secretary of state mike pompeo just took a question.quite a short answer to that, saying we have been clear on the sequencing. it was answering that question in relation to someone saying that donald trump had said that people can sleep well tonight, but, of course, north korea still has their nuclear weapons. he really did not address that point. but he did say we are going to get denuclearisation. that is the aim of the countries there. we bring in our corresponded in washington, chris buckler, who has been listening to this press conference as well. it is interesting, i was talking a few minutes ago about how secretary of state mike pompeo was slightly irritable on wednesday when being questioned by reporters about the details. and i think we saw a slight flush of that again just a few minutes ago when he was asked about the sequencing, is this a problem for the white house, that there are so for the white house, that there are so few details about what they are asking north korea and in what order before north korea gets what it wa

we are minutes away from the briefing from mike pompeo and hours away from the sit down with presidentt we are likely to hear from pompeo as we are 15 minutes away from the meeting with trump and kim jong-un. what we with will hear is about the logistics from pompeo about how the meeting is going to go and how it will unfold. the leaders will meet one-on-one with the translators in the room. that is significant. they will not have any advice others or owe -- advisers or officials in the room with them. that under scores how the meeting is developing a personal relationship with the president and between kim jong-un. it raises the obvious question. if they are the only two in the room, how will we know what transpired between them? there will not been any one there except the translators. and what type of commitments are they looking to get from north korea? the president said it could be a multiple meeting situation. potentially in the united states. we will likely hear more about what the requirements for the north koreans are when pompeo briefs reporters in the next few minutes. >> k

yesterday afternoon i sat down with secretary of state mike pompeo.ere's part two of that conversation. >> let's turn to iran. probably the greatest exporter of violence in the world on a daily basis. do you foresee using force if they continue on a nuclear path. >> i hope not. the prime drivers of iranian threat posture, i hope they recognize whatever other decisions other countries make, i hope they understand if they begin to ramp up their nuclear program, the wrath of the entire world will fall upon them. so it is not in their practical best interest to begin that. whatever happens to the jcpoa. i think the iranians understand that. it would be wholly separate from whether they spin a couple of centrifuges. if they move towards a weapons program, this is something the entire world would find unacceptable. and we would end up in a path that is not in the best interest of iran. >> when you say the wrath of the entire world, i'm talking about the entante. jordan, iraq, saudi arabia, united arab emirates. would they support that wrath in the form of a

mike pompeo said not to read into that. but he did say they would be unique and different security options for the north korea ns f they show they are committed to that. he was asked about the cop ten shouse g-7 days of talks and diplomacy that have gone on. the tables were turned. instead of asked how the united states is supposed to ask north korea and whatever commits they make, he was asked how is north korea supposed to trust the united states and president trump after seeing the way president trump is now react to go united states' allies. mike pompeo said he doesn't think those are the same. he said it was a ludicrous comparison. he said essentially both of these leaders will have to come together and trust each other here. when they meet tomorrow, they will be meeting one on one. only translators will be in the room. we'll only have two people to give us accounts, kim jong-un and president trump. the only other people in the room will be the translators. that undermines what the objective for the meeting tomorrow is

what do you think that he knows after mike pompeo gives you up close and personal look after their twoof secretary pompeo's two visits to pongyang along with andrew kim, he got to have face-to-face meetings with kim jong-un, who is obviously very reclusive leader. we didn't have a lot of intelligence what makes him tick and one of responsibilities of cia to write leadership analysis profiles of our adversary. i think secretary pompeo and andrew kim will be able to give the information president needs to step up smartly for the personal relationship i think it is so important for going forward in the negotiations. brian: i will look forward get your observations through the summit. you're on 21 hours. we'll get the most out of you. is that all right, dan? >> sounds good. absolutely, looking forward to it. brian: coming up straight ahead, history made at belmont. he will react to the controversy about another horse helping his horse win. check in with sandra and bill what is coming up on the top with a three-hour show. >> guess who was there? >> 13 triple crowns in history. i had seen tw

among them secretary mike pompeo, chief of staff john kelly and national security adviser john bolton. north korea analyst gordon chang joined us earlier to tell us what they can expect. >> for us this is going to be a very tricky, very intricate dance not only with the north koreans but also with the chinese and to the certain extent moon jae-in south korean president because he's been supporting kim jong un. jillian: absent are xi jinping and japanese prime minister shinzo abe. rob: right now singapore security is on high alert ahead of high-stakes summit. authorities take nothing chances, turning away people due to possible ties to terror. security detail, thousand strong is stationed near where president trump will meet kim jong un in singapore. the north korean dictator is also being protected by this pack of security guards, the men in suits running right along side the motorcade, kind of fun to watch. we first saw this very odd security protocol when kim jong un went to south korea back in april. [laughter] jillian: strange to say. as president trump comes face to face with kim

we will hear more on the preparations from secretary of state mike pompeo. ill take you live to the briefing as soon as it begins. >> you see the room is filling up. everyone there with laptops reo hear wha pompeo has to say. >>> a spokesman for eminem and the fans now defending him after he used special effects that some say sounded like gunshots during his bonnaroo set this weekend. ♪ >> the rapper's spokesman said they used the loud boom for years. cnn's dianne gallagher explains. >> reporter: the rapper emine is no stranger to controversy. this may have caught him by surprise. this happened after his set on saturday night. take a listen to what appear to be gunshots to cause people to be afraid and triggered by the incident. listen. ♪ why not [ bleep ] ♪ kill you >> i spoke to a survivor of the parkland shooting. she happened to be there in the audience. she told me she was trying to enjoy it. it was too much for her. she sent me a text saying it was an amazing experience, but considering the trauma i experienced with my school, the set from eminem is too

secretary of state mike pompeo weighing in on twitter emphasizing once again where washington stands in all of this the ak crow nikr acronym we're h complete and irreversible denuclearization wee hearing from nbc reports citing two senior white house officials confirming that when the two leaders meet tomorrow on sentosa island, they'll be sitting down one on one. and we don't really have a lot of guidance in terms of duration of that very private meeting and what kind of exchange will they have will there be a very -- just a handshake and what will happen with that first minute of their encounter will be very much interesting to be watching guys, back to you. >> chery, one of the interesting things to point out here is that we're also seeing north korean media in a very unusual move reporting on the movements of their leader, kim jong-un. they reported in an editorial today that this would be a summit, to solve problems that are areas of common concern and areas to realize there's denuclearization how important is it to have the north korean media addressing that >> reporter: i thin

mike pompeo was supposed to go there and brief him during some of his down time to prepare him for this summit. but, i'm told that pompeo told his aides he didn't really need to brief the president anymore. he was very confident a week or so ago that the president was already very up to speed on all key issues. have you had democrats like chuck schumer say this was seat of the diplomacy. they don't know what's going to happen on the ground in singapore. the president's team is very confident that a he is prepared and b they are closing in on some kind of a deal. we're waiting and watching very closely. at the top of the how about, mike pompeo, john bolton and chief of staff john kelly will join this meeting between the president and chairman kim and expanded bilateral meeting as they call it just over a half hour from now to try and figure out exactly what kind of a deal they can hammer out, sean. >> sean: great perspective, ed henry thank you for being with us. we stay in singapore. our own john roberts is standing by. we are watching history in the making. john in. i would love to be

mike pompeo, meeting with kim young chol, talking about the idea of the summit. what can they do, what can they agree upon? it is also important to point out here -- i think we have to be fair and honest about this, we have seen them make promises, dating back back to the bill cn era. and then they go back on those promises, so i think it is fair to say that the white house is looking at this soberly but optimistically. >> harris: you know, what is interesting, if this turns out to be something from another meeting that was already going to be happening between mike pompeo and the president today, this turned out to be that opportunity. we believe this, and that is what we are being told, a letter being carried from kim jong un. we have not been given any details, but we know the letters have played an important role of and all of this, or at least a significant point to talk about. the president wrote a letter when it looks like the summit was off, and now we have a letter being delivered from kim jong un. >> very interesting. and anytime you're talking about an

they were meeting with mike pompeo in order to get a trump/kim summit back on track. pompeo is optimistic but there is still work to be done. >> he either surprised or frightened or deterred by moments where it looks like there are challenges and difficulties, things that can't be bridged. our mission is to bridge them so we can achieve this historic outcome. >> let's go to john roberts. >> good morning. there is a chance we may hear more from the president about north korea at the coast guard change of command. clearly coast guard is homeland security, north korea fits into homeland and national security as well. he has the big meeting, the whole thing begins at 1:00 this afternoon. the president will be meeting with mike pompeo, the secretary of state first, and then the

pompeo,ioned about mike the summit have happened without him? pompeo is a former congressman and then became a director of the cia. i am told that he brought over his team from the cia to personally negotiate with this. secretary tillerson was not in lockstep with him by any stretch of imagination. president trump and secretary pompeo are really working one-on-one. reason that he was going to be part of this very small delegation. he will be the most senior ranking official it president trump. president trump actually met with -- trusted him to meet with kim jong-un before he was confirmed. mike pompeo traveled from the u.s. to north korea to meet with kim jong-un before he was officially confirmed by the senate. the president placing a lot of trust in him and believe that he would be able to do this. there's a lot riding on that from that perspective. mentioned, we you watched these negotiations in real-time. at just howook quickly this has evolved in terms of a political cultural moment. you have the president of the united states: the north ko

>> david: mike pompeo is the secretary of state, and the president made a change there because now mike pompeo is leading in a way that this president wants. i have so much confidence in secretary pompeo, and i'm glad that he is there. remember, the art of the deal -- he is a dealmaker. there is a deal to be made to that is good, he's going going to make it. speak >> harris: i like what you said. so interesting. >> dagen: he is doing business with them, so be careful what you offer them from here on out. and be careful with south korea. >> harris: the three americans home. >> dagen: they do not have our national security in their best interest. >> harris: nothing else was accomplished. >> david: this president is clear eyed about it. >> harris: all right, this will continue to make news because we are keeping an eye on the white house and will bring you any developments on the development of that letter being carried it from kim jong un. a fly on the wall. we will cover it all as it happens. meanwhile, the president considering clemency for more people after issuing another part of yest

he says mike pompeo was asked again about the sequencing of sanctions relief.uestion about com plete he was asked that question about complete irreversible and verifiable nuclearisation. that his complete denuclearisation. that was mentioned. the other words are continuing to haunt the white house. what we have heard from mike pompeo is he will speak to the allies, the countries concerned, about how quickly this deal was done and how they get it in detail. when you watch the news conference, it is clear the questions concern both japan and north korea. they are interested in getting rid of nuclear weapons. there is a feeling japan and south korea were caught out by donald trump to recall the war games, the exercises byjoint military corporation. this is an attempt by mike pompeo to smooth things over and address concerns and make things look better than they are, but to also sell what has been achieved. donald trump's continued talk, which can on his twitter account, that the nuclear threat is gone, that is not something all of the press will buy. it is not som

so mike pompeo has a lot of ground work to do.rtners were involved in formulating that, it took years, and mrtrump formulating that, it took years, and mr trump pulled out of itjust a few weeks ago. so even when allies are involved, it doesn't necessarily mean it will contain america within those partnerships, at least not at the moment. let's move on now. british prime minister theresa may remains under pressure over key brexit votes and how much say mps will have in any final deal. pro—eu conservatives say they fear ms may could betray them over assurances given yesterday that persuaded them to back the government's key brexit legislation. while the government has so far seen off a defeat, there's still a long way to go to the end of the divorce process. chris morris from our reality check team has been looking at the next steps. the eu withdrawal bill is domestic legislation that will formalise will formalise the uk's exit from the european union, repealing the laws that took us into the eu in the first place and turning a lot

what do you think mike pompeo will do now in terms of ironing out the details? >> well, i hope that's exactly what he does. the devil clearly here is in the details. and i hope secretary pompeo, i'm sure he has thought about them. >> where does he start? >> well, the first thing would be to lay out, i think, a proposal to the north on a timeline for -- well, first, the definition of what denuclearization means. and then to try to sit with the north koreans and get to the specifics. i observed, i don't think we nor the north koreans have any idea how long it will take to denuclearize once a definition of that is agreed on. >> even in terms of that timeline, alisyn and i were just talking during the break, he is saying that it is absolutely to the advantage of the north koreans, as we have seen in the past, to drag this out as long as possible. president trump, that's the last thing he wants. this is a president who likes to move quickly on things. >> it is worth noting that kim jong-un is not term limited. he's in it for the long haul. he can stretch out denuclear

now it's on mike pompeo to close the deal.tary of state, he just landed in seoul, south korea. he'll brief the south koreans on the trump-kim summit. then he's charged with negotiating an agreement that leads to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. for the first time since president trump and kim jong-un shook hands, we're getting reaction from the north korean regime. nic robertson live with that from seoul. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. a warm, glowing reaction from the north korean regime, absolu. never really heard of before where they would praise the united states or president trump directly. this is what they're saying -- they're saying preside trump pr summit will improve the u.s.-north korean relations and said that the supreme leader's active and peace-loving measures that were starting earlier in year established peace and stability on the korean peninsula. so praising president trump, praising kim jong-un which is not surprising, that's what they normally do. also praising president

we start with mike pompeo on a nuke shuttle diplomacy mission. he will discuss north korea with president xi and other officials. he underscored north korea must denuclearization before easing of sanctions. he tried to ease concern about verification. >> sanctions relief cannot take place until such time as we have demonstrated north korea has been completely denuclearization. the summit created this enormous historic opportunity. for us to move forward together and fundamentally shape the relationship with the united states and north korea. verification is central to that. certainly denuclearization encompasses that idea clearly. >> pompeo pushing back against criticism the joint declaration of kim jong-un and donald trump did not have the words verifiable or irreversible. trump said complete is in the statement and encompasses both terms. he said the omission is insulting and ludicrous. we turn to nic robertson in seoul. he went full thesaurus on that. >> reporter: yes. he expected this push back and he made it clear that what kim jong-un was s

meanwhile, secretary of state mike pompeo continuing his asia tour, discussing the summit with allies. he is in beijing at this hour after meeting with south korean officials in seoul where he vowed no sanctions would be lifted unless complete denuclearization happens. so a lot to cover. let's start with polo sandoval in hard-hit pennsylvania. what's happening, polo? >> reporter: alisyn, two major storm systems sweeping through pennsylvania overnight. now that the sun is out, a clear picture of the damage left about hind in will, bury. you can see vehicles tossed around like toys. some of them look like they have been hit by a train. not only can you see the damage, you can even smell it. crews trying to repair a broken propane line. the question now, what caused all of this? were they straightline winds or a possible tornado? it would not be be unusual in this particular area. that will be up to the national weather service to decide. when they come out and look at all the damage left behind, there is perhaps positive news here on the six minor injuries reported by officials. they ex

that's what mike pompeo is stressing the u.s. is committed to.sibility of including words about a peace treaty that would formally end the korean war. so i think the thing about this summit is it's the most anticipated summit in decades but it's also in some senses unscripted. we don't know what the agenda will be. president trump is talking about his instinct, about knowing whether this will be a success or fail your within the first minute, talking about his gut feeling. that's not normally the way summits are planned. in that sense this summit is certainly unique. it hasn't been planned for months as summits usually are. we will possibly know wng the first five minutes whether this is going to work or not. >> let's talk more about the prep that has gone into this. as you've mentioned it seems like not much is that he's going off his gut instinct there but he has met with leaders there. we know he's metith south korean leaders a week or so ago. how much prep has he gone through? has he gotten guidance from other leaders who have met with kim jo

that is what secretary of state mike pompeo told reporters today. it is unclear what kim hopes to achieve from this historic sit down at what he agreed to with president trump in a series of meetings. interesting that kim has been seeking economic support, as well as safety and security on this trip. we may not know, after the two leaders wrap up this trip, all of what was agreed to. again, the president hinting that they have some kind of agreement. in the president, as you know in recent days, has been trying to lower expectations. now it sounds like he has been going the other direction and raising expectations of a deal, of an agreement. in recent days has been saying, this is likely to be around one of a whole series of talks, follow-up meetings that could be at the white house, could be at mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida. as the president seeks, what i mentioned, a mission of peace. whatever results could be one of the most unusual summits, one of the most remarkable summits, and american history and world history. two of the world's most un

right now, until we get the "v" for verify that mike pompeo's talked about, who's the winner? here's what ian bremmer said yesterday about that on cbs -- >> what we now have is a freeze for freeze. it is the north koreans are freezing their icbm and nuclear tests, and the americans are freezing our military exercises with the south koreans. that is exactly the formations the chinese have asked for over the past year, and we've said absolutely not. >> is this exactly what the chinese would want? ar as we stand the big winner? >> certainly the chinese have gotten a great deaf what they have sought and wanted. i think the big question is what comes next. will we see maximum pressure which has been the policy in terms of sanctions and enforcement give way to minimum enforcement? is that what's coming next? china, russia, they have already both been vocal in saying that they think sanctions should be eased. the question we have to answer is who benefits from time's passage? is it a process in which the north koreans get to say, look, we have this process going, you should ease sanc

we've heard statements from mike pompeo. we've heard other things in treats from the president saying that this is what they want, demutualization of the peninsula. do you think president trump has enough leverage to go into this meeting tomorrow and get the promise from kim jong un? neil: the answer is yes, but it's all up to king. markets need to take a deep yoga breath because the u.s. underlying strategy really protects our vital interests and as long as the strategy remains in place and the u.s. doesn't compromise on the strategy, we have nothing to worry about. let's say the president is overwhelmingly successful and can actually agree to remove his nuclear program in order to open up to the last. the administration has been pretty clear that the treaty is signed off by the senate. that is going to take time to negotiate. nothing magical will happen in the next 48 hours. >> there's been a lot of course commentary from senior white house officials as they prepare for the summit. listen to what larry kudlow said on "face

mike pompeo goes to seoul. then he goes to china. saturday morning, where do you think we are that we weren't last week? >> i mean, so we have in writing, the agreement they made which is very broad, no specifics. it doesn't really move the ball any further than it was where north korea had already said they would denuclearize. but then president trump came out in the press conference afterwards and talked about the military exercises. there's still no guidance on what that means. there is a lot of assumption as of this point the military has not gotten guidance on this one. it starts in about eight weeks or so. we have a lot of broad ideas but no specifics. mike pompeo was asked about it. he talked about complete denuclearization. when he was ask by a reporter, he got his back up and said that's a ridiculous question. what we don't know is what has north korea agreed to do? on what timetable. what are the steps? is it a reciprocal thing when north korea does something, will the u.s. respond? we are seeing the impact of that now wher

let me read what mike pompeo said. that looks like they are going to be offering some sort of unique scenario, but at the same time, it has led to speculation that the united states may offer some sort of withdrawal of troops from asia. there are 28,000 soldiers in south korea. james mattis says troop levels in asia will not be on the table. a couple of mixed signals there. >> uld raise eye brows among the allies. the precursor was that night-time stroll made by kim. he was waving, smiling. what can we glean from his mood last night? >> well, you can demreen that he seemed to be in a pretty jubilant mood. he was smiling and there were crowds and odd that they were cheering him on. ut the real star was the singapore, maybe the first ever selfie with a foreign dig in a tower with kim jong un. it is being called the big walkabout and taking in the sites. maybe it is addictive. >> we'll see how the selfie game plays out. our north asia correspondent joining us from sentosa. the market highlights that happened on wall stree

but as you say, and mike pompeo gets here later.apanese as well. i've been speaking to doug paal from the carnegie endowment for international peace. he gave me his reaction to the possibility of sanctions being lifted. i'm not surprised at the north came away with a number of messages that may not be in the publicly released materials so far. they will have construed or heard things that are not — the american government is not ready to tell the american people directly. president trump's pledge at the press conference to stop the military exercises will exacerbate, surely, the nervousness in south korea and japan? of course, and you take that together with his performance at the g7 meeting in quebec, and his extraordinary press conference after the summit, and you see a person who is trying to fall apart the liberal international order that was put together by the united states and its partners in the aftermath of world war ii. he is taking on some very big risks. but the first step towards reducing the tension on the korean penin

mike pompeo says president trump is, quote, well prepared for tomorrow's summit with kim jong-un. in a statement pompeo added that washington's position on north korean denuclearization remains clear and unchanged. let's speak to our colleague at the national gallery in singapore. nancy, what is the u.s. hoping to achieve from these talks? >> reporter: well, willem, i think the united states would like to leave singapore with a commitment from north korea that they are, in fact, serious about denuclearization you just mentioned secretary of state mike pompeo say the u.s. stance is unchanged on denuclearization when he says this he refers to complete verifiable, irreversible denuclearization. it's a good thing that secretary of state pompeo said the president is well prepared here. we did hear from president trump in his own right leaving the g7 meeting saying that he's feeling optimistic about the meetings. in fact, he thinks he'll be able to tell just within a minute whether they're going well and whether these talks will be a success. once again, president trump as he met with si

in a statement secretary state mike pompeo says the president is prepared and adds, quote, the president and entire u.s. team are looking forward to tomorrow's summit. we had substantive meetings to date including today with the north koreans, the u.s.' position remains clear and unchanged. that, of course, the complete verifiable denuclearization of north korea. as is customary, president and other senior officials meet with embassy staff in singapore instead of embassy visit, staff members met the president and secretary at nearby hotel. for weeks teams have been negotiating how north korea might dismantle nuclear program and when it would receive it, defining that and the specifics of that will be and have been very difficult to arrive at. the president says for this to be a successful summit. at the he's he wants to establish a good relationship with him, the president has acknowledged this may take two or three, possibly four discussions between him and leader of north korea. at maximum, he's hope to go reach something larger than that. the president says he will know within the fir

and an inside look at america's top diplomat, secretary of state mike pompeo. this is special report. good evening. good morning here in singapore. i'm bret baier. welcome to a special edition of special report. we are live from singapore where it is 6:00 a.m. monday morning. and where history will be made at the capella hotel in 27 hours when president trump meets north korean leader kim jong-un in a bid to get the world's most isolated nation to give up its nuclear weapons. and its nuclear weapons ambitions. for president trump, it's his biggest moment yet on the world stage. for kim jong-un, it is recognition that he and his country are major players on thlobal stage. we have an exciting hour of coverage ahead looking ahead to the summit on tuesday, also looking back at this weekend's g-7 meeting in canada that ended with a big bang. we begin right now with chief white house correspondent john roberts who has been traveling with the president. good morning, john. >> bret, good morning to you. what we're witnessing unfold here in singapore could be truly hist

we know from mike pompeo in the past, he's not going to want to be patient with that, either. can either one of them sustain? >> the subje >> fresh global anxiety after the president torments his neighbor to the north. wiggle room in our budget. i wish our insurance did that. then we could get a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey, welcome back. this guy, right? (laughs) yes. ellen. that's my robe. you could save $782 when liberty stands with you. liberty mutual insurance. i thought i was managing my moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. but i realized something was missing... me. the thought of my symptoms returning was keeping me from being there for the people and things i love most. so, i talked to my doctor and learned humira can help get, and keep,uc under control when other medications haven't worked well enough. and it helps people achieve control that lasts so you could experience few or no symptoms. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; a

he's been meeting with mike pompeo. all of this comes just 11 days before an expected possible summit between the president of the u.s. and president of north korea, kim jong-un. first of all, what do we know about the letter that is being delivered and what do you know about the planned summit. >> well, wolf, let me walk you tlul the mysterious. kim yong chol is expected to arrive at my, so we'll see if that will include john bolton, chief of staff, and they will head over to the oval office where kim yong chol will meet with president trump and then hand-deliver a letter from kim jong-un. that letter, obviously, is very critical right now. talking to sources this morning, wolf, they're still not entirely clear what's in that letter. they're familiar with the contents at this point, according to our sources, and they continue to give optimism that there will be some kind. at this point, i think a lot of this is riding on exactly what is in that letter. and from what understanding from talking to various sources at this

mike pompeo says the us hopes to see major north korean disarmament by the end of 2020. he is in south korea discussing the outcome of the summit and travels to beijing later. he admits there is still a great deal of work to do with north korea. saudi backed forces in yemen attack the main port. aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian disaster, because crucial supplies won't get through. a new study says antarctica lost 3 trillion tons of light because of global warming in the past quarter century. —— ice. we meet the youngest man to visit every country on earth. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. thanks forjoining us. it is 7am in singapore and 7pm in washington, where president trump has declared there is no longer a threat from north korea. he has a right back in the united states from a summit in singapore and says his meeting with kim jong—un was a truly historic event. his secretary of state, mike pompeo, is travelling to south korea to begin talks about the process of denuclearisation, as our correspondent reports. there is flash photography in this report.

in order for them to be prepared to approve it. >> ambassador hill, there seems washington that mike pompeo as secretary of state. i'm curious if you have confidence that secretary pompeo will be a good representative for the united states to have leading these talks, leading these negotiations? >> well, first of all, he has engaged the foreign service in a way that his predecessor did not so i think that's very good news. looking at the statement, i'm a little worried and i'd like to know how that happened but to me the most extraordinary news was another blow to allies. the president announced to a press conference that what he called a war games, annual defensive exercises we have with south korea he considers provocative and he'll understand them. i understand the north koreans taking that position. i'm surprised at our own president taking that position. >> it's stunning. let's listen to the president taing about that. >> can you be specific about what assurances you're willing to give to kim jong-un? does that include reducing military capability ies? >> we're not reducing anything. a

that is secretary of state mike pompeo meeting with president xi of china. obviously a key party in these discussions with north korea as they continue. we'll bring you more on that. the readout of the meeting when we have it. let's bring in john kirby and phil mudd. nice to have you both here. admiral kirby, considering that you were also the spokesperson at the pentagon and you know political speak, what do you make of the president's answers, because bret baier gave him two chances to condemn the human rights atrocities carried out by the kim regime and he didn't do it? >> brett was trying to get him to go there and he just wouldn't do it. what you're seeing is trump's hands fisted way of what implementing the sunshine policy. this is actually not so much trump but xi and moon jae-in's influence on trump. this is the sunshine policy in action where you praise north koreans and give them legitimacy and give them concessions, a big one in suspending these exercises in hopes that they'll open up and by opening up, you can get them to whittle back their nucle

john kelly the white house chief of staff as did mike pompeo.n bolton, the nnal security advisor, former fox news contributor who recently joined the white house staff. this is just the beginning of what should be an intense day or two or longer frankly. and so we expect that they are coming out and then the president of the united states will be out in just a couple moments. we'll take a quick break. we'll thank judith miller and we'll be right back to hear from the president. mine's way better. this one's below market price and has bluetooth. same here, but this one has leather seats! use the cars.com app to compare price, features and value. [ horn honking ] [ engine revving ] what's that, girl? [ engine revving ] flo needs help?! [ engine revving ] take me to her! ♪ coming, flo! why aren't we taking roads?! flo. [ horn honking ] -oh. you made it. do you have change for a dollar? -this was the emergency? [ engine revving ] yes, i was busy! -24-hour roadside assistance. from america's number-one motorcycle insurer. -you know, i think you're my

i think it is a kim win and secretary mike pompeo has a big job. >> let me go back to secretary mike pompeo. you and i have both been very vocal over the last year about concerns over budget cuts, concerns over making sure the state department has its share of full personnel. democracy programs have been a priority for both of us. when secretary pompeo reached out to you, i know he asked for advice, what was your advice? >> he did not yet ask for the advice. he called and said he was interested in some of the things that i had written. i had in fact written about the state department budget and the importance of it and democracy. i do think i listen to the last group, when you talk about how much the state department budget is, i am all for the military. this is not a matter of trade- off. the budget from the defense department is kind of like $700 billion. the budget for the state department is $38 billion. it is crazy. we are asking our diplomats to do things very difficult for them to do. plus, the money that goes for foreign assistance. by the way, i do not think foreign assistanc

the president's team, mike pompeo that orchestrated a lot ofthis. sitting there with the president. final word. >> pompeo goes into this with his eyes wide open. he knows the facts, knows how hard this will be to translate these goals into reality. but he is capable of holding their feet to the fire and saying, okay, if you want to do this, here's what it takes. >> sandra: we'll see where it goes next. chairman, great to have you on the program. please come back. >> thank you, ma'am. >> bill: i was watching my tv closely. i know you were. we were texting each other trying to figure out what comes next. what about the images we're watching. here's one image that i think captures this moment when -- right there. see that with the thumb? that was the moment -- how these guys going to react to each other? >> sandra: you said we were texting. you took a picture of that on your tv. >> bill: i did. i took a picture of the handshake. i call it the grip. i took a picture of this, the thumb. kim's eyes are not meeting his eyes there. that's what i notice. we

what are your thoughts between the differences of president trump's style and what mike pompeo will have to deal with? guest: i'm not a big supporter of this administration, but i like the pairing of trump and pompeo. trumptracted to historic imagery and secretary pompeo an old-fashioned hardliner and strategist. and formally number one in his class at west point and a bright guy anulprably get into the nitty-gritty. i like the combination. we will have to see if mr. pompeo can bexie. keep using the terms complete verifiable, non-reversible, denuclearization. that will not be the near-term accomplishment. the question is, are we prepared to get down to work? canh specific concessions we offer along the way? the process has to begin with a verifiable database on north korean production sites for nuclear terial and long-range missiles. we have to have inspectors verify that the north koreans have what they say they have. -- the database on what is there now. host: are those inspectors ready to go? we don't know who they would be. there are moniting for the korean peninsula, but they have n

long time.ne that is a contrast to the rather more direct approach taken by secretary of state mike pompeo when if both sides were closer on a definition of virginia globalization -- -- denuclearization -- secretary pompeo: yes. reporter: could you describe that it? seetary pompeo: no. jane: for prime minister shinzo abe, he in washington make to ensure his voice is heard, the threat from north a remains. these drills a a practice for the ballistic missiles that can already reach tokyo with or without nuclear warheads. mr. abe seems to have sidelined. kim has met with chinese president xi, south korean president moon, and mr. pomp. mr. trump, meanwhile, is thinking of other photo ups with mr. kim. e>> if you invite him to united states, would it be at the white house or mar-a-lago? pres. trump: maybewie will start the white house. jane: mr. abe hasn't spent time -- has spent te building a personal relationship with mr. trump, but as other leaders have discovered, friendship does not always come with benefit mr. abe might be right to worry. jane o'brn, bbc news, washington. rajini: a brieti

i'm sure that was a nuisance to mike pompeo, the current secretary of state. you do have to wonder how kim jong-un would react, so much of this is about propaganda and how he is perceived at home and as i was talking to advisers, they were shaking their heads and stunned that rudy giuliani would say that and a concern they have is the readout after the meeting and we have had numerous occasions where president trump has met with foreign leaders, vladimir putin, for example, and you see different readouts. so they had already been concerned about what the readouts might be from north korea and the u.s. before this statement of jewgiuliani. anything that he says to demean or insult kim jong-un would elevate the risk that this meeting doesn't go well if it happens at all. >> very sensitive moment. joey jackson, despite president's full plate, he had time to tweet this earlier today. quote, sanjay gupta it ironic getting ready to go to canada to fight for our country on trade, we have the worst trade deals made and then singapore to meet with north korea on the nu

jillian: mike pompeo will explain the agreement.enkins live the very latest. >> reporter: so much for politics and to get the water's edge, chuck schumer, arguably the most powerful democrat in america has already concluded the president's historic summit failed to produce anything. >> donald trump seems to have given away two or three of the major things kim jong un wanted to. a meeting, flags next to each other, now no delay of exercises with south korea, without getting anything in return. >> reporter: he is not the only naysaying the credit. >> probably the weakest communiquÉ i have ever seen out of and engagement with north korea over several administrations. rob: the president defending the trip evitable medic breakthrough which could take millions of lives saying this is just the beginning. >> we are now going to art the process of denuclearization of north korea and i believe he is going cknd start it virtually immediately. >> reporter: the decision for suspending wargames with south korea. >> we are not going to be doing th

and an inside look at america's top diplomat, secretary of state mike pompeo. this is special report. good evening. good morning here in singapore. i'm bret baier. welcome to a special edition of special report. we are live from singapore where it is 6:00 a.m. monday morning. and where history will be made at the capella hotel in 27 hours when president trump meets north korean leader kim jong-un in a bid to get the world's most isolated nation to give up its nuclear weapons. and its nuclear weapons ambitions. for president trump, it's his biggt moment yet on the world stage. for kim jong-un, it is recognition that he and his country are major players on that global stage. we have an exciting hour of coverage ahead looking aho the summit on tuesday, also looking back at this weekend's g-7 meeting in canada that ended with a big bang. we begin right now with chief white house correspondent john roberts who has been traveling with the president. good morning, john. >> bret, good morning to you. what we're witnessing unfold here in singapore could be truly histori

secretary of state and also in terms of kimjong—un's team. —— mike pompeo.ador to switzerland and someone ambassador to switzerland and someone who has been very issue metal in the conversations taking place not only in the york, washington, seoul, but also leading up washington, seoul, but also leading up to this final appointment we have got today. —— new york. also, the vice—chairman of the workers party of korea. also known as the former spy of korea. also known as the former spy chief. and the foreign minister, it it is those people now who will be ironing out the details of any possible concrete framework, if we are going to hear it, the denuclearisation of weapons. and that key point that mike pompeo made yesterday, verifying the fact that north korea can give up its nuclear weapons unconditionally. as we continue to see those pictures in the last hour or so, we have been here before, haven't we? with previous us president trying to engage with north korea in terms of denuclearisation. are you getting the sense today that this deal is different from w

mike pompeo calling beijing's claims of openness and joke. hyman in new york.oil climbs as opec considers a compromised output plan to head off an iran- led rebellion.

ed: not all of the negotiations have been on the president and secretary state mike pompeo.e will also look at another member of the administration who is quietly behind the scenes playing a pivotal role. hi. i'm t he only bed that actually senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable... does your bed do that? i'm the new sleep number 360 smart bed. let's meet at a sleep number store. ed: we are back and awaiting the president's arrival with the singapore's prime minister. you can see people lining the streets right before the main event with kim jung-un that will be coming your hours from now. mike pompeo, of course, has taken a leading role and has met face-to-face twice with kingdom and. there's another official by the scenes who is by his side and did leg work and is now working with the secretary of state as well. we want to talk about that with former cia official who are both fox news contractors. we appreciate you both been he here. >> thank you. ed: the end, or to start with you because you know kim well but he was someon

his secretary of state, mike pompeo, is in south korea to begin talks about the details of the process. this report from john sudworth contains some flash photography. in north korea, most of the information—starved masses had heard nothing about the summit until today. it is, of course, being sold to them as a great victory. "donald trump is halting the us south korean joint military exercises", the newsreader says. the suspension of the drills, for so long such a key feature of america's alliance with south korea, appears to have taken many in the region by surprise. not least south korea itself. the japanese defence minister made his concern clear today. translation: the drills and the us military stationed in south korea play a vital role in east asia's security. but back on the ground after his flight home from the singapore summit, donald trump was on twitter again. "there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea", he said. and yet, having criticised his predecessors for being outplayed, the deal mr trump has signed isjust as vague as any that have gone before and he appear

mike pompeo is meeting with them. in north korea it's all celebration about a new era of peace and even here on the ground in singapore where seeing a noticeable change even outside the hotel where we're broadcasting from for the first time we're seeing an american flag flying side by side with a north korean flag, extraordinary images from a extraordinary day here in singapore, ppy. >> will ripley, it is indeed. appreciareport i'm joined now by mike rogers. nice to have you here, mr. chairman. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >>> i wonder if you agree with the president's assessment this morning that north korea in his words is no longer a nuclear threat? does he risk a former mission accomplished moment with a statement like that? >> very much so. we are a long way from north korea not being a nuclear threat. thers somed things that happened. i think the fact that we have dialogue -- six months ago, we couldn't even pick up the phone and talk to anybody. we had no way to de- a actih north korea. so all oft ha

president trump's top diplomat mike pompeo telling reporters that the prep work is done. >> he's going in with a positive attitude and eagerness for real progress. >> reporter: vowing the united states won't repeat past mistakes. >> the united states has been fooled before. there is no doubt about it. >> reporter: while moving closer to language used by pyongyang, repeating that the white house wants -- >> a complete and verifiable and irreversible denucleation of the korean peninsula. >> mentioning the entire peninsula is significant because it could include the u.s. presence there and he declined to say if the summit could affect the 25,000 u.s. troops in south korea. >> i'm not going to get into any of the details of the discussions that we've had to date. >> only noting -- >> we're prepared to take security assurances that are different and unique than provided -- than america has been willing to provide previously. >> reporter: and while only hours away from a historic summit, president trump is also dealing with fallout from his last one. refusing to let go of his feud with canad

he has met with secretary of state mike pompeo twice. they do have familiarity with each other. president trump is someone he has never met. this is someone who doesn't like to be touched. we have a very hands on president. just the optics are really going to be something to see the two of them sitting down and meeting just one-on-one with translators, a meeting that people have said could go about two hours. you have to account for the translators. it will be fascinating to see what happens and what comes out of that meeting. >> thanks very much. >>> also to that other meeting making major headlines, president trump's clash with g-7 allies officials accuse justin trudeau of stabbing president trump in the back. joining us live with the latest is paula newton. it was an extraordinary series of events that took place following the g-7. >> even if we rewind no matter how many hours we go back many cannot figure out what happened. donald trump was at that summit in quebec. he was persuaded by the allies and five other countries to sign on to the joint communique. they did sign on t

mike pompeo spent the last we today's meeting with peter moricci 17 -- kim jong chol, working on thingselated to the summit. the summit is not officially back on but pompeo says there is progress. >> we made progress in the last 72 hours towards setting conditions. the conditions are putting donald trump and rob: in a place where progress could be made by the two of the meeting. it does no good if there is no opportunity. >> reporter: donald trump says the june 12th summit will hopefully happen but he wants it to be meaningful and they might need to have a second and third meeting or in the words of the pres. none. the us wants to see complete and irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula but unclear if north korea will actually agree to that. last month north korea invited foreign journalists to witness what they said was destruction and dismantling of the key nuclear test site. reportedly a goodwill gesture before the senate. nuclear weapons inspectors were not invited. the middlebury institute for international studies his new satellite images taken before destruction of