sandra and carl delaying magnuson. rose herschel and andy shreve's.obert and susan rosenbaum, public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> good evening and welcome to washingtonweek. a high stakes dance on the world stage is underway as president biden meets with saudi arabia's controversial crown prince. a powerbroker in the middle east, and the man u.s. intelligence agencies determined approved the brutal murder of jamaal khashoggi. >> respect to the murder of jamaal khashoggi, raising at the top of the meeting. >> he basically said he was not personally responsible for it. i indicated he was. >> the president's domestic agenda and hopes of climate change activists have crashed into a joe mansion wall. it comes as inflation numbers showed a historic spike, the highest since 1981. joining me tonight is my colleague, he's in saudi arabia. joining me at the table in studio, hans nichol. political reporter for axios. and the wall street reporter for the white. let me start with you with a set 3:00 a.

sandra and carl delay magnuson. robert and susan rosenbaum. the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. goes on behind the scenes of your favorite tv shows? samuel l. jackson: i loved being able to lose myself in this person. elizabeth: variety studio invites you to listen in as today's most accomplished actors discuss their craft. sebastian stan: i think fear is good. jennifer aniston: yeah, it's a great sign. elizabeth: with viola davis and samuel l. jackson; jennifer aniston and sebastian stan; and jared leto and amanda seyfried. ♪♪♪ elizabeth: welcome to variety studio, "actors on actors." i'm elizabeth wagmeister. clayton davis: and i'm clayton davis. and we're back in studio from los angeles and new york, bringing you exclusive access to some of the most talked about television performances from the last year. clayton: two of hollywood's most decorated actors and box office draws, viola davis and samuel l. jackson, sit down to discuss their prolific careers.

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