Soon: North Korea's Kim Jong Un Crosses to the South for Historic Summit
BLITZER: We're standing by for a truly historic move by the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un. A little over an hour from now, he'll walk through the demilitarized zone dividing the Koreas, crossing to the South for talks with South Korea's president. The outcome will set the stage for a very high-stakes summit that's now in the works between Kim Jong-un and President Trump. CNN's Will Ripley is on the scene for us. He's right near the DMZ. Will, tell us what we can expect in the coming hours.</s>WILL RIPLEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, just a few minutes from now, South Korea's President Moon is expected to leave the Blue House and begin the drive here to the demilitarized zone where he will cross the Unification Bridge just behind me and head to Panmunjom where we are expecting some truly extraordinary images. Kim Jong-un and President Moon, shaking hands, meeting face-to-face for the first time. Kim Jong-un crossing the military demarcation line, the first time a North Korean leader has set foot on the south side of the DMZ. He'll walk to the Peace House and they'll begin those negotiations. And while there will be a lot of photo-ops, the big question is whether the discussions will lead to the kind of change that needs to happen for the United States to be willing to engage further with North Korea. They're going to talk about the definition of denuclearization. What does denuclearization mean to North Korea? What does it mean to South Korea and the U.S.? We know that there are two very different views. North Korea doesn't want to give up their nuclear weapons. They haven't said yet that they're willing to do so, even though they have said they will freeze nuclear testing for the time being and also scale back their missile program. They're also going to be talking about potentially a peace treaty, bringing about a formal end to the Korean War, replacing that armistice deal that's been in place since 1953. But we know from past negotiations with the North Koreans, including the agreed framework back in 1994 where North Korea agreed to give up their nuclear weapons, but it turned out they were secretly enriching uranium, these things can certainly fall apart. There's a big lack of trust going into all of this. President Moon will then be getting on the phone almost immediately after his summit. He'll brief President Trump about what he learned from Kim Jong-un. And then from that, President Trump will make the decision if he wants to move forward with a summit meeting with Kim Jong-un, the first time that an American president would sit down with a North Korean leader. If it happens, we expect it could happen in late May, or early June, the location still yet to be determined -- Wolf.</s>BLITZER: The president said this morning there were five possible locations. We'll see if anything emerges from that. Will Ripley, thanks very much. We'll stay in close touch with you. And now, we want to tell you what's coming up on CNN this weekend. W. Kamau Bell is returning, good news, with an all-new season of the original series "UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA". In the premiere episode, the U.S./Mexican border to see what life is really like on both sides. Here's a quick preview.</s>W. KAMAU BELL, UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA: Back in Nogales, Mexico, to check out a place that sees the human cost of America's immigration policy, Latino border initiative, and our meeting with one of its leaders, Father Sean Harris (ph). Tell me where I'm at right now.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So this is a place where we provide two meals a day, mostly to deportees.</s>BELL: This is their first welcome back to Mexico?</s>UNIDENTIIFED MALE: It really is, essentially. We provide food, clothing, support. This is a critical work on the border.</s>BELL: Are there people who are coming here who have like been in the States for years?</s>UNIDENTIFEID MALE: Yes. We're seeing an increasing number of people who have been living in the United States for a long time, who are being deported, in comparison to last year.</s>BELL: Father, for some people, they thought their life was set up there. Then suddenly, they're deported and they find themselves in this room.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Sometimes almost overnight.</s>BLITZER: W. Kamau Bell is joining us right now. Kamau, you spoke to people on both sides of the southern border. What did they tell you about what life is like there right now?</s>BELL: The main thing I think I got from this is that people on all sides of the border and all sides of the issue don't believe that a wall is going to help things down there. That was the thing I was most interested to learn. We talked to border patrol agents who are like, we don't think a 30-foot wall is going to solve every problem. And we talked to white people who are like, we think there's too much security already. And then we talked to people in Mexico who say, the more security you put on the border, the more you hurt both sides of the border. We were -- again, we were in Nogales, Arizona.</s>BLITZER: I know you also toured parts of the wall that already exist. There are some areas that do have a wall. You went on a ride-along with members of the border patrol. What's the most important thing people don't understand right now about border security and how it actually works?</s>BELL: I think the thing that surprised me is that it is super easy to walk into Mexico from the U.S. side. There is no line. There's no anything. Coming into the United States from the Mexico side, even if you are coming with your documents and your papers, it takes a long time, because we've created a military feel down there. And what it does it slows down commerce. So, it's strange to say this, but the American side of the border in Nogales, Arizona, is having a rough go of the economy because they can't get people from Mexico to come over and spend money in America. So, we're actually hurting ourselves by putting all that security down there.</s>BLITZER: You also got enough close look at what happens when migrants try to cross the border, they either get sent back or they don't make it across in the first place. Tell us about that.</s>BELL: Yes, we actually -- you saw the clip, we went to the Latino border initiative, that's for people who are getting deported. But we also went to the Pima County morgue where we got to see what happens when people don't make it across the border, and don't get picked up by border patrol, end up dying in the desert. And, you know, so it's like these are real -- there's a real cost of life being paid down there.</s>BLITZER: What surprised you most about your visit to the border?</s>BELL: You know, the thing that surprised me most is the Mexico side of the border was way more fun and lively than the American side of the border. There's a lot of people in this country, some of them live in the White House, who act like the Mexico side is full of crime and pain and people are dying to get over here. But really, the U.S. side was really depressing and the Mexican side was a lot more fun and lively.</s>BLITZER: We're looking forward to the new season, Kamau. Thanks so much for joining us. Thanks so much for doing what you're doing. Season 3 of "UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA" premieres Sunday after "ANTHONY BOURDAIN", only here on CNN. That's it for me. Thanks very much for watching. I'm Wolf Blitzer in THE SITUATION ROOM. "ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT" starts right now.