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Optimistic although cautiously so after south korea announced north korea is willing to talk to the united states about giving up its nuclear arsenal. this stunning development coming after historic negotiations between the two koreas in pyongyang. kim jong-un agreeing to refrain from conducting nuclear and missile tests while the talks are ongoing. we have more from seoul. a lot of questions here, andrew. a lot of skeptics on the story. what are we to believe broke the north koreans? was it sanctions? was it the threat of a military strike? do we have any hint? >> reporter: all of the above, ...

Objective, his objective was to get rid of the magninsky act because it sanctions russians for ill gotten gains. he has to offer something in return. what seemed to be offered in return is information that would help donald trump get elected. now, we don't know whether this was just a low level reachout that they got through these people, or whether it actually generated real engagement between the two campaigns. we know for sure what russia's intentions were and we're starting to see little bits and bites of information to suggest that that -- those offers were either warmly received or possi...

>> reporter: just one last question. what's your prediction for the future of u.s.-russian relations? >> i'm afraid it's going to be difficult. and it's not because of us, it's because of the u.s. political dynamics, the anti-russian law holding russian-american discussions. >> reporter: is it sanctions? >> it's a sanctions law but it's basically a statement to the russians. it's not going to be washed away, it's going to stay. it's going to spoil the ability of both countries to resume normal relations and normal relations are exactly what is missing. >> reporter: have you lost faith that don...

President obama. because the media and culture will embarrass you. >> and to label bannon a white supremist. they are dangerous labels. we have come far as a country and they are the worst things you can possibly say. i was critical of his response. and i wished he was not baited by the media as he was. and the left is taken it to another level and ratcheting it up. >> they don't have anything else, trish. they feel like they are victims here on the left. they feel like the election was stolen from them and when you file like it was won immorally it sanctions the types of culture. hopes for as...

The electrical grid and to say nothing of the nuclear pollution. this is something very ominous and a very much watching. >> melissa: meanwhile, nikki haley has been part of the group pushing very hard to do something about this at the u.n., the most recent vote that just want by adding sanctions, piling them onto north korea, it's supported surprisingly by both russia and china, there was some talk that they would not get involved. even as the group comes together, you have to wonder what can be done beyond it sanctions or to curb the appetite for a nuclear weapon of this regime that does not...