WE WANT TO TAKE YOU NOW TO THE WHITE HOUSE AS PRESIDENT TRUMP HOSTS GERMAN CHANCELLOR FRIEDRICH MERTZ IN THE OVAL OFFICE. THIS IS THE PRESIDENT'S FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING WITH ANOTHER WORLD LEADER SINCE THE START OF THE WAR ON IRAN. LET'S LISTEN IN.>> RIGHT NOW I HAVE. MY. THE PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE VERY VIOLENT.IT'S INCREDIBLE THAT PRETTY GOOD FIGHTERS. ARE. >> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY.WE HAVE A MEETING WITH A MAN WHO'S BECOME A FRIEND OF MINE. AND WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND SOME V ...

HERE'S CRAIG MELVIN. >>> AND A GOOD MONDAY MORNING TO YOU. WE'RE COMING ON THE AIR WITH BREAKING NEWS. WE'RE STANDING BY FOR AN UPDATE ON THE WAR IN IRAN.THE U.S. MILITARY CARRYING OUT MORE THAN 1,000 STRIKES INSIDE THAT COUNTRY. DEFENSE SECRETARY PETE HEGSETH ABOUT TO START SPEAKING THERE AT THE PENTAGON JUST MOMENTS FROM NOW. FIRST, THOUGH, LET'S GO TO GARRETT HAAKE, HE IS STANDING BY FOR US AT THE WHITE HOUSE.GARRETT, APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE IF I HAVE TO CUT YOU OFF WHEN THE DEFENSE SECRETARY STARTS, BUT WE ...

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