what kind of missiles would be placed in the rest of europe, what exercises, by both nato and russia would look like, the u.s. has said clearly that if they are to give any sort of concessions or make any moves on those fronts they want reciprocal moves by the russians. this is just the first day of meetings in a whole weeks worth of meetings that will expand over the week to include nato and other countries later on this week. alex marquardt in jean eva. thank you. let s bring in security analyst david sanger. he s a white house and national security correspondent for the new york times. good to see you again. as alex referenced there, secretary blink ep said that he didn t expect any big break-throughs and the threshold was low. what are the big takeaways. i was struck by two things, victor. the first is that the two countries are still talking past each other. the united states wants to slow
big break throughs or huge announcements today. more just sending out paperwork to the congressional budget office to get a better sense if they do certain proposals, what the price and impact estimate might be. julie? julie: so another question, is there also a split on the democratic side? reporter: some have suggested there may be a split on the democratic side. you ve got moderates that are saying let s sit down with the republicans and try to fix what is wrong with obamacare. then you ve got a more liberal wing of the democratic party featuring people like elizabeth warren of massachusetts who would like a single payor or universal healthcare approach. one moderate democrat downplayed those differences. i don t think there s a split in the caucus. i think the caucus would love to work to get healthcare for better healthcare system. fix the problem with the current healthcare system. but the price of admission, 22 million we ve been working for, that s going to be tough to
korea, with an eye on what s going on in china. a lot of tension in south korea because of what north korea has been doing with missile tests in the last week. what s going on? ali, north korea is a prime concern for president trump and xi jinping as they meet for the first time. in south korea, the issue is seen as crucial. tension is high on the korean peninsula with the regime of kim jong-un on a steady run of tests and provocations over the last two months. the latest just yesterday, firing a ballistic missile into the sea of japan. however, there are not expected to be any big break throughs at this summit. no significant policy changes. president trump will press xi jinping to have china put more pressure on north korea to halt the nuclear programs and impose punishment if it does not. he has also said the u.s. is prepared to act unilaterally if need be.
space telescope, like james webb will be aiming their telescopes there. and by looking at the light coming from these planets, we ll be able to determine a lot about the kept composition of the atmosphere including whether or not there is the presence of water and other building blocks like oxygen, carbon dioxide and other compounds like that. that will give as youo as to whether or not there could be life there. there won t be a definitive answer until we send a probe there. and that s quite a long ways away. let me get my producer to bring up that video of what it could look like. what could it look like inside. we re looking at the surface. we re getting a 360 view here. what are the chances of us actually smoexploring these planets? well, there would have to be some big break throughs in
first time meeting in two years since the ukraine conflict. what do you hope to establish in this meeting? it s been important to us as we ve had substantial tensions with russia to maintain open communication. we can be clear about our differences s differences. we ll be clear we want the implementation of the agreement including support for separatists. we d like to see that plan follow through. we also have a broader agenda with russia. they re part of p 5 plus one talks. they ve been destructive in those discussions. we would like them to play a more constructive role in syria. i don t expect big break throughs but it s important to maintain that dialogue. i want to give you a chance too to reflect if you will on a widely discredited report by