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Palestinian territories, this time, though, yesterday, we went to the same place, the numbers have dwindled. when we were watching ben wedeman's reporting, we saw a large number of people in the streets. and we haven't seen those numbers sustain themselves here in jerusalem in the west bank in gaza. the numbers have declined a bit. we have seen, you know, a larger protest in neighboring countries like jordan, lebanon, also turkey as well. and when you talk to people, they have this sense of defeatism, they believe that, you know, they'll still go out, they'll protest, but this is something tha...

We know they're not going to meet with u.s. vice president mike pence when he comes later in the week. but they want more concrete steps forward. they just don't want this to be the end and really sent off into the abyss. >> so for those who do feel abandoned, following this announcement, what is the overall feeling with this meeting that is slated to happen between the israeli prime minister and the french president, who has been critical of president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. >> reporter: that's right. this meeting was scheduled about a month ago. and ...

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Ministers called on the u.s. to cancel its decision. >> some groups are lashing out at u.s. vice president mike pence and his upcoming trip to the region. there are reports egypt's coptic church will not meet with him and neither will palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. >> on that point, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is set to meet with the french president emmanuel macron in paris. let's bring in ian lee following this story for us live in jerusalem. ian, good to have you with us. to get a sense of what is happening there, tell us about the mood today on the streets...

Presidents. it bedeviled the best minds and negotiators, the u.s. has been able to muster. too soon to say if trump's gamble against advice, and orthodoxy, will pay off. nic robertson, cnn, jerusalem. we turn to southern california now, where six wildfires have scorched nearly 73,000 hectares or more than 180,000 acres. and 85% of that is just from the rampaging thomas fire. >> almost 200,000 residents have been forced to leave their homes. some are now returning, but they're coming back to find their homes have been reduced to rubble. neighborhoods not standing anymore. cnn's kyung lah has ...