ambassador to the u.s., karen pierce. also cornish dignitaries there. few of the beef eaters, the members of the royal guard stationed there outside air force one, greeting the president, quite a big show there. we were at the airport earlier today when we landed on the white house press charter. we saw boris johnson, the prime minister, of course. his plane was there on the tarmac. this is where all the world leaders are flying into for this g7 summit. president biden was a little delayed because the weather here is a bit as it often is and can be in england where it's a little rainy and foggy. there he is being greeted by several of them in addition to the first lady. after this, wolf, after they are done being greeted by several of these dignitaries and these officials, you can see karen pierce there in the background, they will go to the hotel. that's where they'll spend the night. tomorrow is going to be the first day of these big one-on-one meetings that the president is going to start having with these world leaders. he is starting at the beginni

karen pierce was in the room yesterday for mr. biden's meeting with the british prime minister. the british ambassador to the u.s. we hear president biden and prime minister johnson say america is back. was america gone? >> ( laughs ) i don't think so, but i think it's fair to say that there were some people around the world who did wonder if that implicit, generous undertaking from america to keep the world safe, was that really there anymore? >> reporter: these face-to-face meetings, white house aides say, are a welcome change for a president who likes to think of his role as diplomat in chief, but who, until now, has mostly had to settle with the phone and zoom. norah. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes, thank you. and this programming note: we'll broadcast the "cbs evening news" from geneva for the u.s.-russia summit. our coverage will begin next week. and we are learning more tonight about just how far the trump administration might have gone to hunt down the source of leaks-- seizing phone records from congressional democrats. and now the justice department's inspector general wil

karen pierce, she said there was a range of different issues that were being discussed. of course, this is the 1st face to face meeting of these leaders in nearly 2 years. they've got a lot of business, all sorts of problems around the world, ranging from relations troubled relations with china and also with russia. but of course, covered 1900 top of the agenda, the g 7 recognize that we need to get on with vaccinating the world. we need to do that by 2022. this will be a back seen summit and we hope to see a lot of very concrete pledges that will enable us to provide those 1000000000 basis to start with more manufacturing to come that have been foreign policy meetings. and the foreign secretary will chair another foreign policy meeting of his opposite numbers later on this year. so rather than trying to run dominant themes, but one other thing from the summit is open societies, open markets. what can the democracies do to push back on? and you don't get more autocratic than russia, so they will be worried about what we see from president putin and russia. was very worri

karen pierce has been here about all the things are going on at the g 7, and this is the 1st in person meeting. since the g 7 and merits in france almost 2 years ago, she said that a lot can get done when you now have these leaders meeting face to face. she explained that was a range of topics to discuss. clearly, number one was covered 19. but g 7 recognize that we need to get on with the vaccinating the world. we need to do that by 2022. this will be a vaccine summit and we hope to see a lot of very concrete pledges that will enable us to provide these 1000000000 basis to start with more manufacturing to come. that have been foreign policy meetings. and the foreign secretary will chair another foreign policy meeting of his opposite numbers later on this year. say russia and trying to run the dominant themes. but one other thing from the summit is open societies, open markets. what can the democracies do to push back on the top? and you didn't get more autocratic than russia, so they will be worried about what we see from president putin in russia. was very worried about the diversion

joining us now, british ambassador to the united states karen pierce.ing us. i do think the president's words are truly important and there are a lot of challenges not just in the u.s. but around the world. i guess first of all, how big a difference is it that it is joe biden joining the world stage on this trip rather than the former guy, and what are the challenges ahead that he's talking about, do you think? >> i think we're very delighted to welcome president biden and the first lady to the uk as the first stop on their european trip. there's a lot of interest in a new administration, and that's very helpful for some of these big themes. we shared the president's emphasis on open societies, open markets, liberal democratic values. i think we are in a struggle with authoritarianism and the g7 brings together the world's major democracies and industrially advanced countries. we have an opportunity to set the agenda on the new threats confronting the world, whether they're from technology, whether they're from climate, whether they're from disease. and

karen pierce was in the room for mr. biden's meeting with the british prime minister. she's british ambassador to u.s. >> we hear president biden and prime minister johnson say america is back. was america gone? >> i don't think so but i think it's fair to say there were some people around the world who did wonder if that implicit generous under taking from america to keep the world safe, was that really there anymore? >> reporter: white house aides say face to face meetings are a welcome change for a president who likes to think of his role as diplomat in chief but who until now has mostly had to settle for the phone and zoom. >>> 6:09. it was an unforgettable night of celebration. ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, the response on the crowds who turned up. >>> heart breaking plea from one fort bragg couple as epidemic of smash and grab sweeps san francisco. >>> here is a live look outside before we head to break. >>> welcome back. this is a live look at the bay bridge looking towards the city of oakland. the time is 6:12. >>> oracle park set for another p

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te karen pierce is the british ambassador to the u.s. we hear president biden and prime minister johnson say america is back. was america gone? >> i don't think so, but i think it fair to say that there were some people around the world who did wonder if that implicit, generous undertaking from america to keep the world safe and prosperous since 1945 was that really there anymore, or was it fading. and i think what president biden's been able to do is say it isn't fading, america is back. there are things we want to see as america. we are determined to value alliances and what we can achieve together. and people needed to hear that. >> reporter: tomorrow president biden heads to brussels where he will attend a nato summit and recommit to the common defense. a welcome show of support for an alliance that former president trump openly disdained. jeff? >> okay. thank you. >>> while the president deals with foreign affairs at the g7 summit, the push for his domestic agenda continus at home including a search for a compromise infrastructure n