when i went to sentosa island i caught a cable car that takes you into the centre of the island as asted to see whether or not any tourist will be able to gather their and catch that cable car to get into sentosa island. rumour has it that it will be completely shut off and i think that is a smart reason why the leaders have chosen that place and singapore has offered it as a neutral place. as you heard from the contributors earlier, it really is a little bubble where you can control the security measures and get on with it. we will have more on that summit later and, with it. we will have more on that summit laterand, in with it. we will have more on that summit later and, in particular, with it. we will have more on that summit laterand, in particular, the position of japan in these talks. our other top story this hour — donald trump and his ability to pardon himself. his tweet has caused a lot of controversy. the president has been increasing his attacks on the russia probe in recent weeks, accusing the fbi of planting spies in his campaign and going as far as suggesting that even

here on the island of sentosa in singapore. looking very serious.kabout in the town. the delegation making their way in. less than seven minutes to go until the official start of this historic summit. we will be interested to see whether or not we're going to get the same kind of shot of donald trump walking in, as wejust the same kind of shot of donald trump walking in, as we just didn't there with the north korean leader, into the doors of the hotel. as we heard from rupert wingfield—hayes on the island, we saw the motorcade heading across the bridge from singapore city to sentosa. the sentosa gateway taking him. that was around 8:10am and we think we may well see another car pulling up carrying the us president. rupert, you're watching this with me, and we're seeing a serious looking concentrated face it's fair to say from kim jong—un as he concentrated face it's fair to say from kimjong—un as he enters concentrated face it's fair to say from kim jong—un as he enters the hotel? . absolutely, iagree . absolutely, i agree with you. be smiling as he

capella, being on sentosa island, a resort island, makes it easy to cut it off without disrupting thed even within sentosa island, the location of the capella hotel is separate from the other hotels as well, so you can really create a safe space for the summit to happen without creating much disruption at all. can these two very different leaders forge a long road to peace in singapore? the local security forces hope to ensure that there are checkpoints along the way. babita, i can tell you the choice of venue is causing a lot of disruption here in singapore. life will change for all of us or five days. the security measures will be worse than national day celebrations in august or the formula i race in september. and i have never seen security formula i race in september. and i have never seen security measures have never seen security measures this ties in my 20 years here. —— this ties in my 20 years here. —— this tight. we're all very familiar with sentosa island — you were there just recently, babita. yes, rico, i like many others was a visiting tourist to sentosa island — catchi

maybe about six or seven it is on sentosa island.ybe about six or seven more hotels and universal studios is there as well and about two or three large golf courses as well which i'm sure that president trump will appreciate and a lot of things also happening here in singapore, particularly there is a donald trump, kimjong—un burgo, a summit iced tea which commemorates this historic summit. a lot of things are happening. we are expecting you here in singapore soon. if that resort is good enough for ricoh, it's good enough for the president. while china has been thought of as north korea's strongest ally, the last 12 months have seen it impose the toughest sanctions ever on its unruly neighbour, taking credit for propelling kimjong un towards the negotiating table. but china's influence was also suggested by the us president to be one of the reasons why the meeting was at one point in doubt. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth reports now on the state of play in the communist alliance: four times a week, passengers at this beijing s

donald trump already on sentosa island. then you have kim jong—un having already on sentosa island.utes ago. slightly earlier than we expected. the cars were parked outside for 20 minutes and then we saw them coming out and getting in the carand saw them coming out and getting in the car and they left for the capella hotel, which is about 20 or 30 minutes from here by car. as you can imagine, but i'm me, lots of media interest and flash photography as they left. kim jong—un is on his way to the capella hotel. isn't its uprising that president donald trump arrived on sentosa island much earlier than kim jong—un —— arrived on sentosa island much earlier than kimjong—un —— isn't its uprising? why the delay in... they seem to be slightly ahead of the official schedule that we were given and they have left slightly earlier. we thought he might be leaving around 8:30am local time. about half an hour from leaving around 8:30am local time. about half an hourfrom here. they have left slightly earlier. he shouldn't be too much longer to join donald trump for this very historic summit, which i

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, where all eyes are on the summit hotel on sentosa island, where historyld be made. the us president and north korean leader held brief one—on—one talks with translators on defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament. we're going to have a great discussion. and i think tremendous success. it will be tremendously successful. it's my honour. we'll have a terrific relationship, i have no doubt. the old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles in our way forward but we overcame all of them and we are here today. that's true. after two hours of talks with their negotiators, both leaders are now sitting down for a working lunch to continue their detailed, wider—ranging discussions. also in the briefing: will north korea finally open up its economy after the historic meeting between the leaders of the world's most powerful and the most secretive nations? good to have you with us for our special coverage of the historic meeting that has been taking place between us president trump and north korea's leader kim jong—un. less than a year ago, the two men were excha

the bridge can see, the sentosa gateway, 800 metres, it takes you to the centre of the island. e saying perhaps donald trump will feel at home on sentosa, an island full of luxury hotels. the hotel they are staying at costs $1000 a night, it has a casino, a disney resort, and much more. the convoy representing the north korean delegation and kim jong—un left st regis hotel a short time ago. we think the one in the front with the north korean flags and the symbol of kim il—sung and kimjong il there, that might be his. can you tell us what you saw a short time ago? the ca i’s what you saw a short time ago? the ca rs have what you saw a short time ago? the cars have been parking outside for half an hour. ten minutes ago, as you mentioned, all of those cars left. it is starting to empty up a bit but earlier there was so much media i couldn't see the cars and my cameraman had to stand up like that. the delegation is on their way to the capella hotel, 20 minutes from here. kim jong-un has officially walked into the capella hotel to join donald trump. what is happening behind closed do

but we also know that sentosa island isa but we also know that sentosa island is a relatively self—containedy, that makes it quite suitable. —— surveil what is going on. i also heard from sources in the diplomatic corps, they said when they were talking about the right venue, they said that president trump liked mar—a—lago, he lacks a sort of country club environment. sentosa offers something like that. it is possibly the only place in singapore that has that sort of vibe, that feel, the country club and resort sort of environment. that is possibly why it was chosen, to make president trump feel comfortable as well. nicholas, thank you so much for joining well. nicholas, thank you so much forjoining us. we appreciate that. singapore very much on the map here. rico, i got this for you. a cup of coffee branded here, trump— kim summit, and a notebook so i can send you love letters. i will take that from you later this afternoon. thank you so much for watching this special edition of newsday. i'm rico hizon. hello there. on sunday we saw heavy thunderstorms and showers across northern england an

capella, being on sentosa island, a resort island, makes it easy to cut it off without disrupting thepella hotel is separate from the other hotels as well, so you can really create a safe space for the summit to happen without creating much disruption at all. can these two very different leaders forge a long road to peace in singapore? the local security forces hope to ensure that there are checkpoints along the way. a footballerfrom england's national team has asked his family not to travel to russia to watch him play in this summer's world cup —— over fears of racist abuse. (00v) the defender danny rose says he's become numb to racism the defender danny rose says he's become numb to racism in football but england manager gareth southgate said the team has a plan to deal with any racism levelled at them. a service of remembrance has taken place at arlington national cemetary — to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of robert kennedy. it was a moment when a different type of america seemed possible. robert kennedy had won the california primary and was closer to the whi

capella, being on sentosa island, a resort island, makes it easy to cut it off without disrupting theland, the location of the capella hotel is separate from the other hotels as well, so you can really create a safe space for the summit to happen without creating much disruption at all. can these two very different leaders forge a long road to peace in singapore? the local security forces hope to ensure that there are checkpoints along the way. conservationists from a british zoo have formed an unlikely partnership with an order of mexican nuns — to save a critically endangered amphibian from extinction. the axolotl is a salamander that is unique to mexico. but it has been almost wiped out by pollution and over—fishing. however scientists say the nuns could hold the key to saving it. our science correspondent victoria gill sent this report from lake patzcuaro in central mexico. lake patzcuaro, central mexico. the only place in the world where you just might find a critically endangered axolotl local known locally as the achoce. this vast lake used to be teeming with this species of ax

this is what the world has been waiting for to see in sentosa on the island, to see the two 5 ha ke sentosahake hands as theyjust did a moment ago, standing in front of the american and north korean flags. i have a body language expert. the first thing that struck me is when trump came out of air force one, he had a blue tie to be friendly. in this, he is drunk to be more formal, a red tie, dominance, patting the forearm, behind, leading the way. he is trying to show his base he is leading. —— he is trying to be more formal. donald trump, almost a patriarchal figure, formal. donald trump, almost a patriarchalfigure, with his hand across the back of kim jon—un. we can speculate. slyly slightly at ease. donald trump likes to be dominant. it is important to him and his voters. it could have been morejovial and him and his voters. it could have been more jovial and over the him and his voters. it could have been morejovial and over the top. if donald is too approving, it will send a message of approval. i wanted to see them being statesmen, so that was encouraging. we will see this again. 60 se

bill neely over on sentosa island. bill, tur. my colleague kelly o'donnell abouve from wre we are in singapore. kelly were we know now a little bit more about these talks that are happening in the working group and the idea that this is actually moving quickly as we heard secretary of state pompeo saying not too long ago. fill us in on what we can expect in the coming ten, 12 hours or so. >> reporter: good to be with you and sometimes it's the off-handed dmaent gives us the roadmap on what to expect. early on the president had talked about expanding this to perhaps beyond a single day. now the secretary of state describing a more rapid pace with the working group which is a unit of american negotiators who represent the state department, department of defense, expertise in noouclear weapons with north korean counterparts who have been working together across the table multiple times a week for a period of time. this is the period of scenes, little light on this, but it has been the kind of negotiation that really is the backdrop

this is singapore's sentosa island, they signed what they described as a comprehensive document but nor kim has set the world will see major change as we have decided to leave the past behind, many seeing it as a propaganda win for mr kim. stay with us on propaganda win for mr kim. stay with us on bbc news as we continue special coverage of the north korea/ us summit. some small changes in the forecast today compared to yesterday, something a bit cooler for many. a more cloudy start to the day compared to yesterday. gradually that cloud will break up and there will be sunny spells developing into this afternoon. a dry start to the day for most of us, we could see showers cropping up across central and southern scotland, and later on we could just about make out those showers in south wales and south—west england. if you have cloud this morning it will break up to get brighter weather this afternoon. temperatures down by a few degrees, 27 yesterday, at best around 21 today across the south. this evening and overnight, quite quiet, some cloud floating around, plenty of dry weather. tempe

we're looking at a live picture of the capella hotel on sentosa island in singapore of course that's for u.s. president donald trump is expected to hold a news conference any moment and we'll bring that to you live. and richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up i'll shop and kim jong un write a new history a new chapter rather in history in developed a truck calls a very special beyond. the really is a. lot of progress really really probably better than anybody getting it right is president gives us his thoughts after his first face to face meeting with the north korean leader. that extraordinary encounter was watched by millions of people around the world including south korea's president. thank you for joining us here on al-jazeera for continuing coverage of that summit in singapore again this is the live picture at the capella hotel on sentosa island u.s. president on the trumpet any moment is expected to come to that podium and have a news conference to perhaps give us further detail on what happened in the forty minutes that he spent alone with the north ko

that's sentosa island, site of this never-before-seen summit, president trump, kim jong-un.happens after a rocky meeting in canada with long standing u.s. allies. here trying to make peace with a long-time adversary. over the weekend the president clashed with leaders at the g-7 summit, all long-time u.s. allies over trade and tariffs. canadian prime minister justin trudeau. >> canadians, we're polite, we're reasonable, but we also will not be pushed around. >> reporter: peter navarro, a top trump trade official called trudeau's comment, made after the president departed, "an outrage." >> there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad-faith diplomacy with president donald j. trump. >> glor: strong words from peter navarro. how much the impact the g-7 has on this. >> the secretary of state mike pompeo trying to make the best of a tough situation, says, look, all it proves is that president trump will fight hard for u.s. interests with friends and fight even hard we are adversaries, quite clearly north korea despite all of this pomp and circumstance

the north korean delegation favored the hotel and sentosa when they were in town last week negotiating with just about something singapore's resort island of sentosa is known for its beaches casinos theme parks and golf course with the personal interest of these two leaders a perfect setting for the summit or even a joint family holiday the city state has set up two special event areas that will start just before the leaders arrive sentosa island will be one as well as the waters off its southwestern beaches where the capella hotel sits and another one about nine kilometers away in the tangling area of singapore this is where the shangri-la and the st regis hotels are thought to be where the two leaders and their delegations will be staying in the run up we're going to see an increased signature of security personnel security equipment but also commensurate with that we're going to see an increase in the chill of the public know that we know what the location is everyone is curious and i think the security operations will have to be have to be brought to bear already managing the crowd and managing vehicles there will also be a clampdow

the north korean delegation favored the hotel and sentosa when they were in town last week negotiating with just for something singapore's resort island of sentosa is known for its beaches casinos theme parks and golf course with the personal interest of these two leaders a perfect setting for the summit or even a joint family holiday the city state has set up two special event areas that will start just before the leaders arrive sentosa island will be one as well as the waters off its southwestern beaches where the capella hotel sits and another one about nine kilometers away in the tangling area of singapore this is where the shangri-la and the st regis hotels are thought to be where the two leaders and their delegations will be staying in the run up we're going to see an increased signature of security personnel security equipment but also commensurate with that we're going to see an increase in the chill of the public now that we know what a location is everyone is curious and i think the security operations will have to be have to be brought to bear already in managing. the and managing there will also be a clampdown in the sky p

the north korean delegation favored the hotel and sentosa when they were in town last week negotiating with just for something singapore's resort island of sentosa is known for its beaches casinos theme parks and golf course with the personal interest of these two leaders a perfect setting for the summit or even a joint family holiday the city state has set up two special event areas that will start just before the leaders arrive sentosa island will be one as well as the waters off its southwestern beaches where the capella hotel sits and another one about nine kilometers away in the tangling area of singapore this is where the shangri-la and the st regis hotels are thought to be where the two leaders and their delegations will be staying in the run up to going to see an increased signature of security personnel security equipment but also good income but it commensurate with that we're going to see an increase in the chill of the public now that we know what the location is everyone is curious and i think the security operations will have to be have to be brought to bear already in managing the crowd and managing vehicles there will

. >> the journey from the brink of war to the negotiating table here on singapors sentosa island, has been stunningly swift. last spring, we visited american soldiers and airmen in south korea on a hair trigger alert. north korea launching missiles even while we were there. there is breaking news here in south korea, word that north korea has fired an unidentified projectile into the sea. president trump fired his own verbal missiles. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. >> while kim threatened to push his nuclear button, calling the president a dotard. months later, we were in north korea. kim's missiles had curiously gone silent, but even then, no talk about the north abandoning its nukes. a senior government official telling us tonight the country plans to build on the success of its recent missile tests. so, after crippling sanctions and decades of isolation, is kim now ready to make a dramatic change? >> simply a matter of him just crying uncle, that the sanctions are hurting so much that he has no recourse but to capitulate? >> i certainly think

and of course at sentosa island the site of cup pella hotel where the historic meeting is scheduled to take place north korean and american security personnel conferred outside the compound as officials from both sides met inside on monday president trump also ventured out on monday afternoon going to singapore's presidential palace for a lunch with prime minister lisi and long. as first serious statements about u.s. expectations for the summit those were left to trump's top diplomat who is with him in singapore in light of how many flimsy agreements the united states has made in previous years this president will sure ensure that no potential agreement will fail to adequately address the north korean threat. the ultimate objective we seek from diplomacy with north korea has not changed the complete verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula is the only outcome that the united states will accept. when singapore wakes up on tuesday morning the whole world will be watching to see what comes out of the first face to face meeting between two of its most unpredicta

definitely tame the mentally deranged us daughter with fire now the stage is set the capella hotel on sentosa island sentosa meaning pace and tranquility perhaps at least the name will rub off on the fire really when it comes to negotiations is set they shouldn't even enter the meeting room fly the same door this is to avoid perceptions that one into fest and is waiting for the other it will all be choreographed through with the mr president then mr kim each so i will try to add some steps to get advantage the question that hold this many decisions is what will choose the menus what will they drink if trumps the teetotal and then there's the touchy subject of who pays for what during the pay on chang and lympics the south korean government set aside two point six million dollars for hotel meal and transportation expenses for north korea well the north korea wouldn't bring cheerleaders this time without question a top priority for both sides the security with the host country measures more stop and search house for place and increase in surveillance cameras and even restricted air space although this

summit between donald trump and north korea's kimjong—un — the luxury capella hotel on singapore's sentosa islandve from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1 am in london, and 6.30am in myanmar, where the country's military is facing fresh accusations that it's launched deadly attacks against civilians. already accused by the un of ethnic cleansing against rohingya muslims, the bbc has discovered new evidence of soldiers attacking another ethnic group. it's part of a fierce offensive to seize land from rebels in kachin state in the north of the country. the army insists its troops only target armed enemies. our myanmar correspondent nick beake has this exclusive report. the depths of the burmese jungle. where mothers clamber for safety. and elephants carry the few possessions people had time to gather. it is the latest scramble for survival in myanmar. where children are forced to hide from their own country's militaryjets. and these are not rohingya families. but the people of kachin state. the latest ethnic group to fl

with fire now the stage is set the capella hotel on sentosa island sentosa meaning peace and tranquility perhaps at least the name will rub off on the fire religious when it comes to negotiations is set they shouldn't even enter the meeting room fly the same door this is to avoid perceptions that one into fest and is waiting for the other it will all be choreographed through with mr president mr kim each so i will try to add some steps to get advantage the question that hovers a very many decisions is how you will choose the menus what will they drink if trumps a teetotal and then there's the touchy subject of who pays for what during the pay on chang and lympics the south korean government set aside two point six million dollars for hotel meal and transportation expenses for north korea although north korea wouldn't bring chad leaders this time without question a top priority for both sides the security with the host country ramping up measures more stop and search powers for place and increase in surveillance cameras and even restricted air space although this probably won't stop the t

that is sentosa island there. at is where the summit is being held. that's a resort island in singapore, but it's an island of itself, about four or five miles away from all the central hotels where both leaders are staying. now, president trump, as we mentioned, will answer questions about what was just signed. we're expecting that news conference either in about 30 minutes or a couple hours from now. not exactly sure when, but we will be breaking into our prograing. we've been tweeting updates throughout this evening and will continue to do so overnight. our twitte handle, area. >>> mystery solved. airport captain with top secret clearance sud rnly disappeared only to be found 35 years later living a double life here in the bay area. how his own past caught up to him. >>> also a wild car crash near half moon bay. what the driver did next that has police on high alert. >>> 60 right now in oakland. we'll have another look at the parade forecast plus much hotter tomorrow. who reaches into the 90s. that update in about six minutes. >>> take a look. this

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tame the mentally deranged us daughter and with fire now the stage is set the capella hotel on sentosa island sentosa meaning peace and tranquility perhaps at least the name will rub off on the fiery leaders when it comes to negotiations is said they shouldn't even enter the meeting room fly the same door this is to avoid perceptions that one into first and is waiting for the other it will all be choreographed through with the president and mr kim each side will try to add some stops to get advantage the question that hovers a very many decisions is who will choose the menus what will they drink if trumps a teetotal and then there's the touchy subject of who pays for what.

jon karl right there at capella hotel on sentosa island. you can see the podium behind you.sident is going to take questions from the international press corps here, and when he does we will break back in with that live as well. but in the meantime i want to get to our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz because martha, you heard george press the president on this. how do you verify complete denuclearization? and that is going to be the challenge here. >> and president trump made clear that they will have to have that happen. they will have to have denuclearization. but as john pointed out, irreversible, verifiable. they can try to verify. they can get data from the very beginning. but this is going to be a very long process. whatever happened today, whatever concessions were made, they're going to have to follow up with that and verify. >> all right, martha, thank you. and as you heard the president tell george there in that interview, that he did in fact trust kim jong un during his several hours with him today, that face to face, and then that meeting that grew, th

. >> let's go to bill neely on sentosa island. that is right where the pivotal meeting is taking place. as we thank hallie jackson for that report. bill, talk about the setup there? talk about security there. it's got to be extraordinary. and one of the biggest things to ever happen on this particular island. it's a resort island, we're told. you can confirm that in terms of securities? >> reporter: yeah, it is. this is the biggest security operation in singapore's history. this is a secure city state. almost boarding on authoritarian, a kind of place where if you want a protest on the street or any kind of a demonstration, you have to apply for police position. and here there's been a lockdown on sentosa island for the last 18 to 24 hours we've had apache helicopter information the air. we've had f-16 fighter jets in the air. when the summit takes place on tuesday, there will be air restrictions for aircraft coming into singapore. you could say that this very, very small city state of 5 million people will be in lockdown. and the

tame the mentally deranged us daughter and with fire now the stage is set the capella hotel on sentosa island sentosa meaning peace and tranquility perhaps at least the name will rub off on the fire really to this when it comes to negotiations is set they shouldn't even enter the meeting room fly the same door this is to avoid perceptions that one into fest and is waiting for the other it will all be choreographed through with the mr president then mr kim each so i will try to add some steps to get advantage the question that hovis many decisions is how you will choose the menus what will they drink if trumps a teetotal and then there's the touchy subject of who pays for what during the pay on chang lympics the south korean government set aside two point six million dollars for hotel meal and transportation expenses for north korea although north korea which bring cheerleaders this time without question a top priority for both sides is security with the host country measures more stop and search house for place and increase in surveillance cameras and even restricted air space although this p

on sentosa, the island playing host to this historic summit.han it was at 4am this morning. listening to rupert there, we cannot underplay the significance of how a major shift this has formed in the regime. sure, the idea of that north korea has been centred on andi that north korea has been centred on and i am american is in, they blame united states for the war and the bombing, which was severe. we did tell what people. so now this is really going to be a breakthrough, they will have to turn the ship and thatis they will have to turn the ship and that is something remarkable. i am wondering how they are going to do that. we have spoken a lot over the last few days about what promises might be made here and who gives up what. we will talk about that in a moment but i wanted to ask you first, i covered the death of kim jong ill in december 2011 and there was a sense, the people i was interviewing at the time that something might change here and then nothing did for the six years that preceded and we have the status quo being maintained by his

definitely tame the mentally deranged us daughters with fire now the stage is set the capella hotel on sentosa island sentosa meaning peace and tranquility perhaps at least the name will rub off on the fiery leaders when it comes to negotiations is that they shouldn't even enter the meeting room fly the same door this is to avoid perceptions that one into fest and is waiting for the other it will all be choreographed through with the president and mr kim each side will try to add some stops to get advantage the question that hovers a very many decisions is what will choose the menus what will they drink of trumps the teetotal and then there's the touchy subject of who pays for what during the pay on chang and lympics the south korean government set aside two point six million dollars.

in five hours time the two leaders will be on their way to sentosa island for their summit.. tell us about the island and why singapore is right for this summit. it is a small resort island that used to be known as the island of death a long time ago but it has changed names since then. it is easy to cut off from the singapore main island and the hotel is secluded on sentosa island. why singapore? two reasons, north korea did not want it in the piece village because that is in south korea and it is going to be in south korea. singapore has a long history of hosting sensitive meetings with zero problems. it is a small place that is quite orderly and easy to control. and no protest. 5000 security personnel will be here, $20 million have been spent. a lot of attention has been put on the protocol. i know president trump likes to slice through the protocol but it matters in asia. what will the north koreans want? first even the north koreans want? first even the choice of hotel is clear that kimjong—un did not want to the choice of hotel is clear that kim jong—un did not want to

seen is the two having had lunch, they had a walk around the capella hotel, the luxury hotel on sentosa islande gathered there, filming the two taking their walk around the garden, saying briefly that they were signing something and we do not know quite what that is and i have robert kelly here again. we were both watching when we saw that happen. you have been with us throughout the coverage. what do we think trump meant? possibly some kind of denuclearisation statement. long on principle, short on detail. is that the signing of a peace treaty? that would be legally difficult because you would get china and the un involved in that. it could be a shadow peace treaty... but you still need china and south korea to take pa rt need china and south korea to take part so i not sure... we are still looking at live footage. they are motioning towards the motorcade. we are getting some close—ups that the capella hotel and movements of them. we have been speculating, will we really do not know what they're to be talking about. they will be meeting at... that will be an interaction with reporters at 4pm

but it's important that the two men are axed here, and that's why sentosa was chosen as the island tolks because of its seclusion and luxurious surroundings —— are axed. and indeed because of its brevity as well. —— are relaxed. let's speak to nancy snow. she is professor of public diplomacy at kyoto university of foreign studies, she's in tokyo. forgive me for talking through the menu, those little details and some find interesting! the detail about what will be agreed is what we are focusing on. what is likely to happen here according to you?m sounds like, as you said, they are a lot more relaxed with each other. i don't think we will get a big deal that will come out of this meeting. it's an initial meeting. kim has already talked about perhaps following up and we could see a meeting may be in washington to follow. what the world is waiting for, of course, we're reading the behaviour and even the menu makes a difference because that's sort of the gastro diplomacy. that really matters to show that their coming together over food and drink, matters to show that their coming together

definitely tame the mentally deranged us daughter with fire now the stage is set the kapan a hotel on sentosa island sentosa meaning pace i'm trying to say perhaps at least the name will rub off on the fire relatedness when it comes to negotiations is set they shouldn't even enter the meeting room fly the same door this is to avoid perceptions that want to fest and is waiting for the other it will all be choreographed through with the president and mr kim each side will try to add some stops to get advantage the question that hold this many decisions is what will choose the menus what will they drink of trumps the teetotal and then there's the touchy subject of who pays for what during the pay on chang and then picks the south korean government set aside two point six million dollars for hotel meal and transportation expenses for north korea well they are north korea which bring chile those this time without question a top priority for both sides the security with the host country has more stop and search house the place an increase in surveillance cameras and even restricted air space although this

and this is the venue for the historic summit the luxurious capella hotel off sentosa island on the coast of singapore donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un are due to meet here on tuesday morning kim was the first to arrive in singapore and has already met with the country's prime minister trump followed a few hours later expectations are high for tickler early in the united states our washington correspondent alex underfund naaman gathers some opinions. will their meeting be more than a photo op a breakthrough or a disaster times decision to hold the summit called friends and foes off guard and blindsided his own aides proving once again how unpredictable this you ask president is it is good that this summit is taking place says mark to cola a former state department official and an expert on korea to cola sees it as a chance for diplomacy and things it is promising that president trump suggested this could be the start of a longer process takes the pressure off to have more than one meeting because if you made it all about one meeting the chances of failure would be would be

sentosa island, where the meeting will take place, is being sealed off with closures to main roads, shoppingls, a subway station and a bus depot in what's being called an ‘enhanced security special event‘. president trump has granted clemency to a 63—year—old woman who has been serving life in prison for a non—violent drug offence. his intervention came after he was lobbied last week by the reality tv star kim kardashian west. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a luxury hotel in london's exclusive knightsbridge neighbourhood had to be evacuated after a fire broke out. the mandarin oriential hyde park had just undergone a huge refurbishment. no—one was injured. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk — the editor of the daily mail, paul dacre, is to step down after more than 25 years in the role. he is to become chairman and editor—in—chief of associated newspapers. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. five days to go before president trump pinching jongleur media in singapore. what role economics will play in brokerin