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Good morning. It is 7 00am in singapore, Midnight In London and 2 00am in the morning across turkey, where a referendum has granted the president a wide range of new powers, but with the narrowest of majorities, just 51. 3 of the vote. It means the role of Prime Minister will be scrapped, and turkey will become a president ial democracy. But opponents say it wont have the checks and balances of similar systems around the world, and are disputing the results, alleging widespread irregularities. F...

Hes very, very distracted. he basically i dont think is able to carry out the duties of the president right now because hes so concerned about his personal survival. >> you saw the comey interview on abc. he said that the -- this was a quote, its possible that the russians had compromising information on this president is is that why hes so wishy washy with them? >> we dont. yes, it is possible there is cop pro mizing information. its also possible he loves putin as he loves a lot of the other d...

Thats what were waiting on mueller to find out. yes, it is possible theres compromising information, but its also just possible he loves vladimir putin like he loves a lot of other dictators. were still waiting on that answer. >> the cia director reportedly meeting with kim jong-un over the easter weekend at pyongyang. what do you think of that? >> well, i mean i think its very good that they were having some back channel communications so that trump doesnt go into the summit of kim jong-un cold...

Now? >> well, thats is an interesting question, remember that the north koreans made some progress when kims younger sister came down. she invited presence moon of south korea up to a meeting at pyongyang. he is going to announce his sanctions today. he is going to want to make sure that the alliance between the u.s. and south korea is firm, and he is going to want to see, and i think he is going to want to speak it with presence moon of south korea to make sure that they are not softening at al...

>> president trump with a face-to-face appeal asking the chinese president for help with north korea. plus why de compliment china for taking advantage of the u.s. on trade. >> republicans looking to receipt after democratic wins on election day. will gop lawmakers stand by an unpopular president? that is a huge question as we head closer to the midterms. welcome back to "early start." >> good morning. its 30 minutes past the hour. president trump in china making a direct appeal to president xi ...

Jong uns regime. >> the south korean president spoke by phone monday, agreeing to lift restrictions on just how powerful seouls ballistic missiles can be. plus south koreas defense minister says he will review plans for u.s. tactical nukes on the peninsula. live in seoul where she is following the story in all its detail, christy? >> isha, thank you. the you know security council is expected to vote next week on this latest proposal for maximum sanctions against north korea after its latest nucl...

Pointing the finger at pyongyang for raising the tension on the peninsula and they maintain a full defensive posture and are ready to respond in a powerful way if provoked. that is a tame way of saying what puresident trump has been saying. you can remember the comment about fire and fury. and the threats ricochetting around the world from pyongyang to the presidents home in bedminster, new jersey. both sides threatening various military action if the other side doesnt back down, back off. other...

Down either. so, you know, i think this latest statement from president trump just increases the temperature in this region. >> you know, you make ran interesting point about china not wanting this to happen. i think its worth noting, bill, that company china is the most flushlel player in this discussion right now. china has the potential to lead the de-escalation here because about a 100% of north koreas trade is with china. is there some likelihood that the ratcheted up rhetoric could cause c...

And capacity, similar sentiments echoed by lawmakers in japan. officials here are trying to lower the tension in the region. they havent responded directly about the incendiary comments made by president trump, pointing the finger at pyongyang, calling for calm there and said north korea created the problem here. alisyn. if u.s. intelligence assessments are accurate, north korea is on a fast track to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power. the reclusive regime has purportedly produced a miniatu...

you have one opposition party leader calling for conversations about how to restore nuclear balance in the region. thats very much a minority view, but it is something that is part of the conversation given the context that were experiencing right now. look, officials here, they want to lower the temperature on the peninsula. they depend on the united states for security and defense so you dont hear officials here speaking publicly about those comments that were made by president trump. theyr...