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The list of participating officials and the agenda were all finalized, but on the day

the first working level talks since the historic summit... would have taken place, North Korea

pulls the plug.

Reason?

The Seoul-Washington joint military exercise is ruining the diplomatic mood.

A sudden turnaround as the regime seemed okay with the drills just weeks ago.

Oh Jung-hee at the unification ministry has our top story.

30 minutes past midnight… and only ten hours before the high-level talks were to begin,

North Korea notified South Korea abruptly that the meeting was canceled.

Pyongyang also released a lengthy statement through its state media.

It said it couldn't *help* but call off the talks, pointing to a combined air force drill

by South Korea and the U.S. called Max Thunder, which started last Friday.

It said the drills are a rehearsal for a "preemptive air strike," a challenge to the Panmunjom

Declaration and an intentional military provocation.

The North claimed that South Korea is breaking the two Koreas' promise to lower military

tensions... and therefore Seoul is to blame for the cancellation.

Pyongyang also lashed out at the U.S., saying Washington will have to think carefully about

the fate of its own summit with the North,… leaving open the possibility of canceling

the Kim-Trump summit as well.

Seoul expressed regret over Pyongyang's decision.

"North Korea made a unilateral decision to postpone the high-level talks right after

notifying us of the date, citing our regular joint Air Force drills with the U.S.

We regret this action as it does not correspond to the fundamental principles and objectives

of the Panmunjom Declaration."

The government added that Seoul is still dedicated to fully carrying out the summit agreement...

and urged the North to quickly respond to its call for talks.

South Korea stressed that dialogue will have to continue anyway so the two sides can discuss

the issues Pyongyang is now raising.

Seoul sent a message to North Korea on Wednesday that was similar to its official public response.

"The two Koreas had a plethora of topics to discuss at the canceled talks, including

the schedules for the inter-Korean military and Red Cross talks… which the leaders agreed

at the summit to hold within May.

But with a sudden about face from the North, it's uncertain whether any of these talks

could be held before the end of the month.

Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News."

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well two Republican Senate candidates backed by President Trump winning their

primaries last night Nebraska senator Deb Fischer notching an easy victory and

Pennsylvania congressman Lou Barletta an early and staunch supporter of the

president winning the Republican Senate nomination and now mr. Barletta turning

his attention to trying to unseat longtime Democratic Senator Bob Casey

here's Barletta at his victory party last night so mr. Kane

the president had a victory last night congratulating Lou Barletta this morning

and one of their big agenda items they share is illegal immigration absolutely

and don't forget it's about illegal immigration and people still try to mix

it up I think that these victories demonstrate a couple of things first the

president still has some clout across this country maybe not in some of the

most liberal states I was talking to Stuart Varney about this and there's a

narrow lens of the media that wants people to believe that the president

doesn't have clout when he does secondly it shows that results matter people are

responding to the results and not necessarily the negative narrative so I

think that that's what it points out and then 130 point all of this talk about

doing midterm elections and what traditionally it has been throw all of

that out of the window I don't believe these midterms are going to be judged by

the trends of the midterms from the past Amyx ahead but Leslie it's see when you

look at the way the primary played out congressman Barletta

did not go after necessarily his primary opponent the Republican in the race he

kept his eye on the prize which is the Democrat Bob Casey the senator who's

been there for quite some time now Republicans are banking on maybe taking

back some of these blue seats in red states that Trump won how do you see

that going I think there's going to be an offset

because I think that their dyno house is you can't blow and I honestly I'm a

pessimist and you know my fellow lives get mad at me you just the fat lady

isn't even near the stage right right Democrats have historic me yeah okay she

be called a sexist when you look at what has happened historically and and not

just the okay the party opposite the president in his first year you know he

doesn't he doesn't nearly lose the seats in the house and in the Senate but

Democrats don't show up and really what we're gonna have to see is do the

Millennials show up so many of them you know who are now just registering to

vote the young you know the younger kids do the women show up do the minority

show up do the Democrats show up that's where it's going to come down to but I

do see that what we are seeing is a trend I think the president is very

important in these midterm elections because on the right it's sort of like

hey look you know I like the president I like his policies and on the Left it's

I'm not the president when I on the anti-trump I don't like it when I talk

to candidates all around the country about what they think their chances are

they all think that their fate hinges on independent women it comes back to that

same group in so many different points I mean at least that's their perception

that's what they say and I still think we have no idea what independent women

really do when they go into the booth they surprised us last time I'm an

independent woman myself mostly because I'm oppositional defiant I don't want to

be part of any group I'm gonna make up my mind on every single issue but it's

you know the women like me I think are all individuals have different thoughts

pro or con on all these different and they don't necessarily tell you ahead of

time all right well millions of Americans

tuned into Roseanne after the show was brought back after years off the air and

the main character is a trump supporter but now after some criticism and network

TV executives saying the show is getting away from politics and now Roseanne is

weighing in that's a head a fiery political debate around the

dinner table and ABC's reboot of rose am one of the few popular TV shows to

feature a pro Trump character but now the network may be trying to put the

kibosh on the political humor ABC's entertainment president telling

reporters that he thinks Roseanne will move away from politics next season and

will instead focus more on family not so fast the main stock Roseanne Barr

pushing back tweeting don't worry Roseanne show fans next season will be

even braver funnier timely than this season despite what anyone mistakenly

says Herman Cain Roseanne has been there she's ready to do things on her terms

the entertainment president talks about being more inclusive across all metrics

apparently not the Jimmy Kimmel show do you think Roseanne is going to push back

Roseanne is gonna push back hip-hip hooray for Roseanne now remember ABC is

one of the networks that covered this president his administration negatively

ninety one percent of the time but Roseanne is saying no they're not going

to tell me what to say how much political pushback I can put in it I

applaud her for saying she's not going to be dictated to in terms of what she's

gonna say or how much political content the show is a success it's funny why is

it that some of these networks feel as if they've got to intertwine politics

and entertainment in order to try to influence people leave her alone

so are they are they taking politics out of their programming no I am deeply

suspicious as always I'm a conspiracy theorist and I think that this is all

garbage and they're just draining it up to get people excited about the show

they've done a wonderful job so far so by threatening to take the politics out

of it and then magically putting it back in at the last second they've got all of

us to talk about it and promote it again my hat is off to you ABC well done are

people sick of everything about politics and entertainment I mean every time you

turn on an award show someone is moralizing trying to make some political

point and people just want a little escapism okay I'm taking it totally

different than all of you when I read Roseanne stweet I didn't think she was

talking about ABC I think she was talking about all of you think I'm not

gonna have anything political the show's going to be

you know it's gonna be worse than so much different hang on she's got a lot

of creative power okay the the show was not only a lot of

her writing her idea her name if you look under credits she gets some money

there that other people don't in addition to her role on the show and it

was her idea to have the Yemen Muslim couple next door and I was very

surprised at that and I was very proud of her we follow each other on Twitter

may not agree politically I I don't think it is all like ABC saying oh we're

not gonna have you know less Trump bashing and by the way the ratings was

so great some people would say why fix it it's not really why not get the whole

pie instead of most of the pie out of the ratings to get a larger audience I

think if they're moving on as a plot line it would actually be fine cuz the

show was supposed to be representative of American families and you know not

everybody's family focuses on politics 24 hours a day seven days a week and

it's like a lot of people do have split families right true but they move on to

other things in their life and don't focus solely on politics so it might

actually be an accurate reflection however ABC got rid of lots of Last Man

Standing that show that did very well based on family values they've made that

bad decisions before even one shows are popular all right very good more

outnumbered and just a moment stay right here all right my thanks to Herman Cain

did you have fun are you coming back I'm coming back and I you all have an open

invitation to join me and my crew for lunch does land the country club open

invitations right so your bills gonna be here they won't run out noon Eastern for

now here's Harris

developing news right now the Trump Tower meeting transcripts have been made

public and Donald Trump jr. is speaking out about it let's go outnumbered over

time i'm harris faulkner thousands of pages of documents from the

Senate Judiciary Committee's interviews with Donald Trump jr. and other

participants in that 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians were released

today it is the most comprehensive yet look yet into that controversial

get-together Donald Trump jr. said this in a statement I appreciate the

opportunity to have assisted the Judiciary Committee and it's inquiry the

public can now see that for over five hours I answered every question asked

and was candid and forthright with the committee Ellison barber is live for us

in Washington with the news Ellison Harrison his testimony Trump jr. told

the Senate committee that he did not tell his father about the email setting

up that meeting and he doesn't know when the president and his team learned of

the email when it comes to questions about president Trump's involvement in a

July 8th 2017 statement about that controversial meeting Trump jr. seemed

to suggest he was at least somewhat involved through former White House

communications director hope Hicks in the July statement Trump jr. told the

New York Times the meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia vessel Nets kaya was

primarily about Russian adoptions he did not mention the fact that he agreed to

the meeting after a British publicist named Rob Goldstone told him that the

person had information that might hurt Hillary Clinton's campaign the

Washington Post reported that President Trump dictated the statement on Air

Force One the committee asked if that was correct to which Trump jr. replied I

don't know I never spoke to my father about it

he was later asked did the president provide any edits to the statement or

other input Trump jr. said he may have commented through hope Hicks he was then

asked and do you know if his comments provided through hope Hicks were

incorporated into the final statement Trump jr. I believe some may have been

but this was an effort through lots of people mostly counsel the ranking member

of the Senate Judiciary Committee says the public has a right to know about all

of these interviews a committee Democrat says mr. Trump's answers were not good

enough he needs to come back before the committee testify in a person under oath

there is a lot that needs to be explained I have no confidence that the

public has a right to know and the public can go through these two thousand

pages and make up their own mind draw their own conclusions they don't have to

have it deciphered by members of Congress the president's son-in-law

Jared Kushner and former campaign manager Paul Manafort also attended the

June 2016 meeting they declined to be interviewed by the committee in person

but they did submit written statements Harris Wow some news there with that

accusation of lying by Blumenthal toward Don jr. I will talk about that coming up

with my guest thank you very much good to see you Ellison Democrats on the

Senate Judiciary Committee have released a statement saying the June 9th 2016

meeting is one piece of a much larger puzzle and confirms that the Trump

campaign was willing to accept Russia's assistance their efforts to conceal the

meeting and its true purpose are consistent with a large pattern of false

statements about the Trump campaigns relationship with Russia end quote and

overtime welcome now to Republican Congressman Jim Jordan from Ohio member

of the House Judiciary Oversight Committee so I doubt you caught that

Blumenthal accusing Donald jr. Donald Trump jr. of liar that would be a felony

yeah I mean look the Democrats want to make a lot about this this meeting with

no information that no real information ever came out of they never want to talk

about the fact that Glynn Simpson was meeting with that Russian lawyer who was

in that meeting he met with her both before the meeting and after the meeting

in New York that's been reported everyone up to TPS fusion GPS right look

at the guy that the group that was paid for by the Clinton campaign the

Democratic National Committee to put together the dossier who hired

Christopher Steele so look I have not read the transcript it just came out

today I think there's lots of other important information that we need to

get and that's why we've sent a letter to the president today Harris asked him

to give some of those some of those key information that they've repeatedly

denied us from from getting access to can we take a pause on that for just a

second I really want to illuminate what you're talking about now because if

Democrats are saying that Donald Trump jr. and others are lying about this

meeting where does that get us you say that there's information in these

documents you'll get to read those transcripts what are you looking for

well I haven't read them yet so I do want to get a chance to go through them

they just came out this morning those the transcript from from from when when

Donald Trump jr. was interviewed in the Senate so I'll take a look at that but

we haven't seen it yet what I do know is there's all kinds of information that

we've asked the Department of Justice to give us they've repeatedly not given us

that information we want access to that information as a separate and equal

branch of government okay so I have that letter I'm gonna read from it now dear

mr. president so now you're not reaching out through the DOJ it's my

understanding that you just took this up a notch that it just got hotter we write

to request that you exercise your authority as president of the United

States to instruct Attorney General Jeff Sessions to immediately produce all

documents require requested by Congress relating to our investigation of certain

prosecutorial and investigative decisions made by the DOJ these are

Republicans and he is a Republican AG what is going on

well we're tired of unelected people at the Department of Justice repeatedly not

giving us information we're entitled to receive as a separate equal branch of

government and keeping information from us for example why did James Comey not

tell us that the guy he leaked information through to the New York

Times Daniel Richmond was actually an employee a special government employee

at the FBI why did they try to redact and not tell us that Peters struck had a

relationship with one of the FISA Court judges the same federal judge who heard

Mike Flynn's case why was that redacted in the text messages we got from Peter

struck at least the page that they gave us

they redacted that information and why did it have they never told us why jim

bakker general counsel at the FBI why he was demoted and reassigned and then just

two weeks ago why he retired from the FBI all kinds of information they've

tried to keep from us we it's like pulling teeth every time we're we try to

get something that's what's so frustrating not just for us but for the

American people who want answers to important questions so

in the heat of the moment to get that information you take this to the

president no doubt you and the other freedom caucus members I believe mark

Meadows is on that list with you and Rhonda Santos of Florida to get together

somebody has to say in the room can the president do this and the answer is he's

the head of the executive branch this is all about transparency what I mean when

you have things that let's - remember this - when they took the dossier to the

court when they wouldn't got the FISA warrant to spy on Carter page they

didn't tell the court two important pieces of information they didn't tell

the court who paid for that dossier and they didn't tell the court that the

author had been fired by the FBI because Christopher Steele was working they

didn't tell him that relationship had been terminated because Christopher

Steele was leaking information leaking information about his relationship with

the FBI you you and I go to court we have to give the truth the whole truth

the FBI didn't do that and nothing but the truth the FBI didn't do that so this

is the context we find ourselves in not to mention Harris the fact that James

Comey has been fired deputy director Andrew McCabe has been fired and faces

criminal referral Jim Baker chief counsel at the FBI was demoted

reassigned and has now left employment at the FBI lisa page FBI counsel demoted

reassigned left the FBI and Peter struck deputy head of counterintelligence

demoted reassigned that's the context we find ourselves in and we're just saying

as a separate an equal branch of government as people put go on the

ballot every two years and get elected by the American people we have a right

to get information so we can get answers to critical questions the American

people have can I ask you to just what this means for Jeff Sessions because

it's gotten a little politically at now the judgment of Andrew Napolitano is

next to me you may hear him he's chuckling as I asked this question this

is politically a fireball in some ways for him to handle I mean he's had he's

recused himself from the Russian I mean what do you anticipate will

happen with Ag sessions that the president then kind of dinosaur steps

his way in and says yeah I'm gonna declassify make this public and move

this forward well I don't know this is the short answer but I think the

president itíd States just as we say in our letter should tell Attorney General

Jeff Sessions Deputy Attorney General rod Rosenstein give Congress give the

legislative branch the information they need it's in everyone's best interest to

have transparency so we can once and for all figure out exactly what happened

here for example Harrison we'd like to see

this August 2nd memo mr. meadows and I wrote a letter a month ago asking the

Justice Department's let us see this August 2nd memo which was some kind of

change to the scope of the Special Counsel investigation and then just two

weeks ago the federal judge says he wants to see it as well so this is the

kind of thing we need to get access to and the only way to do it now the only

way to do it now is for the President of the United States to tell the Attorney

General to give us the information I want to go real basic before I let you

go people will watch this around the country and they'll wonder ok you get

into a dispute with somebody do you get together have you talked directly with

the Attorney General jeff says yes to find out what's holding up quickly what

did he tell them no I talked we talked with Senator Jeff Sessions last fall

when we were talking about the need for a second Special Counsel to look at all

this I don't like special counsels but I don't know how the FBI investigates

themselves we also have talked with mr. Rosen Stein in person and asked him

specifically about what I just brought up the August 2nd memo and a host of

other things he that wasn't you know I don't know that meeting was all that

productive but we did raise these same kind of issues with mr. Rose design as

well I just asked because people will kind of scratch their heads as well

they're all there together why don't they just talk we did we've tried yeah

we've tried everything here so we have tried everything and that's why that's

why we finally said we're going to go to the to the individual elected by the

American people who heads the executive branch we're going to go to him and say

give us this information so we can get the answers representative Jim Jordan we

appreciate you updating on us on this and then the breaking news of this

letter that you have sent the president will bring you back when we know what

that response is too good to see you thank you thank you take care all right

let's get some legal dissection here from someone who has seen it up close

and watching it unfold Fox News senior judicial

analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano what do you make of that the letter is

extraordinary and I cannot recall a time in the modern era where leaders of the

House of Representatives wrote directly to the president about their frustration

with the Justice Department when the and they're all in the same car trapped when

they're all in the same party when they're all in the same party these

things are usually resolved behind closed doors with a phone call

the president has taken the position in my view very admirably but this is

frustrating that he will not get involved in the management of the DOJ

because he is a subject of a DOJ Department of Justice investigation at

some point he's going to say enough is enough I'm a sub dick here over here I'm

going to manage I understand Jim Jordans frustration and it is this when the

documents do come out from the Department of Justice so much of it is

redacted and when they get the redactions removed they see things that

shouldn't have been redacted but were redacted to save the author of the

document from the embarrassment not to save a national secret not to save the

identity of our intelligence source but to save embarrassment you know we've

been down this memo road and declassification Road so much in the

last few months and the president has weighed in on occasion with things you

know you saw that the different memos inside the House Intelligence so we do

know that he can weigh in and and you're saying legally he he will at some point

potentially at some point he's going to say enough is this letter a tipping

point from these members of the freedom caucus is this enough to get the

president to say you know what do J heads

I want this declassify I don't know if it's enough but it is certainly a march

in that direction the next step and this is the second to last step is to hold

either Attorney General Jeff Sessions or deputy and I'm not suggesting this be

done and Jim Jordan knows that they can do this they have the votes to do it

okay Deputy Attorney General rod Rosenstein in contempt yeah I was a

locum ply with a bona fide legitimate congressional subpoena all right ROS

Jeff a rod Rosen Stein's argument is we can't give you certain things because

we're in the middle of an investigation and if we give them to you and you

reveal them and you're some of your members like to reveal this

stuff it will tip off witnesses and tip off potential defendants I like the way

you put that you didn't even use the word leak when we have an impasse like

that between the executive branch and the legislative branch where do we go to

the judicial branch put this stuff in camera in secret before a judge and let

the judge decide what Congress gets and what the DOJ keeps how before we move on

how complicated is it that Jeff Sessions has recused with the president if he's

held in contempt is that a fireable situation well the president can fire

any member for any politically you know think it would be unfair to target Jeff

Sessions here because he has recused himself it would not be unfair for the

Congress to target rod Rosen's time because with respect to this area

he is effectively the Attorney General Wow a house freedom caucus just turned

up the heat let's talk about the Trump Tower meeting real quickly Donald Jr

Donald Trump jr. coming out today saying hey at least everybody can see all the

questions I was asked so on and so forth what do you make of the transcripts and

what's out there I think the transcripts are equivocal

I'm smiling because I read the Democratic version of any who would

think it was two different transcripts but it's the same to the Democrats you

just played a clip Ellison Barber played the clip of Senator Richard Blumenthal

wires accusing him of committing a felony which is lying to the Congress I

don't believe it was under oath but it is still a crime to lie to Congress in a

formal interrogation setting whether you're under oath what

is it to the GOP to the GOP we know that the Russian so-called Russian adoption

lawyer was a Russian agent and that she met with these people intending to bring

them into her orbit we don't know if she succeeded that's what Bob mowers a lot

of line legal situation for Donald Trump tuning the crime if there is one is not

the receipt of assistance from the Russians it's the agreement to receive

assistance that's what Muller is looking for I

don't know if that comes out in the 2500 pages that we saw today but I also don't

know what else Muller has and it goes back to Jim Jordans Porsche then to get

that scope memo how wide can Muller go and what's he looking at he wants that

pie I haven't seen it but I'm sure it's very wide gives him a broad a broad

brush by the way thanks for joining me live from New York when I was in Israel

it was a hoot all right is the summit off the threat from North Korea when it

comes to next month's highly anticipated sit-down between our president and their

dictator is North Korea merely posturing or is this a serious hurdle now the

president has a message for Kim jong-un a short time ago he gave it as the White

House says it is ready for whatever happens stay close the president's the

toughest negotiator around he's prepared to go through this process his team is

prepared to go through this process and this is not something that is out of the

ordinary in these types of operations

you

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Top N. Korean official calls U.S. positions on talks 'absurd' - Duration: 3:20.

Following the sudden cancellation, the regime's vice foreign minister published a statement.

Through it he condemned the U.S... specifically, National Security Advisor John Bolton for

his approach and choice of words.

Lee Ji-won shares with us an expert's analysis of Pyongyang's message.

Did the United States' constant pressure and hardline stance on North Korea go too far?

The North's state-run Korea Central News Agency published a statement on Wednesday by the

regime's first vice foreign minister, Kim Kye-gwan, rebuking the U.S. for what he called

its provocative assertions, especially those of White House National Security Advisor John

Bolton.

Kim said that despite his hopes for the upcoming North Korea-U.S. summit, he was disappointed

by Washington's provoking of the North with reckless, unbridled remarks.

He listed assertions made by high-level U.S. officials, including Bolton,... like the so-called

"Libya model" of nuclear abandonment.

Also phrases like "complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization" and "denuclearization

before rewards."

Kim said it's absurd to compare North Korea to Libya, which was only in the early stages

of developing nuclear weapons.

Kim pointed the finger squarely at Bolton, saying North Korea cannot hide its feelings

of revulsion at the hardliner.

And he warned that if the Trump administration forgets the setbacks America has suffered

in the past by following people like Bolton, prospects for the upcoming summit and future

relations are crystal clear.

Kim also slammed President Trump.

He said Washington misread Pyongyang's broad-minded initiatives as signs of weakness and accused

the U.S. of promoting the North's decisions as the result of sanctions and pressure.

The vice minister said if Trump attends the summit with sincerity to improve ties, then

North will give a deserved response, but if the U.S. only tries to corner the North and

force Pyongyang to unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons, then North Korea will no

longer be interested and would have no choice but reconsider holding the talks altogether.

There are concerns now that the historic summit between the North and the U.S. could be called

off, but a North Korea expert said that's not what the regime wants.

"If Pyongyang really wanted to pull out of the talks, it would've put out this statement

in the name of the regime itself.

But the statement was written in the first person by a minister not at the forefront

of settling things with the U.S."

The intention of the statement, says the expert -- to warn Bolton and Trump.

"Bolton has been talking far too ambitiously about this summit.

He's proposed more agenda items like human rights, other weapons of mass destruction

and the abductee issues.

And he's also been talking about the method of denuclearization and the Libya model.

Talking in this way makes it appear that North Korea has been defeated by the U.S.

Also, with the summit ahead, these kinds of statements can be seen as inappropriate."

The expert added that Trump should get Bolton to tone it down, and work so that the North's

denuclearization is accompanied by the end of what Kim Kye-kwan, in his statement, called

Washington's "hostile policies."

Lee Ji-won, Airang News.

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North Korea claims US is plotting INVASION as Trump summit could be ABANDONED - DAILY NEWS - Duration: 3:37.

North Korea claims US is plotting INVASION as Trump summit could be ABANDONED

NORTH Korea has accused the US of preparing for a "pre-emptive strike" against Kim

Jong-un as its historic summit with Donald Trump hangs in the balance.

A highly anticipated meeting between the US president and North Korean supreme leader

Kim Jong-un has been scheduled to take place on June 12 in Singapore.

But North Korea dramatically threw plans into doubt last night by suggesting the summit

could be cancelled if the US makes "one-sided" demands about giving up its nuclear weapons.

"If the US is trying to drive us into a corner to force our unilateral nuclear abandonment,

we will no longer be interested in such dialogue and cannot but reconsider our proceeding to

the DPRK-US summit," North Korea's vice foreign minister Kim Kye-gwan said.

The fragile diplomatic process was dealt another blow just hours before, when North Korea abruptly

scrapped planned border talks with South Korea.

The staging of military drills involving more than 100 US and South Korea aircraft was cited

as the reason for ditching the talks, according to Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).

The annual two-week Max Thunder exercise started on Friday, with F-22, F-15K and F-16 fighter

jets among the aircraft taking part.

In a bellicose statement, KCNA said the drills are a "rude and wicked provocation" and

run "contrary to the promise to make efforts for the peace".

Max Thunder is a rehearsal for a US-led invasion of North Korea that arouses "serious concern

and disappointment" for the peace process, KCNA said.

"The south Korean authorities, together with the US, has been staging the largest-ever

'2018 Max Thunder' joint air drill throughout South Korea since May 11 in a bid to make

a preemptive air strike at the DPRK and win the air," KCNA, Kim's propaganda wing,

said.

Nevertheless, South Korea and the US have agreed to press ahead with combined military

drills regardless of the tense diplomatic situation threatening to derail the summit.

A source for the ministry did concede that B-52 strategic bombers, which Kim fears could

be used to strike North Korea, may not participate.

"The exercise will proceed as planned, and regarding that, there are no differences between

the South and US," South Korea's Ministry of Defence said.

Any cancellation of the summit in Singapore, the first meeting between a serving US president

and a North Korean leader, would deal a major blow to what would be the biggest diplomatic

achievement of Trump's presidency.

A US government expert on North Korea said Kim may also be trying to gauge whether Trump

is willing to walk away from the meeting.

Joshua Pollack, of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California, said

Pyongyang appeared irritated by the US administration's vow to maintain sanctions in spite of North

Korean concessions.

"The North Koreans want a change in tone from the US, and at least so far, they're not hearing

one," he said.

For more infomation >> North Korea claims US is plotting INVASION as Trump summit could be ABANDONED - DAILY NEWS - Duration: 3:37.

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Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. hold phone conversation over N. Korea's latest move - Duration: 0:41.

The top diplomats of South Korea and the U.S. held an emergency phone meeting... after Pyongyang

abruptly cancelled today's inter-Korean talks.

According to Seoul's Foreign Ministry,... the discussion took place at U.S. Secretary

of State Mike Pompeo's request.

South Korea's foreign minister Kang Kyung-hwa..., emphasized Seoul is committed to fully implementing

the Panmunjom Declaration,... and that it plans to urge the North to promptly carry

out the high-level talks.

Meanwhile, Pompeo said that the U.S. will continue to prepare for the Washington-Pyongyang

summit,... set to be held in Singapore on June 12th .

The two sides also agreed to maintain close cooperation to ensure peace and complete denuclearization

on the Peninsula.

For more infomation >> Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. hold phone conversation over N. Korea's latest move - Duration: 0:41.

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Parliament begins review of US$ 3.6 billion supplementary budget bill - Duration: 0:41.

The National Assembly is making progress after a standstill that lasted over a month... caused

by partisan disputes over an online opinion-rigging scandal, and a set of contested bills.

Lawmakers are finally going over the proposed extra funds.

Some 3-point-6 billion U.S. dollars to help create quality jobs and boost depressing employment

figures.

The parliamentary special committee on budget and accounts officially began its review this

morning.

Tomorrow they plan to refer the bill to a subcommittee to fine-tune the details... so

that it can finally be put to a full floor vote on Friday.

Five other standing committees have also started reviewing the proposal.

For more infomation >> Parliament begins review of US$ 3.6 billion supplementary budget bill - Duration: 0:41.

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Plantando Tomates nos Estados Unidos / Planting Tomatoes in the United States - Duration: 5:43.

Hi everybody, Welcome to Batistenha Homestead. I am

Joselito and I'm Iva. Well, today we will start planting our

tomatoes, but first I wanted to send a special hello to Coentrinho Lima-Pêra Abacate.

These two dear Portuguese friends of this channel

are there in Germany as they are there in the Germany and are gratifying us

with their videos. I played as a joke more I tried to talk a little bit like

like our Portuguese patricians, We try to talk but it's not the same.

that wonderful accent. So people visit the channel, I'm going to

leave it on the description of the video here the Coentrinho-lima channel and you

visit, they have recipes, various things which they show, are two dear ones.

mother and daughter, big hug Coentrinho. Well, today we are going to plant

this tomato, I got this one at Rutgers University

in this university they have developed this variety here

to New Jersey anyway. This variety is the Rutgers 250, this tomato is a large tomato,

very fleshy. It's similar to what we calls Beef steak, is very large, good

to make tomato pulp these things. So let's plant it look, I always

I put epson salt, magnesium sulfate because this will help

in development, then I put it here I mix with the lsoil where I'm going to plant

my tomato

And here we are going to start planting,

Look how handsome it is.

tighten a little

These two here, I'm going to plant in pots to do an experiment. Vases

You can change from side to side, if the sun

if you do not have enough sun. Because here in this flowerbed as you know, I

plant tomatoes and peppers, tomatoes back and the peppers here ahead.

So let's go and plant the pots,

People these buckets, we got At the bakery,

the Brazilian bakery near where we live not so close, but we

acquire with them, because when you plant in pots

You will not get any vases. A bucket of paint, stuff like that.

So you have to plant in buckets that were used for the food that is

the case of these here, so that there is none type of contamination. Well, there are the

our tomatoes, I find it interesting because

developed here even by the local university

about ten minutes from here, here in the State of New Jersey. So I always wanted to plant these

tomatoes like that. But that's it, Thank you very much for following us.

here at the Batistenha Homestead, I even thought I would show you our

birds, our doves. But they has already flown, gone to the

world, maybe I can find them by

here to show you. More thank you so much,

if you have not signed up, sign up on the channel, give us a like.

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For more infomation >> Plantando Tomates nos Estados Unidos / Planting Tomatoes in the United States - Duration: 5:43.

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North Korea threatens to cancel US summit: KCNA Big Ears - News - Duration: 2:57.

North Korea threatens to cancel US summit: KCNA

North Korea threatened Wednesday to cancel the forthcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump if Washington seeks to push Pyongyang into giving up its nuclear arsenal.

If the Trump administration "corners us and unilaterally demands we give up nuclear weapons we will no longer have an interest in talks and will have to reconsider whether we will accept the upcoming DPRK-US summit", first vice foreign minister Kim Kye Gwan said in a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency.

Washington is pressing for Pyongyang's complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation.

But so far the North has not given any public indication of what concessions it is offering.

At a summit with the South's President Moon Jae-in last month, Kim Jong Un reaffirmed his commitment to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.

But the phrase is a diplomatic euphemism open to interpretation on both sides.

"We already expressed our willingness for a denuclearised Korean peninsula and repeatedly declared that the US must end its hostile DPRK policy and nuclear threats as preconditions," the minister Kim said.

In the past, Pyongyang has demanded the withdrawal of the US troops stationed in the South to protect it from its neighbour, and an end to Washington's nuclear umbrella over its security ally.

Kim Kye Gwan also blasted US National Security Advisor John Bolton, who has spoken of a "Libyan model" for North Korean denuclearisation.

It was a "highly sinister attempt to enforce the fate of Libya and Iraq upon the DPRK," Kim said.

"I cannot suppress anger over this US move and it is doubtful whether the US really wants to improve ties with the DPRK through dialogue and negotiation.

The North has long said it needs nuclear weapons to protect itself against a US invasion.

After giving up his atomic programme, Libyan leader Muammar Khadafi was killed in an uprising backed by NATO bombing.

For more infomation >> North Korea threatens to cancel US summit: KCNA Big Ears - News - Duration: 2:57.

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North Korea threatens to cancel US meeting over American military drills with South Korea - Duration: 4:31.

For more infomation >> North Korea threatens to cancel US meeting over American military drills with South Korea - Duration: 4:31.

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Families illegally entering US to be separated - Duration: 2:42.

"If you cross the border unlawfully, even a first offense, then we're going to prosecute you."

More and more Central Americans are making the journey to the southwest U.S. border — and

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is pulling out all the stops to make it end.

"If you're smuggling a child, then we are going to prosecute you, and that child will

be separated from you, probably, as required by law.

If you don't want your child to be separated, then don't bring them across the border illegally."

Sessions said last week, announcing that "100 percent" of people who illegally cross that

border would be criminally prosecuted.

The American Immigration Lawyers Association said it is "morally abhorrent" and a violation

of "our nation's laws and most cherished values" to deter asylum seekers by threatening to

separate them from their children.

So, how would this new policy be enforced on the ground?

And on what basis are opponents saying it breaks the nation's laws?

First, what we know: Entering the country illegally is a federal crime, with a maximum

sentence of 20 years for repeat offenders.

Historically, though, people who cross the border illegally and don't qualify for asylum

have been bused back without being charged.

But that would change under the new policy — parents would be held in adult detention

while being prosecuted, and their children would be placed in refugee shelters.

That's precisely what happened to at least four members of a recent migrant caravan,

according to their lawyers.

The Justice Department accused them of crossing the border illegally without asking for asylum.

The new "zero tolerance" policy does not apply to families who present themselves to official

ports of entry and request asylum protections.

There is also an ongoing lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union over the separation

practice.

The ACLU argues that separating parents from their children is only legal if the government

can prove abuse or provide justification for the separation.

A government official clarified that Sessions' plan is not a blanket policy to separate families.

He explained that's just the result of prosecution.

In criminal proceedings, a child cannot remain with their parents.

The government confirmed to The New York Times in April that around 700 immigrant children

had been separated from adults claiming to be their parents since October.

That number is now likely to soar.

If enforced, the "zero tolerance" policy could exacerbate the immigration court backlog and

worsen the space shortage in detention centers.

Border officers are already releasing many undocumented immigrants until their immigration

court date.

Sessions said he is assigning more prosecutors and judges to help with the caseloads.

For more infomation >> Families illegally entering US to be separated - Duration: 2:42.

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FNN: State Department briefing with Heather Nauert, Deadly Aliso Viejo explosion - Duration: 10:18:05.

For more infomation >> FNN: State Department briefing with Heather Nauert, Deadly Aliso Viejo explosion - Duration: 10:18:05.

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BREAKING: US change military drill plan HOURS after North Korea threaten summit withdrawal - Duration: 3:08.

BREAKING: US change military drill plan HOURS after North Korea threaten summit withdrawal

A US B-52 strategic bomber may not take part in ongoing South Korean-US military air drills

according to a source, after North Korea cancelled bi-lateral talks with South Korea and threatened

to cancel its upcoming summit with Donald Trump in June.

The Thunder military exercise began on Friday and is scheduled to continue for two weeks.

It will include around 100 aircraft, including F-15Ks, F-16s, and F-22 radar-evading fighter

jets.

The military drill is being carried out by the US 7th Air Force and South Korea's Air

Force Operations Command.

A source said: "In the training, the U.S. F-22 stealth fighters have already participated,

while the B-52 has yet to join.

"It appears that the B-52 may not attend the exercise, which runs through May 25."

The announcement was made shortly after a phone call between North and South Korea about

the cancelled summit.

North Korea has repeatedly expressed its concern over the deployment of B-52 bombers over the

Korean peninsula.

The country's Korean Central News Agency stated the drills were a rehearsal for invasion,

and deemed them a provocation.

The insular nation suspended talks with South Korea which were due to take place on Wednesday

due to the joint military drill, and has threatened to cancel the planned summit between Kim Jong-un

and Donald Trump on June 12 in Singapore.

Commenting on the situation, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said: "We are aware

of the South Korean media report.

"The United States will look at what North Korea has said independently, and continue

to coordinate closely with our allies."

South Korea's Defence Minister Song Young-moo is now set to hold an emergency meeting with

General Vincent Brooks, Commander of US Forces in Korea, to discuss the unexpected move from

the hermit kingdom.

There are fears that North Korea's protest could jeopardise ongoing peace negotiations

established following the landmark inter-Korea summit between Kim Jong-un and South Korea

President Moon Jae-in in April.

The West is also concerned the North may use the inter-Korean declaration to oppose South

Korea and the US's joint military drills, which form a central part of the their defence

procedures.

Anthony Ruffiero, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, said: "North Korea's

actions today are not surprising.

"They come straight from the Kim Jong-il playbook on negotiations: Raise expectations

of a diplomatic breakthrough, cancel or suggest Pyongyang might cancel the meeting and then

push for more concessions to have the meeting."

For more infomation >> BREAKING: US change military drill plan HOURS after North Korea threaten summit withdrawal - Duration: 3:08.

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North Korea would benefit from summit with US: General Keane - Duration: 6:11.

For more infomation >> North Korea would benefit from summit with US: General Keane - Duration: 6:11.

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U.S. House committee approves bill to ensure strong military presence in S. Korea - Duration: 0:54.

Last Wednesday, the U.S. House Armed Services Committee approved a bill... that would make

sure the American military maintains a robust presence in South Korea.

It was introduced by Democrat Ruben Gallego and approved with just one vote against it.

If passed by Congress, the bill would require any reduction in U.S. troops to below 22-thousand

to be certified by the Secretary of Defense -- that it would not lower allied security

in the region.

Right now, there are some 28-thousand-500 American troops in South Korea.

In a press release from his office, Gallego said his bill was a move to show allies that

Washington is a committed partner... in light of greater uncertainty caused by (quote) "President

Trump and world events."

A House vote on the bill is expected soon.

For more infomation >> U.S. House committee approves bill to ensure strong military presence in S. Korea - Duration: 0:54.

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U.S. to continue preparing for N. Korea-U.S. summit next month - Duration: 2:31.

The U.S., meanwhile, has taken the North Korea's talk of canceling next month's summit in stride.

The White House says it's looking at what the North has said.

And the State Department is continuing to prepare for the talks on the assumption that

they will take place.

Lee Ji-won has more.

The United States has responded to North Korea's announcement that its suspending the planned

high-level talks with South Korea.

Saying that the U.S. is aware of the cancelation, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders

said in a statement Tuesday that "the U.S. will look at what North Korea has said independently,

and continue to coordinate closely with its allies."

This comes as Pyongyang also threatened to call off the much anticipated North Korea-U.S.

summit slated to be held on June 12th, by saying that the U.S. should carefully consider

the fate of the upcoming meeting, in view of (quote-unquote) "provocative military disturbances

with South Korea."

According to CNN, a senior administration official said that meetings are currently

underway between White House officials, the National Security Council and the Defense

Department,... and that the White House is preparing its response.

But earlier Tuesday, the U.S. State Department said they will move forward in preparing for

the talks.

"We are operating under the idea and the notion that the president's meeting is going forward

with Chairman, with Chairman Kim next month."

Nauert denied that the drills are provocative, saying the exercises "are things that the

U.S. does all over the world with many of their partners and allies."

She also emphasized that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had said before that he

"understands" these joint-drills between South Korea and the U.S.

"I will say that Kim Jong Un had said previously that he understands the need and the utility

of the United States and the Republic of Korea continuing in its joint exercises.

They're exercises that are legal, they are planned well, well in advance."

Nauert went on to say that the news had just come out and that they need to verify it to

get additional information.

The Pentagon defended the military exercises in a statement on Tuesday, saying that the

annual exercises are part of the ROK-U.S. alliance's routine, and that the purpose of

the training is to enhance the alliance's ability to defend South Korea and enhance

interoperability and readiness.

Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.

For more infomation >> U.S. to continue preparing for N. Korea-U.S. summit next month - Duration: 2:31.

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N. Korea may 'reconsider' summit with U.S. - Duration: 0:44.

North Korea is apparently also thinking of calling off the planned summit with the United

States next month.

According to the North's state-run news agency,... Pyongyang's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-Gwan

said that the North will no longer have an interest in talks with the U.S. and will have

to reconsider going ahead with them... if Washington continues to, in his words, "force"

the regime's unilateral nuclear disarmament.

He also criticized U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton's talk of a so-called

"Libyan model" for North Korea's denuclearization,... saying it's a "highly sinister attempt" to

impose on the North the fate of Libya and Iraq

Kim's remarks came just hours after the North called off today's planned high-level talks

with South Korea.

For more infomation >> N. Korea may 'reconsider' summit with U.S. - Duration: 0:44.

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The U.S. to look at what N. Korea said independently, but to continue preparing - Duration: 2:30.

So what happens to the North Korea-U.S. summit...

Pyongyang questioned the fate of the meeting in its surprise announcement on Wednesday.

The White House says... it's looking into the North's announcement,... but will keep

preparing for the summit for now.

Lee Ji-won has more.

The United States has responded to North Korea's announcement that its suspending the planned

high-level talks with South Korea.

Saying that the U.S. is aware of the cancelation, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders

said in a statement Tuesday that "the U.S. will look at what North Korea has said independently,

and continue to coordinate closely with its allies."

This comes as Pyongyang also threatened to call off the much anticipated North Korea-U.S.

summit slated to be held on June 12th, by saying that the U.S. should carefully consider

the fate of the upcoming meeting, in view of (quote-unquote) "provocative military disturbances

with South Korea."

According to CNN, a senior administration official said that meetings are currently

underway between White House officials, the National Security Council and the Defense

Department,... and that the White House is preparing its response.

But earlier Tuesday, the U.S. State Department said they will move forward in preparing for

the talks.

"We are operating under the idea and the notion that the president's meeting is going forward

with Chairman, with Chairman Kim next month."

Nauert denied that the drills are provocative, saying the exercises "are things that the

U.S. does all over the world with many of their partners and allies."

She also emphasized that the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had said before that he

"understands" these joint-drills between South Korea and the U.S.

"I will say that Kim Jong Un had said previously that he understands the need and the utility

of the United States and the Republic of Korea continuing in its joint exercises.

They're exercises that are legal, they are planned well, well in advance."

Nauert went on to say that the news had just come out and that they need to verify it to

get additional information.

The Pentagon defended the military exercises in a statement on Tuesday, saying that the

annual exercises are part of the ROK-U.S. alliance's routine, and that the purpose of

the training is to enhance the alliance's ability to defend South Korea and enhance

interoperability and readiness.

Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.

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