Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to assert his presence as host of this year’s Group of Seven leaders‘ summit. Carney’s first G7 challenge was his bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump on Monday morning,

Canada’s leader Mark Carney formally opens the G7 summit saying the meeting falls at “one of those turning points in history.”

"If I may say, from a Canadian perspective, the strength of the ties between our countries are great," Carney told South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

President Donald Trump will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the G7 summit at 9 a.m. The G7 summit will be Carney’s first international gathering since being elected as prime minister in March.

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President Trump on Monday spoke about Iran and Russia at the start of the G7 summit. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more.