a good thing, not a bad thing. reporter: the clock is ticking. kim has given the americans till the end of this year to make more progress on a nuclear deal. trump is facing a re-election cam tpaign starting soon where analysts say he may need show some progress. kim has been perfecting his short range missiles with provoketive test launches. the two sides could be setting their sites a little lower and striking a comprehensive deal all at once. it could be implemented in ten yard increments. if they agree to the freeze perhaps that would be enough as an interim step if they committed to denuclearization in the long term. reporter: that s what kim and his regime believe kim will never make. is north korea prepared to give up its nuclear weapons