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Meeting this spy master? >> this is a reciprocal visit. remember, so far the u.s. has sent high level envoys to pyongyang or to the dmz on the north korean side. it is possible that the white house has said it is your turn to send someone to show how committed you are. you need to send someone. he has greeted the secretary of state so they do have a relationship, i do think it is quite possible that they will sit down and speak. but you never know. every day has brought surprises. maybe it will go higher up the command. >> maybe just -- sam, is it an achievement if nothing comes of the summit?...

>> reporter: the most secretive american and north korean spy masters behind the scenes now playing crucial roles bringing donald trump and kim jong-un to the negotiating table. kim yong-chol, a former spy chief on his way to new york to meet mike pompeo the former cia director, for summit preparation. >> he wears many hats. including a spy chief, including a security chief, and also all things military and security adviser to kim jong-un. >> and the silver-haired man at the table in pyongyang is andrew kim, the cia's north korea spy master. both men have part of the frt to get the summit on t...

The most high ranking official to visit the united states in quite some time. that indicates the seriousness of this. but we should look at him as kim jong-un's personal envoy. he's been at his side at all of the major summits he's had this year with world leaders. he's the guy whispering in his ear about strategy. the fact that he was a former spy master, and oversaw some of the operations both the possible sinking of a warship in 2010 off the korean coast and also possibly that sony cyberattack shows that he uses provocation as part of his strategy, and that is something that we need to keep...

Planning lots of different options. and president trump, i think this is his remarkable opportunity. it's an unprecedented opportunity. it's kind of a dangerous opportunity as well. because we have to game this thing out and see what's going to happen and how to perform when you get into the meeting itself. if the president does walk out on it, what does that mean? what are the consequences to that? >> let's talk about cia director mike pompeo, currently the nominee for secretary of state as well. "the new york times" noting, quote, however trusted by the president, mr. pompeo is hardly a trad...

Controversial at times. i want to go back to the web of russian connections that we showed you yesterday. we laid this out for you step by step. you would be forgiven for not knowing who all the folks are, the russians at the center of this part of the drama. we want to focus on these three putin allies. gorkov, the head of veb bank, a state-owned bank in russia. he's a graduate of the fsb academy, russia's spy school. he reportedly met with jared kushner at trump tower in december of 2016. the next one is sergey kislyak. he's the former russian ambassador to the u.s., called by some russia'...