Preview Of U.S.-North Korea Summit, Puerto Ricanstruction, And Fuego Volcano Claims More Lives

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, is escorted by his security delegation as he visits Marina Bay in Singapore, Monday, June 11, 2018, ahead of Kim’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, is escorted by his security delegation as he visits Marina Bay in Singapore, Monday, June 11, 2018, ahead of Kim's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, is escorted by his security delegation as he visits Marina Bay in Singapore, Monday, June 11, 2018, ahead of Kim’s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, center, is escorted by his security delegation as he visits Marina Bay in Singapore, Monday, June 11, 2018, ahead of Kim's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

Preview Of U.S.-North Korea Summit, Puerto Ricanstruction, And Fuego Volcano Claims More Lives

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On today’s show: 

  • We preview Tuesday’s summit between the U.S. and North Korea. 
  • The 2018 Hurricane Season started at the beginning of June. We speak with Richard Santiago. He was on the faculty at La Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno in San Juan until he and his family were displaced as a result of Hurricane Maria.  
  • Nearly 1,000 homes and 7,000 people have been directly affected since the Fuego Volcano in Guatemala began to erupt last week. We’re joined by Nic Wirtz, an independent journalist living in Guatemala. He’s been writing about the volcano for The New York Times.