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Gratitude for everything you put into the cavaliers uniform. theyre still not first, skd, maybe not even third best in their conference. his wife wants to be there, his kids seem like they want to be there and a business decision as well. >> were you surprised? >> i was stunned in the manner in which he rolled it out. everyone thought hed go there, but the manner in which he did it was surprising. coming up, the u.s. and north korea the first face-to-face talkwise the singapore summit. but a n...

>> while the president did threaten military action this morning, he did leave it open for the summit to happen. >> thats right. in a letter he sent to kim jong-un on one hand hes boasting about the military prowess in the united states, and on the other hand hes inviting kim jong-un to call him or write to him. the president has signaled that he still wants this summit to happen even if it doesnt happen on june 12th as originally planned. i white house officials today what would it take for the...

Planned. i white house officials today what would it take for the summit to be back on track, and basically said the administration would need to see the opposite of what it has seen from north korea this past week for it to happen. >> even as the summit was being called off north korea was taking steps to scale back its nuclear program, destroying structures at a nuclear test sites. will ripply joins us now from north korea. first of all, when the news broke that president trump was pulling out...

Correspondent will ripply. you were there on the scene when members of the kim regime were told by you that the president of the united states was canceling this june 12th summit with kim jong-un in singapore. you broke the news to north korean officials. tell us the very latest youre hearing on the reaction. >> weve just gotten off the train here. were on an overnight train, and it was very late last night when i got the phone call from our international desk. and you dont internet on the train...

Traditionally full of tension. the setting for the summit, the peace house which is on the southern side of the demilitarized zone. cnns will ripply and christiane amanpour join us now. as we continue to look at these pictures its really extraordinary to see these two men continuing to hold hands and now having a discussion. >> this is the first time in the history of north korea that a leader has stepped foot on the south side of the dmz. and it shows really a new willingness on the part of kim...

Motives. vice president mike pence is in south korea, as was within very close view of kim jong-uns sister at the opening ceremony. hes carrying the message to seoul, dont trust north koreas overtures, the kim regime is still a brutal regime. lets bring in cnns will ripply who has reported extensively from north korea. joining now from pyoneongchang, south korea. what do you make of this invitation from the north korean leader for the president of south korea to visit? >> i learned about this on...

Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. >> that was then. this is now. the white house says president trump is open to talks between the u.s. and north korea under the right circumstances. its a different tone than weve heard from the president the last few months, and it comes as north korea prepares to take part in the winter olympics next month in south korea. very pleased to have cnns will ripply here with us this mor...

It should have been made more strident. again, thousands of people have been killed in the philippines at the hands of duterte and i think its woeful that this administration wouldnt be human rights. saying you did it privately and it sends a message to the rest of the world, not to mention a mesage to the american people about what well stand for when we conduct foreign policy abroad. >> admiral john kirby and steve paul, great to have you with us. thank you so much. this morning this after t...

President trump did. so i think that tells you something. >> thank you for the insight today. the view now from north korea. cnns will ripply is in pyongyang where hes the only tv reporter from an american news outlet. he has an exclusive report on how north koreans are reacting to the presidents tough words to their country. >> reporter: in north korea, state mead crugave only a brief mention of president trumps speech at the south korean national assembly. no details of his scathing indictme...

Korea. but here no deviation from the party line. they say this country is not hell, its home. will ripply, cnn, pyongyang, north korea. >> the u.s. first lady melania trump did not accompany her husband to the apec summit in vietnam. instead shell be staying behind in china to tour a section of the great wall. earlier he visited a renown panda exhibit. after leaving china she will fly to alabama to spend some type time with u.s. troops before returning back to washington. still ahead here on ...