we pray toward jerusalem. we pray about jerusalem, and here within this complex is thought to be the holy of the holys. the ten commandments. so this is a very significant step that the president will take to come to visit, as a religious pilgrim, even though he's a sitting president, not doing so with the israeli prime minister, because that would send an additional message that would be certainly very fraught. >> intentionally so benjamin netanyahu the prime minister will not accompany president trump to the western mall but he's making histories ads the first sitting u.s. president to visit this site, usually absolutely packed with tourists, certainly was when i was there, but they have cleared out. >> and poppy, can -- >> and the president coming, yes, david? >> i was going to mention something else. there's another reason why this is fraught. if you didn't have enough already, which is as the president comes down that walkway from a larger plaza that's above, only men can come down there to approach that

hallie jackson, nbc news, jerusalem. >>> this is andrea mitchell in jerusalem. president trump dining with the netanyahus and tackling middle east peace, learning on the job. >> i've heard it's one of the toughest deals of all. >> reporter: realizing that a peace deal is harder than he thought only a few weeks ago. >> it's a -- something i think is frankly maybe not as difficult as people have thought over the years. >> reporter: on a trip filled with symbols, holy sites, royal welcome, sword dances, and a glowing orb, it is still a challenge just to get israelis and palestinians talking to each other. instead today, anger in israel over a palestinian protest. the hostility decades deep on both sides. >> today there was a strike to support palestinians in jail for killing israelis? give me a break. you cannot. you cannot seek peace when you support terror. >> what they are trying to do is forge an agreement that will simply be shoved down the throats of palestinians. >> reporter: and donald trump with a new approach, hoping stronger relations with israel can pro

a busy one in jerusalem.ght now is an hour north to tel aviv as we await the arrival of president trump on the ground here in israel. he will be here for two days and make several stops at several meetings over the city. tel aviv where he is right now expecting a ceremony to last about 20 to 25 minutes or so. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu there on the ground. after the ceremony the president will fly by marineland to jerusalem take about 10, 15, 20 minutes or so in an active offense. he will meet with president redland, with the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. president trump will visit several of the holy sites here. that being the church of the sub six of the western wall and israel. tomorrow it's off to more meetings as the president will mean and i find that the palestinian leader mark mohd abbas. this is an historic precedent as so many before him now trying to tackle the peace process. over the weekend, president trump was in saudi arabia talking with muslim leaders in date arab world trying

kelly in jerusalem. we are slowing you live pictures right now of jerusalem where we are expecting president trump to emerge from the church of the holy sepulchre on his way, the first president to -- sitting president to go to the western wall in jerusalem. ayman, this is fraught with symbolism, as kelly said. president trump is hoping to meet with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas, himself under pressure from palestinians for not having achieved a lot of these goals and as kelly said they want to set ambitious goals. typically america has had a problem achieving even modest goals in the middle east and they're talking about ambitious goals. what do we mean by that, do we mean peace? >> gis -- i guess so that's the most ambitious of all to have a two state solution, to have peace, to have a -- if you want to go with what the israelis would like in their peace deal a jewish/israel democratic state for the palestinians they want a contiguous palestinian state with east jerusalem where the western wall is a

embassy is not in jerusalem, it's in tel aviv.ly on after president trump was elected, there was talk of moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. where is that talk? where -- what is the significance of the move? i'm told that president trump, unlike what the israelis say, will not be using this visit to advocate or announce that he will be moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. that's something that the israelis would like to see it has becomel as a political issue of sorts. thatll not be weighing during this visit, which is what i'm told. letting down several prominent israeli leaders, who view jerusalem as the unquestioned capital of israel. they recognize this is the capital. there were some in israel were by thethat accompanied israeli prime minister, benjamin and yahoo!, making that walk. there was talk that there would be a joint walk. all of that said, president trump praised israel. u.s. mostone of the important allies. we are anticipating the remarks to come momentarily. david: symbolism is always important

. >>> good evening from jerusalem. a beautiful historic city and a complicated and troubled land and tonight president trump is here calling for peace and getting a receptive ear as the face of a new american approach in the region. the president welcomed with full honors upon landing early today in tel aviv directly from saudi arabia, part of a history-making day that took the president to the heart of old jerusalem and a sacred site no u.s. sitting president has visited before. mr. trump also made news with off handehanded-hand remarks that immediately refocused to troubles he hoped to leave at home. chief white house correspondent hallieks good evening. >> good evening, lester. for the second stop in a row on the overseas trump, president trump getting a very warm welcome. here in israel, showered with praise by benjamin netanyahu, a striking contrast to form er president obama's welcome. and that wasn't the only difference. a moment of silence marking history at the western wall. donald trump the first sitting u.s.

david michaelis at link tv and he comes with west jerusalem and i come from west jerusalem, so we come from the same seat. but in reality, two different worlds. >> i was born in jerusalem and i've been living there all my life, since 1945. five years ago i came to the united states to launch a tv channel. and that's how i met jamal dajani. he challenged me to think about solutions that hadn't been discussed until now. and one day we said, well, we should test it on the ground. >> the reality thehere is very harsh. but why don't we go over there and do i it. >> we are herere in a bubblble. afteter sometitime of working together withth jamal i said let's do thisis in california. you only have to choosose in th neighbhborhood what kikind of l yoyou want i in the mornining. >> w when i go thehere i'm alwa eager to g go to my people, to neigighborhood. i wawant to have the least interaction with the israelelis as possibible. >> many israelis don't wwant t know abobout paltinians. they don't't want to rreach ou they don't want to cross into streets anand neighborhohoods the palelestinians li

security is always high in jerusalem. the president's visit more than 10,000 police officers, we're talking municipal police, border police and others are on duty set up numerous road closures and blockades here in jerusalem in particular the city center, the old city like a ghost town today and also downtown jerusalem where the president is staying is really locked down. i live in the city center, rick, i took my dog for a walk this morning to independence park near the hotel and it was like a fortification. it was really locked down. people moan and groan. i went to dinner downtown. the waiter asked me about the president's trip and what i think will come out of it. it is something everybody is talking about and now the day is here. >> rick: we'll see what comes out of it. thank you very much, john. >> shannon: the president receiving a warm welcome on his arrival in israel. >> president trump: we love israel. we respect israel. from your friend and ally, all of the people in the united states of america we are with you

the president has just landed in jerusalem. continue to follow all of his steps for you as we continue this conversation. haroon, so many were hartearhea to hear president trump take a softer tone on islam. not you. you found it dispushinturbingdi. why? >> it is a little weird that he pivoted so quickly. attacking the clinton foundation for taking money from the saudis and in the course of pone speec, he pivopivots. this sounded like it was written by a saudi pr firm. it is disturbing when you flatter trump, he says what you want to hear. it makes me wonder if this is good for america or is this good for donald trump ego. >> how do you explain? >> i think he was flattered. i think saudi arabia threw a lot of money at him. he wabtsz nts to get away from tanking numbers. >> he still chose clearly, he wants to establish good relationship with saudi arabia. >> it is easy. saudis are desperate for the united states to get back in the corner. they have a ton of money. if you look at the speech he gave. at the end of the day, it is no

jerusalem here behind us is the most sensitive issue in jerusalem. it appears trump and the white house realize that and have taken great pains to avoid prejudging this, right? it's always been up to u.s. foreign policy for decades now that the final status of jerusalem would be decided only in negotiations between israelis and palestinians. that's why the embassy hasn't ever moved from tel aviv to jerusalem. it would be the white house and the u.s. saying that jerusalem is the undivided capital of israel. it would essentially be taking the israeli position. trump has realized that and has shown quite a bit of sensitivity in dealing with the issues here. not so much when this issue started a couple weeks ago when a israeli official and a u.s. official got into an argument planning for this trip. israeli officials originally wanted prime minister netanyahu to accompany trump to the wall and wanted to broadcast it live. a u.s. official preparing for the trip snapped back and said the western wall is in the west bank. it's not your territory. well, that

this is the prime minister's residence in jerusalem, i believe. let's listen in. >> but thanks to you we can paint the wall. we've got the budget to paint the wall. [inaudible] >> this is a gift from us to you. it's a bible from 150 years ago. it's 150 year-old bible in english. and it describes what happened here. it all took place here. >> that is really beautiful. thank you. >> it's a good book. it's the good book. >> it's the book. how should we do this? >> should we do one? or maybe if you're here? we're done. that's it. thank you. >> that's the son-in-law and that's the son. >> thank you are everything you're doing. >> nice to meet you. hello. i'm a big, big fan of both of you. >> i hear about you from my mother. she talks about you all the time. >> i can relate a lot to what baron is going through. >> woe'll see how he turns out. >> it's very hard. >> he's a child. he doesn't have any tools. >> they're waiting for us outside. we'll give you a 60-second tour. >> this is from 5,000 years ago. >> this is a necklace from 5,000 years ago. >> all

the holy slights in jerusalem. and he says he need to go back to discussions with the palestinian but directly. not having internationshtional conferences. direct. and we hope you'll hear it tonight and tomorrow. >> let me ask you how much concern you might have about some of the campaign promise nas the president made clearly and repeatedly, he's changed, gone back on, adjusted. number one, he said he was going to move the american embassy to jerusalem quickly, now it doesn't look like that's going to happen. >> yjerusalem is the capital -- >> so you wish he would keep that promise. >> the president is coming to mete the prime minister in jerusal jerusalem. all embassies should move to jerusalem. we hope that the embassy will eventually move to jerusalem. >> there's a question of a two state solution. the president said he can live with either. where are you in terms of the two-state solution and the president who seems to be wavering on that? >> prime minister netanyahu stated queclearly he's able to negotiate ab

if we ever forget you, jerusalem, should my right hand wither. it's important religiously and sends a powerful message to jews around the world and also to evangelical christians who are an important part of the president's base for some unity is important to them religiously and church of the holy sepulchre where jesus is said to be crucified underscores why it is an ancient and holy and contested city because of those holy sites, and the president is wading into all of that to send a very powerful message. just the political point to go to the western wall is to suggest the importance of the jewish character of jerusalem, the importance of jerusalem to israel, that's a powerful message to the israeli state. >> we shouldn't overlook the fact that the walk from the church of the holy sepulchre is ten minutes to the western wall, ten minutes, 500 meters, on top of the western wall the mosque, the third holiest site in all of islam, the proximity of all these sites help explain why there is such a contest in that region. tony blinken, as you look a

the palestinians want the eastern part of jerusalem. there's a lot of thorny issues that will be very, very difficult to work out. it's kind of lowering expectations about the at the same time sort of dreaming about what is possible here. that is what the president did yesterday in his speech in saudi arabia, what he'll do here again, sort of lay down this idea that if we work together in common purpose against shared goals and against the common enemy, that being terrorism, and the threat from iran, the president does hope that at some point iran can come down from this terrorist height they've been at for so long. a lot of things are possible. it's really draining the swamp of terrorism and getting countries on the path to prosperity, human rights obviously are a part of that, further down the road. it's really lowering the expectations game and setting goals. >> we're waiting the president, john roberts, thank you. the president will be making remarks shortly in jerusalem alongside the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. so mu

she joins us now from jerusalem. are following that press conference between the leader of israel and the u.s. president. it seemed like the two of them like each other a lot. is there more to it than that? alexandria: you are right, it was very interesting to see the two of them interacting, smiling and talking about their friendship. prime minister netanyahu praised donald trump for his historic visit. he also said for the very first time in many years, he sees real change -- real hope for change. it was quite interesting to see that donald trump was very pleased, very flattered by those remarks. brent: we know that trump has always been critical of the nuclear deal with iran. he has been going out of his way to criticize tehran ever since this trip began. what is going on? is this just muster or is there more to it? alexandra: many experts i talked to told me it is unlikely the trump in a strange and will interrupt the nuclear deal with iran because it was agreed by our partners as well as russia and the european

only yesterday in my interview with the mayor of jerusalem he said definitely that jerusalem has to beotally israeli. so they're not even conceding that east jerusalem, which is largely arab, can ever be the capital of the palestinian state. hard to envision a state emerging from this kind of divided approach toward peace negotiations. the palestinians had refused negotiations as long as isreal does not pull back from its settlement expansion and netanyahu has expanded the settlements more under this president in closing days of the obama administration than at any time previous. >> in part that's what i was thinking when i was hearing abbas as outline. i thought those are the outlines that have made by abbas for some time now and nothing has been able to get done. so what's different this time around? could fresh eyes, could fresh negotiators, that being president trump and secretary of state tillerson help move the negotiations along or are we really at a standstill once again? >> it's really hard to understand how they could breakthrough this grid lock with a weak palestinian leader

the editor and chief of jerusalem chief, and the book, from the jerusalem bureau. your recent peace in the jerusalem post, headline, what has changed that israel went from ecstasy over trump to near mourning. near mourning, really? >> well, i think as you saw in the week running up to trump's advice it there was a lot of talk does the trump administration view jerusalem as being part of israel, do they view them as not part of israel. there were comments at the u.s. council in jerusalem that indicate that the administration does not view jerusalem as part of the state of israel. what we saw today with president trump visiting the western wall, holiest site to the jewish people us shouldn't be taken for granted. maybe it's still a hot issue of what the exact status is of jerusalem, it is a final status issue in any peace deal with the palestinians, the mere fact the. united states, first sitting president of the united states goes to the western wall in the city of jerusalem, state of israel, sends a strong message to the israelis. >> leland: quickly and then we'll

it's an incredible crew here in jerusalem.en quite the trip. certainly, president trump will have quite the trip when he arrived here next monday for 26 hours here in israel. back tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern previewing more of president trump trip including an interview with. [inaudible] a former news anchor turned politician who many say could be the next prime minister of israel. his thoughts on what he wants to hear from the president of the united states when we see you tomorrow. now, more news from new york. >> this is a fox news alert. the search for the next fbi director is heating up. despite canada's headed to the department of justice today to be interviewed. as a replacement for fired director james call me. welcome to a new hour inside america's news headquarters. good afternoon to you. i'm julie i'm kelly. the trumpet ministration wasting no time at all in a search for a new chief for our country's top law enforcement agency. president trump is saying today that the white horse could name from his successor as e

he will go to jerusalem.xpect more of this grand pageantry as part of this nine-day trip abroad for the president. president trump there with president rivlin of israel and bibi netanyahu, the prime minister. we'll listen in a little bit more on the sights and sounds there on the red carpet. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please be seated. [ speaking foreign language ] >> the president of the state of israel, reuven rivlin, will deliver his welcome remarks. >> mr. president and the first lady, mr. prime minister and his wi wife, distinguished guests, dear friends, welcome, welcome to israel. it is a great pleasure to have you here. your visit is a symbol of the unbreakable bond between israel and america. you are the president of israel's greatest, most important ally. you are true friend of israel and of the jewish people. mr. president, the world needs a strong united states. the middle east needs a strong united states. israel needs a strong united states. and may i say, the united states also needs a strong israel.

it is a fraught message to go into east jerusalem and to recognize the jewish character of jerusalem and therefore, israel and recognize as a jewish state. to go there in a disputed part of jerusalem and to effectively say this jewish holy site. the holy place in judaism is significant. for jews around the world and evangelical christians, it is important. as a religious matter, he would go to the site of the western retaining wall of the second temple. there's more than 600 references in the hebrew bible to jerusalem. it is contained and it is holy of the holy and in the ten commandme commandments. we pray and the psalms. it sends a powerful message that it can be a distasteful signal with the palestinians. >> tony, he is drawing clear lines. he is going alone. he is not going with the prime minister of israel. he wants to distinguish he is not making official recognition the western wall is part of israel. it is private visit we are told. he will pray there. the administration will not make these bold statements about it. you know, visually important, but still within certain confi

she is just a stone's throw, if you will, in jerusalem.t president trump has done so far today. and also on what we can expect to hear from him and mr. netanyahu any moment from now. >> reporter: craig, this has been the second stop on the president's five-stop, nine-day trip and it's been framed in history with threads oh of what is new and different with the trump administration by the president and his team. of course, we

then an east jerusalem.an capital if the palestinians would make peace and give up some of their absurd demands and accept the peace was made bt clinton back in 2001, prime minister netanyahu has said both sides. i think jerusalem could be revolved, it can have a capital in west jerusalem, and i hope that very soon the united states embassy will move to west jerusalem and perhaps an embassy can be built in east jerusalem that represents the presidents in that area that is palestinian and will become palestinian if there's a two-state solution. brian: reminds me ivanka and jared kushner that she converted. so this is very special to her and i believe someone's making an address. either that or that's an audioless picture. >> as they take a photo op but being jared kushner right by his side is jewish -- steve: let's listen in. [silence] steve: can't tell if that's just some of the people -- the photographers or part of the official event. pete, they're posing in front of the church of the holy sepulchre door.

jerusalem is a sacred city. its beauty, splendor, are like no other place. on earth. [applause] >> what a heritage. what a heritage. the ties of the jewish people to this holy land are ancient and eternal. [applause] they date back thousands of years including the reign of king david whose star now flies proudly on his relapse white and blue flag. yesterday i visited the western wall and marveled at the monument to god's presence and man's perseverance, i was able to place my hand upon the wall and to pray in that holy space for wisdom from god. i prayed that the church of the holy subculture, a site revered by christians throughout the world. i laid a wreath at yad veshem, honoring, remembering and mourning the 6 million jews who were murdered in the holocaust. i pledged right then and there what i pledge again today, the words never again. [applause] [applause] israel is a testament to the unbreakable skill of the jewish people, from all parts of this great country, one message resounds, that is the message of hope. the jewish people have suffered persecution, oppre

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welcome to jerusalem. welcome to israel. [applause] pres. trump: thank you very much and it is a great honor to be here with my good friend, prime minister netanyahu and, of course, sarah. thank you. and also thank you for that beautiful tour. melania is still talking about it. thank you very much. you honored, you honor me and -- you honor me and melania by being one of the first world leaders to visit me at the white house, as you know, and we had a good and sound discussion. now you honor us again by welcoming us to your home on my first trip abroad as the president of the united states. this is a land filled with beauty, wonder, and the spirit of god. i have been amazed by the glorious and beautiful monuments and holy sites and the generosity of your incredible people. because it is all about the people. i was deeply moved by my visit today to the western wall. words fail to capture the experience. it will leave an impression on me forever. today we reaffirm the unbreakable bond of friendship between israel and the united states. a frien

announcer: next, president trump speaks about the security alliance in jerusalem. this is about 30 minutes. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please welcome first lady melania trump and mrs. sara netanyahu. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states donald j. trump and the prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu. [applause] p.m. netanyahu: ladies and gentlemen, this museum tells the story of israel. mr. president, you have just gone through a fast pace visit through our past, our present, and we work together to fashion the future. here you can see hebrew text of the bible that are 2,000 years old. you can see the seals and coins that bear witness to nearly 4,000 years of our presence in this land. you can see the candles we lit, the synagogues we prayed in during our long exile, but the story of israel is not simply the story of the passion. -- of the past. it's the story of a nation borne of a barron land brought back to life, of an ancient language revised, of an exiled people returned, of jewish sovereignty restored. we ha

she is also if jerusalem. kelly o., we know the two men and their wives are having this private dinner tonight. what is on the agenda for tomorrow and the remainder of president trump's trip? >> reporter: craig, tomorrow is the meeting with mahmoud abbas, the head of the palestinian authority. part of what is striking about the first two stops for president trump is a unified agreement among those he is visiting and the stone he is bringing of this criticism of iran and the former administration, president obama, as we heard others comment on. that is a string that ties these two stops together in some unexpected ways. steve is right, the president is not overtly talking about issues like women's rights or human rights as using that as a lever, although aides tell us he is having those conversations in some of the private, off-camera meetings, but he's not using it as a public lever on these new relationships that he's building. part of the trump approach has been to take things that are within their reach and

jerusalem.he pageantry in jerusalem. steven saywell with us this morning. it is always fractious with israel politics, isn't it? steven: yes, absolutely. francine and i were talking about this during the break, how does this affect markets -- our view is that the biggest impact is the oil price. whether this increase in the oil price we've had continues. probably the big issue here is the agreement of saudi and russia to these cuts. that is what the markets focused on. how credible can we take that commitment? we think that is really driving this spike higher. for us in markets, we think that is the key point. francine: thank you so much, steven saywell. coming up also on "bloomberg surveillance," we speak with norman lamont, former u.k. chancellor to the exchequer and trade envoy. we also have our live reporter over in tehran. we have hassan rouhani going for a second term. look at those live pictures. we saw air force one touching down on the tarmac. we are now expecting the president and firs

the future of east jerusalem being one of them. the fate of palestinian refugees and on top of that the two sets of leaders simply don't trust each other. >> this is not a new issue. this is going on for something like 100 years, this is a problem a multitude of people and tried to solve including resident clinton with that famous meeting on the white house lawn that didn't last very long after a handshake. the president acknowledges this would be the toughest deal ever to close and he loves to make deals but honestly the probability of something like this is a difficult thing. >> we have a translator now. let's listen. >> we would like to reassert our willingness to work with you as partners in fighting terrorism in our region and around the world. in this respect, i commend the importance of the holding of the arab islamic american summits. your excellency, mister president, once again we reassert to you our position of accepting the two state solution on those borders, the state of palestine with east jerusalem living alongside

hello from jerusalem in this afternoon which is absolutely stunning monday afternoon in jerusalem. behind me the king david hotel where president trump will be staying overnight, the president will take part in visiting some of the holiest sites in jerusalem. currently the president is board marine one. the church of the holy sepulchre the western wall and have din we are the prime minister and benjamin netanyahu and their wives. upon landing in tel aviv a while ago, the president had this message for israel. >> we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability to this region and to its people, defeating terrorism and creating a future of harmony, prosperity and peace blake: over the weekend the president was in saudi arabia meeting with arab leaders in which he gave a highly anticipated speech last night in which he told them they need to take the fight to the terrorists. >> drive them out. drive them out of your places of worship. drive them out of your communities, drive them out of your holy land and drive them out of this earth. blake: maria, the israeli pri

he or men in jerusalem the very latest. >> good afternoon to you here in jerusalem. a little bit after 1:00 in the afternoon meeting the president has been up for several hours working. the white house tells us the president has spoken with the british prime minister theresa may. the white house says the president continues to be updated on the manchester attack by his homeland security team. the president's first stop on the status of 20 to 30 minute drive in bethlehem where he met with mahmoud abbas. after the meeting, the president gave her for marks on the manchester attack in which he had this new name for the terrorists. >> so many young, beautiful, innocent people enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers. i won't call them monsters because they would like that term. do you think that's a great name. i will call them from now on losers. throughout the day in israel, the president was alongside the israeli prime minister, his hope for middle east peace. >> i also firmly believe that if israel and the palestinians could make peace, it will begin a process of

embassy to jerusalem. is that something that he'll address. pete: pretty tough to make first move to one of the sides of the deal. israelis know they have a friend in president trump. this greeting is a reflection of a fact that it's a new day dawn ing. rob: pete, how much do you think mr. netanyahu loved that speech and specially such a forceful calling out to the nation of iran, we need to sanction them and drive them up so they can no longer support terrorism in ways that they have antiisrael sentiment. he must have loved that speech. pete: absolutely. he welcomed it. the saudi king did. it gives him a chance to remind the world that iran is no friend of freedom, no friend of israel and no friend of the united states and if they get that bomb, there's a lot of bad consequences. heather: dr. ahmed is joining us. i want to get your perspective and something that pete and rob were mentioning and that would be the cooperation between israel and gulf states, do you think this would bring to the forefront and

welcome to jerusalem. welcome to israel. [applause] thank you very: much and it is a great honor to be here with my good friend, prime minister netanyahu and of course era. thank you. and also thank you for that beautiful tour. is lumia is still -- melania still talking about it. thank you very much. you honored you honor me and melania by being one of the first world leaders to visit me at the white house. you honor again by welcoming us to your home on my first trip abroad as the president of the united dates. this is a land filled with beauty, wonder, and the spirit of god. i have been amazed by the beautiful monuments and holy sites and the generosity of your incredible people. it is all about the people. i was deeply moved by my visit today to the western wall. words fail to capture the experience. it will leave an impression on me forever. 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 belief in human dignity and ou

embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. our white house correspondent sara murray is joining us from the white house. our global affairs correspondent ellise labott is the in new york. sara, what are you hearing about the u.s. and the paris comrimt accords? >> reporter: sources tell us president trump is expected to withdraw from this agreement. the mechanism by which he will do so has yet to be determined and things could still change until he makes the decision and announces it publicly. he said on twitter today he'll announce it within the next couple days. we are expecting that to to be public later on this week. this is a huge shift from what we saw under the obama administration. it's a huge shift in how america lies with so many countries across the globe. remember 195 nations nearly every country on the globe signed on to this agreement in 2015. it's a very big deal. the notion that the u.s. is backing down on this. it also highlights the split playing out right here in the west wing, the president has met with a nu

thanks for joining us. >> thanks, folks. >>> tonight, from jerusalem, trump in israel.he first sitting president to visit the western wall pushing peace and taking a hard line on iran. >>> taking the fifth, fired national security advisor michael flynn refusing to cooperate with a subpoena and late word a powerful democrat says flynn lied to investigators about money from russia. >>> was it a hate crime? a campus in shock as a soon to be graduate is stabbed to death. why the fbi is now investigating his accused killer. >>> hearing loss help for millions of all ages. tonight a new push for an over the count er option at a much lower cost. >>> and sea lion scare, the frightening moment a little girl is yanked under water. what the man who shot that heart-stopping video was

we have reporters live in tokyo and jerusalem and riyadh. this is not your typical morning on "early start," but right now president trump on his way to israel after beginning his first foreign trip in office in saudi arabia. that stop dominated by a speech that broke sharply with his past rhetoric on islam indeed. the president called for cooperation from muslim nations, asking them to drive out terrorists and share the burden in the fight against terror. more on his speech in a moment. >> today the president shifts focus to another key mission on this week-long trip, making progress on israeli/palestinian issues. he said -- he has said he wants to make what he calls the ultimate deal for peace. he'll be meeting with israeli and palestinian leaders and he'll make a historic top at the western wall. our coverage of the president's trip begins with cnn's sara murray, live for us in jerusalem. sara, we've just received word that israel's security cabinet has approved economic and civil measures to help ease conditions in the palestinian-contro

embassy to jerusalem is acknowledge jerusalem as the capital of israel.one side of the dispute. that would be really dangerous as far as any relationship with the arab world or palestinian world. this is the first trip abroad. how is it being received so far in israel as you have been talking to people there? >> reporter: i think the verdict here in israel remains to be seen. president trump very close to prime minister netanyahu. israeli politics are so fractious, it is hard to find agreement with trump. once people see interactions with the leaders, it will be safe to judge that. already there is a lot of tension with the identifisraeli community because of his sharing of the cly guarded secrets with the russian notis in the o office meeting. that upset the security contingent here. that doesn't spread in the leadership who will bend over backwards to make this trip successful. they view donald trump because he is against iran as the closest leader of any that have been elected in the united states for many years. >> andrea, let me ask you this. the acc

welcome being to jerusalem, welcome to israel. [applause] >> president trump: thank you very much and it is a great honor to be with my good friend, prime minister netanyahu and of course, sarah, thank you and also thank you for that beautiful tour. melania is still talking about. it thank you very much. you honored and melania by being one of the first world leaders to visit the white house as you know. we had a very good and sound discussion. and now you honor us again by welcoming us to your home on my first trip abroad as president of the united states. this is a land filled with beauty, wonder, and a spirit of god. i've been amazed by the glorious and beautiful monuments and holy sites and the generosity of your incredible people. >> thank you. >> president trump: it's all p about the people. i was deeply moved by my visit today to the western wall. words fail to capture the experience. it will leave an impression on me forever. today, we reaffirmed the unbreakable bond of friendship between israel and the united states. awe

we had a day in jerusalem at the reformed college. we had a day, you know, in the south of jerusalem led by a member of the group who was active in advancing people in israel. so every day it is led by a different member of the group and deals with the topics he/she presents. >> when you say people on the periphery meaning on the margins of israeli society. >> right. >> as an example, it's hard to talk about populations and not seem stereotypical but for the sake of language what's an example in israel society of somebody on the periphery. >> if talking about geographic periphery, we know the big cities are jewish and tell sieve. then you have other cities. then you have people who live in the south, the outskirts. we have a member in the group that's a representative of the israeli russian community. >> yes. >> we have, you know, members that really represent different people of different colors and shades and tastes. it's really a privilege to be part of such a group. >> if i may add to that -- >> sure. we will take a quick break an

. >>> i'm becky anderson in jerusalem why u.s. president donald trump will be in just a few hours to try to kick start peace talks between the israelis and the palestinians. mr. trump arrives in tel aviv from saudi arabia where he urged muslim leaders to step up their fight against terror and extremist. >> also ahead this hour, north korea test firing another missile. this is another reaction we'll have reaction from the region. well to our viewers here to the united states and all around the world, i'm rosemary church. >> i'm george howell, thank you for being with us. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> well, u.s. president is heading to israel after kicking off his first international trip in saudi arabia. he gave a major speech to muslim and arab leaders sunday called on them to dry out terrorist. a couple of days coming up in the israel and the west bank set to visit key sites including the church of the holy, the western war and the old city is also to take part in reef laying ceremony, at the world holocaust remembrance center wher

john so pulled bbc news jerusalem. and a short time ago i spoke with our chief international correspondent leads to sat who's in jerusalem. least he sat don't try visiting the west of war is a hugely symbolic moment for israelis. also going to recount palestinians. that will be his agenda tomorrow he's going to go to grad bethlehem. this it didn't visit has been restricted by some security concerns when he will see. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas and we already know from president abbas's visit to the white house the palestinians at least the official dom. are. confident that they. did develop a relationship with that the american president they don't see him as being. exclusively a friend of israel but of course whether that translates into the kind of the policies that can. get that peace process working again will be another question as you've been hearing for president trump. he's beaming with optimism and is certainly a lot of courage and determination to be the man who clinches that most lucifer deals a

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[inaudible conversations] >> from jerusalem, donald trump traveled to the west bank where he met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas in bethlehem, they want to see a peace agreement between the israelis and the palestinians. >> in the name of god the most gracious, your excellency, mister president and dear friend donald trump, it is my pleasure to welcome you to palestine and receive you, the great guest of our people here in bethlehem, the birthplace of jesus, peace be upon him. have spread out across the globe. allow me at the beginning to condemn the horrible terrorist attack that occurred in manchester, leaving tens of casualties. i do offer my condolences to the prime minister of britain to the british people. meeting you in the white house early this month, giving us and our people as well as giving all the nations across regions so much hope and optimism of the possibility to make sure long-awaited dream and ambition, lasting peace. freedom and independence, peace and stability in the world. stable and prosperous, i would like to reiterate to cooperate with you, with the

john roberts is on the road with the president in jerusalem. john, other sitting presidents have not been to the western wall. good reason for that. >> there is, shep. we'll explain that to you after we said that we're not under fire here in jerusalem. there's a fireworks display going on. to the western wall. if a sitting president visits the western wall, could be acknowledgement that it's part of israel and that status has been decided yet. speculation that the president believes the western wall is in israel. his officials were clear about that going in. it caused a controversy here in israel when one u.s. official planning the trip said it's not in israel, it's in the west bank. netanyahu, you can't accompany the president. that forced sean spicer to walk it back saying the wall is in jerusalem. rex tillerson said clearly it's in jerusalem, which is like saying that the moon clearly orbits the earth. that's just a fact of life. it is controversial that none of the israeli officials were invited to accompany the president. the president has

what we heard was he was thrilled to have donald trump in jerusalem. different to his frustrated reception of the former american president. him,d lavished praise for said they have been friends for years and said this was the first time in his lifetime he saw a real prospects for change. he also really thanks to this president for seeing the dangers in iran and for highlighting them and changing american policy. what was interesting, what we heard from donald trump was -- no mention of moving the american embassy to jerusalem. mention of jerusalem as the capital of the jewish state, which some israeli officials have been talking about. up heat press conference by the two of them. >> trump also promised the ultimate deal between israel and palestinians. listen to how he plans to go about this. this, hee has said is comes from saudi arabia and is that is a package deal going to be recognition of israel, normalization of israel in alliance with the moderate state. which he includes saudi arabia now. semi state is going to get together, opposed to iran ,