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>> greg palkot live in seoul. one hour later. thanks. >>> let's talk more about the regional expectations for this summit. joining me here in singapore, seoul bureau chief for the "wall street journal" and white house correspondent for the daily mail. i want to talk first about what the expectations are when the definition both sides may look to for denuclearization. heading in, jonathan, what do you think? >> well, look, this has been the top topic for the past couple of months. what's striking here is that we still don't have a completely sort of one to one understanding of what exactly is meant by denuclearization. north korea talks about the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. donald trump has talkedut d the u.s. position has been for complete verifiable irreversible denuclearization. we could talk about the various differences between the two of them. there are gaps still. it is unclear whether or not they have been bridged in the meantime because we have had a lot of shuttle di plo ma si take place -- diploma

>> greg palkot live in seoul. one hour later. thanks. >>> let's talk more about the regional expectations for this summit. joining me here in singapore, seoul bureau chief for the "wall street journal" and white house correspondent for the daily mail. i want to talk first about what the expectations are when the definition both sides may look to for denuclearization. heading in, jonathan, what do you think? >> well, look, this has been the top topic for the past couple of months. what's striking here is that we still don't have a completely sort of one to one understanding of what exactly is meant by denuclzation. north korea talks about the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula. donald trump has talked about and the u.s. position has been for complete verifiable irreversible denuclearization. we could talk about the various differences between the two of them. there are gaps still. it is unclear whether or not they have been bridged in the meantime because we have had a lot of shuttle di plo ma si take place -- diplo

greg palkot live in london with details. greg? >> greg: that is the big news of today. a pretty significant shakeup in the north korean military brass. a week or so ahead of the very important summit involng president trump and kim jong un. the north korean leader according to various reports replacing his defense chief, his chief of general staff of the army and the director of the army powerful political bureau all with folks more loyal to him, less conservative and a bit younger. although they are all still in their 60s or so. it's thought there has been some grumbling in the ranks regarding kim's commitment to some form of denuclearization. it's also thought he wants a team he can trust. a little less liable to stay a coo against him. and also the economic goals are the new aim of the north korean leader. meanwhile, yes, in addition to this, other activity leading up to next week's summit following friday's meeting president trump and the chairman of the party there, kim young chol. they have been meeting nonstop, saturday aun and today along the.z they are trying t

greg palkot is live with this in london. greg? >> greg: hi, melissa. for once the news coming out of north korea is no news. on this date, on june 25, like last year in north korea, there has always been an anti-u.s. rally. they claim that the war which started at that time was the fault of the united states. this year, absolutely nothing. there has been the removal of anti-u.s. billboard and paraphernalia coming from souvenir shops. may be a sign of easing tension post the kim jong un-trump summit. there is word from the prime minister that there are now talks -- this is important -- to remove 1,000 pieces of artillery in north korea, north of the d.m.z. trained on the south. especially in the greater seoul area. that is 35 million people. this is amid the talk of the more u.s.-south korea joint and the military exercises canceled. in this case involving the u.s. and the south korean marines. we were there last year, last september for some. i can tell you they were aggressive. at the time, we were told very useful for training. again, in the wake of

greg palkot is live in seoul, south korea. greg, what is the reaction there?orter: melissa, dawn is breaking here in south korea. couple of hours we should have the in singapore and folks here looking very closely. they're hopeful but they're cautious. they have been under the nuclear gun of north korea for the past several years now. so they have a lot riding on this. south korean president moon jae-in in fact on monday spoke for 40 minutes on the phone with president trump. moon wished him hopes for a successful summit but however warned in a statement afterwards that this could be just start after process that might take years. word from secretary pompeo, there might be new security guaranties given to north korea, that might have something to do with the 28,500 troops here, but latestest word from defense secretary james mattis that those troops are not on the table. possibly to be discussed, has huge impact here in south korea, maybe an end to the korean war. remember 65 years ago the fighting was halted only with a truce. we're told though that could be

in seoul, south korea, greg palkot, fox news. >>> i'm london bree .ent of the san francisco board of supervisors and soon to be the mayor of the city >> whoo! y of san francisco. >> london breed declares victory in a tight race for san francisco mayor. tonight, breed says she is already putting the campaign drama behind here. >> my focus will not necessarily be about what happened on the campaign trail. it will be about what san francisco needs. >> london breed now set to become the second woman mayor of s f black woman. good evening. i'm heather holmes in tonight for juener. >> and i'm frank somerville. it's all but official now with mark leno calling breed this morning and conceding this afternoon. on breed now leads mark ows leno by more than 2100 votes with some ballots still remaining to be counted. and it still needs to be officially certified by the department of elections. we get more now on london breed becoming the new mayor of san francisco from kt'schris >> i'm london breed. i am president of the san francisco board of supervisors. ansoon

greg palkot, thank you.ext, why california's jungle primary may leave some democrats on the outside looking in come november. first, beyond our borders. rescuers using heavy machinery and travels to search for survivors or victims of an eruption ouatemala's volcano a fire. resident said they were caught unaware by fast-moving flows of lava and volcanic gas that have killed at least 62 people. the volcano west of guatemala city exploded sunday sending clouds into the air and hot ash mixed with water and debris. suicide bombing targeted a gathering of afghanistan's top clerics. at least seven people were killed and nine wounded. shortly before the attack struck, the clerk issued a fatwa and urged peace talks. russian president vladimir putin making security to top priority of the world cup which starts next week. there are new screening measures in place, some air traffic rules tightened. the military will have air defense missiles and other weapons ready and squadrons of fighter jets. some of the other storie

greg palkot, fox news. ♪[ music ] . >>> a day after the election and the race for san francisco mayorst numbers show mark leno edging out london breed by a slim margin with leno's alliance with jane kim making all the difference. >> we're feeling very encouraged and optimistic. >> san francisco's ranked choice voting system making the city's mayoral race tight. good evening, everyone. i'm heather holmes. >> and good evening. i'm frank mallicoat. the updated numbers show mark leno's number over london breed is shrinking slightly. right now he is leading by less than 1% with about 1,000 so let's and there are still tens of thousands of mail-in votes that have to be voted in the next few days. christien kafton reports. >> reporter: you had just talked about the percentages. let's put those into real numbers so you get a sense of how close this race was. this morning, the number of votes separating mark leno and london breed was 1146. now the number of votes separating them is 1,121. after a grueling campaign, the wait is still not over to see who will lead san francisco. the board of ele

in london, greg palkot, fox news. >>> a serial killer who terrorized san francisco's gay community in970s and was never caught. but now that case is back in the spotlight. he was called the doodler because of his habit of picking up victims in bars and sketching cartoons of them. good evening. i'm frank somerville. >> and i'm julie haener. we get live coverage now from christien kafton. he is in san francisco with new details. >>> reporter: tonight san francisco police confirm they are working on a new sketch of their prime suspect in this case. now, for months, "2 investigates" has been digging up information on this investigation. we forwarded that information to the police and now officers are hoping to jump-start this investigation. >>> reporter: in the early to mid-1970s, a killer roamed these streets preying on gay men, meeting them in bars, luring them away by offering to sketch them and then investigators at the time said stabbing at least five and possibly as many as 14 men to death. the case made headlines in the city. newspapers at the time documented his killing streak, hi

here is senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot. >> as preparations bill for next week's summitn singapore, involving with green leader kim jong un and president trump, new signs the regime might be back down further. saying that satellite image. last month's claim description of a nuclear test site. >> kim jong un got back on his hands and knees and begged which is exactly the position you want to put him in. >> others warned caution. talks continue. still to be confirmed, how committed the regime is to do nuclear and how disarmament would be verified. >> it will require a level of access and intrusiveness of north korea that the north koreans have never allowed. >> also imply, the possibilities south korean president moon jae-in would join trump and kim to declare an end to the korean war. marking backcountry's memorial day, moon held out hope to find long-lost u.s. casualties. >> translator: i will prioritize the work of discovering three remains buried at the dmz, including american soldiers. >> is the site in singapore is readied, more folks are getting into the act. after

is already taking some criticism for getting too little and giving too weave fox team coverage, greg palkotn seoul, south korea, with reaction there, but we start with chief white house correspondent john roberts on the summit and what comes next. good morning, john. >> good morning to you, chris. to hear president trump tele, the next app he hopes is that m jong un will start tearing down the nuclear program he just spent billions building. but the president's critics doubt this new relationship will ever pay off. >> it was a moment for the history books. the first time a sitting u.s. president has met with the leader of north korea. the road to get here was a long one. >> we will have a terrific relationship, i have no doubt. >> there will be obstacles on the way forward but we overcame all ofm. >> white house officials told fox news the entire summit was dependent on how the first 101 between the leaders would go. after decades of political and rhetorical conflict between the two nations and personal insults they relet each other, president trump says he and kim jong un formed a personal

senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot's live in seoul, south korea.hey're looking at the summit? speak a lot of hopeful but cautious watching as of the doings in singapore from right here in south korea. the folks here in most under the nuclear gun of north korea. it w a phone call between president trump and south korea moon jae-in on monday. that lasted 40 minutes. he wished president trump his hopes for a successful summit but in a statement later warned that this would only be the start of a process which could take years. also got word from secretary of state pompeo that new security guarantees could be offered to north korea in any discussions in the summit. he refused to comment on whether that could impact one important people, 28,000 of hundred u.s. troops stationed here. possibly discussed at the summit on tuesday. the formal end to the korean war. remember that, only halted with a some 65 years ago. everybody we speak to say that that also is a complicated process and one more note from the korean peninsula. north of the dmz. they're actual

. >> sandra: greg palkot live in london for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: sandra, bill. shocking news. we just saw that coming into the office today coming from europe it happened in a hotel room in strausberg, france, anthony bourdain according to the network he appears on, cnn. it happened while on a shoot in france for his popular tv show "parts unknown". the 61-year-old bourdain started out in the kitchen and was a chef in anytime rouse high-profile restaurants in the '90s his breakout came as a writer for a book called "kitchen confidential" and went on to tv in 2002 and launched a show for the food network and travel channel and then cnn. a very popular show and we watch it while we're on the road involving culture and food and personality. his chills skills as a chef matched by his personality. one article called him a culinary bad boy, consumption of drugs, all part of his image. of course, this death comes in the same week as we saw the apparent of suicide of fashion designer kate spade and was on medication for depressio

greg palkot with the news live in seoul. greg? >> hi, shep. yes. singapore is 3,000 miles away from where we are right here in seoul. what was discussed there has a big impact on the folks here. they live in the shadows of war next to north korea every day. in fact, they were watching. they were watching tuesday morning. we went out and take a look and talked to people. here's what we saw. >> amid the bustle of seoul's train administration, history is being made elsewhere. president run the and kim jong-un meeting in singapore with big implications for the korean peninsula. >> i want to keep the republic of korea. >> we want communication. >> you wish theyad communication. >> yes. >> there's a lot of cautious people here. they've seen peace initiatives launched and failed. but we've seen the tensions have been so high the majority of those that we spoke to wand to give peace a chance. as for the officials, we know south korean president moon had a big hand getting diplomacy to this point. his office congratulated president trump, north korean leade

money, unless and until we see the future negotiation is not going along like it should. >> bill: greg palkotseoul, south korea. what are officials saying there today, greg? >> hi, sandra. yes, the word from the south korean president here overall is positive. we heard from his office after the summit was wrapped up.they congratulations. they welcome the success of the summit involving the president and kim jong-un, describing it as a historic event. south korean president moon had a lot to do withhe event. there were some grumbles of a suspension of joint exercises involving the u.s. and south korean forces. we got indications here on the ground from south korea that they didn't have a word of this happening. experts talked about the importance of the drills and the hope is still out there that maybe they're notely gone. we heard a few other concerns, too. among those we spoke with, including lack of detail about possible denuclearization by north korea of its regime, of its arsenal. we did hear something about -- from north korea, the destruction of a test site of a missile engine. we repor

greg palkot is live in london with the latest details. hi, greg. >> hi, julie. shocking news out of europe. noted chef, writer and tv host anthony bourdain killing himself in france. he was there shooting his popular tv show "parts unknown." new york born, 61-year-old bourdain started out in the kitchen. he was a chef at numerous high profile restaurants in manhattan in the 90s. his break through as a writer came in 2000 with a book called "kitchen confidential" and wrote several cookbooks. in 2002, he launched a tv show with the food network, the travel channel. his personality, his skills as a chef matched by his reputation. an article described him as a culinary bad boy. he used profanity, drugs, used drinks. all part of his image as well as slashing the other celebrities that were part of his lifestyle. the death comes after the apparent suicide of fashion designer kate spade in manhattan earlier this week. she was found hanged to death in her home. she had been taken medications for depression, anxiety. we don't know the basis yet of bourdain's loss. there'

. >> bill: greg palkot back in london home. good day to you. a big shake-up in the north korean military. is that all about, greg? >> hi absolutely. there has been some real housecleaning at the upper ranks of north korea's military brass in advance of the trump/kim summit which you noted. various sources today are confirming that north korean leader kim jong-un has replaced his defense chief, his chief of the general staff of the army, as well as the director of the army's powerful "politico" bureau all with folks more loyal to him, less conservative, a bit younger. they're all still in their 60s or so. there has been some grumbling in the ranks over plans with kim meeting with president trump and commit to some form of denuclearization. also thought that kim wants a team he can trust and not wage -- stage a coup while he is away. even those willing to divert military manpower to economic needs. that we know also, bill, is a new focus of the young leader. >> bill: what is st on the summit? anything getting in the way as of now? >> as of now, no

greg palkot is live in seoul, south korea. greg? >> hi, dana.'s a lot of hopeful but cautious watching here in south korea. doings in singapore, this place right under the nuclear gun of north korea in recent months and recent years. there was a conversation on monday between president trump and south korean president moon jae-in. moon wished him hopes for a successful summit but also warned in a statement afterwards this could only be the start of a process that could take years. word from secretary state pompeo that newurity guarantees might be offered north korea in any summit negotiations. that has folks wondering about the status, the future status of some 28,50 u.s. troops that have been guarding this place for some time. also possibly a formal end to the korean war. that conflict was halted with a cease fire, an armistice 65 years ago. everybody we talked to said that could be a complicated issue that could take time to sort out. another sign of change about 35 miles to the north of where we are, across the dmz in north korea, state media

greg palkot reports from about 3,000 miles north of singapore in seoul, south korea. >> the st in singaporethe attention of the world. >> i believe the two leaders need to be credited for the courage with with which they decided to move forward with the cement. >> longtime north korean ally, china, which has a definite stake in the talks also weighing in. >> we hope it will push forward the process of denuclearization and settlement on the peninsula issue. as well as south korea. >> i both expect and hope that tomorrow summit will definitely be successful. >> feelings were echoed by moon and a 40 my phone conversation with president trump. he also warned that the summit could be just start of a diplomatic process that could take years. and if they are other summit eve worries for the peninsula. what if any reference could be made to the end of the korean war? halted decades ago was just a armistice. and how far is the north willing to go to get rid of the nuclear threat to the region, and what will be said about the horrendous human rights record of the pyongyang regime. >> i think it's ver

greg palkot is live with more. >> yould characterize it as a major housecleaning.s is in advance of the important summit between president trump and kim jong-un. the reports are this, that kim jong-un has replaced his defense chief, the chief of the general staff of the army and his director of the army's powerful political bureau with folks more loyal to him, less conservative and younger. it's thought that there's some grumbling in the ranks over plans by kim to meet with president trump and to present some kind of a declaration rerding denuclearization. he also wants a team he can trust and not stage a coup behind his back when he was doing his diplomacy and he might want people in the military that could divert manpower in the ranks of the army towards economic goals, for example. these are the new aims of the new young leadership. >> shepard: greg, the white house says that president trump's summit with kim jong-un is officially set for 9:00.m. singapore time on june 12. >> absolutely. that that was fm sarah huckabee sanders. the white house spokesperson. this

but we begin with greg palkot. is he live in seoul, south rea. greg. >> hi, dana. on

but we begin with greg palkot. is he live in seoul, south rea. greg. >> hi, dana.tary of state mike poeo on mop-up patrol in the region following the singapore summit involving president trump and north korean leader kim jong un. he arrived earlier on wednesday in seoul. he was greeted by the commander u.s. forces here general vincent brooks. he will be meeting on thursday with south korean president moon jae-in and others from south korea and from japan. in fact, probably top on the list is the commitment made by president trump at the summit to suspend all u.s. south korea joint military exercises, at least as long as north korea continues to negotiate. i can tell you this has caused some consternation here 28,500 troops in south korea. 50,000 in japan. those troops widely seen not so much of a force. lwark in the region others in the region as well. meanwhile north of where we are right now the residents of north korea have been taking in the state media spin on the summit the regime also noted suspension of military exercises and also referred to a possible lif

senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live in seoul, south korea. it is morning for you. good good morning, greg. >> good morning, shannon. secretary of state pompeo is on a follow-up, a reassuring mission throughout the region following the summit in singapore between president trump and north korean leader kim jong un. he is here in seoul right now. he met a short time ago with south korean president moon jae-in, who has been so critical of this whole process, met with his counterparts here in south korea, japanese foreign minister came over as well. yes, major talking points, that decision may president trump to suspend u.s. and south korean military exercises. that is got critics both around the world and here in this region wondering whether president trump has made some kind of a major concession. he secretary of state pompeo said again that this would only happen as long as north korea ws involved in substantial, substantive negotiations with the united states. he is a bit more of what he had to say a short time ago. >> the world should rest a

it's a start. >> sandra: greg palkot in seoul, south korea for us. thank you. >> bill: this could be a day of reckoning for top former obama administration officials when the top watchdog releases its report today. >> all the things they said and lied about. it's right out there. these are public statements made. i think their credibility is shot and it's ashame -- a shame to see that in the fbi. >> bill: and there could be findings if james comey acted inappropriately and alan d dershowitz is live and shinnecock hills and what a beautiful day it is here. the red, white and blue flying high on in shinnecock on the east end. >> what's going on here in the country and you notice the people that were loud a few weeks ago are quiet all of a sudden because i think they realize people are on to them and what's going on and what's happened has been disgusting. >> sandra: washington bracing for a potential bombshell as we await the release of the inspector general report on the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. the report could come down hard on former t

greg palkot picks it up live in london. what are the developments in the region, greg? humanitarian talks set for friday along the dmz involving delegations from north korea and south korea and they will be talking about reuniting at least some of the 57,000 family members divided first by the korean war and then by the division of the country. also expected at the dmz by the way in the coming days the remains of some 200 u.s. service members lost in that war. they will be transferred by north korea to that location and then moved on for identification in hawaii and in the states. that an outcome of last week's summit involving president trump and kim jong-un. over in japan the new head of the u.s. pacific command davidson had assurances that some 50,000 u.s. military will not be drawn down any time in the near future and plans for any suspension of u.s./japanese war games, military exercises there. remember, there was that hold announced by president trump out of the summit for u.s./south korea joint exercises. again that's a gesture towards north korea in the hopes th

get a read from greg palkot, how they're weighing it all. >> hey, neil. hearing from the office of the south korean president and reviews are generally positive. just after the summit wrapped up, we heard from the spokesperson. they welcomed success at summit. they offered congratulations offering president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. historic event. south korean president moon had a lot to do with diplomatic run-up to the event. neil, there are some grumblings especially announcement by president trump they would suspend joint military exercises voluming u.s. and south korean forces here. incations we got on the ground from south korean government and military here on the peninsula, they got no advance word about this talking to military and strategic experts, they say the drills aremportant from symbolic and practical standpoint. they're hoping they are not gone forever. a few other concerns too. they like the sound of denuclearization. they would have liked to see more detail. they like the idea that north korea is offering to get rid of

greg palkot is live in london with that story. the two sides coming together on this very emotional issue. delegations from north and south korea, including committees from the red cross meeting at the border announcing that some 200 family members, 100 from each side separated by the korean war would be reuniting in august. this is the first such gathering in just about three years. it is the result of the recent interkorean summit. 50,000 people remain alive and have been separated by the war and the division of the countries. other humanitarian issues taken up including the status of north korean defectors in the south and south koreans still detained in the north. all this comes after word that the remains of some 200 u.s. service members lost also in the korean war could be handed over by north korea in the coming days, heather. >> heather: we were talking about when it will happen. there is more diplomacy involving south korean president moon. >> absolutely. south korean president moon is in moscow, three-day visit to russia

senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot joints us live. >> from our reports that we're getting korean leader kim jong-un is headed back to pyongyang after a two-day meeting in beijing again it followed last week's trump/kim summit and his third visit to beijing in three months. kim meet with xi again today after formal ceremonies and meetings yesterday. according today by north korea state media the two came to an understanding on issues discussed at the singapore summit. they exchanged opinions on ways to achieve denuclearization and said they would cooperate for true peace on the korean peninsula. chinese media saying president xi offered his praise for the positive outcome of the summit and noted despite everything, china, north korea relations would not change. this beijing visit post the trump/kim summit was expected. china wants to keep a finger in the developments diplomatically between north korea, u.s. and the rest of the world. >> sandra: what's the reaction from south korea so far? >> pretty strong words we're getting today from seoul, sandra, underscoring a few thin