those would come from much higher up in the government. but i can tell you, just from the conversations we've been having with them, while we've been here for a couple of days, i think there will be real disappointment and real concern about where this relationship is now, if this summit is now off. >> there have been indications -- this has certainly been a surprisi
ben tracy is in north korea. ben, how is this news being received? >> john, we don't quite know yet. we're on a train actually, in northern north korea. it's the middle of the night here. we're actually at a dead stop. we just left north korea's nuclear test site a couple of hours ago. we spent all day there and watched the north korean government basically blow their test site. they claim they have destroyed it. whether they have actually done it, we can't verify, but they did blow up...
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. >> glor: ben tracy is the only network correspondent inside north korea, where a missile test site may become a seaside resort. the president vows new action against the ms-13 street gang. >> these are animals and we have to be very, very tough.
. >> glor: ben tracy is the only network correspondent inside north korea, where a missile test site may become a seaside resort. the president vows new action against the ms-13 street gang. >> these are animals and we have to be very, very tough.
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. >> reporter: i'm ben tracy from inside north korea, where we just witnessed what north korea claims is the destruction of its nuclear test site. >> glor: also tonight, we have confirmed hollywood producer harvey weinstein is set to turn himself in to face charges in the sex abuse investigation as actor morgan freeman also now faces accusations of faces accusations of misconduct. troops guarding our nation's most powerful nuclear weapons were caught using l.s.d. and other drugs.
. >> reporter: i'm ben tracy from inside north korea, where we just witnessed what north korea claims is the destruction of its nuclear test site. >> glor: also tonight, we have confirmed hollywood producer harvey weinstein is set to turn himself in to face charges in the sex abuse investigation as actor morgan freeman also now faces accusations of faces accusations of misconduct. troops guarding our nation's most powerful nuclear weapons were caught using l.s.d. and other drugs.
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ben tracy was there. the only problem is that the only people there were journalists, not experts on what it will take to shutdown a test site. >> an official said the north violated the pledge to allow international inspectors to monitor the demolition. >> reporter: back to you. >>> south korea's government, that has been acting as an intermediary says they are surprised it was scrapped. they are perplexed. >>> there is no evidence to support president trump's claims that the fbi planted a spy in his 2016 campaign. adam shift was among the lawmakers that met with intelligence officials today. they discussed the fbi's use of an informant to determine f some of trump's aids were working with russia ahead of the election. director james clapper defended the move earlier this week. the president dubbed it spy gate. he tweeted today clapper has now admitted that there was spying in my campaign. starting to look like one effort biggest political scandals in u.s. history. >> it is not about spying on the trump
ben tracy was there. the only problem is that the only people there were journalists, not experts on what it will take to shutdown a test site. >> an official said the north violated the pledge to allow international inspectors to monitor the demolition. >> reporter: back to you. >>> south korea's government, that has been acting as an intermediary says they are surprised it was scrapped. they are perplexed. >>> there is no evidence to support president trump's...
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. >> glor: ben tracy is the only u.s.work correspondent inside north korea. >> the north koreans built this airport a couple of years ago, but it's really never been used. >> glor: also tonight, how was he allowed behind the wheel? the driver in a deadly school bus accident had eight speeding tickets and 14 suspensions. there's a big development in the search for two missing murder suspects who escaped a south carolina prison. kilauea's lava now threatens a major power plant. >> this is newer lava, and hotter lava, and geologists say this couldon
. >> glor: ben tracy is the only u.s.work correspondent inside north korea. >> the north koreans built this airport a couple of years ago, but it's really never been used. >> glor: also tonight, how was he allowed behind the wheel? the driver in a deadly school bus accident had eight speeding tickets and 14 suspensions. there's a big development in the search for two missing murder suspects who escaped a south carolina prison. kilauea's lava now threatens a major power plant....
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had invited a number of foreign journalists to witness events, and among them was the cbs reporter ben tracy invited in a small group of journalists, they took us on a train about 12 hours up to their nuclear test site, which is in a remote mountainous region of north korea. and then they blew the thing up, they basically blew up three test tunnels, the remaining test tunnels at the site. they were laced with explosives, they walked us right up to the doors of these tunnels to show us. then they blew it up. then they brought us back to those doors and said, "double—check and see with your own eyes that we have done this. we want to be transparent." the only problem is that the only people here were journalists, we are not experts as to what it takes to shut down a nuclear test site. so what we saw with our own eyes is, yes, they did blow up the entrances to the tunnels but we do not know what else occurred or if that site is really unusable. the north koreans continue to say that they are committed to demilitarisation and they have said that so far the cancellation of the summit with preside
had invited a number of foreign journalists to witness events, and among them was the cbs reporter ben tracy invited in a small group of journalists, they took us on a train about 12 hours up to their nuclear test site, which is in a remote mountainous region of north korea. and then they blew the thing up, they basically blew up three test tunnels, the remaining test tunnels at the site. they were laced with explosives, they walked us right up to the doors of these tunnels to show us. then...
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ben tracy the only american network reporter invite to watch. >> we are on a plane with journalists,n by north korea to see them shut down the nuclear test site. like the last time we flew to north korea they're showing the propaganda video on the plane. unlike that time the news paper, not a single bad word about the united states. there is a glowing review of secretary of state, mike pompeo's recent visit to north korea. we just landed. we are in north korea. this is on the country any east coast. as you can see, this is a large modern new airport here. they have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in the part of north korea. they're trying to turn it into an international tourist destination. >> the north koreans built this airport a couple years ago, but it is really never been used. all of this is being done for our arrival. the people who are working here. the magazines over here. the north korean flags that they're selling. once we leave, we assume most of this will be shut down. but north korea brought us here to see something else. its remote testing site in the mountains.
ben tracy the only american network reporter invite to watch. >> we are on a plane with journalists,n by north korea to see them shut down the nuclear test site. like the last time we flew to north korea they're showing the propaganda video on the plane. unlike that time the news paper, not a single bad word about the united states. there is a glowing review of secretary of state, mike pompeo's recent visit to north korea. we just landed. we are in north korea. this is on the country any...
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ben tracy is just back from north korea. following the talks from beijing, ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are now two delegations of americans meeting with their north korean counterparts. one said a meeting's taking place in north korea. the other is a delegation sent to singapore to work on logistics. it is increasingly clear that both president trump and kim jong-un want this summit to happen. >> so we're looking at june 12th in singapore. thchange >> rorter: then hatn't again/o again summit appears to be on again. but this weekend it was kim jong-un and south korean president moon jae-in in met for a surprise summit of their own, their second meeting in less than 30 days. they met for two hours on the north korean side of the demille tarrized zone. north korean state media says at the meeting, kim jong-un expressed his fixed will that the summit with president trump take place. briefing reporters in seoul on sunday, president moon revealed that kim also said he is still committed to the complete denu
ben tracy is just back from north korea. following the talks from beijing, ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there are now two delegations of americans meeting with their north korean counterparts. one said a meeting's taking place in north korea. the other is a delegation sent to singapore to work on logistics. it is increasingly clear that both president trump and kim jong-un want this summit to happen. >> so we're looking at june 12th in singapore. thchange >>...
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ben tracy traveled there. he is the only u.s. broadcast correspondent inside north korea. >> reporter: korea invited a small group of journalists to their main nuclear testing site, and what they did is in front of us they strung explosives up inside these tunnels. they had three tunnels that were still remaining at the site. and they blew them up. these were major explosions. they let us right up to the entrance of the tunnel, see thel explosives. they then put us on a viewing stand further away and blew them up and then walked us right back up to those entrances so we could see with our own eyes that indeed those entrances had been destroyed. now, the problem is this was a group of journalists. nobody there is a nuclear expert. so we have no way of knowing if what they did in front of us actually does render that site completely unusable or if it simply just destroyed the entrances to these tunnels that could then eventually be fixed. now, the reason north korea was doing that was to engender some goodwill ahead of the summit w
ben tracy traveled there. he is the only u.s. broadcast correspondent inside north korea. >> reporter: korea invited a small group of journalists to their main nuclear testing site, and what they did is in front of us they strung explosives up inside these tunnels. they had three tunnels that were still remaining at the site. and they blew them up. these were major explosions. they let us right up to the entrance of the tunnel, see thel explosives. they then put us on a viewing stand...
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ben tracy was just in north korea and now he's back following the developments from beijing. >> reporter: this appears to be yet another sign that both the white house and the north koreans really want this summit to happen on june 12th. now, kim yong-chol is a very senior member of north korea's worker's party. he was the former military spy chief of north korea and also had kim jong-un's side this past weekend during that surprise summit between the leaders of north and south korea. he was also dispatched to the south during the olympics earlier this year. now, kim yong-chol is likely coming to the u.s. to work on the agenda for the summit and it is seen as secretary of state mike pompeo's recent visit to north korea. two american delegations are working overseas with their north korean counterparts on the summit. one group was seen departing the hotel in seoul today for meetings on the north korea side of the demille tarriemilit. despite all of this, the white house has not officially said the summit is actually back on. as you may recall, president trump cancelled it last week. john.
ben tracy was just in north korea and now he's back following the developments from beijing. >> reporter: this appears to be yet another sign that both the white house and the north koreans really want this summit to happen on june 12th. now, kim yong-chol is a very senior member of north korea's worker's party. he was the former military spy chief of north korea and also had kim jong-un's side this past weekend during that surprise summit between the leaders of north and south korea. he...
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our ben tracy will show us what may have been staged for his arrival. and south korea's president meets with president trump today about next month's scheduled summit with kim jong-un. >>> exploding lava creates a new potential crisis in hawaii. molten rock could overrun a plant sending a deadly gas into the air. >>> a woman sues
our ben tracy will show us what may have been staged for his arrival. and south korea's president meets with president trump today about next month's scheduled summit with kim jong-un. >>> exploding lava creates a new potential crisis in hawaii. molten rock could overrun a plant sending a deadly gas into the air. >>> a woman sues
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ben tracy reports from inside the hermit kingdom where he witnessed the explosions the
ben tracy reports from inside the hermit kingdom where he witnessed the explosions the
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ben tracy from cbs news is among the journalists heading to the test site.ng down its main nuclear test site and that is where north korea has conducted all six nuclear tests in recent yea rs. all six nuclear tests in recent years. it is a very remote and mountainous part of the country and we are told the journey may begin tonight, 11 hours on a train, four hours on a bus, an hour—long hike to the site itself. in addition to journalists, we are told north korea has not invited outside experts to witness what they claim is the closure of this facility. cbs news from bbc news in north korea. in hawaii, people are being warned to stay indoors with the windows closed, to limit exposure to toxic gases, as flows of molten rock have gathered pace. the kilauea volcano on the big island started erupting on may the 3rd but shows no signs of slowing. around 2,000 people have already left their homes. chris buckler is on the island. you can see just how deep the cracks in the ground go, close to where the fissures have opened up. this was a residential area road, now c
ben tracy from cbs news is among the journalists heading to the test site.ng down its main nuclear test site and that is where north korea has conducted all six nuclear tests in recent yea rs. all six nuclear tests in recent years. it is a very remote and mountainous part of the country and we are told the journey may begin tonight, 11 hours on a train, four hours on a bus, an hour—long hike to the site itself. in addition to journalists, we are told north korea has not invited outside...
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ben tracy from cbs news was at the detonation. test site for nine hours, and after reporting on this for so long. they brought a small number of media there for very specific purpose they wa nted there for very specific purpose they wanted to show that they were decommissioning, destroying this nuclear test site, they blew up the three remaining test tunnels. they claim that does make of those titles we re claim that does make of those titles were still usable and could've conducted more test there. but they blew them up. we are able to walk right up to them, but that the explosives inside, and they blew them up. they told us to walk back up them up. they told us to walk back up towards the tunnels to see it in person to bear by that it had indeed been close. but we are journalists, not nuclear experts. there were no outside experts there, to clarify that north korea had actually closed on the site. and they're wondering if there went to allow, people in to verify that. no experts, justjournalists. as you can imagine, lots of diff
ben tracy from cbs news was at the detonation. test site for nine hours, and after reporting on this for so long. they brought a small number of media there for very specific purpose they wa nted there for very specific purpose they wanted to show that they were decommissioning, destroying this nuclear test site, they blew up the three remaining test tunnels. they claim that does make of those titles we re claim that does make of those titles were still usable and could've conducted more test...
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our colleague at cbs news ben tracy is one of those journalists who'll be visiting the site he sent up's eastern coastal city of wonsan. the city is famous for one thing in particular, this is where north korea has launched more than 40 missiles from. a lot of those missile tests you have seen video of, those happened here in wonsan. however, now north korea is trying to make this known for something else. as you can see this is absolutely stunning. they are trying to turn this into an international tourist destination so when you look down here in the distance you see buildings under construction. that is going to be a massive resort. you see these blue shower pillars here on the beach. someday, they are hoping millions of tourists from all over the world will come here. before that happens, they have to settle this nuclear issue. that is part of closing down this nuclear test site in northern north korea. we're hoping that we will get on a train, we will be headed 11 hours towards that site and north korea is going to put on a ceremony, they are calling it, to officially decommission
our colleague at cbs news ben tracy is one of those journalists who'll be visiting the site he sent up's eastern coastal city of wonsan. the city is famous for one thing in particular, this is where north korea has launched more than 40 missiles from. a lot of those missile tests you have seen video of, those happened here in wonsan. however, now north korea is trying to make this known for something else. as you can see this is absolutely stunning. they are trying to turn this into an...
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ben tracy is following developments from beijing. n, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, so secretary pompeo met with kim jong-un for 90 minutes, we're told it was after that meeting that he was informed that these three americans were going to be released. now, these three men were accused of unspecified hostile acts by the north koreans. and less than an hour granted amnesty, the secretary was on the plane and headed toward japan. they were in good health and were able to walk on the plane without assistance. the trump administration has been saying for weeks now it would be a gesture of goodwill by the north koreans if they were to release these men before the summit. now, this morning, president trump tweeted that pompeo had a good meeting with kim jong-un and that a date and place for the upcoming summit has been set. now, the family of tony kim, one of the americans who has just been released, they put out a statement thanking president trump for engaging directly with north korea. and helping bring him home. gayle. >> than
ben tracy is following developments from beijing. n, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, so secretary pompeo met with kim jong-un for 90 minutes, we're told it was after that meeting that he was informed that these three americans were going to be released. now, these three men were accused of unspecified hostile acts by the north koreans. and less than an hour granted amnesty, the secretary was on the plane and headed toward japan. they were in good health and were able to walk on...
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ben tracy is following developments from beijing. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.o the summit is supposed to happen next month singapore, but now north korea says it may not happen at all if the u.s. doesn't stop insisting they completely denuclearize. north korea says there's a limit to what it calls its goodwill. north korea says the united states should not excuse its openness for getting rid of its nuclear weapons for a sign of weakness. president trump's national security adviser john bolton was singled out by the north koreans for suggesting on "face the nation" that north korea could be disarmed like libya 15 years ago. >> but is it a requirement that kim jong-un agree to give away those weapons before you give any kind of concession? >> i think that's right. i think we're looking at the libya model of 2003/2004. >> reporter: north korea's first vice minister of foreign affairs says it's absolutely absurd to dare compare the dprk a nuclear weapon state to libya. we do not hide our feeling of repugnance toward him. >> they allow them into all the nuclear rela
ben tracy is following developments from beijing. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning.o the summit is supposed to happen next month singapore, but now north korea says it may not happen at all if the u.s. doesn't stop insisting they completely denuclearize. north korea says there's a limit to what it calls its goodwill. north korea says the united states should not excuse its openness for getting rid of its nuclear weapons for a sign of weakness. president trump's national...
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ben and tracy, thank you >>> speaking of all of this, the members of the trump administration heading are on their way attempting to secure a deal to avert a trade war. kayla tausche has been all over this and joins us from washington >> seven high-ranking u.s. officials will be holding bilateral trade talks with china beginning this evening after departing last night in a pit stop in anchorage. the make-up of that delegation was changing but includes the secretaries of treasure and commerce, u.s. trade representative and economic advisers larry kudlow and peter navarro. the group has been coy about its proposals, agenda and outcome although details for bilaterals are worked out weeks if not months in advance of such a trip speaking to a china business conference in washington yesterday, trade representative robert lighthizer couched his expectations >> i'm always hoping but not always hopeful so it's a big, big challenge, all right. there's a very different system over there, and it's a system that has, in all honesty, worked pretty well for the chinese and it has not worked well for
ben and tracy, thank you >>> speaking of all of this, the members of the trump administration heading are on their way attempting to secure a deal to avert a trade war. kayla tausche has been all over this and joins us from washington >> seven high-ranking u.s. officials will be holding bilateral trade talks with china beginning this evening after departing last night in a pit stop in anchorage. the make-up of that delegation was changing but includes the secretaries of treasure...