On that as well as the legacy he leaves behind. Reporter the final salute for one of new yorks finest, rafael ramos, the casket brought to his familys church attended by his brothers and sisters in blue. Its one thing to pray for something in another part of the country. Its another thing when it hits this close to home. He was going to graduate from a program the day he was gunned down with his partner next to his side. He turned 40 this month. The married father of two remembered by his son saying im going miss his loving presence. I cant fathom what life is going to be without him. The hate and rhetoric continues. Statements of Violence Toward the police need to be reported to stop future tragedies. Reporter this week, seven people in connection with threats against Police Officers. One targeting the 84th precinct, home of the Fallen Police officers. They died for you. They died to keep you safe. This isnt a matter of charity here and there. You owe them this. Reporter the foundatio
Stories you are looking for, not just today, but in the weeks and month ahead . Looking ahead, the president and axios right now we have a globe thats been turned into a rubiks cube. Because the president has so much on his plate. He has two nuclear standoffs hes looking at, iran and north korea. And in addition to that, the early beginnings of a trade war on multiple fronts as weve been seeing here and throw into that the distraction of an investigation, a hot summer ahead. Indeed it is, mike allen live for us in washington, d. C. , appreciate it as always. Well see you back on morning joe in a few minutes and well be reading axios a. M. In just a little while. You, too, can sign up for the news letter by going to axios. Com. Im Yasmin Vossoughian alongside Ayman Mohyeldin and louis burgdorf, morning joe starts right now. Meet the man who wants to put Martha Stewart in jail. Martha stewart is being prosecuted not because of who she is, but because of what she did. 42yearold james come
Closest friends. Great to have you, judge. A lot of news. Lets get to it. Kim young chul is on his way to new york city expected to arrive within a couple hours this afternoon. Secretary of state mike pompeo is also expected in new york after the secretary meets with President Trump at the white house this afternoon. The latest move as the but the thinking around the white house here today is that the june 12th date for this summit really looks like it could be on track. The press secretary, sarah sanders, yesterday aboard fair force one on the president s way to tennessee said the president s letter specifically said that we were open to the meeting at the time and again we expect it too take place. Well see what happens. Were going to be prepared if it takes place june 12, well be prepared. To it takes place at a later date, well be prepared for that as well. A lot of people think june 12 could happen. Some people think it might have to be delayed a couple days, maybe a week. A lot g
Office. Sir . What a day it has been, neil. I think its probably going to be a very successful meeting. Thats what we heard the president tell reporters not long after the conclusion of that meeting. North korean officials said listen, pack your bags. The trip is on. The summit is on for singapore on june 12. What a turnabout when you senior where we were a few days ago. A rare gathering indeed at the white house between leaders of washington and pyongyang. The first in two decades. A top official from the hermit kingdom has come here. What began as an expected delivery of a letter from kim jongun and perhaps a brief visit morphed into an 80minute ranging discussion of a number of topics from denuclearization, security, sanctions and more. The president was asked if he might extend an olive branch to the north by curbing sanctions and he was asked about the socalled maximum pressure campaign. I look forward to the day where i can take the sanctions off of north korea. I dont want to us
The mexicans and the canadians and the europeans. Tariffs on steel and aluminum. Well get to that in a second. First, to rich edson at the state department on what happened today. Rich . Good afternoon, neil. The secretary of state acknowledges Real Progress but he says this is going to be difficult to change decades of north korean beliefs and behaviors. He and the vice chairman from north korea, Kim Young Chul met several hours the last do you mean days, last fight for dinner and this morning for a few hours. Pompeo said it would be nothing less than tragic to let this opportunity to go to waste. Secretary pompeo says his mission is to convince kim jongun that his Nuclear Weapons present a threat to his security. While he expressed optimism, pompeo says theyre difficult and will likely continue to be. Theres been some Difficult Conversations and difficult times. Theyve given it back to me, too. Decades into this challenge. One not ought to be surprised or frightened or deterred by mo