and what plane he flies in on. then in 2014 director of national intelligence jim clap der go to north korea for a meeting to try to get two american captives who were out and he ultimately met with a lower-level intelligence official. and there have been emma satisfactories and enjoys that have gone on before. this was not an easy story for to us hunt down and took some time but it really shows you i think how the cia and mike pompeo himself have been taking the lead on this. when he goes to make this trip is it s very clear that the president wants him to be the next secretary of state. so this is something he ll be carrying over if he s confirmed from langley when he moves over to foggy bottom. there are also reports that there are various sites to hold this sum submit with president trump and kim jong-un, including in europe. what s the view from across the atlantic from the american allies about the potential risks involved in these discussions? yeah, i think they re the