singapore. that hasn t changed. and it s moving along pretty well. we will see what happens. optimism comes in spite of the fact that two weeks ago the white house so that by the north korean counterparts after traveling overseas for an initial presummit powwow. the u.s. reportedly by the washington post is led by envoy to the philippines, former ambassador to south korea and re-negotiator. the national security council randall shriver from dod in one or two other policy officials to fall the president is putting together as a team, lawmakers don t have confidence. that s correct. a significant concession to offer a summit they ve never had an opportunity to meet with an american president in something they ve long wanted to elevate them to an equal to the united states. also concern that opponents on the same page when it comes to laying foundation for these
way to the united states. the diplomat hopping on a new york flight overnight. jillian: preparations for the high-stakes summit between donald trump and kim jong un. rob: griff jenkins has the latest on this. reporter: diplomacy in overdrive, multiple sciences on-again off-again summit may end up happening, the brand-new video of the vice chairman in the beijing airport headed to the us, according to south korean reports to continue preparations for the historic meeting. the us delegation at this hour meeting with north korean officials made up of son kim and ac director, allison hawker and randall shriver. this comes as donald trump held a memorial day call with the
that s the technical meeting. the dmz is more strategic. you have the former u.s. ambassador to south korea. also currently the envoy to the philippines doing double duty. a korean speaker. he s joined by an official who is on the national security team. and then randall shriver is the assistant secretary of state for east asian affairs coming over of defense, coming over from the pentagon. once again, i think it s significant. there s a pentagon official heading to north korea trying to talk to them and figure out what the contours of this summit are going to be, and it seems like from some reporting they re trying to figure out what the final statements are going to be. so in a lot of ways the negotiation taking place right now could be more important than what we get from the president who especially if they do have final statements that have already been prenegotiated. a lot has happened from last week until this week. kellyanne conway is not wrong in saying that it s been hist