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Am. rob: i love getting up at 3:00 in the morning. mary mack thanks for waking up early with us. a mystery meeting confirmed. we know kim jong un and chinese president xi jinping met face-to-face in beijing. >> what does this mean for denuclearization talks, a big development. >> the first trip out of the kingdom and chinese state run media reported president xi jinping held talks with leader kim in beijing and kim is committed to nuclear free korean peninsula the white house acknowledging being...

Tuesday and briefed them about kim jong-uns meeting in beijing. they also said during that phone call, that there was a message, personal message from president xi that was passed on to president trump. president trump tweeted that he got that message last night and that, according to president xi, the meeting went very well and president trump is looking forward to meeting. this is the first time kim jong-un has taken a trip outside north korea since 2011. the administration said it is proof th...

For south korea, for japan, for china. >> harris: "the washington post" is reporting kim jong-un could be making good on one of his pledges close to the nuclear test site. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us live. this would be big news. >> it would be big news. >> yes, it would be big news. the nsc doesnt have the latest. the state department teams working together to putting together the summit for singapore on june 12. a lot of logistics to get through. they have to go into ...

It certainly took a show of strength to get to this point. is that what its going to take to actually strike a deal? colorado republican senator cory gardner is a member of the foreign relations committee. hes also been involved with talks of the white house with north korea. my goodness, this is a huge development, and historic development, wouldnt you say? no sitting u.s. president has set them with the north koreans like this. >> because of that back to just mention, it is a very high-stakes ...

Is to tampa and that down. similarly when you look in north korea, is a dangerous? where they would be able to directly threaten united states and the presidencies that were not going to permit that to have to be that way for the strategy of maximum pressure in place for that his wife the north koreans came to the table for me to go make a deal that would make it not a problem for the united states. if they dont it was back to maximum pressure until they do. >> jumping into your comment, maybe t...

In fact, tonight, one republican senator is putting it like this. quote for the first time since 2009, we do not have an american citizen held by the regime. a true reflection of trumps campaign of maximum pressure. this is yet another indicator that the talks between kim jong un and president trump will lead to meaningful results. the presidents allies are saying that tonight is proof. all of those tough talk and all of the sanctions are working. the white house is doing it as it a motion of go...

This move is no less controversial, breaks with decades of us foreign policy, critics including some in the media by moving the us embassy to jerusalem donald trump has ruined any prospects for a peace deal between israel and the palestinians. some suggest he did for purely political and financial reasons. >> people were so hopeful there might be some sort of peace deal, this just has to make it nearly impossible. >> appeasing his base who financed the gop. >> over the last 30 years pres.s tried...

States must continue. now, president trump, as you will remember, tucker, came under an extraordinary amount of criticism for his tough-minded approach toward north korea. a lot of people were saying he wanted to start a war with the north. it would seem that exactly the opposite has happened. rather than the missiles flying, it looks like there will be talks. and it really is, when you look at everywhere we were up until this point, an extraordinary moment in history. tucker? >> tucker: its ast...

Affirming the u.s. position and our joint position of maximum pressure with our south korean partners is very important. president trump said that gun policy would be the top issue on his agenda in his meeting today with the nations governors, and it was. he discussed banning bump stocks, meeting with nra leaders, and reiterating his call for bonuses to teachers who carry weapons in schools. democratic governor from washington informs that meeting. were waiting for the tape to be played back. ...

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