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Positive development. obviously it's great for these men and for their loved ones. but we do need to separate this good will gesture, which is essentially what it is from the north korean perspective, you know, from the high stakes diplomacy that is at work here. i do think we have to celebrate this moment, but also, you know, once we can welcome these gentlemen back to the united states, the focus goes right back to the really tough security and denuclearization issues that we're facing. >> and, again, john, we would like you to stand by as we continue our coverage here. jeff zeleny, white ho...

Joint base andrews in maryland. that aircraft -- aboard that aircraft, rather, are three americans recently freed by north korea. a remarkable moment as they touch done on u.s. soil. >> they were released after the u.s. president donald trump officially requested that of the north korean leader kim jong-un who granted them amnesty. and then donald trump personally thanked north korean leader kim jong-un for the release of these three americans who have been detained there in north korea for over a year in some cases. let's go to philip yuen. as we watch this plane arrive and we know the three ...

And the other plane carrying the freed americans is about 15 minutes or so behind the secretary's plane. it's a medical plane in some respects, as we look here over to the side, all eyes are keeping an eye on the sky here to see if a plane will be landing. but it will be coming at some point soon. but secretary pompeo is the key player here in this potential historic summit with kim jong-un. and we are watching secretary pompeo, as i turn away from the camera here, get off the bus here. he looks no worse for the wear, i can tell you, after being on that plane for so long. but that's what secre...

Secretary of state. he was with the cia when he went. he goes on the second trip, manages to get a 90-minute chat with kim jong-un. we understand that they hammered out more details. there you have it. >> the secretary of state, it looks like him. >> that is indeed mike pompeo descending the steps there at joint base andrews. a lot of energy for 2:34 in the morning after all the traveling he has done. he has been halfway around the world. but it is a good moment because he is home with three americans. >> he comes back with success. >> yes. >> he comes back with three americans who have been c...

Sign that history will be made in terms of a summit with the president and the north korean leader. but that does not guarantee an outcome. there are still -- we're at the very beginning of this process. and it's certainly striking when you take into account what happened this week. the president scrapping one nuclear plan that he inherited in favor of trying to create one on his own with north korea. but so many challenges here. as i look beyond the distance here, i can see secretary pompeo going in to meet with the president. so they'll be doing that, even as all eyes are on the sky here for...