but i just think that kim john is not honorable or nice -- >> i just do not think kim john is honorable or nice. he has been masterful on how he has handled the situation with united dates. i think it was very intentional in terms of his escalation as far as the acceleration of the nuclear testing and missile testing, as well as save -- cyber. is a way to ratchet up the tension between united states and north korea. and then to make the adjustments and then to be seen as much more accommodating in terms of saying i'm going to sit down and negotiate, i'm going to release his prisoners. i think is a ejection -- objection is for everyone to breathe a sigh of relief and then hoping that everyone will be sufficient so he can maintain his nuclear arsenal because they worked on it for so many years so hard. while at the same time during the sanctions relaxed and the national pressure off.'s been very masterful i think. i think mr. trump who happens to like flattery, and so nice things that kim john has said about him he has returned in kind. so in getting the world stage with the president of

straight from north korea and i can tell you that the fact that the talks between sorry lodbrok and kim john were likely this was something that we were told about by the foreign ministry officials however it was kept a secret for a long time then we found out that they were definitely happening but the journalists were told to stay away they were not going to be invited and then at the very last moment we got a tip from the foreign ministry officials that we can come so i was there with my cameraman and then the only other two people with cameras there were the personal photographer and cameraman of surrogate lavrov and the personal ones of cam john and there are just so many things to tell you saw will be coming back to you with this in the next few hours surely i can tell you that we were taken to a remote area which was deserted i couldn't see any cars or people in the street but we couldn't really figure out where exactly we were going who knew where a surrogate louv rob will be greeted by kim john whom we were expecting that to happen in his residence and then we saw a massive palace b

north korean state media releasing these photographs of pompeo with kim john un, toasting with red wine and smiling. the three detainees were all americans of korean accident. kim dong chul was sentenced to hard labor. he was arrested in 2015. tony kim was arrested in 2017 while boarding a plane to leave the country and charged with hostile acts against north korea. less than a month later, kim song was detained as well. president trump paying tribute to otto warmbier who was returned to the united states in a coma last june he died days ter. >> awe great young man who really suffered. and his parents have become friends of ours. they are spectacular people. and i just want to pay my respects. >> reporter: and it is those words of respect to otto warmbier that puts all of this in perspective and shows what the regime is capable of doing and indeed has done. but going forward, we are told, cnn is learning that the summit between president trump and kim jong-un likely to take place next month likely in singapore. the details are expected to be announced in the coming days. but the preside

it is a measure ofjust how badly kim john unto one day.easure ofjust how badly kim john unto go ahead. one day. it is a measure ofjust how badly kimjohn unto go ahead. kim is committed to the complete denuclearisation but is concerned about america's intentions towards his regime. from president trump, too, the noises are optimistic. we are doing very well in terms of the summit with north korea. as you know, there are meetings going on as we speak. it has been an extraordinary week. north korea putting on a dramatic show of blowing up its nuclear test facilities. accusations and epithets flying between pyongyang and washington, summit that was on and off and maybe on again. england could get more national parks after environment secretary michael gove announced he is launching a review into the country's natural landscapes. it comes amid concerns that new housing and changing lifestyles are putting parts of the countryside at risk. the review will consider whether to expand the network of parks as well as areas of outstanding beauty. poli

of north korea in libya we decimated that country that country was decimated this would be with kim john lydon something where he'd be there he'd be in his country it be running his country his country would be very rich you know there was some talk about the libyan ma it last week and. you know as the president made clear. you know this this will only end like the libyan model ended if kim jong un doesn't make a deal then people saw that as a threat well i think it's more of a fact a fact well the fact yesterday's cancellation apparently caught a lot of people off guard the spokesman for south korea's president mungy n. told reporters for we are attempting to make sense of what precisely president trump means and apparently the white house was also betting on a go for the june summit commemorative coins of the june you see it right there of the june peace summit with profiles of trumping him have already been minted no summit but a souvenir of the say we have more tonight on today's severe trump reversed based on the recent statement of north korea. decided to terminate the planned summ

and it looks like it could happen kim john was he really has been. very open. and i think very honorable from everything we're seeing i really think he wants to do something i think he did this because i really think he wants to do something and bring that country into the real world. also coming up tonight europe's view of the u.s. and the iran nuclear agreement from a broken deal to broken trust. clearly it's not going to help transatlantic relations between europe and the united states we can't even predict about how much people are going to trust the united states what it's going to do to european and american cooperation other theaters so it's this hard to see any silver lining to this. oh we begin the day with the planning that is now underway for the nuclear deal that donald trump wants to sign on just two days ago the u.s. president drew anger and disappointment from around the world when he withdrew the u.s. from the iran nuclear deal a deal that he equated with insanity and one he says that he should have should have never been side we're now to the d

everyone here's an observation all speakers decided not to bash donald trump in the first place or kim john known for the possible to rail moment of their talks and expressed hopes that the summit preparations can go back on track the vice president of china even made it clear that his country won't allow war on the korean peninsula. i'm not trying to hope for peace and stability on the korean peninsula under no circumstances should we allow will to break out in the region that's why we should promote the process of demilitarization to stick i asked for the summit between north korea and the us i think we have to do everything to make this summit happen so that many issues can be resolved speaking of iran we were once again reassured that pretty much the entire international community apart from the u.s. and israel once the nuclear agreement to hold and we're going to do it sure that we have to do everything possible to save the deal the us president hasn't closed the doors a negotiation he says he's dissatisfied with a number of issues in the deal but he doesn't exclude talks with iran it'

behind closed doors now hot and cold donald trump at some point decides to say no to his talks with kim john thune or the iranian nuclear deal and there you have it thanks to the st petersburg international economic forum the likes of emmanuel macron or putin are sitting shoulder to shoulder and sharing their thoughts on that with everyone now here's an observation all speakers decided not to bash donald trump in the first place or came down on for the possible rail moment of their talks and expressed hopes that the summit preparations can go back on track the vice president of china even made it clear that his country won't allow war on the korean peninsula. but i'm not trying to hope for peace and stability on the korean peninsula under no circumstances should we allow go to break out in the region that's why we should promote the process of demilitarization to take i asked for the summit between north korea and the u.s. i think we have to do everything to make this summit happen so that many issues can be resolved. speaking of iran we were once again reassured that pretty much the entire

>> john, they are quite remarkable. kim yong chol has a long history.e's been known to american officials for a long time. he has worked for all three korean leaders. kim jong-un's grandfather, the founder of the country, and kim jong-un's father. and now for the younger kim. more remarkably, he ran the reconnaissance general bureau, which is the closest thing they have to a cia, at a time they both sank a south korean ship that keuldz moilled more than 4, and ran the cyber operation that ultimately got into sony studios in retaliation for a movie they were making, a comedy that envision said kim john un's assassination and brought down the entire studio and melted out a good number of their hard drives. he's a pretty tough character. but he is the right one to talk to. if you're going to convince anybody within the leadership that they have to go give up nuclear weapons, he's going to be the one. it's just i think most people who know north korea doubt he will be willing to do that. >> yeah. if you're head of sony, you may not be toasting quite as easi

this would be with kim john united states he'd be there in his country, running his country. we never said to gadhafi, oh, we're going to give you protection queer going to give you military strength. we went in and decimated him. >> all right the libyan leader was overthrown a somebody member of national security and staff. jamie it doesn't seem as if he understood are what his national security adviser was talking about when gadhafi gave up num cheer capabilities for basically nothing. >> he didn't have much. he gave it away and trade it for some kind of economic reform. we have a president entirely ahistoric am as if the united states is starting from scratch. without that historical basis, we say why not? and we're stumbling into this very dangerous vision. they never said they're going to do it. because president trump isn't grounded in any kind of historic am realities, he's able to einvent new realities as he goes along this made occupy history the realities of the worlds that functions will very soon be crashing into etch a other. >> as part of that misunderstanding o

trump announcing today that a time and date have been set for his summit with north korean leader kim john ung. he did not give any -- kim jong-un. president trump pushed back on a "new york times" story that claims he ordered the pentagon to consider reducing u.s. forces in south korea. all this as we are waiting to learn the fate of three americans being held in north korea. president trump spoke about them earlier. >> president trump: we're having very good talks with north korea, and a lot of things have already happened with respect to the hostages. and i think you're going to see very good things. >> melissa: greg is live in london with more. greg, do we have any more details than that? >> just a few more details. we'll explain, melissa. but, yes, that quote hopeful coming from president trump. i think you're going to see very good things. regarding the fate of the three american citizens who have been held by north korea. korean americans cho, seized in 2015. and hak-sun and fang-duk. they're accused of crimes against the regime, reports in the last few days of their movement ahead

>>ed property prices dou because of kim jong-un. john only a narrow stretch of water separates the city from north korea, and the contrast between the two banks could not be more stark. this bridge ends in a field, because north korea has not yet built the connecting ro. it is a pristine, gleaming highway, and it is proofnof the huge ec potential if the impoverished country at the other end of it ever were to op up. buthis unfinished bridge is proof of something tlse, too, the and again, just as the ed change, north korea has chos isolation over reformes. chinede homes along the br have quite literally been shaken by the nuclear tests. who doubtplenty here whether north korea and and aried so hard to get its weapons -- having tried soto get its weapons, will ever give them up. but one chinese couple in a home overlooking the bridge insists that this time the difference might be kim jong-un himself. >> he is a young leader, he has been abroad. i think he wants to develop north korea and improve its economy. i think there is hope. john: wh

i think kim john unis going to be very, very happy. >> joining us now is gordon chang and john avlon.f play, john avlon. where are we? are there concerns? is this a legitimate threat by north korea? it doesn't seem to have shaken president trump in any way. >> this is typical pwreupgsmanship pwreupgsma brinksmanship. it shows they are in control. they were disturbed by bolton's comments last week on tv. this increases their ante in their mind. the administration is treating it just as that. >> so this was chang's counsel early on, which was president trump specifically, don't react too much to what north korea does. don't play their game. then he says, and then let me talk to you about the libyan model. that is what john bolton said. we're looking at the libya model as something that may reflect the future with north korea. trump says no, we're not looking at the libya model. discuss. >> yeah. they're using the same phrase, libya model. but they mean different things. when john bolton said that at the end of april, he was saying the north koreans unload all their nukes, missiles, up f

. >> very quickly while i have you, i want to ask you about the president's comments about kim john un. as you know, the three american detainees were released. it was a victory for the white house, a victory for the country. and the president praised kim jong-un, called him very honorable, things like that. this is all in advance of their meeting. so, you know, clearly it could be a strategy to soften the target for the meeting and make sure he is amenable to what is going to happen. what do you expect to see coming out of the meeting between president trump and kim jong-un? >> we are pleased to get our three americans back home. that is a great accomplishment. there is no acceptable military solution to the nuclear crisis on the korean peninsula. we need to pursue diplomacy. we have an incredible opportunity with the summit meetings taking place in june. we all want that to succeed. by succeeding, we want to turn the temperature down. it starts with a freeze on the north korean programs. we need to get inspectors in to see exactly what's going on in north korea. we need to continue t

kim jong un sister kim yo john became the first member of the ruling family to step foot on south korean soil since the korean war she came with an invitation and kim invited the south korean president moon jay in to come to the on the yang if the meeting comes to fruition it would be the first time kim has met with the south korean president since taking office in twenty eleven and kim and president trump shocked many when they agreed to meet in the coming months. analysts say there can be no substantive movement on the north korean issue without denuclearization. in south korea there is enormous hope that a seismic shift in the relationship between the two koreas is afoot. because of all the global attention i believe the unification move forward to government is making efforts and i think people are rooting for it. but there is also skepticism and a wait and see approach. is a priest and an activist who participates in frequent protests that she disagrees with president moon's policy of engagement with north korea she worries he's giving kim concessions without compromises in fact she

mike pompeo was in pyongyang tonight as he prepares to meet once again with north korean leader kim john on, renewing hope tonight that three american hostages could soon be released. we are standing by for that. joins us live. >> secretary of state arrived a few hours ago to a hotel to begin meetings with north korean government officials to set the conditions for a summit between president trump and the north korean north korean dictator kim jong un. north korea is also holding three american citizens and now south korea's news agency citing a south korean presidential official reports north korea is expected to release those americans as a goodwill gesture. state department refuses to comment. secretary pompeo says he's unsure who he will even meet in north korea. when he last traveled to pyongyang easter weekend he spoke directly with kim jong un. pompeo said during that trip he mostly confirmed the interest in meeting the president and discussed the basic outlines of the summit. secretary says on this visit he hopes to pin down the location, duration and exact venue of the summit. t

north korea were to release this three americans ahead of discussions between president trump and kim john dusun to be. there in charge and in addition to being an attorney for the president does mr giuliani faired you'll have a wider remit to talk about things like. this and not that i'm aware see sara i want to ask you about these reports citing u.s. intelligence data of the chinese have installed new missile platforms on disputed islands in the south china sea and they also appear to now be basing fighter jets there meanwhile pilots are being warned that the chinese military personnel are pointing lasers i view us military aircraft in the community in africa injuring american pilots the sending of this cross a red line for the president of the housing administration intend to respond to what we're well aware of china's militarization of the south china sea we've raised concerns directly with the chinese about this and there will be near term and long term consequences will certainly keep you up today john thanks a lot zero for you call car mayor giuliani's weakness on. to spokesman i'm

john: suki kim, thank you so much for setting the table. [applause] john: that was great. hank you, suki kim. now we will move on to our debate proper. our motion is this -- can you denuclearize north korea? our debate will go in three rounds. our audience here in online will vote to choose the winner. as always, if all goes well, civil discourse will win. our audience to cast your predebate vote. this is your last chance to cast your vote. iq2us/vote. we are going to keep that vote open for just a few more minutes. and i want to point out how the web we do is we have you vote again after you heard the the difference between the first and the second will determine who is the winning team. our motion is who can denuclearize iran. let us -- my apologies, i said iran. there was a very smart person backstage that caught me. if any of you catch me doing that, you can stand up and shout as well. our motion is who can denuclearize north korea. let's welcome our debaters to these days, beginning with suzanne dimaggio. [applause] john: bonnie jenkins. bonnie jenkins. [applause] john

when this was proposed two or three months ago, donald trump took 45 minutes to say yes to king john —— kimy yes to king john —— kimjong—un in‘s offer of talks. yesterday he cancelled it. do i think we've reached the final position today? almost certainly not. in the trump in iraq, the one certainty seems to be uncertainty. thank you. the polls have just closed in ireland's abortion referendum. people have been asked if they want to keep or overturn the country's constitutional ban on abortion — one of the strictest in the world. reports suggest turnout has been high with thousands of people flying home from around the world to cast their vote. this report from our ireland correspondent emma vardy contains some flash photography. cheering. an emotional day for ireland. for some, casting one vote was worth travelling many miles for. i've come from amsterdam. i've come home because i think it's very important for irish women. hopefully it will be an historic day and we will vote yes and finally irish women will have the right to autonomy over their bodies. it has been really horrible to watch

>> we have seen criticism from kim jong-un with concern that john bolten, who said the u.s. ld follow the libyan model, then you got north korea leader kim jong-un saying, wait a minute, we are not going to do that. peace talks are off if that's the case. president trump backing off that comment saying that was never the model. south korean president moon saying these will play a huge role in the denuclearization talks. >> liz, what do you put it at? 50/50? >> well, it's interesting how north korea keeps upping the ante. i think they might think they are in a good negotiating position because president trump has been so vocal about claiming credit for getting this meeting on the call -- it wouldn't look good if it got canceled. so a training exercise with north korea and south korea didn't like was canceled. that's a big concession. and north korea is demanding the return of restaurant workers who defected to south korea. so it will be interesting to see what happens with that. >> you have a brand new secretary of state. 15 seconds to you. >> if kim jong-un wants investment t

kim jong-un will demand from the united states in return. sources say that some trump aides, including national security adviser john bolton have told the presidentt even a cursory meeting with kim would be a diplomatic victory and could lead to more serious talks. "the wall street journal" reports that the white house was preparing to announce new sanctions against north korea but decided to halt those plans as they try to salvage the summ summit. president trump agreeing to meet with japan's prime minister shinzo abe during a phone call on monday before the meeting. the president taking time to honor the nation's fallen service members on memorial day, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. >> today our whole country thanks you, embraces you and pledges to you we will never forget our heroes. >> reporter: but his comments were overshadowed by what critics say was a tone deaf tweet, touting his administration's accomplishments and insisting that the fallen would be very happy and proud of the economy. former chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey responding this day of all days of the year

both of them used. >> but he is also speaking to kim jong-un who might hear libyan model and hear gadhafi was killed by rebels of the u.s. >> end of april johnolton speaking to "face the nation" i think he did want to instill fear in kim jong-un and wanted to derail the talks. i don't know. the point is that's something going to catch the north koreanss' attention. >> interesting. i want you to listen to this, a clip of a former british government official, visited pyongyang several times since president trump took office. >> when i was there in december they were reading "the art of the deal" and wanted to discuss the book. when i went back they were reading "fire and fury" on pds and trying to discuss what that told them about trump, too. since last november, december, they have had a clear strategy and so far it's all about reaction on the side of the west to their initiative. >> jonathan powell telling that to our christiane amanpour. that's interesting, right? the administration hated it and did give you a texture of the interactions in the white house. >> well, the north koreans study the u.s. very, very closely and they have to especi

kim called out john bolton for his suggestion that the u.s. work out a deal for north korea that would be similar to one that the u.s. had for libya to abandon its nuclear program. kim said the world knows too well that our country is neither libya nor iraq which have met a miserable fate it's absolutely absurd to dare compare the dprk, a nuclear weapon state, to libya, which had been at the initial stage of nuclear development. kim also had some harsh words for secretary of state mike pompeo who over the weekend had suggested that the u.s. would be willing to lift economic sanctions on north korea if it saw a complete denuclearization on the korean peninsula. kim says north korea would never give up its nuclear program in exchange for economic trade with the united states. now, i got on the phone with a couple of analysts who have been watching north korea for a long time they say this is very typical of the north korean playbook. nick ebberstat described this as standard north korean shakedown tactics to get concessions before the summit. sou

as this president plans to do in june, with the leader like kim jong un, that america comes out on top. you're worried that he's been duped. john: i think kim jong un, who is not honorable, nor nice, he is a bloody, murderous despot, fortunately has been master envelope terms of how he's handled the situation with -- masterful in terms of how he's handle the situation in the united states. i think it was intentional as far as the escalation and the acceleration of their ballistic missile testing, as well as saber-rattling. as a way to ratchet up the tensions between the united states and korea, and then to make the adjustments and then to be seen as much more accommodating in terms of saying, i'm going to sit down, i'm going to negotiate, i'm going to release these prisoners. i think his objective and intention is to bring it down to a level where the tensions are reduced significantly and everybody is breathing a sigh of relief there and hoping that that's going to be sufficient so that he can maintain his nuclear arsenal, which they have worked so hard for so many years. while at the same time getting its national pressure an

that are consistent with their objectives and goals. >> martha: john brennan statement that the president was duped into this meeting with kim jong un. >> that's a very irresponsible, it's not a rational statement for several reasons. you see a number of people from across the aisle and as idriss remarked earlier, in the polls, democrats, women, college educated voters that we are continually told don't support the president is much, they very much support taking this action with respect to north korea. if you look at the polling, people who are older, 50 plus at 55 plus, they certainly do because they lived through decades of war. they've grown up only knowing war between north korea and south korea. i would say that mr. brennan and others who started in the administration before ours should remember that old saying that politics stops at the water's edge. these are decidedly nonpartisan issues looking for bipartisan support. and i would hope that someone who was involved in the previous administration could at least see the prospects, the prospect of opening up relations there and denuclearizing the korean peninsula. north

kim jong-un. first, let's get to john roberts live at the white house. john? >> good afternoon to you. where this goes from here is up to kim jong-un. it was a bold negotiating tactic on the part of president trump cancelling this planned summit after the north korean deputy foreign minister issued what the white house amounted to a threat of nuclear war. the white house says such talk and such threats ahead of a summit wasn't exactly helpful. the president warning kim jong-un that the united states and its ally, south korea and japan stand ready if north korea gets up to any nuclear funny business. listen here. >> i believe that this is a tremendous setback for north korea and indeed a setback for the world. i've spoken to general mattis and the joint chiefs of staff and our military, which is the most powerful anywhere in the world that has been greatly enhanced recently as you all know, is ready if necessary. >> the president pointed out to a change in tone by north korea. in the last couple weeks, the president wouldn't say in the roosevelt room what he thought was responsible for t

what the president as i understand it, john, he is saying i guarantee your security. i think he means personally, too, for kim jong un. >> john: absolutely. that is what he is talking about. he talks about guaranteeing his security and guaranteeing political security. he is talking about we are not going to try to overthrow you, we are not going to try to get you out of power. >> harris: which gets him killed potentially. we know how they roll. >> john: we know how that happens in other areas of the world. i also asked the president specifically what his long-term vision was here for north and south korea. did he envision two koreas existing, coexisting peacefully. >> harris: great question. >> john: or did he envision eventual reunification. he said initially two koreas but what they do from there is up to them. if they choose one korea, he would love to see that but he said it has to be their decision. you know, kim jong un, the whole kim family wanted to talk about reunification but under north korean style of government, not south korean style. if it were a south korean style, then that creates all sorts

john: thank you, suki kim. [applause] great.hat was john: our next motion is can you denuclearize north korea. our debate will go in three rounds. always, if all goes well, civil discourse will win. this is your last chance to cast your vote. iq2us\vote. we are going to keep that vote open for just a few more minutes. again, andyou vote we ask you for the arguments, there is a difference between the first and the second boat that determines who is the winning team. our motion is who can denuclearize iran. -- my apologies, i said iran. there was a very smart person backstage that caught me. if you catch me doing this can tell me as well. our motion is who can denuclearize north korea. let's welcome suzanne. [applause] john: bonnie jenkins. [applause] [applause] it is time to meet our debaters for the motion negotiations. arguing for the motion let's welcome suzanne. you are a senior fellow at north america. you have led in places like iran, north korea, for about 20 years. you have facilitated the first official

kim jong un sr cameo john became the first member of the ruling family to step foot on south korean soil since the korean war she came with an invitation and kim invited the south korean president moon jay in. to come to the young yang if the meeting comes to fruition it would be the first time kim has met with the south korean president since taking office in twenty eleven and kim and president trump shocked many when the agreed to meet in the coming months. analysts say there can be no substantive movement on the north korean issue without denuclearization. in south korea there is enormous hope that a seismic shift in the relationship between the two koreas is afoot. because of all the global attention i believe reunification for the government is making efforts and i think people are rooting for it. but there is also skepticism and a wait and see approach. is a priest and an activist who participates in frequent protests that she disagrees with president moon's policy of engagement with north korea she worries he's giving kim concessions without compromises in fact she doubts the legi

john bolton. he said something that worried the north korean leader kim jong-un.oing to use in dealing with the north korean situation is the libyan model. people remember moammar gadhafi was killed. but we dealt with his own nuclear program by moving them out of libya. that's what john bolton was talking about but kim jong-un is worried that they are talking about him being killed. >> the north koreans used their comments two weeks ago in their statement that they want to reconsider their discussions with president trump. after the bolton comments you had the release of the three american detainees. i think the chinese are giving them some encouragement so they thought they could pile on. david: the president himself addressed that saying -- he did everything but throw them a lifeline. he essentially said i get it. i understand you folks are afraid you will be killed as a result of an uprising in north korea. that's not our intention. so the president was pretty up front about contradicting at least the notion that we are out to destroy the regime of kim jong-un.

his team needs to understand and they're all fairly new at this, except for john bolton is this is tough work. >> if i'm kimong-un and i say john bolton say let's pull a libya. i probably don't want to meet up either. why is north korea so important? nuclear power. there were no nuclear inspectors at this dismantling of event. we don't -- how much of a big deal is this? there's western journalists there in north korea now. >> if he has destroyed the site, it's a good thing. we have no idea whether there's another nuclear test site under some mountain in north korea. there are so many places to hide missiles and nuclear weapons that we might never know. >> your still with us, while you can't know what exactly cards we have in our hand. from a historic cal perspective especially as we speak about trade because economics matter, walk me through. who's got the most power here? the most leverage? >> i think china to expert pressure. network relies on china for key sectors to keep that economy going such as energy, for example. it's been apparent that china is leaving the foot from the throat of north korea a bit

kevin: it appears president trump and his administration are hearing criticism from kim jong-un following johnolton's comments a couple days ago that the u.s. might consider following the denuclearization policy of libya, to get north korea to denuclearize. that got the north korean administration to say he would not be willing to do that. yesterday president trump backed off his nsa advisor, in which he said the u.s. would not be following the libyan model for denuclearization talks. now "the wall street journal" is reporting military exercises have been walked back on the u.s.-korea peninsula. this is all ahead of the south meeting withent's president trump next week. vonnie: we will continue to keep our eye on this breaking news. nato secretary general jens stoltenberg met with the president at the white house to discuss geopolitical tensions and more. i spoke with him a little earlier. here is what he had to say. very goodas a meeting, and we discussed how to continue to adapt nato to a more demanding and protectable security environment -- and predictable security environment. across euro

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john updike. [applause] >> supervisor kim: i was wondering where my croissant is. [laughter] mr. updike, john, thank you for your years and years of service to our city and county. you have a tremendously important job, which is how to invest our public dollars back, to see how we can provide effective, city services. you've been grilled many times on this mike. so it's nice to honor you today. my office has had the pleasure of working with you on so many projects and you've had to sit and wait in front of our office so many days and hours on a lot of different moving pieces. it's an immense amount of work, managing the portfolio, leases and ownership and it's not an easy job to do. i want to acknowledge the depth of your understanding, of all of our issues, needs, wants, in terms of what we want to see in our portfolio. managing all of that along with the politics and the dollar signs, it takes an extraordinary set of skills and patience. i want to congratulate you on an incredibly well-deserved retirement and acknowledge your team that you lead every single day. [applause] >> th

so the kim family has sort of looked at this and said, uh-uh, poverty is really good for us. >> and yet, johnaying to do this at the expense of the north korean people, here's what donald trump has been saying about kim jong-un, right? he's been promising kim that he's going to protect him, that he's going to keep a guy in power who wants to hurt the north american people. here's trump -- i mean, the north korean people. here's trump. >> we're willing to do a lot. and he's willing to, i think, do a lot also. he'll get protections that will be very strong. i will guarantee his safety, yes. we will grrpt his safe-- guaran and we've talked about that from the beginning. he will be safe, he will be happy. >> so what do you say to that, john? he's going to be safe, he's going to be happy. a guy trump's on pentagon is coming out and saying that he wants to perpetuate himself at the expense of his own people. >> we talking about kim being on this big charm offensive and this is trump's charm offensive. he's trying to convince kim to move forward, have the summit, to trust that it's the right path fo

you say that kim jong-un took the libya model mentioned by john bolton all the wrong way. >> well, there are two different things. what john bolton said which donald trump agrees with: we won't cut a deal with kim jong-un like the iran nuclear deal that obama cut with billion dollars of cash in front. weak inspection regime. no material handed over to the west. and sun set clauses. president trump doesn't cut deals like. that he pulled out of the iran nuclear deal. john bolton said when we did this deal with libya, we sent u.s. planes to libya and they loaded up their nuclear program and that's the kind of denuclearization we are talking about. kim, you won't get cash for promising this. he said in the interview it might not be the libyan model, but he might have better ideas, but it's got to be actual denuclearization. that's what bolton is say asking trump agrees. >> martha: it's fascinating to watch the president working on this and preserving this. there was a tweet today by a reporter who had been in north korea. he was told by somebody they are reading the art of the deal and "fire

kim jong-un's regime today. thow important t to the north koreans? john: in one respect i thinkan this iffort to try to address the statements in theat past about theof libya in terms of its leader after the initial nuclear deal. there is some references to try have reassurance in tha respect. from the northivorean perspe there is the opportunity to have confirmed commitment from the u.s. side, and these are through the intelligence channels. when pompeo was director of cia, that was the main channel through which u.s. interacted with north korea. certainly that could be usedit again at this al juncture. laura: when donald tdimp says, as htoday, that north is serious about denuclearization, is that the same as them wanting to givewep nucleaons? john: this is a reference to the denuclearization mechanism, and this idea of ambiguity and different interpretations can be dealt with in the mechanism, knowing that the gaps are widetl as they currstand. but right now the priority -- this seems to have been the main takeaway from the second meeting secretary pomp