but a senior administration official would not confirm whether russians actually spied on naval base kitsap. >> i think they're quite concerned about this unity. it was not easy to get all that unity, add it troubles the kremlin because that is a real problem for their diplomacy. it's a real problem for a lot of other things that could come. >> in washington, i'm natasha chen reporting. >>> to new york where wall street's fear of a trade war seemed to ease up a little today. the dow surged with the third biggest point gain in history. investors were heartened by signs that the united states and china are talking, at least behind the scenes. the wall street journal reports that negotiations to avoid a clash between the world's two biggest economies began quietly. stocks took a beating last week after president trump announced plans to impose stiff new tariffs on about $50 billion of chinese goods. >>> just ahead, one medical group calling on its doctors across the country to make drastic changes in its prescriptions for opioids. ♪ ♪ get high speed internet from at&t. $30 per month. no ex