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Did he put kim jong-un back on the world stage, allowing him to sit across from an american president without knowing what was going to happen? before it all fell apart, there was the dinner last night, then the meeting today. the north korean dictator even took a question from a reporter on denuclearization, something he's never done before. but a short time later, the announcement. the working lunch was canceled. the table empty. the white house revealing no agreement. and tonight, the north koreans, just a short time ago, taking on the president with their own version of what happened here....

Welcome back to a breaking news news day. i'm dave briggs. >> and i'm christine romans. the high stakes summit between president trump and kim jung-un cut short overnight. the white house saying no deal, no deal ways reached. the two leaders canceled a planned working lunch and there was no formal agreement. president trump talked to reporters just a short time ago. >> we thought and i thought and secretary pompeo felt that it wasn't a good thing to be signing anything. quite a guy, quite a character. and i think our relationship is very strong. but at this time we had some options and at this...

Wouldn't be here right now. >> reporter: but talks in private did not lead to any break through. a working lunch and signing ceremony that had been on the schedule never happened. an abrupt end to talked overnight with the white house saying no agreement was reached at this time but the respective sides look forward to meeting in the future. president did make one stunning headline, letting kim off the hook for the death of otto warmbier. >> those prisons are rough. they're rough places. he tells me that he didn't know about it and i will take him at his word. >> the summit itself largely over...

It was a very productive two days, but sometimes you have to walk. >> i wish we could have gotten a little bit further, but i'm very -- i'm optimistic. >> reporter: there were good signs early. kim jong-un keeping denuclearization on the table. >> translator: if i'm not willing to do that i won't be here right now. >> reporter: but after many pleasantries on camera, talks in private did not lead to any break-through. a working lunch and signing ceremony that had been on the schedule never happened. an abrupt end to talks overnight with the white house saying no agreement was reached at this ti...

Onto air force one so they know the situation. you mentioned the military drills. that's really interesting because when they asked whether or not these military drills were going to go ahead, they usually happen end of february. i understand preparations are ongoing at this moment. they haven't been told that they've been canceled. i mean did the u.s. president cancel these massive spring drills? i mean i -- >> or he said he want the south korea to reimburse him for them because he kept talking about how expensive they are. hundreds of millions of dollars to fly in bombers from guam. >> now i...