South Korea Officials Travel To North Korea
BRIGGS: Five forty-six eastern time. A delegation of officials from South Korea has arrived in Pyongyang and right now, we believe they are meeting with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. They plan to raise the possibility of talks with the United States but the latest heated exchange between the U.S. and North Korea raises serious doubts about getting both parties to the table. Will Ripley live for us in Beijing. Will, just step back for a moment. Have we seen even the slightest hint a denuclearization from the North Koreans at any step of this process?</s>WILL RIPLEY, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Not in any possible way, shape or form have the North Koreans indicated they're willing to give up their nuclear weapons. Even today in their state media, they said that the United States would be more than ridiculous, in their words, to assume that they'd give up their nukes even though President Trump, over the weekend, said that North Korea called up, said they wanted to talk, and he said the U.S. does too but they have to denuke -- they have to denuke. So, North Korea is saying they're not going to denuke. And that's the big challenge for this high-level South Korean delegation -- the highest level South Korean delegation to visit Pyongyang in more than 10 years. They have their spy chief, their top security adviser. We believe they're meeting and then going to be having dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. And then, shortly after their trip, they fly to Washington to brief U.S. lawmakers and perhaps pass along a message in trying to set the stage for future talks -- direct talks between the United States and North Korea. But it's hard to see how much progress they're going to make given how far apart they are on this nuclear issue. And don't forget, the United States has said that if diplomacy isn't working they would be willing to move to phase two, a military option to stop North Korea from finalizing its nuclear program and developing a weapon that could hit the U.S. Also here in China, a big political story unfolding. Xi Jinping, in just days, is expected to fully solidify his grip on power of this country, abolishing presidential term limits, meaning he could potentially be president for life. That decision being approved at the National People's Congress. And this basically goes to show that China is moving towards a more authoritarian, strongman-type system of rule, not the peaceful transfer of power that many people had hoped -- Dave.</s>BRIGGS: And the president joking about it over the weekend. Will Ripley live for us in Beijing. Thank you.</s>ROMANS: All right. The U.S. Embassy in Turkey shut down because -- today because of a security threat. Only emergency services are available in Ankara. No further details about that threat are being released. Embassy officials urging all U.S. citizens in Turkey to avoid large crowds and be aware of their own security at tourist sites. All right, how many passengers does it take to kill a $40 million tax break for Delta? Thirteen. Details on "CNN Money," next.