and a commitment by kim jong-un to stop nuclear and missile testing. we'll bring that to you just as soon as it begins. we are waiting on this. it will be happening momentarily. very big news out of the white house tonight. also this thing. president trump keeping yet another campaign promise imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. the signing ceremony said it all. the president was surround by steel and aluminum members. not members of his own party who bucked the president. attorney general jeff sessions said he's seriously considering apoints a second special counsel to investigate fbi corruption and government surveillance abuse. but will sessions follow through? we take that up tonight. our guests this evening. two of the best political analysts in the business. ed rollins and charlie hurt. and congressman sean duffy is joining me to discuss the gop's opposition to tariffs. and general jack keane on south korea's announcement expected any moment now. more on our breaking news. a major announcement about north korea. south korea's national

and agree to meet with kim jong-un. now, we are hearing from sources here at the white house, that the president is perhaps not likely to do that. that he's already being counseled that that would be a bad idea. but, erin, as you know, past being prologue, we have seen the president defy the advice of his advisers before and go in a very different direction. so i this i it's totally up in the air to what the president will ultimately decide on that front. and also point out this may be more than just an invitation from kim jong-un. there are these talks that have been going on between the south koreans and north koreans and i'm told that the content what we'll be hearing from the south korean leader in just a few momtds is, quote, interesting. so there is going to be more, i think, than just this information about kim jong-un inviting the president of the united states to meet with him. but make no mistake, we have gone from the president referring to kim jong-un as little rocket man, and the president talking about fir

jong-un who said in a statement "a word of warning to kim jong-un. worst possible thing you can do is meet with president trump in person and try to play him. if you do that, it will be the end of you and your regime." dana? >> dana: john, you mentioned -- i was looking at lindsey graham. he probably knows what he's talking about. you mentioned that there's another story. that could be delaying the briefing a couple minutes while sarah sanders just gets her ducks in a row. she's probably going to get questions about some new details regarding the litigation with stormy daniels. >> she will, yes. another twist in the stormy daniels story. this one that michael cohen, the president's personal attorney used a trump organization, not a trump campaign, a trump organization e-mail to negotiate the terms of a nondisclosure agreement with stormy daniels whose real name is stephanie clifford. also to make a bank transfer in order that he could pay her $130,000 for her silence. the reason why this is important is because michael cohen has maintained that the p

jong un's father, kim jong il would give up his nuclear program. clinton then went on national tv, patting himself on the back and saying "this is a good deal for the american people, and they ended up getting nukes anyway. you may remember. >> this is a good deal for the united states. north korea will freeze and dismantle its nuclear program. south korea and our other allies will be better protected. the entire world will be safer as we slow the spread of nuclear weapons. south korea with support from japan and other nations will bear most of the cost of providing north korea with fuel to make up for the nuclear energy it is losing. and they will pay for an alternative power system for north korea that will allow them to produce electricity while making it much harder for them to produce nuclear weapons. the united states and international inspector also carefully monitor north korea to make sure it keeps its commitments. only as it does so will north korea fully join the community of nations. >> sean: well, clinton was wrong. he was naive. he wa

i hope the president responds to kim jong-un in an effective way. so that, hopefully, the world can breathe a sigh of relief here, if these negotiations can bek begin in earnest. >> let's see what this south korean announcement is. let's turn, in the meantime, mr. secretary, to the president's announcement today on new tariffs. are you surprised that there hasn't been more pushback from congress? >> well, obviously, i expect that those who are critical of this decision, as they should be, because what the president's announcement means today, in real terms, is that we're -- we are now going to open up a whole trade war, with countries across the world. there's no question that those countries are going to retaliate, that as a result of that, the prices are going to go up in this country, industries are going to be impacted, jobs are going to be impacted. the americans are going to have to pay a tax as a result of these tariffs. that the president is implementing. and it would seem important now that the congress take steps to make clear that we need

jane: is there danger that these talks could legitimize kim jong-un? that is something he is keen to be seen, a worldrl leader at a table. john: that is one of the state prioties during the six years of kim jong-un's role and the preparation for this. we saw elementof this with the kim regime. theounger sister headed delegation to the opening ceremonies and it looked like a state visit. this aspect of giving legitimacy to the regime of kim jong-un is a priority. right now we have to look at the retroactive cditions being discussed. although there is a presidential agreement from president trump that he will mt with kim jong-un, there's a lot of different hurdles to get through beforehand jane: john park, thank you very much for joining me. john: my pleasure. jane: just before the announcement on north korea yesterday, president trumpif imposed tariffs on imported steel andth aluminum, n teeth of opposition from many in his own party and global allies. the ropean union has already threatened retaliation. harley-davidson motorcycles could be targeted --

jong il the father of kim jong un . kim de jong received the nobel peace prize for his efforts to promote peace and reconciliation. an architect of his sunshine policy of reconciliation was join me and moon there was a time when north korea and the united states even talked to each other was that possible very simple ok when i would there was a train the circumstances unites to the united states listen to what north koreans would say ok and they didn't deny north korea they treat north korea is a normal count and leadership commitment was another important that and he was a very effective in the communication channels. says things might not be so bad now if the current us administration were willing to negotiate instead the us president derides and threatens kim jong on. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime those kinds of so-called hostile rhetorics could be very very counter productive and honestly he has been only baiting can do instead has to he stares. tells us he remains committed to di

"i won't rule out talks with kim jong un, i just won't. as far as the risk of dealing with a bad man is concerned, that is his problem, not mine. it is his problem." less than a week later, a security advisor came to the white house. watch the optics here, profusely thanking and praising the president. here he is, the south koreans announced a meeting in front of the west wing without any american officials here. >> we are optimistic about continuing a diplomatic process to test the possibility of a peaceful resolution. the republic of korea, the united states, we stand togethe together. we hope to not repeat the mistakes of the past and that the pressure will continue unti until -- >> there is a lot to learn from, since agreeing in 1994 to freeze its plutonium weapons program in exchange for aid, north korea broke their word in 2002, it started operating nuclear facilities again in 2003, promised again to abandon all of their nuclear weapons programs in 2005. that wasn't worth much. they conducted their first nuclear test in 2006. in 2007

kim jong-un, it says another thing. even though china joined with the united states and other countries in adopting u.n. security council resolutions that china is still kim jong-un's ally. and finally, both the meeting with president xi and forthcoming meeting with president trump does something for kim jong-un. it puts him on the same level of two of the world's great leaders of two great countries. so it serves a lot of purposes all around. >> would you agree, as i sort of intimated in the lead-in to you, that actually kim has been leading this diplomatic charge, kim jong-un? >> in some sense, i think that's right. when he met with the south koreans and south koreas came to say to president trump that he had an offer from kim jong-un to initiative.was a real and president trump flexibly and quick lly responded and said he was willing to meet. that has really transformed the landscape in terms of how -- what are the options for resolving this issue short of war. >> so it looks like these meetings, first with the south

so kim jong—un is obviously interested in preventing that. and trying to persuade xijinping that preventing that. and trying to persuade xi jinping that he is willing to work with the united states on a diplomatic approach. the military options are all very bad, mainly because they run the risk of triggering a much larger conflict on the korean peninsula, and neither the korean peninsula, and neither the south koreans nor the japanese are prepared to support that. briefly, what you make of reports in a japanese paper, briefly, what you make of reports in ajapanese paper, entirely unconfirmed, as i understand it, that japan and russia also seeking summits with kim jong—un?|j that japan and russia also seeking summits with kim jong-un? i think the japanese prime minister abe has already indicated he is willing to have a settlement with kim jong—un to discuss japanese particular interests, which are abductees. and president to get involved in this cycle of summits as well —— president putin. i am sure he would like to meet kim jong—un.

invite to me with north korean dictator kim jong-un. the u.s. is vowing to keep the pressure on. ed henry. >> and i'm melissa francis. a lot of new reaction coming in. word that president trump spoke to president xi jinping earlier this morning. the big story broke last night. south korea's security adviser announced the meeting between president trump and president kim jong-un at the white house. >> we talked about north korean kim jong-un is committed to denuclearization. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong-un by may to achieve denuclearization. >> we have fox team coverage. john roberts at the white house. we begin with jennifer griffin. she broke this details last

jong-il and -- kim jong-un and south korean presidentmoon jn -- in. jae thursday's meeting comes just days after kim jong-un's unannounced visit to china, he first trip abroad since he replaced his father as the country leader in 2011. china is north korea's most important ally and economic partner. despite the recent wave of economic progress, many analysts have called for cautution. >> t there's still a lot t of ds about north korea's intentions. according to china, kim jong-un is saying he is committed to denuclclearization, but it is unsure what north korea once in return from the united states -- north korea wants in return from the united states. reporter:: nonetheless, u.s. president trump hailed the meeting as a success, even saying he would be willing to meet with kim jong-un. >> the white house is congratulating itself after chinese president xi jinping informed the president about the meeting he had with kim jong-un. white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders believes it is precisely the campaign of maximum pressure and sanctions fr

moon jae-in has never met with kim jong-un. he does not want to meet with kim jong-un. that would be a huge insult to beijing. they need to get set with their key ally on more solid ground before entering these high-stakes potential obligations with the south koreans and the united states. >> fueling that expectation, you know kim jong il, his father, used to take a train like this from north korea to beijing. he would meet with china's leaders. they would never confirm there was a meeting until that train was back in north korea. i assume the train has left or is leaving fairly soon, right? >> reporter: yeah. the reporting we're getting is that the train has left, and we won't get anything from chinese state media as has been protocol in the past to confirm whether kim jong-un was, in fact, there until after he is back safely across the north korean border. but it's interesting, wolf, you mention his brother kim jong-il. before the north korean summit in 2000, kim jong il talked things over with south korea at that point, so we could be seeing a repeat in the playbook

nor will he be offering what bill clinton gave kim jong un's father, kim jong il. b that was energy and billions of dollars. >> it's truly incredible, sean, what a massive difference one election makes. we have an administration that's not going to kowtow to evil regimes or fund terrorist regimes as you rightly pointed out with the iran deal. american leadership is back. we have a president who has walked the walk, talked the talk, and carried a very large stick., he stood up to this stalinist dictatorship in north korea. what's happened in a matter of just a few months, they've backed down and they'v want to talk after decades and decades of appeasement. this is the vindication of the president's foreign policy. after the crushing of isis, this is perhaps the biggestru foreign policy win that we have seen. it's less than a year and a half into the administration. this is a problem that has plagued the west, plagued the pacific region for decades. finally there is hope of resolution. remember what reagan said, trust but verify, but we on the way to stabilizing the

trump to stick to his policy and bring kim jong-un to the world. anchor: there is a a lot of movement to make something concrete happen. is the united states government prepared to handle talks moving forward negotiations -- in negotiations? >> what was set of the u.s. government in the last few weeks was very different views in washington. you have the view of donald trump. you have the view of the peaceful people who are in favor of a diplomatic move. you have also people in favor of stricter constraints on north korea. the american policy is not clarified. if you look at mr. tilson's reaction, it shows he was very surprised. anchor: he was surprised by the offer and the president's handling of it. thank you. next, we cross to developments out of kenya where there is apparent movement in the ongoing political crisis. the president and the opposition leader has promised to heal divisions. the politicians made their first publicic appearance togegether n the steps of the presidential , this since last year's contentious elections. he was sworn in f

jong un and remember this was not just kim jong un's first visit to china it was his first visit outside of the country since becoming that country's leader more than six years ago the two leaders talked and that talking is going to continue china is hopeful now that the momentum from this visit will continue. so he was here after all chinese state controlled media waited until kim jong un was back home before confirming what officials had tried so hard to deny just a day earlier in the great hall of the people kim jong un and his wife were welcomed like old friends by president xi jinping a brief greeting in korean was the only time kim's voice was heard. appearance is important at times like this kim looked like an old style communist leader where is she opted for a business suit. the wives of both men were present during most of the photo opportunities. this visit was powerful symbolism for both men but especially for president xi now the first world leader to meet kim and a reminder the china still holds sway over its neighbor and allies. it's not clear what motivated kim jong un to

jong—un. tangible results from the kim jong-un. now obviously, there is a lot of discussion going on behind the scenes. to get to this stage, to get to the white house saying that donald trump will accept this kind of meeting, do you think that when you talk about the commitments, what more can be done, apart from nuclear weapons, apart from the possibility of handing over those four or five missiles? well, there are americans being held in pyongyang, they could being held in pyongyang, they could be turned back over. north korea has issues we could deal with on the human rights issue, i do not know that we will make any serious progress there. we could have discussions on the nature of the exercises on both side and do like was done towards the end of the cold war in having monitors in opposing sides exercises. pyongyang hasjust completed three months of training exercises, or they are just completing them. there are no monitors there and there are not going to be at this stage any north korean monitors at the us, south korean mon

the big risk here is kim jong-un has not delivered on anything. he's talking good, he's got from a bomb thrower to being a thinker. he's setting the agenda in the peninsula, but we should take advantage of this. i agree the president should accept the invitation, and he has. but he has to be prepared, a lot of ground work. i don't think the north koreans are going to denuclearization, but a deal that deals with nuclear activity, artillery, south korea deserves a lot of credit and they want some kind of lessening of tensions in south korea because there's 25 million people in south korea that are vulnerable. our troops in south korea and japan. so i tip my hat to both of them, although i'm worried we don't fall into a trap. >> the president just tweeted. kim jong-un talked about denuclearization with the south korean representatives, not just a freeze. also no missile testing by north korea during this period of time. great progress being made but sanctions remain until an agreement is reached. meeting being planned. >> their key strategy has been

will he invite kim jong un to the united states? or could kim jong un invite president trump to pyongyang? we have no idea where the meeting takes place. the key players don't have any idea yet either because this came together -- who would have thought six hoursing a this would be happening. now here we are. >> what is the significance of in request conveyed through the south korean national security adviser. outside on the lawn of the white house? what's the significance of that? >> well, the fact that you know, chung eui-yong. therm in seoul had a quick did he brief with president moon and flew to washington went straight to the white house, heaped praise on president trump for setting -- you know, the tone for creating the conditions to make this happen. you might have noticed in the remarks from the south korean security chief it was alall at first about praising president trump. music to his ears. in allows president trump to proclaim that he is the president who has made this happen, who made history. it's exactly what presid

jong—un wa nts to appearances, it seems kim jong—un wants to talk. south korean officials are met the north korean leader says he is committed himself to denuclearisation and they have now delivered a message to the white house catching a completely offguard. kim pledged that north korea will refrain from any further nuclear or missile tests. he understands that the routine joint military exercises between the republic of korea and the united states must continue. and he expressed his eagerness to meet president trump as soon as possible. the idea of a face—to—face meeting by may seems remarkable. given the insults and threats hurled between them. they will be met with fire and fury. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. but the tone has now changed. on twitter, donald trump said great progress was being made by sanctions will remain until agreement is reached. however, that meeting is being planned. less than 24 meeting is being planned. less than 2a hours earlier, the secretary of state seemed to think the idea of such an event was fa

. -- cankim jong-un been kim jong-un be trusted as a negotiating partner? >> based on them following through with concrete actions on the promises they have made. >> lindsey graham said about this news, he said word of warning to north korean president kim jong-un, the worst possible thing you can do with donald trump in person it to meet in person and try to play cam. -- try to play him. think lindseyi graham knows president trip is one of the best negotiators and he has great confidence in his ability and is glad he will be the one at the table for the united states. i think senator graham has been andhe other side of that certainly knows the capabilities and determination of president trump. >> [inaudible] sec. sanders: they have promised to denuclearize, they have promised to stop missile testing, and they recognize we are going to continue in our military exercises. the united sits has made zero concessions. but north korea has made some promises. this won't take place without concrete action that matches the promises made by north korea. >> do you thi

jong—un .ido not between donald trump and kim jong—un . i do not think that if it happens ido . i do not think that if it happens i do not think that donald trump will go to pyongyang. we could date ta ke will go to pyongyang. we could date take place? they could organise a demilitarised zone, the other obvious option would be china. it could be seen and it is that —— and it could be seen and as an honest broker. they have organised the six party talk process. people remember this went on the years, rounds and rounds of talks in indian north korea it seemed it had agreed, to give up its nuclear weapons programme, and then all of a sudden it pulled out so china has seen north korea pullout of these sort of talks before and, of course, they will be under no illusion of these just being a first step but nevertheless it will be definitely welcomed here in beijing. there will be the worry that the rest of the world is being played, won't that? that they have done this before, and it could be a political win in front ofa man it could be a po

jong il and other world leaders and the question is why is kim jong un changing his tune why now there are some who believe that the campaign of sanctions against north korea is starting to bite and they're forcing kim jong il into the negotiating table he rather says that he is in a more strong position that because of his leadership and because of the development of his nuclear and missile program he's more in a position now to leave the country to come to the table to talk with people like she jinping and donald trump and the warning from skeptics here in south korea is that if kim jong un is able to extract any concessions perhaps the lowering of sanctions against. south korea and its allies in a more difficult bargaining position when it comes to the end goal of denuclearization all right kathy thank you very much kathy novak there live in seoul in apologies for that tiny glitch on the line but that was kathy novak our correspondent in the south korean capital and further to what kathy was saying at the trump administration is very quickly claim some of the credit for the meeting

jane: is there danger that these talks could legitimize kim jong-un? g that is someth is keen to be seen, a world leader at a worldhn table. that is one of the state priorities during the six years of kim jong-un's role and tr preparation this. we saw elements of this with the kim regime. theounger sister headed delegation to the opening ceremonies and it looked like a state visit. this aspect of gtoing legitimacy he regime of kim jong-un is a priority. right now we have to look at the retroactive conditions being discussed. although there is a presidential agreement from president trump that he will meet with kim jong-un, there's a lot of differentdl h to get through beforehand. jane: john park, thank you very muchjoor joining me. : my pleasure. jane: just before the announcement on north korea yesterday, president trump imposed stiff tariffs on imrted steel and aluminum, in of opposition from many in his own party and global allies. the europeannion has already reatened retaliation. harley-davidson motorcycles could be targeted -- no small threat to

kim jong-un never met with a head of state. he never left north korea as the leader. now he could have potentially something that his father and grandfather desperately want, a sitdown, face-to-face meeting with the president of the united states. >> he expressed willingness to meet president trump as soon as possible. >> reporter: president trump agreeing to meet with north korean leader kim jong-un in the next two months, setting the stage for an unprecedented encounter who just last year were threatening nuclear annihilation. >> they will be met with "fire and fury" like the world has never seen. >> rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. >> reporter: north korea responding by calling president trump a dadard, old and is senile. b >> he is committed. he pledged north korea will refrain from any nuclear or missile tests. >> reporter: in addition to suspending weapons testing, kim jong-un accepts the joint military exercises between south korea and the united states. president trump expressing optimism about the possibility of denuclearizat

jong—un kim. i do not think that if it happens i do not think that donald trump will go to pyongyang. we could date take place? they could organise a demilitarised zone, the other obvious option would be china. it could be seen and it is that —— and it could be seen and as an honest broker. they have organised the six party talk process. people remember this went on the years, rounds and rounds of talks in indian north korea it seemed it had agreed, to give up its nuclear weapons programme, and then all of a sudden it pulled out so china has seen north korea pullout of these sort of talks before and, of course, they will be under no illusion of these just being a first step but nevertheless it will be definitely welcomed here in beijing. much more to come, more on that historic announcement. the first time, serving american president will sit down with the of north korea. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less

jong—un. between donald trump and kim jong-un. that is right. the main issue at play is north korea's nuclear programme will stop at the north koreans always state it is a bilateral issue between washington and pyongyang. while china did play and pyongyang. while china did play a big role in engineering the talks, this time, and since any real agreement between washington and north korea, it is hard to see what role china can play. that being said, china will be very interested in knowing what is going to happen. it doesn't like surprises. and it doesn't like being left out of the process. thank you so much are joining us. chad o'carroll. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we take a look at the thin —— will have more are now breaking story office tower. the confirmation that kim jong—un did visit beijing —— breaking story this hour. he met with xijinping of —— breaking story this hour. he met with xi jinping of china. we will have more on that. let there be no more wars or bloodshed b

president trump appreciated the meeting and said he would meet kim jong on -- tim johnson -- kim jong-un to discuss nuclearization -- denuclearization. we remain committed to a of thee denuclearization korean peninsula. along with president trump, we are optimistic about continuing a diplomatic process to test for the possibility of a peaceful resolution. the republic of korea, the united states, and our partners, stand together. [indiscernible] and that the pressure will continue until north korea matches its word. thank you. yvonne: chung eui-yong, the south korean national security adviser at the white house has confirmed that after his meeting with north korean envoys and kim leader, the north korean is committed to denuclearization. and president trump after his meeting with of the national security advisor has agreed to meet with him jong-un by may -- by may.h kim jong-un they are confident they can maintain this. cooler heads, we see potentially some sort of breakthrough here. direct talkse, between the u.s. and north korea. ramy: it was really interesting to hear what he had to s

jong-un billkim -- kim jong-ilin was interested in reform. opening theds, leaders of a clash of the north korea systems. himself had asked putin, he was president of hesia then as well, he said didn't have a clear answer to opening. was 20 around with the around -- he was playing with the idea of a system of government. systemd's kingdom possibly. didn't want toil give up his power. he doesn't want to give up his style of life. but he can still maintain that under his new system, this kingdom. that was interesting. this was during his meeting. .oing to the topic of collapse every person who studied collapse agrees on one thing. time.a matter of we have an opportunity to listen to my couple of months ago. i must have read a dozen different scenarios for that to happen, -- a dozen different scenarios and that to happen, i don't -- evidence of this collapse is still happen. there are a lot of mechanisms that are automatically protect -- the north korean regime. given the structure of a , aboutphic population 50% of the north korean population ar

i think this was the most forward leaning report that we have had in terms of kim jong-un's not just willingness, but his strong desire for talks. i think what changed was his posture in a very dramatic way that in all honesty, tema as a little bit of a surprise to us a well that he was -- came as little bit of a surprise to us as well that he was so willing.

>> my winner is kim jong-un. he has fulfilled a decade's long goal of his regime if he gets a meeting with a u.s. president. he will be a short, fat and very happy dictator. my loser is obviously free-trade. this week with these tarrifs. think about of the forces that fought and failed to stop the president on these tarrifs. the idea in the pennsylvania special that both candidates support them amazing. >> my winner is the steel union president who was at the white house this week talking about tarrifs. his father lost a job in the steel mills. hopes to see those jobs come back. the loser obama, bush and clinton. >> bret: thank you. when we come back, notable quotables. . ♪ you said you're not like me, ♪ never drop to your knees, ♪ look into the sky for a momentary high, ♪ ♪ you never even tried till it's time to say goodbye, bye ♪ ♪ everybody fights for a little bit of light, i believe. ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. "...there's only one catch..." car of your choice." "...this i

kim jong-un or donald trump? diplomatic drama overnight, confirmation that north korean leader kim jong-un did meet with chinese leading xi jinping. it's one major step in kim's choreographed march onto the world stage. president trump is saying there's a good chance he'll choose peace and denuclearization under maximum pressure from washington. the white house is celebrating what it considers its first trade deal, this one with south korea. cnn's abby phillip with the latest. first, on the north korea activity overnight. >> reporter: john, this is a president who seems pretty much happy with the way things are unfolding. that extraordinary meeting between kim jong-un and president xi in china led president trump to tweet this morning he's optimistic about the potential meeting with the north korean leader. he wrote for years, through many administrations everyone said peace and denuclearization on the korean peninsula was not even a small possibility. now there's a chance kim jong-un will do whalgs right for hum

>> can kim jong un be trusted, sir? >> sandra: that was the national security advisor of south korea following up on a promise by the president of a major announcement happen at the 7:00 hour. there you have it. he is relaying a message from north korea. kim jong un has pledged he will refrain from further nuclear tests with the understanding that military exercises will continue to be necessary. here's the big news on that potential meeting. he said kim jong un has requested to meet with president donald trump as soon as possible were his words. and he said the president has agreed to do so by may. we're going to dig in to all of this. this is an announcement coming from south korea after hours of meetings inside of the white house today. and the president came into the press briefing room a short time ago and said there would be a big announcement coming from south korea on the north. i want to check in with john roberts. he's outside the white house for us right now. john, did you hear what i heard? >> i heard exactl

fired back with warnings of annihilation and insults for kim jong. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. on the front lines of this conflict the capitals of the korean peninsula relief and distrust so it is good news now everything is heading the right way you know that judging from kim jong un's character i don't think he will give weapons easily the love i see on the part i can't believe either of them i don't know what's in trump's head and i'm doubtful he is serious about this meeting a lot of. details are still being worked tired tone when and where exactly trump will come face to face with his a valued enemy. and for more let me join in fosdike adi's an honorary senior research fellow in modern korea needs university in the u.k. welcome even on the face of it it seems like an unprecedented breakthrough oh i am optimistic all skeptical but i always try to be optimistic but there are many reasons to be skeptical the good first i mean we weren't in a good place where were you for months and months now over north korea

kim jong un would seek to propagate the idea that he persuaded the u.s. and the international community to essentially surrender by having carefully mustered nuclear weapons so. the china visit comes ahead of a historic summit between north and south korea for april that meeting is expected to further focus on denuclearization. well i'm joined now by our correspondent in washington clare richardson good evening to you claire so we know that kim jong un spent four days in china that is a long time plenty of time for talks and we also understand that the u.s. president's double trouble he was informed about this meeting by the chinese president do we know exactly what the chinese president told mr trump about those talks. hi branch well trump says she told him that the meeting went well with him and the official reports we've seen coming out of both north korea and china seem to bear that out they downplayed any tensions to emphasize a good working relationship between the two countries now remember china has traditionally been a major ally for north korea

president donald trump now the first world leader to meet kim jong il a. chinese state controlled media waited until kim was back home before confirming what officials had tried so hard to deny just a day earlier. in the great hall of the people kim and his wife well welcome bleich old friends appearance is important at times like this. she opted for a business suit where is kim stuck to the look favored by his father and grandfather the wives of both men were present during most of the photo opportunities. visits like this are all about symbolism for she it served as a reminder that china still holds sway over its neighbor and intends to be at the center of diplomatic efforts to achieve a nuclear free korean peninsula. it's not clear what made him come to beijing or indeed what incentives he may have been offered to do so but china remains north korea's only real friend and ally so it's fair to assume the president xi jinping might want to know what kim's negotiating strategy will be during his upcoming summit with president trump. and kim's visit made it

the offer from kim jong-un comes in through the south korean delegation that met with kim jong-un earlier in the week, and the president immediately says yes. >> again, i think quite a change, although the president has been telegraphing really both sides of the fence. i'll meet with him, but rex, don't waste your time doing diplomacy. really, we've been moving toward an engagement with the south korean president, moon jae in, as the mediator or the catalyst. >> there are enormous risks, though, if it collapses or if there's a failure. >> exactly. it's really a high-stakes poker game. you could win big or get taken to the cleaners. >> remember in 1972, a long time ago, nixon goes to china. that was a huge breakthrough. we've seen u.s.-china relations develop dramatically since then. but before nixon went to china, he sent henry kissinger, his national security adviser, secretary of state, to secret missions they worked out a lot in advance. have you seen any advance work right now involving high-level u.s. officials meeting directly with high-level north korean officials? >> not that we p

who could have been traveling in kim jong un's personal train? it's, like, the most obvious mystery of all time. it's like needing shazam to find out who's singing a 2 chainz songs. 2 chainz! i wonder who sings this? 2 chainz? jay-z? >> no, i just said it, 2 chainz! ( laughter ) everyone is trying to figure out who is on kim jong un's trains. follow the tracks, they go back to his house. do they come from north korea? then it's him! these are the same people who would be, like, who's that old man riding on the popemobile? you get one guess, all right? ( laughter ) you can't be low key if you're rolling in your own personal train. it must be superhard for kim jong un to cheat on his wife. baby, i swear, i was never there. oh, really in i have the train schedule. it says 7:15 to denise's house. you're busted! ( laughter ) speak of mad men in power, yesterday president trump tweet announced he was appointing his white house physician admiral ronny jackson to be the new secretary of vern affairs. and as with most trump decisions, seemed like this mig

this meeting with kim jong-un, is it ever going to happen? >> i think that's the question right now. there's a lot of things we haven't heard about time, place, ground rules. president is clearly signaling at his rally last night and on twitter that he wants to do it but there are folks questioning how is this going to work? >> this is better than shouting insults over twitter at north korea so i think this is an improvement. but the question is, what are we getting in return? what are the concessions we are giving just a meeting? for kim jong-un and north korea, the meeting is itself a very big deal. he can use it, propaganda back home on level with the president of the united states. but we don't want him to be allowed to get away with that. we want something in return and it's not clear to me what exactly are getting in return. >> i think one of the scarier questions is not just does the meeting occurred but what happens after the meeting? if they don't arrive at something that is acceptable to the world and to us. where do we go from ther

it's highly likely that kim jong-un was on board the train. analysts say if kim did visit china to possibly meet with president xi jinping it would be extraordinary. >> this would be the first time that kim jong-un has left north korea since taking power. >> reporter: and the first time kim would have met with a foreign head of state. analysts say the chinese leader may have wanted to signal to kim that china didn't want to be left out in the cold, that he wanted to be briefed with the upcoming summit and his potential meeting with president trump. there could have been a stern warning to the young dictator. >> my assumption is the chinese are basically told him you're antics are creating big tensions with the united states. it's not in our interest. we know you're under some pressure and we're willing to help you out but you need to tone it down and now that the americans are showing some willingness to meet with you, you need to start playing ball. >> reporter: the chinese are believed to have been furious with kim jong-un for his ramped up

rest assured when the president enters that room with kim jong-un, if kim jong-un lives up to the four commitments that he has made, those four major concessions, the president will be fully prepared for his conversation with kim jong-un. >> brennan: in terms of the goal here, when you are in congress, you are harshly critical of the nuclear deal with iran that the obama administration negotiated and a there are obviously flaws they recognize there but the iranians did give up the vast majority of the nuclear fuel and their production facilities aren't functioning. have you set a higher benchmark for these talks since north korea is further along with its nuclear program? >> yes, margaret, i think that's the case. most importantly the conditions are very different. the previously administration was negotiating from a position of weakness. this administration will be negotiating from a position of enormous strength with sanctions that are on, unrivaled against the north korean regime. that conversation will precede, proceed very differently my tricreek critique of the obama is they left

from fired back with warnings of annihilation and insults for kim jong il. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. on the front lines of this conflict the capitals of the korean peninsula relief and distrust so it is good news now everything is heading the right way but you know that judging from kim jong un's character i don't think he will give a lap and he's easily. the i can't believe either of them i don't know what's in trump's head and i'm doubtful he is serious about this meeting all of its. details are still being worked out on when and where exactly trump will come face to face with his a valued enemy. whether they see eye to eye is another matter entirely. well here in germany's house on america the venue's of the talks a cautious welcome this is my hope colas a glimmer of hope it needs work but of course really seeing a deescalation would be wonderful because for all of us the nuclearization of north korea has been a grave concern. the chancellor there reacting to the news well the stunning overture has taken the world

president trump accepting an invite to me with north korean dictator kim jong-un. the u.s. is vowing to keep the pressure on. ed henry. >> and i'm melissa francis. a lot of new reaction coming in. word that president trump spoke to president xi jinping earlier this morning. the big story broke last night. south korea's security adviser announced the meeting between president trump and president kim jong-un at the white house. >> we talked about north korean kim jong-un is committed to denuclearization. president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong-un by may to achieve denuclearization. >> we have fox team coverage. john roberts at the white house. we begin with jennifer griffin. she broke this details last night. good morning, jennifer. >> good morning, ed. the senior military leaders i spoke to by phone expressed relief. they've been planning nonstop for possible military options. none of which are good. i can report the joint chiefs are meeting in the war room where military plans are debated. better believe this is at the top of those discussio

and kim jong un returned the favor with insults lobbed at the president. and then it was over the summer, it was an extraordinary moment when the president warned the north korean dictator that he would meet fire and fury like he's never seen before. we had the scary moments over the summer where people in guam were concerned about their safety at one point. about what might happen there. and it's remarkable that things have developed to the point where these two leaders might actually get together and meet. it it just goes to show you that this president, and we were hearing about this before chung young came out and spoke to the microphones, we were hearing from senior administration officials that they were basical basically cautioning the president against this. that was not going to be their recommendation. but trump being trump, it is not unusual to defy his advisers and go with a bold move like this. of course, anderson, the potential ramifications of all this, we can't overstate, obviously, this is not reality television. this is not "the apprentic