[Daryn Kagan, Cnn Anchor:] Talks go into their second day at Camp David. There, President Clinton is hosting a Middle East summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. CNN White House correspondent Kelly Wallace is in Thermont, Maryland. That is very close to Camp David. She joins us with more. Kelly, good morning.
[Kelly Wallace, Cnn White House Correspondent:] Well, good morning, Daryn. At this hour, President Clinton is expected to be meeting with his Middle East policy team at the presidential retreat at Camp David to map out this second day of the summit. We should get a little bit a little more information from the White House in a briefing which was scheduled for just about an hour from now. But details are really in short supply about what is going on at this summit. All sides have agreed to a news blackout hoping to keep every option that is being discussed behind closed doors. We did, though, get a sense of the mood yesterday, at least before the first three-way meeting began between President Clinton Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. We saw the two Mideast leaders engage in a playful tussle, each one deferring to the other to go into the building first. Eventually, Mr. Clinton stepped in and played the role of mediator. Now, Mr. Clinton had two separate meeting yesterday with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and he also met separately twice with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Then, last night, the three leaders, along with their negotiating teams, enjoyed dinner up at Camp David. White House officials describe the talks as informal and constructive, but they do say that the leaders are engaged in serious discussions and that they are getting to the substance of the issues. Of courses, the issue that must be resolved, the most difficult, the thorniest issues in this conflict, questions such as the fate of more than 3 million Palestinian refugees and the future of Jerusalem. As for what's going on behind closed doors, again, we really don't know. We do know, according to Israeli sources, that Prime Minister Barak was coming to this summit with a new document to present to the Palestinians. We also know, according to senior administration officials, that the president is prepared to try and force the leaders to discuss some possible compromises as the talks proceed. But, again, as for what is really happening, we just don't know Daryn.
[Kagan:] And in this case of a news blackout, you're perfectly excused. Kelly Wallace, thank you for standing by near Camp David. I'm sure if any news leaks out of there, you will have it for us. Thank you.