>> in our world lead today, north korea not quite engaging in saber-rattling, more like olive branch trampling. kim top-ranking official in her own right just stomped on hopes for better relations for the u.s. her comments come only days after her brother said north korea should be ready for dialogue in confrontation with the u.s. cnn's will ripley has been to north korea 19 times and joins us from taiwan. this past weekend, will, national security adviser sullivan said that the biden administration was, quote, awaiting a clear signal from north korea. is this it? >> you know, there's never really a clear signal from north korea, as you well know. but when kim yo jong spoke out saying that the u.s. should not expect much given that their special north korea envoy is in the region, it was certainly an indication that north korea is not interested in sitting down with the united states. clearly ever since president trump walked out of the summit talks in hanoi in 2019, north korea has completely turned away from engagement with the united states. and, at the moment, they're also tackling a number of