very basic area which they have to get some agreement on before moving forward. was mike pompeo dissed by the north koreans? he wasn t told where he would be staying and no eitinerary. two long banquets. reporter: everything you said which is being reported, christine. it is hard to escape that conclusion given the fact that the state department says there was not a planned meeting with kim jong-un. it certainly didn t happen. he had been twice before to pyongyang. both times met kim jong-un. this is the first time since that big summit on june 12th with kim jong-un and president trump. you would have thought they would have met at that stage. so mike pompeo, it has been said privately and on air that pompeo has quite low expectations of
hostages released across the dmz. trump pulls out. they beg. no. no. no. please, please. please. we didn t pay any cash this time, did we?ca that s right. it s quite a contrast from what the obama administration gave p to get bergdahl back. what i would highlight about tomorrow s meeting and today s meeting between secretaryig pomo and kim. kim is a four-star general, former head of military intelligence. deep background in nuclear negotiations. absolutely reflects kim jong-un, the seriousness with what kim jong-un is approaching what looks like a summit on june 12th. kim is an unsavory character, unsanctioned for targeting sony pictures with the targeted attack. this is a hand we re dealt with. it s part of the challenge with
something very unusual has taken place here in new york city tonight and there is nothing like it in the modern era. mike pompeo had dinner in the city this evening with the right hand man to north korean s dictator to kim jong-un. there is no press presence, these pictures were from the u.s. state department. we were not allowed to record the moment. the north korea s official is here representing the government, his name is jin young chul. they ll meet again tomorrow. as nbc news tells us it tonight. u.s. officials and outside exports see these talks as a critical steps in terms whether to proceed with a summit on june 12th. there are a ton of hurdles
mike pompeo had dinner in the city this evening with the right hand man to north korean s dictator to kim jong-un. there is no press presence, these pictures were from the u.s. state department. we were not allowed to record the moment. the north korea s official is here representing the government, his name is jin young chul. making a very rare visit to new york city. imagine what that is like. we are told they dined for over an hour with interpreters, aides, and a ton of security present. they ll meet again tomorrow. as nbc news tells us it tonight. u.s. officials and outside experts see she s talks as a critical steps in terms whether to proceed with a summit on june 12th. there are a ton of hurdles
nothing like it in the modern era. mike pompeo had dinner in the city this evening with the right hand man to north korean s dictator to kim jong-un. there is no press presence, these pictures were from the u.s. state department. we were not allowed to record the moment. the north korea s official is here representing the governm t government, his name is jin young chul. they ll meet again tomorrow. as nbc news tells us it tonight. u.s. officials and outside exports see these talks as a critical steps in terms whether to proceed with a summit on june