also, otto warmbier, there is heavy hearts. you can tell in the administration they are thinking about him as well. we are told there were calls to say that as joyous as tonight is, and joyous for the president to welcome home these three americans, they keep on the to in their prayers. a prayer at the cabinet for him and his family. >> we have not seen the three freed americans since they were released. >> i can tell you, just now, there's some lights off to the north. whether or not this is the plane with the three americans, we don't know. the only plane that's landed here in the past four hours that we have been standing out here is the vice president and president's helicopters and the secretary of state's plane. the timing would make sense for those lights out to the north to be the plane with the three americans. we haven't heard from them, we didn't see pictures. they released a statement, how much they loved america, the greatest country on earth. we are seeing the ground crew here start to get ready. it appears as tho

was released last summerand otto warmbier who was released last summer and return otto warmbier whoerica and died shortly after as a result of brain injuries suffered in north korea. there are also three korean americans. unconfirmed reports suggesting they have been moved out of those notorious labour camps into a hotel and being looked after their ahead of the summit with the intention they will be released but we do have a report from the state department which says we cannot confirm the validity of those reports. as well as the welfare and safety of us citizens abroad is one of the highest priorities of the department of state. it gives you an idea that this summit is going to be important and their release is going to be one of the issues discussed alongside the important one of whether kim jong—un will be willing to give up his weapons. two men in arrested in philadelphia star bucks after waiting in the without buying anything have reached a settlement of $1 and have offered $200,000 for an entrepreneurship programme for young people. starbucks is also reached a settle m e nt

rob: you mentioned the difference between otto warmbier and these three and that shows a change in their that they are happy and healthy and coming home. >> the north koreans wanted to create a good atmosphere so they were in good condition. with north korea there are very few coincidences. what they were trying to say with we want to have good relations with the us. we are entering these negotiations, let's be friends. jillian: a lot has changed over the course of the last year. what is happening with this coming summit? >> we insist on north koreans giving up nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. >> do you think they will? >> it is a question whether donald trump is willing to use all the elements of american power to force the north koreans to do something they don't want to do and thought they would never do. it is a trump question, not a kim question. we have a lot of stuff we can do not only to the north koreans but major power backers, russians and chinese. rob: looking at the world from western perspective, you see how well we are able to live and how they live in north korea,

. >> leland, i'm so glad that you mentioned otto warmbier. several viewers have sent me letters saying, we should not forget him. as joyous as it is to see these brave americans coming home, the fact that otto warmbier was basically killed by the regime is something that we can never forget. and please, add to that, but also, do you have any flavor or if there are family members? we hear voices in the background, i'm sure that there are media there. are there other people gathering at andrews? >> we will give you a sense of the throng of media both from the united states and a number of outlets from around the world that have gathered here. this is a look down the risers at joint base andrews of the correspondence that have gathered here. to your point whether there is family or not, we haven't been told that. there is an area as you know of the vip terminal here that is cordoned off. as we walked and we pretty contingent area of guards, so whether or not they have been able to get your in time or not is to be determined. it appears the admin

otto warmbier immediately jumped into my mind. i wish he would have been able to walk off the plane. it was such a setback for u.s./north korea relations. it appears we are slowly starting to recover. we'll have to see what happens at the summit. it was unfortunate that none of the families were able to be there. song is's wife was devastated. tony kim, he had a grand baby born while he was in prison. none of them were there. we hope their families get to she see them very soon if they haven't already. to see the men put on camera after the isolation they endured, especially kim. he spent day in, day out in a labor camp, carrying heavy rocks, being fed meals that had bugs in them, according to other people that have been held in north korean labor camps and described the conditions. to go from that isolation for two and a half years to you are face-to-face with donald trump, i do worry that they were being exploited a bit. nonetheless, they're home. at least they are on their way home. hopefully they can begin the process of heali

it was difficult for a number of us who were involved in trying to get otto warmbier back. could to get him back. he did come back. unfortunately, he was in a vegetative state and had been so for about 16 months. we were not told that during our discussions with the north koreans. opaquees to both the nature of the regime and the evil nature of that regime. we are delighted these three hostages are back and still wish things had been different two years ago, 18 months ago. thati think is changed is now there is a direct dialogue between the countries. as you might recall during the otto warmbier period, i called for such a dialogue, saying i didn't believe north korea should be given any credit for releasing hostages because they never should have been taken in the first place. but that because of their nuclear weapons, there means to deliver them, issues like otto warmbier, it was necessary to have direct communication. that could have made a difference and it currently is. hasink something else changed. i think the trump administration 's diplomacy -- and by that i mean g

a, a year ago, with the release of otto warmbier a, a yearago, he with the release of otto warmbier was arrested and subsequently convicted in north korea and sentenced to years of hard labour. he was released effectively ina coma labour. he was released effectively in a coma and suffering from unexplained brain injuries and came back to america to die. that was seen as being a low point in north korean and american relationships. now we have the release of three men who seem to be in good health and who seem to be in good health and who have released a brief statement in which they thanked those in the american government and particularly president trump for arranging their releases. it is such a remarkable change to one year ago. the present, we are told, will be meeting them when they arrive at andrews air force base in a matter of hours —— be president. more details are emerging about the summit. because mike pompeo has been back to pyongyang overseeing the release of these three american citizens, and beyond that having conversations with kim jong—un for a second time. he spoke

to return home with severe brain damage. >> i want to pay my warmest respects to the parents of otto warmbier. >> reporter: warmbier's parents release a statement saying they miss their son and they are happy for the freed men and their families. mola lenghi, cbs news, joint base andrews. >>> bay area kids and commuters leaving the cars at home. we'll show you this morning's "bike to work" day participants. >> one week into mandatory evacuations, the damage done by the kilauea volcano. >> and we are still noticing a little breeze right along the coast but pretty clear conditions out there. afternoon highs feeling comfortable. i'll have your full forecast coming up. streets he's been called a rockstar lawyer. he tops the charts on progressive causes... winning pro bono battles for immigrants and the homeless. defending gay rights and gun control. democrat jeff bleich. after columbine, bleich led president clinton's youth violence initiative. with joe biden, bleich took on domestic violence. served president obama as special counsel and ambassador. maybe bleich can't pull off the rockstar look.

. >> you talked to otto warmbier's father. what did he say to you? it must be very painful. >> it's a very special family. the president reached out to the warmbier's over the weekend with the news these three americans were coming home. i called yesterday morning and talked to fred and cindy. while we rejoice in these americans coming home that they were in our hearts and prayers. secretary of state told me he was thinking about them during time he was on the ground in north korea as well. this is family while we were able to get otto home with his passing the nation grieved but to see these three americans come off the plane, we hope it's a sign this is real opportunity to achieve peace on the korean peninsula. we'll continue to move forward in way that engages. we appreciate kim jong-un's efforts. so far we appreciate his release of these americans but we have no illusions about the challenges that we face to achieve. >> why did the president call him honorable some weeks ago? is the president praising too much and raising expectations too high? >

. >> reporter: the president also took a moment to remember otto warmbier. the american student detained in north korea who died last june, a few days after he was allowed to return home with severe brain damage. >> i want to pay my warmest respects to the parents of otto warmbier. >>> former prisoners went directly to walter reed military hospital for rest and attention. >>> coming up, a chance to see the bay bridge like you've never seen it before. the unbeatable nighttime view you won't want to miss. >> he was forced off the road, but the evidence shows otherwise. what police say really happened behind the wheel. >> a labor of love. the san francisco zoo shows us how they're carefully caring for several penguin eggs that are ready to hatch. only one candidate for governor when students were stuck in failing schools, led the fight to turn them around. as mayor of l.a., antonio villaraigosa invested in classrooms and security. graduation rates soared. antonio for governor. bridge. tonight... you'll be able to do this... in the moonlight. >>> sky drone 5 fol

the president mentioning otto warmbier's parents which was important. you remember a college student, american university student who suffered irreparable harm under the regime in north korea and came home and died. >> the president said i must tell you i pay migray respects the parents of otto warmbier. the president called this a positive gesture of good will. asked about how this changes now he negotiates with kim jong-un. he said no, not at all. the president did take time to slam "the new york times" and slam the media. he said he expects record tell vit -- television ratings for 3:00 a.m. a major win for president trump and the united states this morning. >>> meanwhile, a cnn poll shows a big improvement in americans' opinion on how the president dealt with north korea. 53% approval up sharply from last november. with the detainees on american soil, what is next with the relationship with the u.s. and snk north korea? joining us live from seoul is paula hancocks. paula, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. we have heard from north korea.

the last american released was otto warmbier. he died after suffering severe brain-damage just days after being freed. otto warmbier's parents are suing north korea alleging that they kidnapped, tortured and murdered their son. otto warmbier was arrested in january of 2016 and accused of stealing a propaganda poster. he was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor. his parents say they are happy for the hostages that were just released and the families but, of course, they miss their son. >>> did you feel an earthquake last night? several of them rattled part of northern california. centered around guy certificateville. the largest was 4.2 >> new questions about background checks for police officers. >> reporter: this is the officer last month detailing the harassment we endured. >> i experienced racial and religious harassment and also witnessed blatant misconduct against citizens. >> reporter: the officer of afghan descent didn't want to come forward. he claimed to be a high level cia agent on a dating website and he was

. >> deepest respect to the parents of otto warmbier, a great young man who really suffered. >> he diedth korea last year. the vice president tweeting he spoke to otto's family. in a statement, fred and cindy warmbier say we are happy for the hostages and their families. we miss otto. life seem coverage of this historic morning continues, "fox and friends first" continues right now. >> this is part of it. it will be when we denuclearize that entire peninsula. jillian: breaking overnight three hostages just freed from a north korean nightmare stepping foot on american soil for the first time in over a year. todd: they nates greeted by donald trump and mike pence at joint base air force andrews. jillian: historic face-to-face meeting between donald trump and kim jong un. you are watching "fox and friends first". what a day it is. rob: in the last few hours donald trump welcoming those three hostages after months of imprisonment in north korea, their freedom secured by mike pompeo who made a second trip

and i must tell you, i want to pay my warmest respects to the parents of otto warmbier, who is a great young man who, who really suffered. and his parents have become friends of ours. they are spectacular people. and i just want to pay my respects. i actually called them the other day, and mike called them also, mike pence. and they are really incredible people. >> -- >> i think our secretary of state, despite the fact that "the new york times" said he was missing, he was in north korea. but i think our secretary of state has done a fantastic job. mike, did you know that you were missing? they couldn't find you. they couldn't find him. >> -- >> they couldn't find him bauds because he was in north korea. >> -- >> i don't want to comment on whether or not i spoke to him. >> -- >> we are starting off on a new footing. this is a wonderful thing that he released the folks early. that was a big thing, very important to me. and i really think we have a very good chance of doing something very meaningful. and if anybody would have said that five years ago, ten years ago, even a year ago, you w

and i must tell you, i want to pay my warmest respect to the parents of otto warmbier, who is a great young man who really suffered. and his parents have become friends of ours. they are spectacular people. and i just want to pay my respects. i actually called them the other day. and mike called them also, mike pence. and they are really incredible people. [indiscernible] president trump: i think our secretary of state despite the fact that the "new york times" said he was missing, he was in north korea, but i think our secretary of state has done a fantastic job. mike, did you know you were missing? they couldn't find you. they couldn't find him because he was in north korea. i don't want to comment on whether or not i spoke to him. indiscernible] president trump: well, we are starting off on a new footing and this is a wonderful thing that he released the folks early. big thing. very important to me. and i really think we have a very good chance of doing something very feengful and if anybody said that five years ago, 10 years ago, even a year ago, you would have said that's not pos

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comments that he made. >> reporter: it was just last year that a severely brain damaged 22-year-old otto warmbier died less than a week after arriving back home. his parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit accusing north korea of torturing their son. the warmbiers spoke at the united nations last night vowing not to stay silent about what happened to their son despite the easing tensions on the korean peninsula. >> they used him as a political pawn for as long as they could, and when they could no longer -- when he was of no value to them, they essentially sent him home to our family in a body bag. >> the only thing we can do is rub their noses in this. it embarrasses them. they don't like the world to think that they aren't trying to be a member of the world. >> meanwhile in another sign of easing tensions on the korean peninsula, "the new york times" reports president trump has requested options from the pentagon to reduce the number of u.s. troops in south korea. officials have not yet announced a date or location for the upcoming talks with kim jong-un. >>> and back in this country, peopl

and like you heard, the president thanked kim jong un and he referenced otto warmbier, whose arrivalhe united states was completely different. it was a stark contrast. he arrived in the middle of the night to no fanfare at all, barely conscious. and here you saw these detainees just joyous, waving their hands, peace signs, and just happy to be on the ground in america. >> terry moran, just a few seconds with you right now. you followed the north korean conflict for years. a quick thought as you see that play out. >> well, this is a great moment for the families and for this process. fortune favors the bold sometimes. and in president trump, in kim jong un, and in south korean president moon jae-in these are three bold leaders ready to roll the dice. and this is a sign of what can happen. guys? >> terry moran from london. thank you, terry. and now we'll return to our regular programming. for some of you in the east that's "world news now." >> we'll have more have more. >> announcer: this has been a special report from abc news. >> announcer: we'll join our programming after these mess

that was sad with otto warmbier and his family. the horrific conditions he came back in. obviously the tragedy. good news tonight, thanks, ed. according to a release from the state department, that would be mike pompeo state department, the three freed hostages have issued a statement writing "we would like to express our deep appreciation to the united states government, to president trump, to secretary pompeo and the people of the united states for bringing us home. we thank god and all our families and friends who prayed for us and for our return. god bless america, the greatest nation in the world." can't wait for them to land. joining us now with reactions all the big development's today, former deputy assistant to the president, fox news national secure discharges, dr. sebastian gorka. retired cia intelligence officer, we welcome him to the fox family. of course, he's been in a lot. daniel hoffman. dr. gorka, let me start with you. hostages are free. it took a military presence. it took the president taunting kim jong un. it took sanctions, but it worked. and i don'

university of virginia student otto warmbier was returned to the u.s.-- died shortly thereafter. a few committed suicide after returning home. some described their treatment in prison as worse than death. >> shannon: jennifer griffin, thank you very much. for more, let's bring in fox news contributor judy miller. olivia enis, policy editor with the heritage foundation. >> nice to be with you. >> shannon: there's been a big debate about who should get credit for this. it's happening on president trump's watch. i want to play you something and former vice president dick cheney had to say about this coming together, the hostages coming home shortly. >> well, if you had told me this is going to happen, i would have been surprised. i would not have expected it could happen. i am pleased that it has. i think that it offers the possibility of significant progress. i think we have to be very careful, and i think president is being being very careful, to go operate in a way that we don't get hung out to dry. if they don't meet our standards, i would walk freda >

president trump paying tribute to otto warmbier who was returned to the united states in a coma last june he died days ter. >> awe great young man who really suffered. and his parents have become friends of ours. they are spectacular people. and i just want to pay my respects. >> reporter: and it is those words of respect to otto warmbier that puts all of this in perspective and shows what the regime is capable of doing and indeed has done. but going forward, we are told, cnn is learning that the summit between president trump and kim jong-un likely to take place next month likely in singapore. the details are expected to be announced in the coming days. but the president now is going to be sitting down with his secretary on of state who has a lot of firsthand information now after that 90-minute meeting with kim jong-un to hammer out the details for what that summit will look like. certainly this a big moment here. but bigger moments to come if this deal is to be worked out. chris and alisyn. >> brother zell tpheurbgs thank you very much. let's bring in the panel. we have national s

sanders: when it comes to north korea, there -- i think you can also look at otto warmbier, who was detaineduring the previous administration, as is one of the current detainees, so that would reflect the president's comments made. made -- that he when it comes to the other fact you refer to the last incidents, as mayor giuliani stated, this was not initially known, but later learned. and again, we get the best information possible at the time, and we are going to continue to do that every single day. reporter: but michael cohen back in february of last year, the reimbursement was out long before -- ms. sanders: is that a question or -- reporter: i am saying, how could he have known? ms. sanders: i will not get into those details and i would refer you back to the statement, pretty lengthy statements made by giuliani both last night and this morning as well as the president's tweets. reporter: just a follow-up on that the president talked about , monthly retainers in his tweets. rudy giuliani said the president only knew about this 10 days to two weeks ago. how can you only be aware of someth

otto warmbier came home under president trump as well. two of these hostages were taken while president trump was in office. one of them while president obama was in office, but is there any way to look at this other than big wins for president trump on his watch? >> i have been very disheartened by the fact that president trump has been pointing out when they were taken. their americans. they were human bargaining chips which is why they were taken. this is most definitely a win for the president. i also think to john kirby's point, this is transactional. i think that the north koreans are definitely trying to show some measures of goodwill in the run-up to a summit but this is not denuclearization. this is the deescalation and the president has been successful in that regard but to date we have not heard anything about what steps north korea's actually taken to do what we want which is in donald trump's words to get rid of their nukes. >> they do know everything to get to that table with the president. poppy was pointing out to me this

otto warmbier was sentenced to hard labor in march of 2016 before being accused of trying to steal apaganda poster from a hotel while visiting pyongyang. little is known about warmbier's time in the hermit kingdom but when he was released his health situation was dire and he died just six days leader. mr. gomez was arrested after crossing the border from china into north korea. he was returned to the united states later that year. he suffered from severe post-traumatic dress disorder and died in november. joining us, hans hillary clinton oels. tell us what this looks like now. the president had sent mike pompeo there in one of his first acts as secretary of state in theory to discuss the upcoming summit and he is coming back with these three detainees. it looks like the good will is continuing to grow between the united states and north korea. >> it's remarkable when you look back to what happened at the beginning of the year. the state of the union address when president trump invited the family of to otto warmbier to sit in the stands as the president rail against kim jong-un. even

otto warmbier came back in a coma. otto warmbier's parents, i wonder what they think when they see the president say those words. >> again, it's no surprise. donald trump is who he is. and he will always manage to take a triumph like this and tarnish it in some way because of his ego and his personality. so it is no surprise that he turns everything into an episode of the "apprentice." so the thing, again, the real test will be, can he achieve an agreement with north korea. as you know, this is -- this process is welcome backwards. he's having the summit with kim before any of the details have been worked out, before denuclearization has been defined. so good luck. obviously we all wish him luck. >> certainly we do. chris whipple, we do appreciate it. >>> military strikes between israel and iran on the heels of the u.s. violating the nuclear deal. is one connected to the other? stay with us. and a little nervous. but not so much about what market volatility may do to their retirement savings. that's because they have a

we continue to mourn with otto warmbier's family. fortunately we've seen the relatively good condition that these three men were brought back into the united states. i don't have all the details about their treatment, we'll learn about that in the coming days. i hope that that will remain private because they're now private citizens and we're thankful to have them home. >> it's not just north korea, heather, as you're aware of it as a country holding american citizens. about by our count five are being held in iran. didn't pulling out of the iran nuclear deal just make it harder to get those americans back home? >> look, let's put this blame squarely where it rests, where it deserves to rest and that is iran. we have seen iran for many years, and we know that very well here from the state department, when they took so many of our own people hostage many years ago. iran continues to take part in destabilizing activities around the world. in its own country we've been watching oft past few days what it has done in syria. iran continues

i want to pay my warmest respect to the parents of otto warmbier who was a great young man who really suffered. they have become friends of ours, they are spectacular people and i want to pay my respects. i called them the other day and mike called them also and they are really incredible people. >> have you had a chance to talk -- >> the fact the new york times said he was missing, he was in north korea. i think our secretary of state has done a fantastic job. >> have you spoken to kim jong un? >> he was in north korea. >> >> what is your message -- >> the meeting -- >> we are starting off on a new footing which is a wonderful thing, a released the folks early, a big thing, very important to me and i think we have a very good chance of doing something very meaningful and if anybody would have said that 5 years ago, 10 years ago, even a year ago you would've said that was not possible. a lot of good things have happened. >> will the meeting been singapore? >> what you think you decided to free these prisoners now? >> i think he wants to design. i really think he wants to do something

the family of otto warmbier reacting on all this. the college student out of virginia died from brain damage days after his return to cincinnati, ohio. the family saying in a statement, quote, we're happy for the hostages and their families. we miss otto. president trump also acknowledging the family this morning about 3:00 on that tarmac. >> president trump: i want to pay my warmest respects to the parents of otto warmbier, who is a great young man who really suffered and his parents have become friends of ours. they are spectacular people and i just want to pay my respects to them. >> bill: that was necessary especially for fred and cindy, the mother and father back in ohio watching this from afar thinking of if only our son could have been one of them. tough stuff there. >> sandra: meanwhile c.i.a. nominee gina haspel defending her record yesterday on capitol hill. >> i believe, as many people, directors who have sat in this chair before me, that valuable information was obtained from senior al qaeda operatives that allowed us to

it did bring to mind otto warmbier who died six days after he was here. because he was severely brain damaged. do you think he was tortured or they inadvertently killed him? >> i don't think that -- there's much doubt that his condition was due to his treatment in north korean prisons. and we have seen the same pattern of behavior over the years. that's the kind of pattern of behavior that is simply unacceptable. >> do you think he was tortured? >> unacceptable! look, i'm not going to get into the specifics. it goes to the critical point of if north korea wants to be a normal nation, that has to be not only ceased the. it has to be exposed, in the past, for the benefit of, for example, the families of japan. whose children were kidnapped by north korea over a period of years. if the north really wants to change their behavior, they have a very bright future ahead of them. >> i want to move on to the iran deal in a moment. the president has criticized iran and the iran deal because it didn't address human rights. the state department says north korea viola

ainsley: otto warmbier's dad i called him yesterday to see if he wanted to come on the show to react tto yesterday. he said, his quote was, we're happy for the hostages and their families and we miss otto. we wonder why did he come home in that state. when we saw these three, even though the president tweeted yesterday they were in good health, we were all happy to hear that, i wanted to see with my own eyes. brian: it was great that you called them. it was great that the president mentioned, but i do believe otto's death allowed them to live because the fallout from the way he was returned to the u.s. was so devastating and so clear, even from, the north korean allies, they knew. when he said, one of these detainees said i was in hard maybe bore. when i was sick they took care of me, that to me because of what happened to otto. they clearly didn't take care of him. steve: he got typical treatment people in north korea get when they were in one of those hard labor camps. while the president has been really good springing hostages, ultimately what he wants to see is a unified north and

otto warmbier. what a tragedy that is. but he is a martyr, let the martyrs liberty inside of iraq. he paved the way to freedom. and when these people released they will have to thank him. >> rudy giuliani there it there. gillian turner joins us now with more from washington. >> the president and the south korean president will meet on the 22nd. in advance of the summit with kim jong-un of north korea. the negotiating team has settled on a location for the summit. they are not quite ready to expose their choice just yet. likely in keeping with the presidents goal of not broadcasting national security plans in advance. however, it is not keeping the president from teasing the event. >> we worked out a time and place which will be announced shortly. >> also in play, the american hostages being held illegally in the north. once his 2015 and the other two since 2017. they reportedly have been relocated from a labor camp to a private hotel near pyongyang. the experts say this is signed they may be released in advance of the trump and kim summit. >> we haven't very substantive talks with

the return today is in sharp contrast of the return to the return of otto warmbier. >> i want to pay respects to the parents of otto warmbier. >> president trump confirming over twitter he will meet with kim jong-un in singapore june 12. in washington griff jenkins ktvu, fox 2 news. >>> israel says it attacked nearly all of iran's military installations in syria in response to a rocket attack. israel says that it targeted sites related to iran logistics intelligence and storage of weapons. it was the largest attack against iranian positions in syria by israel to date. the white house issued a statement condemning what it calls iran's provocative attacks from syria against israeli citizens and expressed support for israel's right to act in self-defense. >>> law enforcement from several counties are meeting to decide where the man accused of being the golden state killer should be prosecuted. joseph deangelo has been charged with killing eight people, four in orange, two in ventura, two in sacramento. it has not been decided if he will be prosecuted in several trials or in one single c

otto warmbier is one of those that should have been released immediately. it's unbelievable the treatment he received and shows the evil nature of that regime. i don't think that we should trust them. on the other hand, it's good we're having a direct dialogue. i have called for that over time. i think there's some positive signs recently that this summit in singapore could be successful. >> julie: north korea never did admit this they tortured otto warmbier. it's clear that he had been suffering for a very long time. what then is next? as far as the country trying to come together with the united states and south korea, by releasing these three americans, the three remaining hostages, what does that say about moving forwa forward? >> we need commitments on denuclearization. that's the stopping of the testing, not just of the weapons by the means to deliver them, the icbms were mentioned earlier. also just taking their nuclear weapons program and dismantling it. as long as that regime has nuclear weapons, it continues to be a danger to the region and to the

but of course i only got otto warmbier out, who was very sick at the time. >> as we look at this, ifinent, how does that work? what is the messaging? when do you make that public? when they're already in transit? how close in release will we actually learn about it? >> i think we'll learn about it after the release. this is why we really shouldn't be talking about their release. nobody should be talking about their release until it happens because any kind of real speculation, anybody sends wrong signals, you could jeopardize it. >> the president tweeted about these three, quote, the past administration have long been asking for three hostages to be released but to no avail. one was arrested in may and the other in april of last year. so both under the administration of president trump. sarah sanders tried to spin this as if one of the people that the president was referring to may have been otto warmbier, who you helped to bring home last year. when this is also the message being put out from washington, does that harm things at all, that this appears to be slightly more political?

>> what sadly as we saw with the murder of otto warmbier we're dealing with a dictatorship. i've been to pyongyang. it is a village. with president moon meeting with kim jong-un over the weekend, there is every effort being made of verification. >> julie: there is every effort being made by north korea to appear to be transparent such as last week's demolition of its nuclear test sites. several tunnels. officials wanted journalists in the front row of the demolition for transparency sake. they said the destruction of the site shows they want piece. here is the problem with that. no nuclear experts were on the site, just journalists to confirm whether the tunnels will be unusable and no concerns of radiation. however, they confiscated journalist's radiation detectors. how do we know the demonstration wasn't just purely a show? >> it may have been and that's why with the efforts made by president trump to work with president moon, with prime minister abe and working with president xi in china, with the sanctions in place we have a president following through and so i'm confide

otto warmbier's parents are suing north korea, alleging they kidnapped, tortured and murdered their son. he was arrested in january of 2016 and accused of stealing a propaganda poster. he was sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labor. his parents are happy for the hostages but they miss their son. >> hard not to think about him. 6:05. did you feel and earthquake last night? several of them rattled part of northern california. they were centered around guy certificateville. the largest 4.2 at 7:48 followed by 4.0 one minute later. no reports of injury or damage. >>> how an sfpd officer with a sketchy past got into the police academy is raising questions. he filed a harassment claim against the department last month. he didn't want to be named because of safety reasons. he was the subject of a napa police all points bulletin five years ago. napa police said he posed as a high level cia agent on a dating website and claimed to be involved in the killing of osama bin laden. a source tells abc 7 news he later applied to oakland police but was kicked out there for quote-unquote untruthf

as a result of that, you see how otto warmbier was treated. and you now see the three individuals coming home. i'm thankful and this country is blessed they are coming home. we have to do more. we can't give up on the pressure. the only reason this is happening is because president trump believes in the maximum pressure doctrine. this wouldn't have happened under the strategic patience doctrine. >> harris: all right. you have an opportunity now to tell us for the first time that you are on a list of six who will sit with the president of the united states for dinner tonight. i have the list. the white house has just released it. you will be along with us or with him as you are with us now. senator james risch coming up on the program. you will be together tonight. you have speaker ryan, majority leader kevin mccarthy, senator corker to round out the list, senator baraso. what would you tell the president and what would you you like to say to him? >> it's working. the isolation that the regime is going through is working and we can't let up unt

envoy to secured the release of otto warmbier said the comments were risky. >> it is diplomacy 101. you do not say you're getting prisoner or hostages out before it is done. when i went to get otto warmbier we were on radio silence unless we left the north korean air space. >> reporter: an american accused of espionage held in north korea the longest. since october 2015. the other two americans, were detained under trumps a watch in the spring of last year. they were accused of hostile acts against the north korean regime. their fate is in the balance as kim jong-un returns from a dramatic trip of his own, a visit and consultation with xi jinping and kim took a private plane to a city and spoke with xi with his sister and most trusted adviser kim yo-jong by his side. the two sides are very tight-lipped on what was discussed but analysts say xi was briefing kim on how to deal with trump face-to-face. >> i think xi jinping is explaining to kim what kind of person are you dealing with. what is his attention span, what does he need for the summit to be a win. what kind of a person is he

. >> reporter: the president also took a moment to remember otto warmbier, the american student detainednorth korea who died last june, a few days after he was allowed to return home with severe brain damage. >> i want to pay my warmest respects to the parents of otto warmbier. >> reporter: mola lenghi, cbs news, joint base andrews. >>> it's common to give out your cell phone number, but you may want to keep it as private as your social security number. how thieves can do a lot of damage with your digits. >> and it's beautiful in the day, but how would you like to ride across the bay bridge in the moonlight? the chance to get some rare views. burning lava.. rising into the 's new sign >>> this evening in hawaii there's a new doesn't threat. toxic fumes and gases from burning lava rising into the air. and there's new signs the area could be rocked with violent volcanic explosions. >> ken bastida with the new concerns from geologists. >> smoke is rising off 15 fissures this evening which covers about 120 acres of land. those fumes coming off the lava can create volcanic ash and acid rain.

david: be cautious and remember otto warmbier, if you want exemplification of the regime, how otto warmbier treated. that is the nature of this regime. we should be cautious. >>> a another nightmare in a plane, evacuation forcing passengers on a delta flight to exit on the plane's wings. we're going to tell you the cause of this kayous next. >>> officials are working to keep hawaii residents safe following the kilauea volcano's destruction. there's a new threat about to engulf the island. wait until you hear this. we have a live report from hawaii after the break. >> makes your eyes water. your throat hurts. everything hurts. >> it doesn't seem real. >> almost like you can feel the lava flowing under you. dray, when he was younger, he loved to smile; and we knew he would need braces because his teeth were coming in funny. that's when he had the bunny rabbits. we called him the bunny rabbit. now, those are the same two front teeth, there, that they are now. then dray ended up having to wear braces for 5 years because he never made it to appointments, because he was busy playing basketball. i

i'm glad so many people were remembered, otto warmbier and it's been mentioned again and president mentioned it, i heard it on this network earlier today, we don't want to forget him and perhaps the way he paved the way for this. but when you talk about the language used on the tarmac, ari fliescher made great points about all of this is a dance, i mean, it's diplomacy on both siechldz the president's language, i think, was carefully chosen to signal a receptiveness to what is going on, the release was as well. it's a dance. you contrast that with what we didn't see from iran in the wake of the nuclear agreement. they, too, had the opportunity to come to the table. they could have allowed site inspections. they could have slowed down their ballistic missile program. they could have released prisoners. they could have done some of the things that we're seeing from north korea now in response to a softening stance from president obama. they never did that. if anything they got harder. that contrast is useful to look at right now. >> zach, i want to ask this question, when you talk about langua

i was there to try and negotiate the release of otto warmbier and their remains.hat is true about the north koreans, it does not happen in the official following, it happens on the side. i was negotiating over the terms of otto warmbier in a show where they took me to, there were thousands of north korean kids they are being taken to the monuments and the restaurants. that is a key and that personal relation. i do have to admit, pyongyang surprised me. it is building up high-rises, they are trying, it is north korea will benefit from that with the political. the point of the russians and that the prime minister, the russian prime minister was there and both that and the chinese president had meetings. it is basically them saying, hey, we are players and this too. because they want to stake their role in the area. and not just give it up to the americans. >> martha: yes, the russians help them build the nuclear program in the '60s. but to see you. thank you. another new leak claims that robert mueller now has memos that could prove that president trump obstructed j

. >> when it comes to north korea, i think could you also look at otto warmbier who was detained duringous administration, as was one of the current detainees, that would reflect the president's comments that he made. >> otto warmbier, who returned to the u.s. in a vegetative state and died weeks later. where does that leave things with the current american prisoners. that is the most important thing after all. paula, do we know anything concrete about the current status of the three americans in north korea? >> anderson, what we know is from officials who are actually dealing with this ongoing negotiation, and they say that the release of the three detainees is imminent. they don't give any more specific timing than that. the word they use is imminent. they also say this has been months in the making. the north korean foreign minister went to sweden back in march. sweden handles all the diplomatic issues for the u.s. with north korea. he proposed they release these three detainees. at that point officials said they didn't want to be linked to denuclearization. but beyond that, the offi

the otto warmbier family remain in our prayers. tonight we have a reason to feel hopeful and proud. three american lives were likely saved and we didn't have to bribe kim jong un or send pallets of cash to north korea to get the job done. slow in the mainstream media, as corrupt as they are, they merely yawned today. "the new york times" buried the story. abc news criticized president trump on iran. the liberal senator from new york chuck schumer was less than pleased. really? three americans saved, back home. you are not please, you are not happy? take a look at this. >> the exultation by the president and others of the greatness of north korea doing this evades me. he can't be fooled into giving the north korean regime credit for returning americans that never should've been detained in their first place. american citizens are not diplomatic bargaining chips. there really should not be exalted. it should be expected. it is no great accomplishment of kim jong un to do this. when the president does it, he weakens american foreign policy and puts americans at risk around the world. >

here's a guy who killed the last guy otto warmbier and has murdered some family members and a lot of people there so i think we need to go in with our eyes wide open about what we're dealing with. >> reporter: despite concerns, there's cautious optimism that perhaps north korea is ready for change. >> every time the north koreans make agreements, they get sanctions relief and then they break the agreement. so it's not time yet to pop the cork on this on the other hand i'm delighted that we are going to be entering into these negotiations and maybe this time it will work. >> reporter: next few weeks will be critical for the president making plans for a singapore summit whether he decides to agree to another meeting of robert mueller. >> we fuelly cooperated in it. in the interest of the country i think it's time to wrap it up and respectfully encourage the special counsel and team to bring their work to completion. >> now, as for the summit, the president was talking to reporters before coming out here to indiana. he said he thinks that the upcoming summit in singapore will be a big s

the fact that the three detainees were released, much like otto warmbier.hat speaks volumes to the work the administration has done in changing relations between north korea, possibly for the very first time in such magnitude. >> you actually record otto warmbier less year came back and vegetative state that if you desire. these guys came back in very good condition. they walked on the planes themselves. that is an indication north korea understands they need goodwill from the president right now. >> were getting breaking news that china has landed a bomber in -- the south china sea for the very first time. what do we make of that? >> this is a violation of the chinese rosebush of president obama september 2015. in the rows done with the chinese said they would not militarize their islands in the south china sea. the chinese are villains but it is now up to the united states to prevent the chinese from doing that by imposing costly estimate of the chinese blinded a couple of american pilots in africa and we have not impose any consonant. that occurred two o

as you mentioned earlier, otto warmbier's parents are still suing them. there's many things that this leadership is accused of. so, we're far from done on the human rights issue. the other thing is, it's important, they brought experts with them, pompeo did from the national security council and from the state department, which gives me the sense that they're now entering a phase of prenegotiations. like specific details about what they want to get out of the summit. so, that's a good sign, but still, the expectations are very high. and they'll only be raised higher as we get closer to the summit the way the president keeps feeting about things. >> well, that is president trump's style. i want to bring in my panel. princeton university professor, elise gordon, a contributor to "time" and an aide to george bush, and msnbc contributor and any author john meacham, this book. you got to read it "the soul of america" we're going to get into it in a bit. let's talk about the news. what's your take, john? >> there's a theme with the news and north korea. >> don'

prisoner, the university student otto warmbier, the american diplomat who greeted him in pyongyang was shocked to discover that warmbier was effectively in a coma. he had suffered some catastrophic brain injury, head injury, and was brought back home to the states and died shortly afterwards. and it was a tragic case so of course the concern of the medical circumstances of these other three u.s. prisoners, some of whom, kim dong-chul, he has been in north korean custody since 2015, sentenced to ten years of hard labor after being accused of espionage. certainly one of the big concerns is what kind of medical condition would they be in when they're released. because the u.s. does not have diplomatic representation in pyongyang. it is the swedish embassy that is charged with trying to could connect with these prisoners. but the north koreans notoriously do not offer much face-to-face time with these prisoner. >> thanks, ivan. just interrupting here because the president and the first lady are now on ground and awaiting the arrival. >> they have landed. they shall await their arrival. we

the last american released by the north koreans, otto warmbier died after arriving back in the united states from brain damage. >>> marine biologists say a gray whale that washed up dead on angel island was probably hit by a vessel. a team of scientists performed a necropsy today. they say that 44 foot whale has significant bruising and suffered front force -- blunt force trauma. >>> san francisco is giving pedestrians more time to walk across the street safely. the city is adding some extra seconds to the crosswalk countdowns. before, people had to walk 4.5 feet per second to make it across in time. now they only have to walk three feet per second. some say they could not make it across in time. they were afraid of what could happen. >> it will be good to have a little more time. i worry about getting run over. >> it was not that long ago that we were out demonstrating that we could not cross that intersection with the allotted time. >> the city has already adjusted several of the crosswalk countdowns. >>> production has been shut down on america's best-selling vehicle. the ford f1 5