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Pressed him on the joint statement, calling their questions "insulting, ridiculous and quite frankly ludicrous." >> we have developed a very special bond. so people are going to be very impressed. >> reporter: just as the president was declaring victory, so, too, was north korea. state television reporting that trump pledged to "lift sanctions as mutual relations improve through dialogue and negotiation." not exactly what president trump said in his news conference. >> the sanctions will come of...

Meet north koreans. they were told ahead of time he was traveling to singapore. but they had to wait much longer to see the images of the two standing side by side. but the images were certainly played up full color spreads on the leading newspaper. they devoted the first three pages to photos of the summit. they downplayed the issue of denuclearization. they focused on concessions that president trump is making such as the end, he says, of the joint military exercises that north korea long view...

Before the midterm elections. and you have, you know, the muller investigation which is sort of like this cloud that follows tmun but it is one of the most exciting times of any presidency this summer before the first midterm. >> bret: its truly amazing. usually here as you know in washington, august is a very tired, sleepy time. i dont think there has been one of those weeks since this president has taken office: and i expect that all the way to the mid termswery have that kind of drinking from...

Entourage could be departing as well. how long will it take for the entourage to get to the location? >> well, the meeting starts at k509, theyre going to have to leave here shortly. its about 10 kilometers away, we estimate between 15 minutes and half an hour. you assume theyll be able to move through these streets quickly, evidence of that, the fact that this street is shut down. really the spotlight on kim jong-un achieving something his father could not achieve and his grandfather. this sitd...

Spelled out in black and white and that is important. >> i want to ask about vladimir putin. what if anything from vladimir putins north korea negotiations could give donald trump an upper hand if he was to sit down with the kremlin which we heard in the last week they are asking for a sitdown with donald trump. >> the short answer is no and heres why. unlike north korea vladimir putin has to be willing to put something substantive on the table and we have seen that would be a gabfest like the g...

Look like, a one on one followed by a bilateral expanded meeting, and a working lunch between the two leaders and their delegations. president trump is going to hold a press conference with reporters to answer questions about whatever they discuss during that meeting. what we dont know is whats going to come out of that meeting. mike pompeo briefed reporters earlier, he made clear the north koreans had not made any firm commitments in the conversations leading up to this sitdown. which is raisin...

>> reporter: and, john, i think thats important. because he gets to take the measure of the man before even president trump meets him. prime minister lee hosted donald trump a few hours later earlier today for lunch. and they also talked. but, you know, right now i think, you know, they are both still quite far apart on the actual meeting of denuclearization. we are waiting to see precisely what will come of that all important get-together with kim and trump tomorrow our time. >> indeed. christi...

And cnn national security analyst, david sanger. we know what kim jong-un has been doing over the last several hours, how about the president and his advisers. >> reporter: president trump spendiis time differently than kim jong-un. he decided to stay behind closed doors as he puts the final touches on the sitdown with kim jong-un happening in just seven hours. we have not heard from the president since earlier today when he did say he believed that this meeting with kim jong-un was going to go ...

When the olympics, there is a diplomatic new turn and you see the new side of kim jong-un. to see him walking around the streets here in singapore, just touring a bridge right down the block from where we are, splieling and taking selfies with the prime minister, strolling around town, toasting. he has meetings coming up with president putin and xi jinping who is planning a visit to pyongyang and then just hours from now something that north korea has wanted for decades, something the two previo...

From being on his feet. dr. scholls. born to move. >> live from americas news headquarters im lauren green. president trump and kim jong-un are both in singapore with less than 24 hours to go until their summit. the president saying that kim has one shot to show hes serious about ridding the korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. the north korean leader meeting with the prime minister of singapore and thanking him for hosting the event. president trump will have his own sitdown in just a few hou...