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Line, and got the chance to talk to basically the entire saudi government, and thanks to many months of quiet diplomacy by the staff, we have accomplished some significant business today. first, as you saw this morning, the saudis will open their airspace to all civilian carriers. that is a big deal. a big deal. not only symbolically, but substantively, its a big deal. it means saudi airspace is now open to flights to and from israel. this is the first tangible step on the path of what i hope wi...

Absolutely predictable. of course in this country, in 2022, sadly we would be talking about a mass shooting at a fourth of july parade. and so, sergeant, as you look at this, and how this is playing out every single week, the excuses we hear across the board, do you see anything really breaking through? do you see that we are at a point in this country where people actually want to have a substantive conversation about what needs to change? >> no. i mean, sadly, 20 years after sandy hook, why do...

Between tuesday and wednesday. if you can just -- i mean, if you can just say wednesday, it would be a huge difference. so, they all decided, you know what? wednesday is too late. and thats whats so striking about this. thursdays -- >> i know! >> thursday is too late. weve got to do it tuesday. i mean, this -- im on the edge of my seat. >> i know. and theres been no leaks about the identity of the witness. and, before today, there were no leaks that there was gonna be some -- its not like we hea...

Down it will be their first time to talk. substantively, but also their first time to get to know each other. they have some commonalities, so certainly theyll want to talk about those. but president biden is someone who really puts a premium on these interpersonal relationships and this is a relationship that he will really emphasize going forward, even once he leaves south korea tomorrow, paula. >> yeah, and kevin, as you were speaking, we saw the president there burning incense there. again, ...

Committee so-called gang of eight, and she gets what the president gets in briefings every day. >> having somebody with an intel background and an appropriations background puts her in a sweet spot. republicans were also invited also, they were otherwise committed so this could have been a bipartisan delegation and it was not for lack of trying. >> ambassador, lets talk about the fact that the first lady is planning a trip to the region this week. first lady travels generally -- they are viewed ...

Of these parties even if he wasnt there with a glass of wine in his hand. i think hell be feeling very exposed. we had those high—profile departures from downing street. in a sense, simon case is in the frame. as with the prime minister, weve been told if simon case is fined. thank you for that. we can now talk to a columnist at the observer. thanks forjoining us. what do you make of this is a story? what do you make of this is a story? what are your instincts, thinking ahead to the sunday pap...

It had the same character of his hallway gaggles which our audience has become familiar with. manchin complained about pressure from staff, talked about discussions with the white house saying they know what he did to push him over this brink where he had to come out against this bill. he talked about the pressure hes been receiving from protesters and activists and suggested that nobody was going to push him around because hes from west virginia. and more substantively he talked about his conce...

Joining me now ron brownstein, senior editor at "the atlantic," senior political editor. youve watched washington for a few years. >> yes. >> can biden and manchin get something done? >> if manchin wants to make a deal, theres a deal to be had. the question is whether in the end he wants to get to yes. certainly core to his brand from the beginning, his first race for federal office in 2010 has gn the guy hes the guy who stands up to liberal democrats and tells them no. remember, his first campa...

Long as we have a significant portion of the population that just refuses to get vaccinated. and i think the biden administration needs to think a little more substantively in working with the cdc on what to do about this percentage of the american public where no matter what, they are in the going to change their minds. theyve been clear. theyve seen the thousands upon thousands of people who were in the hospitals, who are dying of covid because theyre unvaccinated. were going into our junior y...

Crime. >> happy sunday, thank you. i think there is a perception challenge that my party has around this issue, were fortunate to have a powerful voice in eric eric adams here. i think him being here, and president here last week was a positive thing for him ballistically and substantively, we should be honest on about this extremes on both sides in each party, unfortunately dominate and are guiding too much of the conversation . -- eric adams presence is a welcome one. you look at defunding of ...