get out ahead and be the first to cancel the summit and as we're now learning and you point out, greg palkot know the effort to set up the summit itself in singapore didn't show up to even be engaged in that which is striking as greg pointed out and we talked about as well. greg palkot thank you for being with us. let's bring in chris stirewalt fox news political editor. when you read the final statement we have so far from kim jong-un it's the foot note asterisk which counts a heck of a lot. he says, by the way, president trump's desire doesn't meet the world's desire for peace and stability for the world and the korean peninsula and the hostility trump mentioned say backlash in response to a unilateral denuclearization being pushed and those were words expressed from vice president pence and mike pompeo. >> they didn't want to be seen as too soft or accommodating with the kim regime. it's going to be tough and we'll be tough like remember libya and we'll denuclearize and all that stuff. in part to answer political pressure at home about americans, left, right, center who said are we going

senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot joins us now from seoul. greg?rris, it's late here in seoul. but since we last spoke, we have gotten definitive words from south korean president moon jae-in. he was meeting in a special emergency session with the national security staff. he says, "denuclearization cannot be delayed or abandoned." he is urging direct talks between president trump and kim jong un. he seems to be blind-sided by the events in the last couple of hours. he said he was perplexed in the meeting and he said it's regrettable and perhaps another method of communications should be chosen between president trump and kim jong un. president trump said he spoke by phone also to the south korean and when the president spoke he said military readiness in the region for whatever reason for the south korean president. to come one a diplomatic crisis in the summit with kim jong un. this has always been a careful process. the white house breakoff today seems to stem from a statement coming from pyongyang. calling vice president pence political dummy. t

news and reaction from greg palkot what we're hearing from the white house. gly worded sent to kim jong-un and greg you've seen it and gauging reaction because today was the day where that mountain was supposed to be blown up. has it indeed been destroyed? >> absolutely. according to north korea it has been destroyed but frankly, it has been put in the shade a little bit by the developments of the last 20 minutes or so. the response -- strong response from the white house to the strong commentary coming from the vice foreign minister of north korea today. let's look a little bit at that statement. that's what started this whole thing, bill. first of all, in that statement the vice foreign minister calls vice president pence a political dummy, ignorant for citing what they call the libya model regarding kim jong-un. let's take a look at what the libya model means to pyongyang. to pyongyang it means a reference to libyan leader moammar gadhafi, the former leader, he was ousted from his office five years after that model was put in place to get rid of nuclear wea

>> mike: greg palkot reporting from seoul. greg, thank you.the summit is rescheduled and if it actually happens, there so no guarantee there will be any agreement. tonight, correspondent gillian turner looks at what is standing in the way. >> just because we are not there now, doesn't mean can't be there later today or later tomorrow. >> just yesterday, the president called off the north korean nuclear summit. but today he is optimistic, offering encouragement and even floating the possibility of reviving it the national security experts say there is a lot of hope but thought much chance. they caution president trump will have to overcome major obstacles if he still hopes to ultimately strike a deal with kim jong un. like the fact that washington and pyongyang still misunderstand one another on key issues. >> when the united states has been talking about denuclearization, it's often accompanied by the idea of complete verifiable irreversible denuclearization. when the north talks about denuclearization, they are saying that the united states n

greg palkot is live in seoul, south korea with more. greg? >> trace, probably the best sign about whether there are any serious bumps in u.s.-north korea diplomacy could be found right here, right now. it's all about dismemberment, the destruction of that north korean nuclear test site in the northeastern corner of the country. this had been planned a couple weeks ago, before the recent diplomatic turbulence. north korea flew a small group of hand-picked international journalists to an east coast city in the country. they were supposed to be on a train right now. so far they haven't left. so far the reason given is weather. it's been damp here. whether the regime is now having second thoughts about going through with this, that is the question. as you noted, trace, this is an easy give for north korea. many scientists said that basically this site was out of order. that you couldn't use it again. it didn't merely matter whether it was destroyed. but trace, huge symbolic value. will north korea squander this if the date of the summit is now in

with more on these developments from london is greg palkot. hi, greg. reporter: hi, david.ce of it i guess we shouldn't be too surprised. we've been down this route with north korea before. last couple months have been so pleasant we're a little bit alarmed, a little bit surprised. we heard in a statement from north korean leader kim jong-un's vice foreign minister late today, he said, and i quote, we are no longer interested in a negotiation that will be all about driving us into a corner and making a one-sided demand to give up our nukes. he went on to say this would force kim jong-un to reconsider next month's planned summit with president trump. the regime already branded u.s.-south korean air drills they branded as provocative. they called off a meeting today for north korean and south korean officials scheduled for the dmz. blasted president trump's national security advisor john bolton, calling it an sured what he suggested, perhaps there could be a libya solution to the nukes in north korea. still most analyst, david, who i am speaking to in the region don't necessa

greg palkot. thank you.he united auto workers says why have to be careful after trump order his administration to order new import taxes on cars. the union president says he does support evaluating trade. president trump told wilbur ross to look at whether other cars coming in from national countries pose a security risk. ross says the imports have hurt u.s. companies for decades. dan is a business editor for axios. he's the author of their pro rata newsletter on deals and deal makers. it's fascinating here. good of you to join us first of all. you go back to the campaign. his presidency. president trump has been a champion of auto workers. the question everybody has is, will this affect auto workers, will it hurt them in the united states? >> well, we don't know what the potential tariffs could be. the devil is in the details. it could. there's auto workers that work for u.s. manufacturers, a lot of auto workers that work for foreign manufacturers. there's a question of what would be the consequence if tear

greg palkot live in seoul, south korea. so night time there, greg. what more do we know about these talks happening just north of the dmz? >> well, what we seem to be hearing from a lot of our sources on the ground here, leland, these talks are crucial to whether this proposed summit between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un goes forward. they're happening along the dmz on the north side of the border and into north korean territory exactly where this surprise summit took place over the weekend between north korean leader kim and president moon. the u.s. is trying to figure out whether pyongyang is really willing to denuclearize. it's a high powered team. on the u.s., it's led by the u.s. ambassador to the philippines. he's a former u.s. ambassador to south korea. a real old state department hand when it comes to north korea, korean american son kim. on the north korean side, the vice foreign minister, cho son wi. she commented last week that vice president pence was a political dummy and nearly blew the summit out of the water. the

here live from seoul is our own greg palkot. greg, how are they reacting over there? hey, dave. it is early friday morning here in seoul but, yeah, the south korean government has been burning the midnight oil, and yeah, they have been taken a bit aback by what president trump had to say about that planned, now unplanned summit with kim jong-un. south korean president moon jae-in urging direct talks again between the president and kim jong-un saying, and this is a quote, denuclearization can not be delayed and abandoned. he seemed a bit blindsided. he was perplexed from the white house message, calling it regrettable. he had spoken to south korea and japan about new military preparedness in the region for any antics coming from pongyang. you have to believe, david, that is the last thing the south korean government wanted to hear. they had been working tirelessly in last couple months to come up with a diplomatic solution to this crisis. remember president moon and kim jong-un met in their own summit last month. the tough word coming from pongyang, a statement about a

with greg palkot in seoul on a stunned south korean president who didn't see this coming. deidra bolton in work on why a stunned wall street started selling. kevin corke in a white house that still isn't bulges. gordon change on china and why that country's president might be behind the texas unraveling. and jerry boykin who said it's good that the president has them all guessing. how freedom caucus chair, mark meadows is says it's the north koreans working. one hour, one issue. we're all over it. starting with kevin corke at the white house. he, kevin. >> listen, the president's letter, neil, is super clear. it obviously says look, the summit is off in sink more. much to the benefit of the parties perhaps of this particular time but the detriment of the entire globe. as we talked about, this isn't just about two potential powers trying to come together and creating an entirely different way that we see the region, we're talking about the brinksmanship that could affect the globe. this is obviously a set back, neil, for diplomats in the states and also in japan. also in so

senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is in london. greg? >> harris, i guess on the face of it, we shouldn't be too surprised what we are hearing from north korea. we have been here before. but these days it's unsettled. kim jong un's vice foreign minister saying we are no longer interested in negotiation that will be all about driving us in to a corner and making a one-sided demand to give up our nukes. he went on to say it could force kim jong un to reconsider next month's planned summit with president trump. they had already branded the air exercises as provocative. they called up a meeting between north and south korean officials and blasted president trump's national security adviser john bolton calling absurd when he said that there could be a libyan-style ridding of nukes from north korea. now most analysts we have been speaking to and we have been seeing don't necessarily think north korea wants to pull out of next month's summit. they see this as posture, positioning, calling out rhetoric and actions they don't like. probably, harri

. >> melissa: greg palkot is live in seoul, south korea, with the latest. greg? >> greg: melissa, i can tell you that the folks here in this region are watching very closely the back-and-forth about a possible summit between kim jong un and president trump. they have a huge stake in it all. we heard from the chinese foreign ministry on friday. they say they hope the u.s. and the north korea stay patient and meet each other halfway. and press ahead with denuclearization on the peninsula. remember, president trump feared that chinese president xi got in the ear of kim jong un and changed his tune. we also heard from the japanese prime minister abe today. he said about a possible cancellation of the summit that it was regrettable but that he respected and supported the decision. most important again to get rid of the nukes from north korea. remember abe is a huge ally of president trump. for kim jong un, we saw him today riding a train. at least state media presented images of that. his regime, remember, early on friday said that they would meet the u.s. face to fac

senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot reports from seoul, south korea. >> the korean peninsula could be moving a step closer to peace in the coming hours. a north korean official confirmed the regime is ready to dismantle its nuclear test site in the northeastern part of the country. south korean journalists on wednesday joined a small group of regime picked reporters on their way by train to record the event. no international observers have been invited. many analysts say the site is unusable anyway. but it does have symbolic value. >> closing the test site as a goodwill gesture. it's got some substance to it, but you know, it's not the whole shebang. >> all of this comes ahead of the summit involving kim jong un and president trump planned for june 12 in singapore. fresh from their own summit last month with kim jong un in yesterday's session with president trump emanated south korean president moon jae-in said the meeting should proceed. saying that fine-tuning and adjusting the scope of expectations is required. if it does go ahead, it would be kim jong un's fourth recent s

senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live in seoul, south korea, for us. greg? >> greg: all right, sandra. the folks in the region are watching closely what is being said in washington. and pyongyang and beyond regarding that possible summit involving president trump and kim jong un. we heard from the foreign ministry up in china about this. they, in fact, say that the u.s. and the north korea should meet each other halfway. they should stay patient. they should press ahead with the denuclearization. remember it was president trump who said that perhaps chinese president xi got in the ear of kim jong un and changed his tune. we heard on friday from japanese prime minister abe and said possible cancellation of the summit was regrettable but he respects and supports the decision and, in fact, he, too, just wants to see denuclearization on the peninsula again. a strong ally of president trump can be found at the japanese government office. kim jong un was seen today via the state media from pyongyang on a train inspecting a rail line. his regime, remember, early in

may have led to the president's decision, but we begin with senior foreign affair correspondent greg palkot live in south korea. hello, greg. >> hi, shannon. it is damage control time on the korean peninsula. president trump's move to pull out of the planned summit with kim jong un next month. secretary of state pompeo just a few hours ago on the phone, with a south korean counterpart, saying the u.s. had a commitment to further dialogue with north korea, and that they would continue efforts to create conditions for u.s.-north korea talks. overnight here in seoul, president moon urged against direct talks between president trump and kim jong un to try to save this thing, saying do nuclear is a and of the north cannot be apprehended or delayed. he did admit he was a bit perplexed by the move by the white house to cancel the summit, calling it regrettable. most noticeable reaction, i would say, shannon, came from the regime itself of kim jong u kim jong un. a short while ago, we saw a statement coming from his vice foreign minister, saying that in fact, from the regime, there was still a will

mike: greg palkot leading us off from seoul. thank you. let's bring in judith miller pulitzer prize winning author and journalist, and fox news contributor, great to see you. how optimistic are you that this summit will happen on or around june 12th? >>i'm not sure we're not going to have a number of different twists and turns until we get to the 12th. it might even be delayed a little bit but both leaders now seem determined to make this implausible improbable meeting happen. so i think it may happen, but then again, if president trump decides that he's annoyed by something that kim has said, he could very well put it on hold again. i think given that we are in the middle of a psychological warfare game here, the person who goes into that meeting seeming to hold most of the cards thinks that he will emerge the victor. and i think that's what we're watching. mike: the new york times has a statement saying basically that the measured response to the cancellation and the extraordinary diplomatic scramble that followed was a strong reminder a

>> mike: greg palkot in seoul. greg, thanks a lot.uropean union's foreign policy chief says eu members are committed to keeping their end of the nuclear deal with iran. the u.s. pulled out of the pac earlier this month and punishinpunishing for those whoo business with iran. former president george h.w. bush is spending his memorial day in a hospital in maine. he was brought in sunday after experiencing low blood pressure and fatigue. a spokesman says the 93-year-old, mr. bush, is awake, alert, and not in any discomfort but is expected to spend at least a few days in the hospital for observation. the 41st president was last hospitalize hospitalized ie april following the passing of his wife. subtropical storm alberto getting a jump on the hurricane season tonight. the storm is moving through the northern gulf coast sending many holiday travelers scurrying from the florida panhandle beaches. correspondent phil keating is in panama city tonight. good evening, phil. >> good evening, mike. the center of the subtropical storm alberto is ma

greg palkot is in seoul. but we begin with chief white house correspondent john roberts. busy day over there, john. >> john: unlike other days here, dana. good afternoon to you. the president canceled the summit after the deputy foreign minister of north korea issued what white house officials said was tantamount of a threat of nuclear war if the talks didn't go well with the president. the white house believing that is not the most productive position that north korea could have taken ahead of planned summit so the president this morning sent a letter to kim jong un to say much as we would like to do it, it's off. he did give him something to back into if he wanted to, come back to the table. he also insulted the vice president mike pence calling him politically dumb saying that recent statements from the vice president were "stupid." but the white house says they hear that from north korea all the time. that is not the reason they canceled the summit. the nuclear threat is the reason the president was forced to pull the trigger. in the roosevelt room a short time ago, p

greg palkot tells us the president and vice president will be there to greet them. >> they will be landing at 2:00 in the morning at andrews air force base and i'll be there to greet them. mike will be with me. it will be i think a very special time. nobody thought this was going to happen. >> reporter: today secretary of state mike pompeo meeting with kim in pyongyang securing the release of three detained americans. president trump tweeted in part, quote, secretary of state mike pompeo is in the air and on his way back from north korea with the three wonderful gentlemen that everyone is looking so forward to meeting." it comes a day of after the president announced the u.s. is pulling out of the iran nuclear deal. some lawmakers say that will make kim less likely to trust america's word on another nuclear pact. >> you're probably making it harder to come to a north korea deal. >> reporter: the white house says the president's maximum pressure campaign brought the north to the bargaining table and will continue the america first policy. >> he believes in peace through strength. when he sa

john. >> john: greg palkot in london, thank you. good way to finish the week for wall street, the dow jumped 332, the s&p 500 gained 34, the nasdaq rose 121. today could not erase all of the week's losses, finishing the week down a fit of a percentage point. the s&p 500 a quarter of 4%. but the nasdaq was up. one and a quarter. the first friday of every month, the unemployment rate has dropped to a rate not seen a more than 17 years. correspondent peter doocy is at the white house where the president was happy to tap the job numbers. >> the unemployment rate is now the lowest it has been in this millennium. 3.9%. >> the big thing to me was tracking the poor. that has not done in a long time. >> 164,000 jobs were added last month even though investors and business owners are holding their breath to see what winds up happening with tariffs. >> they are waiting to see what is going to happen on trade, because we are going to have some incredible trade deals now. >> traveling in china for negotiations with their chinese counterparts, st

. >> julie: greg palkot joins us live. hi, greg. >> that was a breaking development on this and a couple of stories from president trump. in his words, i think you'll see very good things. he was referring to the american citizens held by north korea. that includes korean americans. kim dung chul and kim sandok. they have been accused of crimes of north korea like spying. there's been reports that they were moved from a labor camp ahead of their release. president trump referring to substantive talks regarding their release. all of this follows last friday's important summit between north korean leader kim jong-un and south korean president moon. the other major news that you just heard from president trump is that a date and location for his summit with kim jong-un has been decided upon. he didn't say right now when or where. a leading possibility for location for the summit is in fact the same location as last friday's meeting, the dmz between north and south korea. singapore is one of several other possibilities. as for

greg palkot is in windsor with the latest. >> hi, elizabeth.might not be the wedding of the century yet, but it's absolutely the highlight of the english social season. that's prince harry hitching up with american actress meghan markle here at windsor castle. it was a coming between the u.s. and u.k., and old world and modern. meghan looked stunning in her wedding dress and celebrity friends like george clooney thrilled the crowd and harry looked nervous at the beginning and after joking around with brother william and seeing his wife to be, he absolutely calmed down. the ceremony featured a fiery sermon by the u.s. episcopalian bishop michael curry and a soleful rendition of "stand by me", after it was over it was sealed with a kiss and the couple hopped into their carriage and went 0 into the down of windsor and said hello. we understand one reception, the afternoon luncheon hosted by the queen, that's wrapped up and elton john sang at that. there's even more select after-party to come together. 200 invites there. i think the invitation list

. >> bill: senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot live in seoul, south korea.'ve been up all night. what more do we hear about canceling the summit? >> we'll see what happens exactly to quote president trump. we're getting reaction from around the region to the apparent move to cancel the summit with kim jong-un set for june 12th in singapore. china responding strongly saying it hopes the u.s. and north korea stays patient and meet each other halfway. they press ahead with denuclearization. remember, it the president trump who said chinese president xi might have had a hand in turning north korean leader kim's view on this matter. japanese prime minister abe said the apparent cancellation is regrettable he respects and supports the decision and most important getting rid of the nukes in north korea. abe is a big ally of president trump. as for kim jong-un, he was seen today on state media. well, he was inspecting a train. remember, he envied the high speed trains that he witnessed in south korea. remember his regime following the announcement of the apparent ca

chief white house correspondent john roberts live with the president's reaction but we begin with greg palkot who joins us live in london. hey, greg. >> some familiar but now alarming words coming from north korea in a statement the regime's leader, the junior foreign secretary saying, we're no longer interested in negotiations that will be all about driving us into a corner and making a one-sided demand to give up our nukes. went on to say this could force kim jong-un to reconsider next month's planned summit. they blasted the u.s./south korea aviation exercises. they called off a meeting for today and blasted president trump's national security advisor john bolton branding absurd his idea that north korea could give up its nukes like libya did a few years ago. now, most analysts we've been talking to and seeing don't necessarily think north korea wants to pull out of the summit. they kind of see this as posturing, positioning trying to call out rhetoric and actions they don't like but it does call into question a bit their alleged commitment to denuclearization and there is a history on the

greg palkot is live with the latest in seoul, south carolina. >> hi, blake. there are intensifying talks in the region about that possible summit between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. at the scene of this past weekend's surprise summit between north korean leader and south korean president moon jae-in on the north side of the dmz, the north korean side. we've been watching u.s. and north korean delegations. u.s. basically trying to press the north as to how far pyongyang is willing to commit towards denuclearization. an unsettling line in today's north korean state media saying they will denuclearize on their own timetable despite external factors. the u.s. team is led by the current u.s. ambassador to the philippines. a long-time north korea state department hand korean american song kim. north korean side a powerful official, the vice foreign minister. she is the one that last week in the explosive statement called vice president pence a political dummy. at the same time landing just about now by our figuring in singapore another u.s.

greg palkot is in london with more. you have been reporting on these men for some time. >> i've been reporting on north korea for some time. usually it's a lot of bad angles but thank god this is one of those good news days. secretary of state mike pompeo and his plane and his staffers after refueling stop in japan heading back from a 13-hour visit to pyongyang. this is the second visit in just two months and yes, as you've been reporting, harris, three korean americans are on board. they've been held by north korea for many months. in one case years. kim dong khul was seized in 2015. kim hak-song taken last year. tony kim as he is known also taken last year. the great news, harris, is they are reported to be in good health. they walked by themselves to the plane leaving pyongyang. the family of tony kim released a statement a short while ago thanking all those who worked toward his return. thanking the president directly for engaging directly with north korea and also by the way thanking god. and yes, on the agenda als

greg palkot as the story. >> the relations with north korea seems to be yielding significant results. now that north is reportedly planning to release three american detainees. two academics who have been jailed in a labor camp for alleged spying and hostile expert the white house applauding the move as a big step forward. >> that would be a great example of goodwill and certainly another step in the right direction. and really good step in part of the process that we are working towards. >> reporter: it comes as both sides prepare for the highly anticipated summit between president trump and kim jong- un. fox news has learned the president is leaning towards holding the talks in panmunjom. and china is expected to send a delegation. experts cautioned against letting beijing bring up issues other than the denuclearization. >> translator: he should set the agenda the forehand because it could put more pressure such as the issue of u.s. armed forces in south korea. >> reporter: the trump administration says it will continue with maximum pressure campaign hoping to confront the north fro

. >> sandra: greg palkot is live in seoul, south korea this morning for us. greg. >> hi. in seoul, south korea right now from our contact throughout the region including north of the border. it is raining there, too. that might impact what the north korean government wants to do over the next couple of days. remember what they're calling for is the shutdown of one of their known nuclear test sites in the northeastern part of the country. it will be done, we are told, with explosions in the mountain that these tests have been conducted in, closing down port holes, collapsing tunnels used for those tests and watched by a small group of international journalists who have been handpicked by the pyongyang regime. there are some notable exclusions including all of the south korean media core. also excluded folks the international inspectors that are so key to making sure this is correct. it might be a bit more of a media show. still some people we talked to here say this event, which could be happening as early as tomorrow, might have some real value. take a listen. >> closing

greg palkot with more. >> jon: this meeting happened in the chinese coastal town. took a short flight there. the first time he took a flight as a north korean leader. it happened over two days. word didn't get out about the meeting until kim had left. according to chinese state media, it was a cordial friendly exchange of views. kim said there's no need for his nuclear capacity, he's ready for denuclearization as long as the other parties eliminate hostile threats in a phased way. that is a crucial issue in the planned summit. some analysts say this week's meeting between north korea and china, remember the leaders had another meeting in march in beijing is a continuing effort by china to have some kind of say in the talks. maybe a reason why president trump had been set to speak by phone with president xi earlier today. finally, we're still awaiting word on exactly when and where this u.s. north korea summit will be held. the latest reporting puts odds on singapore and now as late as mid june. finally, melissa, there's new reports suggesting that there's a bit of

greg palkot.know about the north korean official coming to the u.s. >> bill, another surprise in the run-up to the planned summit involving president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. flying via beijing to new york maybe onto d.c. a man called kim yong chol, the right-hand man to kim jong-un. he is the ex-spy chief in north korea, four-star general and the point man. he has met with secretary of state pompeo on both of the secretary's visits to pyongyang. the thinking by experts is he will meet him again at least once and he will meet possibly other administration officials as well. this will be the final talking, bill. the final run-up to that summit. they will press kim jong-un's regime how far they'll go regarding denuclearization and this gentleman will press the united states how far will the trump administration go to assure the security of the regime. according to experts, these discussions could be the go or the no go before this planned summit. >> bill: we understand there is oth

greg palkot is live from seoul. greg? >> there is new word on another move toward possible peace here on the korean peninsula. a north korean official a few hours ago saying the dismantling of their nuclear test site in the northeastern part of the country could happen thursday, korea time. that is today here. this is as, yes, the small group of the regime picked international journalists makes its way by train to the site. basically to watch explosions, the collapsing of the tunnels in that area. south korean journalists had been barred. they are now allowed to join the others. remember, though, no international observers will be present. some analysts that we talk to say the site could be unusable anyway. a pretty easy give for kim jong un but it does have symbolic value. meanwhile, south korean president moon jae-in set to return from his meeting with president trump in d.c. we spoke to a close aide who said they were positive about the summit. a quote. "fun -- fine tuning and adjusting of scope is required for the sch

greg palkot is live in seoul. t president met with ours and now this, greg. >> absolutely, harris. this is an absolute shocker to the region. south korea had a whole lot riding on this. it's late here in seoul. but we know that the staff of president moon and moon himself were meeting in emergency session. we got a statement from his spokesman. he said we're trying to figure out what president trump's intention is, what the meaning of this is. we know president trump and president moon spoke by phone. president trump spoke of a military readiness in the region for whatever reason. that's got to be the last thing that south korean president moon had hoped for. he started this whole process months ago. it culminated in the summit on the dmz. the white house break off seems to be because of calling vice president mens a political dummy for his reference as a libya model and he's taken that to mean regime change. also getting the white house ire, the threat in that statement by pyongyang that if they can't meet in a me

the senior affairs correspondent greg palkot is live in seoul.re do we know about this nuclear test site? >> hi, trace. we are getting more word about the dismantling of the test side. one official said this could happen thursday korea time. that is the day we're talking about right now. remember that nuke test site is in the northeastern part of the country and heading that way as you noted, a small group of international journalists. they're in a train right now and going to the site. they will be watching basically explosions, detonations on a mountainside aimed at collapsing the tunnels that have been used for the tests. south korean journalists had been banned for the trip but a late-minute decision by pyongyang had them going on it. again, no international observers will be present for the blast. and analysts tell us the site might not yet be usable anyway even if it wasn't detonated. so in fact, this is a relatively easy give for kim jong-un. but still, a lot of symbolic value. for the suck mitt, set to come up on june 12 in sink important

correspondent greg palkot's says where things stand tonight. >> it was a lovefest in a northeast china coastal town, or its or it seemed that way. it was held halfway between beijing and pyangyoung. chinese state media called the tuesday meeting a cordial, friendly, all-around in-depth exchange of views. >> china and north korea are close neighbors and always maintain normal communications and exchanges with each other. >> kim jong un reportedly saying, so long as relevant parties eliminate hostel policies and security threats against north korea, north korea has no need for nuclear capacity and denuclearization can be realized. according to kim, those can be phased with other parties. read that, united states. the summit comes after another meeting in march. china wants a say in the diplomatic process. >> the chinese have been more helpful than they have in the past, but they are not doing anything out of the goodness of their heart. >> if this comes before the president planned summit. mike pompeo will be in pyangyoung shortly with more meetings, aimed at finalizing an agenda. >> pre

. >> dana: senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is following all of this from london. what are we hearing from north korea saying it will limit the missile launches? >> yeah, we are seeing what they call good will gestures, dana, in advance of that now announced june 12 summit involving president trump and north korean leader kim jong un. north korean officials reportedly telling u.n. civil aviation officials they will no longer announce unannounced icbm or long-range missile tests because as you note, they don't need to. they have the nuclear arsenal. this is important because with all the talk of denuclearization we hear less talk about what north korea would do to limit the means to get those weapons to the targets. that could be the united states. meanwhile, more indications that north korea is moving to close down its one known nuclear testing site. according to the satellite photos and the experts taking a look at those, six structures removed around the sites. remember, north korea promised to show international inspectors and journalists that they will be disma

let's get more tonight from greg palkot. >> reporter: more diplomatic hardball from north korean leader kim jong un. his vice foreign minister saying in a statement late wednesday korea time, we are no longer interested in a negotiation that will be all about driving us into a corner and making a one-sided demand to give up our nukes. as the chinese president greeted in beijing and visited north korean delegation, the north korean ally urged pyongyang not to give up talks next month with president trump. translator mack north korea and the u.s. should meet each other half way and demonstrate mutual sincerity to create a conductive atmosphere for the leaders meeting and, the regime had already branded air exercises as provocative and called off a meeting set for today at the dmd south korean officials. and sewall, too, was upset. we urge them to come up with talks medially for peace and prosperity. most think that kim jong un does not want to pull out of the summit and this is more posturing and positioning before negotiations. those in washington say the president should stick to his gu

greg palkot is live in seoul south korea with the latest. one of our guests just said it was almost like whiplash in terms of how this story keeps changing. >> a lot happening here on this sunday morning here in seoul, south korea. hello, ed. we just gotten the past couple minutes a new line from the north korean state media. let me read you a brief excerpt. they say and i'm quoting here kim jong-un has expressed his fixed will on the historic north korea/u.s. summit talks. it also refers to those talks, ed, as this is another quote, scheduled for june 12th. so at least on one side, it seems to be full steam ahead for that meeting between president trump and kim jong-un. this of course follows a meeting that you mentioned with south korean president moon jae in along the dmz on saturday. the second time in a month that they have met. it was just about a month ago that they were there. we are told as a part of that conversation, yes, there were frank and candid exchanges of views about how to achieve a successful summit involving president tr

[laughter] >> greg palkot, no stranger to this fine cuisine in windsor, england. h, man, that's a lunch. >> neil, i can see where your priorities are. neil: absolutely. >> listen. it might not have been-- absolutely. might not have been the wedding of the century, but it certainly was the highlight so far of this social season. prince harry hitching up with american actress meghan markle. it happened right here at windsor castle right next to us. kind of a coming together of u.s. and u.k., old world traditional and some real modern stuff. meghan, of course, looked stunning in her wedding dress and there were a whole bunch of celebrity guests, including george clooney, thrilling the crowd and harry looked nervous at first and started joking around with his brother william and saw his wife to be and, hey, he was fine. and the ceremony, well, it featured a fiery sermon by the head episcopalian bishop in america, michael curry, a soulful rendition of "stand by me" after it was sealed with a kiss, they hopped into a carriage and head into town here in windsor and thrill

greg palkot is live in seoul. greg. >> yes, there are indications on the ground here at least that u.s./north korea diplomacy is going forward. indications and signs that north korea's closure of that nuclear test site in the northeastern part of the country could be happening very shortly. showing the dismantling of some structures and the building up of others to accommodate a small group of regime hand-picked journalists going to the site. they take a train there now. watch the explosion and collapsing of the tunnels there. south korean journalists will also join the group. there are no international experts observing this thing and analysts tell us the site is unusable anyway. it is an easy give me for kim jong-un but big symbolic value. best indications is this dismantling could happen as early as tomorrow, thursday korea time. president moon is heading back to seoul after the meeting with trump and other members of the administration. we spoke to an official close to moon. fine-tuning and adjusting the scope

back to you. >> greg palkot live in korea.sking a serious question of former president barack obama. what did you know and when did you know it? here is what he tweeted yesterday. why didn't president obama do something about the so-called russian meddling when he was told about it before the election. because he thought crooked hillary was going to win and didn't want to upset the apple cart. he was in charge, not me, and did nothing. >> we'll hear more about that. we talked to dan bongino earlier. democrats don't like the word spy because obama may be implicated. here is what dan said. >> the reason they are dancing around this spy versus informant narrative. the role of obama. let me explain it quickly. spy would mean it was someone from the outside inserted or designed to interact with the campaign to get information. meaning someone told them to do it. an informant would have been someone inside the operation that saw something negative and wanted to come out and speak about it. that's why they aren't using the word spy p

greg palkot is in seoul, south korea, with more. hi, greg?re tracking intensifying talks throughout the region in a run-up to a possible summit between president trump and the north korean leader kim jong un. at the scene of the surprise sum hit this weekend between kim on pyongyang, they are looking at how willing they are to denuclearize. monday in the state media they would do it on "their own timetable." the u.s. team is headed up by the current u.s. ambassador to the philippines, a long-time north korea state department hand. song kim. on the north korean side a very powerful vice foreign minister. she is the one who last week in an explosive statement called vice president pence a political dummy. in singapore right now, according to a variety of reports another u.s. team led this time by the white house deputy chief of staff who will be joined by the north korean officials. they are working on the nuts and bolts of the meeting in that venue. all sides in the last couple of days, we are talking about north korean leader kim and presiden

greg palkot spent a lot of time in south korea.ptivity and the details of those americans being held in north korea? >> wonderful stuff, bill. horrible stuff at the same time. wonderful stuff that these three american citizens are back home in the united states after their captivity in north korea. they arrived at joint andrews base early this morning with secretary of state mike pompeo, who was a part of this process. greeted by president trump a part of this process. they had been held in north korea as long as 2 1/2 years. stop-off in alaska coming back from north korea one asked to get out of the plane briefly. it was daytime. they hadn't seen daylight in a very long time. in fact, the american citizens khul was -- 2015 and the other two in 2017. they seemed to be in good health but we'll be checking that out. all three were accused by north korea of subversive acts. kim dong khul was sentenced to 10 years of hard labor. he said he had to do a lot of labor. he was sick and treated again. they are being checked out now at walter

greg palkot watching this from there. how are you? >> hey, bill, very good. hope you're well, too. little help from its friends. this ahead of that crucial trump/kim summit. another high-level meeting this time between north and south korea taking place at the peace house along the dmz between north and south korea. remember that was the place where north korean leader kim jong-un and south korea moon jae-in met last month and pyongyang went public of its supposed desire for getting rid of its nukes. that will be a topic of tomorrow's talks and will, of course, be the focus of next month's singapore summit involving the united states and north korea. we heard from a very close advisor to south korean president, somebody we know well, his quote today, north korea should give something big. that an incremental approach would not be bought by either the united states or south korea. the head of the u.n.'s world food program just coming out of north korea talking to reporters today. his quote, everyone on the ground there is hopeful. he said he had unprecedented access. he said he held

greg palkot is live from seoul south korea with more now. greg? >> hi, arthel.quote, fixed will about the possible up coming summit with president trump. that is a word that we got just in the past hour or so from north korean state media. this follows the meeting between kim and south korean president moon jae-in along the dmz on saturday. again, it's the second time they have met in just a month. today's session lasted about two hours. we're told among other things there was a, quote, frank and candid exchange of views about how to achieve a successful summit involving president trump and north korean leader kim. that summit had basically been cancelled by the white house on thursday and then revived on friday. now, saturday's meeting is seen by some folks we talked to on the ground here, the clearest signal yet that a june 12th singapore session between trump and kim could actually happen. this amid reports that these advance teams from both sides are headed towards the asian city. remember, arthel, the south korean president met with president trump last tue

. >> bill: greg palkot live in london. we thought maybe this would happen yesterday.t more do we know about the detainees? >> all is quiet on friday, today, on the detainee front but there has been a lot of talk about the fate of these individuals. they are korean americans, one was seized in 2015 and two others, they were taken last year. they have been accused by north korea of crimes against the government like spying. there had been reports in recent days of them being moved from a labor camp to a hotel in pyongyang ahead of their release. the white house late yesterday told fox news that there is still more work to do. all this, of course, as you noted, bill, last friday's summit between kim jong-un and south korean president moon. most importantly in advance of the critical summit between kim and president trump. most experts see the release of these americans as a sweet ener, a confidence builder in advance of that summit. perhaps a little more time waiting to see what happens. >> bill: we could take the good news. thank you, greg. we're on stand by. >> sandra:

greg palkot is live in seoul, south korea with the very latest. >> elizabeth, amazing stuff.aturday summit, instant surprise coming from the leaders of the two countries, north and south korea. the south korean president moon jae-in, and leader kim jong, you know. meeting against, and this time they met on the north side of the dmz. there was no warning, it was unannounced and they met for about two hours, we should get a full readout in a few hours' time. according to moon, there was a frank, candid exchange of views about how it could be achieved, a successful summit being planned now between president trump and north korean leader kim. as was noted, that summit was basically canceled by the white house and then revived again in the past week. saturday's meeting is seen by some here as the clearest signal yet that a june 12 singapore session could be back on. and, yes, there are also reports that advance teams from both sides are now headed towards singapore. remember, south korean president moon had a session earlier this week, with president trump, there is some talk here

royal wedding prince harry meghan markle under way fox news senior he foreign affairs correspondent greg palkote in london greg -- windsor castle, correct? >> absolutely we are in windsor castle behind us, just short two of -- two days' time history made wedding in royal castle 1,000 years historical prince harry meghan markle american actress social being a activist making history in books her mother came in yesterday, from los angeles, her father causing a bit stir confirming won't be attending for health reasons may be her mother will walk her down the aisle party finalized prince william brother no bride of honor the bride has so many friend there will be however, about kate and will's kid, and walked behind them in ceremony, it is getting ready for the event, just short while ago we saw a referral of procession after the wedding the carriage closed today open on saturday, something like 100,000 people descending as well as 5,000 media representatives including us meghan this is a business channel so i got to throw in numbers here this is going to cost about 50-million-dollar a lot for secu

meanwhile, senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live outside of windsor castle. nd they will be starting the important afternoon part of the event. that is two and a half hour party with many people that we met going in here a couple hours ago. 2600 people from all over the u.k. active in charities. active in communities. active in schools. and this is the real democratic portion of this wedding celebration. again, we saw u.s. and u.k. very well represented inside the halls of st. george's chapel. and now as the carriage goes into and inside the windsor castle grounds, we'll see the next portion. again, about two and a half hours they will be partying at st. george's hall. and then tonight the real party 200 select guests will be at frog moorehouse. that's a mansion about a mile away from here. and we understand that elton john, one of the major guests invited to this event, might be tickling the ivories. and if you guys talk about the connection between what we reported first for fox back in 1997, the horrible death of princess diana and the role that elton john