"new york times" correspondent ben hubbard is in riyadh, covering the visit and joins me now via skype. ben, this trip has been billed as an opportunity to reset the american-saudi relationship. what needs resetting? >> well, i think from the sowldy perspective there's a lot of things that need resetting. the saudis, which have been american allies in the middle east for many, many decades, felt-- we can say they felt very deceived under president obama. there was anger over the way obama seemed to give up on hosting mubarak and other allies. they were angry at his tezitancy to get more involved in the war on syria. and the iran deal was a huge blow to them. they very much felt this president, who was supposed to be one of our great allies went behind our back and made this deal with one of our enemies. after trump was elected, there is very much a sense here that this is a guy who understands us. this is a guy we can do business with. this is somebody who has, you know, said all the right things when it comes to things we care about, which is fighting terrorist organizations and speci

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ben hubbard wanted the cotton. oscar hubbard married it for him. he used to be nice to me. me. he hasn't smiled at me since. everybody knew that's what he married me for. everybody but me. stupid, stupid me. charlie: nixon also stars in terrence davies' new film, "a quiet passion." as emily dickinson, the renowned 19th-century poet. i'm pleased to have her back at the table. you said it was a two-person play. cynthia: it was a two-person play. there was a big 19th and early 20th century tradition of two actors doing othello and iago. and alternating. not so much anymore. charlie: so laura linney thought -- came up with the idea and you say, what do you think of this? and you did it right away because of the challenge? ,cynthia: i loved of the play. i always loved the idea of playing regina. but laura herself felt birdie is a tremendous treasure of a role, albeit a smaller role. i worked with laura on television, but never on stage. a chance to work with her on this play and with dan sullivan, in this tremendous experiment -- the director. this is a tremendous experiment wom

ben hubbard wanted the cotton and oscar hubbard married it for him. he used to be nice to me then.for. everybody but me. stupid! stupid me! >> rose: nixon also stars in terrance david's new film "a quiet passion" as emily dickinson, the renowned 19t 19th century poet. pleased to have cynthia nixon back at this table. welcome. >> thank you i. >> rose: i only saw this once before in true west when actors alternate roles. but that was a two-person play. >> eyes, and there was a big 19th and early 20th century of two actors doing a fellow and alternating. not so much anymore. >> rose: laura lenny comes up with the idea. >> yes. >> rose: and say what do you think of this. >> yeah. >> rose: and you bought it right away. >> right away is that why? because of the challenge? >> well, i love the play. i've always loved the idea of playing regina, but as laura, i think herself felt, birdie was a treasure of a role albeit a smaller role. i've worked with laura on television but never on stage, so the chance to work with her on this play with dan sullivan and in this tremendous theatrical exper