the yuen foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities.he corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! >> once again, from washington, robert costa of the washington post. >> good evening. meeting new people isn't always easy. and that was apparent at the white house where president trump hosted german chancellor angela merkel for the first time. it began with a traditional photo op with reporters, with the two leaders notably did not shake hands. later, during a joint press conference in the east room, a reporter asked the president about remarks made by the white house press secretary, who suggested british intelligence helped the obama administration wiretap trump tower. >> as far as wiretapping, i guess, by, you know, this past administration, at least we have something in common perhaps. we said nothing. all we did was quote a certain very talented legal mind, who was the one responsible for saying that on television. i didn't make an opinion on it. that was a statemen

the yuen foundation. committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities.he corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you! once again, from washington, robert costa of the washington post. >> good evening. the stock market soared to a record-setting high, following president trump's confidence speech to a joint session of congress on tuesday. but it was news about attorney general jeff sessions and russia that dominated the week. the washington post, my newspaper, broke a story that sessions met at least twice with the same russian diplomat whose interactions with former national security advisor michael flynn led to flynn's resignation. sessions denied having any meetings with any russian enjoys during his confirmation hearing last month. on the same day, on the front page, the new york times broke another story that officials in the obama administration actively worked to preserve intelligence about russian interference in the presidential election. joining me, on the latest on russia and th