YOU THE BRIEFING WHEN IT BEGINS
LIVE ON SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING.
>> Dana: NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM
JONG-UN HOPES TO REACH A PEACE
DEAL WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP
ACCORDING TO A NEW REPORT.
KIM WILL ALSO LIKELY ASK TO
ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
WITH THE U.S. AS HE CONSIDERS
NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT.
CIA DIRECTOR MIKE POMPEO SAID
THE MEETING COULD PAVE THE WAY
FOR CHANGE.
>> PRESIDENT TRUMP ISN'T DOING
THIS FOR THEATER.
HE'S GOING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.
AND SO THE LOCATION OF THE
MEETING WILL DETERMINE THE EXACT
TIMING OF THE MEETING, PRESIDENT
AND THE TEAM WILL FIGURE OUT.
BUT WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT IS
WHAT'S DISCUSSED AND THE CLARITY
AND THE STRENGTH AND RESOLVE OF
THIS PRESIDENT AND THIS
ADMINISTRATION TO ACHIEVE THE
OUTCOME THAT AMERICANS SO
DESPERATELY DESERVE.
>> Dana: LET'S BRING IN THE
AUTHOR OF THE UNAUTHORIZED
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF KIM JONG-UN.
YOU BROUGHT UP AN INTERESTING
POINT.
IN NOVEMBER IT WAS THAT NORTH
KOREA DECLARED A DEATH SENTENCE
TO PRESIDENT TRUMP.
>> HE TWEETED THAT KIM WAS SHORT
AND FAST.
STATE MEDIA SAID TO THE
PRESIDENT HE SHOULD KNOW HE IS A
HIDEOUS CRIMINAL.
THIS IS NOVEMBER.
REMEMBER NOVEMBER?
WE WERE SO MUCH YOUNGER THEN.
>> Dana: RIGHT.
>> WE'RE GONNA NUKE GUAM?
FORGET ABOUT THAT.
NOW WE'RE NICE.
>> Dana: DO YOU THINK THAT IN
SOME WAY BECAUSE HE'S A YOUNG
MAN AND HE HAS SOME EXPOSURE TO
WESTERN CIVILIZATION.
WE KNOW THAT HE LIKES A LOT OF
THINGS HAVING TO DO WITH
HOLLYWOOD AND SPORTS IN AMERICA.
DOES PART OF KIM JONG-UN WANT TO
BE ACCEPTED BY AMERICA?
I'M NOT TALKING ON PAR WITH
PRESIDENT TRUMP, BUT THAT HE
KIND OF WANTS TO BE THE COOL
GUY.
>> THERE'S ONLY THREE LEADERS IN
NORTH KOREA.
KIM JONG-UN AND HIS FATHER, THE
GRANDFATHER.
THEY GREW UP UNDER THE COLD WAR,
KOREAN WAR.
KIM JONG-UN DOESN'T REMEMBER THE
COLD WAR.
HE DOESN'T REMEMBER THE USSR
BEING PATRON STATES IN NORTH
KOREA.
HE WANTS TO BE A PLAYER ON THE
WORLD STAGE, WHICH IS OBVIOUS,
EVEN WITH HOW HE LOOKS.
ALL THE PHOTOS HE'S SMILING,
HE'S HAPPY, HAVING FUN.
THAT IS CLEARLY PLAYING
INTERNATIONALLY AND
DOMESTICALLY.
>> Dana: I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO
SENATOR RON JOHNSON.
EVERYONE AGREES THERE HAS TO BE
SOME HEALTHY SKEPTICISM.
>> LET'S NOT BE CHARLIE BROWN TO
NORTH KOREA'S LUCY.
I THINK TALKING TO PEOPLE IS
NEVER A BAD IDEA AS LONG AS WE
MAINTAIN PRESSURE.
I HAVE NEVER QUITE UNDERSTOOD
THE ENORMOUS DIPLOMATIC GAIN OF
TALKING TO SOMEBODY AS LONG AS
YOU MAINTAIN THE PRESSURE.
I'D RATHER TALK TO PEOPLE TO
PREVENT ANY MISCALCULATION.
>> Dana: I THINK THAT WAS
IMPORTANT WHEN HE SAID TO
PREVENT A MISCALCULATION.
WE'VE ALL BEEN WORRIED ABOUT
THAT.
WHAT IF KIM JONG-UN DOESN'T
UNDERSTAND A TWEET OR REACTS
IRRATIONALLY AND WE HAVE TO
PREEMPT HIM?
>> THEY'VE BEEN RATIONAL.
THEIR WHOLE APPEARANCE, IF THAT
WERE CRAZY, BUT THE SOVIET UNION
IS GONE.
THEY CAN STAY IN POWER.
IT'S TRUE.
WHEN THEY'RE NEGOTIATING THEY
SAY WE WANT TO DENUCLEARIZE.
WE WANT A PEACE TREATY.
>> Dana: WHAT IS THE STATE MEDIA
IN NORTH KOREA TELLING THE
PEOPLE OF NORTH KOREA ABOUT THIS
MEETING?
>> NOTHING YET.
>> Dana: REALLY?
>> THEY'RE KEEPING IT UNDER
WRAPS.
>> Dana: WHY?
>> IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE
HOW THEY SPIN IT.
ESPECIALLY IF THE MEETING
INVOLVES KIM JONG-UN LEAVING
NORTH KOREA BECAUSE HIS FATHER
ALWAYS POSTED ALL THESE LEADERS
COME TO ME TO KISS MY RING.
WHY WOULD I LEAVE PYONGYANG?
IT WOULD BE A BREAK WITH
PRECEDENCE.
>> Dana: WHERE DO YOU THINK THE
MEETING SHOULD BE HELD?
>> CHINA OR RUSSIA.
>> Dana: WHAT DO YOU THINK WE
SHOULD TRY TO PUSH FOR REGARDING
-- DENUCLEARIZATION, YES.
WHEN KOEUPLTS TO HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS.
>> CLOSE THE CONCENTRATION
CAMPS.
IF WE HAVE TO BRIBE HIM TO
RELEASE THOSE PEOPLE, CLOSE THE