Tensions Rising as U.S. Seizes North Korean Cargo Ship
BURNETT: Breaking news. We now know Kim Jong-un personally supervised North Korea's missile launch overnight. These are the new images from North Korean state media which show Kim apparently overseeing the launch of two suspected short-range missiles. This comes as the United States says it has seized a North Korean cargo ship alleging it was in violation of sanctions. Trump and Kim who, of course, most recently met in person two months ago once again appear to be on a dangerous collision course. Michelle Kosinski is OUTFRONT.</s>MICHELLE KOSINSKI, CNN SENIOR DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): After two meetings with Kim Jong-un on the world stage, all that pomp and strange (ph) circumstance yielding very little and zero in the way of denuclearization. One of the few things the Trump administration could keep touting was at least they were talking and at least North Korea hadn't fired off any missiles since 2017. Well, no more. All in a matter of days, Kim Jong-un is back at it, testing weapons systems Friday and now launching multiple short-term range ballistic missiles. Trump's tone decidedly less glowing on the subject today.</s>TRUMP: Nobody is happy about it. I don't think they're ready to negotiate.</s>KOSINSKI: The other positive Trump could still point to is North Korea agreed to return the remains of U.S. soldiers from the Korean War. Well, they've stopped that too, stopped answering calls. Big setbacks to what Trump had hoped would be a foreign policy crowning glory.</s>TRUMP: I like Kim. He likes me. He's never had a relationship with anybody from this country.</s>KOSINSKI: From the early days of name-calling, Trump calling Kim a maniac, little rocket man. Kim calling the president a loser, lunatic, mean old trickster and human reject. In 2017, North Korea returned imprisoned American student Otto Warmbier in a coma. He died days later. Three months later, Kim tested a nuclear weapon. But then things started to change with North Korea invited to the Olympics in South Korea. Kim wanting to talk to the United States. There were letters, big oversized letters from Kim that Trump called beautiful.</s>TRUMP: He wrote me beautiful letters.</s>KOSINSKI: Missives back from the president. Trump sent Kim a CD of Elton John's "Rocket Man". The first Trump/Kim summit almost a year ago, and Trump talking about Kim in over-the-top praising terms.</s>TRUMP: And then we fell in love.</s>KOSINSKI: There were ups and downs in this bizarro bromance. But without agreeing on even a definition of denuclearization, Trump's second summit with Kim in February all fell apart. No other meetings planned.</s>KOSINSKI: Kim Jong-un looked thrilled and beaming in those pictures North Korea released of these latest missile launches, what are essentially a show of muscle and anger towards the United States for not lifting sanctions, and to South Korea for continuing military exercises with the U.S. So, yes, you could say that this provocation could have been much worse and much bigger. Still, though, the message here to Trump, of course, is the opposite of a love letter -- Erin.</s>BURNETT: All right. Thank you very much, Michelle. And next, breaking news. We are just hours from President Trump slapping higher tariffs on Chinese goods, which means higher prices here. Plus, a special week coming up on CNN, highlighting the champions for change who left an impact on us. Take a look.</s>ANDERSON COOPER, CNN HOST: Some people.</s>DON LEMON, CNN HOST: Some stories.</s>BURNETT: Are so powerful.</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: They leave their mark.</s>CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: Nobody has ever affected me the way your son did.</s>KATE BOLDUAN, CNN HOST: Their work creates real impact.</s>DR. SANJAY GUPTA, CNN CHIEF MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: On their communities.</s>JIM SCIUTTO, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT: On their country.</s>POPPY HARLOW, CNN ANCHOR: On us all.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Meet the change-makers we have never forgotten.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What a difference seven years makes.</s>GUPTA: This is the place where you jumped.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah. This is the place where I live.</s>LEMON: Wow.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is Bill from</s>CNN. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This is my first time today.</s>JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: These --</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are the champions for change.</s>BURNETT: It is amazing.</s>GUPTA: I just get to tell you a story.</s>ANNOUNCER: "Champions for Change: A Week-Long CNN Special Event", all next week.