September 19, 2018: Hour 2

September 19, 2018: Hour 2

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North and South Korean leaders announced a wide range of agreements Wednesday. The biggest takeaway? Kim Jong Un said he’d permanently dismantle his main nuclear complex only if the U.S. takes corresponding measures. Also, Wednesday marks the anniversary of two devastating earthquakes in Mexico City, one that occurred just last year, resulting in the deaths of hundreds, the other in 1985, which claimed thousands of lives. And some supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are debating whether he should be held accountable for a sexual assault he’s been accused of committing in high school. Mark Joseph Stern has been looking at the issue for Slate, and joins us. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now’s Sept. 19, 2018 full broadcast.