Positions on her lawsuit against the president with mr. Trump now ready to end their nondisclosure agreement. But daniels lawyer says the president only wants to avoid being deposed. Michael avenatti joins me this hour. And parading kims power. Kim jongun marks his countrys 70th birthday with a show of military might, but chooses not to display his big Ballistic Missiles. And President Trump has received a new letter from kim. What does it say . Wolf blitzer is off today. Im jim acosta and youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news this hour. Troubling new numbers for President Trump and our exclusive new cnn poll. While the white house tries to discredit damning portrayals of the president painted by members of his own team, our survey finds only 32 of americans believe the president is honest and trustworthy. Also breaking, the National Hurricane center has just put out a new forecast for hurricane florence, a category 4 storm thats already prompting mandatory evacuations along the u. S. East coast. Well talk about that and more this hour with congressman mike quigley of the intelligence committee. And Stormy Daniels lawyer, Michael Avenatti, our correspondent, specialist, analysts, also standing by. First lets go to cnns senior white house correspondent, jeff zeleny. Jeff, the white house broke almost three weeks of silence, dusted off the podium inside the Briefing Room today. What did they tell us today, jeff . Reporter good evening, jim. Quite literally they dusted it off before Sarah Sanders entered the Briefing Room. She blasted bob woodward and the writer of the anonymous New York Times oped. But she did say this. She said, people here at the white house are focused on things that actually matter. Wi but the president may not have gotten that memo. Hes been fuming about all of it for days. The white house tonight trying to move beyond a war within its own walls. Its frankly i think sad and pathetic that a gutless, anonymous source could receive so much attention. Reporter its been 19 days since White House Press secretary Sarah Sanders had appeared at the podium. Aides had been cleaning it before she took questions in the Briefing Room for the First Time Since august 22. She wasted little time, blasting bob woodward and his new book. Fear that chronicles deep dysfunction inside the west wing. To not even take the time to get a 10 factchecker to call around and verify that some of these quotes happened when no effort was made it seems like a careless and reckless way to write a book. Reporter even as she tried to downplay the book, its the 12 punch of woodward and the anonymous oped in the New York Times thats enraging the president. Who called the book a joke. Just another assault against me. A parade of Top Administration officials have come forward to say it wasnt them. With the Vice President taking the extraordinary step of volunteering to submit to a Lie Detector Test. I would agree to take it in a heartbeat. And would submit to any review of the administration. Do you know if the president believes these denials that have been coming in from some of his top advisers . Or does he believe that its someone from within . And does he believe that Lie Detector Tests should be issued as the Vice President volunteered to do on sunday . No lie detectors are being used or talked about or looked at as a possibility. Frankly, the white house and the staff here are focused on doing our jobs. Reporter on the eve of the books official release, woodward defended his findings. But there is a war on truth by him. And he says, oh, these are unnamed sources. But these are not unnamed incidents. Specific people on specific dates. Reporter as for the top officials who denied specific critiques of the president , from chief of staff john kelly to defense secretary james mattis, woodward said this. They are not telling the truth. Reporter tonight a new cnn poll finds the president s Approval Rating has fallen six points in the last month. And now stands at a new low among independent voters. Overall, just 36 approve of the way the president is handling his job. Down from 42 in august. Among independents, the drop has been sharper, from 47 approval last month to 31 now. Only 32 find the president trustworthy. Yet nearly 7 in 10 americans give the economy high marks. A ray of optimism for republicans two months before the midterm elections. The president crowed about the economy in a series of tweets today. Declaring it so good. Perhaps the best in our countrys history. Yet he incorrectly stated its exact strength, writing, the gdp rate, 4. 2 , is higher than the unemployment rate, 3. 9 , for the first time in over 100 years. But kevin hasset, chairman of economic advisers, said that wasnt true. What is true is that its the highest in ten years. And at some point, somebody probably conveyed it to him, adding a zero to that, and they should r shouldnt have done that. And im not chairman of the council of twitter advisers. Reporter the white house has been trying to keep the focus on the mystery of all of this, the great whodunit here in washington, rather than answer headon questions about the substance of what was revealed in that book and the oped, the deep dysfunction inside this white house, according to many officials. Now Sarah Sanders had this to say when she was asked if they would be putting out a list of everything that she believes is wrong in the book. She said that would be a complete and utter waste of our time, so no. Jim . All right, jeff zeleny, thank you very much. There are new developments in the case of alleged russian spy, mar maria butna who tried to infiltrate on behalf of the kremlin. Justice correspondent Jessica Schneider joins us for more on that. Jessica, there is a new gag order in the case. Tell us about that. There is, jim. The defense team here really issued a double blow by this federal judge. She imposed a gag order on butnas attorney, saying they cant keep giving interviews, and the judge denied bail for 29yearold maria butina, meaning she will be behind bars until trial, which wont be until at least next year. But the judge also reprimanded the prosecution in this case after the government admitted in Court Filings late friday night that they misinterpreted a text message. The judge said that she was, quote, concerned and dismayed that prosecutors overreached and used that text message in part to claim that butina had offered sex in exchange for a position in a special interest organization. So heres the text message in question. Butina sent it three years ago to a friend in russia who took her car in for an insurance inspection. So you see first there the friend identified as dk, and it said, i dont know what you owe me for this insurance. They put me through the ringer. Thats when butina responds, sex. Thank you very much. I have nothing else at all. Not a nickel to my name. The defense team says those texts were in jest and the prosecutors used it as their basis for arguing that she was a flight risk, her relationship here in the u. S. With a political operative, paul erickson, was a sham, since she was offering sex to other people. Now prosecutors are admitting that their understanding of that text was mistaken, and really, jim, today the judge expressed great concern that the prosecution had rested a lot of their case, a lot of these salacious claims, on really what was a text just joking around. And jessica, there is also some new scrutiny on former Trump Campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos who friday was sentenced to 14 days for lying. What more can you tell us about that . Really it revolves around George Papadopoulos recent disclosures to our own jake tapper, as well as other Media Outlets and drawing a lot of scrutiny from democratic lawmakers. So George Papadopoulos on friday was sentenced to 14 days for lying to investigators. But right before that sentencing, he also went on somewhat of a media blitz, and papadopoulos told our jake tapper that he likely didnt tell anyone on Trumps Campaign team that he had been approached by a professor in a london bar claiming to have dirt on hillary clinton. The key thing here, though, is George Papadopoulos didnt give an unequivocal denial. He really did seem to leave some wiggle room. Take a listen. I might have. But i have no recollection of doing so. I cant guarantee it. All i can say is my memory is telling me that i never shared it with anyone on the campaign. And its that somewhat wavering answering thats leading democrats to say they might need to call George Papadopoulos to do their own questioning of him. Weve gotten some documents from mr. Papadopoulos. We would love to talk with him as well on the Senate Intelligence side. One thing thats fairly clear, this is an ambitious guy who wants to be a player in the Trump Campaign. Trump had chosen him as part of his Foreign Policy team. It just stretches i think most peoples credibility that if papadopoulos had this knowledge and he wanted to try to further ingratiate himself with the campaign, he wouldnt have shared that with somebody on the campaign. So democrats floating that possibility out there. But they havent called George Papadopoulos. However, jim, papadopoulos hasnt been sent to serve those 14 days yet. He still out, awaiting when hell actually go to prison. So its possible maybe he could be called to capitol hill. He is available right now. Exactly. Justice correspondent, jessica snide e thank you very much. Lets get more on all this with democratic congressman, mike quigley of illinois, a member of the intelligence committee. Congressman, thanks for joining us. The white house still wants to investigate this writer of the anonymous oped. But they cannot cite a law that was violated. Is this an abuse of the department of justice, in your view . Just another one, unfortunately. The president needs to appreciate the fact that Justice Department is not his own private law firm. The fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves, mr. President. Clean your own house. You need to address this internally. Obviously, you have issues to address. And some democrats have said that using the attorney general to carry out a personal political investigation could be an impeachable offense. Do you agree with that . You know, i do. But it joins a long list of issues that could meet that standard, unfortunately. I think the president is in panic mode. I think hes far too worried about an oped. Hes far too worried about a book. If his press secretary says reviewing all the mistakes the book a waste of time. If the president thinks these arent true, then treat it as a waste of time and get on with the nations business. Obviously, the person who wrote the book is the most senior and probably most respected journalist. So he has a lot more credibility, in my mind, than the president of the United States. And even if this unnamed official didnt commit a crime, do you share the concerns that this person could Hurt National Security . We were hearing this earlier today by the press secretary, Sarah Sanders, that National Security could be harmed in some way by undermining the administration from within. What do you make of that . Yeah, it sounds sort of nixonlike. I think our country was undermined. Our reputation was undermined. We can only imagine what our allies must think of us. But the president of the United States not want to be bothered with daily intelligence briefings. Not acting on his advisers advising consent issues, but instead acting on a whim. These are the things that would concern a foreign ally. They certainly concern those of us in congress. And what does it say about this administration that the Vice President of the United States feels the need to go on television and offer to take a Lie Detector Test . We saw that over the weekend to prove that the oped wasnt from him or his staff . What did you think about that . Its theater of the absurd. The fact that the person second in line to the president of the United States feels the need to address this by saying he would take a Lie Detector Test. Where is trust within this administration . Who would assume that the Vice President would feel the need to Say Something like that to clear the air . Obviously, the dysfunction thats talked about in this oped and talked about in this book is bearing fruit openly and publicly with the president s own Vice President. And i want to get your thoughts on the recent developments in the case of maria butina, alleged russian spy who stands accused of attempting to infiltrate conservative american political groups. Is that something that the House Intelligence Committee should look into . Should you be looking into her activity . And has it happened . Well, she was one of 40 witnesses that the democrats on the House Select Committee on intelligence wanted to call when the republicans shut the investigation down. Shes obviously of great interest. Allegedly being part of a years long effort as a covert agent under the direction of the kremlin to infiltrate u. S. Political organizations, including the National Rifle association. Shes an obvious person to bring forward to talk about these issues. Obviously, we wont get that opportunity under the preseiden or the present administration in the house. Thanks for coming in tonight, sir. Thank you. Take care. You too. Breaking news ahead. Details of the new forecast just released for hurricane florence. A category 4 storm with millions of americans in its path. And up next, Stormy Daniels lawyer, Michael Avenatti joins us to talk about the sudden reversals in her case against President Trump. R a liver trans, it could cost you your life. Its time to get out of line with upmc. At upmc, livingdonor transplants put you first. So you dont die waiting. Upmc does more livingdonor liver transplants than any other center in the nation. 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Michael avenatti joins us live now. Michael, thank you very much for joining us. Let me ask you this. What do you make of this . It looks like the president and Michael Cohen are giving in to your original demand. Why not just declare victory . Case closed . Well, its not that simple. They have been lying to the American People and lying to the federal judge and the court for six months, jim. And now they realize that theyre in a world of hurt, because whats happening here is that Michael Cohen and donald trump do not want me deposing either one of them. They dont want to have to answer questions under oath about what happened about the coverup, about the flow of the 130,000, because they realize that that is going to result in considerable problems for donald trump. So they dont get to just rip cord this or parachute out of the case under the circumstances or under the conditions they have set forward. There are things that have to be accomplished here or ruled on before theyre able to do that, including the illegality of the contract, which we have been alleging for some time. This was illegal by law and, of course, donald trump doesnt want to admit that, because he would be admitting to a crime. If this is not about money, why not take Michael Cohen up on this offer, return the 130,000, let Stormy Daniels speak without fear of retribution . Well, first of all, they effectively got what they wanted by muzzling my client in connection with the 2016 election, paid her the 130,000. And now they want the money back. Now that donald trump was elected in 2016. Again, it doesnt work that way. Weve alleged the contract is illegal. We want a ruling or a stipulation that, in fact, the contract was illegal. Neither Michael Cohen nor donald trump will agree to that. Theres other provisions in the contract, including fees and costs that have to be paid. Theyre refuse to go pay those fees and costs. This is a complicated issue. Its not as simple as after six months of lying to everyone, they now claim that they just want to get out of the deal and pretend it never happened. And whats your end game . Is it confession from President Trump what youre after . There is talk of Lie Detector Tests going around the white house these days. What are you after . Well, i find it interesting that mike pence has suggested hell take a Lie Detector Test in a heartbeat. You know, my client took a Lie Detector Test and passed one. I would be curious to see if donald trump would take a Lie Detector Test. It would probably break the machine or the needle would break off in the middle of the test, frankly. But, you know, our goal has been the same all along, jim. And that is, this is a search for the truth. And we want all of the facts and the evidence to be laid out before the American People so they know exactly what happened in connection with this 130,000 payment, the coverup, the flow of the money and all of the lies that took place surrounding it. And do you really think a court is going to allow you to keep this case going until you get that chance to depose the president , sort of a bill clinton moment in all of this . Well, i do, jim. Because, again, and i think we set this out in the filing earlier today in federal court, which is very detailed, which explains exactly why Michael Cohen and donald trump cannot do what theyre trying to do at this point. And, you know, i would encourage people to go online and read that filing if they want more information about it. And, you know, i would be remiss if i didnt ask this question, michael. Your critics say youre just using this to stay in the spotlight, because you want to run for president. There was a story over the weekend that you want to base your campaign in st. Louis, where you spent part of your childhood. Are you just doing this are you just continuing this case in any way you can to keep that conversation going . Jim, thats just blatantly false. I dont need this case to stay in the spotlight, frankly. At this point ive received a lot of publicity and notoriety, as my client has. I dont think thats going to change one bit if the case goes away. And our goals have remained the same. We want the truth laid out for the American People. And i think that people want the president deposed. They want to know exactly what happened here. They want the facts and the evidence so they can make their own determinations. And people over the last 72 hours have been coming out of the woodwork and encouraging us to keep up the fight and were going to continue to do so. And if you got that deposition, would you keep the conversation, would you keep the deposition contained to the facts of the case, or would you be able to go in any direction you wanted . Well, its not as broad as any direction, but generally speaking, youre entitled certain breadth when it comes to a deposition, with would he be interested in any facts and evidence that relate to any of the issues in this case, including payments to my client and perhaps others. And in the Defamation Case brought by summer zervos, former contestant on the were apprentice who claims the president assaulted her in 2007, President Trump will provide written responses instead of doing a deposition in person. Do you think we might learn information that could be relevant to your clients case . And what do you make of this idea of a written deposition . Written answers . Well, i mean, while written answers are helpful, theyre not nearly as helpful as sworn testimony under crossexamination in a deposition or at trial. You really cant compare the two. Im highly doubtful that were going to learn anything in those written answers that will be helpful. You know, very often those written answers are drafted by lawyers, as opposed to the actual party at issue in the case. So im not a big fan of written answers to deposition questions. Never have been. And whatever happened to the allegation from Stormy Daniels that somebody was trying to rough her up . There was a sketch that was released at the time. I know we ask you this from time to time, michael. But, you know, it would be interesting to know, have you made any headway in trying to identify who that individual is . Well, i think we have made headway. Theres a handful of individuals we have continued to take a look at. And were trying to pinpoint exactly who that was. But jim, this raises a really good question. A really good area of inquiry for the depositions and the discovery that we want to take of Michael Cohen and donald trump. We want to get to the bottom of who threatened my client and the circumstances surrounding that. Thats one of the reasons why we intend on marching forward. Michael avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, thank you so much for coming in. Appreciate it. Coming up, amid the author of the oped, Sarah Sanders says no lie detectors are being used at the white house. And breaking news. A just released poll from cnn shows a significant drop in President Trumps Approval Rating and even lower numbers for questions about his honesty. I cant believe it. That everything sticks to stefon diggss hands . No, i cant believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my Car Insurance with geico. Cool, huh . Yeah. He plays football, huh . Yeah. Believe it. Geico could save you fifteen percent or more on Car Insurance. 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Anyway, laura coates, the white house still cant identify which crime they believe was committed, yet the Justice Department is supposed to look into this. The reason they cant identify one is because there is not one to be had, based on what we see right now. Theyre grasping for straws of the espionage act, saying if you disclose any information that may show some disloyalty to the president or the troops in some way or the military forces, then surely you are guilty of a crime. But in reality, your democratic duty is to criticize the government, and the espionage act was never intended for you to be completely compromised if you choose to do so. And so i dont see any classified information there. But theyre desperately trying to find that. Also, the doj is full of thousands and thousands of employees who work on hundreds of thousands of cases. Which means that the president would like them to focus on one singular vendetta, and that would compromise so many powerful and important investigations if they were to do so. And mark preston, the Vice President really wants to make it clear that, you know, hes willing to take a Lie Detector Test to prove that he didnt write this oped. Lets listen to what he had to say over the weekend. You dont think anyone on your staff, since theyre calling themselves the trump appointee, had anything to do with this . I just i wouldnt know. And i would i really would hope not. And i was i was heartened to see so many of our colleagues make it very clear they werent involved in this in any way. Mr. President , i asked you earlier if anyone on your staff wrote this oped. Have you asked your staff . Well, i thought you were speaking about the administration staff. Let me be very clear. Im 100 confident that no one on the Vice President s staff was involved in this anonymous editorial. Should all top officials take a Lie Detector Test and would you agree to take one . I would agree to take it in a heartbeat. What do you make of all that, mark preston . Its just strange to hear, you know, what doesnt sound like a very adamant no, you know, we didnt have anything to do with this, and then all of a sudden say, well, ill take a Lie Detector Test. Well, when is the last time you heard a Vice President say ill take a Lie Detector Test to prove to the president that i have been loyal to him . The problem with this whole sensation, and let me try to explain this, i think in simple terms. The problem with this is not the reaction from the white house being upset by this or the president being upset by this. Its how he has reacted and how he has gone to the nth level to say im going try to find this person. Oh, by the way, when i try to find this person, they might have created or committed treason. We may hang them by the trees. Instead of saying, you know what, if this person doesnt want to be on my team right now, i want you to come forward and i want you to leave. And any president should expect that from their staff. Just handle it like a grownup. But instead, he handled it where he went totally out of control, off the whack, train off the rails. If i can make another example of where hes going with this, i would. But the bottom line is, thats the scary thing about President Trump. Is that its not when he reacts, its how he reacts. And the severity of his reaction. Yeah, i think its odd, too, just to add to that. Sarah sanders today, as you pointed out, jim, had given a press briefing a long time i think they gave us a short notice about it, to prepare any questions. Put that aside. She has said, well, were moving on, were focused on what really matters. What is difficult is the selling of that proposition is directly undercut by a little thing called realdonaldtrump, his twitter feed, in which case he makes clear over and over again, a ton of tweets that he is still quite i dont know if i want to say fixated, obsessed, but he is still quite interested in knowing who this is. So this idea that the media is so interested in knowing who it is, thats because the president is so interested. Kaitlan, he hasnt moved on, going off on the bob woodward book also. Yeah, he is. Hes equally fixated on both of these. But for good reason, of course, with the oped. That is someone who still works in his administration, and as he was saying, sometimes now that hes in staff meetings, he looks around the room, thinking it could be that person. And its also confirming a fear that the president already had, that there are people who are actively working against him in this administration. I think the woodward book is different, because it puts names and faces and quotes on exactly what is in this oped, what this anonymous official is describing. They say it pretty plainly in 500 pages in Bob Woodwards book. That is something people in the west wing realize is a problem. But its the president who wants to root out and find out who it is, and i dont think thats going to go away for President Trump. Hes still looking for that lodestar. Casey, you dont see any of you white house reporters going out there and speculating who the name is. However, youre seeing former Administration Officials do so. Omarosa did it today. She went out and named somebody. Im not going to say who it was, because its not fair to that person. But its not as if were driving this narrative. And what Sarah Sanders made perfectly, c Crystal Clear at the briefing, they have no idea who wrote this. If they did, you would know. They would be gone. Theyre not keeping it to themselves. And speaking of Lie Detector Tests and being honest and trustworthy, there is a new cnn poll out, mark preston, with some Pretty Amazing and i mean forks the white house, should be jawdropping poll numbers. The president s Approval Rating has dropped to 36 . That disApproval Rating is quite high. 58 . Nearly 6 in 10 americans. And then we also showed mark preston these numbers earlier today that these honesty numbers. People who think the president is honest. I mean, its just plummeting. 32 of americans i mean, i suppose that includes some of the republicans who are still supporting this president. They support him, but dont find him to be honest. Right. And to put those numbers in perspective, very simply, think about putting ten people in a room and only three of those people in that room believe the president is honest. I mean, thats what that says. Its very simple. I know we use percentages, we use numbers. Sometimes it can gloss you over. But youre talking about 7 out of 10 people who dont trust the president of the United States. Including his own lawyers. Are a part of that camp. If you read the bob woodward book, they think its a perjury trap if he speaks. And if youre Robert Mueller or a member of his criminal probe and staff, youre thinking, i would like to talk to you even more now, to see what you lie about. Theyre trying to keep me honest and on time. Thanks, guys, i appreciate it. Good segue there. Still ahead, more than 1 Million People ordered to evacuate as a major hurricane heads for the u. S. East coast. We have just received the updated forecast for hurricane florence. And later, north koreas latest show of force is note worthy for whats missing. Where are we taking him . I have no clue. Were just tv doctors. If this was a real emergency, id be freaking out. But thanks to cigna, we can do more than just look heroic. We can help save lives by getting you to a real doctor for a checkup. 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Cnn meteorologist Allison Chinchar has the newly updated forecast on hurricane florence. Allison, this looks like a very bad and dangerous storm. Indeed. And its continuing to strengthen, which is not what you want to see. Right now winds are 140 miles per hour. That is an increase from the last advisory. The gusts are up to 165 miles per hour, and its moving westnorthwest at about 13 miles per hour. We expect it to continue that trek up to the westnorthwest before finally making landfall likely somewhere between virginia and south carolina. The timing of the landfall, however, is still kind of up in the air. Some models suggest its going to be late thursday afternoon or into the evening. Others want to hold it off until the very early portion of friday. So really from thursday at noon until friday at noon is still a possibility. But one thing that the models really are starting to agree with is more of that landfall target. Between virginia and south carolina. Being that landfall point. The one thing to consider, this does not mean that those will be the only three states to have impacts. It just goes to show you where the most likely scenarios for that center of circulation. And around those areas is where youre likely to have some of the heaviest rainfall. If this storm slows down and stays stationary for a few days or even if it does move but doesnt move very fast, it has the potential to dump a significant amount of rain. Widespread amounts, jim, about 10 to 15 inches. It is not out of the question for some areas to receive over 20 inches of rain. And allison, what about the threat of flooding . Could this be as bad as harvey was in houston . That was devastating. Right. So what you would really need to look for is some of those spots that would be right along the coast, and if the system stalls out. Then its not out of the question to get 30, if not even potentially as much as 40 inches of rain. It will all come down to whether or not this storm continues to move after it makes landfall. And the one thing to note, jim, too, any area from florida up to massachusetts will still likely get some type of impact from this storm. Okay. Allison chinchar, important warnings to our viewers along the east coast and up and down the east coast. Coming up, north koreas latest military parade getting attention because of something we didnt see, and it may be a hint as to what kim jongun is thinking. Plus, cnns exclusive new poll shows President Trumps Approval Rating sinking and raising concerns about a standing among independent voters. I dont keep track of regrets. And i dont add up the years. But what i do count on is boost®. Delicious boost® high protein nuritional drink now has 33 more protein, along with 26 essential vitamins and minerals boost® high protein. Be up for life. You wouldnt accept an incomplete job from any one else. Why accept it from your allergy pills . 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What guides me is ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. Today the white house confirmed President Trump has received a warm and positive letter from kim jongun about the possibility of holding a second meeting. We may have gotten another hint by the way about the north korean leaders thinking over the weekend by the military parade. Cnns brian todd is here with us. This has to do with what we didnt see. Thats right. We did not see the longrange Ballistic Missiles which always have been a big part of the parade. It is seen as a sign of good will from kim jongun to President Trump. The questions tonight are, the kim serious about moving for with denuclearization or is he trying to manipulate the president. From above the square named after his grandfather, kim jongun looked pleased, taking in the grand display. Hundreds of north korean soldiers goose stepping in perfect cadence, tanks, rocket launchers, mobile machine gun units rolling through the heart of pyongyang. What is not seen in the parade celebrating 70 years of rule by the kim dynasty, longrange Ballistic Missiles capable of striking the United States, once a staple of the events. North korea was sending a message to washington theyre trying to have a positive outcome, theyre trying to resume denuclearization talks. Had he paraded icbms it would have been seen as a slap in the face. Instead of a slap in the face, the north korean dictators was rewarded with tweets from President Trump, pointing out the lack of missiles on display and saying thank you to chairman kim, we will both prove everyone wrong. There is nothing like good dialogue from two people that like each other. Today the White House Press secretary confirmed the president received a new letter from kim jongun which she described as warm and positive. The primary purpose of the letter was to request and look to schedule another meeting with the president , which we are open to and are already in the process of coordinating that. But the reality on the ground tonight is more stark. Analysts say there are no indications that kim is making serious moves to draw down his nuclear arsenal. In fact, the u. N. s Nuclear Watchdog recently said north Koreas Nuclear activities have continued and there are indications kims regime is hiding the buildup, so far not allowing u. N. Inspectors to access the sites. President trumps own National Security adviser said today that kim in recent months made a promise but could now be stalling. Kim jongun said well do it in one year. I thought they could do it even more quickly than that, but one year is not bad. Were still waiting for them. Meantime, new indications that trump and kim could have been on the verge of war earlier this year. Author bob woodward reports the president was about to send a tweet that the north koreans secretly said would have been viewed as an escalation. He drafts a tweet saying were going to pull out dependents from south korea, family members of the 28,000 people there. Reporter cnn previously reported trump ordered his National Security officials to prepare to evacuate the families of u. S. Military personnel in south korea. Theres always been the concern that the defensive move might be seen by north korea as an offensive move or a prelude to our initiating an attack. Any of that could have led north korea to initiate a military attack themselves. Reporter trumps tweet was never sent. The order to evacuate never issued. Tonight some analysts worry that kim is the one calling the shots with President Trump. Hes gotten almost everything he wants from President Trump. Kim jonguns messaging is not to provoke the president of the United States and also to entice the president of south korea into some form of Political Union with the north. Reporter now, the trump team tonight is pushing back on the idea kim jongun is getting what he wants and driving events right now. A spokesman for the white house National Security council telling cnn President Trump is personally directing the Pressure Campaign against north korea, that hes cleareyed about the challenges, but analysts say at the same time china, russia, even south korea are being allowed to skirt around sanctions and do business with kims regime. Jim. Brian, it looks like there are several events coming up just in the next couple of weeks which could really shape how things will go in this nuclear back and forth with north korea, right . Reporter thats right, jim. You have the ability of secretary of state mike pompeo heading back to pyongyang after trump got this positive letter from kim jongun. You have another summit in the next couple of weeks between kim jongun and south korean president moon jaein in pyongyang, then the gathering of the u. N. General assembly in new york later this month. There are huge questions on that. Is kim jongun going to attend that . Is he going to speak . If he does go to it, could he then make a trip to washington and are we all ready for that spectacle . If he makes it to washington, it looks like he is getting a lot of what he wants. Brian todd, thank you very much. Stay with us, we will go live to pyongyang in the next hour of the situation room. Breaking news next. Americans speak out about President Trump in our exclusive cnn poll, which shows numbers very disturbing for the white house. vo combine the right things. And something amazing happens. Thats our inspiration for fancy feast medleys. Wild salmon primavera. Tastes amazing. Also in pate. Fancy feast medleys. Who would have thought . Who would have guessed . 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