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REPORT.
REPORT.
HERE IS WILLIE GEIST.
HERE IS WILLIE GEIST.
>> GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD MORNING.
IM WILLIE GEIST IN NEW YORK.
THIS IS AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL.
THIS IS AN NBC NEWS SPECIAL
REPORT.
REPORT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ARRIVING IN
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ARRIVING IN
SINGAPORE AS THEY WE SPEAK AHEAD
SINGAPORE AS THEY WE SPEAK AHEAD
OF THE HIGH STAKES SUMMIT WITH
NORTH KOREAS KIM JONG-UN. WITH
NORTH KOREAS KIM JONG-UN.
AIR FORCE ONE HAS LANDED AT A
AIR FORCE ONE HAS LANDED AT A
MILITARY BASE IN SINGAPORE.
KIM JONG-UN MET AHEAD OF TRUMP
KIM JONG-UN MET AHEAD OF TRUMP
AND MET WITH THAT THAT COUNTRYS
AND MET WITH THAT THAT COUNTRYS
LEADER.
LEADER.
LETS GO TO HALLIE JACKSON.
LETS GO TO HALLIE JACKSON.
>> Reporter: WE WILL SEE THE
>> Reporter: WE WILL SEE THE
STAIRS PULLING UP TOLT DOOR THE
STAIRS PULLING UP TOLT DOOR THE
AIR FORCE ONE.
AIR FORCE ONE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL BE STEPPED
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL BE STEPPED
OUT AND GREETED BY THE SINGAPORE
MINISTER HERE AND THE QUESTIONRE
MINISTER HERE AND THE QUESTION
IS HOW HISTORY WILL JUDGE THESE
IS HOW HISTORY WILL JUDGE THESE
TALKS BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP
TALKS BETWEEN PRESIDENT TRUMP
AND KIM JONG-UN WHO IS ALREADY
AND KIM JONG-UN WHO IS ALREADY
ON THE GROUND, AS YOU MENTIONED.
ON THE GROUND, AS YOU MENTIONED.
HE HAS ALREADY MET WITH THE
HE HAS ALREADY MET WITH THE
SINGAPOREAN DELEGATION.
SINGAPOREAN DELEGATION.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS EXPECTED TO
DO THAT HERE TOMORROW.
THEN WE EXPECT MUCH OF THE DAY
THEN WE EXPECT MUCH OF THE DAY
HE WILL BE IN PREP AND HE WILL
HE WILL BE IN PREP AND HE WILL
BE HOLDING BRIEFINGS WITH HIS
BE HOLDING BRIEFINGS WITH HIS
TOP STAFFERS INCLUDING HIS
TOP STAFFERS INCLUDING HIS
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JOHN
NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JOHN
BOLTON WHO TRAVELED HERE WITH
BOLTON WHO TRAVELED HERE WITH
HIM TO SINGAPORE AHEAD FED
HIM TO SINGAPORE AHEAD FED
DISCUSSIONS AND THE BIG MORNING
DISCUSSIONS AND THE BIG MORNING
IS TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE TWO
IS TUESDAY MORNING WHEN THE TWO
LEADERS COME FACE-TO-FACE
LEADERS COME FACE-TO-FACE
PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IT IS AN INTERESTING CONTRAST
IT IS AN INTERESTING CONTRAST
GIVEN WHERE THE PRESIDENT HAS
GIVEN WHERE THE PRESIDENT HAS
JUST COME FROM AND AIR FORCE ONE
JUST COME FROM AND AIR FORCE ONE
TOOK OFF FROM 23 HOURS AGO AND
TOOK OFF FROM 23 HOURS AGO AND
THAT IS QUEBEC, CANADA, FOR THE
THAT IS QUEBEC, CANADA, FOR THE
G7.
G7.
TRADITIONALLY, A BEAR HUG.
TRADITIONALLY, A BEAR HUG.
MEASURE AND ITS CLOSEST ALLIES
COMING TOGETHER.CLOSEST ALLIES
COMING TOGETHER.
THIS TIME, PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS
THIS TIME, PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS
IN THE LIONS DEN AND ON HIS WAY
IN THE LIONS DEN AND ON HIS WAY
HERE TO SINGAPORE HE AIMED TOUGH
HERE TO SINGAPORE HE AIMED TOUGH
TALK TO, FOR EXAMPLE, CANADIAN
TALK TO, FOR EXAMPLE, CANADIAN
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
CONCERNED WITH TRADE ISSUES HE
CONCERNED WITH TRADE ISSUES HE
HAS WITH G7 ALLIES AND RAISING
HAS WITH G7 ALLIES AND RAISING
QUESTIONS AMONG HIS CRITICS WHY
QUESTIONS AMONG HIS CRITICS WHY
THE PRESIDENT IS TALKING SO
THE PRESIDENT IS TALKING SO
TOUGH AGAINST OUR FRIENDS, YET,
TOUGH AGAINST OUR FRIENDS, YET,
TRYING TO BE FINDING SOME COMMON
TRYING TO BE FINDING SOME COMMON
GROUND WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS
GROUND WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS
LOCK BEEN CONSIDERED AN ENEMY IN
LOCK BEEN CONSIDERED AN ENEMY IN
KING
KING
KIM JONG-UN.
THERE IS THECONTRAST.
THERE IS THECONTRAST.
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE
LITTLE ROCKET MAN AND FIRE AND
LITTLE ROCKET MAN AND FIRE AND
FURY.
FURY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP, REMEMBER, A
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, CALLED THE
COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, CALLED THE
WHOLE THING OFF, HE SAID TO KIM
WHOLE THING OFF, HE SAID TO KIM
JONG-UN, WRITE IF YOU CHANGE
JONG-UN, WRITE IF YOU CHANGE
YOUR MIND AND WANT TO TONE DON
YOUR MIND AND WANT TO TONE DON
THE RHETORIC AND IM
THE RHETORIC AND IM
PARAPHRASING AND KIM JONG-UNS
PARAPHRASING AND KIM JONG-UNS
RIGHT HAND MAN CAME OVER AND A
RIGHT HAND MAN CAME OVER AND A
WARM GREG AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
WARM GREG AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
PUTTING THE MEETING BACK ON.
PUTTING THE MEETING BACK ON.
NOW JUST 48 HOURS AWAY.
NOW JUST 48 HOURS AWAY.
>> STAY WITH US.
>> STAY WITH US.
THE STAIRS HAVE BEEN MOVED UP TO
THE STAIRS HAVE BEEN MOVED UP TO
AIR FORCE ONE.
AIR FORCE ONE.
WE SHOULD SEEP THE PRESIDENT OF
WE SHOULD SEEP THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES DEPLANING
SHORTLY.ED STATES DEPLANING
SHORTLY.
LESTER HOLT IS ALSO IN SINGAPORE
LESTER HOLT IS ALSO IN SINGAPORE
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, LESTER.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU, LESTER.
>> Reporter: WILLIE, GOOD
>> Reporter: WILLIE, GOOD
MORNING.
MORNING.
ITS REALLY HAPPENING AND IT IS
ITS REALLY HAPPENING AND IT IS
A SURPRISE FOR ANYONE WHO HAS
A SURPRISE FOR ANYONE WHO HAS
FOLLOWED THE EVENTS OF THE LAST,
FOLLOWED THE EVENTS OF THE LAST,
CERTAINLY THE LAST YEAR AND A
CERTAINLY THE LAST YEAR AND A
HALF.
HALF.
IVE MADE FOUR TRIPS TO THE
IVE MADE FOUR TRIPS TO THE
KOREAN PENINSULA IN THE LAST 14
MONTHS AND I RECALL APRIL OF 14
MONTHS AND I RECALL APRIL OF
LAST YEAR GETTING TO DO "NIGHTLY
LAST YEAR GETTING TO DO "NIGHTLY
NEWS" FROM AN AMERICAN AIR BASE
NEWS" FROM AN AMERICAN AIR BASE
WE GOT WORD ANOTHER MISSILE
WE GOT WORD ANOTHER MISSILE
TEST, ANOTHER MISSILE LAUNCH
TEST, ANOTHER MISSILE LAUNCH
OCCURRED FROM THE NORTH.
OCCURRED FROM THE NORTH.
THINGS WERE TENSE.
THINGS WERE TENSE.
THE MILITARY THERE STILL ON A
THE MILITARY THERE STILL ON A
WAR FOOTING, IF YOU WILL.
WAR FOOTING, IF YOU WILL.
THEIR MOTTO IS READY TO FIGHT
THEIR MOTTO IS READY TO FIGHT
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
BUT THEY, LIKE REST OF US,
BUT THEY, LIKE REST OF US,
WATCHING THE DIPLOMATIC EVENTS
WATCHING THE DIPLOMATIC EVENTS
OVERTAKE THE THREAT OF MILITARY
CONFRONTATION.HREAT OF MILITARY
CONFRONTATION.
KIM JONG-UN ON THE GROUND.
KIM JONG-UN ON THE GROUND.
HE HAS BEEN HERE SEVERAL HOURS.
HE HAS BEEN HERE SEVERAL HOURS.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HERE NOW.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HERE NOW.
THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITH THE
THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITH THE
PRIME MINISTER TOMORROW IN THE
PRIME MINISTER TOMORROW IN THE
SAME WAY THAT KIM JONG-UN MET
SAME WAY THAT KIM JONG-UN MET
WITH THE.
WITH THE.
>> Reporter: HERE SHORTLY AFTER
HIS ARRIVAL TODAY.SHORTLY AFTER
HIS ARRIVAL TODAY.
HE HAS GOT, OF COURSE, A LARGE
HE HAS GOT, OF COURSE, A LARGE
CONTINGENT.
CONTINGENT.
THEY ARE ALL STAYING AT HOTELS
ABOUT A HALF MILE APART FROMLS
ABOUT A HALF MILE APART FROM
EACH OTHER.
EACH OTHER.
THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE SUMMIT
THE NEGOTIATIONS OF THE SUMMIT
TAKE PLACE ON AN ISLAND, PART OF
TAKE PLACE ON AN ISLAND, PART OF
A TOURIST ISLAND HERE IN
A TOURIST ISLAND HERE IN
SINGAPORE AND THEY WILL MEET IN
SINGAPORE AND THEY WILL MEET IN
THE MORNING SESSION AND IT WILL
THE MORNING SESSION AND IT WILL
ACTUALLY BE MONDAY, LETS SEE,
ACTUALLY BE MONDAY, LETS SEE,
MONDAY EASTERN TIME 9:00 A.M.P.M
MONDAY EASTERN TIME 9:00 A.M.P.M
NIGHT THEY MEET AND 9:00 A.M. ON
NIGHT THEY MEET AND 9:00 A.M. ON
TUESDAY MORNING HERE.
TUESDAY MORNING HERE.
THE PRESIDENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
THE PRESIDENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO
MAKE REMARKS AS HE COMES DOWN
MAKE REMARKS AS HE COMES DOWN
THE STAIRS HERE, WITH YOU WE
THE STAIRS HERE, WITH YOU WE
WILL GO TO HIS HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
WILL GO TO HIS HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN
SINGAPORE WHERE AS HE WILL GET
SINGAPORE WHERE AS HE WILL GET
BRIEFINGS AND PREPARE FOR THE
BRIEFINGS AND PREPARE FOR THE
MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
FROM SINGAPORE AND THERE IS THE
FROM SINGAPORE AND THERE IS THE
PRESIDENT COMING OFF AIR FORCE
PRESIDENT COMING OFF AIR FORCE
ONE.
ONE.
A TRULY HISTORIC MOMENT.
THE FIRST LADY IS NOTNT.
THE FIRST LADY IS NOT
ACCOMPANYING HIM ON THIS TRIP
ACCOMPANYING HIM ON THIS TRIP
BECAUSE SHE IS STILL UNDER
BECAUSE SHE IS STILL UNDER
DOCTORS ORDERS AFTER HER
DOCTORS ORDERS AFTER HER
SURGERY NOT TO FLY.
SURGERY NOT TO FLY.
THE PRESIDENT SAID THIS IS A
THE PRESIDENT SAID THIS IS A
MEETING THAT HE HAS PREPARED HIS
MEETING THAT HE HAS PREPARED HIS
WHOLE LIFE FOR.
WHOLE LIFE FOR.
THIS IS A MAN WHO HAS CERTAINLY
DISTINGUISHED HIMTS ASSELF AS A
DISTINGUISHED HIMTS ASSELF AS A
NEGOTIATOR AND A BUSINESSMAN AND
NEGOTIATOR AND A BUSINESSMAN AND
PLANS TO RELY ON THOSE
PLANS TO RELY ON THOSE
INSTINCTS.
INSTINCTS.
THERE IS HE BEING GREETED BY THE
THERE IS HE BEING GREETED BY THE
FOREIGN MINISTER HERE AND OTHER
SINGAPORE OFFICIALS.E AND OTHER
SINGAPORE OFFICIALS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID HELL
THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID HELL
KNOW IN THE FIRST MINUTE OF HIS
KNOW IN THE FIRST MINUTE OF HIS
CONVERSATIONS WITH KIM JONG-UN
CONVERSATIONS WITH KIM JONG-UN
WHETHER THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN,
WHETHER THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN,
WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A
WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE A
CONNECTION OR NOT.
CONNECTION OR NOT.
THAT WAS HIS GUT INSTINCT.
THAT WAS HIS GUT INSTINCT.
HE HAS TRIED TO TAMP DOWN ON
HE HAS TRIED TO TAMP DOWN ON
EXPECTATIONS OF THE MEETING.
AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETIMES.
AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETIMES
CANT HELP HIMSELF BY DROPPING
CANT HELP HIMSELF BY DROPPING
LITTLE HINTS THAT HE THINKS THIS
LITTLE HINTS THAT HE THINKS THIS
IS GOING TO GO WELL.
IS GOING TO GO WELL.
HE HAS SAID THAT THIS IS ONE
HE HAS SAID THAT THIS IS ONE
CHANCE FOR KIM JONG-UN TO DO
CHANCE FOR KIM JONG-UN TO DO
SOMETHING GOOD FOR HIS PEOPLE.
SOMETHING GOOD FOR HIS PEOPLE.
THE PRESIDENT, OF COURSE, COMING
THE PRESIDENT, OF COURSE, COMING
OFF THAT SUMMIT IN CANADA IN
OFF THAT SUMMIT IN CANADA IN
WHICH BAD TASTE WAS LEFT IN THE
WHICH BAD TASTE WAS LEFT IN THE
MOUTHS ALL AROUND AFTER THE
MOUTHS ALL AROUND AFTER THE
PRESIDENT FIRED OFF SOME TWEETS
PRESIDENT FIRED OFF SOME TWEETS
DURING HIS JOURNEY HERE.
DURING HIS JOURNEY HERE.
A 9,000-MILE TRIP FROM CANADA TO
A 9,000-MILE TRIP FROM CANADA TO
SINGAPORE WHERE IT IS SUNDAY
SINGAPORE WHERE IT IS SUNDAY
NIGHT.
NIGHT.
THE PRESIDENT IS NOW GETTING IN
THE PRESIDENT IS NOW GETTING IN
HIS LIMOUSINE AND HEADING TO HIS
HOTEL.MOUSINE AND HEADING TO HIS
HOTEL.
>> LESTER HOLT IN SINGAPORE FOR
>> LESTER HOLT IN SINGAPORE FOR
US AND CONTINUE HIS COVERAGE ALL
US AND CONTINUE HIS COVERAGE ALL
WEEK ON "NIGHTLY NEWS" TONIGHT
WEEK ON "NIGHTLY NEWS" TONIGHT
AND EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
AND EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
JEREMY BASH, EXTRAORDINARY
JEREMY BASH, EXTRAORDINARY
PICTURES HERE AFTER ALL THE BACK
AND FORTH AFTER ALL THESE MONTHS
AND FORTH AFTER ALL THESE MONTHS
AND WEEKS ON AGAIN AND OFF
AND WEEKS ON AGAIN AND OFF
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
THE PRESIDENT AND KIM JONG-UN IN
THE SAME PLACE, IN SINGAPORE AND
THE SAME PLACE, IN SINGAPORE AND
36 HOURS FROM NOW SIT DOWN IN A
36 HOURS FROM NOW SIT DOWN IN A
ROOP.
ROOP.
THE
THE
ROOM.
ROOM.
THE WORD HISTORIC IS BEING USED
THE WORD HISTORIC IS BEING USED
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES HAS NEVER SAT
UNITED STATES HAS NEVER SAT
ACROSS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
ACROSS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE
NORTH KOREA.
NORTH KOREA.
WHAT WILL MAKE IT HISTORIC IN
WHAT WILL MAKE IT HISTORIC IN
TERMS OF BEYOND THE PHOTO OP?
TERMS OF BEYOND THE PHOTO OP?
>> IF YOU PUT THE POLITICS AND
PAGEANTRY ASIDE WHAT WOULD MAKE
PAGEANTRY ASIDE WHAT WOULD MAKE
IT HISTORY WOULD BE A COMMITMENT
IT HISTORY WOULD BE A COMMITMENT
BY THE NORTH KOREANS TO ACTUALLY
BY THE NORTH KOREANS TO ACTUALLY
REMOVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS, MISSILES
REMOVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS, MISSILES
AND CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
AND CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
WEAPONS FROM THEIR COUNTRY AND
WEAPONS FROM THEIR COUNTRY AND
ALLOW FOR SOUTH KOREA AND NORTH
ALLOW FOR SOUTH KOREA AND NORTH
KOREA.
KOREA.
NORTH KOREA IS SO UNPREDICTABLE
AND SO DANGEROUS THAT WE AREBLE
AND SO DANGEROUS THAT WE ARE
GOING TO WALK OUT OF THE SUMMIT
GOING TO WALK OUT OF THE SUMMIT
HERE MONDAY NIGHT EAST COAST
HERE MONDAY NIGHT EAST COAST
TIME AND WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS
TIME AND WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS
GOING TO SAY, WE HAVE A
GOING TO SAY, WE HAVE A
COMMITMENT TO PEACE, A
COMMITMENT TO PEACE, A
DECLARATION OF A PEACE TREATY.
DECLARATION OF A PEACE TREATY.
AND THAT, WITHOUT THE IRONCLAD
AND THAT, WITHOUT THE IRONCLAD
COMMITMENT FROM THE NORTH
COMMITMENT FROM THE NORTH
KOREANS, IS JUST GOING TO BE AN
KOREANS, IS JUST GOING TO BE AN
EMPTY PROMISE.
EMPTY PROMISE.
>> JEREMY BASH, WE APPRECIATE
>> JEREMY BASH, WE APPRECIATE
YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
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