all right. as president biden and other world leaders work to find ways to better compete with china in the aftermath of the pandemic at the g7 summit, the first lady of the united states is working with a key member of the british royal family to better position children for a post-pandemic future. jill biden, dr. jill biden touring a school in england on friday with kate middleton, the duchess of cambridge, to highlight the importance of early education. and the pair have just released an op-ed on cnn.com focussed on the issue titled this is what our kids deserve. cnn s kate bennett joining me now. kate, this is an interesting union. what is this trip revealing about the kind of first lady jill biden wants to be or is. reporter: well, first off, i think it s interesting that she s doing a solo events outside of the planned spouse leader ents that happen at a g7