in detail the results of his visit to north korea and gave us a good sense of the work going forward including the meeting scheduled at panmunjom on july twelfth regarding the return of the p.o.w. m.i.a. remains but for further consultations to be had with north korea going forward. in the two rounds of the into korean summits and last month's us north korea summit the three leaders clearly set the direction towards our shared goal and secretary visit to pyongyang this time has taken the first steps in that direction and we expect there to be to these to be followed up by further constructive and productive negotiations between the u.s. and north korea and the republic of korea stands ready to provide whatever assistance is needed to move the dialogue along. since the security council sanctions as we have agreed to in our trilateral meeting will remain in place and faithfully implemented until we are assured of complete denuclearization by north korea. north korea's denuclearization and provision of security guarantees and economic development t

is interpreting this and how the us is interpreting this and how north korea interprets thishow north korea interprets thism looks like the early forms of peace between the two sides are disappearing quite quickly. the peace talk are causing friction on both sides with frustration and the underlying seems to be the president trump and the administration promised quick cleared denuclearisation and the north koreans do not want to give that up. it was hoped on this trip that mr pompeo would come back with the remains of the us war dead and technically the us and north korea are still at war, there is only an armistice. he returns in a few days time for another round of negotiations. again, ithink, this story will go back and forth and we will not quite see the sort of definitive outcome of the abolition of all nuclear weapons in north korea that the us government province last. let's talk about now this story in the financial times about vodafone developing don't come and train detection systems, talking about the threat of drains and the mayhem that they can cause. —— talking

. >> if i were president trump, i would not let china use north korea to back me off the trade dispute. we have more bullets when it comes to trade. no doubt in any mind the chinese are pulling the north koreans back. >> let's bring in andrew stevens. andrew, what is the reaction from the region? >> reporter: good morning, dave. china has just reacted saying it is groundless to suggest that china is in any way influencing the talks with north korea and the united states. they say their role is always to be constructive and urge more dialogue with with the key parties. -- dialogue with the key parties here. here in south korea, it is ba c basically reaction is a bit rocky, but still positive at the blue house which is equal to the white house in south korea. they say really because there is a strong relationship with donald trump and kim jong-un, this will happen. denuclearization will happen. foundations are strong they say. they quoted a proverb. if the foundation is strong, it means the building will go high. interestingly, though, given what has happened, you have to say the foundat

north korea. it is an issue that concerns us as north korea. it is an issue that concerns us as well. leagues and had your first question very clearly. there is no difference. —— ansett. most important is what the north koreans understand. we had lengthy discussions about the scope of what com plete discussions about the scope of what complete demutualisation means of the past two days. they acknowledged that. as my colleagues have said, from material to enrichment, across the range of weapons and missiles, it isa the range of weapons and missiles, it is a broad definition of demutualisation and the north koreans understand that and have not challenged that. second, they also understand that the nuclear recession makes no sense without verification. they understand that. that is what president trump and chairman kim both agree to. foakes can try to passwords if they choose to do so. what is most important is what the north koreans understand and the demands was making a north korea that is unmistakable, the scope of what demutualisation means to be north koreans. i have been directly w

us. >>> north korea hands over what may be the remains of americans who fought in the korean war. >>> and what did then presidential candidate donald trump knowing a meeting with russians before the formelectio? his former lawyer is speaking out. >>> good morning from the studio 57 cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> this morning in northern california firefighters are fighting a deadly fast-moving erratic fire that expanded overnight. >> oh, my god. everybody's panicking and trying to leave. >>> a bulldozer operator has been killed and three firefighters injured battling the so-called carr fire. the fire tore through two communities and then jumped the sacramento river, reaching the city of reading. new evacuation orders have been issued. at least 15 buildings are destroyed including a historic schoolhouse and five others damaged. a fire spokesman said the blaze is taking down everything in its path. fueled by skosh. ing temperatures and strong winds, the fire has tripled in size overnight. more than 28,000 acres have burned. on the phon

is thatjust north korea orders that mean north korea and the us? that is the big question.mmer. that meeting between the sitting us president, president trump, and kim jong—un was historic and symbolic. but they agreed ina historic and symbolic. but they agreed in a vague term that they are both committed to the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. that word, denuclearisation, mean somewhat differently if you are asking of koreans or americans. us wants north koreans or americans. us wants north korean is to give up all of its nuclear weapons. i don't think that is exactly what mr kim has in mind because since then we have had us intelligence agencies saying that they have evidence that the country continues working on the infrastructure for not just continues working on the infrastructure for notjust nuclear programmes that missile once as well. because the declaration was so vague it does not necessarily mean that kim jong—un has violated anything he has committed to. 0bviously anything he has committed to. obviously it adds to speculation as to whether he is really

south korea, the us, north korea and of course the other countries that have a big stake in this. want to prejudge how many years, but it will take time. south korea's foreign minister speaking to our very own babita sharma. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the white house says president trump plans to ask president putin, to visit washington later this year. the invitation comes while president trump faces accusations that he failed to stand up to the russian leader at a summit in finland on monday. in an interview with the american network, cnbc, mr trump rejected the claim. look at the sanctions i put on, look at the diplomats i threw out, look at all these things i have done. nobody else has done what i've done. obama didn't do it. obama was a total patsy for russia. look at the statement he made, he thought the mic‘s were off, stupid statement, nobody cares about that. getting along with president putin, along with russia is a positive, not a negative. now with that being said, if that doesn't work out, i will be the worst enemy he has ever had! this was the

us intelligence officials have told the washington post that north korea appears to be building new ballistic — speaking anonymously — told the newspaper that new evidence suggested work was still taking us intelligence officials have told the washington post that north korea appears to be building new ballistic missiles, despite better relations with the trump administration. the officials — speaking anonymously — told the newspaper that new evidence suggested work was still taking place at a factory near pyongyang that produced the first north korean missiles capable of reaching the united states. there are two reports. there is those from the intelligence agency through the washington post and reuters. there is also commercial satellite imagery, which has been analysed in the united states. we have been speaking to them. they have said they have seen a lot of activity both before the summit in singapore and afterwards. vehicles going in and out. there are two new buildings at this facility. the reason they have focused on this facility is because this is where the first intercontinental mi

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

north korean leader kimjong—un. pyongyang has since accused washington of using "gangster—like" behaviour in its push for nuclear disarmament. kang kyung—wah says the negotiations still have momentum, but she insists south koreaion rather than promises. her comments came in an interview with newsday‘s babita sharma. last month, the us president met with the north korean leader in unprecedented scenes in singapore, with the promise of change. but since then, little has emerged regarding the details of an agreed plan of denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. for south korea's in minister, kang kyung—wah, says the process will take time. is straight in at an expectation that things will move quickly. the issue is technically a very conflict one and we need to give it time. we need to think through the past experience of dealing with north korea on these issues to ensure that we make progress that is not reversible. the north korean is clearly understand what is at stake, what is expected when they come and declare before the world at the highest level, com plete the world at the highest level, complete denuclearisation. do you trust his word? trust is a tricky word. we go by action and we go by the stated com

the us and north korea agree to set up a joint working group on denuclearisation, after mike pompeo‘satest trip to pyongyang. china retaliates after the us imposes tariffs worth $34 billion, accusing washington of starting the "largest trade war in economic history." the british prime minister, theresa may, says her cabinet has reached a collective agreement on the basis of the uk's future relationship with the eu post—brexit. it has set out plans for a "free trade area" between the uk and the eu, which it believes will prevent a hard border in ireland. the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said he would assess whether the ideas were workable and realistic. here's our political editor, laura kuennsburg. look close. then closer. look through the haze. there's the cabinet, deciding theirfuture. and, more importantly, all of ours. the prime minister, in purple, gesturing to boris johnson. what do you think his body language is saying back? theresa may's allies desperate to get him and the other brexiteers on board. inside there were, and likely still are, profound disagreements abou

the us and north korea agree to set up a joint working group on denuclearisation after mike pompeo's imposes tariffs worth $34 billion, accusing washington of starting the "largest trade war in economic history."

president trump on the other hand did end military exercises known as war games, even using north korea's language to describe them. >> i wanted to stop the war games. i thought they were very provocative. >> reporter: secretary of state pompeo did maintain a hard line on the current sanctions against north korea, saying they will be enforced with great vigor. >> tara, thank you. >>> now to dangerous weather on both coasts tonight. triple-digit temperatures and dry conditions fueling wildfires in the west. some mandatory evacuations remain in place for santa barbara county's holiday fire. at least ten homes destroyed there. in the east coast, a tropical storm churning. rip current warnings up and down the carolina beaches. here's ginger zee. >> reporter: we're baking in the southwest. behind me, a severe thunderstorm moving towards las vegas. but the heat, not breaking. 99, redding. 98, sacramento. 105, phoenix. the moisture pushing in. and this is a concern because we have burn scars in areas that are so parched, it could cause flash flooding. in the atlantic, we're watching what's left

i'll give you a pat on the back in public if you give us syria, iran, north korea and fix your damn alphabet. [laughter] what the hell is this? i don't know. in reality, putin is just another mob boss you have degrees to get the new casino on the ground. anytime trump is polite to anyone that is proof of conspiracy and reality is having conversations with putin or kim the same as colluding and no wonder collusion is in the air. it's made out of nothing. avoid conflict through conversation and sorry you can't ignore russia like it's jim acosta at a press conference. [laughter] yet, so many progressives he progress. ironically, trump may do more for the cause of peace than any left when being president ever could because he's dealing from a position of strength. what a surprise? a 73 -year-old billionaire who is dealt with dogs his whole life where a grad student who writes bad poetry couldn't. how is that? he got the stick in the carrot in the right order. you build up the military and that is the stick then comes the carrot, liberals do the opposite. they declare six a threat to the environm

south—north, us—north korea, and of course the other countries that have a big stake in this.ed british police have identified from cctv footage several suspects responsible for the chemical attack on a former russian spy and his daughter. a woman, dawn sturgess, died after being poisoned by the novichok nerve agent, and her partner is still in hospital. police believe the incidents are linked. daniel sandford reports. in central salisbury this afternoon, troops in gas masks again, gathering possible evidence of the nerve agent attack. the focus on this occasion — a large plastic container, which was taken away for examination. it is now more than four months since sergei skripal and his daughter yulia fell ill, not long after leaving his home, here in a quiet cul—de—sac, where they had become contaminated by a russian—made, military-grade nerve agent, a novichok, that had been smeared or sprayed on his front door. the cnn network in the united states suggested today that detectives have used cctv and facial recognition software to isolate pictures of two suspects seen leaving

and yet at the same time, if this is used as a justification for the united states using force against north korea or threatening to use force against north korea, i think those same critics are going to be pretty upset about it. >> and melanie, even if president trump continues to call his meeting with kim jong-un a major foreign policy achievement, i mean, how much does this change the course of these negotiations? >> look, i think this really underscores the fact that it's going to be incredibly difficult to ultimately get a deal with north korea. this meeting was a huge propaganda victory for north korea, if nothing else comes out of it. and i think the united states has to ask itself what other concessions do they need to see before moving forward with any further talks or meetings, including whether they should have to declare all of these secret test sites that have now been revealed by some of the nbc reporting. so, look, i just think that the president has an uphill battle. he was naive to think this could be easily solved. and certainly this new reporting undercuts the idea that the nucl

north koreans are looking for the u.s. to make a bold move and agree to a peace treaty, what will that look like? barbara star has more at the star. tell us your reporting. >> north korea making very clear they're trying to set their terms for a deal making also very clear it has it's own agenda. >> a just official tells cnn that president trump expressed frustration in private that north korea is moving far more slowly towards getting rid of their nuclear weapons than the president wants. in the immediate wake of the singapore summit, the original trump aim, complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization. optimism in june. the president tweeting everyone can feel safer than the day i took office. there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. that gave way to a shift in message from the president. >> discussions are on going and they're going very, very well. we have no rush for speed. we have no time limit, we have no speed limit. >> trump will your honoring what his military advisors already know about north korea. negotiations move slowly, the north koreans often ask for money and kim jong un is unpredictable. >> diplomacy is a process that takes time.

fake accounts thought to be engaging in political activity in the run up to november 5 us midterm elections. north korea may be building new ballistic missiles — despite warming ties with the us and promises to denuclearise. there's growing tension in zimbabwe, with just a handful of results so far released from yesterday's elections. drama at an aquarium in the us as thieves steal a shark by disguising it as a baby and pushing it away in a pram. we have the story. facebook has announced there is an ongoing campaign to meddle in the us democratic process, identifying profiles and pages it says are trying to influence the upcoming us midterms elections. the new york times has published the story, quoting facebook as saying eight facebook pages, 17 facebook profiles, and seven instagram accounts — were identified as suspicious two weeks ago. they said "we are sharing what we know today given the connection between these bad actors and protests that are planned in washington next week. facebook has not identified who is responsible for these accounts, but there are suspicions of russian involvement, since

north korea's threat. we worry about the threats to us or north korea's neighbors. threat to put aside the to their own people, hoping it would be resolved as north korea undergoes a change. nonproliferation specialist, i worry about the ability of north korea to create mass destruction. you may say they are creating mass destruction in their own country by violating -- stopping their inhumane behavior to their own people is not the same order -- that is the outcome of the human rights parts of discussions. should human rights be part of -- on the agenda of of what -- of what we are demanding of north korea? the more demand you put on a country, the less likely you are to get a result. when secretary pompeo may 12 demands with iran. there is no priority. he wants a wholesale regime change in iran. i would love a wholesale regime change in north korea. >> we have to keep in mind with who we are dealing with. this is an issue the united states and the world needs to be concerned about. as you are saying, we have to figure out how we address the issues north korea crea

the us national security advisor, john bolton, says he believes the bulk of north korea's nuclear programmea year. mr bolton told a us tv show the trump administration knew there was a risk that pyongyang could drag out negotiations in order to prolong weapons development, but said north korea would benefit from dismantling its nuclear programme quickly so that sanctions could then be lifted. 0ur our experts have devised a programme that with north korean corporation and full disclosure of all of their chemical and by nuclear programmes, we can get, physically, we would be able to dismantle the overwhelming bulk of their programmes within the year. —— bionuclear. earlier, i spoke with 0livia enos, who is a policy analyst in the asian studies center at the heritage foundation. i began by asking if dismantling the program in a year was realistic? i think dismantling north korea's nuclear programme in a year is very overly optimistic. most nuclear experts have put that estimates that it may be possible to dismantle, thatis, it may be possible to dismantle, that is, freeze testing, of the nucle

and north korea, and between the two koreas themselves that suggest a three-way approach a -- may be the most useful in moving ahead. what will cleanse the process of denuclearization is an understanding that the united states, north korea and south korea are bound up in the larger historical process in which their respective roles are radically shifting. i have stated already that the two meetings have shown the north korea today is open to an interim solution, interim state of affairs in the peninsula, whereby reunification remains the central goal of all koreans, is deferred to future generations to resolve. it was also stated that during this period, u.s. troops can and should remain in korea. north korean officials have been known to propose different versions of this idea that have caught americans by surprise. for example, u.s. troops should be moved into the dmz so that they can naturally protect the south against the north but also , protect the north against the south. they should be transformed into a peacekeeping force. they can play more facilitated role over time, urging the two koreas

north korea is not sincere about denuclearising. new reports suggest north korea is continuing to develop its missile launchers, and even some of the support systems for its medium—range hwasong missile. beyond that, usrth korea may have secret nuclear sites that it has not yet disclosed to the international community. there's a lot of signs that north korea may have come to the table in singapore, but the promises it made were minimal at best and may not even have been made with sincerity. briefly, do you think united states has given away too much before any concrete steps have been taken by north korea? it was concerning the us was willing to give up joint military exercises at the singapore summit, that blindsided our allies and made them concerned that they weren't committed to the long—term stability of the east asia—pacific. there is concern in that regard definitely that perhaps we gave up too much, too soon. i think it's critical right now that the us is clear, it will maintain maximum pressure and sanctions against north korea until it shows good—faith signs of denuclearising, and frankly until it is fully denuclearising at all. police in india say more than a0 people have been killed when

so if i were president trump, i would not let china use north korea to back me off of the trade disputee bullets than they do when it comes to trade. we sell them 100 billion. they sell us 500 billion. we can hurt them more than they'll hurt us. all we're looking for is for them to stop cheating when it comes to trade. there's no doubt in my mind that it's the chinese pulling the north koreans back. >> okay. a lot to unpack there. joining me now is cnn global affairs analyst joseph yun, who's a former top u.s. diplomat on north korea policy. when you look at what senator graham said, he sort of laid out this idea of linkage between the back and forth suggestions of a trade war with china and north korea backing away, if you will, from the spirit of the summit with president trump. do you buy that? >> well, joe, there is something to that. china has always played an enormous role on what north korea does, and china has a huge equity in ownership over north korea. but i think there is a lot more to why we're stuck than just china. i mean, for example, we really don't know what was discuss

us. >>> north korea hands over what may be the remains of americans who fought in the korean war. >>> andt did then presidential candidate donald

yes, this will provide a momentum towards the conversation between the us and north korea at is ita betweenl inspect is to verify what has actually happened on the site. we've seen the same thing happening in other periods, dismantling of another site and we now have another one. so, what this says is that north korea may be willing but we can't really verify it. to greece, where devastating wildfires have killed at least 74 people. we have been hearing stories of people escaping from the flames by running to the sea. this was near the seaside village of mati, people described how they were forced there by the blaze which struck like a flamethrower. we will be back tomorrow at the usual time. there is some rain in this forecast and boy, do we need it? this summer has been exceptionally dry across many parts of the country. this particular weather station in southwark has not recorded any rain at all since the beginning ofjune. and these are the latest statistics from the met office forjuly. where you see the dark brown colours on the map, that indicates rainfall of less tha n the map, that

the us and north korea agree to set up a joint working group on denuclearisation, after mike pompeo‘s retaliates after the us imposes tariffs worth $34 billion, accusing washington of starting the "largest trade war in economic history."

the us and north korea have agreed to set up a joint working group on denuclearization after a meeting in pyongyang between seretary of state mike pompeo and the north korean leader's right hand man, kim yong chol. mr pompeo is due to meet kim jong un on saturday. rescue teams in thailand say an air supply line has been installed in the cave where 12 boys and their football coach have been trapped for two weeks. there had been concern about falling oxygen levels as rescuers try to work out how to bring the boys to safety. coming up in 10 minutes‘ time, news watch, but first on bbc news, click. the thing i love about mit in boston is that whenever you open a door in a basement you could run into anything. unless it runs into you first. which might be why, for the seventh straight year, mit has been named the world's number one university. and, i am going to say it, this is one of my favourite places in the world. what i love about mit is that it is all over the place. the buildings have this brilliant higgledy—piggledy nature and inside is the same. here at csail, for example, there is

north korea. melissa: how do you see them as them holding the cards? we're ones putting the pressure on. we say we will release this pressure if you help ushis other issue with north korea. they don't have the cards. we have the cards. >> no, you're right, the problem we have sanctions on both of those countries. we're asking them to help us with north korea of the we have not loosened any sanctions on either of those countries and we walked into a trade war with china and we want their help. i'm looking at it from a business perspective. i wouldn't want to help. melissa: why would you loosen the sanctions and why would you lift the pressure before they proved they were going to be of assistance? before they weren't helping and they didn't have the pressure? >> i wouldn't. that is my point. melissa: okay. >> why do we think, why do we think those other two countries will go ahead and help us if we don't loosen their sanctions first in we're in a catch 22 situation right now. melissa: okay. did you happen to see secretary of state pompeo talking about president putin and, coming to washington, d.c. and meeting with president trump? he thou

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

change the economic relationship with china.if i were president trump, i would not let china to use north korea to back me off of the trade dispute. we've got more bullets than they do when it comes to trade. we can hurt them more than they'll hurt us. all we're looking for is for them to stop cheating when it comes to trade. there's no doubt in my mind it'sthe chinese pulling the north koreans back . you asked mike pompeo did he sleep well. if you know what i knew about what we could do to the leadership of north korea, you wouldn't sleep very well. >>dana: i really enjoyed reading about that exchange women with in general asked mike pompeo twice, surely you couldn't have slept well last night. and he said i slept just fine. meanwhile, president trump will meet one-on-one with vladimir putin in helsinki. rumors report that the kremlin is working with the u.s. on a deal the president will accept. saying vladimir putin has agreed in principle to u.s. -israeli plans. - - that's according to two kremlin advisors. would you recommend the president agree to that deal? >> given russia's behavior, abs

analysts in the us in north korea has begun taking down key facilities at a missile test site these satellite images reportedly showing dismantling underway at the sohi satellite launch station north korean leader kim jong un had promised to dismantle the site at a summit with u.s. president donald trump in june. turkish president john has praised the decision by german footballer zeal to quit the german national team the star midfielder made the announcement at the weekend. who has turkish roots was heavily criticised. putting forth a graph to with the turkish president in may this is and said this criticism quickly turned into reeses him and disrespect from the public and the media was it was also singled out by the german football association for the country's disappointing performance at the what. this is resignation from the german national side has also been hotly debated in his hometown of games and kishan invest in germany which has a large community of people there feel the case highlights ongoing problems with integration in the country. this is where a young message often had a kic

but for us north korea watchers, this really isn't that surprising. ybook. they pro live race missiles as quickly as they proliferate insults. they're still doing both. keep nimind, they were all publ displays of affection when they signed a very general statement with president trump. pompeo shows up and wants to get into the details. the north koreans balk and start name calling. i think that putin is watching this. he is getting the message that he can sign a general agreement with president trump. he can send his negotiators to meet us. he can insult us and pompeo the state department and others are going to take it and use this rosie language. >> now nato allies are probably going to want to know what set the north koreans off, right? what do you think they want when it comes to north korea? >> i think they want to know how real the threat s remember, if north korea has an armed attack against the united states, nato allies have to come to our defense under the nato treaty. so there's that potentially bad news on the agenda. there is also good new

intelligence services and say, give us our sensitive intel on russia, china, north korea, and they look at us and say, where is this going in what's going to happen with in? has your president told you he's not going share this beyond just us? >> unbelievable turn of events. jeremy it was your former boss leon panetta i was quoting at the top of the broadcast when he said this may be the worst day in the history of the american presidency. do you expect resignation for starters and interest -- for instance, dni cotes? >> i got give credit to dni coates because he did stand up ft. for the u.s. intelligence community, the men and women who are working in very austere locations, risks their own lives, risks lives of the amts they are trying to recruit and protect and doing the hardest job we ask of american professionals. if the dni was not going stand up for them today, he would have a huge morale problem with the commander in chief driving a dagger through the heart of the u.s. with former kgb member vladimir putin. dan coates did stand up and say the right thing. i don't know how he doe

us know. if north korea is watching and hope you are, take the deal. it would be good for you, good for everybody. if diplomacy fails, this time around, do you agree with running out of peaceful options? >> i do. i think at this point, think the north koreans appreciate that we are also serious about accomplishing the things that they get put on the table. the things that we said we will do. the president made a commitment with respect to the senior-level joint exercises. we now have a pause, one of the two annual major ones, ultra freedom garden. were following through on that commitment. it is our expectation that the north koreans will begin to do that relatively quickly as well. >> along the lines of, i'm okay with suspending discussions. i would not be okay with withdrawing our troops in south korea because o i think they are stabilizing force for the region. i don't want china to take the wrong queue here. do you agree with the idea our troops in south korea are stabilizing the region? >> i do, senator. >> we will talk about an initiative i'm wor

various quite a rash on the us secretary of state to get some kind of concrete action, because all we have got so far is words. north korea'ssuch as satellite pictures, according to experts, show otherwise that north korea might still be continuing to work on its nuclear programme, possibly to use it as leveraged as these negotiations continue. so there has been quite a lot of russia on mike pompeo, what he can get out of this trip. meanwhile, we have people likejohn bolton in the administration saying that it will get done in a year, whereas mike doesn't want to put a timeline on it. quite a lot of pressure there. we don't know whether he will be accompanied by a foreign journalist like he was last time. he is leaving washington, dc today, he will arrive in pyongyang tomorrow and because of this accompanied journalist, last time we had some information but it might be this time, the first time we will hear from him might be this time, the first time we will hearfrom him is in tokyo when he gets there over the weekend to meet with the japanese and south korean foreign minister ‘s. returning now to our top story, where briti

need for final and fully their five denuclearize asian of north korea, as agreed to by chairman kim. the strict enforcement of is critical to us achieving this goal. all member states have unanimously agreed to enforce sanctions on north korea, and we expect them to honor those commitments. if they are not enforced, prospects for denuclearization diminished.ea are right now, north korea is illegally smuggling petroleum products. -- these illegal transfers from ship to ship are the prominent means by which these are happening. these transfers happened at least 89 times in the first five months of this year and they continue to occur. the united states reminds ever u.n. member states of its responsibility to stop illegal --p-to-ship's transfers .hip-to-ship transfers we also need to crack down on smuggling of coal by seas and the presence of north korean guestworkers in certain countries. north korean cyber thefts and other criminal activities are also generating significant revenues for the regime and they must be stopped. president trump remains upbeat about the prospect of denuclearization of north korea. so do i, as progress

north korea. >> this comes after north korea harshly criticized the tactics used by the u.s. in the negotiations. >> reporter: secretary of state mike pompeo is responding to north korean claims that the united states is pushing gangster like demands against the kim regime. secretary pompeo met with top officials from the japanese and south korean governments to brief them on his two days of negotiations in pyongyang. in a press release in tokyo, pompeo says the world stands behind south korea and tokyo. >> if those requests were gangster like, the world is a gangster. it was a unanimous decision about what needs to be achieved. >> reporter: critics claim that u.s. is softening its demands and moving away from its previously and often used phrase of complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization of north korea. even the south korean's say north korea understands you us expectations. >> folks can try to parse words that what is most important is what the north koreans understand. i have been very clear. >> reporter: in the u.s. is pushing a full disarmament of the problem

so let me ask you, sir, can we now use north korea to increase our leverage with china? well, it does give us parallel interests. the north koreans so far have not really gone as far as toward denuclearization and vary verification as i hoped. so china still has a role to play. i don't think it was as much as during the cold war. one thing you saw, trish, with president trump you will notice he is talking about the wto as being unfair for a long time. just to unpack that for a second, what he means is, the dispute settlement mechanism, there are these judges that hear cases when we sue china. we sue china the most of any country in the world for unfair trade practices. what is happening the judges are finding in favor of china. we blocked a number of those judges. we're complaining they write too many opinions on the side, not just deciding cases. now there is not even a quorum at the wto to make these decisions in geneva. the wto is target around the world for being unfair to advanced economies. trish: why are they doing that? why, china is stealing our stuff. that is s

north korea's threats. we mostly worry about threats to us or to north korea's neighbors. we tend to put aside for the time being the threats to their own people. hoping that it would somehow be resolved as north korea undergoes a change. being a nonproliferation specialists worry more about the ability of north korea to create mass destruction. you might say they are creating mass destruction and their own country by their human rights violations, but the idea of behaviortheir inhumane to their own people is probably not of the same order of of this the production material because it means a whole change to their system. the question really is should or onrights be a part of the agenda of what we are demanding of north korea? i am sides have to say but i think that the more demands you put on a country the less likely you are to get a result. kind of like when secretary pompeo made 12 demands of iran. there are no priorities. he wants a wholesale regime change in iran. i would love a wholesale regime change in north korea but i would prefer for the time being to prevent t

us. north korea is a pawn, a proxy in this ongoing war. >> neil: so is russia in a different sense. the president today fingered the russians saying that they have no doubt that they're doing what they're doing when it comes to interfering in elections, this go-round here going to do everything they can with the democrats because they're afraid of him what do you make of that? >> they are. the russians are incredibly active in cyber but threatening eastern europe. our allies are beginning to respond. the president was right when he went to nato and said you better start spending money. you better buy tanks and capabilities. the russians are serious. we see it in syria and crimea, we see it in their testing united states under the water, above the oceans, around the world, this is a new era. we need to wake up to the reality and the threats we face today. >> neil: colonel, thanks very much. i look forward to that book. should be a good one. meantime here, this issue about taking security clearances away from people who said critical things of the president. leave that argument aside.

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

north korea with you. secretary pompeo gets back yesterday, he says i slept very well, there's progress. do you see the north koreans coming forward and saying it's regrettable, they treat usngsters is just a bump in the road or a derailment of the process? >> i was thinking it's interesting you asking the question because in my mind earlier, but i was thinking to myself is is this a bump in the road or does this constitute a crisis? and i don't think anybody knows the answer yet. i don't think the administration -- i don't think secretary pompeo knows the answer yet. not because he's not knowledgeable, but because it's going to take another few weeks for that to become apparent. but one thing the administration is doing now is really circling the wagons. everybody from secretary pompeo, the president, the state department spokesperson to ambassador john bolton, now national security advisor. they've got a message and the message is to stay cool, calm and collected in the face of this whether it's a bump in the road or a crisis and to emphasize that it's a process and the process is ongoing and it's on track. at the first thing that secretary pompeo said yesterday when ask

north korea's denuclearisation. one major sticking point appears to be the us insistence on unilateral denuclearisation on the part ofore step—by—step approach, one that involves concessions on the part of the us along the way. the us has said that is non—negotiable, but clearly this is going to be a protracted process and it is one that will require commitment and patience on the part of the united states. and we do know that perhaps patience isn't president trump's strongest attribute. injapan, at least 50 people are reported to have been killed, and dozens are missing, after floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains. a8,000 police, firefighters and members of japan's self—defence forces are responding to appeals for help. more than 1.5 million residents have been ordered to evacuate their homes. andrew plant has the latest. from a helicopter, as far as the eye can see, parts of japan are underwater. mass evacuations are now under way. whole families are being floated to safety, others left stranded and forced to wait on roofs for rescue. most of the damage is here, a few hundred miles west of tokyo, in j

north korea has 200 sets of human remains. today they released 54. >> many are hailing the return of the remains as a positive first that there is still speculation north korea could usee return of future remains as a bargaining chip against the trump administration's push for the kim regime to fully denuclearize. daniel hoffman, fox news contributor and former station chief who served in moscow, iraqi and pakistan, great to have you here, thanks for being here. the families of weighted decades for the remains of their loved ones to come home. listen to this. >> the return of remains of men who died 60 some years ago should not be a matter of politics. we are pleased diplomacy and humanitarian approach to this matter has taken hold. there is a lot that needs to be done. this is a very exciting time for us. >> you served a lot of dangerous places, what does it mean to get remains decades later? >> i can tell you from having lost friends, there is nothing more solemn, more poignant, more meaningful than when we return the remains of the fallen to the families. and kim jong un knows that. he knows the value we place on human life in our country coming in. contrast to him

denuclearisation and in peace talks as well, the south korean and north korea are still at war and north korea are still at war and north korea and user the korean war 55 years ago. the us is also appearing to be changing its tone more all softening its tone, after the singapore summit. they said that they wouldn't accept anything other than complete verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation. but ahead of mike pompeo's visit they said that final, fully verified nuclearisation is good enough. somewhat toning down to make mr kim slightly more co mforta ble make mr kim slightly more comfortable about the commitment to. a new zealand man has become the first to kayak solo from australia to new zealand. it took scott donaldson two months to make the 3,000 kilometre journey across the tasman sea, paddling 16 hours a day, sleeping inside the kayak, wearing a seat belt in case it capsized. 0n the way he had to deal both sharks and six metre waves, here he is speaking to the bbc after returning to land. there was one particular shark that was very interested in my rudder and we had a discussion for about half an hour, a0 minutes, he came

although i live in south korea e now, it still troubles m think about the north korean children who suffer out there like i used to. (translated): north korea is al a society that has flen ill. it's a diseased society that needs to be cured. thour footage is forcing n korea to acknowledge the hardships that their people face. because if the truth gs out, it would put kim jong un's power under threat. narrator: jiro ishimaru smuggles footage out of the country, but there is also a steady flow of information back in. fe jeong kwang-il is a deor living in seoul who smuggles foreign films and tv shows into north korea. (translated): hie men prefer watc action films. men love their action films! i sent them skyfall recently. the women enjoy watching soap operas and dramas. they like that kind of film. now they're sharing thumb drives a lot. even officials have one or two thumb drives. north korea is trying to hunt them down because the thing that changes people's mindsets is popular culture. it probably has the moimportantt de narrator: jeond his partner, also a defector, are on their way to the chinese border to sm

. >>> satellite imagery shows north korea dismantling facilities in the sohae area. cnn's will ripley joins us live from hong kong. what do we know, will? >> reporter: north korea is beginning the process and these images are from a couple of days ago. they believe the work started in the last two weeks. they are taking apart the sohae launch facility. that launch scut tetled a short lived deal with the obama administration in 2012. they say the facility has nothing to do with the ballistic missile program. listen to the sicientists told e in 2015. >> what can you say to the world to prove this is not a ballistic missile program in disguise? >> translator: why on earth would we drop nuclear bombs on people of the world? including the united states? >> reporter: of course, many analysts believe north korea was launching satellites from sohae. that could be used to deliver a warhead to the u.s. or elsewhere. sohae missiles rely on liquid fuel. they have to bring the fuel in. you could spot the activity before the launch. now north korea has moved on to solid fuel technology to allow the missiles