it allows those north koreans to launch north korean cyberattacks from other geographic locations. which is helpful in terms of avoiding accountability. but it also lets those north korean de facto spies, it lets them learn about international innovations in the cyber warfield and it turns out when they compete around the world they are as good as anyone or better. in 2015 at a global hacking competition that's called code chef, 7,600 teams competing from all over the world. at code chef 2015 north korean teams came in first, second, and third place out of more than 7,000 teams competing worldwide. that's what kim yong chol built. so for people who follow this stuff closely, particularly national security and in foreign policy who have watched north korea not just for its nuclear program but have watched north korea in this very short period of time turn into this global cyberwar, cyberespionage powerhouse it was a remarkable and very specific thing when it was announced that north korea would be sending somebody to the u.s. to talk to the trump administration. they'd be sending a

korean government to be able to sit next to a sitting american president legitimizes the north korean regime have they already been successful before you can see this document yes they have already been successful at the moment he landed in singapore basically on an on an air aircraft so i think there this is you know if you see this from a north korean perspective if you spin it like that he asked the leader of the free world to come to a place in asia in his region he's not jetlag trump is just like he's traveling from canada all over there. he has forced the chinese to basically to cover for his airfare there and no one really knows who picks up the bill in the end at the five star hotel that kim jong un has delegation reds and so if you look at it from that perspective he is gaining a lot from this in terms of what is actually substance to be achieved we don't know and it will all say it will all in the end matter and just you know what is the process what is tomorrow what is the day after what is next week and next month and in terms of kim jong un's public image we're going to t

what the north koreans wanted was propaganda. they wanted to humiliate the united states, the kim family, which was in charge then as now could demonstrate to the people how strong they were. they would sign confessions saying they were so sorry they had done this. the american government had sent them on this terrible mission they never wanted. to go. they were apologizing to the korean people and they were so impressed what they had seen in north korea. the first couple weeks while the men are being beaten into these confessions it's pretty brutal. after that they are locked in a prison camp. things become a mundane daily life in a north korean prison camp. still absolutely horrible but not that bad. there's another wave of beatings towards the end that the men say is the most brutal, horrible experience any could have imagined. they are released in december right before christmas but in a way the scars always say because the navy drums them out of the service. they're given very little, in some cases no medical treatment, psyc

president has met a north korean leader. really great to really take you to a lot of progress really very fatherly better than anybody expected comparable to. well i dream brown reports on a historic day that many people thought would never come up in this diplomatic drama here was act one for. getting to know you the handshake to could change the course of history president donald trump it said he'd know within a minute of meeting kim jong un if he'd get on with him so this was the moment he began sizing him up from. the start perhaps of an improbable relationship. in improbable times. two nuclear armed leaders one of former real estate developer and reality t.v. star the other an international pariah. we were. speaking through an interpreter kim jong un said the way here had not been easy. in the region it wasn't easy to get here and oprah did as in practice has worked as obstacles in a way forward but we overcame all of them and we're here today. they met at nine am local time in singapore so prime time viewing in the uni

korean tv and north korean media. list media.he according to the agreements we have had over the years, that has been distributed to the media which is what we will now be sharing with you once we have those pictures inside the meeting room. is scheduledtself to get underway at about 9:15 eastern time. if we five minute session. a bilateral meeting. only four people in the room. the north korean leader. let's watch the same. seen -- scene. >> the north korean leader will be in the room along with president trump and two translators. these are live pictures from inside the meeting. >> mr. president, how are you feeling? i am feeling safe and i think the meeting will be tremendously successful. have a terrific relationship, i have no doubt. >> we will look for a way forward. we are here today. thank you very much everybody. thank you very much. thank you. >> those pool reporters know leaving the venue of the meeting. meeting off the coast of singapore. we want to open the phone lines to hear what you expect. those are l

. >> north koreans want the kim family to continue ruling north korea. it is about regime survival. >> kim jong-un quickly embraced the first rule of regime survival. control all information. >> kim jong-un is to a certain extent, everything. he is the rock star, the celebrity. he is the be all and end all. ♪ >> which is good. because he is the only show in town. there's only one kind of television. and it is all broadcast by the government. >> it is all part of the brainwashing. complete indoctrination since people are born. >> in a program about the leaders extraordinary abilities, we are told he is a world-renowned composer who learned to drive at the age of three. children are taught to worship him. this tv show for kids is not exactly "sesame street." ♪ >> these small children sing, america go down on their knees and beg kim jong-un for their life. a child draws a picture of the u.s. on fire. a kindly grandfather says good job. most north koreans have no internet, no access to outside media at all. >> the regime wants to be sealed out from the o

and north korean delegations. president trump: [indiscernible] working to the -- together, we will get it taken care off. -- of. translator: speaking korean. >> [indiscernible] [indistinct conversations] president trump: we will be successful. it will be done. thank you very much. thank you very much, everybody. thank you. thank you very much. host: on one side, the north korean delegation, on the other side the president of the united states, donald trump, seated next to him his secretary of state, mike pompeo and john bolton in general kelly. this is another live to you. you can see the flags, the north korean and u.s. lags way that handshake took place. we should the camera situation has been moved out. you are seeing a live picture of the resort island hotel. temperatures in singapore in the mid- to the upper 70's. late spring,ly, early summer day in singapore with a 12 hour time difference. it is called they compel a hotel sentosaapella hotel on island. ghity and a favorite for celebrities who visn island tha

this is what a lot of us in the analyst community think the north koreans want from this, the north koreans want from this, the symbolism, north korean imagery next to american imagery, the flags and the handshakes and it validates north korea as distinct and independent from south korea, making the division more permanent, some recognition. the north korean flag next to the american flag, something ofa next to the american flag, something of a recognition of one of the worst countries in the world to be honest. amnesty international and human rights reports from the un about north korea paint it as an awful place. that's a big achievement, that shot, with the flags. regime change has been spoken about in north korea after the death of kim jong il, kim jong—un‘s north korea after the death of kim jong il, kimjong—un‘s father, we know the status quo was maintained for the following six years and we fast forward to this moment, james, describe for me how much of a difference this truly is for north korea? we also understand that the state newspaper is covering this now, front—page a

side and for the north korean side. what we do know is there is still a lot of gaps behind what this definition is. this briefer meeting with preside president. it really empowers negotiators on both sides to take in the details. >> lisa labott is with us as well. you've been doing a lot of reporting on the stage that's been set here. once again, walking down the colonade, kim yong chol and john kelly. i'm sure they'll be going into the oval office to meet the president. how significant were the meetings that mike pompeo, the secretary of state, had with kim yong chol in new york city ever the past few days. >> i think that meeting was very significant. it was about putting cards on the table. what does denuclearization mean to the u.s., what does it mean to north korea? you could see secretary pomp eo lay out progress. when he said there was progress, he did not say there was progress on narrowing the gaps. he kind of said everybody understood each other better. my understanding is when you mentioned what's going on in

that is a major concession to the north koreans. it seems to be something the pentagon might not have known we are still to hear from the defense secretary jim mattis. he will have a very interesting reaction. that is a major development when it comes to u.s. military matters and its engagement with south korea. speaking of south korea, that is where secretary of state mike pompeo is traveling next. mike pompeo is going to south korea and then to china. thanks -- these will be very interesting discussions. see if they ha because of what was announced by the u.s. president of the end of joint military exercises with south korea. there seem to be plenty more advantages of kim jong-un. here is one of them. huly symbolic, an invitation of the white house from donald trump th would be happening at some time in the future. an invitation that was accepted by the north korean leader says resident donald trump. as for what we were expecting to happen from this joint statement , there are some of these things. the fact that kim jong-un would

even by north korean standards. he ordered the kidnapping of a south korean actress. ♪ he also kidnapped her husband, a movie director and he ordered them to make movies. >> look i need to improve the north korean film business. anything you need, you just let me know. >> as the '90s approached, kim jong-il was spending huge sums to build a nuclear weapons program and the economy began to collapse. when flooding destroyed north korea's meager food supply in the 1990s, there were no resources left to feed the country. it was one of the worst famines the world has ever seen. at least 2 million people died of starvation. and finally, there is kim jong-il's legacy of political imprisonment. begun under his father, he greatly expanded it and it continues to this day. this is the dark side of a brutal and secretive regime. but there is another north korea. a country many people have never seen. with entertainment. wealth. luxury. >> people are going to these restaurants. they are taking taxis. >> there's even a glamour

koreans and what are the north koreans telling us? rob o'neil on that the man who brought oma bin laden down on how to prevent another one, after this. it's easy to think that all money managers are pretty much the same. but while some push high commission investment products, fisher investments avoids them. some advisers have hidden and layered fees. fisher investments never does. and while some advisers are happy to earn commissions from you whether you do well or not, fisher investments fees are structured so we do better when you do better. maybe that's why most of our clients come from other money managers. fisher investments. clearly better money management. in 1948... [sfx: bottle sounds on conveyor] one bottle at a time. today, we produce nearly 20 million cases a year. chubb has helped us grow for the past 30 years... they helped us prevent equipment problems during harvest and provided guidance when we started exporting internationally. now we're working with them on cybersecurity. my grandfather taught me to make a wine nei

north korean experts send to say that north koreans do this, north koreans do that. to what extent are the same, north koreans or difference with kim jong-un, he's certainly done a couple of boulderer things with marketization and the economy, he seems maybe more enterprising than his father, but the same old koreans. >> there are differences now kim jong-un handled things from his father and grandfather. he's more like his gndfather in the gregarious way and transparent way h deals with the publ for instance, in 2012 the first satellite launch failed the regime for the first time said it failed, but we'll keep going on. but we thought that was a very significant moment that he wanted to be a transparent sort of peon. and , the fact that he spoke in public for the first time whileisher shunned public speaking for almost 20 years, that he was the leader of north korea. but i think, you know, i think that goes to the question of whether kim is sincere, as everybody's-- a lot of people haven saying about giving up his nuclear weapons. i think it's hard to-- so while the

i've had the chance to ask north koreans what they think. with government guides always nearby, their answers always seem to echo state propaganda. so if you're wondering whether north koreans will change their minds about americans after kim meets trump in singapore, look for propaganda that paints olden mys in an entirely new light. will ripley, c. >> thank you so much for your company. i'm anna coren live from seoul. >> i'm john vause in los angeles. for viewers in the united states, "early start" up is up next. for everyone else, max foster is in london. you're watching cnn, the world's news leader. . . . . >>> one-time shot and i think it's going to work out. >> an optimistic president trump as he prepares to make history. can the self-proclaimed deal maker bring peace to the korean peninsula? we are live in singapore. >>> and president trump digging in his heels and crossing his arms on trade after a rocky weekend at the g7. why he is isolated himself from u.s. allies and how the world is reacting. boy did that photo speak

the us president and north korean leader are now set for i-to-i north korean leader are now set for 1—to—1 talks, with translators are not tensions and nuclear disarmament. the much anticipated summit follows a year of exchanging threats and many months of diplomatic twists and turns. a warm welcome to use. a significant, unprecedented moment here. and also, of course on the island of sentosa, playing host to these historic talks. about five kilometres away from where we are now. the two delegations derived, arrived, and john and made his way into the capella hotel. followed just 80 minutes later by donald trump. it is this, the scene that we will all be talking about. ——a few. donald trump shaking hands with the north korean leader. a firm handshake between the two men and we cannot underestimate the symbolism behind the flag there, side—by—side. some thought that many, this would never happen. a totalitarian regime and an isolated region that has deplored the west and called america the archenemy. their flag flying next to the american flag and brief smiles between the t

between the north korean leader and president trump. we will keep you posted as we get information from the pool that is giving us the pictures. northt, talking about korea and security. booktv part of c-span2's coverage. as events unfold in singapore, we will break away and show them to you as we get those pictures. stay with us. >> how is everybody doing? loud voice.for my i'm half-death. half-deaf.'m i wore headsets for 25 years. thank you for bringing me here. i'm always treated like a king when i come. special thanks to linda for organizing this event. my lovely bri of 24 years is here. i would like to thank her for putting up with all of my 24 years.or the past i will see my youngest daughter next week. that will be my most fun trip. i'm going to iowa, which all of you know is the cultural center of the universe. i would like to thank my colleagues and friends who have encouraged my scholarship. university. state i appreciate that they have encouraged me to study what to me is a very interesting subject matter. i intend to do it f

we watched the north koreans build a small. covert gas graphite moderated nuclear reactor five megawatt hours since a research reactor it's a small reactor but it produces each year in its fuel about five kilograms or so of paternity of enough material for a single mature weapon each each year. at this time north korea had the technical capability to build me a kit weapons. in one thousand nine hundred eighty five john yang ressa fight the nuclear nonproliferation treaty mostly to ease international concern about its weapons program. by the late. one nine hundred eighty s. the soviet bloc was collapsing and that meant trouble for moscow's allies including north korea. kim il sung was forced to find new sources of foreign aid to help him revive the country's stagnant economy. and very many troops came from states of united states said you must reconcile yourself with your commitments to be international. agreement made pursuer. periods between operation treaty which. soviets insisted before giving you a nuclear assistance but yo

peninsula, rupert, do you genuinely think that the north korean leader wa nts think that the north korean leader wants and is prepared to go for this call of denuclearised asian? -- to go for this goal of denuclearisation? in my heart of hearts, i have to say it is very ha rd hearts, i have to say it is very hard to see how did north korea having spent tremendous cost in terms of isolation and also financial costs, to achieve that status of being a full nuclear power, how kim jong—un will turn around and just give that up. it is very, very hard to see the north korean leader doing so, but it appears that he does want to make his country economically better, and that he is committed to trying to end this isolation and to trying to lift sanctions. and he's going to have to give something up to do that. the question is what, how much and how fast. that is really the fundamental key to this. we're going to have to see in the next few days, what is he prepared to put on the line, what is he prepared to commit to down the road? and in what time frame? if he isn't, as you suggest, prepared to

and north korean officials have been able to work through. as many as these things go the times tend to slide a little bit and we will be waiting for him. jillian: and we will be waiting, of course, we will bring it to you live as soon as it happens. for now hours away from historic summit between president trump and kim jong un. so how did we get to this point? let's rewind for a second, march eighth, the president trump declared he was ready to meet with rogue regime's leader, on april 18th, confirmed that secretary of state mike pompeo met with kim in north korea just two days later north korea announced it would dismantle all nuclear weapon test, on may ninth, three american hostages were brought home. from may 22nd to 25th, the summit seemed to be up in the air. president trump speculated intentions of north korea and briefly canceled the summit from may 27th to june 1st, preparations were back underway for historic talks of course leading up to this week where the much-anticipated summit will take place tomorrow. a lot to talk about. ro

what are the north koreans looking for in this summit? >> reporter: well, jeff just by sitting down at the table, and jois is the recognition that the kim regime has long sought from recognition by a president of the united states. but more than that, if you take kim jong-un's word he really wants to build a real economy in north korea, change the lives of his people, he needs these sanctions to go away and for that to happen, he needs a better relationship with the united states, jeff. >> glor: all right, ben tracy, thank you very much, the major now to you, what does the white house want out of this. >> mike pompeo the secretary of state says the big letter is v for verify, how do you verify denuclearization? and the secretary of state bristled as suggestions president trump wasn't able to drive the bargain or the united states was not tech logically capable of te process, that's key for the u.s., verify what is on the to north korean agenda in terms of getting rid of its nuclear weapons. >> glor: they really pushed back on the technica

you know the north koreans you say goes. your policy strategic patience that's what this patient is you want to read just go look nuclear program and that's what they did. unfortunately. the talks between the u.s. and north korea continued in new york the participants included robert cullen an expert on north korea's nuclear program his visit to the country often. november two thousand and ten are secured her trip professor john morris and me they took us to your ground they walked us into this facility which we were not really expecting we thought maybe we would see a few centrifuges i don't know maybe ten one hundred whatever just small and we would say oh yeah it's really impressive. instead he took he took us into this building. took us up to the viewing window and there are two. follows in centrifuges. they let us in our jaws dropped we were sort of speechless as we tried to kind of centrifuges and then they were steps out of there because they didn't want us to see them. the whole thing too much point worse somebody wa

how much change is the north korean dictator willing to allow? brian todd has been working his sources for us. what are you hearing? reporter: when he was asked today whether meeting with kim jong-un would be a betrayal of the 125,000 plus people held in north korean prison camps, president trump said those people could end up being winners in the process. tonight we're told it's unlikely kim will release those prisoners and unlikely that he will let in the kind of western investment that the president has dangled as a reward for a nuclear deal. >> a new world can begin today. >> reporter: this slickly produced movie trailer was designed to show kim jong-un what's possible for north korea if kim gets rid of all his nuclear weapons. >> what will he choose? to show vision and leadership? or not? >> reporter: the video which trump showed to kim portrays western investment, new ra factories, resorts. >> they have great beaches. you see that whenever they are exploding their cannons into the ocean. look at that. wouldn't that make a great condo? >> re

for all koreans, north and south and for people everywhere. prime minister abe and i are also working to improve the trading relationship to the united states and japan, something we have to do. the united states sees a bilateral deal with japan based on the principle of fairness and reciprocity. we are working hard to reduce our trade imbalance with which is very substantial. we moved barriers us exports. and to achieve a fair and mutually beneficial economic partnership and we're on our way. the prime minister was telling us moments ago that there buying billions and billions of dollars of additional products of all kinds. jets, airliners from boeing, lots of farm products, we're going to be doing a lot more business with japan which is what everybody wants to say. there's never been a better time to invest in the united states. thanks to our text, historic deregulation , strong trade policy which has just begun, and we'll tell you over the years and has been a week trade policy. the opening of american energy is going to return to the rule

morning, president trump and the north korean leader kim jong-un are on the ground in singapore. it is 10:00 p.m. eastern 10:00 p.m. singapore time, and they are preparing for tomorrow for the historical summit that will take place at 9:00 p.m. eastern time tonight. go to www.c-span.org for more details. that will be 9:00 a.m. in singapore when they meet behind closed doors. earlier this morning, mike pompeo briefed reporters about thearations in advance of summit. here's what he had to say. >> good afternoon. thank you for your patience. certainly worth the wait. i would like to welcome the secretary of state mike pompeo, who will answer questions specific to the summit that will take place tomorrow and will be around to follow up with questions beyond that. thank you. >> good afternoon. said onresident saturday, this is a mission of peace. our ambassador led a delegation to meet with the vice foreign minister and her north korean delegation. as talks continue this afternoon, even as we sit here now, they are moving quite rapidly and we anticipate they will come to their logical

there as thepompeo north korean delegation departing the location. to set the stage, the meeting took place in singapore, a four hour session. the wall seet journal with this headline, the president signaling the summit with a signing. a team of reporters writing, president trump declaring a summit meeting with kim jong-un had gone better than expected as he emerged after four hours of talks with the north korean leader aimed at bringing about pyongyang's nuclear disarmament. we are now awaiting a presidential news conference that will take place. we will have it for you live. the meeting began this morning just after 9:00 at the resort hotel, followed by a bilateral meeting and a luncheon, and that joint signing ceremony. alex is joining us, austin texas, independent line. what do you think? dynamics of president trump i truly believe has brought all this to the forefront. it is unprecedented. it relates to john f. kennedy speaking to khrushchev in 1961 in vienna. with president nixon opening the doors with mao zedong. reagan and mikael gorbachev. h

with the right hand man to north korean dictator. kim jong un. >> the former head of the north korean intelligence service arrived in new york for talks with secretary of state. >> he's the most trusted intelligence and national security advise herb. >> he told secretary pompeo he had a personal letter for president trump. from kim jong un. >> on june 1, 2018. he hand delivered lt letter at the white house. >> the contents of the letter in the huge envelope have not been disclosed to my knowledge. we can infer that they said enough about north korean willingness to discuss the issues that the u.s. views as essential. the denuclearization of the north korea. and then u.s. willingness to help the north korean economy in exchange. >> after receiving the letter, there was a noticeable change in tone from the president. the confident commander in chief who believes a significant deal was imminent. began to temper expectations. >> it's a get it though you kind of situation. and i think it will be a process. i never said it goes in one meet

president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong-un. cnbc's bringing you live coverage until wednesday with our reporters in the south korean and chinese capitals, seoul and beijing. mike pompeo says president trump is, quote, well prepared for tomorrow's summit with kim jong-un. in a statement pompeo added that washington's position on north korean denuclearization remains clear and unchanged. let's speak to our colleague at the national gallery in singapore. nancy, what is the u.s. hoping to achieve from these talks? >> reporter: well, willem, i think the united states would like to leave singapore with a commitment from north korea that they are, in fact, serious about denuclearization you just mentioned secretary of state mike pompeo say the u.s. stance is unchanged on denuclearization when he says this he refers to complete verifiable, irreversible denuclearization. it's a good thing that secretary of state pompeo said the president is well prepared here. we did hear from president trump in his own right leaving the g7 meeting sayi

efforts to bring a lasting and stable peace to the koreans this is the first time a north korean leader at met for talks with a sitting u.s. president usa concept resisted such a meeting for decades describing north korea as a rogue state that should unilaterally abandon nuclear weapons. after the meeting the president expressed his gratitude towards the north korean leader for his engagement at that meeting. ortley i want to thank chairman kim for taking the first step toward a bright new future for his people are unprecedented meeting the first between an american president and a leader of north korea proves that real change is indeed possible my meeting with chairman kim was honest direct and productive for get to know each other well in a very confined period of time so what has been agreed well here are some of the main points the united states on the democratic people's republic of korea the d.p. r. k. commit to establish new u.s. d.p. r. k. relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace prosperity and small the united states in the d.p. r. k

president times north korean leader was a closely watched a fact only a few months ago the two men had been publicly insulting each other and threatening war today they appear to have put the past behind. it's the moment many doubted would happen u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un signed a joint declaration which commits p.r. nyang to the complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula the highly anticipated summit in singapore hailed a success by the leaders. to speak here. today we had a historic meeting and decided to leave the past behind us were about to sign a historic document the world will see a major change in the view that. we have developed a very special bond show. people are going to be very impressed people are going to be very happy and we're going to take care of a very big and very dangerous problem for the world and. that problem nuclear weapons in the agreement north korea has pledged to dismantle its nuclear arsenal but critics say the declaration fails to provide concrete steps as to how that will be achieved and verified. and has re

how can we contain the north koreans? that's really what we need to start talking about if this does not work? >> >> tucker: i should know you said no one rational north korea lindsey graham maybe not surprisinglys pushing that tonight. george, what's the chinese role in this? presumably the north koreans wouldn't have this without perms of. agreement of the chinese government. the chinese have been using the north koreans for a very long time diplomatic race. whenever the u.s. has placed extensive pressure on trade issues or other issues and north koreans have done something unseemly to put it at least, the u.s. has reached out to china to do something about north korea. and that's how this crisis started. but, look, the chinese would love nothing better than to seat united states bogged down in some military action in the korean peninsula. or they would love the united states to capitulate and leave the north koreans be. at either case they could pointed out how weak the united states is or how brutal the united states

the north korean regime will. say they do not have nuclear weapons. and mr trump will want complete denuclearization of the korean peninsula or have the one done with you and takes the pressure off to have more than one meeting because if you made it all about one beating the chances of a failure would be would be too serious i think being able leave things for future beatings having a process start up is going to bode good for everybody the ultimate objective we seek from diplomacy with north korea has not changed the completely verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of the korean peninsula is the only outcome that the united states will accept. they are two of the world's most provocative and controversial leaders but can u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un do what no leader before them has managed to do for the past seven decades break the hostility and most recently the threat of nuclear confrontation between their two countries at this hour all eyes are on singapore where the summit of the year is taking place tr

the meeting between the north korean delegation and u.s. president donald trump ended with smiles photos and handshakes. then flanked by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh the president announced that the historic meeting with north korea's leader kim jong un would go ahead after all will be. jihad june twelfth in singapore what very well it's really getting to know you kind of a situation. mike you spent two days. billion years we've gotten to know their people very well and we will you people are going to have to travel because you'll be in singapore june twelfth. the north korean delegation was led by kim yong charlie the country's vice chairman he's the highest ranking figure from the country to come to the white house in nearly twenty years trump said the former intelligence chief delivered him a personal message from north korean leader kim jong un. a letter was given to me by him you know and that letter was. very nice letter all would you like to see what was in that letter that would you like how much how much you know how much

south korean officials saying the north wants u.s. investments like even the mcdonald's to help out. now look at this data. 2013 figures south korea's economy is 36 times bigger than north korea. look at those numbers there, north korea leader kim also says he learned a lot about singapore 's economic potential through its tour walking around the city seeing economic growth in singapore and look at this republican senator lindsay graham summing up what president trump might do tonight and the possible outcomes. let's listen. >> i think what he's going to convey to north korea is he wants a peaceful resolution to the nuclear threat as well as to end the korean war, but the goal is to eliminate their nuclear missile program not contain it, do it in a win win fashion. there's three outcomes here. peace, where we have a win win solution. military force where we defer as tate the north korean regime and stop their program by force, or to capitulate like we've done in the past and donald trump is not going to capitulate so there's really on

states that they will be safe —— north korean is. how does either side deliver on that? what we will get is strategic ambiguity and effort from both sides to fudge this issue and tried to sell it to their respective constituencies as a success —— and tried to. donald trump has been tweeting again, he says the fact i'm having a meeting is a major loss to the us said the haters and losers, we have our hostages, testing missile units stopped, the pundits have got it wrong from the beginning, we will be fine. —— try to. he says you got to give peace a chance and in order to do that you have to sit down with kimmich. he has a point? i think he does -- with kim jong—un. the beginning has a point? i think he does -- with kimjong—un. the beginning of the process is clearly a good first step. here's the interesting question, does donald trump have the strategic patience, to coin a phrase, does he have the vision, does he have a strategy? kim jong—un, i would argue, a young man not ina jong—un, i would argue, a young man not in

president and north korean leader and it is a high-stakes event aimed at removing the north's nuclear capabilities. on his arrival, president trump treating great to be in singapore. there is was excitement in the air. he's been tweeting a lot from singapore. also, secretary of state mike pompeo has issued this statement. the president and the entire u.s. team is looking forward to tomorrow's summit. we have had sent meetings today to include in this the north koreans. we are prepared remaining clear and unchanged. kristina: press conference set to begin at 530 this morning. in the meantime, let's go to deirdre bolton life in singapore right now. reporter: i still am. it is blustery, but the summit is what some are calling the summit of the century. both president trump of the north korean leader, kim jong un are here and interestingly enough, their hotels are about half a mile from each other. they won't see each other until tomorrow morning. the idea is for them both to strike the summit with no aid, translators only. that will be just the beginning. we heard president trump sage we

be able to meet with a north korean. let's be clear. at least for people associated with the government. iouayphotn the driveway of the white house are more damaging than any photo with a smile. saying you do not even want maximum pressure, suggesting perhaps that you are now phased did you guys nation, those things are for more damaging to the presidents policy that is standing there with a big envelope and a smile area i think. >> thank you all for gre comments and presentations and insightful knowledge. my question is, i read a snippet today about the arrest of three senior military officials, maybe more than an arrest, just recently. -un secure is kim jong-un in leaving his country. is there going to be some type coup when he leaves his country. when he is gone? is it a real threat and something to the considered or is that a nonevent? thank you. ms. pak: i guess there is a nonzero chance and north korea is north korea because -- and the dynasty has sustained itself, everyone from the local neighborhood, to the natio

korean people should be the north korean people once again you're seeing a live video images of a room at the hotel in singapore we are waiting for the u.s. president and north korean leader kim jong un to emerge through those double doors take a seat side by side and sign a declaration we will try to get you the information of what's in that dock liberation as soon as we know there are observers who are probably wondering this hour what concrete steps could potentially be included in such a declaration or if it's just something that they're signing to say this is a starting point there will be more meetings there will be more summits there will be more talking young. well i hope that that's in the declaration i hope that not too concrete steps are in there because than all of the folks can be broken very easily all of the expectations can be disappointed very easily so hopefully this is a pretty wobbly take a vacation where a lot of people can then put in a lot of work to make it actually work we'll see there are immediate things that could be done for example the peace agreement that

from the north korean side, no specific pledges really for anything. there were no specifics about a time line for denuclearization, a definition of denuclearization, what the verification would be. there wasn't, at least to our knowledge, any accounting of north korea's nucle weapons. typically, in a nuclear negotiation, you would begin with saying what you h then f there, you can decide how you are going to give those weapons up. there was nothing of that. the president will claim and can reasonably claim that north korea made concessions prior to this summit, including suspending those nuclear and missing tests. those can be re. that certainly is a concession. then just big picture for all of us, a few months ago there was a genuine prospect of military conflict on the peninsula. that prospect has receded for now. that's progress really for all sides involved. >> that's a good point, indeed. will, as someone who has been in north korea, i think 18 times, as we have noted, you spent a lot of time over there. what else do you see the north koreans get

and it warned the north koreans.. which is a snarky reference to us walking away from the nuclear deal. that is a reference to america walking away from the iran nuclear deal. if you want more optimism, you could turn to the un secretary general antonio guterres. no request to the un has gone in for such verification. one place where reaction is in short supply is north korea. instead of broadcasting president trump's news conference, viewers were shown this. it was a cartoon about road safety, and the schedule really moved through the gears, with a musical about mining coming next. i should say state tv did report that the summit was taking place, but has yet to carry anything on its outcome. dr owen miller is from the school of oriental and african studies. there will be a surprise that north korea is choosing which bits of the summit 04. —— it will be a surprise. interesting what they have reported. for them they've been the speedy and reporting. immediately, he arrived in singapore, the main newspaper was show

that the administration will take action to all for north koreans to provide north koreans with unique security assurances something that has not to be done before as he said something that goes beyond what previous u.s. administrations were ready to offer however pompeo didn't want to talk whether it means that the u.s. is ready to talk about reducing the number of its troops in south korea or whether the u.s. is willing to say that it's not going to attack or topple the north korean regime so my pump i have said that the ultimate objective is complete denuclearization tell us more about the have the u.s. preconditions. yes you are right so the complete and if there is a shred of north korea is the long term goal and it has to be irreversible and rifle with a rifle and that is a key issue for you as secretary of state pompei all he said that you asked it's going to establish rubber star system of verification but that's been a key issue before and the huge problem because regardless the fact that north korea and were ready to promise that they never kept those promises and that's why

the us president and north korean leader are now set for 1-to-1 north korean leader are now set for 1—to—1talks, with north korean leader are now set for 1—to—1 talks, with translators are not tension5 1—to—1 talks, with translators are not tensions and nuclear disarmament. the much anticipated summit follows a year of exchanging threat5 and many months of diplomatic twists and turns. a warm welcome to use. a significant, unprecedented moment here. and also, of course on the island of sentosa, playing host to these historic talks. about five kilometres away from where we are now. the two delegations derived,

because he was more north korean -- it was illegal. that was how he became a ,risoner, and he got tortured and he lost his dignity. it's not the level we can think of. there are nice human beings. hear that a lot. political prison camps. are labor camps in north korea. they are treated like animals. like just animals. why do we care about prisoners? i lived without both of my parents at the age of eight. i went to the river, washing clothes and taking baths and eat grasshoppers, dragonflies, plans, anything i could get from nature. what can i do? how our nutritionists. -- nutrition is. it was a way of life. in spring, when the life comes back, things grow again, but in north korea, spring is death. thinks spring is the season of life because people suffered or in the winter and in summer, the plants grow, and many people died during the spring. i did not know what was happening, but if i knew i went to china, i would not die from starva. 13, my sister was 15, she went to china with her friend. she left me a note that said if you go to

i think that for the north koreans is a huge p.r. victory to be here to meet with the u.s. president donald trump because now they can say and addressing it to the domestic audience that look we are meeting with the you asked president and that means that he is treating us as equal but of course what they want what they long goal is to get the sanctions relieved to get economic growth for the country i was on the phone normally in singapore thank you. we'll of course be on the ground throughout this historic meeting if it happens there is still time for anything to happen moving on the prospects of a peace deal for the north korean peninsula is raising hopes that families divided by the korean war could be reunited the next report from bastion hearting we meet a south korean man who thought his older brother had died during the war until a letter smuggled to him from the north proved otherwise. a few old photographs and a couple of letters that he only proved one sign has that he has relatives somewhere in north korea it would put them in danger to show their faces on telev

with the words and dialogue on the north korean side will be measured. on president trump's side the engage, can i make the deals goingoing forward. and it's no easy feat. it's this idea in starting this there will be a lot of contentious issues coming up along the way. arthel: how key are they? you have two larger than life players. you laid out the road leading up to this in terms of the ground work taking place. what about these two leaders themselves. does the buck stop with them? >> it looks like with the two structures we are seeing a streamlining of processes that makes it look like it's the case. it's unprecedented how we have sooner the top-down approach. the two leaders agreed top move forward and delegated key individuals to make that happen. middle level working groups, then you escalate higher up as you see more progress. they are you next sense this is have much about deal making. the idea of the traditional model in the way negotiations have common the past, they factor in. it's very specifically on these individuals and how they see the p

the plight of the north korean people. north korea is supported by the power elite, if you like, a dictatorial regime, a gangster style regime. the fact he is mining here and having a conversation, kimmich, we cannot disregard the human rights abuses so why has it not been on the table in terms of what we heard from the press briefing yesterday?‘ terms of what we heard from the press briefing yesterday? a great question and to be honest it's because the north koreans react so badly when we bring this up, but has sunk negotiations with the north in the past between us and north korea and south korea and north korea. the un did a big report on human rights couple of years ago and the north koreans reacted sharply to that and the argument from the doves is this is something we have to hold for the future, get the ball rolling and bring it up maybe in the future. i'm hopeful. this is why there is so much anxiety with north korea, it isn't your run of the mill dictatorship, it is 0rwellian, like 1984, there will be lots of pr

this is a huge meeting for the north korean leader. they completely control internal commations information. they started putting out information about the united states meeting with pompeo's second trip to north korea, and now they're constructing the narrative. and the narrative is, as rachel said, the world coming to meet the north korean leader because he is now a nuclear weapons state. and that is the domestic narrative. this is a regime. this guy is 34 years old. he took over when was 28, 29 years old. there has been consistent purging within the north korean leadership over these six or seven years. more so than we've seen when the previous leader, his father took power in 1994. so a very high level purging, which suggest there's is internal churns that he has to prove himself to naysayers within his own system. he purged three people just before this meeting, including the defense minister. so they are constructing a domestic narrative that shows strength, not necessarily compromise and conciliation. to rachel's question why ar