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So the way that russia is being received, or portrayed, is that it must be an insidious part because they want to meddle in that conversation. >> what does russia hope comes out of this summit. sometimes you can say the last one didnt hurt or help anything, but some think you helped the situation by giving him a global platform. >> the russians do not mind the global platform and they believe that conversations are important. as we know in the cold war, russ russians are good negotiators. they d...

Conversation, it continues to perplex me. >> there subpoena a lot on both sides when youre talking about it. >> yeah, im puzzled by some of the things that continue to come out of the white house. >> we want denuclearization. that is what the president said before setting off for his second summit with kim jong un. he say theres is no rush to eliminate weapons despite calls for immediate and quick denuclearization. he insists this is an american victory and there could be concerns to make major ...

Less than an hour, president trump leaves for hanoi, vietnam, for round two with north korea oohs kkoreas kim jong-un. its been eight months since the two world leaders first met with the handshake seen around the world. and with a second summit, a little more than a day away, it is worth remembering the president posted this message after that first summit. everybody can now feel much safer. there is no longer a nuclear threat from north korea. just yesterday, the presidents secretary of state,...

There obligation on kim, there is a gaugeness here and since that summit there is no sign of north korea disarming. indeed u.s. officials say there is no ed that kim jong un has the slightest intention of dismantling his nuclear program. the centrifuges are still spins, nuclear fuel is still produced. and in korea they said no reduction in militarys cape abou -- capability. what theyre saying is the declaration, that is well and good, but those are side issues to the key issue of will north kore...

>> bill, as always, thank you for your analysis. our chief global correspondent. as president trump prepares for his second summit, they apparently reached out to an unusual source for advice. sergei laf lo ser sergei lavrov said he was asked for advice ahead of this summit. joining me now to take a lose closer look at this is a professor for international affai affairs. author of "in pew tips footsteps" nina, great to see y you. what is russias view of what success looks like.

Showb deliverables. >> hans, the president tweeted about the release of a u.s. citizen that was held captive in yemen for more than a year. >> he was married to a yemeni. so the president taking credit, he says she happy with his family, but it is a very dangerous place with very few u.s. citizens there, it gives you an indication of how dedicated this individual was to his job. but talking about hostage negotiation, one of the things he talked about coming out of the last summit in singapore, t...

Days ago did indicate some flexibility. in that room come you can see the chinese delegation and to the u.s. delegation. steven mnuchin, robert lighthizer are there, trying to hash out a deal with china. as you can imagine, we will bring you any live news from this as we get it. the long-awaited moment. >> i havent taken sanctions off. i would love to be able to, but in order to be able to do that, we have to do something that is meaningful, but chairman kim and i have a very good relationship. ...

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...

One that works for both leaders as both the united states and north korea have relations with vietnam a country which itself was a communist but i did some years back much like north korea is now so is that a message of a north korea donald trump kicks things off for us chairman kim and i will meet again on february twenty seventh and twenty eighth in vietnam. the time and place is set for a second summit. meeting in singapore a success so watches vietnam for round two. in its recent history vie...

Youve seen a lot of other democrats jump into the race. did you endorse too early? >> absolutely not. first of all, all the candidates on the democratic side are fabulous and spectacular. i chose to endorse kamala harris because ive known her many years. weve worked together on a lot of issues. shes smart, tough and progressive. shes the perfect candidate to lead us in 2020. >> congressman, please come back. i want to talk with you about north korea and the upcoming second summit sometime soon. ...