Good morning. Today on Washington Wednesday, remembering Jesse Jackson.

America will get better and better. Keep hope alive. We'll also talk about Marco Rubio's

address to Europe and what's keeping the government shut down. Hunter Baker is standing by.

Also today, world tour and later a close look at the farm as American labor declines.

It's not a desirable job.

You do not have people lined up to wanting to do that work.

And world commentator Janie B. Cheney on the encroachment of AI.

It's Wednesday, February 18th.

This is The World and Everything in it

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I'm Lindsay Mast.

And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.

Up next, Kent Covington with today's news. U.S. officials reportedly made progress in nuclear talks

with Iran and Geneva Tuesday. The Iranians say they'll provide detailed proposals within the next two

weeks to try and bridge the gaps between the two sides.

But Vice President J.D. Vance says Tehran still has a ways to go before President Trump will be satisfied.

And he said the president's bottom line is clear Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

We don't want nuclear proliferation. If Iran gets a nuclear weapon, there are a lot of other regimes, some friendly, some not so

friendly, who would get nuclear weapons after them.

That would be a disaster for the American people.

And U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Michael Waltz, was more direct about exactly what the United

States demands.

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