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Haven't been hammered out yet including a major one, who is paying for kim jong-un's hotel room? for more on this that i'm joined by hans nichols live in singapore. why is this an issue, hans? >> because the north koreans might not have the liquid cash to pay for and cover their hotel room. that's according to the "washington post." there have been other people who stepped in and say they are willing to pay. i-can, and the singapore government said they would defray all security costs. whether the hotel room fits into the security costs that's an open question. here's what we her from the sing...

U.s. troops in south korea would not be on the agenda. you see mattis stake out a hard line. he is scheduled to be back in washington, has a lunch with president trump monday. we'll see how this process goes forward. they have a lot of work to do on the ground in singapore. need to figure out just the protocol. who is going to arrive where, when, what sort of photo ops might they have. a lot of work for diplomats to do, but the strategic picture is the same, that is that president trump is insistent, moving ahead with the meeting. >> hans, you mention the details, that includes where they're s...

Government will defray security costs. maybe that's a door to allow the north not to pay for the hotel room. officials are indicating they will pick up some security costs. the danger in all this is that kim jong-un looks like a clarity case. the u.s. obviously has a lot of money to spend on a summit like this. they are negotiating things like making sure everything is fully equal. the size of the vehicles, the prestige of the hotel. the idea is to have both sides on equal footing. the challenge is going to be how to make sure north korea can actually afford it. >> thank you very much, hans, f...

They can file costs of hotel room under security costs, and that allows kim jong-un to save face, not be presented with a hotel tag he couldn't afford. something i assure you never happened to either of us. we're always able to play hotel tab, regardless what's on the bar tab. >> you got it. thank you very much. let's bring in democratic congresswoman barbara lee. on the budget committee, you'll appreciate people paying for hotel rooms. anyway, how does this play out june 12th. what are your hopes and expectations? >> i have always supported direct talks and diplomacy, so you know, i'm cautiou...

Road ahead. they obviously have a lot of work to to be done on the diplomatic side and they have to figure out who ultimately is going to pay for the hotel room. maybe the singapore government can pick it up and file it under security costs. david? >> my colleague hans nichols in singapore. up next, a dramatic demonstration designed to illustrate the thousands of deaths folks there say washington did not count in the aftermath of hurricane maria. [music playing] (vo) from day one, we always came through for our customers. it's how we earned your trust. until... we lost it. today, we're renewin...