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capitol. >> brittney was always a great teammate and that is why im here. we miss her so much. >> translator: the shield which was my only protection, i was lying on the ground all covered in glass. i didnt know if i would survive that moment and you can take a look, the atm machine is completely destroyed. it is just past 11:00 a.m. on a very warm morning here in jeddah. u.s. president biden will be here later today, but right now, he is preparing to meet with the palestinian author...

>> is unethical, it is correct, it is one more example of why hes so unfit for office. >> julie: joining me now, former assistant u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york and a fox news contributor. optics aside, democrats are saying it is a clear violation to host the g7 at the resort. they say travel not profit now or in the future and that they actually look at numerous other sites before deciding. >> i think the emoluments clause is something that congress has to enforce. it is no...

House that is controlled by democrats. he is dealing with robert muellers possible report coming out. he will be deal wg moing with m his friends being indicted. the president needs a win here and political optics to be on the side in this case. >> optics aside, as you look ahead and you see someone you know who is going to be at least for a while taking the place of general mattis as the defense secretary, you do have -- i think when you look at the ways in which presidents fulfill their duties...

Is offering some words of advic advice. >> make sure he knows that america will not take a step backwards and we will not allow him to infiltrate and change who we are as a people. basically telling the people that elected officials are not legitimately -- >> can anything good come out of this meeting, it is going to be the democrats over and over reading the language between these two comen. >> optics aside, even the investigations aside for a second, there are some really hard work on the poli...

Until this past wednesday at his press conference had not acknowledged russia was behind the hacking. this week he said i think it was russia. maybe it was another country. that is the biggest news this week in terms of his acknowledgement this has happened. >> we could talk for an entire segment. the world is watching. optics aside, what tangible effects could this have on our government in your opinion? >> it depends what they find they have vowed to be transparent with presenting unclassified...

Optics aside, the two men discussed substantive and thorny topics. the popes secretary of state made sure to bring up the contraception mandate in president obamas law, something the vatican and the american bishops have vocally opposed. the vatican highlighted that aspect of the discussion but president obama was quick to downplay just how much he talked about birth control with the pope. >> he actually did not touch in detail on the affordable care act. we did not talk a whole lot about social...