U.S. Planning Timeline for Denuclearization
ERICA HILL, CNN ANCHOR: We are learning more about the Trump administration's next steps when it comes to North Korea. A defense official telling reporters the U.S. is now preparing a wish list of sorts, which includes specific asks for North Korea. And, among them, is a timeline for denuclearization. CNN's Alexandra Field is live in Seoul with the very latest for us. Good morning.</s>ALEXANDRA FIELD, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Erica. It's one thing to agree to work towards denuclearization, which is exactly what President Trump and Kim Jong-un did in Singapore, it's another thing to agree on what denuclearization means, how quickly it happens, and how it's verified. These are all key issues that the secretary of state has been tasked with. He'll be working with his counterparts in North Korea to hammer all that out. At the same time, we are hearing from a U.S. defense official that the U.S. is working toward its plan of how to implement this agreement. And that does mean that there will be key asks, as well as a timeline, and probably most crucially data points for North Korea. This official says that those data points will be indications of whether or not North Korea is acting in good faith when it says that it is ready to work toward denuclearization. You'll remember that back in Singapore, a host of promises were made. President Trump agreed to put an end to what he called war games. And the Pentagon has now said it will, in fact, stop those military exercises consistent with the president's word. And North Korea, for its part, had said that it would destroy a missile engine testing facility as a show of good faith toward denuclearization. No indication of whether that's been done. But they have also agreed that they would return the remains of some U.S. soldiers. And U.S. officials are preparing to retrieve the remains of nearly 200 U.S. soldiers. They've sent about 100 wooden coffins to the DMZ. They are now waiting for North Korea to do its part by handing over the remains. Those remains will then be shipped onto Hawaii, where they'll have to go -- undergo DNA testing. And that's when we'll know whether or not they are, in fact, the remains of U.S. service men. They could, of course, also include the remains of those who fought alongside the U.S. in that was. It's an important step forward for families who have waited decades for this. John.</s>JOHN BERMAN, CNN ANCHOR: An important, welcomed step for those families. Key, though, does the United States' definition of denuclearize jive with that of Kim Jong-un? We'll see perhaps over the next several weeks. Thanks so much, Alexandra. Appreciate it. All right, so should someone from the White House, a supporter of the president, get to eat at a restaurant run by people who do not support the president? We will debate this very shortly without shouting. At least we will try.