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Morning Glory, everybody. Dwayne Patterson in for Hugh Hewitt as Hugh finishes up his vacation.

On another remarkable day of news.

I am always fortunate to be in this chair on the Salem News Channel, on the Salem Radio Network, on days where there is a lot of news popping.

And today is no exception.

Welcome, everybody. Let me set the stage of what's

going on right now. After months of back and forth and negotiating by way of air back and forth

on television and interviews and press conferences by back channel communications with Steve Whitkoff

and Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, and the Russian team.

The summit that Vladimir Putin has sought is now about to take place in Elman's Dorf,

Air Force Base in Alaska.

Air Force One was the first plane to touch down.

Its door is open.

The inside cabin is not.

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