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>> but let's begin in saudi arabia where the president is set to land. nic robertson is joining us there from jeddah. so they are waiting obviously highly an takes pay thing this arrival. what is the sense there ahead of this meeting, one that clearly the saudis wanted not only to have but to have images for the world to see, really legitimizing the regime? >> reporter: yeah, there is a real sense here that this is a moment for the saudis to have to get through because they know the focus and international attention that will be on president biden casting them as a pariah for the mur...

States and of course saudi arabia. it is certainly no secret that the relations, the ties, that extend back to 1945 which had been very, very close had been strained over the years and there is no exception in the case of the administration of mr. biden. so i think that what mr. biden wants to see is a return asto a better relationship. this is a relationship based on shared interests, not shared values, that evident to folks on both sides. but he will want to come back being able to demonstrate that the relationship with this key ally in the middle east is on a more level plane. in the case o...