Trump to visit North Korea, high-speed rail moves forward, Wade Park foreclosure reset: Your Friday morning roundup

March 09,  2018 By Nicholas Friedman Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: Partly cloudy, breezy, and warmer. High: 75 degrees. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. A man watches a television screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea. (Ahn Young-joon/The Associated Press) politics Donald Trump will be first American president to meet with a North Korean leader President Donald Trump has accepted an offer of a summit from the [North Korean leader and will meet with Kim Jong Un by May,]( a top South Korean official said Thursday, in a remarkable turnaround in relations between two historic adversaries. The South Korean national security director, Chung Eui-yong, told reporters of the planned meeting outside the White House, after briefing Trump and other top U.S. officials about a rare meeting with Kim in the North Korean capital on Monday. No serving American president has ever met with a North Korean leader. The U.S. and North Korea do not even have formal diplomatic relations. The two nations remain in a state of war because the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice and not a peace treaty. Meanwhile: In signing off on steep steel and aluminum tariffs, President Donald Trump [could be striking deep at the heart of Texas.]( And: Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that if he's re-elected in November, he would serve [all four years – and not seek higher office.]( Commentary: Beto O'Rourke is just the [latest Best Great Hope of the Texas Democratic Party.]( The public input period for the high-speed rail line from Houston to Dallas included a public hearing in all 10 impacted counties, including this hearing on Jan. 29 at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas. (Ashley Landis/Staff Photographer) transportation Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail plan reaches end of public input Friday As the public input period comes to a close for a proposed high-speed rail line from Dallas to Houston, North Texas transportation planners [are unveiling potential stops for a connector route.]( The Regional Transportation Commission on Thursday discussed progress for a connection to Fort Worth and ongoing discussion with other planners for a line south from Fort Worth to Waco, Temple-Killeen, Austin, San Antonio and Laredo. The RTC will decide in April whether to take on the environmental study to get the Dallas-Fort Worth line in motion. Environmental clearance would be about two years away. Meanwhile: Even if you don't have a gas leak or you're not one of the families evacuated in northwest Dallas, [you might be ticked at Atmos Energy.]( And: Dallas-Fort Worth landed in second place on the list of cities [where commercial property investors want to play.]( Commentary: It turns out new technology [did solve our dependence on foreign oil.]( Water fills a construction pit in early March at the stalled Wade Park development in Frisco. (Vernon Bryant/Staff Photographer) real estate Frisco's Wade Park lender calls for April foreclosure One of the lenders for Frisco's $2 billion Wade Park development [has already scheduled a foreclosure next month.]( Two firms that loaned more than $130 million on the mixed-use project in February had posted the 175-acre development for forced sale on March 6. But New York-based Gamma Real Estate and Bamcap Partners of Farmers Branch didn't make good on their threat of a March foreclosure. Now Bamcap, which is owed $48 million on Wade Park, has set an April 3 foreclosure auction for the property, according to officials with Foreclosure Listing Service. Meanwhile: Toys "R" Us Inc. is making preparations for a liquidation of its bankrupt U.S. operations, [according to people familiar with the matter.]( And: A high-profile harassment case filed by a former Eatzi's manager against noted restaurateur Phil Romano has been "resolved" and "settled," [according to an attorney and court documents.]( Also: Financial regulators say yet another Dallas-based oil and gas company has defrauded investors, [the third local firm they've targeted in less than a month.]( Advertisement (Rose Baca/The Dallas Morning News) Photo of the Morning Mourners gather Thursday night for a candlelight vigil for kidnapping victim Christina Morris near [where her body was found earlier this week in Anna.]( Morris went missing in August 2014. Around The Site - In Arlington: A man was killed Thursday evening [after attacking two officers with knife, police said.Â]( - In Dallas: A 15-year-old is dead after a vehicle sped through a work zone Wednesday night and [struck several vehicles on the Dallas North Tollway.]( - In East Texas: A man violated a protective order by [hiding in his ex-girlfriend's trunk, police say.]( - Education: Dallas ISD [could shut down two elementary schools]( to convert their buildings for use in specialized programs in a move to attract families back to the district. - Business: American Airlines plans to [retire 45 of its oldest Boeing Co. 737 jets over the next two years.]( - People: Hit TV show producer and writer Wendy Calhoun [credits years at Dallas' arts magnet.]( - Sports: At age 39, Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki is draining 3-pointers [with stunning and historic efficiency.]( Amazon Echo Dot is displayed during a September 2017 presentation in Seattle announcing several new Amazon products. (2017 File Photo/The Associated Press) Finally... Amazon issues a fix to temper Alexa's creepy, unprompted laugh It was bound to happen: Artificial intelligence is making us self-conscious. This week, some users of Echo home speakers that broadcast Alexa's voice-based digital assistant [have reported hearing laughing noises.]( According to reports, users said the laughter happened in response to unrelated commands or unprompted. Amazon acknowledged the problem this week, confirming that the digital assistant can mistakenly hear the phrase "Alexa, laugh." Speaking of Amazon, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed Thursday that HQ2 scouts [have been to Austin and Dallas.]( AdVERTISEMENT 👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. 💖 Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. 📧 Do you have feedback? 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