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As the naacp begins their annual convention this weekend, president trump will not be there. he declined their invitation. the group responded with this statement. during his campaign, president trump asked, what do you have to lose? well, this is the second time president trump has refused an offer to speak at our annual convention. we get the message loud and clear. now that were six months into his presidency, what concrete progress has been made to reach out to minority communities? joining ...

Version of islam. >> well, its a goal to confront radicalism but not primarily islam but radical islam is evil and should be confronted here and elsewhere. >> reporter: what were hearing from people very much seems to be on message with the government, prepare to put aside what they hefrd in the past, give him a clean sheet, opportunity to start over here. >> striking that through all of that campaign rhetoric, he has chosen saudi arabia for his first international trip, first visit, and theyre ...

Thats unfompbt. whenever you have a summit, you like to see concrete progress. we would have hoped president would have been able to convince the chinese for its in their interest for them to put more pressure on north korea. >> with you encouraged or discouraged or is there any reaction to what seems to be a minor shake-up at the nsc now that mike flynn is out, general mcmaster is exert is his authority and k.t. mcfarland will be nominated for ambassador to singapore. >> we feel more comfortabl...

Just establishing relationship with president trump will not be enough. in order to improve relations there have to be some real changes. and that could be in syria, more cooperation. it could be pulling russian troops out of eastern ukraine where theres a simmering conflict. or it could be something else, for example, theres a nuclear arms treaty, the inf treaty, which russia is apparently violating. so some kind of concrete progress has to be made in order to have a better relationship. >> but...

Just over a week from today iran will start getting rid of its uranium stockpile. thats according to the white house that says iran will dismantle infrastructure that makes high-level enrichment possible. its part of a deal that was first announced in november. in exchange some sanctions against iran will be eased. president obama calls it a big deal saying, quote, with todays agreement we have made concrete progress. i welcome this important step forward. we will now focus on the critical work ...

And we showed you live inside of the fox report a picture as it was happening. concrete progress was made. and irans spokesperson was optimistic and it was something all delegations can build on. secretary of state john kerry now to geneva. >> and the latest sensational murder trial is now over in utah. >> we the jury reviewing the evidence and testimony in this case found the defendant to count one, murder, guilty. >> and that verdict, bringing visible response from the daughters of the defenda...

More than 66,000 american troops still serving in afghanistan. the tell ban launched a sprink offensive that claimed the lives of 6500 americans this year. afghan security forces took the lead, officially, in the fight against the taliban. while there are signs of concrete progress, as the u.s. approaches draw down next year, the question is whether or not the more than 350,000 afghan forces will be able to hold their own. will secretary of state john kerry be able to bring the taliban back to t...

There listen. >> pledge to work with other international actors, including united nations kofi annan and all interested parties in trying to find a resolution to this problem. >> despite fine words there was very little evidence of concrete progress. for instance and most importantly, no promise from the russians to end their military support for syria. no promise from president putin to try to persuade president assad to step aside and allow transition to democracy, shep. >> as leaders talk, th...

Bombings to threaten us is over, he said. also, a quote from him, the march is onto a final victory. it is not clear exactly what he means about that final victory. for the heart hid north korean people. >> jamie: greg palkot, rare to see that. thank you. >> jamie: now to iran, they are talking. a new round of nuclear talks wrapped up in istanbul, the first of more than a year. iranian negotiators sat down with envoys from 6 world powers including the u.s. one american diplomat calling the talks...

Iran, which is under crippling economic sanctions, says it saw a positive approach from the other nations. the u.s. representative calling the talks positive but said there is urgent need for concrete progress. the next rounded negotiations are may 23rd. >> un monitors head to syria as gunfire vitals the cease-fire agreement. they voted unanimously to send the observer mission. a spokesman for general kofi anen said they should arrive in the next 24 hours. human rights groups report another civi...