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This process. i think secretary pompeo probably has had lower expectations than president trump. i think hes probably right to have those lower expectations. i think it was a mistake by the administration to tout singapore as a success in terms of what came out of it. it was a success in terms of easing tensions, laying the ground work for diplomacy and thats all a good thing, but nothing concrete was agreed to. president trump is talking about promises that were made in a handshake. in the worl...

Our soldiers from the korean r war, getting those remains back. finding ways that we can help the japanese with the abductees that the north koreans took. finding ways that we can do something with the north korean people. in other words, normalizing the relationship. easing tensions on the korean peninsula. in other words, shift away from a bad summit in europe to a potentially good summit where the president might achieve some significant national security gain gains. >> we just got word that ...

We are also talking about the possibility of the dmz. peace house, freedom house and there is something that i thought was intriguing. if things work out, there is a great celebration to be had on the site. not in a third-party country. >> president trump discussing the possibility of holding the upcoming landmark summit with north korea dictator in the dmz, the military border, as the president of south korea suggested that president trump might deserve the nobel peace prize for his role in eas...

United states and acknowledging also that in order for relations between south korea and north korea to improve they need to improve their relationship with the united states and this is a dramatic shift for north koreas tone and within the state media. they put out an article fletening tfle threatening the united states. calling those sanctions tantamount to an act of war. apparently the north koreans who are on the ground here are now acknowledging that talks with the united states will be cru...

You have to remember, the south koreans, 25 million live very near the dmz. we have american troops there. so i think this potential trip has the possibility of easing tensions, but the south korean president has to be careful. he cant go too far away from the u.s. on policy. and then secondly, the past two summit meetings ended in failure because there was a lot of promises for aid and investment to north korea, and north korea didnt deliver at all on easing tensions. so hes got to watch himsel...

Possibility that families might be reunited, families who were divided by the korean war that ended in the 1950s. but that actually wasnt in the final agreement. so those families will be disappointed. south koreas delegation leader said at the beginning that he wanted north korea to stop its provocative acts and to move toward denuclearization. there was no comment whatsoever from the leader of the north korean delegation about that. but he did say look, were sincere about talks and we want to ...

Him, despite whatever, you know, parameters they put on this. >> david gregory, anna palmer, thank you for being here. breaking news right now just in to our newsroom. north and south korea announcing moments ago theyve agreed to hold military talks after meeting for the first time face-to-face in two years. will ripley is on the ground there. he joins us live near the dmz. all the breaking details. what have you learned, will? >> reporter: its really been a remarkable day here on the korean p...

Two nations meet to discuss easing tensions and welcoming potentially north korean athletes to take part in winter olympics. the president tweeted about the demonstrations in iran saying quote the u.s. is watching. hours after irans supreme leader accused enemies of meddling. iranian state television reports that 21 people died since protests began. u.s. ambassador to the united nations called on the international community to support the protesters. >> we must not be silent. the people of iran ...

Win back. laura, thank you. in an exclusive interview with nbcs richard engel south korean president moon jae-in said he hopes the olympics could send a message of peace to the world. north korean athletes have been invited to the games, although its unclear if they actually will attend. president moon also said that he has suggested to the u.s. that the two nations postpone military drills ahead of easing tensions. adding the u.s. is reviewing the idea. and a rocket was fired by houthi reme...

First job and responsibility to protect the american people? the answer should be obvious, but for many on the left it is not. take for example the surveillance of the mosque that we note literally in this country, there are them out there that give rise to radical ideas and beliefs. its happening inside this country. we just told you that the mosque that this terrorist attendant was monitored by the fbi in the early 2000s. guess what? incomes comrade mayor de blasio, he shut the program down. h...