In georgia this evening, where democrat stacy abrams could become the first black female governor in the United States of america. A crucial moment for the highly anticipated north korea summit. President trump today welcoming the south korean president to the white house. Uncertainty hangs over this previously announced june 12 singapore summit. The president today offered assurances, and also made it clear that hes okay with putting this off if thats what has to happen. I will guarantee his safety, yes. We will guarantee his safety. We will see what happens. There are certain conditions that we want. I think well get them. If we dont, we wont have the meeting. In the end, it will work out. Cant tell you exactly how or why, but it always does. Its going to work out. Chief National Correspondent ed henry joins me from the white house. Good evening, ed. Good evening, martha. Secretary of state mike pompeo said the centerings is still working toward the june 12th summit as if its not a d
And i think they should seize the opportunity and well soon find out if they want to do that. Dana john roberts has more. John, you were there in the oval office. You tell me, do you think the summit is going to happen . Well, the president himself told me on the way out he thought it was 50 50. Last week when we were in the oval office with him he asked me on the way out what do you think of north korea . He said i think its a coin toss. I sad today, do you still think its a coin toss . He said yeah, he thinks its probably 50 50. The president has been optimistic up until today about the possibility of a summit. But we know what north korea said last week, canceling the planned meetings with south korea. Although it seems like those meetings with moon jaein may go ahead sometime in the next week. The president saying last week well, we dont really know what the North Koreans are up to but we are still making plans. Today he suggested that there is a very real possibility it wont happe
Backward in the effort to eliminate the threat of north Koreas Nuclear weapons program. President trump says theres a good chance next months planned summit with kim jong un will not happen on schedule. The president indicating today the meeting will either be on his terms or it wont happen at all. And it could very well be delayed as a possibility. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off from the north lawn tonight with where the summits prospects are. Good evening. Good evening. In the oval office today, President Trump said the chances of a summit between him and north Korean Leader kim jong un is basically a coin flip. 50 50, the president said. The white house is still making plans. President trump has repeatedly stated that the summit with kim jong un may happen. It may not happen. We will see. In the oval office today with south korean president moon jaein, the president went further down the road to pessimism that he has thus far. Very substantial chance that
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Peninsula. There was so much excitement that this smeshl commemorative coin popped up in the White House Gift shop putting the american president and the north Korean Leader referred to here as supreme leader, side by side. Just as the coins went on preorder, things began to fall a apart leading trump to fear north korea would cancel the summit first. On thursday morning before kim could break up with him, trump broke up with kim. Personally dictating a letter cancelling the meeting. Id do a dramatic reading. Lets let secretary of state mike pompeo do the honors. I felt a wonderful dialogue was building up between you and me and ultimately its only that dialogue that matters. Some day i look forward to meeting you. If you change your mind having to do with this important summit please do not hesitate to call me or write. That was real. He had to read that. Congress and key allies including the South Koreans were kept out of the loop and the confusion worsened when trump on friday sugge