Transcript for Trump says planned US-North Korea summit has a date and location

Also monitoring the possible release of three US citizens detained by North Korea. The president again today saying stay tuned and of course this comes as we've also learned tonight. But it date and location for that summit between the president and Kim Jong-un. Is now set for late developments here's ABC's chief global affairs correspondent mark the rats tonight. Ten night that proposed summit says the president is now a certainty we now have a day. And we have a lot of dates it will be announcing. No further details yet but the president has said in the last week he favors the DMZ. As a location. This comes as expectations rise that the three American detainees will be released soon. 24 hours ago the president's new lawyer said their release was imminent we got. Kim young on impressed enough to be released in three prisoners today and the president tweeted. Stay tuned still no word on timing but this morning president trump says a lot of things. I happen quickly backed. They. Two of the detainees were arrested just last year the third in two when he fifteen. They have reportedly been moved to a medical facility from the labor camps. And reports out of South Korea say the release could come as early as this weekend but no confirmation of that yet David mark the route that's where this all week long Martha thank you.

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