July 17, 2018: Hour 1

July 17, 2018: Hour 1

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President Trump meets with lawmakers Tuesday as he deals with fallout from Monday’s controversial closed-door talks and joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin. We take a look at the significance of the summit and its implications for the future. Also, polyglots are people who speak multiple languages. As part of our weeklong series on language, Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson talks with two who speak 16 and nine languages, respectively. And researchers have manipulated poliovirus with the common cold virus to extend the lives of people with glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive brain tumor. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now’s July 17, 2018 full broadcast.