so whether or not there s an agreement to stop we ll have to wait and see. but north korea has been issuing serious threats because of that program. so people are still concerned. they talked to us a little about where the meeting will happened. and the dmz, what building will it happen and how does this play out? this is about the truce village where it was signed at the end of the korean war. the two koreas remain technically at war because it ended with an arm this rather than a peace treaty. so it is a significant place. these are high level people including a senior person who is said to be quite close to the leader kim jong-un. so south korea is sending
and counterthreats, north and south korea began talking to one another today. that is progress. both sides still meeting at the historic truce village inside the demilitarized zone after quite an escalation in the past few weeks. cnn s kyung lah is live there for us. how are things looking, and does it look like the likelihood of war between the two nations is waning now? reporter: well, the fact that they re still talking, poppy, is very important. we are reaching a near ten-hour mark since the negotiations began. it is 4:30 it is nearly 4:30 in the morning here on the korean peninsula. so it s important to note how long these meetings have been going on, and it s also important to note who is inside that meeting. both countries sent their top security advisers. someone from kim jong-un s inner circle. someone from south korea, who is
are meeting behind closed doors right now, they re in their sixth hour of conversations there. to prevent the situation from turning in to an all-out are war. after north korea told the south to stop blasting pop began today over loud speakers oig. two sides exchanged fire earlier this week and kathy novak is live from the demilitarized zone near where they are having these conversations. what are you hearing about that meeting so far? reporter: well, it s getting closer to mid night here. so these talks have been going on for several hours as you say. quite remarkable that they re happening at al after the kind of tensions that we have been seeing building. so a hopeful sign that these people are coming together at this truce village to try to handler out some sort of way to deescalate the situation. but as you say, both sides still on the ready at a very high state of alert. we know that the sticking point are these propaganda speakers that the south is refusing to
several weapons and a lot of ammuniti ammunition. the propaganda blasting from north korea to south korea. the two countries are meeting right now in a so-called truce village. will they be able to avoid a shooting war? wow, wow, wow! unbelievable. unbelievable. even donald trump is wowed by the crowd in alabama. 30,000 people at that football stadium. the latest sign that the gop front-runner s popularity and reach is resonating and growing, it seals. good morning to you on this saturday. we are grateful for your company. i m christi paul. i m victor paul. this morning we starting with the three americans who were credited with preventing what could have been a terror attack on a paris-bound train. one source tells cnn the
his party and his governmental has already said they will not call early government elections the next few weeks or months. any chance that critics will beat the party at ballot box will have to wait several more years. patti ann: thank you. gregg: officials from north and south korea holding the highest level talks in two years this morning. delegates from both sides meeting in a so-called truce village located in the demilitarized stone and building a closer relationship between the two governments and coming months after rising tensions between the two. patti ann: scorching heat taking its toll at two high school graduations. 25 people required treatment from the triple-digit temperatures including at least 12 sent to the hospital. fire officials say there