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Get to annex any land. its going to remain the status quo that there has been for quite some time, and then maybe next election, which as a political reporter i hope wont be in another few months, somebody will win and then get to make big decisions on that. >> right. so you feel that things will just stay as they are. what about a move in a direction of a two-state solution? do you see that happening? >> reporter: i dont see the palestinians being able to facilitate that right now. they just ca...

Taking notice. >> texas representative tre martinez fisher thank you for your time. >> thank you. so this is the first memorial day for president biden as commander in chief. as his predecessors have donees he laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. to honor americas heroes. the vice-president and the defense secretary were by his side. and remarks honoring fallen service members, the president said, we will never fail to honor your sacrifice. the president spoke ever his son beau wh...

Travel to arlington national cemetery tomorrow to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns. today, in delaware, the president and his family attended church on what is the sixth anniversary of the death of his son, beau biden. later, the president, joined by his grandson attended a memorial day service. mr. biden called it "a hard day for his family." in texas, republican lawmakers have a midnight deadline to pass some of the toughest voting restrictions in this country. thats when the legislati...

Crime that we see in our community. >> and there is a unique element in oakland. there was an explosive case two decades ago involving some oakland police officers that led to unprecedented federal oversight over your department. and it has directly led to several of your predecessors either having to resign or being fired. there are a lot of law enforcement leaders around the country who have been hesitant to see police reform at the federal level because they feel that it would lead to more fe...

Response. and so president biden is a little bit stuck, as his predecessors were. he said the other day he wanted a proportionate response, didnt want to provoke something bigger. but now he has discovered that the daily attacks, normal attacks just keep coming. >> david, in other words theyre not looking for any specific information. theyre just trying to kind of infiltrate the system and spread chaos. and dont we have any fire walls against things like this on state department email? >> we do....

Intelligence agencies to uncover that mystery and report back in 90 days. now, this comes after cnn learned a secret trump-era investigation into that unanswered question was shut down by the biden administration. last fall the trump state department launched a probe, reportedly to explore whether coronavirus originated in a chinese lab. but sources tell cnn the biden white house pulled the plug over concerns about the quality of their predecessors work. cnns kylie atwood broke the story. she jo...

Little free time a president has, how they structure their day, how its scripted or unscripted is incredibly revealing. what we found is that joe biden is a creature of habit, of routine. spends much of his free time when he has it with his family. theres obvious reason for that. this is a man who lost his first wife, young daughter and later his oldest son to cancer. family is incredibly important. i was told no matter what he is doing just about, he will drop everything, stop in middle of conv...

And covid hospitalizations. that was very encouraging. but he had hoped to sign that george floyd criminal justice act tomorrow on the one-year anniversary of george floyds murder. thats not going to happen. its possible that the criminal justice bill will be able to get through the senate, but not on time. infrastructure talks stalled. and you saw him pulled into the conflict in the middle east because it is not an issue that an american president can avoid, but probably also not one that an am...

Sources might have different feedback. thats the white houses perspective, it could get passed. that also has not gotten passed with the speed the white house is getting to. this president running into the problems so many of his predecessors have found themselves in trying to get things done with a congress that cant work together. it predates biden and it is an obstacle he is running into quickly in his term as well. >> i dont disagree with you about police reform. the longer it drags out, the...

A clear white house message on their strategy to stop it. listen. our approach is through quiet, intensive diplomacy. >> we are engaged in quiet, but very intensive diplomacy. >> this was patient quiet and effective diplomacy, led by the president. >> my administration will continue our quiet, relentless diplomacy toward that end. >> here to share her thoughts on a week in foreign policy that was anything but quiet, cnn global affairs analyst, and contributor to "time" magazine, kimberly dozer...