Transcript for 'Start Here' podcast: Skepticism over North Korea prisoner release

Picture for the world me now and he's trying to chip away at that but this this prisoner release. Is seen as a big sun especially ahead of the president's summit with the leader of North Korea there we are waiting the arrival of this prisoners but here's the earlier arrival. We saw the secretary of state. Mike Pompeo arrive on his plane then we got a look at that just now. Have believed this might be in the live picture right there of the 737. With those prisoners arriving there joint base Anders. If I mistaking you guys can correct me on that and you can kind of see as that plane lands right there. I'm disorder set up that they have the American flag is awaiting the president the First Lady they are all awaiting those prisoners. Have made it to the East Coast there onboard that plane we're watching it unfold at this hour. That's right so they left North Korea with the secretary of state but then. When they stopped up in Japan to refuel they swapped planes so that the prisoners could be on a plane with more medical facilities but they're all set to be in good health. You can see the earlier arrival there of the president. And the First Lady as we said the vice president is also there making a big show of welcoming these three prisoners up coming home from North Korea. Won there since 2015 the others have been detained there for about a year but at this. Release has been made even more of a focus after the release of auto warm beer younger prisoner who was released from North Korea. And then die there was a lot of pressure on the president since then to try to get these prisoners released. And this is a big victory for him to be able to successfully do some. That it is and it is seen as a goodwill gesture ahead of the summit and that some had to between the president and the North Korean Kim Jung un. We're told is just weeks away. Let's Allred to ABC's Brett nothing apple has more. A guys coming in to hear from the start here studio and more every one I've spoken to is happy to see these prisoners return there is still a lot of skepticism. Over North Korea's intentions here. I spoke to John will stall he served on president Obama's National Security Council. And he says well they would always cheer the release of prisoners you also don't want to give North Korea too much satisfaction. They're used as pawns by these regimes they can be signals. And and we interpret those signals as best we can but we don't. Go overboard and say well thank you so much for releasing citizens deep down because we know that they were only seized from leverage in the first place and we don't want to encourage. Further seizures of American citizens. You guys are also asked them you want the Obama White House why couldn't you guys not get this far in negotiations this answer was fascinating you can hear that entire conversation on start here later this morning. Ticket out an apple podcast your favorite podcasting app. Candace Diane our thanks to Brad.

This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.