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Start the denuclearization process as quickly as possible. it is really no easy task. both sides will have their work cut out for them here in hanoi and it all will be taking place with thousands of journalists, the eyes of the world watching the vietnamese capital waiting to see if there can be substantial progress made after singapore, which was heavy on symbolism, light on substance. i think both sides know that here in hanoi they need to deliver results. will ripley, cnn, hanoi, vietnam. >> ...

Rather than the nonnegotiable promise kim made last june in singapore. u.s. officials do not want south korea engaging economically with north korea. there are concerns about cultural exchanges that are being promised between south and north korea before there is more developments in terms of the denuclearization process. group of senate democrats are echoing the concerns of intelligence officials who testified in congress that north korea has no intention of getting rid of its nuclear program. ...

Author of the nuclear showdown, gordon chang. >> hi kristin. kristin: a few weeks ago the chinese president xi jinping attended a concert put on by the north koreans in beijing. you say that it is a bad omen for the summit. why? >> yeah, sure that the chinese are trying to reinsert themselves into the denuclearization process. china over the course of decades has armed north korea both missiles and nuclear programs also theyve given a lot of diplomatic protection to the kim regime. kim jong-un a...

Territory in six to 12 months? >> it is plausible for a couple reasons. isis is much stronger than al qaeda ever was. it has a global network. it has a lot of money. if you remember how much money they had at one point, they havent thrown it away. they have ungoverned territory where they can plot and plan. i think the pentagon is right to make that warning. >> on north korea, that is another area where the president has disagreed with his intelligence chiefs as well. and now it seems like the u...

Remember the meeting, the first meeting that president had with kim jong un. shaking hands. the president came back and said no doubt in his mind that the denuclearization process was underway and that it would absolutely happen. now, there are reports that there is a new top secret missile base and perhaps 19 new missiles that we cant identify the locations of. is that progress. >> let me say the america understands whats happening in north korea. sometimes folks act like its news. the united s...

Leverage in the denuclearization process because at some point they are going to have to give the united states a list. will they disclose this facility. we dont know the answer to that. but certainly the united states knows that it exists and is that one factor that will be playing into the talks as they move closer to this planned second summit that is supposed to happen at the end of february, the likely location vietnam. >> will, thanks. well be following that closely. the u.s. expected to...

Said that they have made a lot of progress, tremendous progress on north korea. lets listen. >> we made a lot of progress that has not been reported by the media, but we have made a lot of progress as far as denuclearization is concerned. were talking about a lot of different things. we made tremendous progress that hasnt been reported but it will be. things are going well with north korea. >> what do we know about the denuclearization process in north korea and what it means for the second summ...

Very positive development to say the least for the denuclearization process. >> i know youll continue to follow it for us. thanks. the trump administration has no idea how many children were separated from a parent or guardian at the border last year, but the total is nows more than the 2700 the government previously acknowledged. that is according to a new report from the inspector general at health and human services who says there is no effort currently being made to locate those children. ...

Stalemate, but thats not stopped the administration from scouting out locations, possible locations, for a possible second summit between president trump and the north korean leader. according to two sources, kim jong-un sent a letter to president trump to keep him enthusiastic about the denuclearization process. lets go to our national security reporter, kylie atwood, who joins me in washington with more details. welcome to cnn. what is the administration doing here? how seriously are they taki...

His brother joined us earlier saying is he innocent. >> paul is a person who likes to travel the world. is he a kind and generous person. when a friend of his, a former marine asked him to help with a wedding ceremony that he was going to be having in moscow. paul agreed to help because paul had already been to russia a number of times. jillian: american diplomats have not yet been able to meet with him. president trump says he is open to a second summit with north korean leader kim jong un. the...