lot of news. >> jenna: we'll be talking a lot more about that this week. "america's news hq" starts right now. >> melissa: a busy day for president trump as he has a rare opportunity for peace between israel and the palestinian people. i'm sandra smith. president trump speaking with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the two discussing iran and combatting terrorism. but the president also talking about finding a new path to a middle east peace land. >> today we reaffirm the unbreakable bond of friendship between israel and the united states. a friendship built on our shared love of freedom our shared brief in human dignity and shared hope for an israel at lasting peace. >> sandra: john roberts, how are the remarks from the president and the prime minister, how are

they being received? >> reporter: many people in the region would like to have peace. as long as it's under the right circumstances. however the right circumstances are in the eye of the beholder and there is a wide felt between what one side thinks of the appropriate circumstances and what the other side did. what the president did say by lateral meeting after visiting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, the two have a long warm relationship that goes back for years. that he thinks the conditions are pretty good to be able to lay down some of the building blocks of a potential deal. this wouldn't happen in weeks. might happen in years. but something that's not beyond the realm of the possible. listen to what the president said a short time ago. >> i thank the prime minister for his commitment to pursuing the peace process. he's working very hard at it. it's not easy.

i have heard it's one of the toughest deals of all. but i have a feeling that we're gonna get there eventually, i hope. >> reporter: so one of the toughest deals that could ever be made, but it's a deal president trump would like to put his signature on the bottom of. he's a deal maker. if he could get this one done, it would cement his legacy to craft deals that nobody else has been able to. what makes this different? it's the posture not only here in israel, but the saudi arabia and arab is that iran is a common enemy. maybe that might pay peace dividends. haerz what prime minister benjamin netanyahu said. >> i look forward to working closely with you to advance peace in our region. it won't be simple. but for the first time in many year, and mr. president, for the

first time in my lifetime, i see a real hope for change. >> reporter: what also might change things around is the relationship between israel and president trump and israel and president obama. there was a real chill. there was a deep mistrust of president obama by israeli leaders. there's still some of president trump. they're not quite sure what he's up to. particularly with the arms deal he signed with saudi arabia. but there seems to be a greater level of trust that president trump will look at for israel's interest than there has been in the past. >> sandra: john, the president will meet the other side of the potential peace talks tomorrow with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. what is happening there? >> reporter: he said mr. president, you're the type of guy that can get it done. you have a unique personality

and you can do what others haven't. when he meets with abbas tomorrow that will probably reinforce just how far apart these two sides are. abbas and many other countries have said they would sign a peace deal for a palestinian state based on the 1967 borders which would allow the big chunk of the west bank and the tkpgaz strip which israel said is indefensible. as long as both sides maintain their positions on the borders, not much will get done. but who knows? maybe this is the beginning of wiggle room or compromise. noted going to happen in years, months but maybe something will finally get done. it's an interesting idea to think about, sandra. >> sandra: so much happening. john roberts live in jerusalem. thank you. joining me now for >> maria: on the president's israel visit, a former israeli ambassador to the u.s., former israeli foreign minister and founder of the truth about

israel project. ambassador, so timely to have you here at this very moment. >> really unbreakable alliance. also very interesting time. i think president trump has any of his predecessors to really bring about peace. >> sandra: first thing is, he has the respect and the trust of the arab country. and say what he saw yesterday in saudi arabia was really very impressive to have 55 bidders, rallying behind the united states. to stop iran, to stop isis. also, it shows that the united states is back in a very

leadership position. very strong one tphrbg the middle east. also containing the russians. >> sandra: i can't help but think you sound very optimistic based on what you're hearing. we heard a very similar tone from benjamin netanyahu saying for the first time in my life time i see a real hope for change. >> yes. and the second reason is, sandra, he has the trust of israel. israelis feel that he has their back because he goes back into realistic terms with the palestinians. he's going back to the parameters of president bush and sharon from 2004. namely that the main jewish blocks are going to stay there. the borders named for israeli in the jordan valley. he demands the palestinian recognition is a jewish state. on the other hand, he has really

made israel curving the building in the area. he's still holding the moving of the american embassy to jerusalem up in the air to see whether the palestinians would step up to the negotiation table or not. so i think he has a lot of maneuverability. i think he's doing a good job as the chief negotiator. >> sandra: and as far as fighting terror, here's what the president has to say about working with our allies. we are going to be able to do things we have never been able to do before. listen. >> there are many, many things that can happen now that would never have been able to happen before. and we understand that very well. that includes advancing prosperity, to feeding the evils of terrorism, and facing the threat of an iranian regime that is threatening the region and causing so much violence and

suffering. >> sandra: ambassador, so much tough talk there in his speech. it was received to well and viewed as tough. how would you compare what you are hearing from this u.s. president, the sitting, to his predecessor, president obama? >> it's a marked difference. if we compare the president's speech to the predecessor's speech in cairo in may of 2009, there's a great difference. because here i think the president put it as he talked right there in the midst of the arab region, about the is lambist terrorists. and put the responsibility for the moderate muslims to stop and actually -- they understand. he understands that they understand that the main trouble for muslims is muslim terrorism. there are more muslims killed by muslim terrorists. also, he is very effectively using the fact that there is interest between israel and the arab countries vis a vis iran

and isis. so this is a real great fertile ground to bring the israelis and the palestinians together with the backing of the arab world. >> sandra: how would you characterize his visit so far? >> i think it's very extraordinarily successle in. it puts america back into a great leadership position. i think it brings back respect and deterrents to the american foreign policy. i think also it's great for american economy. this $100 billion deal. i think there is concern in israel and i'm sure there will be compensation for israel. >> sandra: ambassador, thank you for being here. >> thank you, sandra. >> sandra: a new diplomatic protest over that wild brawl outside the turkish ambassador last week. rich edson live at the state department. turkey wants a full

investigation from the united states? >> reporter: it does, sandra. this morning the turkish ministry of foreign affairs said it summoned the u.n. ambassador to turkey to issue a written and verbal protest. it says that, quote, it was delivered due to the aggressive and unprofessional actions taken contrary to diplomatic rules and practices by u.s. security personnel toward the protection team of the minister of foreign affairs of the republic of turkey. there is an investigation on going. that's why the d.c. police department. turks want a full investigation and full explanation. the u.s. state department has just responded. says it did happen this morning, that there was that protest. and then adds that the conduct of turkish security personnel last week was deeply disturk and that the u.s. government has shared that at the highest level with the turkish government. so there are some in congress who want the u.s. to go further. senator john mccain said he wants the turkish ambassador to the u.s. expelled over this. >> sandra: secretary tillerson

just spoke to american reporters? >> reporter: that's right. aboard air force one the secretary of state was asked whether the united states would be apologizing for sharing u.s. intelligence, sharing israeli intelligence in the oval office a couple weeks ago with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. to that, the secretary said there isn't anything i know of to apologize for. then he explained why president trump happened to be pushing a middle east peace process between israelis and palestinians now. >> i don't think there's been a time in history, not for quite some time, where all of the nations, the arab nations, israel, the united states, they have one common threat, the rise of the isis, the rise of terrorist organizations, the export of extreme view, extremism. there's a threat to all of us. >> reporter: tillerson traveling with the president throughout this foreign trip in the region. back to you. >> sandra: already, rich edson at the state department, thank

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government. new developments in the investigation of russian meddling in the presidential election. fox news conforming michael flynn will decline the subpoena and invoke the fifth amendment today. catherine, what more are we learning about this today? >> reporter: sandra, this letter was sent to the senate intelligence committee a short time ago confirming the national security adviser will not provide records despite a subpoena citing his fifth amendment protection. those close to flynn emphasize that he wants to testify fully, but he will need immunity. the letter reads in part, asking for such assurances general flynn would respectfully decline your request for an introduction for the production of documents. our client's position remains unchanged. given the highly charged political environment, including threats of prosecution from lawmakers and the appointment of a special counsel, flynn believes it is prudent to protect himself. the fifth amendment privilege

against self-incrimination can extend to documents. >> sandra: we know former fbi director will testify publicly before a senate committee. he word on the house side? >> reporter: we're waiting for more information on that as early as this afternoon. republican chairman of the house oversight committee was scheduled to meet with james comey today and on the sunday talk shows, he said obtaining comey's memos with trump are his main priority. >> nobody's seen the documents. there's been an awful lot written and said about it. i don't even know the department of justice has them. i don't know where they are. we're pursuing them. if we find them, i hope we get them sooner rather than later. >> reporter: those are the same records that have been requested

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>> whether it was a group of women, whether it was the family, whether it was the children, anybody, the number one thing they said was, we just want to go home. they don't want to go to the u.s. they want to go to syria. so our goal is, how do we get these people back home to a safe place? >> sandra: nikki haley at a refugee camp in jordan. she's pledging additional support for millions of refugees who have fled seer kwraoes civil war. that vow, despite president trump's proposed budget calling for steep cuts to u.n. funding. haley's visit marks her first overseas trip as u.s. ambassador. f president trump adopting a

positive and practical tone on his trip to the middle east. >> we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be or how to worship. instead, we are here to offer partnership based on shared interest and values. >> sandra: the president's tone contrasting with president obama's trip. >> i have come here to seek a new beginning between the united states and muslims around the world. one based on mutual interest and mutual respect. and one based upon the truth that america and islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. >> sandra: chris stirewalt, good to see you. clearly from the sound of both presidents, you clearly saw a difference in tone.

can you point that out for us? what is the difference between the two on their first trips to the middle east? >> the major difference, and i mean big league difference here, is president obama sought to rebalance the sunni and shia halves of the muslim world. right? so the iranians shias have been at war for 1400 years. president obama as a precondition was let's get over that struggle and he was going to help iran grow up and be stronger and be a counter weight to the sunni arabs. president trump said, nah, not that. opposite of that, in fact. the most enthusiastic embrace. the whole shooting match, the medals all of it even more than george w. bush did.

that's just not a repewed kwraeugs of obama's approach between the two houses of islam, but trump himself saying, this is where it's at and he even wants to help them start a nato like organization that would be a mutual defense pact. that's a big deal. >> sandra: so how is that huge difference that you're describing, how is that being received back home back in washington? >> so far the president's getting kudos for the trip. there's been no gaffs. there's been no anything other than basically smooth running. there's grumbling about how he was when accepting the hospitality of his hosts in rihayd. >> sandra: his chief strategist and chief of staff, they went on part, they have come back to washington. jared kushner remains on the trip with him. how is that being seen?

>> i'm sure that as bannon and previs had their planes up against the glass as it was taking off leaving kushner behind with the president's ear. leaving the president's daughter and her husband with this complete 24 hour a day access to the president overseas, filling in for him because in this struggle inside the trump white house, this gives them an enormous upper hand. this puts him in the more moderate, more liberal policies often to the anxiety of conservative republicans. >> sandra: speaking of michael flynn the investigation into russian pleadling and potential ties between trump campaign and russian officials. we know michael flynn is expected to take the fifth.

your thoughts? >> michael flynn is in a very difficult situation. there could be criminal charges for him from the on going investigation that is now under a special counsel of robert mueller. he could face criminal charges as an unregistered foreign agent. that he was working at the behest of a pro russian turkish business man without disclosing that. that's a big no no. you have to register with the u.s. government if you're peddling influence for a foreign pow tpwher washington. flynn didn't do that. he cannot do anything that is going to put him where you wake up in jail. congress will be unhappy with him. it can look like a problem for his former boss but flynn can't do something that could end up with him behind bars. >> sandra: thanks for helping us keep up. >> bye.

>> sandra: president trump's middle east mission topping the international agenda, but here at home there's a budget battle looming with medicade about to get hit hard. plus, a new warning from north korea after it launches yet another test. the plans it has for a new missile and how the u.s. is reacting to that. we are live at the pentagon. umbrellas!! you need one of these. you wouldn't put up with an umbrella that covers you part way, so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. tell you what, i'll give it to you for half off.

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and i send your people the warmest greetings from your friend and ally, all of the people in the united states of america. we are with you. >> sandra: the president reiterating america's commitment to israel today during his visit to jerusalem. mr. trump also launching new criticisms at iran and calling on nations to unite against terrorism. jessica carloff for buckle.com, mercedes sclapp is a republican strategist and former spokes person for george w. bush. mercedes, first i want to get your opinion on how things are going on this trip, specifically what we just heard from president trump alongside the prime minister of israel. he started out with a very warm greeting from both of them, saying that the relationship between their wives is blossoming, blooming. i don't remember the words. but a very optimistic tone was clearly set by the two world leaders. >> i think optimism is the key word. obviously you can see this natural affinity, this personal

relationship between the president and prime minister netanyahu. to do what he can to bring not only israel but find that common ground with muslim leaders with the sunnis on eradicating terrorism. i think that president trump made such an interesting point when he said not only does he want to see israeli, but palestinian children live freely and live in a place where there is no violence. there is a sense that president trump is coming across as being not only diplomatic, but becoming a peace maker and a very strong presence. the united states having a very strong presence in israel once again. >> sandra: jessica, it's hard not to call this trip a success so far. with his speech, the first foreign speech h he made being received very well here at home and then abroad. telling israel we are with you. we want peace for israel. how do you think it's going? >> i actually think it's going really well. it would be difficult to say, especially based on the standards that have been set in the past and what's gone on over

the last few weeks. his speech was well received in saudi. press conference today also went well with prime minister netanyahu. obviously there are little blips in there. i thought when he said to the press informally, i never mentioned the word israel when i was in the oval office with the russians was odd and out of place. but clearly netanyahu wants a strong relationship with president trump. he threw a little shade at obama to say i'm glad you followed through on the red line after the syrian gas attack. it is clear where his head is now. and he also made it clear that the israeli/american intelligence sharing relationship has not been hurt. now, what that does for the public, i'm not sure. >> sandra: he said never been better. >> mercedes, i'm being positive here. >> no, i just think to jessica's point. i think it was that clarification coming from netanyahu on the issue of the classified information that there wasn't going to impact the

relationship between the united states and israel. obviously, what we're seeing clearly is a fact that they both are very much focused on ensuring that iran in this case does not get a nuclear weapon. that they are putting pressure on iran. and they're also finding that common ground on the issues of syria. >> sandra: i want to get so this budget battle looming. jess character i know this is something you are on. your latest tweet is trump in israel and his budget does some bad things back at home. we discuss it 2:30 on fox news channel. >> here we are. >> what bad thing does this budget do? >> takes $1.7 trillion out of entitlement spending. donald trump made it clear that he wasn't going to go after social security. that was smart. he has a large number of older voters. even people our age, we're paying into the system and we want to get something back. but it goes after food stamps, disability insurance. there's $800 billion being taken out of medicade which is a key

point of contention. >> sandra: take everything you just said and i give that to mercedes. is this a tough sell to the american people? >> it will be a tough sell to the american people. i'll tell you why. americans have gotten acustom to this entitlement mentality. the fact that, you know, especially when it comes to anything dealing with budget cuts, it concerns the american people. but we need reform at this point. the other thing we've seen based on the other administration, we've seen a doubling of the national debt. we've seen the fact that we have to move into fiscal responsibility. we need to figure out a way where states who have a better sense of what's happening in their local communities are the ones that are able to administer these programs to low income individuals or to the elderly and so i think that, you know, when it comes to cuts, it will be a difficult sell. in fact, you're seeing moderate senators, republican senators, concerned about the cuts being made to medicade. but there's also this sense that we need to find ways to cut

wasteful spending and truly what you do need is reform. >> sandra: especially considering the growth this administration is promising is gonna be tough to get there. may potentially mercedes to your poeurpbg point, a tough sell to the american people. >> if you're not gonna get any democratic votes it will be another battle. this budget comes on it getting passed. i don't think that's going to be happening. >> sandra: we'll keep watching. thank you, mercedes and jessica. develop mentes in north korea. the north said it's ready to deploy and mass produce a new missile. and that these missile launches are its answer to the trump administration's policy. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon for us. jennifer, what is different about this north korean missile test? >> reporter: welsh sandra, what made this launch different, they used solid not liquid fuel which

makes the missile more mobile and harder to detect. they tracked it at 9:59 p.m. hawaii time saturday night. the launch involved a medium range kn-15 ballistic missile pit traveled 310 miles reaching a height of 347 miles before landing in the sea of japan. it comes one week after the north koreans launched a longer range intercontinental ballistic missile that got the pentagon's attention because it flew 1,000 miles higher than nasa's international space station, re-entered the earth's atmosphere and splashed down 50 miles from russia's coast. nikki haley had this warning today. >> because this is the same thing that keeps playing. all options are on the table. that means we have made it very clear we don't want to start a fight so don't give us a reason to have one. >> reporter: the u.s. sent a secondary craft carrier to the

region. sandra? >> sandra: why is kim jong-un doing this now, would you say, jennifer? >> reporter: experts say north korea's leader is trying to get president trump's attention, hoping to restart bilateral talks. just friday defense secretary jim mattis suggested china has played a helpful role deterring kim jong-un. that was 24 hours before this latest test. north korea's un desaid it was to punish the u.s. for its anti-chinese policy. north k second time in two weeks this missile. >> this goes to a military solution, it is going to be tragic on an unbelievable scale. >> reporter: sunday's launch involved a land based version of a submarine launch missile. sandra. >> sandra: jennifer griffin, thank you. it's been a bumpy road on wall street that led to a big shake-up at the top of the america's second largest

automaker, ford now has a new ceo in the driver's seat. despite record sales and profits the former ceo is being replaced thanks largely to pressure from investors. fox by network's jeff flock is live outside a ford dealer in chicago. that's how publicly traded companies work, but what exactly led to this big change at ford? >> reporter: you know, sandra, the glacial pace of the detroit three auto industry usually moves that way, but not today. mark fields, he's the guy that we got to know over the course of the past several years. he's still young. 56 years old. he spent half of his life working at ford. had nothing but success really. when you look at the record sales 2.5 million sales since the recession. record profits about $4.5 billion in profits. he relaunched the f-150. still the best selling vehicle in the u.s. but as you point out, wall

street the stock didn't like it. down 37% over the course of his tenure. and the competitors. the unkindest cut of all, tesla, coming in with a market cap. $50 billion. that's what it's worth in the stock market. ford worth $44 billion. that's despite the fact that tesla has not made a penny, sandra. >> sandra: very interesting stuff. yeah. imagine that. investors don't like what happened to the stock. they're looking for a change. who is this new guy, jeff? >> reporter: interesting guy. his name is jim hack etet. you may remember him as steel case the big maker of office equipment. he is kred it with the guy who saw the coming end to the cubicle. he tweaked the product line. he all was just recently the interim athletic director at michigan and hired jim harbaugh

as the coach of the football team there. that went over pretty well. the last year he's been running the ford mobility unit t new driverless cars. he seemed to be a change agent. harkens back to our friend alan mulali who came in and changed things around. got all the oars pulling in the same direction. that's what they're looking for from this guy. >> sandra: maybe they'll like this guy. stock is up about 2% today. so they're saying bravo and applauding the move. >> so far so good. >> sandra: much more ahead on president trump's historic troeup the middle east, including reaction from saudi arabia's foreign minister. our own brett bayer just talked with him about the kingdom's plans to help answer president trump's call for muslim nations to unite against terrorists.

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taking office. we'll speak with a man who served as the president's point person on the middle east peace process in both the george h.w. bush and bill clinton administration. he says this president has been authority taye teufrb and measured so far but has yet to reveal a real strategy. details on his thoughts on shepard smith reporting top of the hour. we'll see you then. >> sandra: the images of president trump's first stop on his trip have been stunning. saudi arabia pulling out all the stops to welcome him. so how do they feel the president's visit went? brett bayer just spoke with the saudi foreign minister. >> reporter: we're in the saudi foreign ministry and they are basking in the glow after the trip president trump here is on to israel today. joining me his excellency, the saudi foreign minister. thank you for having us. >> you're welcome. pleasure. >> your reaction to this trip. it seems that you couldn't be happier with the outcome. >> absolutely.

it was a phenomenal trip, phenomenally successful. history was made. this is the first visit by a president to the kingdom of saudi arabia. his first trip abroad. he attended an unpress dented historic summit, all the muslim countries, all the arab countries and the united states. he changed the nature of the dialogue between the arab muslim world and the united states. he has set the foundation for the creation of a partnership to fight terrorism, to promote investment and trade, to build better futures for youth. and so overall it was incredible success. >> he has moved on to israel. they had a big welcoming ceremony. seems like they were trying to compete with yours. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu noted the historic flight today from riyahd. he said i hope one day an israeli prime minister will be

able to fly from tel aviv to riyadh. >> when there is peace. the agreement calls for the establishment of normal relations which includes diplomatic relations, trade relations and everything once you have a peace agreement and have peace between israel and its neighbors. >> one of the things that was clear, the president and prime minister talking about the connect eurb issue which is the threat from iran. you share that threat. >> i believe the whole world shares that threat. iran's tentacles spread all the way to south america and central america. iran is active in west africa. iran is active in other parts of africa. iran is active in the middle east. iran is deeply involved in lebanon, syria, iraq, yemen. iran is a country that supports terrorism, harbors terrorists, violates flagrantly u.n.

resolutions with regard to ballistic missiles, with regards to support for terrorism and with regards to human rights. that's why iran is under sanctions. >> you used the word drain the swamp in getting rid of terrorist and extremists. clearly a hat trip to candidate trump. >> it was a coincidence. i thought it was an accurate reflection of of what would happen when you create a partnership and you begin to change the dialogue. i guess president trump or candidate trump came up with an appropriate phrase. that was not in my mind when i said it. >> what do you say to americans who are concerned about the arms deal? who have expressed concern? saying what does this mean for saudi to have this many weapons and the u.s. to sell this many weapons to the saudis? >> it means that saudi arabia is a country that carries its own weight when it comes to burden

sharing. saudi arabia, all the weapons will be paid for by the kingdom of saudi arabia. it's a war capability that the gulf countries have. the less capabilities the u.s. needs to have in place to ensure the security of the nation. this is going to be incredibly vital to the security of saudi arabia, to the security of the region. it will be a great deterrent factor for any country especially iran, that this it can engage in behavior against us. it will also be tremendously beneficial tpo the united states to know that its allies have the capability to defend themselves. >> you're confident this can stay on track as envisioned over this weekend? >> yes. there's no reason not to think otherwise. >> mr. minister, thank you. >> any time. >> we will have a special special report from riyadh live 6 p.m. eastern. also an interview with the national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. sandra, back to you. >> sandra: all right, brett, thank you. the trump administration looking to fill the critical role of

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>> sandra: new concerns about china with reports that the country's anti-espionage efforts have imprisoned 2,000 dozen u.s. forces. this comes as the senate armed services committee takes up president trump's nomination of terry brandstad to be the u.n. ambassador to china. peter ducey is live on capitol hill. if confirmed what kind of relationship is he expected to have with the chinese government? >> reporter: he's been friends with china's president xi since the mid '80s when they met in iowa where brandstad went on to become the longest serving governor in u.s. history. but that friendship is likely to be tested right away. over the weekend in new york

times did report that seven years ago china somehow figured out who the cia's informants were inside their country and either killed those informants or locked them up. these reports of sabotage are really just one sign of strain that brandstad may end up tending to. there are west covert actions that may need to be addressed like last week chinese military intercept of an american plane flying in international air space trying to detect traces of radio active material that intercept was done in a way the crew described as unprofessional. president trump is also outside of the military realm. also long accused china of manipulating their currency to gain an edge on the rest of the world economy. he has backed off of that assertion. sandra? >> sandra: peter, is there anything president trump plans to ask him to do as ambassador to china? >> reporter: president trump said raoepbly that he thinks china will help the u.s. figure out what's going on in north korea where the dictator kim

jong-un is increasingly provocative. president xi has met and spoken with president trump about the danger on the korean peninsula. now there may soon be a new tkpwao between if gary brandstdn is voted in. >> sandra: we'll be right back.

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baier anchor a special report live from saudi arabia. the president will meet with mahmoud abbas. stay tuned for that. i'm sandra smith. here's shepard smith. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 p.m. in d.c., 10:00 p.m. in jerusalem where president trump says he has new hope for the ultimate deal, peace in the middle east. he's facing questions about controversies back home, like when he gave the russian classified information that came from the israelis. the national security adviser michael flynn taking the fifth. he made it official. refusing to and over documents about his ties to the russians. now that a special counsel is on the job, judge andrew napolitano says the feds could send in a swat team to get the documents. james comey getting ready to tell hisid