i'm john vause live in los angeles.s just gone 11:31 here on the west coast, and we're just hours away from the first ever meeting between a sitting u.s. president and the leader of north korea. donald trump and kim jong-un are in singapore for this historic summit, along with a massive security and media presence. singapore is a neutral party here, but hosting the summit comes with a price, about $15 million actually. the meet willing take place at the lave. >> cappella hotel complete with a theme park and two golf courses. president trump is staying at the shangri-la hotel less than a mile away from kim who st. s at the st. regis. let's bring in manisha tank. great to be in singapore. excitement in the air. and when the north korean leader met with singapore's leader, can you feel the excitement in the air and can all those who live there feel this excitement? do they see this as history in the maybe organize do they see this as one big pain logistically and a huge traffic problem? >> well, i don't know, john. i'm too

i'm anna coren live from seoul. >> i'm john vause in los angeles. viewers in the united states, "early start" up is up next. for everyone else, max foster is in london. you're watching cnn, the world's news leader. . . . . >>> one-time shot and i think it's going to work out. >> an optimistic president trump as he prepares to make history. can the self-proclaimed deal maker bring peace to the korean peninsula? we are live in singapore. >>> and president trump digging in his heels and crossing his arms on trade after a rocky weekend at the g7. why he is isolated himself from u.s. allies and how the world is reacting. boy did that photo speak

i'm john vause in los angeles. first, the headlines this hour.e lava destroyed houses tuesday. 80% for vacation homes. there's 12,000 tremors since may 4th. >>> guatemala's feugo volcano covered villages. >>> and american designer, kate spade, has died in an apparent suicide ater home in new york. she left a suicide note that mentions a young daughter and her husband. she designed handbags in the 1990s and the company grew in$1o a million dollar brand. she was just 55 years old. >>> the u.s. appears to be overtaking controversy. he was meant to honor the philadelphia eagles tweeted thi. we'll be playing the national anthem and other wonderful music celebrating our country at 3:00 p.m. the united states marine band and the army corps russ, honoring america. the president is furious with athletes who kneel to show justice. he disinvited them when just a handful planned to attend. later, the president struggled with the wor to "god bless america." ♪ god bless america land that i love ♪ ♪ stand beside her and guide her ♪ ♪ through the night with the

john vause thought ask you about your accident it was you know i was hanging out of a friend's house and we were locked out of his apartment he lived on the third floor and figured i'd climb up to his balcony and get in and save the day as i was getting up i fell so i fell for about ten meters landed on my neck as i kind of came to the hospital i noticed as i was lying there that i couldn't move my legs something was pretty seriously wrong i broke my c five and c six vertebrae how do you cope we such a dramatic. impact on your life i just don't see any other option but to cope. i don't want to say embrace what happened but really accept what happened and kind of move forward. spinal cord injury is. an incredibly devastating injury it affects everything from physical strength and everything to when you need to go use the restroom and not being able to look at people and i level constantly have to look up there's so many benefits to being able to stand up and walk aside from just the mobility aspect of it so to be able to potentially experience that and feel those benefits i think is j

. >> i'm john vause, live in los angeles. it's gone 1:00 on the west coast.came face-to-face on singapore's sentosa island. some handshakes and it was friendly, with warm words and then, behind closed doors. now, the big question is this. where does all of it go from here? anna? >> thank you, john. let's go live to singapore, where we've been following kim jong-un and donald trump. i believe you are at sentosa long island. he is backpacking his bags, getting back to the airport. tell us about the reception he's received in singapore. >> it's remarkable, anna. you wouldn't believe what people used to say about kim jong-un. now, president trump is referring to him as chairman kim. in singapore, he was doing a tour of the city. and people were screaming at him as if he were a rock star. he was taking selfies with the foreign minister. so many comments on twitter about how cools is. it is markible. you're in seoul, where much of the work has been done. president moon kicking this off with his commitment to seeing a peace and denuclearization started. in singapore

. >> i'm john vause in los angeles. it's just gone 11:00 p.m. here on the west coast.ths ago will soon become reality, a history-making meeting between donald trump and kim jong-un now less than 24 hours away. the first time ever a sitting u.s. president has met with the leader of north korea.

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