CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: President Clinton is set to meet today with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. Mr. Clinton is trying to breathe a little life, some new life, into the peace talks with the Palestinians. CNN White House correspondent Major Garrett joins us live with the latest on that. Good morning, Major.</s>MAJOR GARRETT, CNN WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Carol. Well, there's a sense here at the White House that the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks are not quite moving along as fast as White House officials would like. There's a little bit of a momentum problem. So the president's going to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak here at the White House tonight. Mr Barak is also going to meet with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. The president's also going to meet with Palestinian Chairman Yasser Arafat on April 20. Mr. Arafat has said some things recently that could suggest he's not too pleased with the process so far. He said recently that he does not consider Mr. Barak as trustworthy as his predecessor, Benjamin Natanyahu and that this whole process may be a waste of time. Those comments have disturbed the White House just a little bit. They would like to meet with Barak and, again, next week with Mr. Arafat to speed this process along -- Carol.</s>LIN: Major, what is the president doing today on gun control?</s>GARRETT: Well, the president is going to travel to the capital of Maryland, Annapolis, Maryland, where he will participate in the signing ceremony of the nation's first gun safety law that will require trigger locks be sold with all new hand guns. It will also require new safety training for all hand gun owners in the state of Maryland. The president wants to highlight at every opportunity any step in his direction on the gun-control issue. He will also travel to Colorado tomorrow to speak on behalf of an initiative there to close that state's so-called gun show loophole -- Carol.</s>LIN: All right, thank you very much. Major Garrett at the White House this morning, Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNmoney.com The Web
President Clinton Set to Meet With Israeli Prime Minister Barak, Jump Start Peace Talks With Palestinians