call and that outreach that he hopes that the u.s. and north korea can get back to a point where they re talking about a way forward, but this is very, very much in flux right now. and the big question being, does kim jong-un come back to the united states and say, okay, okay, i m ready to give you more of the kinds of solid assurances that you ve been wanting to hear. and, you know, even over the last few weeks, when we have been talking to our sources who have regular contact with north korea, they had serious doubts that this summit would ever happen. and that was because of the wide gap that existed and still exists between how to accomplish denuclearization. north korea has been 100% insistent on this being slow. they take one step they get something in return from the
write what is significant about that is he says for now the summit is off, perhaps leaving the door open there to if there are better conditions, if north korea s rhetoric tamps down, if they don t make the comments like they made in the last 24 hours he would be open to revisiting this idea. that is key. as i said earlier, poppy, this is no washington story. jim, i apologize to interrupt you again. but i do have to go to will ripley, our correspondent inside of north korea to remind our viewers, will ripley hours ago, traveled far into north korea to witness the destruction of one of north korea s nuclear sites, doing this in front of western journalists to try to make a point ahead of this summit. will ripley joins me on the phone now. will, as you learn about this news that president trump has written this letter to kim jong-un, canceling the summit, what is your reaction and what are you hearing from those around you inside of north korea
as president trump canceled that summit with kim jong-un set to take place in a couple of weeks. much more after the break. picking the right style takes time. one picky customer shouldn t take all your time. need something printed? the business advisors at office depot can assist with exactly what your business needs to grow. get your coupon for 20% off services, technology and more at office depot and officedepot.com. technology and more you might be missing something.y healthy. your eyes. that s why there s ocuvite. ocuvite helps replenish nutrients your eyes can lose as you age. it has lutein, zeaxanthin and omega-3. ocuvite. be good to your eyes. it s what s on the outside that counts. we know the great outdoors. we love the great outdoors. bass pro shops and cabela s. come in for savings, free fishing at our catch and release ponds and more during out go outdoors event and sale.
welcome back to our breaking news. i m poppy harlow in new york. we re following what has been an incredibly significant warning, president trump has withdrawn from the planned summit with north korea s leader kim jong-un. you and i spoke earlier this week about a huge piece you wrote on where the talks stand, the president s mind set, how he s preparing for this summit. as you read this letter from the president, a very polite letter at the open, but then a clear threat and flexing of military might and strength in the middle of this letter to chairman kim. what is your takeaway? well, you ll remember, when we talked earlier we learned
test last september to suddenly olympic diplomacy between north and south korea during the winter olympics here in south korea and this succession of meetings, face to face, between north and south koreans, then bringing the u.s., then think about this, kim jong-un has been in power six years and he has only made two trips out of the country and that was in the last couple of months, to china. he had two visits from mike pompeo as cia director, and then as secretary of state. so the whiplash here of going from missile test and nuclear tests to potentially historic u.s./north korean leader betwme between leaders that has canceled and you had people reportedly buying up land along the demilt rised zone expecting peace to break out.