morning, president erdowan cnb re m oved cctv morning, president erdowan cnb removed cctv hard drives before jamal khashoggi turned up. it took the saudi government 17 days to admit jamal khashoggi had the saudi government 17 days to admitjamal khashoggi had died, claiming first it was after a fist fight. the next day the saudi foreign minister said the journalist was murdered in what he called a rogue operation, adding those involved would be punished. given the gruesome lea ks involved would be punished. given the gruesome leaks of what happened here, sedatives, strangling, dismemberment, a president who does not shy away from confrontation was surprisingly quiet today. in the saudi capital today they put on a brave face, or opening a glitzy investment conference, but many multinationals and politicians are boycotting it and the opening speaker could not avoid the elephant in the room. the terrible acts reported in recent weeks are alien to our culture and our dna. convincing the us to change tack is harder. its treasury secretary pulled out of the conference but still met the crown

evande erdowan got a close relationship with russia and now i think trying to repair the relationship with the united states. turkey will always take the side of who has momentum and right now, under this president, you know, whether you agree or disagree, i'm going to tell you, the momentum in the middle east is back with the united states of america and you look at the sanctions the president put on turkey a year ago unthinkable, they're a nato ally, i think turkey is desperate for some relief and glad they let this pastor that never should have been detained go and hopefully a new era in our relationship. i've been to turkey as a military pilot. it's a very important location. >> hopefully some of the other prisoners held there are coming out soon as well. saudi arabia is hosting the future investment initiative later this month as an important economic summit. steve mnuchin stated he still plans on attending the summit as others pulled out. should he withdraw or should he go? >> if i was him, i wouldn't go. i think it sends a strong message. saudi arabia, like it or not, is going