or fell in love with kim jong-un or something along those lines and it was pro kim jong-un and something quite shocking and disturbing to anyone who takes north korean human rights seriously and takes the north korean threat seriously and so i guess my question is what does that mean for u.s. negotiations and for u.s. pushing the human rights concern in north korea and having a president who, quite frankly seems to be oblivious to the evil north korean regime. >> well, love is a complicated thing. and even president moon in the speech he gave the evening before his speech at may 1st at may day stadium, he said that chairman kim and i crossed the demarcation line hand in hand like two affectionate lovers. i'm not kidding you, that was the wording used and that set, of course, i would always focus more on the things that president trump does rather than the things that he says. to give you an example i mentioned our event on the 24th last week and our keynote speaker, he gave both introductory and concluding remarks was none other than the deputy permanent representative of the united stat

kim jong un u.s.derstand that, of course, denuclearization is an absolute must, no doubt about that. it's just a first, very important steppingstone. but eventually, if true development is what north korea is after, they will need comprehensive economic, social and political reform. human rights is a very important part of that. >> so on the unification issue, i think the question jumping off of what greg has said in his first comments, what kind of korea do you want to see? do you want to see a korea, a unified korea where policies or groups that are critical of government policies are silenced? do you want to see a unified korea where you're so afraid of offending your leader because he's so sensitive to criticism? and so i think when you talk about, talk about a unified korea, you have to talk about what your vision of that korea is. or are we going to follow the south korea, this miracle on the -- [inaudible] that's about the economy, but it's also about following the candlelight protests, you kno

. >> he said he had fallen in love with kim jong-un. yet there are still plenty of reasons to be skeptical of where north korea is in these negotiations. if i may, have you fallen in love with kim jong-un? >> what the president has said is that there's a good relationship there. president trump made his feelings about north korea known before the world, even before the united nations, if you'll recall. he spoke in language that kim jong-un understood clearly, that the days of threats against united states, the days of developing ballistic missiles with nuclear weapons that would threaten our people and our allies in the region were over. that all set the table. as president moon said again today, that all set the table for the progress that we have made. but everything begins with

. >>> mike pence weighs in on the president's relationship with north korea's kim jong-un. >> i like m. he likes me. we fell in love. >> have you fallen in love with kim jong-un? ♪ >>> what do you think the vice president had to say about that? good morning, everyone. it's thursday, november 15th. i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside frances rivera. election updates are still coming in as a democratic candidate makes history and vice president mike pence joins the president in denying defeat. four-term congressman jeff denim conceded to democrat josh harter. and tom mcarthur, one of the architects of the 2017 republican health care bill conceded his race against democrat andy kim. a former aide to president obama, kim will be the first korean-american to serve in congress in 20 years and the first ever to represent his state. the updated count in california's 39th district shows the lead of young kim has shrunk to just 122 votes over the democrat. and democrat katie porter is now 4,000 votes ahead of republican incumbe incumbent mimi walters. mike pence said he thought the democrats failed t

i was at singapore with fox news reporting live in the president and kim jong un kim jong un did establishching framework but now it's almost as if both sides are jockeying for position to determine how we're going to negotiate. and it's extraordinarily hard for me to imagine that for the first time in history a country will build a nuclear capability and an icbm capability as bargaining chips to better their economy. that's a tough one. but maybe we'll do it. maybe we'll get to denuclearization but it's going to be a long process and we really need to have some realistic expectations. this is going to take a lot of hard work from our teams. >> shannon: thayer added 24/7. daniel hoffman, thank you, good to see it. the fires in california turned political. president trump and governor jerry brown sparring over it. the details after the break. plus, a tribute to a man who brought superheroes to life. we remember stan lee next. ♪ ♪ -[ slurping ] ♪ -act your age. get your own insurance. [ child babbling ] -aah! -oh! -act your age. get your own insurance. -act your age. coaching means making to

president trump praising kim jong-un, john bolton casting doubts on his intentions. let's play a couple of sound bites. >> i just came on stage and i was told that kim jong-un said some terrific things about me, he said, i have faith in president trump. think of this. you don't hear that from them. and just moments ago they put on -- they put on that he said, very strongly, that we want to denuclearize north korea during president trump's tenure. that's a nice -- >> we're still waiting for them. now, the possibility of another meeting between the two presidents obviously exists. but president trump can't make the north koreans walk through the door he's holding open. they're the ones that have to take the steps to denuclearize, and that's what we're waiting for. >> so i wonder how you read that, on the one hand, if you're north korea and you get all the big promises from the leader of the country, from the president himself, the leader of the free world, and on the other hand, the much more hard-line, hard core national security adviser is seeking looking like he's pu

they announced kim jong-un supervised the test himself for about a year now.he last time was on the ground super vvising on the ground of e intercontinental ballistic missile. this is a very different kind of test. they called it a tactical weapons test. the south korean government believes it was a long-range military test. because it is a tactical system, the south korean government does not view this as military provocation. this test happened with pomp and circumstance considering the fact that kim jong-un was there and this was reported by state news. it appears to be a bit of posturing from north korea which recently raised rhetoric against the united states. they want sanctions eased and canceled a meeting with secretary of state mike pompeo. creating an impasse with the issue with the united states and north korea. what could break the impasse? a second summit. >> alex, thank you for that in hong kong. >>> the trump administration imposing sanctions on 17 saudi officials over their roles in the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi. the u.s. treasu

what, if anything, is kim jong-un ever going to give up. jim?er to the conflicts in south korea. barbara starr, thank you very much. >>> want to bring back our panel. the president's trip to france. we heard president trump declare himself a nationalist a few weeks ago. over the weekend, he heard -- i suppose you could say the retort to that from the french president, emmanuel macron, as the president sat there, just yards away. have a listen. >> patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism. nationalism is a betrayal of patriotism. by saying our interests first, who cares about the others, we erase what a nation holds dearest, what gives it life, what makes it great and what is essential. it's moral values. >> so the french president, amanda carper, taking a double whammy shot at the president, both arguing against nationalism, but also this kind of america first thing. i imagine the president could not have taken that speech any other way as directed at him. >> yeah. to me, broadly speaking, let's talk about this and north korea together for

military testing in fact that there's the next summit the second summit is a very much on between kim jong un and president trump. president prince talked about that yesterday itself and so the hope is that when kim jong un reads president trump again sometime early next year by the head point of time because it's happening at the presidential level senior leaders level also talk a little bit more already with something to give to each other. the u.n. one hugh kate government austerity has inflicted great misery on its people according to a damning new report poverty is really a major challenge in the united kingdom what i found in my discussions with ministers. is basically a state of denial and they are happy with the way in which their policies are playing out and i think that sort of punitive approach to benefits is actually inconsistent in fact breaks it is going to make that worse because those in the lower income levels are really going to suffer. despite having the status of an advanced economy one in five brits live in poverty and over a million people can't afford basic essentials a

and what north korea got out of it was a face-to-face meeting with an american president, which kim jong-unad sought for many, many years and did not get. trump went there. he's already talking about trying to do a second summit with kim jong-un somewhere else. he sees that as historic progress towards peace. the problem is north korea has not abandoned its nuclear arsenal, not anywhere close. his tweet that they are no longer a nuclear threat is simply not true. they are very much a nuclear threat to japan, to south korea, and also to the united states. >> eugene, since the last shot was fired before the cease fire, the leaders of north korea have craved relevance, and now the leader of north korea gets to deal one on one with our guy, the president of the united states. that is a sea change. >> right, and that's something the north koreans have wanted for a long time, and they got it. you could -- you know, one could argue that they got it free. they didn't have to give up anything, but i take a slightly different view on the north korea dealings. you know, before president trump took off

since that time kim jong-un has made peace overtures to south korea and to president trump. his mockup and a possible mock attack an indication that kim is about to give up on die plo ploem -- diplomacy? >> they're not going to reestablish training sites based on political initiatives that have taken place in the last year. they have to teach the basic private in their army how to conduct operations, so they use the mockups to do that. >> reporter: tonight we are getting insights on what it is like to be one of the north korean soldiers from someone who once was one. the member of the north korean army who made this dramatic dash across the border a year ago in order to defect is speaking out for the first time. he was pursued closely by his north korean comrades, shot five times, and was dragged to safety by south korean soldiers. in an interview with the japanese newspaper, he said he doesn't hold a grudge against his north korean pursuer it. quote, if they don't shoot, they will be severely punished. if i were in their position, i would have shot me too. >> they incur disc

military testing in fact that there's the next summit the second summit is very much on between kim jong unand president trump president pence talked about that yesterday that self insult the hope is that when kim jong un meets president trump again sometime early next year by the head point of time because it's happening at the presidential level senior leaders level all sides will come a little bit more ready with something to give to each other i sang a time with us here at r.t. international welcome back with a new program in half an hour. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy thing for him to you shouldn't let it be an arms race is often experience dramatic development only i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. why why laughter. really still of so you might say. don't store what they need you to post a thing and then to change the law school also not a place to park it does monkey. golf or. a new guy thought was about seeing a forest that's supposed to mean york at loggerheads with

>>> north korea has tested a new high tech weapon with kim jong-un looking on.his mean for nuclear disarmament talks with the u.s.? so vets can join? oh yeah. how do you kind of buy a new car? it's used. it's for mikey. you know he's gonna have girls in that car. yeah. he's gonna have two of them. great benefits for veterans from navy federal credit union... our members are the mission. you'll make my morning, buty the price ruin my day.ou? complicated relationship with milk? pour on the lactaid, 100% real milk, just without that annoying lactose. mmm, that's good. now you can, with shipsticks.com! no more lugging your clubs through the airport or risk having your clubs lost or damaged by the airlines. sending your own clubs ahead with shipsticks.com makes it fast & easy to get to your golf destination. with just a few clicks or a phone call we'll pick up and deliver your clubs on-time, guaranteed, for as low as $39.99. shipsticks.com saves you time and money. make it simple. make it ship sticks. >>> is this a message, an alarming one, for the u.s.? north korea

on the negotiating table in fact the the next summit the second summit is very much on between kim jong un and president. vice president burns talked about that yesterday itself during his isha trip and he too. about that at that point of time they're trying to work out some deliverables the u.s. has not been able to provide any deliver of the north koreans have asked for it least if peace declaration would show any intent to reduce hostility towards the not the u.s. has not been forthcoming on and not been willing to do so and so the hope is that when huge long only president trump again sometime early next year by the head point of time because it's happening at the presidential level senior leaders level also will come a little bit more ready with something to give to each other the north koreans have a lot to give basically they have to make a declaration of their nuclear assets but that the u.s. can also be forthcoming in providing something in return seems like north korean patients you know wearing a little bit thin things have progressed fairly slowly is there a danger it could tur

that is what kim jong un is all about.: their cooperation with the sanctions, we do have competing interests with various countries but we need them in order for this to work, if the world will see north korea restrained in any way. >> this is the diplomatic challenge for mike pompeo and i'm glad he is the one leading the way with his team, envoy from north korea, who is very exceptional talent as well in this area but that is the challenge. mike pompeo has to convince south korea to stay the course, to pressure china and russia to the extent we can. north korea is exporting their labor and weapons, conducting ship to ship oil transfers, breaking sanctions enough that their economy doesn't completely fall apart, while they pressure is not to push them too hard on denuclearization. shannon: one mit professor nuclear expert says this. so long as there is no deal and there is no deal it would be foolish for kim jong un to stop improving his short-range missile operating bases. the singapore summit was positive, they have a re

there was pomp and circumstance because kim jong-un oversaw it and it was broadcast by state news. ersee a test since last november with the intercontinental ballistic missile. that test raising a lot of alarm. this test is characterized in a different way. the south korean government says this was a long-range military test of a rocket launcher. the south korean government does not see this as a provocative military action. as for u.s. officials, they believe north korea can and will fulfill the commitments in singapo singapore. we know they are working toward a second summit with kim jong-un and president trump. >> alex in hong kong, thank you. >>> the trump administration imposing sanctions on 17 saudi officials in the roles of the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. it came hours after saudi prosecutors said they will seek the death penalty for five people charged in his death. for the latest, let's go live to jomana karadsheh live in istanbul. jomana, where are we headed here? >> reporter: first, dave, to give you an idea where we are, we are at the mosque in istanbul. this

and wolf, the unanswered question always is, what is kim jong-un really up to? rean state broadcasting announcing kim jong-un has personally supervised testing of what it is calling a new ultramodern weapon. the only evidence so far? a photo of kim with his commanders but no indication of when or where it was taken. south korean sources say it may have been long range artillery. the worry? not the weapons test itself. sources say it may not be that new. but why now for kim? >> it certainly shows a return to the militaristic stance of north korea. it's certainly in contrast to his statements of seeking peace. >> reporter: a sign of that peace process, south korean guard posts blown up at the dmz, a confidence building measure. u.s. intelligence still believes kim wants a nuclear deal with president trump in exchange for sanctions being lifted. but kim is under pressure from his own elites not to give away the store to the u.s. >> he has to depend on the military, his security forces to stay in power, and those security forces and the military were never going to l

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so why did president trump say this about president kim jong-un during the midterms? >> we fell in love. >> it's a nutty statement. we have to focus on reality and have rational policy alternatives. this is a threat to the u.s. and its allies. >> reporter: this may be one love affair gone bad. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> tonight tributes an american icon. stan lee, the comic book visionary behind spider-man and a legendary universe of superheroes, has died at 95. harry smith on lee's lasting imprint on american culture. >> reporter: stan lee was the man. he created or co-created most of the roster of marvel com comics' pantheon of heroes. x-men, iron man, and more, each an outsider with a very believable inside. >> it's no fun reading about somebody who's perfect. you want to read about somebody you identify with, because we've all got problems and we're all flawed. >> reporter: marvel comics started in the pearl '60s. lee and his collaborators were risk takers, writing their characters far rivals. the brand would grow so attractive, disney purchased it

. >> you're still expecting to meet kim jong-un. >> the sanctions are on.siles have stopped. the rockets have stopped. the hostages are home. >> joining me right now, cnn global affairs analyst and senior fellow on the council for foreign relations, max boot, and former deputy secretary of state under president obama, tony blinken. hidden bases in north korea. analysts saying any missile at these bases coming from these bases could take a nuclear warhead. what does this mean for the progress that president trump says has been made? >> kate, it means that the art of deal is really the art of the steal in north korea's favor. everything that the president told us was happening with his great success in negotiating with north korea is not happening. and the north koreans have talked about dismantling one of their missile sites at the same time in secret they're moving forward apparently with 16 others. the challenge here is this. i'm glad that president trump moved to diplomacy and was seeking to engage north korea. better than the fire and fury we were lookin

new information tonight that kim jong-un is secretly operating a very dangerous web of hidden missilee he's been corresponding with president trump, leaving the president to declare the u.s. safe from north korea's missiles. >> the missiles have stopped. the rockets have stopped. >> reporter: north korea has stopped testing missiles since trump and kim began their tie log. but tonight csis has a new report saying kim's regime is moving ahead with its missile program, operating more than a dozen secret missile sites the regime has never acknowledged. >> they have continued their missile activity on the ground in all kinds of operational ways through and after the singapore summit and the hopes for all th that. >> they have published photos of a base tucked in a narrow valley. the photos show entrances to an underground network of tunnels. >> what are the tunnels used for? >> those tunnels could be used for masking, for camouflaging and protecting trucks that carry missiles, mobile missiles, that could then be rolled out of the entrances, taken to some location, fired off and all of tha

other news from north korea that they conducted a weapons test that was personally supervised by kim jong-unme we have known about kim jong-un supervising a test, this test certainly not rising to the level of provocation at all but it did garner notice because we have had weeks of hearing raised rhetoric from north korea, more tension over talks with the united states and some burgeoning threats from north korea and frustrations with the united states, like canceling a meeting with secretary pompeo. we are learning more about the weapons test from a source that tells cnn the south korean government believes it was a test of long-range artillery, and that's something they do not consider to be a military pr provocation. and mike pence telling nbc news in the last day that he is working towards a second summit between kim jong-un and president trump, and the two sides can work together towards the second summit. that does seem to be a new incentive to get this summit on track. >> they are looking for reasons to keep talking as opposed to stop talking. thank you. we appreciate it. >>> the prew

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what do you think his national security team thinks is really going on with kim jong-un? use kim engaged in assassination himself and murdered his brother-in-law several months ago. when i used to prep president barack obama we used to look at the general state of play. as we look ahead to a second summit with kim jong-un, the down mix are overwhelmingly in kim's favor. we had recent reporting that he has at least 13 undeclared missile sites so his stockpile of weapons is growing. hasn't been frozen. on friday he reportedly conduct another high-tech weapons test, so his conventional capabilities win creation, and while he gets stronger, we're getting weaker. we are literally cooling our jets. we decided not to go ahead with the significant military exercise, and while all this is happening, it's like team north korea has a new team captain. our ally south korea is defending kim jong-un, asking for sanks relief, and even inviting foreign leaders and the pope to visit north korea, so as we look ahead to a second summit, it is very clear that north korea has the advantage goi

kim jong-un apparently tries to fool the world, tonit his hidden nuclear bases have been revealed. andrea mitchell has late details. >> reporter: tonight, u.s. officials confirm north korea is ill proving the ballistic missiles at as many as 20 hidden bases and this base for ssiles that could possibly reach the u.s. despite president trump's boasts. >> the missiles have stopthd. rockets have stopped. >> reporter: test flights have stopped for now, but tonight's report reals seven underground tunnels hiding missiles that could be launched in less than an hour. one ba just 50 miles from thousands of u.s. troops at the dmz. only 80 miles from seoul. >> what the north koreans have been trying all along to do is to not give up their nuclear weapons program and maybe just dismantle parts of the progra >> reporter: u.s. officials tell nbc news, the a has long been aware of north korea's deception so why did the presidt say this about kim jong-un during the midterms? >> we fell in love. >> it's a nutty statement. we have to focus on reality, racial policy alternatives that this is a nuclea

the summit of president trump and kim jong-un.ke this. and there it is. the first handshake between a united states president and north korean dictator, donald trump, kim jong-un, 65 years in the making. >> reporter: we all watched but now what you didn't know or see. flash back to 22 days before the june 12th summit. a group of american officials show up to the capela resort to look at its facilities. no one, including the gm, knew they were there. those officials knew everything about the hotel. >> the person who came from the white house, he knew from a to z the hotel. >> reporter: ten days later, confirmation on why they were visiting. the capella singapore resort had been selected for the summit. that left them only 12 days to stage a world event. the sales and marketing director was tasked with logistics dealing with the singaporean, american and korean delegates. >> very strict, really small and they were walking around. is it okay to speak. >> yeah. >> and they have -- they have a lot of bodyguards with them. >> reporter:

says he'll discuss a possible second summit between president trump and the north korean leader kim jong—unme of the front pages of newspapers around the world. let's start with the south china morning post reporting on president xijingping as he gives a keynote speech at the import expo in shanghai. the newspaper says the chinese leader will use it to promote china's position on globalisation and free trade. we will have lots more for you on that story on asia business report, so that story on asia business report, so stay tuned. the gulf news leads on tuesday's midterm elections in america. the photo is of democrat stacey abrams, who is hoping to become the first black woman governor of any us state. at a rally in georgia just a few hours ago, president trump called her one of the most extreme far left politicians in the country. and the japan times has the story of novelist haruki murakami who annouced he will donate original manuscripts of his works to the university he graduated from. the paper says without having any children he wanted to leave behind his writings in case they got los

kim jong-un calls the shots. n't possibly imagine that kim jong chol is going to cancel a meeting without the say-so of the supreme leader. >> reporter: president trump says there will still likely be a second summit with kim early next year. analysts say that probably will happen because trump and kim both love the optics of it but experts are warning if there's another summit and real progress isn't made toward a legitimate nuclear deal, next year could be the year we see both sides going back to the insults, the threats, and the talk of possible military action that we saw before. >> we'll watch every step of the way, brian todd, thank you very much for that report. lots at stake right now, clearly, with north korea, other international hot spots as well. >>> thanks very much mofor watching. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room". "erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett, "out

we strongly endorse kim jong-un yang. he is acting as president. we encourage all nations that are part of interpol and respect the rule of law to choose a leader with integrity. kim will be just that. third, our special representative for afghanistan reconciliation just got back from mr. to afghanistan. his first and last stop was kabul. during his visit, the ambassador met with men and women, members of the media, and other organizations. in every one of his meetings, he stressed that all afghans must have a say we will continue to work with all parties to facilitate a peace process. our special representative is meeting today with the republic of korea counterpart on coordination to achieve our goal, a final denuclearization as agreed to by chairman kim. these are important discussions today. sustained efforts, implementation of sanctions come and the inter-korean cooperation. finally, i just left a meeting with the turkish foreign minister. i welcome the positive momentum in our relationship following the recent of pastor brunson and urged the o

brian, new demands from the kim jong-un regime? , a new threat and new worries tonight from people who have dealt with the north koreans. they're asking is this dialogue, this peace process, on the verge of collapsing? kim jong-un's regime issues a threat to america. just days before secretary of state mike pompeo meets kim's top intelligence official in new york, north korea's foreign ministry warns the regime could start building up its nuclear forces again if the u.s. doesn't ease sanctions on north korea. >> north korea always before a meeting tries to gain leverage by perhaps issuing threatening language or insinuating a threat. you know, that said, we don't want to just dismiss it as negotiating rhetoric. it does reflect their position. it also reflects the stance that they have that they don't want to give up much. >> the north koreans believe they have already given up a lot. they have returned american remains from the korean war. >> how does it feel to be home? >> released some americans who were detained in north korea. t

exactly right on both accounts come all it north korea said at the beginning of the year in kim jong un's nuclear speech that they would continue with mass production of missiles and nuclear weapons and what we have here are more than a dozen missile development and production sites i'm sure that the u.s. intelligence agencies had a pretty good idea about these sites and now the rest of us also know more about them thanks to the report put out by c.s.i.s. today and you know donald trump who declared everything fine has egg on his face what he will point to the fact what he already has pointed to many times is that since the singapore summit since he started engaging with north korea they haven't been any more launches they might have the capability for it but they're not doing it now that's a good point and i and i myself am very pleased that north korea has not tested any more missiles but while it's not testing them not launching them it continues to develop and produce them so it hasn't stopped its missile program at all where do you think north korea is as far as the development along

this could be the first signal of kim jong-un saying, well, i've had enough. melissa: interesting.ou, general tata, thanks for coming on. i appreciate your time. >> thank you. connell: we talked so much obviously oil prices, the last few weeks. it makes gasoline cheaper for you filling up the car which is good news for consumers t could end up being absolutely terrible news for some oil companies. that is next. ♪ if you're waiting patiently for a liver transplant, it could cost you your life. it's time to get out of line with upmc. at upmc, living-donor transplants put you first. so you don't die waiting. upmc does more living-donor liver transplants than any other center in the nation. find out more and get out of line today. ♪ connell: the price of oil struggling to rebound in today's volatile session but no doubt it has suffered a sizable loss here for the sixth week in a row and, you know, that's leading, talk about this a lot, to lower gasoline prices, good news for americans hitting the road for the thanksgiving holiday but it could be putting pressure on oil companies in pla

kim jong-un's right-hand man, kim yong-chol, who had come to the white house in june, was meant to talk again with secretary of state mike pompeo earlier this month but the meeting was abruptly canceled since the president told america there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. we're going to get a status report from victor cha. he has served on the national security council under president george w. bush, and he was on the short list to be president trump's ambassador to south korea. his newly updated book is "nuclear north korea: a debate on engagement strategies." welcome to our studio. . . >> t. great to be here. >> this was quite a big report that came out and sort of knocked everybody sideways in terms of what they thought was possibly under way between the united states and north korea. so just tell us when president trump says the nuclear threat or the threat from north korea is over, is it? has your report and findings changed anything? >> i don't think it's over. you know, you try to interpret what the president's saying, and i think what he's trying to say is it's

there and he is hinting that yes, there could be yet another summit involving president trump and kim jong-unthe first of the year. he is lowering the bar a little bit. not a full explanation of the nuclear weaponry needed to get kim jong-un to sit down at the table but intention to explain that. also saying that north korea has got to stick with the sanctions. there are some signs that those are weakening. one last note, interesting note, sandra, the demilitarized zone got a little less militarized. south korea blowing up one of their military observation posts. part of a north korea, south korea relationship and decision made at the last summit to try to calm things down at that tense border. a couple steps forward and a couple steps back. back to you. >> sandra: thank you. >> jon: lawmakers responding after senator lindsey graham meets with acting attorney general matthew whitaker. >> i know him to be a man of integrity and he does uphold the law. so i feel confident that whatever he shared with senator graham yesterday was truthful. >> jon: the mueller investigation coming up in their dis

. >>> plus, ultra modern weapon, ominous news out of north korea as there is a demand from kim jong-un. why? >>> welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper. our politics lead. president trump is under pressure both from the pending democratic-controlled house and from potential moves by special counsel, robert mueller. so as the president does, when feeling the heat from situations that are often largely of his own doing, he's now seeking to blame others in his orbit as top officials at the white house and the trump administration prepare for a purge. asserting this afternoon, the president is happy with, quote, almost all of his cabinet officials. the president has in recent days been talking to aides and advisers about possibly getting rid of chief of staff, john kelly. and department of homeland security secretary, kirstjen nielsen. but would that solve anything? as one senior administration official put it to me, quote, in this administration, there are arsonists and there are firefighters. the president is looking to get rid of the firefighters. the more he does, the faster his admini

two women on trial for the murder of the north korean leader kim jong un's half brother have arrived at a malaysian court they are accused of smearing kim jong noms face with a nerve agent last year the pair say that they thought that they were taking part in a t.v. prank. one of the contenders to replace on the american old as leader of germany's t.v. you has made her first party address as a candidate and that krakauer in power is considered a close ally and the successor most likely to carry on her policies she says that she would reject demands for a more restrictive refugee policy cameron now where seventy nine boarding school students who were taken hostage by separatists have been released reports say that the kidnappers are still holding three adults taken from the school the children aged between a levin and seventeen were seized early on monday morning in van mendoza the capital of the northwest region no single group has said that it carried out the kidnapping but separatist militias have been calling for a schoolboy caught let's get more on that we're joined by d.w. corres

an alternative take on geopolitics donald trump let me put in and kim jong un the star three of various global leaders starring in the enemy did satires up of eight nick. also sets the three d. show apart is that it's created in the unity game development environment. the animated characters are played by real life actors filmed with motion capture. if we could. not would have. the program is produced for d w in the capital it's been broadcast since november twenty seventeen with a new episode appearing every week and all new production technique makes it all possible. to be eyebolts and do well of things as fast as we can and there is so really in. the time pressure is intense each episode script is developed over the course of the week then it's straight into the recording studio. not everyone wants to be filmed during their work for the satirical show some of the voice artists have russian clients too and they fear a backlash for being critical of the kremlin. but this group has both speaking and singing parts. meanwhile five three d. artists compose new backdrops and props for the l

president trump says he would still like to see kim jong-un in 2019.ome sort of meeting beforehand to lay the groundwork. that has not happened area >> after the summit, we were told the next steps were for them to give us a list of their weapons. that has to happen first. >> there has been no sign of that list at all. it is not clear what the two leaders want to accomplish if they had a meeting at this point. the u.s. appointed a special envoy. as far as we can tell, he has not met with any officials since getting appointed three months ago. >> thank you, bill. sign up for the balance of power newsletter. get the latest on global politics in your inbox. coming up, alix steel. she will talk about oil below $50 and the meeting coming up. ♪ three men decide oil's fate. the $50 affect. goldman sachs warns that oil below 50 will have consequences. we sit down with the ceo of exxon to talk to his -- to talk about his push in the permian basin. ♪ i'm alix steel. looking to bloomberg commodities edge.