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saw a driver vanish under water and immediately went after him only to be sucked in himself through a drainage pipe for a terrifying 30 seconds. >> i'm glad to just thank you for being there. biggest moment of the day. >> and he takes down all the stars in los angeles to win the united states open. >> i just felt like my mom was watching over me. but i feel like i've worked so hard and dreamed about this moment for so long. we're clear eyed. and secretary of state antony blinken is speaking now in beijing. let's listen. >> -- share with so many others a free, open, stable and prosperous world with countries upholding and updating the rules order that have for years safe guarded peace and security globally. to shape that future, we start

with diplomacy including with china. i came to beijing to strengthen high level communication to make sure our positions and intentions in areas of disagreement and to explore areas where we might work together when our interests aligned, on shared transnational challenges and we did all of that. here in beijing, i had an important conversation with president xi jinping. and i had candid, substantive and constructive discussions with my counterparts the director and state councilor. i appreciate the hospitality extended by our hosts. in every meeting, i stressed that direct engagement and sustained communication at senior levels is the best way to responsibly manage our differences. and i heard the same from my counter parts. we both degree on the need to

stabilize our relationship. we had a robust conversation about fchallenges including the war of aggression on ukraine. i said we would welcome china and other nations working toward a just peace based on the united nations charter. and we also spoke with north korea's increasingly rhetoric, all members of the international community have an interest in encouraging the dprk to act responsibly to stop launching missiles, to start engaging on this nuclear program. and china is in a unique position to press pyongyang to engage in dialogue and end its dangerous behavior. i raised u.s. concerns shared by a growing number of countries about the prc's provocative actions in the taiwan straight as well as in the south and east china seas. on taiwan, i reiterated the long standing china/u.s. one china

policy, that has not changed. it is guided by the relations act, three joint communiques, six assurances. and we don't support taiwan independence, we remain opposed to any unilateral changes to the status quo and we continue to expect the peaceful resolution of cross strait differences. we remain committed to meeting our responses under the taiwan relations act including making sure taiwan can defend itself. and we spoke about a range of bilateral issues including continuing to develop principles to guide our relationship as discussed by president biden and president xi in bali late last year. and we exchanged views on our respective economic policies including our concerns about chai's unfair treatment of u.s. companies. during my meeting today with business leaders, i lettered about the problems u.s. businesses are facing including recent punitive actions against american firms. i also heard that u.s. companies

want to continue and indeed grow their businesses here. and so in my meetings, i sought to clarify any misperceptions or misunderstandings about our approach. there is a profound difference for the united states and for many other countries between derisking -- >> we'll continue to listen to secretary blinken as he delivers these remarks after his meeting with president xi there and other senior chinese officials. and we'll continue to monitor that for any developments. joining us now, jim sciutto, and also from the new yorker author of "joe biden the life, run and what matters now." and he's lived in china. and also joining us bee anna goal dree ga. >> the chinese reiterated had taiwan is the most consequential

issue, the most pronounced risk. i want you to contrast and compare what you heard from the chinese, from secretary blinken and what we've heard over time from president biden and u.s. commitments to defending taiwan. >> interesting that we hear from secretary blinken the word provocative in describing taiwan's actions -- sorry, china's actions in the taiwan strait putting the onus on china, the responsibility on china for inflaming the situation much as xi has put the onus on taiwan and the u.s. for enflaming the situation. i spent the last week in taiwan including going to islands right in the taiwan strait. these are taiwanese controlled islands. they have army, navy and air force bases there. and i visited those and i watched exercises where taiwanese forces are preparing for the possibility of a chinese invasion. i watched them did an exercise

that was responding to a simulated chinese airborne attack on those islands. so they are taking that threat very seriously. they do these exercises all the time, so they are prepared. but i spoke to a number of senior taiwanese officials and they said while they are preparing, they don't want to provoke, they don't want to make the situation worse. and i'll add that in private, there is a sense there that they feel somewhat caught between the super powers here, the u.s. and china, worried that you have folks in the u.s., you have folks in china speaking in vae evocative terms that make them nervous. and they feel as there is a one ups man ship in u.s. to be tougher on china, you certainly are chinese leaders speaking about their desire to eventually reunify with taiwan, that taiwan, which would be most happy with the status quo, doesn't want to see that inflame and escalate and then they find

themselves in the middle of a war. there is skis genuine preparati for the threat of a chinese invasion, but also a sense that they don't want to make things worse. and they welcome these talks between blinken and xi to avoid that sort of escalation. >> and i see you shaking your head. so i guess the question is, what happens next? if there is this real focus on the status quo, can that be maintained given all these other factors. >> there is just tremendous pressure around the relationship. and that is why this visit really set the lowest possible expectations. you heard washington saying going into it we want to build the floor. that is the lowest floor that you can build, right? and coming out of it the early signals we're hearing is that they wanted to essentially say let's agree to continue meeting, let's open the phone lines. that has been the biggest challenge. they have gone into the deep freeze. and it is not abstract.

after the flight came too close, they said let's talk and chinese said no. the u.s. wants to prevent that from happening again. >> and again just recently on the taiwan straits. so i think the bar was very low here. we were hoping for a meeting between president xi and blinba bli blinken. we got that. but you can't understatement the significance of the spy balloon and how it affected the relations between the two countries. a meeting was supposed to happen in february and now it didn't take place. president biden is hoping to meet with xi later in the fall. but we have seen some promising signs in terms of high level officials starting to meet. the cia director bill burns we learned flew to china as well and jake sullivan met with his counterparts.

so things are progressing and no one wants to see things escalating. >> and the chinese foreign minister has agreed to come to washington. we of course said that there was this meeting between secretary blinken and president xi. do you think those two meetings make a summit more likely than it would have been before it happened this weekend? >> not a guarantee. more likely. just the idea that these lines are open again, blinken going to china in a way that he wanted to months ago before the chinese balloon got in the way of that. the chinese in effect returning the favor there. having those lines of communication open are important to all sides. you hear from u.s. officials, you hear from chinese officials and i heard it from taiwanese officials as well. because without the lines of communication, the concern is that those events like a chinese navy ship pulling in front of a u.s. destroyer or a chinese jet pulling in front of the nose of a zus surveillance jet, if you have an accident in those circumstances, a wing clips

another wing, a ship clips the bow of another ship, it doesn't escalate. there is enormous concern about that. and those are real risks in this context. and so to have the lines open matters. particularly military to military hotlines as it were opened again. while they do exist, as i've been told in taiwan and u.s. officials, chinese officials don't always pick up the phone. >> and it was interesting we heard secretary blinken note that there was some conversation about ukraine, about russia's invasion of ukraine. and he said that china -- they would welcome china playing a constructive role to come about a just peace in ukraine. interesting phrasing based on the relationship between xi and putin. what are the real chances of that role being constructive? >> that role thus far, here is

what we've learned from the chinese, they have tried to present a diplomatic face about introducing a 12 step solution, peace plan between the ukrainians and russians. nobody really takes that peace plan seriously. it was the united states intelligence, and a confrontation between blinken and his counter part in germany earlier this year where he said to him that we have information suggesting that are you thinking about providing russia with lethal aid andtelling you don't do that. we don't know whether china made a definitive decision on whether they will cross that line. there are economic ties. they have called themselves the best of friends in the past. whether president xi continues to move forward and decide at some point to provide military aid, lethal military aid to russia, will really be a huge marker in relations between not only russia and china but china and the u.s. >> at the very start of this administration, they determined that china was the biggest guy

o geopolitical test and that matched the rhetoric from the campaign. the relationship is not better. campaign. the relationship is not better. it is arguably worse. what is the relationship in this period? >> just consider one fact. in the final years of the cold war, the u.s. and soviet union had about $2 billion of trade per year. the u.s. and china have about 2 build of trade per day. and at the same time, we find ourselves clashing over these security issues. these are things that have to be done simultaneously. you have to manage assets abroad and also manage the security disaster. joe biden has to demonstrate success. >> all right. thank you all.

stick around, much more to talk about throughout the morning. meantime as americans celebrated juneteenth and father's day, this proved to be yet again a holiday marked by gun violence. multiple shootings up ending gatherings large and small. take a look to life of a state trooper. and adrienne broaddus is joining us with more on these events. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: this is the parking lot where the shooting happened and police still on scene as the gr search for the group or person responsible is still on. >> never been in anything like this honestly. >> reporter: at least one person was killed, 22 others injured at a shooting saturday night during the juneteenth celebration in willowbrook, illinois. that is about 21upage county sh

deputies were on site to monitor the event. but around 12:25 a.m. they were called to respond to another incident but immediately returned when they heard gunfire erupt. >> we were all just out and next thing you know, shots were going off and everybody ran. yeah, it was chaos. >> investigators say the shooting took place in a parking lot and an unknown number of suspects fired multiple rounds into the ground. no arrests have been made. >> the motive is unclear. >> reporter: in st. louis, a 17-year-old male is dead and nine others injured after a shooting at a party in an office building. st. louis metropolitan police say the victims range in age from 15 to 19. >> additionally, a 17-year-old female was possibly trampled coming down the stairs running from the scene and has serious injuries to her spine. >> reporter: investigators say they found multiple weapons at

the scene including an ar-15-style rifle. officers say a 17-year-old suspect is in custody. two people are dead, several others hurt after a shooting at the camp grounds near the gorge amphitheater 160 miles east of seattle. >> it is really sad that that happened. people just trying to come out to have fun. >> reporter: officers responded around 8:23 p.m. saturday during the first night 6 an electronic dance music festival. and the county sheriff says that the shooter shot four people in the camp ground. and then continued firing into the crowd. our affiliate says when officers caught up to the suspect, they fired their weapons injuring the alleged shooter who survived. >> we don't know what the motives or intentions were of the shooter. >> reporter: and this weekend, where folks celebrated juneteenth and father's day, now

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blistering assessment of his former boss. barr called trump's actions reckless and deceitful. and he also made it clear that he thinks that trump is not a victim in this case and that the defense has offered up so far whacky. while current and former prp officials are weighing in, president biden is not. during his first re-election campaign rally this weekend, the president maintained his position of not commenting on these charges against his potential 2024 opponent. back with us to discuss is our cnn contributor and also l.a. columnist and host of the podcast life out loud. evan, as the biden diein inbiogo you think this is sustainable to say nothing about this specifically if charges came on january 6? >> it is not by accident that he is saying nothing. the strategy is to reinforce the sense that the department of

justice operates independently, the president is not putting a thumb on the scale. but there does come a point where the people want to hear about the crisis facing the united states. and so you may hear him eventually start to make general comments about the importance of the rule of law and nobody being above the law. but i wouldn't expect pointed comments. >> and we were talking about the lack of pointed comments from other either former democratic officials or high ranking democrats. hear a bit but not as much as you are hearing in terms of a defense from the republican side for the former president. is that mistake in terms of missing an opportunity for a conversation about concerns raised when it comes to national security in that indictment? >> i think it depends upon the motivations for the violence. if you are being violent because you are trying to appease republicans who may think that this is politically motivated, that is a futile effort. but if you are being silent because that is what is proper during the proceedings, that is

not in vain. but the question is why are some of the elected officials being silent. because if there is a failed attempt to woo those on the denies fence, we've seen that facts alone don't change a person's mind. so why are you being silent. >> and let's put independents aside and talk about the base. it seem like the candidates would have to pick a lane. right now some are saying that, yes, what is written here in this indictment is reckless, i cannot defend it, but on the other side, this is a weaponized justice department. how can you say both of them, that this is serious but also this is a political prosecution? >> you know, the dirty secret is that these two ideas can run concurrently for much longer than this. this is juneteenth. let's be real. as a black person you are well aware of how certain

intelligence was weaponized against civil rights leaders. so this is not in a being have a i'm. there is documented proof of that. i think the important thing do is acknowledge the history and to talk about how this is different and how this is not like this. use the evidence. don't run from it. we all are aware of it. there are tapes. what are we doing here pretending as if, no that is impossible. acknowledge where we've gone wrong and talk about why these cases are not like the others. >> that is a hard case for biden to do and land the plane correctly. biden at the moment is trying to say i'm out here giving you a choice. there is one of us here who is the president of the united states who is going to talk about rebuilding bridges, unglamorous stuff, talking about junk fees on hotels and flights, but he is also talking about

reducing prescription drug prices and he's saying that i'm not trying to take up as much of your head space as this other guy. and that is the choice that he is trying to lay out for the american people. in a sense it is conspicuous in its silence. but i think at the moment he is inclined to say let's let's the events speak for themselves, let's let donald trump be in his own worsen any politically while i go about doing it as he would put it the people's business. >>nd the pre the president his y in philadelphia. and a senior adviser says they don't need to be campaigning because they don't have an opponent. certainly not a primary opponent. but in the questions of his age. if he goes light, does that support, does that justify some of those concerns if he is not aggressively out there campaigning even now in june? >> it is a balancing act because on the one hand, you want to get

him out there, show that he is vigorous, show that he can to the job, but you don't want to create the opportunities for there to be a piece of footage that shows him tripping on a stages as we saw not too long ago. being in the presidency, you have control over your schedule. so they will be judicious, they will wait as long as they can before they put him out on the road in that gruelinggrueling. but you can't be running from delaware as he was in 2020. he will have to be out there. >> and i think it is important that the governors who are democrats continue to act as if they are his surrogates. and they aren't depending on him on show up to talk about the referendum bill. we do see governor newsom doing that, i believe governor whitmer out of michigan has been doing a lot more talking about the policies of the mmic party. i think leaning on your governors will help alleviate

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we both agreed on the need to stabilize our relationship. during these meetings, we had a robust conversation about regional and global challenges. that includes russia's war of aggression against ukraine. i reiterated that we would welcome china playing a krubts difference role along with other nations to work toward a just peace based on the principles of the united nations charter. >> that was secretary of state antony blinken speaking moments ago after his meeting with xi jinping. the advice he it is an attempt to cool tensions between the two global super powers after heightened friction including military encounters in the south china sea. and joining us now, mark esper.

he currently serves on the board of the weapons technology company at risk. thank you mr. secretary for being with us. first big question here, is this a successful trip if the goal is to open lines of communication and to set a floor, has this administration done it? >> if that is the aim, yes, i think it was successful. i'm a little concerned about the events leading up to it. we seemed a little too anxious to have this meeting happen which plays in to the chinese narrative. and i'll want to make sure that we don't take our foot off the gas when it comes to important policy issues that need to be pursued as we compete against china and in some places confront them. >> so in terms of the important policy issues being raised, we heard about a number being raised from secretary blinken. is there something that you think was missed? >> well, i don't think opening

more commercial flights are anything that important. the things such as taiwan, the war in ukraine, china stealing our intellectual property, those are fundamental differences between our countries. china thinks that we are the aggressor and those are the big questions, the litmus test going forward. >> on ukraine, secretary blinken says he has received an assurance from the chinese as it relates to lethal aid. let's listen. >> we and other countries have received assurances from china that it is not and will not provide lethal assistance to russia in ukraine. we appreciate that. and we have not seen any evidence that contradicts that. what we do have ongoing concerns about are chinese firms, companies that may be providing technology that russia can use

to advance its beiaggression in ukraine and we've asked the chinese government to be veryvilvery vigilant about that. >> your reaction. >> and i was going to make the statement that blinken just made, that the statement continue to provide technologies leak semiconductors and drones and things that can be used and are being used by the russians on the battlefield. i think that we need to curtail that as well. but i'm quite skeptical about chinese promises. we've seen them in the past, most famously when they said that they wouldn't militarize islands and less than a year later went on to do that. this gets them on the record, but we need to be careful with regard to chinese commitments. >> and a lot of this, and we were talking earlier about that lot of this for the chinese as you know is economic at the end of the day. it is more about checking perhaps some of the boxes which will then perhaps open the

country more to more high level meeting with economic leaders and getting more companies in. what does this meeting for the u.s. from that angle? >> i think part is for both sides to polish their diplomatic credentials when it comes to the relationship. for china, they have scared off folks particularly europeans. but also their growth is not what they expected. they had a quick surge after they opened up the country after covid and now they have dropped as well. unemployment rate of chinese youth is i think above 20%. so they have a good number of economic problems that they are facing so they can't afford an economic tensions and standoffs with the united states or the world for that matter. which is one reason why of course i suspect that they will be reluctant to cross the line when it comes to providing lethal aid to the russians because that would of course --

could result in financial and economic sanctions against beijing. >> let's talk about the former president's handling of classified documents after his indictment on 37 charges related. you have said that likely that handling puts some lives in danger potentially. we've heard the same thing from john bolton. we now have a new op-ed from bill barr, truth about the trump indictment, this time the president is not the victim of a witch hunt, the situation is entirely of his own making. however after the indictment, his poll numbers have gone up, he's raise d millions. why isn't that message getting through? >> well, the fact is that i think bill barr has said it fairly eloquently, there have been inquiries in the past that appear politically tinged. we know what those are. but this is one in my view and

his as well that clearly is not and he has a very strong base, that 30% to 35% that will rally around him regardless of what happens. so i think that you see that happening right now. but look, we have a good field of candidates in the republican primary right now. we have a long race ahead of us. a debate in august. and the first votes in february. we'll see how it plays out. i mean, for trump, this is just one of a few other investigations that are under way. and we have a long road ahead of us. he has a long road ahead of him. >> and you mentioned this field of candidates you feel good about, should or would you like to hear more from some of those candidates about concerns if in fact this indictment, what is alleged, the way documents were mishandled, and the national security concerns that that raises, would you like to hear more from them on that? >> absolutely. i'd like to see more leadership out of the field to talk about the issues of national security, the handling of classified

documents. i know folks in trump's camp will point to hillary clinton and others, why they weren't prosecuted. and i think that they are right. but two wrongs don't make a right. we are a country of laws. we are a nation of laws. no be is above the law. and of course everybody is innocent until proven guilty. so i think that we need to get back to the basics here and talk to those issues and i'd like to see the candidates speak out more about those matters. >> and also important to not have apples to oranges comparison, just apples to apples when we're talking about investigations and specific documents. mark, good to have you with us. kansas officials are searching for potential suspects after at least 100 letters with a suspicious white powder were sent to republican legislators. new details just ahead. neururiva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger.

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this morning some republican legislators in kansas are on high alert after at least 100 letters containing a suspicious white powder were mailed to public officials. authorities are tested some and say that they have tested

negative for biohazardos. but the level of concern very high. i know you spoke with one of the laurps wh lawmakers who received one the letters. what did he say? >> reporter: yeah, i spoke to representative steven owens and he said that the experience was terrifying. he said the act was cal could you calculated and it targeted republicans.return address on the envelope appeared to be from one of his constituents on he opened the letter. so far all of the recipients are fellow republicans. he shared a photo of the letter with us and he pointed to two specific sentences there. that say, quote, to honor your recent accomplishments, it is important not to choke on your ambition. he says that the cryptic message could be a reference to the supermajority that the republicans have in the house and senate that was used to

override thine vetover ride nine vee douugh vetoes tha were very controversial. authorities are not saying this is the motive, but owens is not the only lawmaker who feels targeted. take a listen. >> kansas lencan lens rate tors republicans are being targeted. the message is somewhat unclear, but it was intended to be threatening. >> reporter: as for the investigation, kansas authorities are saying that they have tested some of the more than 100 letters that went out to kansas officials across the state and that the results are negative for common biological a agents. further testing will be conducted according to

authorities. it is important to note that investigators say that no one has been injured, there have been no arrests that have been made, but this investigation is ongoing. and of course very concerning. >> absolutely. rosa, appreciate the update. today is juneteenth and we're taking a look at a new initiative to help black and minority owned retail and restaurant businesses grow. chef marcus samuelsson will be with us live next. old school hard work meets bold, new thinking, ♪ to hp you see untapped possibilities

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today marks the third year juneteenth is recognized as a federal holiday. to help commemorate this day which marks the end of slavery, americans are encouraged to support minority-owned stores and restaurants. joining us now, marcus samuelson. good to see you, sir. >> good to see you z. >> as we talk about black

history, it's important to talk about black futures as well. during the pandemic, a lot of people started new businesses. black and minority-owned businesses have some really specific challenges that i don't think we talk about enough. >> as a black business owner and meeting a lot of my colleagues and friends, a lot of black professionals want to start a business, especially post a pandemic. but there are so many barriers. and what i love about the open door initiative, we look at some of those barriers, right? and to be able to have -- work with both the business and the landlord, to work on flexible rent and create a different structure, right, that there's never been more vacancies from the landlord side, and never been a bigger need for people to start their own businesses, but when you start a small business, you don't have millions of dollars in your bank account. especially in retail. it might be a pop-up store, right? how are you going to get into a space? now the landlord can really look at this and take a chance on something shorter lease, something that is much more

flexible. that's what we need. we need a flexible rent structure. and that's what this, with the open door initiative, that's really what this looks at. >> and so what are you targeting in terms of spaces and communities, in terms of these vacancies? it's not just about the vacancy, also about having the community there to support it, supporting business. >> right, restaurant, hospitality, is probably one of the biggest sectors. a lot of people had to shift their business during the pandemic, maybe start -- really reimagine it. that's obviously a given for us. and i have a lot of relationships in that space. but it goes beyond that. retail in general, in order for us to come back, right, neighborhoods to come back, retail is a major part of that. and when you start a smaller business, a great space can be empty and sometimes the landlord will make more money on keeping it empty, but that kills the community and that doesn't help the person that starts the business. with this tool, the landlord and the business owner looks at sales at, you know, in realtime, and that's really, really

important. and it helps everybody to be -- to share the risk, and you know, do a shorter lease. try it out. if it works, great. then you can renew it. otherwise, you can't just sign up and do a ten-year liz. new business doesn't have the money for that. >> let's talk more about property technology that you say can help these communities, and help the economy overall. explain that. >> tech will be -- prop tech will be the tool to really narrow the gap. look at it. we have 3% of just of businesses in america are black owned. that's a very low number. we need to fix that. and prop tech can be one of the solutions to do that. obviously, there's other barriers, too. getting access to traditional misunderstand like banks and such like that, and the generational wealth gap. tech is part of the solution to make it easier and make it quicker for small businesses to start. because these barriers are way too high. and what we all know it's like,

what businesses look like pre-pandemic is not the same thing as what small businesses is going to look like post-pandemic. i just came back from aspen food and wine, and the number one topic of conversation is how do we move forward in the hospitality business post-pandemic. and it's not just doing more takeout, you know? we need real solutions on the tech side and the landlord side and the institutional bank side. everybody has to come together, because the ideas are there and the people with innovations are there. we know this. >> so to the point that we started with about looking toward the future, what gets you most excited when you look to the future? >> young, incredible chefs coming up in our industry with great ideas, and all they want is an opportunity to execute on it. the most thriving business in hospitality right now is the pop-up industry. many of my friends are doing private dinners, private pop-ups. they're looking at, what's the

next step for us? we would like to get a traditional space, but they don't have the millions of dollars it would take. so where do we take that incredible initiative and entrepreneurship, how do we help them to get to the next step? and with my experience, and i've been very fortunate to really thrive here and it's really part of my job is to look back and say, how can we assist the next generation of talent, but also make landlords understand, hey, you've got to come with a new business proposition here. that old stuff, that super expensive stuff might not be relevant anymore. here's tools that we can together move forward and make it a better community. >> finding a platform to make those connections. >> yes. >> marcus samuelson, good to have you in. >> thank you. >> no jerk bowl today? >> i know, listen, that jerk salmon bowl at red rooster. >> victor thought you were bringing breakfast. >> speaking of juneteenth, tonight, a cnn concert event with some of the biggest names

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