ground with trump. and this is what it comes down to. how can she establish that? we heard them earlier talking about manufacturing trade, one reason why she brought two ceos with her, to emphasize that german trade with the united states is good. and it exports outside of the united states. so she s really trying to hit these common themes this is how we help each other in hoping she can make a connection there. stand by. we re going to get back to you, i want to bring in jim sciutto, gloria borger, this german/u.s. relationship you have studied it closely, how would you mark it at the current state. i would mark it as