This is the first time for quite a while i have been this happy. This is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor and this is our western edition. Good evening. Were going to begin tonight with a summit declared dead eight days ago, now officially brought back to life. The president announced this afternoon he will be in singapore on june 12 for an historic meeting with north koreas kim jongun. The president called it a getting to know you meeting plus. The plus is what the world is waiting on, 11 days from now. The announcement came after the president met with a north korean envoy from pyongyang today. Paula reid is at the white house tonight. Well be meeting on june 12 in singapore. Reporter President Trump emerged from the oval office after meeting for more than an hour with north Korean Leader kim jonguns top lieutenant. And i told him today, take your time. We can go fast, we can go slowly. Reporter just last week, mr. Trump had canceled the summit after a north korean official
Indianapolis, chicago bracing, too. And the televangelist under fire tonight, asking for donations to buy a 54 million jet. He says god gave him the mess e message. The message tonight hes now getting from many in his own community. And breaking developments at this hour involving Harvey Weinstein. Good evening and its great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. And we begin with the firestorm surrounding Roseanne Barr. Today, blaming her words on ambien. The making of ambien was not having it. And there were other tweets. The actress, whose show has been canceled by abc, taking aim at some of her costars. Tonight, what the president is now tweeting, in the wake of the roseanne uproar, and the white house was pressed on why, in his own tweet, the president did not address what roseanne today. Abcs matt gutman leading us off again tonight. Reporter fewer than 24 hours after Roseanne Barrs racist tweet that led to her show being canceled whats up, deplorable . Reporter comparing
The east. Severe thunderstorm watches up in several states as we come on the air. Rob is standing by with the new track. The uber driver under arrest for shooting and killing a passenger on an interstate. And the van, and the plunge in an Airport Parking lot. Good evening. Its great to have you with us on a very busy friday night. We begin with history made, as north koreas onetime spymaster traveled to the white house carrying a letter from kim jongun. When they emerged over an hour later, the president telling reporters they were going to singapore. The president saying the letter was interesting, then revealing he had not read it yet. This evening, weve learned the president has now read the letter. Jonathan karl leading us off. Reporter they sure didnt look like bitter enemies when they emerged from their oval office meeting. This was supposed to be a just a letter delivery. Kim jonguns righthand man delivering a message from the north korean dictator. But it turned into something
Julie David Lee Miller joins us live in new york city. Any indication whats happening inside that meeting . So far not a great deal has been said but a few moments ago, julie, we noticed some activity. Some of the cars in front of this apartment house started to move. It may be an indication that perhaps the delegations are coming out. It may just be that someone wants to park their car. Were keeping an eye on it. The meeting has been underway for just about two hours time. Mike pompeo tweeted out a couple of photographs and also tweeted out a message that said welcoming back the delegation from north korea led by Kim Yong Chol to the second date of meetings in new york. Last night the vice chair kim and secretary had dinner at this apartment house used, by the way, by the deputy u. N. Representative. They arrived here this morning ignoring questions from reporters. A state Department Spokeswoman said secretary pompeo spoke last night with President Trump and the National Security advi
The left. These people are just, i think they have just gone crazy. They are making fools of themselves. I am thrilled to be here with the brave men and women of the United States coast guard. These are exciting times for america. We are being respected. Its about time. [applause] summertime feeling im feeling, im feeling it. Not officially summer but pretty darn close. Abby june 22nd is june. Pete were happy because ed henry. Abby i feel like the competition is already getting heated just signatures here next to you. Pete we havent talked about it yet. Ed i was at an airport. I like your reporting but more importantly, beat pete. People love this competition. Pete he has been rigging it, whatever its going to be. I dont know. Maybe he knows. Im sure he does. He has been practicing like the canoe. We will find out later in the show. Abby is there one today . Pete i dont know. Ainsley you have to wait for it if you were watching the news yesterday, so much has happened over the last 12