the japanese preparation, though trump, not much, kim, more. thejapanese and preparation, though trump, not much, kim, more. the japanese and south koreans are feeling nervous, though. they are wondering if donald trump will throw them under the bus like did at the g7. he has a taste for it at the moment. while i think trump and kim are confident this morning, many have a lot to lose. we are going to stay with these pictures on sentosa island, you're watching special coverage of the kim jong—un and donald trump summit in singapore live on bbc news. this is the island of sentosa, the capella hotel, it spans a vast area, the foreground of the hotel and the foyer we saw a short time

we're bringing you live coverage of the much—hyped kim—trump summit. even north korea's state broadcaster has finally begun reporting news of the historic meeting. donald trump and kimjong—un have met and shaken hands at the start of their historic one—day summit in singapore. the us president and north korean leader then held brief one—on—one talks with translators on defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament. the long road to the talks has seen secret meetings, stop—start diplomacy and the release of us detainees. but it all hangs on what happens, right here, right now. i feel really great. we're going to have a great discussion. and i think tremendous success. it will be tremendously successful. we'll have a terrific relationship. i have no doubt. it was not easy to get here. the old prejudices and practices worked as obstacles in our way forward but we overcame all of them and we are here today. that's true. and in the last few minutes, both leaders have gone for more discussions with officials. to stay with us as we bring unprecedented c

donald trump and kim jong—un donald trump and kimjong—un have met and shaken hands at the start of the historic one—day summit here in singapore. 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 isol

how important is the kim—trump summitfor china? how important is the kim—trump summit for china? this is a very important meeting between nk and the usa from the chinese perspective. we welcome it. we have been urging both to sit down and talk for a few yea rs. to sit down and talk for a few years. it is happening in singapore and we are happy and hope it goes smoothly for peace and stability on the korean peninsula. are you worried about being sidelined and not being part of the summit? not at all. china is here and will remain here and has a direct bearing on peace and stability on the korean peninsula. china has been here for thousands of years and will remain important in the coming decades and centuries in this diplomacy. we hope there will be peace and stability and no unhappy surprises. so long as there is peace and stability, china will be happy. 0k. the north koreans are willing to commit to denuclearisation, but the americans wa nt com plete denuclearisation, but the americans want complete and verifiable denuclearisation. are you an agreement with the us on this? for a

look at donald trump. he is in his typical position. kim jong—un look at donald trump. he is in his typical position. kimjong—un is uncomfortable, changing positions three times. not making eye contact. we can listen in. thank you. this way. thank you. all right, let's go. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. this way. slightly busy, as you can imagine, following the delegation leaving that moment. something to see. donald trump, the us president, meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un. donald trump was saying thank you and thank you very much. it is safe to say, i am not sure if you can see the pictures, it is slightly awkward between them. not a lot of eye contact between them. that is noteworthy. i think it is noticeable. i was at the summit when kimjong—un met noticeable. i was at the summit when kim jong—un met the south korean leader, and he looked very relaxed. they could speak the same language and they came from the same culture. they seemed to strike up a rapport quickly when they met at the demarcation line, going to the north, then back t

it camp than from donald trump's cam. —— kim. it shows you what a big thing that was to give that to the north koreans that they have reported that straight back to beijing and beijing could not help crowing about it immediately before donald trump had even announced it. and at that same press conference, the other big—ticket item, if you like, was the administration here saying it seems it is going to be heading into the un security council and arguing, almost immediate, for some kind of sanctions relief, because according to the chinese government north korea has now done enough, that according to those provisions which were agreed upon at the un, remember there are two types of sanctions, us sanctions, and un sanctions, but the united nations sanctions, but the united nations sanctions, it seems china will be asking for some sanctions relief at the united nations. you can imagine countries like russia getting behind that. they give very much for that update. analysis coming from beijing with stephen mcdonell. we'll have more

president trump and kim jong-un talking for the first time. will it lead to north korea actually gives up its nuclear weapons? i want to bring in scott jennings. sk scott, i've got to ask you what do you think so far? >> it looks great for donald trump so far. he did what he promised the more than people he'd do, that's meeting at the table and getting north korea to give up their nuclear weapons. i think the president must be prepared for these people to lie to us because they've about lying tort world for a long time. right now from a appeal and political perspective, donald trump looks like he's in command of this situation, i suspect the american people are rooting for him to succeed. nobody wants to be in a nuclear war to anybody. good for the president tries to make peace with a guy that nobody previously tried to solve. >> max, actually surreal, former nba star dennis rodman. he was on with chris earlier tonight. watch this. >> obama didn't give me time of day. i asked him, i said, i have something to say from north korea. he just brush

introducing trump and kim. it made it about two individuals and obviously the leerds of those two countries. general, i want to play another brief clip for you. it was four minutes, but here's another cl. >> will this leader choose to advance his country, be the hero of his people? will he shake the hand of peace? and a enjoy prosperity like her? a great life. or more isolation. which path will be chosen? >> will he shake the hand of f peace then trump's face appears. general, what do you make of this? >> look, i have to tell you, i'm okay with the video. i disagree with the ambassador that it necessarily excludes the japanese and it necrily excludes the south koreans. i think what it does is it's a very personal message to this very enigmatic, isolated leader of the hermit kingdom message in full color that says look, i think there can be a path going forward and the choice is is up you. what you do, kim, is important at this point. and oh, by the way, the fact that we didn't mention the other nationings that

how trump charm kim over... has he been tamed? it says in the metro, trump ecstatic but is he being played, 7 . metro, trump ecstatic but is he being played,? . that is what metro, trump ecstatic but is he being played, 7 . that is what we have to wonder. we will never know. there is a chance kim was staggering well briefed and we know that donald trump isa well briefed and we know that donald trump is a very good at reading his briefs. and the tyrant, taming of the tyrant. it is all melodrama. the most gorgeous melodrama and this is well on the world stage because everybody will notice this, even if they don't read the small print. in that sense of a triumph for the event. it is but they have also agreed on a four—point plan and the president has a privately announced an end to the military exercises on the korean peninsula. —— surprisingly enough. one, let's move toa surprisingly enough. one, let's move to a peace footing. that is new. formal into the korean war, again, who would have thought that just a few weeks ago? wor

the historic summit between kim and trump. both have met at capella hotel, about three miles from here. they shook hands and smiled for the cameras. well.s from reporters as a prehtoric day. -- a pretty historic day. it has so many firsts attached to it. the summit is underway. the word denuclearization is more than just the elephant in the room. president trump and kim jong-un, apparently very different ideas of what it means. >> it will be very easy for me to make a simple deal and claim victory. i want them to get rid of their nukes. >> complete, verifiable and irreversible. that is the president's ultimate aim. kim will bring what is being armed a phased approach, rejection of the so-called libyan model, and a demand the u.s. removes his own nukes from the region. trump has indicated flexibility. but he will still want to see pyongyang agreed to some sort of timeline. haidi: joining us now is yoon young-kwan who is south korea's former foreign minister and now a professor. great to have you on for us. just trying to get a

president i'll trump and north korea's kim turned on who will be live for that historic encounter. i'm irish waiter thank you for joining us u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un are making their way into the history books today as they're about to come together for their historic meeting in singapore these are live pictures from the summit site on santo's island off the coast of singapore both leaders have arrived here now we just saw president donald trump and the hotel moments ago and we're waiting for the moment when they will appear in front of the world's media and presumably shake hands before heading off into their one on one meeting. and while we wait we have correspondents boston hashtag hashtag and alexandra naaman following the story for us in singapore and also joined here in the studio by van de facto he's the head of the asia program at the german council on foreign relations bad let's start with you lot of anticipation for the summit are you optimistic about the outcome. can only be a mistake or so far. nothing has happened this can only so

mr trump meanwhile is already thinking of other photo ops with mr kim. reporter: sir, if you do invite him to the united states, will it be here at the whote house or mar—a—lago? maybe we'll start with the white house, what do you think? mr abe has invested a lot of time building a personal relationship with mr trump but, as other leaders of us allies have discovered to their cost, friendship does not always come up with benefits. and with mr trump so keen for his own success, mr abe might be right to worry. jane o'brien, bbc news, washington well, that trump—abe meeting was a precursor to both leaders heading to canada for the g7 summit, the gathering which brings together the heads of the world's biggest economies. but it's a meeting that won't be without a few awkward moments. the main reason for disagreement, those tariffs imposed by the trump administration on aluminium and steel imports from g7 allies, including france and canada. the prime minister of the g7 host nation, justin trudeau, is not happy and sent a strong message to his us counte

with special coverage of the kim—trump summit. donald trump and kimjong—un have met and shaken hands at the start of their historic one—day summit in singapore. the us president and north korean leader held one—on—one talks with translators on defusing tensions and nuclear disarmament, before joining teams of officials for wider discussions. as those got under way, trump told kim: "working together we will get it taken care of... we will solve it." the much anticipated summit follows a year of exchanging threats — and many months of diplomatic twists and turns. we will have all the details for you, here at bbc news. a very warm welcome to you in singapore as we are marking the day. unprecedented scenes unfolding within the last hour and a half as the leader of north korea, kim jong—un, met with us president donald trump for the first time on the island of sentosa, outside the capella hotel on the forecourt there, where that moment that i am sure you will be accustomed to, as the photo does the rounds around the world,

president trump has shifted the onus to kim jong-un. they are expecting this will be a getting to know you type of meeting. anythingkely to see tangible come out of this? posturing on both sides. president trump has said this is a single, one-shot opportunity for north korea to change things. he said if you talk do not proceed, he will get up and leave. you see the north koreans play the game at a higher level. kim jong-un reportedly has a 2:00 p.m. flighto catch on the day of the summit, which starts at 9:00 a.m. so he is saying he will give you three hours and then head to the airport. i doubt either party will get up to leave in the middle of the talks. they could continue into the next day. on monday local time, there is a good chance that kim will reach out to trump. north korea is very good at putting on highly choreographed but impromptu looking stunts. do not be surprised if kim jong-un says, let's do lunch or play golf. and president trump will have to oblige. he cannot say no, i do not have the time, i am too busy prepping on

trump guided kim into the meeting room. the closest comparison we could have for this meeting was from 2009, when bill clinton met with kim jong-il. admittedly a very different situation. did president trump send the right message at that first meeting? >> i think the circumstances were very different in 2009. it was bringing back a couple hostages. the better comparison is in 2000. the north koreans themselves, they have to be thrilled and pleased with the -- you know, for them, this is a big win. kim jong-un is now on the center stage. he has been courted in certain ways by thechinese. the russians want to meet him. at some point the japanese will want to meet him. his prestige and his status has been raised a considerably amount, by this diplo process. part of which because he's adept. and now, he's meeting the american president. he's going to be happy. i don't think there's any question about that. and for donald trump, he looked in control of this process. that's going to play well back home. the whole thing depends o

trump saying that he and kim developed a very special bond. they have shaken hands in number of times today, haven't they? clearly that relationship and development -- in development. he said the relationship with north korea will be very different and they have developed this very special bond. linda comes to us from singapore. >> that's right. i want to bring in the chief north asia correspondent. what do you make of those words coming from trump as well as kim? both pretty much saying that it is an historic document that they have signed. >> absolutely. strong wordsy coming from a donald trump, and even very interesting words from kim jong-un. they want to leave the past behind. donald trump a little bit more -- had a few more words to say. he said they developed a special bond, and spent a lot of time together over the course of the last few hours. a lot of goodwill, donald trump says, went into the signing of this agreement. he says the korean peninsula will be a much different situation than the past. kim jong-un says this was an histori

wants kim to denuclearize and kim wants trump to get u.s. forces off of the korean peninsula neither have a reputation for compromise it's been called the biggest reality show on the planet and the road to get there has been unprecedented and at times strange our coverage begins with this report. from foes to friends the road to the historic summit in singapore has been more than a little rocky. an exchange of insults followed after north korea repeatedly tested long range missiles infuriating the u.s. president little rocket man little rocket man rocket man is a sick puppy. when pyongyang announced an august last year it was close to developing a missile capable of reaching the u.s. trump responded with a threat of biblical proportions. they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never seen. him shown on set by cooling the us president and mentally deranged don't taunt. and the war of words culminated in a contest over who had the biggest nuclear button. but then in february a change of chewed on the ice between north and south

it is all about trump and kim. we haven't had the official release of the signed document, but due to the fact that president trump held it up after he signed it, many photographers have got the wonderful lenses were able to close in on the four main points, which suggests that the two nations will pursue relations. north korea will remain on the path toward complete denuclearization. what has the u.s. given up to jong-un came to the table and signed the documents? conferenceig news that we will show you live and in full on bloomberg television but in the week of all weeks when we have singapore, the fed, the the boj, the world cup, theresa may's big exit will returning to the hou -- briggs it bill returning to the house of commons, there is a slight risk on flavored to today's marketplace. matt: absolutely. if i take a look at the mov screen, i can see 421 stocks are up and 82 are down. the breadth is overwhelmingly to the upside as far as the individual market movers. of the at winners, one big gainers and also a

president trump wrote a book on deal making. and we know kim jong-un is aware of it. dennis rodman says he presented the book "the art of the deal" to a government official in north korea last year, so via lonnis rodman kim may have gotten a look inside the trump play book in advance. here's bianna golodryga. >> reporter: the singapore summit isn't exactly "thrilla in manila" but it's close, both in suoximity and buildup. so who will walk away with the better deal? while little is known of kim jong-un, in just seven years, the 30-something dictator has done what his father and grandfather before him couldn't g , rapidly advance its nuclear program, and now the ultimate niat, a meeting with the president of the united states. >> i think within the first minute i'll know. >> how? >> just my touch, my feel. >> reporter: the summit, reportedly a one-on-one meeting, is exactly where trump feels most comfortable. at he hates multilateral meetings. >> reporter: gwenda blair, author of "the trumps: three generations of builders and a president" says winning was ingrained into

trump and kim jong-un ditch aids to meet one-on-one the details at the world awaited president trump and kim jong-un set b themselves for the better part with theu alone company of interpreters who became the witness. , bodyguardsf aids and diplomats who accompanied the leaders waited elsewhere in the roughly 40 minute session in singapore. some nasa secured veterans raise concerns of the risks of holding such a monumental meeting solo. details available at the korea herald website and from the associated press. next up is david joining us from wisconsin. good morning. caller: just happy they were able to pull up their peanuts and be meant about it and do what is best for the world. how many people would died if we had gone to war with each other. see they are getting along and we will come to an agreement where we will get along. north korean people need salvation. they need help. i'm really proud of kim jong-un for trying to make an attempt with mr. trump, even know they were both arguing. it sounded like nuclear war coming. now we will have peace. thank you for taking my call. hos

we preview the trump/kim summit. we will have a statement from mike pompeo shortly. >> one-time shot and i think it's going to work out. >> president trump striking an optimistic tone 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. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. monday, june 11th. welcome to viewers in the u.s. and around the world. 5:00 a.m. eastern time. 5:00 p.m. singapore time. in just hours, president trump will be face-to-face with the leader of north korea. it is late afternoon in singapore. it has been a busy day there. president trump met with singapore prime minister and other government officials for a working lunch. the president joined by top aides and members of the cabinet including mike pompeo and chief of staff john kelly and na

we can't see what president trump was saying to kim there. they will go behind closed doors for that meeting with translato translators. some smiles now in the corridor the first greeting between the united states president and the north korean they're getting started before they go behind closed doors. and another handshake. >> reporter: to look at those two individuals, those two leaders, two of the most unpredictable leaders in the world standing together. over most of the past year, the conversation back and forth was taunting, was personal insults, was talk of war. there you see getting the bow. >> the cameras are getting together to go inside, john. the question is what will happen when they get behind those closed doors. we're going to see a minute of that. david, let me bring you in as well. they both kept on their game faces before the cameras and then when they got behind that pillar you saw them break into smiles. >> i'm curious how much english kim understands. we know he was educated in switzerland. he's a love of american cultur

wants kim to denuclearize and kim wants trump to get u.s. forces off of the korean peninsula neither have a reputation for compromise it's been called the biggest reality show on the planet and the road to get there has been unprecedented and at times strange our coverage begins with this report. from foes to friends the road to the historic summit in singapore has been more than a little rocky. an exchange of insults followed after north korea repeatedly tested long range missiles infuriating the u.s. president little rocket man little rocket man rocket man is a sick puppy. when pyongyang announced an august last year it was close to developing a missile capable of reaching the u.s. trump responded with a threat of biblical proportions. they will be met with fire and fury. like the world has never seen. kim jong un oncet by calling the u.s. president and mentally deranged oton. and the war of words culminated in a contest over who had the biggest nuclear button. but then in february a change of cheering on the ice between north and south ko

he'll brief the south koreans on the trump-kim summit. then he's charged with negotiating an agreement. that leads to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. and for the first time since president trump and kim jong-un shook hands, we are get something reaction from the north korean regime. nic robertson joining us live from soeeoul with the latest. good morning, nic. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, dave. i mean, this isn't the kind headline or coverage the united states ever gets from the north koreans. the united states until now, it has been the archenemy, the nemesis of leader kim jong-un. now glowing rhetoric is flowing forth from their state news agency, and it's worth reading out one of their lines here. it is so significant because they don't do thisthey do not p states in this way. in the past, here is what they're saying, president trump expressed his belief that the summit will improve the united states-north korea relations and also said the supreme leader's active and peace-loving measures that were start earlier this

trump looks very comfortable. he shows off his signature. he passes the book to kim. he reaches out first to shake his hand, gives him a little bit of a pat. that was indeed a historic summit to cover, but this is also a historic event for newsday. it is our seventh anniversary. happy anniversary. and of course, the handshake, and the tap. it is the first time we have managed to present together in the same space in seven years, managed to present together in the same space in seven years, so managed to present together in the same space in seven years, so maybe we will do it again in another seven yea rs. we will do it again in another seven years. thank you for all your support over the years and it has been a remarkable week in singapore and it has been wonderful to bring it to you all here. great to have you in singapore. thank you for joining us. hello there. wednesday's weather will start off innocuously enough, but there is trouble on the horizon. after some sunny spells through the day, things as we go into the evening will turn very wet and very windy, unusua

cameras spotted trump and kim approaching what is known as the beast. a secret service agent opened the right passenger door so the north korean dictator can take a look inside. kim was seen smiling as he checked out the vehicle. but while trump may have the bigger little, kim still has a hardy group of running bodyguards in the sweltering heat and humidity here in singapore. a reminder, tomorrow right here on "special report," bret baier will have his interview with president trump and that's "special report" for tonight. i'm chris wallace, we are headed back to d.c. right now for "fox news sunday" and "the story" with martha maccallum is up next. hey, martha. >> martha: hello there, chris, have a good trip back. breaking tonight from new york, the president as we speak on air force one heading back to america. good evening, i martha maccallum and tonight the story unfolding is what happens now? because as of last night, the status quo were north korea is concerned is now over. the president spoke a short time ago with our first guest tonight, senator

could the kim—trump meeting change the world or is itjust a pr stunt? who is likely to gain the most? you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think, just use #bbcthebriefing. singapore is on alert, ready to give history a helping hand with its largest security deployment ever for the unprecedented meeting. these impersonators are as close as people here will get to the two leaders. vastly different in age and experience but similar to two, unpredictable and strong willed. singapore's foreign minister had a chance to form his own impressions. both are extremely confident. both hopeful. i think at an emotional level, both of them want something significant out of this summit. no one knows how far kimjong—un is willing to go to give up his nuclear weapons, but just being willing to go to give up his nuclear weapons, butjust being here is a win for weapons, butjust being here is a winfor him. weapons, butjust being here is a win for him. a chance to shed his international isolation. he brought his own armoured car and running bodyguards, but

president trump meeting face-to-face with kim jong-un. just moments ago president trump leaving his hotel for the meeting site. followed by kim jong-un in his motorcade. president trump arriving here on what he calls a mission of peace. the president said he'll know in the first minute if kim jong-un is serious. that tweet from president trump just moments ago saying we'll all know soon. president trump on his way to that meeting site right now. in stark contrast to the dictator who tested more bombs and missiles than his father and grandfather taking a selfie. with singapore's foreign minister. a sight seeing walk surrounded by body guards. it was not long ago kim jong-un was celebrating his missile blasts. is he truly ready to give all that up? jonathan karl here in singapore leading us off. >> reporter: this is donald trump's moment. even for this showman president, no move has been bolder, riskier. no spotlight more bright, more intense. at lunch with singapore's prime minister, he sounded confident, but restrained. >> i think things

on friday to deliver a letter to president trump -- kim jong-un -- from president trump and kim jong-un. letter by jong-un. afternoon, everyone. as you know, in addition to my meeting with the meeting, we have and at the dmz working to prepare for chairman kimmp and 's expected summit in singapore. meeting,he series of i'm confidence we're moving in the right direction. today vice chairman kim and i our countries to come together and take advantage of the unique opportunities that the with leaders have created through the visions of the future they have so clearly articulated. vice chairman kim is planning to travel to washington to deliver a personal letter from kim jong-un. it offers a historic opening to lead the united states into a new area of peace, and security. our two countries face a pivotal moment in the relationship in which it could be nothing short of tragic to let the opportunity go to waste. my conversations with chairmanman kim jong-un and vice chairman kim, and theident trump united states objective is consistent and well town. the complete, verification, and denuclear

donald trump and kim jong—un will take place either. we will wait here or morning. if his cargo is behind us we should hopefully catch that. —— car goes behind us. marika oi lay joining us from the shangri—la hotel we re joining us from the shangri—la hotel were donald trump is staying. —— where. let's get some other news now from other parts of the world. as president trump made his way to singapore from the g7 summit in canada, he rejected the closing joint statement all the heads of government had just agreed. it sparked huge criticism from his european allies. but president trump's advisers defended him, saying the us had been stabbed in the back following comments by the canadian prime minister on trade tariffs. here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. we had a great time in canada, it's a great country. i'm now going to singapore and i'll see you there. thank you. president trump tried to sound positive as he left quebec for a second summit, having signed up to a finaljoint communique. a face—saving agr

this will be a one-on-one meeting between trump and kim. who knows how this will play out once the leaders are put in a room alone together. 9:15, local time, they are supposed to speak one-on-one just with their translators. a few hours later, if they can get to it, donald trump says he will size up kim jong-un in the first minute or so. they will have a working lunch at 11:30 local time to hash out the details. possibly denuclearization. before all that, let's get a quick check of where the markets close in the united states because we have to check that as well. taking a look at that, the dow was flat. s&p 500 up by .1%. the nasdaq up by .2%. really pushing a little bit higher as we look to an abatement of the tensions of the trade drama as well. but take a look at what is happening in terms of asia-pacificutures. for the most part, those are looking positive. nearly .5 percent. the nikkei flat right now. kospi futures up a fraction. the new zealand and that 50 down nzx 50 down. the bloomberg dollar spot a fraction of a heather heyer. it

this trump-kim leadership summit on tuesday in singapore. calm ahead of super tight security in the historic talks taking place. the top three central banks in the world out with their decisions as well. most important year -- week of the year for investors. i am haidi lun. yvonne: i am yvonne man in singapore. you are watching daybreak australia. there is one story here. in the midst of all the central bank action, it is the lion city. the president meeting for those historic talks, the first time a sitting u.s. president has met a leader of north korea. what can we realistically expect at the capello hotel? let's begin to discuss that with gordon chang. he joins us from new york on this sunday. thank you for joining us. given all the anticipation and build up of this event, the expectations are certainly sorry, but we get little information about what is going to be playing out. have you seen anything like this? gordon: we have not. this is historic because it is the first time a sitting president has met a north korean leader. there were

we will see those pictures of trump and kim for decades in north korea. so you know, president trump gives up a lot of leverage as soon as he shakes hands with kim. >> to gordon's point there at the end, at the beginning of this summit, kim gets one of the big things he wants which is this picture >> right, speaking to what lindsay graham also sd later on, it's peace or war. he thinks those are the two options potentially coming out of this, if president trump doesn't eventually get a deal with north korea to denuclearize. he said we could talk for days about the definition of that. that's what we hope to do to talk days for that. you had mike pompeo refusing to tell reporters at the white house last week how closer they had gotten on that. he said they had on the definition but we don't know how much closer. i have experts telling me that north korea doesn't just consider denuclearization of the peninsula, that they could expect that to extend to our military presence in guam. that's a question as to president trump and the u.s. is prepared to offer that

kim jong-un or donald trump? >> that's kim jong-un. >> okay. >> i have no idea. >> it's kim jong-un. but there is a lot of similarities between the personalities, right? they're both big personalities and they've both got something to prove. >> i should say i knew that is kim jong-un because i read about it. not for any other reason. it could have easily have applied to donald trump. >> there is this huge age gap between these two men. on thursday, donald trump will celebrate his birthday,une 14th. and he had a bit of anly birthday cake, apparently, tweeting out a photo of the event. what is interesting is what trump will be turning 72. kim jong-un we think is in his 30s. so there is this sort of difference, generational difference between these two men. how do you think there will play into all of this? >> i think that kim jong-un understands this is an opportunity if played right to become a world power and not just because he has a nuke. and perhaps kim jong-un is also smart enough to also recognize that at so

was given a personal letter from kim trump says the summit is back on track. 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 o the president announced that the historic meeting with north korea's leader kim jong un would go ahead after all will be. meeting her june twelfth that singapore went very well it's really getting to know you kind of a situation. mike you spent two days. of your leaders we've got 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 in the north korean delegation was led by kim yong choice the country's vice chairman he's the highest ranking figure from the country to come to the white house 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 always you like to see what was in that lett

we're hours live with president trump going face to face with north korea's kim jong-un. it's an historic first-time meeting between the leaders of these two nations and expecting to hear from the secretary of state at any moment. we'll head there straight live on monday, june 11th, 2018 "worldwide exchange" begins right now. >>> and good morning welcome to "worldwide exchange." i'm contessa brewer. >> i'm mike santoli. brian sullivan is on assignment today. >> we're looking for a big historic moment this morning this is a live shot in singapore where, as we said, we're waiting for the secretary of state mike pompeo to come out and talk to reporters about what's on tap for this day an historic meeting between president trump and kim jong-un of north korea the first time that the leaders of these two nations will have met. a lot on the table it seems like at this time that the united states is somewhat downplaying expectations i think the president set the tone this morning and saying that he is expecting a lot of excitement in the air. >> exactly high expectations because

kim jong-un has great intelligence on president trump. he has to look at his twitter feed, including the tweet the president just issued. we have limited intelligence on kim jong-un. trump is going in at a disadvantage by himself. >> david, the president says he has been preparing to deal with north korea his whole life. i want you to listen to what he told me 19 years ago. this is an interview here on cnn in 1999. listen to this. >> north korea is totally out of control. would you rather have a very, very serious chat with them now and if necessary you might have to do something fairly drastic? or would you rather go after them in five years when they have morewarheads than we do? you will have to take rather drastic action. if you don't talk them now, you will be in big trouble in five years from now when they have more missiles than we do. we're a bufrmg bunch of saps. >> what if they go forward with their missile development? does the united states act unilaterally? >> if spoken to correctly, they will play ball. look on another front

we are going to see pictures of trump and kim for decades in north korea. so, you know, president trump gives up a lot of leverage as soon as he shakes hand with kim and that means if he doesn't get firm commitments to dismantle the weapon's programs, then we are going to be working uphill. we could do that because we have a lot of leverage but nonetheless puts kim in the driver's seat at least for a little while. chris: governor richardson, you have been to north korea on 8 times on missions back in 2005, you met with kim's father kim jong-il what stands out of standing across the stable and negotiating with the north koreans? >> well, first, they are very prepared. they know what they want, they never say no. you can brag on negotiations, they never tell you no, at the same time they want that personal trust. they want to feel that you can deliver and you can negotiate with them. kim jong un, i understand, is not like his father. his father was like a rug merchant. you get a political prisoner in exou get visit of a former president. kim jong un is not th

president donald trump emerge along with north korean leader kim jong un. to sign a statement concluding their summit in singapore we've seen them emerge after a meeting and after a working lunch very friendly scenes on the steps of the capella hotel and santo's island in singapore and now we're expecting that friendliness to be capped off with a statement to be signed by both leaders while the eyes of the world are on singapore the effects of this summit will be most keenly felt of course on the korean peninsula north and south korea were created in the aftermath of the second world war the korean war began in one nine hundred fifty s. never technically ended its turn now to weigh in hey he's following the situation for us from seoul no doubt all eyes in seoul to all be on what is about to be signed what it was saying what it means for south korea amongst others. yes indeed and we know for one that the south korean president in who undoubtedly has played a major role in getting this summit across the line having mit's with the north korean leader kim jong

both trumps has been and kim. from your perspective, has trump succumbed to the tactics of kim jong-un? >> well, we will see of course. but so far, it's quite clear that both sides really want to present the next meeting as a great success. it's highly unlikely we are going to see a major breakthrough. talk fromal of tough the united states, surprisingly little tough talk from north korea. it's a good idea to remember that less than one month ago, north korean officials openly threatened the united states with a war. and the threat was reciprocated by the u.s. president. while s not that nice and warm, but right now both sides want to have something to present as a success. there is a difference. symld trump means success, something that plays well to the domestic audience. audience is not knowledgeable about the situation. and german kim needs -- success. he needs to make sure americans will not strike north korea and will agree to relax some of the economics sanctions. doesn't care much about symbolism. that's w

donald trump and kim jong—un, one—on—one, only until the meeting. donald trump and kimjong—un, one—on—one, only with translators for 45 minutes, starting at 9am local time, 50 minutes from 110w. at 9am local time, 50 minutes from now. then they will be joined for an expanded mission by officials until lunch and then they will hold lunch together at the same place as the meeting, the hotel. what is likely to happen before kimjong—un and donald trump sit down to begin negotiations? they will arrive at the location. as you have just seen, it is definitely president trump going in first. there is a meeting room that has been prepared for the two lea d e rs room that has been prepared for the two leaders to hold an official meeting in. president trump will go in. you can just meeting in. president trump will go in. you canjust see now... yeah, they are rising. just watching to see if kim jong—un's they are rising. just watching to see if kimjong—un's motorcade has left the hotel. —— are arriving. that would make it ten minutes behind dona

wants kim to denuclearize and kim wants trump to get u.s. forces off of the korean peninsula neither have a reputation for compromise it's been called the biggest reality show on the planet and the road to get there has been unprecedented and at times strange our coverage begins with this report. from foes to friends the road to the historic summit in singapore has been more than a little rocky. an exchange of insults followed after north korea repeatedly tested long range missiles infuriating the u.s. president their rocket man little rocket man rocket man is a sick puppy. when pyongyang announced an august last year it was close to developing a missile capable of reaching the u.s. trump responded with a threat of biblical proportions. they will be met with fire as a fury. like the world has never seen. him john oncet by calling the u.s. president a mentally deranged oton. and the war of words culminated in a contest over who had the biggest nuclear button. but then in february a change of. the ice between north and south korea thought at t

trump showering kim with praise. >> he is very talented. anybody that takes over a situation like he did at 26 years of age and is able to run it and run it tough. i will be inviting chairman kim at the appropriate time to the house. >> reporter: while scolding a key u.s. ally, canadian prime minister justin trudeau for publically criticizing new american tariffs on canadian imports and the administration's combative tone during the g7 summit. >> he learned that's going to cost a lot of money for the people of canada. he learned. you can't do that. you can't do that. >> reporter: asked if he is wrong about kim trump telling reporters. >> i may stand before you in six months and say, hey, i was wrong. i don't know that i will admit it. i will find some kind of an excuse. >> reporter: the president is convcedis d making and his personality has convinced this rogue regime to give up its nuclear arsenal. that statement he signed is going to face its first test when secretary of state mike pompeo hits the road to sell the statement to key u.s. a

the japanese preparation, though trump, not much, kim, more. thejapanese and preparation, though trump, not much, kim, more. the japanese and south koreans are feeling nervous, though. they are wondering if donald trump will throw them under the bus like did at the g7. he has a taste for it at the moment. while i think trump and kim are confident this morning, many have a lot to lose. we are going to stay with these pictures on sentosa island, you're watching special coverage of the kim jong—un and donald trump summit in singapore live on bbc news. this is the island of sentosa, the capella hotel, it spans a vast area, the foreground of the hotel and the foyer we saw a short time ago, a hugely symbolic moment, seeing the united states flag side—by—side with the north korean flag. who would have thought that this was possible, not just a few weeks have thought that this was possible, notjust a few weeks ago, months ago, but decades ago? that's right. this is what a lot of us that's right. this is what a lot of us in the analyst community t

. >> president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un have both arrived. the president stepping off air force one for what he calls a "mission of peace" now set to meet face to face with kim jong-un, the first time ever a sitting u.s. president will meet with the leader of north korea. when asked how long it will take for the president to know if kim jong-un is serious, he said he will know within the first minute. our team -- jon karl, martha raddatz -- join me live. >>> also developing, president trump takes aim at canadian prime minister justin trudeau calling him dishonest and weak after what trudeau said after the g7. the president's team saying there's a special place in hell for any foreign leader who engages in bad faith diplomacy. so what was it trudeau said? and tonight the images of those world leaders, their body language now seen around the world. >>> back in the u.s. tonight, the wildfire doubling in size, more than 2,000 homes in danger. they are going door to door tonight. the severe storms from iowa all the way to the east coast. winds rip

he'll brief the south koreans on the trump-kim summit. then he's charged with negotiating an agreement that leads to the denuclearization of the korean peninsula. and for the first time since president trump and kim jong-un shook hands, we're getting some reaction from the north korean regime. nic robertson joining us live from seoul with that. good morning, nic. >> reporter: yeah, good morning. for the north koreans, something you don't, i would say, don't often ever hear -- high praise for the united states, high praise for president trump, high praise for how the meeting with kim jong-un went. this from the kcna, the north korean news agency. i'll read what they had to say -- this is exceptional, i think we he to frame it that way, exceptional. they say president trump expressed his belief that the summit will improve the u.s.-north korea relations and also said the supreme leader's active and peace-loving measures that were started earlier this year established peace and stability on the korean peninsula. so high praise for president

president trump face-to-face with kim jong-un. the president set to sit down with the north korean dictator. the first time a sitting u.s. president has ever met with a north korean leader. after months of calling each other names, the president tweeting we'll know what will happen. will kim give up his nuclear weapons? what will he demand in return? >>> also tonight, who is this mysterious dictator? in just moments, he will be thrust onto the world stage beside the president of the united states. but he has been ruthless, ordering the execution of his uncle. it's believed the assignation of his own brother, too, with a nerve agent, captured on surveillance. tonight, from the brutal dictator to the new selfie a short time ago, and the tours here in singapore. >>> back in the u.s., the hurricane now a category three. we are tracking it. and the severe storm threat across several states. possible tornadoes, heavy rain and hail. >>> the hostage standoff. the gunman barricaded with four children inside a home. the officer shot. >>> an

donald trump is twice the age of kim jong-un. he's not very familiar with the world tour. >> you mentioned planning behind the scenes. do you know what that behind the scenes planning is looking like? >> one peace of information on the ground. we know kim jong-un is here but we are picking up he's scheduled to leave at 2:00 p.m. local time which is 12 hours ahead of you on the east coast. they are meeting at 9:00 a.m. local time. he's scheduled to leave at 2:00 p.m. local time. that tells us on paper kim jong-un is not planning to be here for two days of meetings. he's planning to meet with president trump and head back quickly. all of that could change based on facts on the ground. make president trump says go back to hotel and meet on wednesday. when you asked about correspondography kim jong-un doesn't plan to be here long. >> the president set his course and so did mike pompeo. nothing short of denuclearization will get the deal done. the question is how quickly do they denuclearize and how does the world verify they have don

in response, kim said trump is also a funny guy, and that's it. [ light laughter ] president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un met yesterday in singapore. look at them. they look like they're watching everyone else at a sadie hawkins dance. [ laughter ] this sucks. you want to go to my house and play xbox? yeah. my mom's got sunnyd. [ light laughter ] president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un signed a joint statement after their meeting. also a joint statement, whatever dennis rodman said on cnn. [ laughter ] president trump showed north korean leader kim jong-un a four minute video on an ipad during their meeting. said trump when it was over, "yeah, that stormy daniels." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i mean -- following a summit with leader kim jong-un, president trump said that he felt foolish, using inflammatory language about north korea, but said he had to do it to bring the countries together. added trump, and now that that's behind us, me and little rocket fat ass can get down to business. [ laughter and applause ] senate majority leader mitch mcconnell

following his summh north korean leader kim jong-un, president trump saidn an interview that kim is quote, "a funny guy. v hey smart. he's a great negotiator." in response, kim said trump is also a funny guy, and that's it. [ light laughter ] president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un met yesterday in singapore. look at them. [ light laughter ] they look like they're watching everyone elsat a sadie hawkins dance. [ laughter ] this sucks. you want to go to my house and play xbox? yeah. [ lighlaughter ] my mom's got sunnyd. [ light laughter ] president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un sig joint statement after their meeting. s also a joitement, whatever dennis rodman said on cnn. [ laughter ] president trump showed north korean leader kim jong-un a four minute video on an ipad during their meeting. said trump when it was over, "yeah, that stormy daniels." [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i mean -- following a summit with leader kim jong-un, president trump said that felt foolish, using inflammatory language about ourth korea, but said he had to do it to bring theries t