our cecilia vega leading off the questions. the president in his answer calling putin bright, tough and a worthy adversary. but what the president then said about expectations, will he draw red lines with putin? our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega leading us off with the president in brussels. >> reporter: today in brussels, president biden standing firm with the leaders of nato, an alliance his predecessor once called obsolete. reaffirming america's commitment to the principle that an attack on one nato country is an attack on them all. >> article five, we take as a sacred obligation. i just want all of europe to know that the united states is there. the united states is there. >> reporter: today, for the first time, the allied nations named china as a new security threat, calling out its, quote, assertive behavior. the other looming threat, russia. president biden preparing to meet vladimir putin wednesday in geneva. insisting that meeting is worthwhile, despite russia's hostile actions. >> every world leader her

cecilia?n karl, thank you so much. >>> we are following a lot of other headlines this morning including the latest on the breaking news out of miami after that deadly building collapse overnight. we're on the scene. >>> also ahead that explosive moment in court from britney spears. she is asking to end that conservatorship and we're learning just how much her life has been restricted in the past 13 years. >>> but first, let's head to ginger. >> reporter: 4,000 people are waking up somewhere other than their home because they've been evacuated because of this wildfire. just one of the wildfires that's burning out in the west and there are so many. this is the backbone fire. it is greater than 38,000 acres now, only 1% contained. let's get the stormy cities sponsored by allstate. >>> good morning. welcome to thursday. sunshine late this afternoon and comfortable highs. the same pattern we have been locked in this week. summer clouds and heat and it could be lake and mendocino county hot. warmer

cecilia vega reporting from england. >>> back here at home tonight, the chilling grocery store shooting. a toddler among the victims. what authorities are now saying tonight. >>> the coronavirus and this evening, the cdc now investigating a potential link between vaccines and heart inflammation in younger americans. what they're siege and what you need to watch out for. >>> the crippling cyber attacks in the u.s. affecting gas prices and the meat supply. tonight, the fbi director grilled on security, after both u.s. companies paid ransom. that meat producer, jbs, we have now learned, paid $11 million in ransom. u.s. authorities tonight pleading with companies not to pay. pierre thomas is here tonight. >>> prices at the grocery store, beef, cereal, baked goods, also clothing, gas, even used cars. what those prices reveal about this economy and where is this headed? rebecca jarvis tonight. >>> there is breaking news coming in now. a group of senators, republicans and democrats, issuing a statement, saying they have reached and agreement on inf infrastructure. so, what does this mean going

cecilia? >>> we turn to the 100th anniversary of one of the worst race massacres in our country's history as many as 300 black people killed by a white mob in tulsa. an entire community there destroyed. today president biden heads to oklahoma, the first sitting president to do so. abc's marcus moore is there with the latest on this story. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning to you. at about this time 100 years ago this massacre would have been under way for hours. people running for their lives in the middle of the night into an uncertain future and for many families, the impacts went on for generations. a candlelight vigil to mark the exact moment one of the darkest days in our country's history began. liveliods nerational e erasing wealth for so many families. >> it's finally being acknowledged what our ancestors went through. >> reporter: a century later there is still an open wound in tulsa after that ruthless attack on the city's greenwood district also known as black

we have chief white house correspondent cecilia vega just outside the villa this morning. cecelia, you had a chance to see where they'll be meeting. >> reporter: david, it is a few feet away from me. good morning to you. it is a fascinating scene that is playing out here on this villa. the meeting site, security, as you mentioned, extremely high. we, the media, the american press corps, has been swept a few times by security. it's the neutral swiss hosting the delegation. the american media being kept separate from the russian media. we were able to see the site. we had a little interaction with the russian media. they took their cameras out and they were filming us here. we're a few minutes away from the meeting, david. the white house told us there were no preconditions set. let me tell you about what we can expect. we're looking at four to five hours of meetings. they'll be broken into two sessions as far as we know. one smaller group, one larger group. the first session will be president biden, vladimir putin, secretary of state antony blinken and his russian counter p

cecilia vega traveling with the president in england. >>> the coronavirus in the u.s. will we meet that fourth of july goal? a reality check right here tonight. and dr. jha with us on the concerning delta variant first seen in india. now the dominant strain in the uk. it's being seen here in the u.s. already. what americans need to know. and the doctor on the big difference, how effective the vaccines are against this variant after one dose versus both doses of the vaccine. >>> the dangerous storms moving across the northeast and the record heat wave in the midwest. it will feel like 100 degrees in minneapolis. when does this end? rob marciano with us live to time this out. >>> there is also news tonight about the crippling drought across multiple states. the alarming images tonight of lake mead at the hoover dam. part of the colorado river system. the water supply for 40 million americans. matt gutman at the hoover dam tonight. >>> the new report from the inspector general at the interior department that finds lafayette park was not cleared out for that photo op with

cecilia. thanks very much. >>> we turn to those new details on that fire station shooting in los angeles county. police say that an off-duty firefighter killed a colleague, that victim was a husband and father with the department for more than 20 years and kaylee hartung is live in california with the latest on this. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: cecilia, firefighters are accustomed to doing dangerous work to protect and serve others, but as the fire chief here said, he never thought his men would face danger at their own station. this morning, a fire station, the latest scene of another workplace shooting. >> we have an active shooter. >> reporter: a firefighter killing one of his co-workers at their station at l.a. county. the victim, a 44-year-old firefighter specialist was with the department for more than 20 years. he was a husband and a father. ♪ amazing grace ♪ >> reporter: hundreds gathering overnight, friends, family and fellow firefighters all paying tribute at a vigil for their

it makes me very happy if it the vigil. cecilia has chest pains, but nothing serious. she'll be fine. no, but she's awake alert and she's strong. that will help her and support her you see okay. can she continue or does she need to come down there which is conscious that she has to go back down the stairs. anyone else has to come down? view negative. in fact, either the lien is doing very well and lisa to really the end of the film crew sign . then begin your defense was affirmative. cecilia is still coming to terms for the will start the descent and to minutes the test. the chance you need to find the courage to go down the we're going to try you lydia and fedora. i love you, said the wife. maybe my heart knew i couldn't climb so high. i don't know. that's the mountain. sometimes they welcome you. sometimes they reject you, looking for this mountain, didn't allow me to climb at. so i had to go back down. i want to return to where do so, but 1st i'm looking forward to some other mountain and i'll still have my pictures of this wonderful. and it will always be here. so

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please welcome cecilia rouse, chair of the white house council of economic advisers, the first black official to lead the council. thank you very much forr coming to "washington post live." >> you're welcome. thank you. it's a pleasure to be a. >> it's a battle of the book cases here. just thought that out there. in the opening slide as we showed a statistic from the center for american progress, and that is the median wealth of white households in 2019 was $189,100. for black americans, black householdss just $24,100. how did covid-19 now don't know why didn't this guy of aluminate this gap for all to see? -- aluminate. >> as the premise of your question makes in is these gaps existed before the pandemic. but what what we know is ts pandemic, it is this a partial affected communities of color. k americans and hispanics was like 19%, 17%. significantly higher than for white americans. at the same time, african-americans were on the front line of the pandemic, disproportionately. meanwhile, because we had to power down our economy, it meant that those who were docketing a regular payc

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hey, rebecca. >> reporter: hi, cecilia.for you, the consumer, and we've got all the details right here. this morning, major retailers gearing up to face off for the biggest sale of the summer. amazon prime day. target deal dates and walmart's deals for days all fighting for your hard-earned money between june 20th and june 23rd. >> this is unprecedented being in june. we've nevesehis fo >> reporter: amazon promising more than 2 million deals, but target taking the retail giant head on emphasizing you don't need to pay to be a member to access their deals. teasing for the first time ever food and drink promotions. rival walmart is pushing electronics promising 50% off this ihome mopping robot. all three will have deep discounts on everything from home goods to fashion to gadgets. and if you've been holding out for an amazon device like the echo alexa or kindle this sale is the time to strike. >> it's something i would like at if you do have an item like that on your list. otherwise, if you're looking for something more gener

it makes me very happy if it the the jewel cecilia has chest pains, but nothing serious. she'll be fine. no, but she's awake, alert and she's strong enough. what will help her and support her, but you see okay, can she continue or does she need to come down if she's conscious but she has to go back down the stairs. anyone else has to come down? you can make it easy that elaine is doing very well and delete it to the end of the film crew sign . then begin your firm. cecilia is still coming to terms for this will start to descent in 2 minutes. ah, the chance you need to find the courage to go down the we're going to try to you lydia and fedora. i love you to the gate and why? maybe my heart knew i couldn't climb so high. i don't know. that's the mountain. sometimes they welcome you. sometimes they will get you looking for the mountains. didn't allow me to climate. so i had to go back down. i want to return to where do so, but 1st i'm looking forward to some other mountain and i'll still have my pictures of this wonderful. and it will always be here, but yeah, so god willing

let's speak to cecilia barbara. _ human remains. let's speak to cecilia barbara.es of the missing have lost hope. many of them keep praying and asking for a miracle. however the rescuers have been trying to prepare him of the likelihood family members may not be found. the problem is the chances of finding survivors among the rubble are diminishing because todayis the rubble are diminishing because today is the fifth day of the rescue operation and no survivors have been pulled from the rubble of the building since early thursday, so thatis building since early thursday, so that is not promising. there are many families that are growing more and more anxious, some of them decided to visit the site of the collapse on sunday. and some of them have claimed it hasn't been done enough while officials say they are doing as much as they can. tell! enough while officials say they are doing as much as they can.- doing as much as they can. tell us what we have _ doing as much as they can. tell us what we have learnt _ doing as much as they can. tell us what we have learnt a

please welcome cecilia rouse.he is the chair of the white house council of economic advisors, the first black official to lead the council. dr. rouse, chair rouse, thank you very much for coming to "washington post live." dr. rouse: you're welcome. thank you. it's a pleasure to be here. mr. capehart: and it's the battle of the bookcases here. i'll just throw that out there. [laughter] so, in the opening slide, as we showed a statistic from the center for american progress, and that is the median wealth of white households in 2019 was $189,100, for black americans, black households just $24,100. how did covid-19 not only widen this gap but sort of illuminate this gap for all to see? dr. rouse: well, as the premise of your question bakes in is these gaps existed before the pandemic, but what we know in this pandemic, it has disproportionately affected communities of color. if we go back over a year ago, you know, the unemployment rate of african americans and for hispanics is like 19%, 17%, much -- significantly hig

cecilia vega, i know you're watching this with me. no one has witnessed the change in stance and in temperature leading up to the summit, no one has witnessed this more than you. the president telling you putin is a worthy adversary. >> reporter: he also called him bright and tough. as you mentioned, you said he looked back in his eyes in 2001 and told him he has no soul. i'm so struck by what -- we're listening to the president here, david. >> still the u.s. and russian leaders -- i hope our meeting will be productive. >> thank you. as i said outside, it's always better to meet face-to-face. [ inaudible ] parm lynn. >> people at home are probably having difficulty hearing. i heard vladimir putin say i hope our meeting will be a productive one. president biden saying thank you. he said i repeat what i said outside, which is he hopes for progress here too. something productive to come out of this meeting. we should mention to president biden's right that was secretary of state antony blinken who you spoke with days ago. he said he's ke

darren, 6 people in to cecilia flatmates are all filipino. they only come home at night. the official rent for the apartment is about $1200.00 a month, but the sick tenants pay more than $2200.00, almost doubled. the difference is kept by the landlady. we have to bear read a chatter. so it is not like it is my own room that i can have my own privacy. he does not like that. if you want to be alone, you can go to the park, you can take a walk, just like that. so how does everyone i'm calling on t? their ok to see you is 48 years old and has 2 children who is studying back in the philippines. she came to switzerland to make money to send home for their education. i haven't seen my family for 4 years already and it is really difficult for a mom to be away from them. it is it is height breaking, i say because i was not able to witness their lives. they go to school. i wasn't able to i wasn't there to prepare the food to greet them when they come home to send him to school and you know, as a mom, i miss oldest opportunities, but then it is really tough but you know, he need for

abc's chief white house correspondent cecilia vega begins our coverage. >> reporter: good evening to. before both men started this meeting they both said they agreed that u.s./russia relations were at an all-time low. by the time the day ended they had shaken hands, they called this summit productive, they said there was no hostility here in geneva. president biden said he didn'ted putin over election interference, over human rights, over alexei navalny and his fate. on cyber attacks the president said he did not issue threats but he warned putin the united states has significant cyber capabilities of its own, including giving russia a list of 16 important facilitiesnefac areas of critical infrastructure that should be off limits from attack, from energy sector to the water supply. >> thank you, cecilia. after meeting for several hours, joe biden and vladimir putin both calling the summit productive. >> president putin and i had -- share a unique responsibility, to manage the relationship between two powerful and proud countries. a relationship that has to be stable and predictable.

good morning, cecilia. >> hi, george, good morning to you. the white house doesn't have specifics on this meeting, but the kremlin says the meeting could last four to five hours. president biden has met putin before. he told you famously he believes he's a killer and he's ready for this meeting and knows exactly what he's walking into. this morning, president biden's final day in belgium before the high-stakes showdown with vladimir putin. the president telling me he's ready. >> you've met vladimir putin before, and what's your mindset walking into a meeting with a former kgb agent who you said has no soul. >> i have met with him. he's bright. he's tough, and i have found that he is, as they say when we used to play ball, a worthy adversary. >> reporter: sources say the president has been deep in preps briefed at least once a day. he's assembled a team of experts on russia including one from a trump administration, when she faked a medical emergency to stop that now-infamous press conference where trump sided with putin over his intelligence

we just heard from the public sector with cecilia rouse. me now with perspective with the private sector john w. rodgers jr., from aerial investments. great to see you and welcome back to washington post live. >> great to be back. >> so, as we just saw in the clip, in the introabout the impact of the 1921 tulsa race massacre, we saw the impact on your family. tell us more about your family's connection to tulsa and what went through your mind as we marked the centennial. >> well, i did have the opportunity two weeks ago with long with my daughter victoria to go to tulsa and to be a part of all of the acknowledgment of what happened during the tulsa race massacre. our family connections was direct. my great grandfather was j.b. stratford. he owned the stratford hotel that was the largest black hotel in the nation. it was extraordinarily successful, it had a caberet and bars an pool hall. it was a real celebration there in tulsa where his hotel was center to everything. at the same time, my great grand father was a very outspoken civic leader

so, yes, it was a very big marker and ceilings of monterrey still will identify cecilia in.i went to an event in the early 2000s at the italian -- you have the federation. and the whole conversation was whether they should call their group italian or sicilian. and the conversation lasted over an hour. so it's still a matter of pride and support. in italy, region is everything. >> so, here's a question. what is your view of cannery row today? i mean, it seems like you called it a tourist mecca and do you feel like it's a positive retaliation of what happened in the past? would you feel like it's too commercialized is essentially what's being asked here? >> everybody would say it's too commercialized. i don't feel that way. i think when you walk down foam street or you walk down cannery road, yes, it's commercialized. but there's also all these little remnants of cannery row. i don't think it's such up terrible thing and steinbeck actually wrote about this. he said, you know, let's not criticize this resurgence because there's always a resurgence. cannery row, we shouldn't be

good morning, whit. >> reporter: cecilia, good morning.ice are identifying this suspect accused of opening fire on a mother and her two children. an apparent road rage incident and it was all caught on camera. take a look at the surveillance video here. police say 42-year-old kenneth davis jr. got out of his gray maserati and started shooting at after it apparently cut him off. a mother and her two children, ages 5 and 11, were inside. the mother was found suffering from a gunshot wound. the children were not hit by gunfire, but the 5-year-old did suffer from minor cuts because of the shattered glass. davis is now facing a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon and police say they're now identifying his name and releasing that photo hoping that someone comes forward with information that will lead to his arrest. cecelia? >> just so senseless. okay, whit, thank you. george? >> okay, cecilia, we're going to turn to that upcoming government report on ufos that finds no evidence that mysterious sightings are alien spacecraft but questions r

cecilia vega is in brussels with the latest.gation, and george, that is basically the opposite message that they have heard from the white house for the past four years. this morning, president biden in brussels where he will try to convince nato leaders that america wants to be a partner following four years of president trump bashing the alliance. >> nato is critically important for u.s. interest in and of itself. >> reporter: on the agenda, ensuring stability in afghanistan after u.s. and nato forces withdraw by september 11th. climate change and russia. president biden says he and vladimir putin do agree on one thing, relations between the two countries are at rock bottom. >> let me make it clear, i think he's right it's a low point. >> reporter: and now, new details about that high-stakes summit. it'll be split into two sessions and unlike that shocking moment following president trump's meeting where he held a joint press conference and told the world he trusted putin's election interference denials over his own intelligen

cecilia vega reporting from england. >>> back here at home tonight, the chilling grocery store shootinge victims. what authorities are now saying

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cecilia vega is in cornwall, england, with the latest.ing office but so much of what he is doing out here is trying to convince these allies that he is different than donald trump, his predecessor. he wants these allies to know america is back and ready to re-engage. this morning, president biden waking up in the united kingdom with a call for wealthy nations to do more in the fight against covid. >> we have to end covid-19 not just at home, which we're doing, but everywhere. >> reporter: the white house announcing its promise to donate 500 million pfizer vaccine doses to some of the world's poorest countries. they'll start shipping in august. on his first foreign trip since taking office the president delivering a blunt message to both allies and adversaries, one in particular. >> i'm heading to the g7, then to the nato ministerial and then to meet with mr. putin to let him know what i want him to know. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: in the wake of repeated cyberattacks, election interference and human rights violations president b

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cecilia vega of abc. reporter: thank you so much, sir. good evening. you mentioned your sit-down with vladimir putin and russian aggression that came up in your conversation today. i'd like to ask you two questions, if i may, on that front. is it your sense walking into this meeting that americans back home shouldn't expect much in terms of an outcome? could you provide some specifics on what a successful meeting would look like to you? are there going to be specific concessions? you want putin to make? and i will give you my follow-up right now. you met vladimir putin before. what have you learned about him that informs how you approach this sit-down with him? and what's your mind set walking into a meeting with a former kgb agent who you said has no soul? president biden: i will tell you all that when it's over. look, i've been doing this a long time. the last thing anyone would do is negotiate in front of the world press into how he's going to approach a critical meeting with another adversary and/or someone who could be an adversary. it's the last

going on in mister cassidy's life as you recall, i did his his in the santa cruz last week, this is cecilia nelms was married to cassidy for about 10 years, shia and went their separate ways and headed to force back in. i believe it was 2005 at the time. she said to that that you know, 10 to just go off on things, if you will. he had that type of a split personality. but in any case, think the sheriff is ready to take putting on a step out of the way and let you hear from the sheriff. >> so today will be releasing some body-worn camera video and sound. what will be showing today is the first contact team and a contact team is one of the first teams that goes into where there's an active shooter. and this team is made up of 2 sheriff's office personnel and 3 san jose police. officers and they were the ones that first encountered the suspect. i also even though won't be shown in this video. i want to the rescue task force that's part of our protocol. and basically they were rescue task forces that win and that provided medical aid to the victims there at the scene and then we're able to carry

cecilia vega traveling with the president in england. >>> the coronavirus in the u.s.t that fourth of july goal? a reality check right here tonight. and dr. jha with us on the concerning delta variant first seen in india. now the dominant strain in the uk. it's being seen here in the u.s. already. what americans need to know. and the doctor on the big difference, how effective the vaccines are against this

president, after once saying he stared into putin's eyes and told him, i don't think you have a soul, our ceciliaking the president about that today and about this high stakes meeting. will the president draw red lines with putin? and it all comes after a key summit with nato leaders on china and russia. and tonight, the fate of two americans imprisoned in russia, with putin signaling he would be willing to discuss a prisoner swap, matt gutman back here tonight with the family begging for help with their son to come home. >>> also tonight, the new concern as the u.s. is set to hit that awful mileste.

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president, after once saying he stared into putin's eyes and told him, i don't think you have a soul, our cecilia president about that today and about this high stakes meeting. will the president draw red lines with putin? and it all comes after a key summit with nato leaders on china and russia. and tonight, the fate of twowo americans imprisoned in russia, with putin now signaling he would be willing to discuss a prisoner swap, matt gutman back here tonight with the family begging for help for their son to come home. >>> also tonight, the new concern as the u.s. is set to hit thwf

cecilia vega reporting from england. >>> back here at home tonight, the chilling grocery store shooting. a toddler among the victims. what authorities are now saying tonight. >>> the coronavirus and this evening, the cdc now investigating a potential link between vaccines and heart inflammation in younger americans. what they're siege and what you need to watch out for. >>> the cri

chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest.ood morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, george, good morning to you. mexico today. guatemala yesterday. she was standing next to guatemala's president when she said that they'll root out corruption wherever it exists and her number one priority is addressing these root causes that people are fleeing their homes. on her first foreign trip as vice president kamala harris issuing a direct warning to ayone considering making the illegal journey north. >> do not come. do not come. the united states will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border. >> reporter: tapped by the president to tackle the root causes of migration as illegal crossings at the southern border reach nearly 750,000 people, levels not seen in decades. the vice president there alongside guatemala's president promising the u.s. will help tamp down on violence and corruption which could take years. >> if you come to our border, you will be turned back. >> reporter: this as the biden administration is still investigati

chief white house correspondent cecilia vega has the latest.ood morning, cecilia. >> reporter: hi, robin. good morning to you. yeah, the president himself tasked the vice president with this mission to try to tackle one of the most vexing problems facing this country, that situation at the southern border. today the vice president will meet with the president of guatemala. tomorrow she'll meet with the president of mexico. we've been talking for so many months about these numbers at the border. they're approaching potentially recoelon pe mchn't se i so chboutnow, but t right now, but to address root causes for the reason people are leaving their home countries. we're anticipating announcements on asylum seekers in this country, human trafficking. it's not clear how much teeth some of these measures will have given how complicated these issues all are. we're talking about these countries in the northern triangle, so-called northern triangle. they've been plagued by corruption for decades, robin, and any movement not so much to to be expected to

. >>> for more what's at stake as president biden meets with president putin, let's go to cecilia vega. >> reporter: that meeting is under way just up the road from me, they just wrapped up, we're told, that are very first meeting, the next time we do see them when the two leaders come out for their individual press conferences, president biden right over here, over my shoulder, the last two men saw each other was a decade ago when president biden looked at vladimir putin and told him he had no soul. the high-stakes meeting with putin under way right now. the two leaders shaking hands before getting down to business. >> we brought here today to see this site because the russia media were allowed. the face to face is expected to last four, five hours and will be split into two sessions. the first president biden, putin, secretary of state blinken and his russian counterpart, senior aides later joining in. t this morning, both sides here agree u.s./russia relations are at an all-time low. the president telling me he has one goal -- >> we should decide where it's in our mutual interest an

cecilia vega traveling with the president in england. >>> the coronavirus in the u.s. will we meet that fourth of july goal? a reality check right here tonight. and dr. jha with us on the concerning delta variant first seen in india. now the dominant strain in the uk. it's being seen here in the u.s. already. what americans need to know. and the doctor on the big difference, how effective the vaccines are against this variant after one dose

chief white house correspondent cecilia vega joins us with more on that, good morning, cecilia. >> reporter, robin, good morning to you. this comes as republicans have ramped up their attacks over this rise in violent crime in american cities and now fears as we head into the summer months that this rise could actually get worse so the president today is laying out this plan to tackle gun violence. he wants communities to be able to use millions from that covid relief plan he passed back in march to hire more police officers, invest in programs aimed at preventing gun violence like summer jobs for young people around the country. there's also a justice department plan to tackle and to really crack down on gun trafficking in five large cities. this is where police say so many of the guns used in crimes are coming from outside the area. president biden is going to call on congress to pass gun control legislation and this comes as gun control advocates have really criticized this white house for not prioritizing this issue more. t.j., the reality, though, is this white house and this president

and now i'm happy to take some questions. cecilia vega, baby c. thank you so much, sir. good evening. you mentioned your sit down with vladimir putin and russian aggression that came up in your conversations today. i'd like to ask you 2 questions. if i may on that front. is it your sense walking into this meeting that american back home shouldn't expect much in terms of an outcome? could you provide some specifics on what a successful meeting would look like to you? are there going to be specific concessions you want to make? and then i'll just give you my, my follow up right now. you've met vladimir putin before. what have you learned about him that informs how you approach the sit down with him? and what's your mindset? walking into a meeting with a former k g b agent, who you that has no soul of tell you all that when it's over. look, i've been doing this a long time. the last thing anyone would do is negotiate in front of the world, press the how are you going to approach a critical meeting with another adversary and or someone who could be an adversary . so last thi

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