and north korea. the two koreas themselves that's the just a three-way approach a be the most useful in moving ahead. process ofleanse the denuclearization is an understanding that the united states, north korea and south korea are bound up in the larger historical process in which their respective roles are radically shifting. already that the two meetings have shown the north korea today is open to an interim solution, interim state of affairs in the peninsula, whereby reunification remains koreans,al goal of all have deferred to future generations to resolve. during this period, u.s. troops can and should remain in korea, -- so that -- and other officials over the years. officials have been known to propose different versions of this idea that have caught americans by surprise. for example u.s. troops should be moved into the dmz. so that they can naturally protect the south against the north. protect the north against the south. they should be transformed into a peacekeeping force. they can play m

by further stating north korea and south korea seek to fully the denuclearization of the north korean peninsula, it opened in door to a three-party and later unilateral negotiations. there were two occasions when the north end korean foreign ministry's met. once in bali and once in beijing to discuss nuclear issues. ofy were not speaking only talks in the six party talks, but north korea is always quick to point out these contacts along with the north korean ministry visited to purchase fuel. north korean foreign ministry's officials seem open to further contact if others, namely the united states, are involved. trends andome of the policies evident and passed northbetween the u.s. and korea and between the two koreas that suggest the three-we approach may be the most useful for moving ahead in denuclearization. but what will clinch this is the understanding that the united states, north korea, and south korea are bound up in the larger historical process and which there roles are radically shifting. that meetings have shown north korea today is open to an interim solution. an interim

in north korea, -- north korea is always quick to point that out. but these contacts, along with the south korean foreign ministry visit to negotiate the purchase of fresh fuel rods showed the two koreas can discuss issues. the north korean foreign ministry seemed open to foreign contacts if mainly the united states is involved. these are some of the trends and policies that have been evident in past talks between the u.s. and north korea, and between the two koreas themselves that suggest a three-way approach a -- may be the most useful in moving ahead. what will cleanse the process of denuclearization is an understanding that the united states, north korea and south korea are bound up in the larger historical process in which their respective roles are radically shifting. i have stated already that the two meetings have shown the north korea today is open to an interim solution, interim state of affairs in the peninsula, whereby reunification remains the central goal of all koreans, is deferred to future generations to resolve. it was also stated t

year we had a right to know the detail and response from north korea secretly and means dot com how we as a us and south korea work with japan on this adoption issue so there cornell days uni going a big joke your home i don't know any home got that and you get the. japanese government in there bringing in the abduction issue please. reacting. thank you called it quits. secondly maybe if i may. first. no internally am it's u.n. resolution sanctions is about. weapons of mass destructions and ballistic missiles has to be complete verifiable and irreversible. de. dismantling and this is provided for in the relevant un resolution for us we will continue to enforce the complete. alignment with the. resolution and this is aligned also with the international community and its intent . instead of cv id sometimes i may paraphrase to say the. dismantling of nuclear weapons but what we mean is c v i and as mina paraphrasing we do use denuclearization but what it means is that we are requiring the north korean regime to. implement in its entirety cv id so i would say that there is no substa

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and north korea have been warming earlier this week north korea return the remains of american soldiers sixty five years after the end of the korean war the gesture of peace came weeks after an historic summit the two countries agreed to work toward the quote total denuclearization of the korean peninsula a day later u.s. president donald trump declared that north korea was no longer a threat but now the washington post has published reports citing u.s. intelligence that get undermined the apparent diplomatic progress on the peninsula . according to the report this missile research facility and sunroom done north korea is being built up rather than torn down. neighbor north korea is on alert hustling korean government is closely watching north korean movements and closely working with the united states however i hope you understand that we are not able to speak about intelligence reports. this on the heels of reports that north korea is continuing to enrich uranium in secret and critics say the trumpet ministration is being played by north korea last week u.s. secretary of state mike po

leadership on north korea has been evident this morning. the reason i came here today was to meet with members of the un security council, south korea and japan as well, to convey details on my work to trip -- on my work to north korea and the progress made there. i also met with the un's theetary-general to discuss topic and other topics as well. the countries of the security council are united on the need for final and fully their five denuclearize asian of north korea, as agreed to by chairman kim. the strict enforcement of is critical to us achieving this goal. all member states have unanimously agreed to enforce sanctions on north korea, and we expect them to honor those commitments. if they are not enforced, prospects for denuclearization diminished.ea are right now, north korea is illegally smuggling petroleum products. -- these illegal transfers from ship to ship are the prominent means by which these are happening. these transfers happened at least 89 times in the first five months of this year and they continue to occur. the united

obviously terms have historical context and this has been for north korea. engagement with the north koreans has been very clear on what complete denuclearisation means and how to get from here to complete denuclearisation, which means the complete dismantlement of the weapons, materials, the plans, this has very clearly set a goal for north korea and we expect them to deliver on this commitment to complete denuclearisation. on the has also raised this in two rounds of discussion with chairman kim... on this issue, after all, it is a bilateral issue. we also have a couple of our nationals detained in north korea. it is an issue that concerns us as north korea. it is an issue that concerns us as well. thank you.” think my two colleagues and had your first question very clearly. there is no difference. —— ansett. most important is what the north koreans understand. we had lengthy discussions about the scope of what com plete discussions about the scope of what complete demutualisation means of the past two days. they acknowledged that. as my colleagues have sa

communication and with the president's tough stance, although that was really the combination that brought north korea to the table. korea and the u.s. have started to have talks and as those things are happening, we in the security council and the international community have to support those talks and the best way we can support those talks is to not loose in the sanctions. and what we have been seeing is certain countries wanting to do waivers, certain countries sanctions,et us lift certain countries wanting to do more. ist we continue to reiterate we cannot do one thing until we see north korea respond to their promise to denuclearize. some sort ofe action. until then, the security council will hold tight. international community to hold tight as we go forward. the problem we are encountering is that some of our friends have decided they want to go around the roles. use all of the oil ban. wesecretary pompeo said -- have seen 89 times when that has happened. we have photographs of ship to ship transfers. our friends -- we decided to come together and make sure that this stopped. the u.s. yesterday

there's a high level of defecters from north korea. a minister just published a book a few months ago. i read his book. and then the book shows how sensitive north korean leaders are to human rights issues actually. so at some point, i guess especially if he goes through congress here, then i'm sure they like to bring up and then how to deal with that issue will be very challenging, actually. the government doesn't want to bring up this issue. >> next question. also on human rights? >>. no >> that's fine. i just thought it was a good strategy. >> i'm a journalist with the china press. a chinese american newspaper based in katrina. my question is directed to the ambassador. i wonder, can you talk briefly about engaging the players in this process. can considering the fact that -- considering the fact -- [inaudible] -- do you think china has the incentive to, you know, -- [inaudible] -- thank you. >> i think it's very difficult right now. at the same time i do think that china and the u.s. genuinely share an interest and recognize they sh

now, north korea and the u.s. have started to have talks. and as those things are happening, we, in the search purity council and the international community have to support those talks. and the best way we can support those talks is to not listen the sanctions. and what we have been seeing is certain countries wanting to do waivers, certain countries saying less left sanctions peers are countries wanting to do more and what i appreciate secretary pompeo coming up and will we continue to reiterate is, we cannot do one thing until we see north korea respond to their promise to denuclearize.we have to see some sort of action. until the action happens, the security council will hold tight. the international community, we ask you to hold tight. as we go forward. the problem we are encountering is that some of our friends have decided that they want to go around the rules. he saw that there was violations of the oil band. we have as secretary pompeo said, we have seen 89 times, were that has happened. we have photographs of proof of ship to ship

with is a much attention paid to north korea in the policy community. and kim jung un came out of isolation and with diplomacy. as you know he went to china meeting with president xi and the north korean president twice even with our president trump in singapore. justin a three or four months. , it really is amazing to see such a movement around the korean peninsula. so i will briefly go over what has been achieved and what can be done in the coming months and coming years. so far what has been done, about this time last year we are talking about a war in washington and to see the pacific command there was a discussion about preemptive strikes on the north korea missile facilities. so it is a process do with those north korea issues. so it is a long way to go in the ears of north and south korea so they are working it out. and as i mentioned earlier with kim jung un he international community. who is the winner and loser so far? and i have to say that the winner had been kim jung un. once again, the games are over so far certainly has run his course. so

security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterwards the two met with reporters where secretary pompeo was asked about russian president vladimir putin making a possible visit to the u.s. in the fall. from u.n. headquarters. this is 10 minutes. ny.hank you, nick the main reason i came here today was to meet with member of council.uth korean i also had the opportunity to meet with u.n. secretary general gutierrez to discuss the topic and other topics as well. the countries of the security council are united on the need for final, fully verified on the denuclearization by north korea. strict enforcement is critical. members of the u.s. security council and by extension all u.s. member states have unanimously agreed to fully enforce sanctions. we expect hem to continue to honor those commitments. when sanctions are not enforced, the prospect for the declearization for north korea is diminished. right now north korea are smuggling petroleum. these illegal ship to ship transfer are the most prominent means by which this is happeni

and north korea of a no north korea's nuclear program john feffer is back with us director of foreign policy in focus at the institute of policy studies in washington via skype hopefully our connection works a little bit better this time so just to set this up again with my first question remind our viewers we have we had these talks with two completely different versions from each side about how how they went what do you think's going on here well why is that well i think the trumpet ministration basically tried to kind of push a hard line position it's sensitive to criticism here in the united states that it's basically giving away the show to north korea also wants to demonstrate that it is showing resolve if you will and at the same time trump administration has invested enormous amount of political capital into this process and wants to demonstrate that the singapore summit was a success so i think that explains why it has the best face on the results of this meeting. do you think. in terms of the u.s. in there or perhaps president trump in his desire to to get this going and say

military plane was allowed into north korea on friday morning to bring them to a base in the south. let's get more on this with ball in seoul he's a research fellow at the institute for north korean studies in your. university good to have you with us this is a move that probably will help continue to build trust between north korea and the u.s. that's important at this time. but definitely it is very important for the u.s. and north korea to build trust first this is the one of the four agreements stipulated in the joint statement signed by mr king's own of north korea and mr donald trump of the united state in singapore so in meeting a pro so. you just have to show the world that they are genuine in fulfilling the agreement and progress has been made indeed i mean this is a deliverable issue that you might say it's low on the agenda it's the fact that it works for both sides but the issue and what they're working towards is the discussion over denuclearize station there the steps towards that are much smaller and more careful right but you're absolutely correct that they have to d

i had a private conversation with north korea. we didn't issue a readout on the conversations intentionally. >> and the north korean press chose to characterize it. we thought it was in america's best interest to not respond about the nature of the conversation. we knew the truth. we knew what had taken place there. and, you know, it's the north korean press. and so i assume that most reasonable people will discount it fairly significantly, the same way that one might the russian press. these are important decisions about how much disclosed about private conversations were because everyone knows that you may have an expectation that you'll have another private conversation one day. and the absence of their belief that that private conversation has the capacity to remain in that space reduces the freedom to have those conversations. i know you've had this in your life too. i know you had private conversations and you value them. it was just you and someone else in that room. it was important. you didn't give anyone a readout. becaus

host: we had a previous caller who said he lived in north korea and said-- south korea the north koreaneople do not live as impoverished as we are told. caller: are you referring to north or south korea? host: people in north korea. caller: they definitely live in poverty. it is very bad for sure, yes. host: baltimore, maryland, matthew is next, independent line. caller: i just wanted to give a reminder that it is not just trump and cam -- kim. there are many other americans and north koreans involved. we need to support fellow americans. host: do you support this effort overall? caller: i do. host: why so? caller: i think it is good for the world in general. host: do you think anything will come as a result? caller: i have high hopes, yes. host: what leads you to believe that? caller: i have faith in americans and north koreans. and kim, iast trump think that will make a difference. andrew,e more call from democrats line, white plains, new york. caller: good morning, c-span. i do not think we will do anything differently than what has happened in the past with the cam family. -- kim fa

look at north korea. it is very strategic because he came to the united states and then he came to china for his move has been quite strategic and i hope trump has learned a lesson in the process but at the same time we can't fox in kim jung un and we can make him make a promise to the international community. so with immigration and trade and give us some credit and i'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. so what other remaining challenges? so the first question we have to ask if you talk about cbid complete verifiable irreversible denuclearization. [laughter] 's been a thank you. cvid. but to be realistic. and then those that have a concern in other words that the theater could pay off. they don't want to break the whole framework so i feel like kim jung un is trying to control the pace. and somewhat becoming impatient a are eager to do more with the project but because of sanctions they have restraint. so they're asking the united states to make some exceptions but so far say no. and then wit

north korea is calling mike pompeo, the secretary of state, his meetings in north korea regrettable. the secretary met with kim jong-un's top advisor, kim yong-chol. according to pompeo they made, and this is a quote, progress on almost all of the central issues but that's not how pyongyang sees it. they released this statement. we expected the u.s. to bring constructive measures to build confidence in accord answer with the spirit of the u.s./north korea summit. however, the attitude of the u.s. in the first high-level talks held on the 6th and 7th were indeed regrettable. >> they went on to say that the result of the talks were very worrisome. now, also of note here, north korean leader kim jong-un did not meet with pompeo. >> joining us now, cnn pentagon correspondent ryan browne. >> ryan, pompeo's and north korea's versions here of the exact same meetings don't seem to match up at all. what exactly does this mean? >> well, definitely. we're hearing very different tones coming from north korea and from secretary of state mike pompeo. now, speaking to reporters while still in pyong

and that news that has been breaking from north korea. group based in the us and she says satellite images of the sohae station to suggest that kim jong—un may be fulfilling a promise made to president trump at the singapore summit injune. it is where north korea said they launched space satellites but the us claims it was for ballistic missiles and suggestions are in that some of the site is being dismantled which could have far bigger implications even though it is at an early stage. more on the website. hello there. well, the heatwave of summer 2018 is certainly set to continue for the next week and possibly beyond that. in fact, monday was the hottest day of the year so far, we had temperatures as high as 33.3 celsius at santon downham in suffolk. thursday, we could see temperatures as high as 3a or 35 degrees. so those temperatures building certainly over the next few days. tuesday, we're still drawing in this southerly flow of warm air, particularly across central and eastern parts of england. further north—west across the british i

according to the report this missile research facility and sunroom don north korea is being built up rather than torn down. neighbors south korea is on alert so husain korean government is closely watching north korean movements and closely working with the united states however i hope you understand that we are not able to speak about intelligence reports. this on the heels of reports that north korea is continuing to enrich uranium in secret and critics say the trumpet ministration is being played by north korea last week u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o faced criticism from within his own party i am afraid there is this point the united states the troubled ministration is being taken for a ride fear not senator fear not. there is no doubt the u.s. intelligence community is watching north korea closely it is unclear however what progress has been made toward denuclearization since the trump him summit. for let's take the story down to the united states phenomena standing by in washington good evening to you carson so what has been the reaction to this report from the washington

i think dismantling the north korea nuclear programme in a year is very overly optimistic.ave put out estimates suggest that it may be possible to dismantle, i.e. freeze testing, of the north korea nuclear programme in a year, but the likelihood of the programme being entirely shut down in a year is nearly impossible. in fact, they estimate it could take nearly six or ten years, maybe as long as 15 years, to fully dismantle the programme. it seems like a very optimistic estimate on the ability to get things done and to get north korea denuclearised. i think the reality is we're looking at much longer. and the question about whether north korea is sincere about denuclearising is still one that's very much still on the table. there are still several stages for this to happen, it has to be verified, it has to be checked, they have to make sure they can't start up the programme again. all this takes time and money as well. yeah. i think the estimates are that it would be billions and billions of dollars in order to completely denuclearise north korea. even some of the shorter t

what is our policy in north korea. and to your credit i must say i largely agreed with what our goals are. i want to ask you since we haven't heard anything as it relates to north korea, did north korea agree with our definition of de-nuclearization meaning the dismantlement removal of all nuclear weapons and material from north korea? >> i think i can answer your question. let me begin by saying i am engaged in a complex negotiation with the north koreans so i don't intend to share the details of everything that took place. i will attempt to answer questions without disclosing contents of the negotiation. i am very confident that the north koreans understand our definition of de-nuclearization, a very broad one that goes from infrastructure of nuclear war heads. >> we understand it because you laid it for the record. have they agreed with you? >> i believe they thoroughly understand that. >> did they agree to end the production and enrichment of uranium and plutonium? >> i would welcome the chance to respond to your q

risk that pyongyang could drag out negotiations in order to prolong weapons development, but said north koreaear programme quickly so that sanctions could then be lifted. 0ur our experts have devised as a programme that with north korean cooperation, the full disclosure of all their chemical and biological nuclear weapons programmes, ballistic missile sites... that hasn't happened yet? no, we could get physically the ability to dismantle the overwhelming bulk of their programmes within a year. 0livia enos is a policy analyst in the asian studies center at the heritage foundation. she joins me from washington. thank you forjoining us, 0livia. is dismantling this programme in a year realistic? dismantling the north korea nuclear programme in a year is very overly optimistic. most nuclear aspects that have put out estimates have said it would be possible to dismantle, i.e. freeze testing of the north korea nuclear programme in a year, but the likelihood of the programme being entirely shut down ina year programme being entirely shut down in a year is nearly impossible —— experts. in fact, they e

we'd like to know the detail and response from north korea. secretary and minister, how will the u.s. and south korea work with japan on this abduction issue? [speaking japanese] >> translator: and my question is to the minister -- [inaudible] reacting to these issues. thank you. [inaudible conversations] [speaking japanese] >> translator: first, i'd like to respond to your question. [inaudible] that north korea must dismantle complete and verifiable, irreversible, dismantle the wmd as well as the ballistic missiles. so it is clearly stipulated that cvid is demanded in the resolution. as far as we are concerned, we'd like to continue to work toward north korea so that north korea would completely implement the security council's resolution. we are completely in agreement on that. in terms of the international community, we are in agreement. for me instead of cvid, the nuclearization of the korean peninsula, sometimes i refer to this phrase. but even in doing so is, what i mean is to look toward the dismantlement of all weapons of mass destructi

mike pompeo leaves, he talks about there having been progress in almost every area, that north korea d committed to these things, including complete denuclearization. then all of a sudden we see this statement coming out of north korean state tv with the same kind of fiery language that they've used in the past before all of this talking started. talking about the u.s. having a gangster-like mindset. that there is unclear outcome to these talks. that it's worrisome. that in their opinion it's just not working, whereas the u.s. side sees it otherwise, at least they want to put the best face forward that there is talking and that there is some progress. north korea, though, seeming very offended by what they call the attitude, the gangster-like demands that the u.s. put out there. finally, there is a statement, a reaction from the u.s. on this. skth saying, well, if the u.s. is a gangster in this then the whole world is a gangster because there's unanimity among the nations of the world on what needs to happen here, fareed. >> fascinating update, michelle. thank you so much. >>> i want

anybody who observes the korean peninsula and studies north korea knows this is going to be a very long, slow process. and i spoke with a source very familiar with the north korean negotiations who feels that north korea has already taken steps. you heard barbara mention the nuclear test site apparent demolition. it was impossible for us journalists to verify what we were seeing, and the fact that north korea hasn't launched anything or conducted a nuclear test since november of last year. north korea feels now it's time for the u.s. to act, and what they want, poppy, above any economic concessions from the united states, is a peace treaty. they want a formal end to the korean war that has technically been ongoing since 1953, because until they get a peace treaty, the north koreans feel that their leader, kim jong-un, and his government could still be in danger of attack by the united states. >> north korea also wants the united states, obviously, to begin lifting sanctions. to be clear, though, the action we have seen in the past few weeks has been cancelled followup meetings, as we ha

and north korea don't agree about the nuclear. it makes it very clear that north korea and the u.s. still are very far apart on even the basic definition of what denuclearization is when north korea agreed in march that it would talk about the denuclearization of the korean peninsula the trump white house thought that meant they would unilaterally abandon their nuclear weapons as the u.n. resolutions require them to but any korea watcher knows that north korea has long defined it as part of global arms control and that as a member of the nuclear club they will go down to zero when the rest of the club including the united states totally abandoned their nuclear arsenal so there is still very very far apart on even basic definitions it's a case both of north korean posturing but also a signaling that they will they didn't agree to what the white house claims they agreed to the president apparently did his victory lap a little too soon because north korea clearly is not about to embrace the c.v. id concept that the u.n. resolutions require so secretary of state pompei or try to put a g

north korea may be one of the easier challenges you face. north korea, a iran and isis ara pretty good challenge and then you keep going and on and on and on. here's what we're trying tore prevent. proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and you are an essential part of all of this. i don't see how it make sense to cut the budget with over 20% giving your portfolio and i'll ask you one quick question in a minute but if we give you more money you thank you can wisely spend it and you will say yes. if you don't, we have a problem. having said that i want to turn it over to senator leahy and i really appreciate you coming to day because d you are in demand but the subcommittee was on our mind and w you need to tell us w we can better help you do your job. >> thank you for being here. welcome. you are a stranger to the congress and i know you know this committee has had long bipartisan support and we've done this whether republicans have been in charge of the senate or democrats and whether it's been a republican administration or democrati

>> i pick north korea. >> you think north korea?> it's the most blatantly ominous one. >> well, that is true. >> you left out one or two. he's basically saying that the european union is as bad as china. >> yes. >> when it comes to trade. >> because i usually do when i think of the countries that helped us liberate europe from adolph hitler, i usually think of chairman mou and the regime that followed. >> it's been nearly three weeks since president trump assured americans that they can sleep well at night. >> are you sleeping well at night, noah? >> generally because it has nothing to do with north korea. i'm just very tired. >> you can't have trees following. >> they're still falling. >> upon returning from the summit with north korean dictator kim jong-un in singapore, trump tweeted -- everyone can now feel much safer than the day i took office. there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. >> there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. noah rothman, really wick quicke watch this unfold, people want to know exac

denucleari denuclearizing, the deal to denuclearize north korea. fficial news agency said a deal may be heading downhill now. because the u.s. is demanding unilateral denuclearization. north korean officials are quoted as calling the talks with secretary of state mike pompeo over the last 48 hours, regrettable. joining me now, democratic congressman brendan boyle of pennsylvania. a member of the house foreign affairs committee. okay. with a welcome to you. those sound like a setback to you in the relationship between the two countries? what's been your take on this whole situation with north korea so far? >> unfortunately this is completely predictable. this is what i said what many other experts said. people who have worked in previous administrations, both democratic and republican. this is essentially the same script that north korea has followed for 30 years. they raise hopes, they talk in conciliatory tones. and then they pull back. the only difference this time is that we had a president who is gullible enough to actually fly over there and si

commitments he made to the president to return all four american service members were encouraged by north korea's actions and the momentum for positive change in the two and a half million people died in the war between the two koreas in the one nine hundred fifty s. among the dead with thirty three thousand americans fighting on the south korean side and eight thousand u.s. troops are still officially classified as missing. and it's believed the remains of more than five thousand of them in north korea wrote kelly is a professor of political science and the primacy at busan national university and joins us via skype from tucson good to have you with us so a very somber ceremony there at the south korean base bringing the remains home but what happens now how of these remains to be identified they will actually go off to hawaii where the defense department has what i believe is called the m.i.a. accounting agency believes the formal title where there will be forensic tests done in order to determine if these are in fact human remains and to whom they belong this has been a problem the past the no

in terms of conventional military, north korea is huge. north korea has more than 1,000 aircraft. about 1600 aircraft fix and rotary wings. thousands of tanks. armored vehicles. thousands of rocket launchers. this stuff is all there. it's also hidden. there's hidden artillery positioned along the demilitarized zone pointed directly at south korea's capital seoul. the north's cyber capacity are the country's most potent weapon. it flexed that mus cle in the 2014 hack of sony pictures. there's increasing evidence they were behind the 2016 new york reverve on the bangladeshi bank that netted them $81 million. the president points to the fact there's been no missile launches or nuclear tests since november. the intelligence community says that's not telling us the whole story. >> that say it is true and a hopeful sign. the new intelligence assessment that we learned about totally contradicts the president's assertion there's no longer a threat from north korea nuclear's program. what this intelligence shows us is that the north koreans are enriching nuclear fuel at multiple secret sit

north korea is accusing the u.s.ng gangster-like demands during recent denuclearization talks, we will have much more on this coming up in a segment, later on in the hour so stay tune for that. it is deadline day for the trump administration to reunite children with their families. justice department says 54 of them will join parent by the end to have day, the remaining children are undergoing background checks or have parents that are deported or unfit to have children back this comes as federal judge tosses administration challenging two state laws. the president elected mÉxico is taking a payment out of president trump's play book calling for a border force to keep illegal immigrants out of his country, andrÉs manuel obrador wants specialized police on mexican and southern borders to stop human and drug traffickers, obrador will meet with u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo on friday. and former fbi antitrump lawyer lisa page is fighting congressional subpoena to appear before lawmakers on capitol hill tomorrow, p

and north korea have been warming.arlier this week north korea returned the remains of american soldiers 65 years after the end of the korean war. the gesture of peace came weeks after an historic summit. a day later, u.s. president donald trump declared that north korea was no longer a threat. but now the washington post has published reports citing u.s. intelligence that could undermine the apapparent diplomatic progress on the peninsula. according to the report, this missile research facility in north korea is being built up, rather than torn down. neighbor south korea is on alert. >> the south korean government is closely watching north korean movements and closely y working with the united states. however, i hope you understand that we are not able to speak about intelligence reports. reporter: this, on the heels of reports that north korea is continuing to enrich uranium in secret. critics say the trump administration is being played by north korea. last week, u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo faced criticism f

geoff, let's start with this news out of north korea. mike pompeo on a long trip that's going to take him through asia. i'm wind up in brussels for this nato summit taking place a little later this week. what explains the contrast that we were just talking about? >> hey there, david. long time korea-watchers say this is not at all a surprise. they point to the all too familiar cycle of hope and then inevitable disappointment when it comes to dealing with north korea on this issue of its nuclear weapons program. but the secretary of state went to north korea with a mission. he was there to flesh out the details of that vaguely-worded joint declaration that the president and kim jong-un signed in june at the singapore summit. at the time, you'll remember, kim agreed to work toward the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula, offering little in the way of specifics. even so, president trump tweeted that north korea no longer posed a nuclear threat. he said that americans should feel good sleeping well at night. but as it stands, n

we begin this hour with conflicting reports on the denuclearization talks out of north korea. the north now slamming what it calls the united states gangster-like mindset but secretary of state mike pompeo describing the meetings as productive. he briefs his japanese and south korean counterparts. is the u.s. deal falling apart? north korea released a statement that reads in part, we expected the u.s. to bring constructive measures to build confidence and according with the spirit of the u.s.-nk summit. however the attitudes of the u.s. in the first high-level talks held on the 6th and 7th were indeed regrettable. cnn's ryan browne is in washington here. so, ryan, you have pompeo saying progress has been made. north korea is essentially criticizing the u.s. how do we balance that out? >> we're hearing very different tones from the north korean and u.s. sides with regards to how these conversations went. now, mike pompeo went first, speaking to reporters there in pyongyang right before boarding his aircraft and he struck a very optimistic tone, saying that both sides agreed on t

evnvoy that's been dealing with north korea, has been meeting with north korean officials even as recentlynd. but we don't know what those talks proouse talks produced. there are some reports from korea that mike pompeo might be taking a trip there in the next week or two. he'll be able to, i think, know whether those negotiations are going to go on. >> all right. elise labott, thank you so much. >>> still ahead, a day after nationwide marches against family separations at the border and president trump warns democrats that taking on i.c.e. is a losing issue. are democrats playing into the president's narrative that they're anti-law enforcement? i'll ask democratic senator ted lew next. with my bladder leakage, the products i've tried just didn't fit right. they were very saggy. it's getting in the way of our camping trips. but with new sizes, depend fit-flex is made for me. introducing more sizes for better comfort. new depend fit-flex underwear is guaranteed to be your best fit. does your business internet provider promise a lot? let's see who delivers more. comcast business gives you gi

north korea got the legitimacy that they wanted with respect to north korea summit in singapore and it just so happens that, you know, they have all of the cards right now. >> with that said, you said that the president is being played, but, julian, what choice does president trump have now in terms of moving forward with this? what does he do? >> west you need nmore negotiations. the first meeting was the first meeting and why you need multiple summits and the summits have to culminate in some concrete agreement with mechanism specifications, otherwise, the meetings don't add up to anything. i think what this is a reminder of. not a surprise but contradicts president trump's claim it was all solved after one encounter. >> let's move on to the big issue at hand. abolishing i.c. aeche. all of the democrats are on board and we say abol accomplbog but they are replacing and remodifying with that. harris says we need to start from scratch and mayor bill de blasio of new york saying you have to abolish this. is this the prime issue for democrats and how do they rally around this? >> it's th

so what have we gotten in north korea? and why are we allowing north korea to continue to have a nuclear weapon when the strategy is that as long as iran is doing any types of enrichment, we're going to impose sanctions against them? >> senator, let me try -- that was a long question. let me try to unpack it a little bit. so let me give you the common theme. we want neither iran nor north korea to have the capacity of proliferating nuclear weapons, to enrich uranium or build their own nuclear weapons program. it draws them together and sets the conditions for president trump's understanding of how one achieves nonproliferation in the world. and that's the mission statement we're undertaking in each of the two countries. they're in different places and we are working on an approach in each country to increase the likelihood that achieve that is. a mission i know you share. >> a second interjection, mention was made of a waiver in the mdaa by senator mattis, i mean, secretary mattis, actually. he would not want to be demoted

the economy, democrats, iran, north korea. all apparently on the president's radar as well, or at the least we're seeing them on his twitter feed. zero mention of looming federal court deadline to reunite migrant families in government custody or new intelligence which suggests north korea is building up its nuclear facilities. the president said democrats are weak on the border and he says north korea talks with, quote, going well. abby phillip is at the white house. let's start with the scramble to fill that seat on the supreme court with the retirement of justice anthony kennedy. >> reporter: good morning. six more days for the president to deliberate over this choice of his next supreme court justice. he hit the ground running. just yesterday, interviewing four candidates, some included among the top candidates, according to sources. the president is planning on continuing with interviews this week. one of the considerations we have been told, he is looking seriously at is the potential he could appoint a conservative woma

intelligence officials tell nbc news that despite this month's historic summit, north korea appears to be pushing ahead with its nuclear program, stepping up production of enriched uranium in recent months at multiple secret sites. one official saying of the north koreans, there's no evidence that they are decreasing stockpiles or that they've stopped their production. >> what's clear here is that the u.s. believes, in fact, they are being deceptive about the actual size of their program. >> that north korea is growing its nuclear arsenal and conce concealing it appears to contradict president trump's view. >> we're going to have a great discussion and i think tremendous success. we'll be tremendously successful. >> reporter: that the summit was a success and north korea is no longer a nuclear threat. the north did stop missile and nuclear tests and said it would destroy an engine testing site, but just days ago, satellite imagery showed rapid upgrades at yongbong, its main nuclear site. analysts sta s it's not unexpec that north korea has these sites, but that they would reveal it. th

well, this is a site based in the north—west of north korea, right by the chinese border. ey have been monitoring it sometime because it was at the centre of a promise allegedly made to president trump in singapore. the north koreans said they would dismantle the site and everybody has been watching it several weeks wondering if any activity would be seen. now we are seeing it. it is certainly activity, it is not major activity but there appears to be dismantling of one of the rocket launch test sites, thought to be at the centre of the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles. many people will say, what about its nuclear programme and yes, there are thought to be hundreds of sites hidden throughout north korea and still processing nuclear material however this site is at the centre of a promise and it's this site that we are monitoring right now and when it comes to those intercontinental ballistic missiles, those other missiles, certainly here in seoul injapan that they are concerned about because they would be within range. it is a small but significant step fo

testing time in north korea. the secretary of state arrives with one giant task, move from a vague promise to a detailed plan. that amid sights kim jong-un has no intention of giving up his nuclear arsenal. plus, the president says congress needs to pass new immigration laws now. that's the same president who did nothing to help house republicans who were trying to pass a bill just last week. and congressman jim jordan insists he was not aware of sexual abuse during his days as a wrestling coach. some athletes insist he did know. the congressman suggests yet another deep state plot. >> the timing is kind of interesting. it's right after the big hearing with mr. rosenstein. it's right when there's all this talk about a speaker's race. >> back to that story later, but we begin today with the hard work ahead for the secretary of state. right now mike pompeo headed to pyongyang for a meeting with north korean negotiators. his spokesman insisting to reporters last hour the united states is not backing away from full d

but the very first progress to ending the nuclear program in north korea is for north korea to make a declaration on their program, let us know exactly what they have, where they have it, and we get independent eyes on the ground to with the verify that, and then a game plan to eliminate that program. none of that has been achieved. now, my source is basically south korean it's been report that had mr. pompeo asked for that and has gotten no reply. that's from a south korean source. we did not hear that from mr. pompeo. >> so i guess that means you have not raised confidence or don't think it's highly likely that they'll be able to achieve denuclearization? guest: i don't want to go that far. i don't believe we've achieved very much in accomplishing that goal to date. so i understand from the president that he got a ommitment from kim jung un, to deknew clearize north korea. that's a positive first step. but the very first step really is to understand their programs. we know they now have a nuclear weapon so they have deknew clearize north that. we haven't seen any evidence that they'