absolutely. do a great job. of the president also pointing out the chinese economy continues to suffer during this trade dispute. he said that should be motivation enough to resume talks. meanwhile, the president also met with germany s chancellor, 14 years on the job and going strong. if discussing a wide range of issues including tariffs, e.u., u.s. trade, anti-tariff cooperation and illegal migration. also, what we are told they discussed iran, syria, and russia s impact on the global economy. we will see if that produces an eighth fruit during the president s comments as they come up later on today. we will have my colleague on that duty but for now, back to you. if sandra: a busy beach scen. sounding off on president drums trade strategy.