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made progress, but just how much is an open question with dramatic consequences for geopolitics. plus, reckless. a security threat, a consummate narcissist, two former trump officials warn another trump presidency would endanger the country, but only some of his gop rivals showed they re willing to confront him head on. a debate from affair over race on this juneteenth holiday. the first black president and only black republican in the u.s. senate disagree on how much progress america has really made on race. i m dana bash. let s go behind the headlines and inside politics. up first, the american secretary of state takes a big trip and a big risk. today, antony blinken stood shoulder to shoulder with china s xi jinping. that handshake, 35-minute meeting was even possible, sends a signal that china and the u.s. are serious about taking the teeth out of tough talk these past few months. listen to the u.s. secretary of state as he strikes a realistic, but generally ....
resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, regardless of any cost. , ., , , integrity, regardless of any cost. , . , , , cost. general lee briefly shook hands with cost. general lee briefly shook hands with his cost. general lee briefly shook hands with his us cost. general lee briefly shook hands with his us counterpart, j hands with his us counterpart, general lloyd austin, on the sidelines of the summit. but beijing rejected direct talks between the two as general li is currently under us sanctions. on saturday, general austin said that was not enough to ensure peace. a cordial handshake overton is no substitute for a substantive engagement. over dinner. the more that we talked the more we can avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations that could lead to crisis and conflict. you know, i am deeply concerned that the prc has been unwilling to engage more seriously on better mechanisms for crisis management. between our two militaries ....
not knowing the conditions of those who are already here. this is one of the deadliest train accidents that india has seen in decades. and the numbers are only on the rise, both on the casualty side and of those injured. and a lot of questions that the government and the central ministry will have to answer. indian prime minister narendra modi visited the scene, and a local hospital, and met some of the victims. here s what he had to say. translation: this i incident is very serious for the government. orders for carrying out a thorough investigation have been given, and whoever is found guilty will get the strictest punishment. that person will not be spared. there are varying accounts of how this train crash happened, including questions about which train derailed first. the exact sequence of events is still under investigation, but bbc teams have been trying to piece it together. we know the accident involved three trains. the coromandel express, seen here in red, wa ....
more that we talk the more we can avoid a misunderstanding and miscalculations that could lead the crisis or conflict. i am deeply concerned that the prc has been unwilling to engage more seriously with better mechanisms for crisis management between our two militaries. but i hope that will change, and soon. general li has been speaking today at the summit and touched on the issue of china s relationship with taiwan. take a listen. translation: we will strive for the prospect of peacefully reunification with most sincerity and greatest efforts, but we make no promise to announce the use of force. if anyone there is to separate strive to make taiwan from china the chinese military will not hesitate for a second. we will fear no opponents and resolutely safeguard our territory regardless of any cost. live now to our correspondent monica miller in singapore we just heard a bit of that speech and some strong comments on taiwan. monica, general li has delivered a speech as ....
ruling to testify in the special counsel s january 6th investigation. pence is now poised to recount for the first time under oath. his conversations with donald trump leading up to the january insurrection. also tonight, kevin mccarthy leads a defiant show of force in the face of stern warnings from china, the speaker and a bipartisan delegation of u. s lawmakers holding a historic meeting with taiwan s president on american soil. speaking with top democrat who was in the room for the talks. and later this hour, we will go live to jerusalem amid rising tensions in the middle east. there are new fears that violence could boil over after israeli forces raid one of the holiest sites in islam for the second straight night. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is off today . i m alex marquardt in your in the situation room. let s get straight to our top story tonight. special counsel jack smith notches a major victory, secu ....