the goal was to set the conditions for the dprk to make a strategic decision to denuclearize as the best means by which will achieve its own security. american leadership rally the international community and send a strong message to senator kim jong-un and the world that we will not stand for the dprk illegal weapons programs. the presence of bold decision to meet with sharon -- the chairman with this strong and targeted campaign. it led to the historic summit that will take place on june 12 and singapore. back on march 8 chairman and kim jong-un expressed his desire to meet with president trump's it is possible and that on may 9 i met with chairman kim jong owned in pyongyang and described expectations for denuclearization but at that time we secured the release of three americans. we view this as a sign of goodwill with chairman kim jong un. the united states and north korea have been holding direct talks in preparation for a summit in north korea is has confirmed to us its willingness to denuclearize. a comprehensive whole of government effort in support of president trump's upcoming

president trump and chairman kim will discuss security assurances for the dprk, establishing a peace regime and improving relations between our two countries. until we achieve our goals the measures that the world alongside the united states has put on the regime will remain. in the event diplomacy does not move in the right direction, these measures will increase. throughout the entire process, the united states has been unified with japan and south korea in response to the threats from north korea. i will be traveling to meet with my japanese and south korean counterparts after the summit to continue to coordinate with them. i will also stop in beijing following the singapore summit. i will provide them with an update and under score the importance of implementing all sanctions imposed on north korea. president trump recognizes north korea's desire for security and is prepared to ensure a dprk free of its weapons of mass destruction is also a secure north korea. president trump has made it clear that if kim jong-un denuclearizes, there is a brighter path for north korea and its peo

president trump recognizes north korea's desire for security and is prepared to ensure a dprk free of its weapons of mass destruction is also a secure north korea. president trump has made it clear that if kim jong un denuclearizes, there is a brighter path for north korea and its people. we envision a strong, connected, secure, and prosperous north korea that is integrated into the community of nations. we think that the people of the united states and north korea can create a future defined by friendship and collaboration, and not by mistrust and fear. we believe that chairman kim jong un shares this positive vision for the future, and we are committed to finding a path forward. and we assume and hope that that belief is sincere. we're looking forward to being in singapore in just a few days. ms. huckabee sanders: as a reminder, we'll take just a few questions before the secretary has to depart. roberta. reporter: thank you. what progress have you made in narrowing the gap in your understanding of denuclearization and north korea's definition of denuclearization? has there been prog

reaffirming the april 27, declaration that the dprk commits to work with a complete denuclearization of the friend -- korean peninsula. commit tond dprk recoveringia remains including the -- those of the details of the agreement that the two leaders have in their hands. want to share with you these early pictures, live pictures live news conference that is scheduled to get underway in 45 minutes. president trump briefing reporters and taking questions before heading back to the u.s. we will have that for you live here on c-span. it is 3:14 in the afternoon in singapore. tom is joining us from north carolina. democrats line. caller: good morning. trump choosesthat to insult our allies by showing up at the summit. weakening his hand when byroaching the north koreans not having the support of the rest of the g-7. i think this is a political ploy to get an expensive photo op so reelectionin his that he did something with some merit, as far as foreign policy goes. anything else he has done has been a disaster or just a political ploy to gain points with the space. twicei read that point a

and dprk commit to establish new u.s.-north korean relations in accordance to the desire of the people's for peace and prosperity. point number two, the u.s. and the dprk will join the efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the korean peninsula. the third point, reaffirming the 27th, 2018 declaration that the dprk commits to work toward complete geek nuclearization of the korean peninsula just complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. some question whether that will happen. the u.s. and dprk commit to recovering the ma remains just the mia remains -- the mia remains. those were key points outlined by the administration and signed by the north korean leader and president donald trump. let's get your phone calls. on the republican line and ben rausch, louisiana -- baton rouge, louisiana. caller: i just bury my uncle jack who was in the korean war. just one month ago. my father was stationed there as well. i wish both of them were alive right now to see this. i really do, because this struck my uncle

the four points are first the united states and the dprk commit to establish new u.s.-dprk relations in accordance with the desires of the two peoples of the countries for peace and prosperity. second, the united states and the dprk will join their efforts to build a lasting and stable peace regime on the korean peninsula. third, reaffirming the april 27, 2018 panmunjom declaration, the dprk commits to work towards the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. and finally, the united states and the dprk commit to recovering prisoners of war, missing in action remains including the immediate repatriation of those already identified. but on the third point, north korea's commitment to work towards complete denuclearization, the language appears to be weaker than the framework agreed to in the six-party talks back in 2005. in that joint statement, the dprk committed to abandoning all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear programs and returning at an early date to the treat owe of nonproliferation. >> it looks as if we're about 60 seconds await a minute from the pr

the goals for the dprk really are quite simple. it's about getting the handshake in the room with the leader of the world's sole super power and getting lots of cache, a lot of legitimacy from that. mind you, mr. kim jong-un has had to work quite hard to earn his place as the leader of the dprk. it's easy to overlook that fact. it wasn't just handed to him. he's had to earn it over the last few years and not less than a deca upon coming into power in 2011. he is two steps away from this hereditary rule of mr. kim il sung. so he's had to build his place in the history of the dprk. and so shaking hands with president donald trump is going to build a lot of legitimacy, consolidate his power in the eyes of his own people, which allow him to rule over the dprk going forward for some time to come. >> but will he give anything up? and will he really venture into the realm of this concept of denuclearization, which of course means one thing for the united states and another thing for north korea? >> well, i would argue that he has to. and

however that cannot happen until the dprk eliminates its weapons of mass destruction programs.mp and chairman kim will certainly also discuss security assurances for the dprk, establishing a peace regime and improving relations between our two countries. until we achieve our goals, the measures that the world alongside the united states has put on the regime will remain. in the event diplomacy does not move in the right direction these measures will increase. throughout the entire process, the united states has been unified with japan and south korea in response to the threats of north korea. i will be traveling with my -- excuse me. i will be traveling to meet with my japanese and south korean counterparts after the summit to continue to coordinate with them. i will also stop in beijing following the singapore summit. i will provide an update and underscore the importance of implementing all sanctions imposed on north korea. president trump recognizes north korea's desire for security and is prepared to ensure a dprk free of its weapons of mass destruction is also a secure nor

. >> the goal was to set the conditions for the dprk to make a strategic decision to denuclearize asy which it will achieve its own security. american leadership, the international community send a strong message to kim jong-un and the world we will not stand for the dprk's illegal weapons programs. the president's bold decision to meet with chairman kim jong-un grew from this incredibly strong and targeted campaign. the president's policies directly led to the historic summit that will take place on june 12th in singapore. back on march 8, chairman kim jong-un expressed his desire to meet with president trump as soon as possible. and then on may 9th, i met with chairman kim jong-un in pyongyang and explained america's expectations for denuclearization. at that time we also secured the release of three americans. kim dong-chul, tony kim and kim dong song. we view that's a sign of good will from chairman kim jong-un. the united states and north korea have been holding direct talks in preparation for a summit and north korea has confirmed to us its willingness to denuclearize. a compre

president trump and chairman kim will discuss security assurances for the dprk.reach our goals, the sanctions will remain in place. throughout the entire process, the united states has been unified with japan and and south korea in response to the threats from north korea. i will be traveling to met with my japanese and south korean counterpart after the summit to continue to coordinate with them. i will also stop in beijing to provide them with an update and underscore the importance of fully implements the sanctions. the president recognizes north korea's security and is prepared to assure a dprk without weapons of mass destruction is a security north korea. president trump made it a point that there's a brighter path for north korea and its people. we envision a strong, connected and prosperous north korea that is integrated into the community of nations. we think the people of the united states and north korea can create a future defined by friendship and collaboration and not by mistrust and fear. we belief that kim jong-un shares this vision for the future

the goal was to set the dprk tons for the denuclearize to achieve its own security.merican leadership rallied the international community to send a strong message to chairman kim jong-un and the world that we would not stand for the dprk's illegal weapons programs. the president's decision to meet with chairman kim grew from this campaign. the president's policies led to the historic summit that will take place june 12 in singapore. jong-unmarch 8, kim expressed his desire to meet with president trump as fast as possible. on may 9, i met with chairman kim jong-un and explained america's expectations for denuclearization. we also secured the release of three americans. we viewed this as a sign of goodwill from kim jong-un. the united states and north korea have been holding talks in preparation for a summit and north korea has confirmed its willingness to do you guys. effort innsive support of president trump's summit is underway. white house and state department teams are finalizing logistical preparations and will remain in singapore until the summit against. to pre

/dprk relations. president trump committed to providing security to the dprk.im jong-un committed dewavering communication. the u.s. and north korea have committed to work denuclearization. they are going to work towards it. there's no commitment to make it happen. but it's still early as they move forward with this process, which is what everyone had expected there would be system kind of framework here. some kind of way they could move towards the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. a broad outline. at least something is in summit,here was no invitation for chin a. that's the elephant in the room. china is north korea's largest trading partner and washington's most powerful and strategic rival. as the situation unfolds, beijing is on the outside looking in. let's go to the outside. matt rivers live in beijing. one of the issues during these negotiations is the future of 28,000 u.s. troops on the korean peninsula. if those troops are withdrawn, which may be the case, that would be a gift to china. >> that would be met with welcome arms. open arms here in

said the government in dprk will no longer worry about in toppled or invaded by the us.ean peninsula. thank you forjoining us, victor. reporting from beijing. a conversation on twitter, a form we are used to, for politicians to talk. mike pompeo has said we are ready for the day with the hashtag #singaporesummit. donald trump has been up since 5am, as he posted who knows what will happen but we are positive about a possible deal. time will tell. we are counting down. less tha n will tell. we are counting down. less than two hours to go. john tierney is from the centre for arms control in washington. i asked him if north korea was likely to give up it's nuclear arms. we are all asking that this morning. it is going to have to happen for any agreement at all. i think the model, even though the donald trump agreement will not say it, it will be the iran agreement, the broadest terms ever negotiated. i believe they will at least hit that mark. the difficult part of that is whether the north koreans are willing to go that far, how long it willing to go that far, how long it w

it is a recognition of the dprk.. 72 years ago refused to power in the rest of 1946 by kim-il sung. ever since, the u.s. has refused to recognize north korea. north korea has an ideology that depends on rejecting its own dignity and wanting respect some other countries. i think the first principle of that statement is a very important one if it is implemented. second, donald trump has this kind of innocence. she looks at the korean problem with innocent eyes. he says it is ridiculous there is not been a peace treaty signed. shortly after the war ended in 1953 or sometime in the last 60 years. he is right about that. but i agree with tim shorrock that the most stunning thing was for him to talk about the war exercises been provocative. not to mention stopping them or at least suspending them. when barack obama wasreside and there was a particular crisis involving a north korean missile or bomb test, he would send nuclear capable bombers to drop dummy bombs on korean islands. as tim said, the war games often involved a

number one, the united states and the dprk commit to establish new u.s. dprk relations in accordance with the desires of the people of the two countries for peace and prosperity. two, the united states and dp will join their efforts to join ating and stable peace regime on the korean peninsula. three, reaffirming, as bill just said, the april 27, 2018, panmunjom declaration. the dprk commits to work towards complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. four, the anddprk commit to recovering p.o.w./mia remains, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified. bill, since you have a better ear on this than we do back in new york, how are the other countries surrounding north korea reacting? how are our allies reacti ining this agreement? >> reporter: well, in general, they welcome it, even though they, too, recognize that a lot of those words are just, you know, the same old warm words north a has used for a quarter of a century. but that wasn't the problem. you know, president moon got his moment. he got thae handshake that he dreamed

-dprk joint statement.here are concerns about these developments breaking the alliance between the united and south korea. president tru's reference to wargames will add to that. the reaction is quite positive from what i can tell in south korea. government isan supportive. the way the trump administration moving is in line wi the wants.on seoul these developments could enhance relationships between the united states and south korea and move where it isw era not holding back the north koreans, but transformed with those relationships to be something constructive in terms of reducing tensions and working towards peace on the korean peninsula. china is probably supportive. i don't think china is playing a spoiler role, but it is important the principal players, kim jong-un, donald trump, and moon jae-in, take steps to .nclude xi jinping china has historically economically, so much stake in this as well. it is important china feels included. japan has concerns, too. is failing toment find a way to contribute.

to see the flag of north korea, the dprk flag, right next to the flag of the us is a sign that kim jong—un donald trump were being treated as equals here, and that was part of the story. that is something in itself. and then, of course, you have that moment where kim jong—un went on his walkabout. he was waving to crowds, he was at the top of the marina bay sands in singapore. you look over this enormous singapore skyline, built a capitalist skyline, and the people back in north korea were shown this. and to see that — yes, it was staged, yes, it was all part of the choreography of the summit, but people in north korea were shown this. and that in itself tells you something. it tells you kim jong—un is different from his father and grandfather. he is willing to either take this risk and also show people in north korea the kind of skyline that capitalism can build. that's a risk to take for him, and it shows that perhaps, just perhaps, this is paving the way for something bigger for north korea. we do also get complaints from the opposite point of view, and there were viewers who felt that

that is the american flag next to the dprk flag.orth korea, right? they criticised every yearfor gulags... north korea, right? they criticised every year for gulags... that north korea, right? they criticised every year for gulags.._ that is north korea, right? they criticised every year for gulags... that is a great shot for north korea. think about... we talked about the details of what might be discussed between the two. that, for kimjong—un, james, it is an unprecedented moment. both will come out of this fine. i think they are feeling good. confident men who have done preparation, though trump, not much, kim, more. the japanese preparation, though trump, not much, kim, more. thejapanese and preparation, though trump, not much, kim, more. the japanese and south koreans are feeling nervous, though. they are wondering if donald trump will throw them under the bus like did at the g7. he has a taste for it at the moment. while i think trump and kim are confident this morning, many have a lot to lose. we are going to stay with these

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host: president trump committed to provide security guarantees to the dprk? guest: we don't know what it means. it could mean a peace treaty, ending the formal state of war that is suspended by armistice. that has been the case since 1953. wouldr the north koreans find a peace treaty enough for would be debated. -- a major reason why we wouldn't want to because a lot of our friends would be in any cheacekeeping force. maybe that could be involved. the idea of reducing further our troops or suspending these military exercises could be part of it. it is more than amorphous concept. how can you guarantee a nuclear superpower that you could never country?her small we have the capacity to do that militarily. we are not going to give up that capacity. is going to be an ongoing treaties, signing giving international promises, maybe deploying a peacekeeping force. all these things together will not add up to a literal guarantee. over time they could begin a process. where we are now with vietnam, in the 1990's we normalized andtions with vietnam ended up in a friendl

. >> the kim family's claim is that the dprk is the true continuation of the korean people.republic of korea is a puppet of the united states. >> two years after kim assumed power, north korea invaded the south with the goal of unifying korea under kim's rule. america entered the conflict in 1950. millions of lives were lost, including 33,000 american troops, who fought with united nations and south korean forces. the three-year battle ended in 1953 with a truce. >> there was no victory in korea celebration. no vk day. there were those who had reason to thank god. >> a 2 1/2 mile wide demilitarized zone was created along the border between north and south korea. more than 300,000 american troops troop s remained in south korea to defend against an invasion from the north. in the north, kim created a tightly controlled country, leveraging fear that an attack from the united states could come at any moment. >> north korea has been preparing for war from the moment the korean war ended. they have tens of thousands of pieces of artillery and rockets which could set that peninsul

in the entrance way to the capella hotel, the dprk flag, north korea flag, the us flag, over and againgain and the red carpet for the two leaders to presumably walk down as they enter in the next two minutes. we expect the welcoming ceremony to take place any time in the next ten minutes. this is extraordinary, extraordinary scenes. this is a moment the world has waited for for 70 years, at least since 1973 and the end of the korean war. it's all so we should remember a moment the north korean regime, not just a moment the north korean regime, notjust kim a moment the north korean regime, not just kim jong—un, but a moment the north korean regime, notjust kimjong—un, but his a moment the north korean regime, notjust kim jong—un, but his father before him, kim il—sung, have yearned for for many decades —— kim jong il. kim jong yearned for for many decades —— kim jong il. kimjong iltry yearned for for many decades —— kim jong il. kimjong il try to get a meeting with president bill clinton in the 90s and he wanted bill clinton to go to pyongyang to hold a summit at the end of the 90s, it

well and to me perhaps the main reason we are seeing a lot of this active diplomacy coming from the dprkhat mr. trump really needs a palpable and visual national security win before the november election. so in this regard, i think they have a lot more to do with the possibility of the summit than actually sanctions putting a lot more pressure on the dprk. >> it always comes down to politics, i guess. kim jong-un cannot be perceived as weak, i would imagine, especially back in north korea. how does that play into the summit itself? >> well, i think it gives kim jong-un a lot of confidence going into the summit because, um, you know, i have done research on north korean defectors and -- and the only sentiment you can glean is that things especially in pyongyang are quite . i think there's been a lot of economic growth in the past five years. and i think that it's becoming a little more popular with their own economic growth. and for me, this gives kim jong-un a lot morechina against us and us against china. in that regard, i foresee a very much protracted back and forth negotiation proces

and dprk talking directly. now the problem becomes that in this scheme of things, as much moonve wants -- as much as wants to be in the drivers seat of the process, north korea doesn't necessarily see south korea as an equal partner. now that the u.s. and china are involved, it sort of marginalizes south korea's influence in the process as well because a lot is really going to rise on how those relations move forward. moon sort of gets caught in the middle of that. and i think there is another fear that if it doesn't work out well, there will be huge repercussions for moon jae-in and for his personal reputational capital. because he put so much into this, because he has invested so much money and resources on this as well, to the detriment of the domestic issues. you start to see this as president trump suddenly canceled the singapore summit. you did see the opposition party, the conservatives, start to come out quickly and hard on moon jae-in, sort of accusing him of wasting time and resources. you will see mo

. >> at this historical first dprk and usa summit which is garnering the attention and hopes of the entireld, comprehensive and in-depth views will be exchanged on issues of common interest, such as establishing a new dprk-u.s. relation that responds to the changing requirements of the era, establishing firm and permanent peace on the korean peninsula and denuclearization of the korean peninsula. >> it's notable the veteran anchor was brought out of retirement. she just does the big news these days. how significant are the two words "changed erred -- era? >> it could mean a couple different things. when i first heard the phrase earlier and read it, i felt that it's actually serving two purposes. it's telling the north korean populace that they should continue to feel confident and strong that they are a nuclear nation, that they have achieved what kim il-sung, the founder of north korea, and kim jong-un have sought for so long, which is to be a nuclear power. and the changed situation means that they can now come to the table as an equal in the eyes of the international community and meeti

is it part of the dprk's delegation going to talk to u.s. officials?rything is being scrutinized. so to that extent for us, members of the press, the international media, it is a very exciting time. this is such a historic moment. now i'm a resident of singapore, and i can tell you that mostly what we're concerned about as residents is where is the next security blockade, where are there police checks, which road will i be unable to drive down. so social media has been instrumental around the government has been corresponding with everyone to make sure that we know what's happening where and what to avoid, of course. >> yeah, and if you're going to have a summit, singapore is a great place for it.it's a very city state. it also seems the bulletproof bodyguards who make up the security detail protecting kim jong-un have made quite the impression. they first appeared in april when kim jong-un travelled to the meeting in panmunjom. and now they're causing a stir as they jog alongside the leader's limousine? >> yes, indeed. i heard our own anchors as we we

issues of the establishment of the dprk relations building. we talk about the guarantees and we talk about unwavering commitment to the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. this is the document that we just signed. >> did you discuss with chairman kim methods to verify with the united states or international organizations that process? >> yes, we did. it will be verified. we will be verifying. >> how will that be achieved? >> it will be achieved by having a lot of people there. as we develop a certain trust. we think we have done that. secretary pompeo has been really doing a fantastic job. his staff and everybody. as we do that, we will have a lot of people there and working with them. this is complete denuclearization of north korea's -- it will be verified. >> will they be americans or agency people? >> combinations of both. we have talked about it. go ahead. be nice. be respectful. >> very respectful, sir. what did kujim jong-un say to y to give you the confidence that for once in the history of nblgnorth korea they are not c

dprk summit. we will provide additional formation as it becomes available. ercises, the nex ones that tend to take place august, you have something called ufg, these are table talk exercises. they don't cost a lot of money. the idea that you're going to save a tremendous amount of money by canceling these exercises doesn't seem to wash. and then in general when you talk to offic here about military exercises, whether it's the annual spring exercisesors whenever they are, they always stress that they're defensive in nature. that's why it's so critical when president trump called them provocative, trump was taking kim jong-un's line and that is that these are provocative, they're planning on invading north korea. all along the posture from officials they talked to, they can almost give it to you on muscle memory. e.ese military exercises ansay you need t train to stay ready and if you don't train, if you don't do bomber flights or any of this stuff you'll have more kpents e accidents and more fatalities like we've had really dangerous training here over the la

-dprk relations. two, the u.s.nd north korea will build a lasting and stable peace regime on the korean peninsula. thet three, reaffirming april 27, 2018 declaration, the dprk commits toward complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. point four, committing to recovering prisoners of war, missing in action, including the immediate repatriation of those already identified. our chief content officer, great to see you in the flesh. what are we to make of those points, particularly point number three, which is the biggie, the commitment to working toward complete denuclearization. has been made before. >> yeah, it has been made before and not just by the current leader but the previous leader of north korea only to fall through. you do not need work towards. they do not commit to complete denuclearization, the commit to work towards it. ultimately, the devil is in the details. this document probably does not , howa lot of the details this is actually going to happen. that will take weeks, months, even years to w

it's at the united states and dprk have committed to recovering p.o.w. m.i.a.ns including the repatriation of those already identified. there are a lot of people in the united states still waiting for answers about the remains of their loved ones for from the korean war. this is an important development as well. >> this touches my heart, i'm overwhelmed to hear this. the fact of the matter, all across the nation, p.o.w. m.i.a. flags across the nation. there are many that have served that never saw my loved ones or fill-in family members and we don't know where they remain. this is an extraordinary moved to move to the our country and gratitude. >> ed: a remarkable evening into the early morning in the eastern time zone of the united states. we appreciate you being with us. we want to thank everyone at home for live coverage. we are not going anywhere. my colleagues in new york are picking up the live coverage of the top of the hour. going straight to more coverage. .. >> a lot of goodwill went into this, a lot of work, a lot of preparation. we are starting that

in any case, we understand that any pause in exercises contingent on dprk action towards denuclearisation maintains commitment and security commitment. in any case, we would like to maintain close contact with them since these issues may also affect the security of japan and the region. japan continues to seek, to normalise its relations with north korea in accordance, through com plete korea in accordance, through complete conference of the resolving outstanding issues of concern, such as nuclear missile and up to these issues as well as through the settle m e nt issues as well as through the settlement of u nfortu nate issues as well as through the settlement of unfortunate past. japan will continue to play an important role in realising peace and stability in north—east asia, in close co—ordination with the united states and the republic of korea. i'm looking forward to secretary —— working with secretary pompeo and the minister in the future. there we are, that press conference carrying on now between secretary of state mike pompeo and the theme of it was more aspirational than detail

the white house, imparted to the president there was a chance of a meeting with the leader of the dprknjae—in continued his head is heavy praise for donald trump, he said the powerful and decisive leadership of donald trump is the reason this has happened —— his heavy praise. he places much stock in the ability of the americans to finally stop north korea's nuclear programme and help that country, out from the cold, so to speak —— that country come out. irrespective of whether it goes well in singapore or it is perceived to have gone badly, south korea and its president is continuing to try to harold an era of much closer relationships between the north and the south —— to herald. talking about liaison offices opening and discussions about retrieving remains of the veterans of the war from 65 yea rs of the veterans of the war from 65 years ago, easing military tensions. moonjae—in has a separate parallel pi’ocess moonjae—in has a separate parallel process to ensure the north and south come closer irrespective of what happens in singapore. that's right. his aim is to have korean reunifi

the noble lord's quite right, the suffering of the dprk is of the utmost importance and must ever forgetyes, president trump did mention that human rights issues including the treatment of christians were discussed and would be discussed further. it is very important that these discussions continue. will her majesty's government please ensure that the president of the us is aware that this regime is the same as it has been for many decades, the dictator kim jong—un is the same man that had his half—brother murdered not two years ago in an airport in malaysia, and indeed has had his uncle as cute at virtually every came to power. human rights abuses remain and we have that we must be incredibly cautious in this. senior ministers have admitted the disclosure of evidence to the defence in criminal cases has be the crown prosecution service — the cps — has looked at more than 3500 cases in england and wales after the collapse of a number of trials. it found vital evidence had been withheld in 47 cases of rape and sexual assault. but giving evidence to mp5, the ministers said culture and prac

he talked about security for the dprk. he talked about security for north korea.at? mike pompeo said it's a unique kind of security agreement. we frankly don't know exactly what that means and how they will provide that security. a couple of months ago we were threatening to annihilate north korea if they dared launch any sort of nuclear weapon or threatened the united states. remember the incident with guam. he was promising missiles would be shot towards guam. and that was probably the most intense period for fears there would be some sort of conflict. >> and martha, we've covered this for years. we know there have been agreements in the past with north korea back during president bill clinton's time. there was an agreement reached in principle. it fell apart not long after when kim jong un's father died a short time after that agreement was signed. in this case when you see those words, and in fact it's in the first paragraph of this letter signed jointly by these two leaders a short time ago here in

the dprk has not existed as a government in any other way so they do not know how to operate untaother way, like with a j for example. what do you do when your power is weak? you purge. most of you probably heard about uncle who looks a lot like kim jong-il. almost like a female kimong- with a wig on if you can imagine that. i have a picture of her a few want to see it later. i'm happy to show it to you. in north korea, public purges are almost unheard of. it just does not happen. i talked to a group of people earlier. i spoke about a powerful guy in the party in north korea. .e was having a feud he was reported to have died in an automile accident. just so you guys know, traffic there is not like in houston. what do you think the chances are he really died in an auto accident? i give that example because that is normally what happens. some guy gets executed percent to a reeducation camp. they do not say that. guy, they announced he was purged, they announced he was executed, they announced why it was done. they said it was corruption. was it corruption? partial late. by charging a kor

the spectacle of seeing the american flag along with the dprk flag. i would say it's disgusting.

president recognizes north korea has great potential and he looks ford to the day when sanctions on the dprk can be removed, but it won't happen until they completely eliminate their weapons of mass destruction weapons. kennedy: another trip to the united states could include a round of golf at beautiful mar-a-lago. but analysts say there is still an awful lot that can go wrong. march taken got the scoop on the potential golf outing. obviously world peace is at stake and averting nuclear war. how funny would it be if kim jong-un was such a bad golfer he'll do what i have done in the past which is beat the first tee box with his dwriefer. >> it's not entirely clear the hoops that would have to be jumped to to get kim jong-un to this country might be enough an impediment to free prevent that from happening. but there will be golf courses around this resort in singapore where the summit is taking place. if they want to hit the links they will be able to. it's not clear if kim is a golfer. kennedy: his father actually hit three holes in one, in one day. >> scored a 38, very impressive. kennedy:

quote, i'm going to visit the dprk and meet kim jong un.despite claims no indications that any plans have been made. but is it possible that north korea is courting other heads of states while planning a summit with president trump. here now to weigh in is the author of dear, what do you think of the latest news. >> on the one hand this could be platitude and the other thing why is does the u.s. get to be arm's dealer and they don't. all the missile tests are great commercial for products and small state can stand up to u.s. and other nations, this is something that will compensate for. they will dial down missiles an weapon's industries, they will want money or something else in exchange and syria would be one of the customers. rob: two very bad people meeting together. big-time threat to, i think, international law, the two meeting and big threat, i think, to our negotiations here. are we fools to go into this meeting at this point knowing that they will meet, this does seem like bad news. >> we can't believe anything that the north korea

the spectacle of seeing the american flag along with the dprk flag. i would say it's disgusting. >> both men are liars. kim jong-un lies and donald trump lies. >> these are awful people and he wants to become best friend with them. this is not going to work. this is not just lunch. it's not going to work. kennedy: chuck schumer and bob menendez are doing the same thing. they all think the singapore swing was aikeout. e president was not suede by the haters. he tweeted great progress was made on the denuclearization of north korea. hostages are back home. we'll be getting the remains our great heroes back to their families. no missiles shot. no research -- #singaporesummit. the president did not solve the whole crisis. so why is the left so q to condemn this first joining me, former white house press secretary, he's here. sean spicer. let's talk about the reaction on the left. i was watching adam schiff on msnbc. although democrats said they would -- adam schiff was such a negative nancy about the whole thing. and democrats promised if the president em

and dprk will join in efforts to build a lasting regime.reaffirming on april 27th, the declaration, the dprk commits to work towards the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. the final point, david, the united states and the dprk commit to recovering pow-mia rema remains. that relates to the decades long war on the korean peninsula. let's be clear about this. this is nothing new in these four points, unless there's something buried in that document, before or after those four points. this has been agreed upon. in fact, the north koreans agreed on that third point that they would reaffirm and commit to work toward a denuclearization. they agreed on that in april with the south koreans. again, that halanguage is very key, they reaffirm and commit to working towards a denuclearization. critics of president trump are going to say that this document never should have been signed. that the only thing that was taken out of this meeting was the meeting itself. that's something that is very important. but again, there is nothing new in

. >> the spectacle of seeing the american flag with the dprk flag and the handshake is jarring to seeness. i would say it's somewhat disgusting. >> kimberly: bonkers, brian, when you hear the stop and what they are saying. did we watch the same thing? >> brian: if he walked out and he said the koreans are dropping the nuclear sites and there's 39 and here's the locations, there would've been some critics. anything short of that, the same people are going to say the same thing. this is the beginning. if this is the end, i agree with them, but it's just the beginning. next week you are going to see that beginning. the president doesn't say this for no reason. you go in to see the dismantlin dismantling. you're going to hear about the progress with pompeo and bolton. it's going to get tighter and hotter and it's going to get more and more interesting as we move forward. it's not so much of the video. this guys out of options. he has the security to keep them in place but now he's got the ability to get his economy going. 34 years old, he has the ability to do something different. >> kimb

offers a historic opening for president trump and chairman kim to boldly lead the united states and the dprk prosperity, and security."previously the president announced the summit would be in singapore on june 12th.well after north korean officials threatened a "nuclear showdown" and slammed vice president mike pence -- president trump canceled the event.now -- the president seems open to meeting north korea's leader --president donald trump: "hopefully we'll have a meeting on the 12th that's going along very well but i want it to be meaningful."if certain mandates are metmike pompeo / secretary of state: "i've been very clear that president trump and the united states objective is very consistent and well known: the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula."as a sign of goodwill -- the north korean delegation plans to travel to washington to deliver a letter from ((pam/ots)) the u-s is imposing steep tariffs on steel and aluminum .... from three of america's biggest trading partners and allies.. -- mexico, canada, and the european union. in march, pres

we do not trust the dprk regime for very good reasons.every national agreement they have had. they don't trust us for that reason. it will be extraordinarily difficult to add new issues to the agenda later on. president trump is talking about process, possibly multiple summit meetings. again, as you said, i am in favor of diplomacy. i think diplomacy should never stop. moreover, it's a tool that has never been tested before. let's see how it goes. it must be informed diplomacy based on a full understanding of the true nature of this regime. kim jong-un wants security guarantees. how can the united states, a liberaldemocracy, guarantee the security of a rege that is committing crimes against humanity. >> shepard: it's a good questichs why you wonder if they can't bring up human rights in some way, similar arguments were made back in the days when china was shut down and the same with the arguments that our friends down south make about cuba. human rights are a real issue. >> indeed, human rights are a real issue. the president is, i believ