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Last summer. so in the lead-up to this tip summit, there were working level talks and my sources have told me that at the working level talks the bridge between north korea and the united states was very, very wide. and there really was not much movement but president trump decided to call for this head of state level summit in hanoi anyway, which led to not only a scramble to try to get an agreement done, and now, apparently this. which is the lack of an agreement whatsoever ever. >> we are expecting the president to speak in a few moments to field questions from reporters as well, this was e...

Talk about. we have incredible optics today. amazing photo opportunities. we are waiting to hear what the substance is about between them. >> your point is a perfect one. symbolism and imagery is remarkable. what about the substance? what can they accomplish? is the goal here to really pave the way to that extraordinary summit with kim and president trump? >> reporter: effectively, yes, safe. we heard this -- yes, dave. we heard this from the blue house. this is a stepping stone or warm-up act with the summit with the u.s. and the north korean leader. the first one ever with the north korean l...

Shutdown. can talks on immigration deal with salvaged before friday's deadline? and changes in hawaii of after a false alarm about an inbound missile, the warning sent the entire islands population not to mention some tourists running for cover hearing the worst. the terrifying ordeal in hawaii over the weekend. welcome back to "early start." >> it is 32 minutes past the hour and this is martin luther king jr. day. a lot of people doing a day of service in your communities. we wish you well. thank you for that. the president this morning defending himself after days of controversy over his r...

Talks focused on next months winter olympics in south korea. the talks were taking place in the truce village. let's go live to paula hancocks live in seoul, south korea for us. 24 days away from the olympics. where are we in these talks? >> reporter: well, dave, these talks have just ended between north and south korea. working level talks and we have some agreement we're being told by the south at least when it comes to the cultural aspect. north korea has agreed to send about 140 members of their main orchestras. they're going to have concerts also in seoul in the capitals so not just in th...

A show of unity between these two countries that are technically at war during these olympics? >> reporter: well, christine, we're really getting to the nitty-gritty now. we're hearing that these talks are focused on details rather than the wide ranging agreement that they will come to the olympics. today, for example, they were talking about where to put a stage so that the north korean entertainers could perform. we're getting that close to being able to iron out all the details. one leader of an all female pop group in north korea, one of the most famous exports, the leader has been enterta...