travelled to washington, d.c., to the white house itself, just a couple months ago to deliver a letter from kim jong-un on president trump himself. so what exactly happened in that meeting? that's something we don't know but an official on this trip said it seemed to be a more successful trip, or a better trip than the last time but indicated there was still a long haul ahead. you'll remember, george, that secretary pompeo last visited pyongyang in july. at the time he said meetings were productive but didn't meet face-to-face with kim jong-un. north korean state media blasted pompeo for his ganger-like behavior. this was a more cordial visit. the plan was to set in motion plans for another sit-down between kim jong-un and president trump himself. george? >> alexandra, we have the images of the two together, pompeo and kim jong-un. there's the description of good talks. but again, these slow walking