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Tower and then within a few weeks replaced it. they've engaged in the same kind of rhetoric and counter punch that we've seen in the past. i don't think anybody ought to be surprised by how north korea is behaving here. what i do think needs to take place is much more preparation for what they summit's going to be like. rather than this kind of constant speculation that's been taking place. we've had vice president talking about libya. we had the president tweeting all kinds of speculation about denuclearization. you're not going to succeed if you constantly are speculating about what could or...

Nuclear weapons or reduce nuclear capacity ahead of this summit. >> based on all your reporting and i know you've been to north korea many time, where do you see this unfolding in the immediate future? >> reporter: i have to say i'm far more optimistic today than i was in this time yesterday when we were in state of shock about the cancellation. it seemed like things could go back to square one. that said the situation could turn quickly. what the united states needs to realize is you have to be careful about the messaging when you threaten them, compare their country to libya. that is the wro...

Not. the messaging isn't necessarily consistent from the north korean side either. some really harsh rhetoric from john bolton and the vice president comparing north korea to libya and president trump responding to a letter that was courteous and respectful and saying he's open to a phone call at any time. we're seeing diplomacy play out but the stakes with north korea arsenal couldn't be higher. >> you witnessed what the north koreans are calling the complete dismantling of a nuclear testing site in north korea. we're showing our viewers videos of those explosions. you were there and watched ...

Infuriated by comments made by the vice president, mike pence, and before that, president trump's national security adviser john roberts talking about north korea, saying that north korea could follow the libya model. gadhafi gave up his weapons and died several years later. they're unwilling to accept that here. >> will, please continue. sorry about that. >> yeah, i was just saying that the north koreans said they're not going to beg for dialogue. they said they would be willing to walk away if they don't like what they're hearing from the united states. the fact they went through with this t...

Korea, that did happen to libya. but that certainly has been the subject of much debate. then it drove the north koreans to issue this statement about the vice president, calling hmm a political dummy. a lot of insults and aggressive language from the north koreans, but i'm told it wasn't just that, it was that last line about nuclear war that really led them to pull out of this. and, poppy, we have to highlight how quickly this has happened. there was certainly some skepticism in the recent days about the potential of this summit actually happening in singapore on june 12th, but just to give ...