. >>> now more about economic and financial sanctions against north korea. this took place after president trump's recent meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. foreign policy experts look at conditions for removal of sanctions. the united states institute of peace hosted this event. it's about an hour 50 minutes. >>> all right. so woe're going to go ahead and get started. thanks for joining us despite the rain. i know it's difficult for many of you. for those of you who are not familiar with usip, we're a nonpartisan independent institute that is dedicated to proposition that peace is possible. we're funded by congress and focused on preventing, mitigating, or resolving conflict. one of the global hotspots that has eluded peace for many years is the korean peninsula, and as you know, recently, president trump and chairman kim met at the border between north and south korea, which has rekindled the prospects for returning back to negotiations and breaking the current diplomatic stalemate. and, in fact, the two leaders agreed to resume working-level neg

north korea's diplomatic relations. to my left, we have josh stanton, a d c lawyer who played a significant role in drafting sanctions laws, including the north korean sanctions and policy enhancement act and the korean interdiction and modernization of sanctions act. josh also served as a u.s. army judge advocate general in south korea, and runs the website "one free korea. is onnie klein albright the panel of experts established pursuant to you and security -- to a u.n.st security council request. she provides her conditions to the security council on implement a sanctions. she has had a long career as a u.n. official, as a director of the northeast asia program room at the -- program at the crisis group, and was a usip alum. we have liz rosenberg, director of the security program at a center for new american security. she focuses on the national security and foreign policy implications of the use of sanctions and economic statecraft, as well as shifts in the energy market. previously, she was a senior adviser at the

so maybe we can start with un hat is what cause t north korea asked for in terms of relief. and this is maybe an easy question. nguage is vague on requirements and say the security council will review the north korean actions and they strengthen or to as kneaded. things that north orea these to do that are sufficient? u read.hat is what yo you need agreement in p 5? that is it. agrees they put to the security council. that discussion. and they call for relief and they're in support of that. .s. and like it's the u hab other like hinded partners right? yeah.l, principle is that you he'd all five on board. not on or 2 that are board could block it. so, yes. yes. >> let's turn to humanitarian side. already humanitarian carvouts as part of the un sanctions. can you talk more about how those come into play? 17, 18 committee related and there is an important comprehensive humanitarian exemption which is established by 1718 committee and this is to facilitate dprk.itarian assistance to third principal th ensure you're limited wi research impact and sanctions and a focus to prevent h

president to step foot in north korea. trump met north korean leader kim jong-un at the military demarcation line at the korean demilitarized zone sunday, and then took 20 steps beyond the line, which has divided north and south korea since 1953. we will go to seoul south korea, and to hawaii, for the latest. in over 4 million people filled the streets of new york to celebrate world pride and mark the 50th anniversary of the stonewall uprising that launched the modern-day lgbtq movement. we will hear voices from the que er liberation march. >> first, we're honoring our ancestors in the fight for liberation, who started this all 50 or's ago at the stonewall bar. amy: all that and morere, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. in a a historic first for a sitting u.s. president, donald trump crossed through the demilitarized zone and set foot in north korea sunday, walking side-by-side with north korean leader kim jong-un after kim greeted him at the demarcation line.

of missile for north korea.at time it took certainly the south korean military quite some time to realise that they had flown over 600 kilometres before landing in the sea ofjapan, kilometres before landing in the sea of japan, also known kilometres before landing in the sea ofjapan, also known as kilometres before landing in the sea of japan, also known as the east see here in south korea. so when it comes to these kinds of missiles, it does take time. but what we do know is north korea issued through state media warning, what it called a solemn warning, to south korea. it said that that is one of the reasons why they tested these short—range missiles. it said that south korea was doubledealing. it accused the administration here, president moon's administration, of talking peace while acquiring new hi—tech weapons and taking part injoint us - rok, weapons and taking part injoint us — rok, south korean military drills, which are due to start in just a few weeks' time. that's right, you mention thosejoint weeks'

ok they are potentially a threat but south korea's not going to acquire a bomb just because north korea they haven't started to date they don't need to because the united states provides that deterrent they have that and okinawa they have that in guam and they have that in south korea and they manage the d.m.z. so this is part of the united states is extended deterrent post world war 2 security agreement and pact with japan to control the pacific but i think what's more important here is that north korea provides the absolute keystone to the united states pacific rim strategy so if there is peace on the current korean peninsula they provide that's the public facing keystone the back end is china and everybody knows that but in terms of the front end how it looks in the public there the villain north korea pyongyang is the villain if there's peace on the korean peninsula then you have a little bit of a problem in terms of u.s. geo strategy they'll have to reengineer towards china at that point because there's no other threat in the pacific to basically justify that sort of extended turns

he has now met three times with the dictator of north korea. this has always been a prize. koreans always wanted to meet the president, always wanted to be invited to the white house. this was always left hanging because the feeling was you're a rogue regime, a nuclear power, you're proliferating nuclear weapons as north koreans provided much of the technology to baghdad. we aren't going to give you these prizes, meeting the president, white house visits, until you do something that suggests you're moving back to at least denuclearizing a certain amount. trump has given away these prizes for nothing. that's the puzzle here. as far as what the eventual deal will look like, it's highly likely we have to accept some kind of north korean arsenal. it should be small, verifiable, inspect inspectable. there should be restraints they don't proliferate to others like they have in the past. trump seems so eager to get a deal, given away so many concessions, is the deal he's going to get going to be a good one? is it going to be bad for america? one thing for sure, whatever deal he get

meeting with chairman kim, the possibility of a third summit with the leader and sanction relief if north korea denuclearize. this is about half hour. >> opening remarks will first be given by the president of south korea. theill now hear from president from the republic of south korea. >> i extend my welcome to president trump and to the republic of korea. today, the korean peninsula together with president trump notedcome the land most on earth. since the declaration of , the united states and north korea will be meeting for the first time in history, the leaders of the united states of north korea will be standing face-to-face in the symbol of division and make handshakes for peace. if we continue to communicate and engage with each other in dialogue, we can move towards the best situation. this is something we will be able to see for ourselves today. south and north will be able to become confident about peace and the world will provide their support and cheer on president trump and chairman kim with high expectations. here is an enduring peace on the korean peninsula. i hope that president

and north korea should be most worried were most affected maybe they're the most happiest about trump and kim's relationship i'm trying to understand better the impact globally. south korea i think would be the country most affected. south korea has a president who jay in who actually brought trump and kim jong un together moon is deeply anti american though and he's very pro north korean and that for presents a number of dilemmas to us and you notice that moon was not in the meeting between trump and kim right after that historic handshake and that's probably a good thing for us so trump also invited kim to visit us in the united states when the time is right what are your thoughts on the likelihood of this or that is this now creating another carrot for for kim to go after you know this is another carrot that we should not be giving to the north koreans until they have completely disarmed you know kim is one of the most horrific dictators on earth the last thing we should be doing is having him wandering around the white house especially if he's getting a 21 gun salute at a state di

so why does north korea do this?of its menacing capability, that is the one key north korea has in advancing state interest, the ultimate national task that the north korean constitution stipulates as reuniting the korean peninsula on its own terms. when you face another korean state across the border that is a magnet for your own people, so much richer and more prosperous, more open, you have a problem. if you are a dictator in your mid—30s, a dictator in perpetuity, you have another 50 years in power and to live with a far superior korean state is really not a very happy proposition. when you talk about their endgame being reunification with south korea on their own terms, what you that looking like realistically? south korea has been very successful in terms of nationbuilding. we know south korea is one of the world's biggest economies with a very impressive soft power. what that means is that the south korean public and the government, no matter its political orientation is very much risk averse, understandably s

have yet to hear about it as always state run media in north korea needs time to edit and process these images into a form that successor to bowl for the north korean leadership especially given a subject as sensitive as the leader of the united states stepping over into north korea while the networks of the world have been broadcasting live these on holding events throughout sunday the state run broadcaster in north korea has been broadcasting the usual diet. propaganda documentaries and patrie arctic karaoke songs. north korea's nuclear program is shrouded in almost total secrecy there are estimates of their arsenal but they're not exact south korea says the north has built between $60.70 nuclear warheads but it's not known where they're located in september 2017 north korea said it tested a hydrogen bomb which could be loaded up on a missile that can strike the u.s. and called it a perfect success 2 months later they launched another misao they said put most of the world in range now the north has more than $1000.00 ballistic missiles but not all of them can be armed with nucle

on the heels of the g-20 and his monumental surprise visit to north korea. where he had an impromptu meeting with north korean leader kim jong-un. >> i didn't expect to meet you at this place. the first u.s. president to cross this line. >> reporter: trump taking 20 step news north korea, making him the first sitting american president to set foot in the hermit kingdom. he was greeted by the smiling kim jong-un. >> this is my honor. i didn't really expect it. step ago cross that line was a great honor. >> reporter: the two leaders met for almost an hour, agreeing to restart negotiations on a long, illusive nuclear agreement. the president even suggested kim jong-un should visit the white house. all of this as the "new york times" is reporting the u.s. may be willing to agree to a nuclear freeze. which would pause further weapons development in north korea, but allow it to keep existing weapons. this would be a reversal for the trump administration's previous goal of complete denuclearization by north korea. white house national security adviser john bolton sl

donald trump has become the first sitting us president to enter north korea.cast around the world, he walked across the border into the north from south korea shortly after meeting kim jong—un. mr trump has now returned to the us as critics dismiss the occasion as political theatre. but the us president is claiming to have brought peace to the korean peninsula. this report from our correspondent nick bryant in seoul. "meet me at the dmz," said the president. his impromptu invitation on twitter to the north korean leader like a diplomatic form of online dating. donald trump was savouring this moment, a smile of satisfaction as his choreography came together, because the chance of this brief encounter had kim jong—un almost skipping down the steps. and from the lips of this brutal dictator came almost starry—eyed words of welcome, delivered in english by his translator. this place is where the armistice in the korean war was signed, the line that divides the north from the south — a threshold no american president has ever crossed. president trump: i thank you a

estimated 80 thousand prisoners are held in north korea. es 3 generations of families are put in to prison. because political dissidents, you are persecuted by north koreans regime, owning a bible is a serious offense in north korea, we have to put a huge spotlight on the tremendous violations of human rights in north korea. economic front, sanctions, should be enforced fully, tougher, we should see hundreds of north korean -- park officias targeted. and so, we have a policy of maximum pressure it has not been fully enforced. >> what about the details that have to happen betweens teams on both sides in days ahead, what do you want to see, beyond sanctions, so we know it is verifiable? >> well, we have to see the north koreans actually firmly committing to ending the missile test they have been holding, they had a series of short range missile tests, we have so see, north korean abiding by 11 u.n. security council resolutions. so far there is not a shred of evidence they are abiding by any of them, we also have to see more pressure applied to

art of the deal sort of way is to try to get some kind of a winning formula yeah with regards to north korea and then some success at least in the run up through the 2020 elections and then go to the global public and say look this worked in korea we locked all these preconditions on we front loaded the deal we've got a deal even if they don't get the deal at that time they can say they got the deal and then go to the iranians and say why doesn't iran take this this perfectly reasonable deal that we can inspect all of their military ok saturdays patrick i have to jump in here we're going to go to a short break and after that short break we'll continue our discussion on north korea's state with our. this is a stick from a water bottle found in the stomach of a fish the brand is part of the coca-cola company which sells millions of bottles of soda every day the idea was that let's tell consumers they're the bad ones they're the litter box they're throwing us away industry should be blamed for all this waste the company has long promised to reuse the plastic. cookouts. the new phones at a speci

it is ha rd to nuclear armed north korea? h koreans are going to be very eager to give up their entire nuclear deterrent. they see that as an extensional need but that doesn't mean there isn't room for making the situation much safer. the question is whether both sides i went to give up is whether both sides i went to give up certain maximalist positions to try and come to a solution where the north koreans get sanctions and agreed to freeze the production of missile material and reduce some of the stockpiles will stop that would be real progress was not thank you very much. there have been further clashes between police and protesters in hong kong, hours after more than 40 people were charged with rioting. 0fficers used pepper spray and batons to disperse a crowd that had gathered outside a police station where the demonstrators were being held. some of those charged with rioting are due to appear in court on wednesday. hong kong is reeling from seven weeks of mass protests, triggered by a controversial bill allowing extradit

and frankly stepping into north korea was a concession to north korea. this is something that kim jong-un and north korean leaders would have wanted for generations and something no u.s. president would do until donald trump. so this is giving the north koreans something they wanted. it came on the heels of president trump giving china something it wanted too which is some of the restriction of technology sales to huawei. yes, the united states got a trip back to the negotiating table with china, but that's a major concession. after the president said he was going to basically try to starve huawei of this technology. >> yeah, i think a common lesson learned here is not be so bold about the mountain top pronouncements about the ultimate full monty on any issue. so i think it's not all that bad to be flexible and provided you get something in return. >> just reflect on this trip. because we have seen a lot of images. whether it was president trump with kim jong-un, a dictator. president trump and mohammed bin salman. and all kinds of other reports responsib

we have to put ourselves in north korea as the mind of mind a sad day think they're constantly being threatened because american troops stationed in south korea in japan in the. so dead part of the world. he said very everybody on the by the united states and north korea is very unhappy about that and threaten that in terms of security so we have to really sit down talk about mutual concessions we have to give something to them by way of reducing. sanctions and canceling the joint military exercise compromising on sales to south korea so these things would have to be coming together with north korea and concessions to would be a complete denuclearization thank you very much han park for shedding some light on the situation in north korea you well. well as state and north korean official is tell expected to attend this week's meeting in bangkok between the bloc of 10 southeast asian nations known as ozzie and scotland has this report. as thailand hosts the foreign ministers of aussie and regional forums this week what's due to be discussed won't just be about southeast asia in ad

cnn's will ripley has been to north korea 19 times. us now live from seoul, south korea. will, put this trip into perspective for us. >> reporter: well, even though north korea waited more than 12 hours to tell its own people what the rest of the world already knew about that surprise meeting at the dmz, they celebrated it basically as a huge achievement for their leader, even despite the fact that now we're hearing that president trump might be willing to make an even bigger concession. >> president trump became the first sitting u.s. president to step foot on north korean soil, he did more than make history. kim telling trump through a translator, i never expected to meet you in this place. many experts call sunday's milestone a stunning propaganda victory for north korean leader, kim jong-un. trump seen on camera asking kim for the opportunity, lavishing praise on a man seen by many as authoritarian, even brutal, calling this moment a great honor. >> i was proud to step over the line. this could be a very historic moment. >> the sta

how does this further north korea ‘s aims?tes, i think in the past two instances, where there have been short range missile launches, the us has downplayed them and suggested they're within the bounds of the handshake that they seem to have reached, of course, that is not written down so we don't really know the terms of it. in terms of how it advances north korean interest, a couple of things. it's a response to some extent to the announcement that the us has made and it is moving forward with the south koreans on these joint exercises. it is a way of keeping washington focused on north korea's desires in this negotiation and i think also a way of keeping focus on the deadline that chairman kim has set which is that he wants to see progress on talks by the end of the year otherwise i think the suggestion is they will re—evaluate everything. further clashes between police and protesters in hong kong, hours after more than a0 people were charged with rioting. 0fficers used pepper spray and batons to disperse a crowd that had ga

north korea, for the world. i think the relationships that we develop has been so much to so many people. >> bill: it is my sense that -- that's a good thing, as he readily point out. it is my sense that chairman kim needs this meeting more than we do. the economic sanctions are struggling north korea to this point. i want to address such as for the sake of this long delay we have. that is question number one. number two, the point that tucker carlson had about the level of health that heat notice, being only a few feet away from chairman kim. had you notice that? >> first, i do think that chairman kim came back from illinois very badly damaged -- the summit broke up, and he had promised his people sanctions relief, and he got nothing. yes, he got a photo op with the president, but that's it. north korea is in serious economic straights. we need to make a trade deal with china. because we depend on them for the tough sanctions on north korea that affects our troops and security. other people around kim jong un,

he walked into north korea after greeting the leader kim jong-un, white house sources say it stems from the tweet, it truly was unplanned, offering on meet north korean leader at the dmz . >> this is tremendous, they can say whatever they want about the president, the guy is trying to forge peace with north korea, if you don't like the fact he stepped over the border too bad. he is the president of the united states, he is a rules breaker, he trying to create peace, i don't understand what the issue could be with that. reporter: president making it clear he would like denuclearization of north korea, this is first time they met since they walked away from talks in vietnam. in g20, president trump met with president xi jinping, he wants to make a good deal for america. >> it has been hundreds of billions of dollars a year for many, many years, we can't make a 50/50 deal, the deal has to be somewhat tilted to our advantage. unfortunately we're hurting china, because many of their companies are leaving and going to a nontariff state. reporter: president trump agreed to not add tariffs or n

/north korea negotiations that trump may become the first american president to greenlight a north korea nuclear power, writing -- a freeze that enshrines the status quo and passively accepts the north as a nuclear power, something administration officials often said they would never stand for. and that is where we start today with some of our favorite reporters and friends. the director of korea, japan under obama and bush, and with us at the table former republican from california, now an independent, sam stein, the politics editor for daily beast and with us from "the washington post," white house bureau chief phil rucker. phil rucker, i start with you, just tell anyone, anyone who was unplugged over the hot summer weekend, give us a little ticktock. take us through how this meeting came to be. >> president trump was always plan to go to seoul, south korea for a meeting with the president there. he went on twitter and said i'm going to be going to the demilitarized zone. kim jong-un if you're listening, if you're watching, come meet me there and say hello and we'll shake hands. >> doe

what kind of a message do you think north korea is trying to send with these actions? technically in august, would sort of exacerbate the tensions between south korea, north korea and the united states. in addition, there is a trades that that has been going on between south korea and japan, which makes the traditional alliance oriented partnership very difficult, and that may exacerbate the tensions. this put south korea in a very difficult diplomatic situation, doesn't it? yes, surely it is. what do you think south korea's reaction is going to be? well, the ministration i think has already decided on a path to go strongly against japan and already decided on a path to go strongly againstjapan and north korea, they are going to watch this u nfold korea, they are going to watch this unfold and there are requests from the united states in order to increase the level of cautionary expenses in the us, korea military engagements together, so south korea is on the verge of having to respond to those requests in order to counter any kind of threat coming from the north korea

and north korea and does this action by north korea really help there. we are back into this kind of stop go scenario our expectations keep on being raised you mentioned there about this sudden meeting between donald trump and kim jong un at the d.m.z. nearly a month ago now which was held purportedly because donald trump decided to tweet an invitation and they met at the d.m.z. it was all very exciting stuff it was meant to herald possibly a reboot or a reset of the negotiations between the u.s. and north korea there were meant to be working level talks then between officials from both countries but we're still waiting for those talks to happen there does seem to be a problem for north korea in that when the u.s. president donald trump focuses on north korea they are very much top of the the jen and they dominate the world headlines but as we know the u.s. president has an awful lot on his plate from one news cycle to the next and north korea very quickly drops off the radar i think this is a way for north korea to show its frustration it doesn't have m

just turn to our top story on north korea's economy its g.d.p. is estimated to have fallen by 4 point one percent last year benjamin silberstein is that is a north korean economy what she joins us via skype from seoul benjamin north korea's economy is decline now for the 2nd year running i mean clearly international sanctions are taking that toll how bad of the numbers do you think. i think they're quite bad which really isn't surprising given that north korea is essentially not able to export any of its main export commodities such as coal and minerals and products and other things so it's not not surprising i mean we're not talking about any devastating numbers such as in the 1990 s. but still it is looking quite grand and as you say trade figures and exports of plans drastically so how does this actually play out on the economy and what sort of impact does it have on ordinary people in north korea. i mean i would say that it's the worst for a certain specific sectors such as you know mining workers who essentially don't have. have any work to d

contrasting with all of the period of reconciliation that we've had over the past year and a half or so north korea said when it launched missiles last week that that should be considered to be a solemn warning to south korea being very careful not to direct any of its anger or wrath at the americans and that u.s. president donald trump in particular but this does seem to be a reminder from them about the size of their nuclear and missile arsenal that yes this is only a short range missile but it is a reminder that they are serious about getting the u.s. back to the negotiating table and eventually getting some relief from the crippling sanctions well grandma webb is a research fellow young technological university of singapore he joins me via skype from there good to have you with us mr webb on the program again i mean testing like this should have been a thing of the past after that sort of one mark agreement between north and south last year when relations were pretty good but the north has broken the agreement again so what's the aim. well that's a great. regime in pyongyang is getting extremel

and north korea should be most worried were most affected maybe they're the most happiest about trump and kim's relationship i'm trying to understand better the impact globally. south korea i think would be the country most affected. south korea has a president in who actually brought trump and kim jong un together moon is deeply anti american though and he's very pro north korean and that for presents a number of dilemmas to us and you notice that moon was not in the meeting between trump and kim right after that historic handshake and that's probably a good thing for us so trump also invited kim to visit us in the united states when the time is right what are your thoughts on the likelihood of this or that is this now creating another carrot for for kim to go after you know this is another carrot that we should not be giving to the north koreans until they have completely disarmed you know kim is one of the most horrific dictators on earth the last thing we should be doing is having him wandering around the white house especially if he's getting a 21 gun salute at a state dinner in

ivanka trump went into north korea. she was seen entering this blue building, as you see, with jared kushner where you can cross into north korea away from cameras. secretary of state mike pompeo throughout the visit remains largely in the background. it reminded me how rex tillerson has complained of being boxed out of issues. do you think the same thing is happening now with mike pompeo? >> it could be. what's troubling is that at least secretary mike pompeo was confirmed by the united states senate. here you have people with very little foreign policy or diplomatic experience who are take these roles and positions and edging out people who do have either experience or have a confirmation by the senate. so i think this is not a good way to run american foreign policy. and on the issue of north korea, it's a really big deal for the american president to step into north korean soil and the united states got exactly nothing for that. >> if you are concerned kind of of the role of secretary or lack thereof of mike pompeo

he knows that north korea is in ruins. north korea really is finished. it lags behind africa.th korea needs help. or things will fall apart over there in ways we would rather not see. i am sure the president discussed with this president xi who supported him. we don't want a war under any circumstances. no one in northeast asia does. president trump has the courage to step forward and make it clear we will contribute to a peaceful outcome. >> tucker: what would be the motive behind the statements you saw? everyone is washington said it's immoral for the president to shake hands with someone as evil as kim jong-un. that's worse than the prospect of nuclear war. where does that attitude come from? >> well, clearly if you want to promote human rights and improve the position of the korean nation. president moon really speaks for the majority of the korean nation. he wants the people in north korea to enjoy a better standard of living and a better life. he knows that once these two are in contact with each other, this regime as we have seen if over the last 50 years won't survive.

it is north korea. so this is what i think the president is doing correct, he has not lifted sanctions, has not decided to let up on north korea so there isn't this major economic incentive for them to try to do something. he is essentially throwing long bombs pardon the phrase in the end zone. he's actually trying to do something no one has done before and basically on personal relationship. that, i think, something we have to give him leeway to do because no one has been able to figure this problem out in the past. the consensus opinion is something you can't focus on too much. the president is doing this the way he's doing it. so far, he's out a little bit of ratchet down of tensions this could be a way forward to. with that said, he's taking risks by giving kim jong un more than he's ever gotten before on the wall stage. >> donna: dozens of personal, we don't know, corresponded between the two men, amazing letters, extraordinary letters, great content. we have heard it all. what is the real goal at

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south korea says north korea has far too ballistic missiles into the sea off the country's east coast just days after a similar launch last week. and you're watching out there live from doha also coming up. sudan's military gentle orders all schools to be shut down indefinitely the crowds of students protest against the killing of 5 pupils at a rally on monday. a call for investigation u.n. security council members demanded inquiry into the bombing of hospitals in serious adlib province. and setting the stage for a presidential race u.s. democratic candidates begin a 2nd round of debates will be live in downtown detroit. south korea says pyongyang has far too ballastic missiles off its east coast this comes 6 days after north korean leader kim jong un oversaw the testing of 2 new short range ballistic missiles that south korean militaries joint chiefs of staff say they are monitoring the situation in case of additional launches we can go straight to so our rob mcbride is standing by for us or rob what more can you tell us about this. that's right these launches happened just after 1st

president to visit north korea he met kim jong un at the demilitarized zone between north and south korea and they agreed to kickstart denuclearization talks. and now heidi jo castro joins us live from washington d.c. as we said there heidi a very quick turn of events what more the north korea have to see in this u.n. statement. well this press statement from the the u.n. mission of north korea sensually is saying that the united states is talking out of both sides of its mouth that even as president trump had this historic meeting with the north korean leader that his members of his own ministration at the urging of the u.s. state department was trying to convince other members of the u.n. to help its effort to recall foreign north korean workers that were working abroad now this was done in a letter that the u.s. drafted along with the u.k. germany and france and delivered to other countries in the u.n. on june 29th which today north korea and its statement notes is the same day that trump had tweeted that invitation to meet north korean leader kim jong il and at the border are the cons

made—for—television moment, but who would have thought that "make america great again" would also elevate north koreas go live to our correspondent mariko oi who is in seoul. what has the reaction been in north korean state media and south korean state media? as you can imagine, it is the top news story here in south korea. showing you one newspaper here with that picture of the historic moment when president trump became the first american president to enter north korea. this particular newspaper dedicated seven pages to that story but there has been some debate about whether that was a gigantic photo opportunity. but also, south korean media has been somewhat divided about president moonjae—in of south korea focusing too much on this north korean issue while other main issues for the local community here such as the economy, youth unemployment, remain un— tackled. but as you mentioned, surprisingly, north korean state media also reported this story this morning, both on television as well as on the front page of the main newspaper. it actually had 85 pictures of that historic meeting between the tw

president to step foot in north korea. before, during and after his third meeting with kim jong un, trump lavished praise on the north korean dictator, and played up his relationship with kim. >> we have developed a very good relationship, and we understand each other. i do believe he understands me, and i think i maybe understand him. and then yesterday i had the idea, maybe i'll call chairman kim and see if he wants to say hello. we didn't give him much notice, but we become -- we respect each other. we respect each other, maybe even like each other, and since our first meeting, we got along. we got along. we had a great kind of feeling. >> joining us live from seoul, south korea, janice mackey fair for us. we're about 26 hours since that historic meeting between kim jong un and the president. how is it all going down right now there? >> reporter: well, it was another one of those warm exchanges that we aren't sure if it will actually produce any sort of policy. for the past several months, there have been very hard line

from north korea's u.n. mission is essentially saying it's not going to say thank you for this shift its statement is accusing the u.s. essentially of talking out of both sides of its mouth while president trump was initiating these peace talks with a north north korean leader members of his administration at the urging of the u.s. state department was leading an effort at the u.n. to try to get member countries to send north korean foreign workers home and this was in response to u.s. allegations that north korea is violating sanctions against oil imports and in the statement from north korea notes that the u.s. sent a letter to member countries along with the u.k. france and germany that was delivered on june 29th urging for this retaliation against breaking the same sions and that on that same day trump had tweeted his impromptu invitation to meet kim jong un at the d.m.z. so certainly the fact that this statement from north korea's u.n. mission comes out today is an indication that it's saying things are

president to set foot in north korea. his nearly hour-longimeeting with k jong-un has raised new questions about whether the u.s. will drop its demand for full denuclearization. for more on where the policyes rom here, i'm joined by -- i was joined a short time k o by brungner, who served as the cia deputy division chief r korea and is now at the heritage foundation. the policy up until now of the united states has always been that north korea must have full and rapidenuclearization. from those you have spoken to, u make of the "new york times" article that they could call for a freeze? bruce: it is inconsistent with things i've heard from any u.s. official. they have always insis have to have what is a u.n. requirement of complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization. all the officials i have talkedd with have hat north korea has to commit to the u.n. definition of denuclearization as well as abandoning not only production facilities but the. existing arsen nada: president trumplaced a lot of value on his relat

. >>> tonight historic step, president trump makes an unprecedented visit into north korea, invited across the border by kim jong-un >> we went and met at the line and in meeting at the line i said would you like me to come across he said i would be so honored. >> inside the sudden scramble to pull off the meeti the newly minted press secretary bruised in the jostling, and questions about what happens next >>> breaking news, a deadly plane crash in texas an aircraft goes down at an airport into the hangar killing 10 on board. >>> fighting back, democrats blast comments shared by donald trump jr. questioning kamala harris's race. how he is responding tonight >>> trouble in the water as a woman dies from flesh eating bacteria how she got the infection by walking on the beach and how you can stay safe this summer. >>> out of control, a traffic stop turns violent >> stop, stop, stop, put it in park put your hands up! >> a deputy dragged away by a suspect's car and the massive manhunt that follows. >>> and celebrating world pride. >> 50 years ago if this many people would have gathered, we woul