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Protectionism is not the way to react to globalization. this is not the way to deal with it. we need to be agile and work together and accept the change and work with it. to the canadian prime minister and norwegian prime minister and german chancellor and french president. all weighing in with the central message that you need to work with other global leaders to deal with global issues. whether it is the economy or whether it is how you do business. america first. or for the italian prime mini...

I hope so. >> how do you define collusion? >> i can tell you theres no collusion. >> reporter: so shortly after those comments, white house lawyer ty cobb was explaining the presidents words. he said he was simply dropping by briefly on the way to davos saying the negotiations were still under way for how the president would sit down and under what conditions. if that is coming up in a couple weeks, many interviews are already happening. jeff sessions has sat down with robert muellers team. stev...

President trump if you will saying to the crowd in davos it is obvious to everyone, climate change. no one invited here doesnt understand climate change. at that moment, there were laughs and applause around the room. that gives you the sentiment into when you president trump is walking. >> not so. macron saying hard to believe when you see the snow. thank you, nic. the justice department saying it is reckless to release a classified memo without the department and the fbi a chance to review i...

Sending the greenback to a three-year low. the dollar is good for us as it relates to trade and opportunities. really rare. in fact, i have never seen a treasury secretary welcome a weaker dollar. it is against the stated policy of treasury and the united states. it is uncertified of for a u.s. treasury secretary to talk up a weak dollar. especially at davos where leaders are raising alarms about protectionism. merkel and macron warning against protectionism as a dangerous move back. these are t...

He has to get on a helicopter and pop over to davos in the mountains. cnns jeff zeleny joins us with the latest from davos. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine. you said president trump has landed in zurich. not leaving behind the cloud of the russia investigation. the president meeting with world leaders here. it is the russia investigation that still is central to the administration. he did say he would meet with the special counsels office. it is unclear what conditions he will...

Awaiting for him tomorrow. >> clearly he says it will happen. maybe 10 or 12 years. it will happen. that is something the hard liners on immigration around him do not want. people who voted for him, many of them on building a wall and immigration issues will not like as well. we will see what the right says about that. jeff zeleny for us in davos. thanks. >> particularly in the house. the president plans to push america first general yagenda w touches down in davos. it may not be warmly receiv...

It. it will happen at some point in the future. over a period of 10 to 12 years. somebody does a great job, they worked hard. it gives incentive to do a good job. they worked hard and done terrific with a little company or whatever they are working. if they do a great job, it is nice to have the incentive after a period of years being able to become a citizen. >> reporter: we have heard, of course, a tale of two trumps on immigration. this is something he has said for a while. not during the gov...

Korean hockey players got a raw deal here. you have to wonder how the north korean athletes feel stepping on the ice and playing together as a unified team. >> oh, my gosh. you wonder how the south korean players feel. >> some have lost their spots to accommodate the north koreans. >> thanks so much. will ripley covering the games for us. >> interesting story. it is just about 10:30 in davos, switzerland. the president just landing in zurich this morning. not yet to davos for the neforu. he ma...

Touches down in davos. it may not be easily received. we have cnns nic robertson awaiting his arrival in dav sos. so interesting, nic. they dont approve the presidents policies. they he are theare the 1% of th because of the way the markets respond to president trump. >> reporter: you find two groups of people. the ceos that appreciate the moves that the president is making. the chief of the imp christine legarde. you have all of those leaders who president trump got to know and from day one her...

Possible. good luck, everybody. heres the story. >> do you have a date set? >> i dont know. i guess theyre talking about two or three weeks. i would love to do it. i have to say, subject to my lawyers. i would love to do it. >> extraordinary back and forth. this comes at a critical moment. this comes a day after the special counsel is very vireviee firing of james comey. the president arrives in switzerland for the world economic forum. we have jeff zeleny joining us live from davos. good mornin...