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Place that visitors from around the globe, christians, jews and muslims, come to this city to walk their sacred text, and so the holy sepulchre is a place that christian pilgrims will come literally to walk the gospels, and to try to better connect with the ministry and life of jesus christ. so it's a very powerful symbol that he's sending, and later on when he goes to the western wall, another symbol that we can talk about with regard to jews. >> it's so interesting the juxtaposition to look back at the history, millennia here, how it's steeped obviously these sites are just so laden with all...

Disappointed that president trump did not carry through on his often stated promise that he's going to tear up the iran agreement on his first day in office. he's obviously recognized that doesn't make any sense, and we're going forward with the agreement, but they'll swallow that, because they like the anti-iran rhetoric that he engages in, and the lack of any interest in a rapprochement or better relations with iran. at the same time, it's very clear from the election in iran that the vast majority of people there want good relations with the united states, and the west. and that's where we ...

The middle east under president obama. he's also the author of "a path to peace: a brief history of israe israeli/palestinian negotiations and a way forward in the middle east." senator, i can't imagine a better guest to help us understand the significance of this. tell us what you see as you watch these live pictures. >> i think it's important that an effort be made and i commend the president and administration for doing so. historically when there has been no movement, any effort at all toward a peace process, the possibility of violence rises. it's volatile. the immediate prospects are not...

Saying we need to create a better political climate in which the people of syria can choose that. i come back to this point as the president who is gassing and killing his own people, how will there ever be that kind of climate created? >> a transition process through which there comes a new leadership in syria. it cannot be a process that has as its objective or as a result a continuation of assad in power. the united states cannot simply lend itself to that. it is so contrary to our values and to the values of the people around the world. and if the russians think that we will participate in...

Relationship with the new american administration to deteriorate as rapidly or continue with the same momentum as it had done under president obama. so what we saw today was by no means a reboot or a reset but i think you could say that things didn't get worse, that in itself is something both men are committed to improving the relationship but doing so with a very healthy understanding of what a difficult challenge that will be going forward from here. brooke? >> phil black says from moscow things didn't get worse. phil, thank you. let me bring in a very powerful voice, someone on the front...