lauren: looking at pictures of benjamin netanyahu.t tensions have been somewhat strange recently. would you make that argument? >> i would. the u.s. and israel have been a little bit strained in the last few years. one of the things that buy to see from the israel visit that perhaps we didn't see the saudi arabia visit is the inclusion of more women's voices. the first lady was a tremendous ambassador to our country. she had to say descended from air force one and became -- continue to be this iconic first lady the world over is admiring. israel has more gender equality in things like that and need to be part of the narrative because yesterday the president spoke to a room full of milk, largely strongman makers from the islamic world. this trip to israel allows him to pay the tour is more like what is the female voice going to be in this foreign policy agenda? >> i wanted to bring a guest mike baker and andrew peak silvia forecasts for forecast that all chatting about the arrival of, watching benjamin netanyahu was dumped trump arrive

president trump is meeting with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu.verage. >>> danger zone. north korea now claims its missiles are capable of reaching american military bases. we'll have an exclusive interview with the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley, and her response to the nation. >>> and budget blueprint. the white house set to give congress a new proposal but proposed cuts to medicaid could hit the gop base hard. how lawmakers are responding. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm chris jansing at our msnbc headquarters in new york. we continue to follow the breaking news, president trump in israel, the second stop on his historic overseas trip. right now you're taking a look at first lady melania trump at an event with the prime minister's wife, sara netanyahu. the president about to meet with netanyahu at the hotel in jerusalem where he's staying with king david. my nbc colleague kristen welker describes his room as bomb-proof, poison

this is the president and benjamin netanyahu. let's listen. >> something very historical took place over the last two days, but i can see a much deeper path of friendship with israel than a lot of it is spurred on by whatever it takes. >> i think the fact that you have taken a very strong position on -- not only on security, but it also helps with the possibility of reconciliati reconciliation. i do look forward to our discussions. >> with iran, iraq should be very grateful to the united states, because iran negotiated a fantastic deal with the previous administration. a deal that is unbelievable from this standpoint. some people don't understand it. and instead of being thankful and saying thank you, because there was serious stuff, it would have failed in six months. we gave them a lifeline. not only did we give them a lifeline, but we gave them wealth and prosperity and the ability to continue in tehran and continue with what they are doing. no matter where we go, we see signs of iran in the middle east, no matter where we go,

netanyahu, the wife of prime minister benjamin netanyahu.enter in jerusalem. it is just approaching 6:00 p.m. local time there. this follows their visit to the western wall, a significant, monumental visit, the first time a sitting u.s. president has gone to the western wall. but again, this is being dubbed as a garden visit by the first lady of israel and of the united states to the hadasa medical center. we are also just moments away from president trump's meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the two will sit down together, one of the many scheduled events on the president's docket for this trip. the meeting comes as u.s./israeli relations are under scrutiny, thanks to the president's quest to broker what he has dubbed the ultimate deal on mideast peace, this as well as tension over reports that the president revealed classified intelligence obtained by the israelis to the russians in the oval office. joining me now, david horowitz, editor of "the times of israel," arsalon iftikar, and john kirby, cnn military and diplom

let's react to that meeting donald trump just had with benjamin netanyahu. obviously it was quite warm. the two men have a relationship that have gone back years. he came to the prime minister's residence, signed the guest book. was presented with a 150-year-old bible as a gift and then they held that press conference. they want to project this image of a very close relationship between the united states and israel. but we have to talk about the headline, which is that donald trump today essentially confirmed that he did discuss intelligence with the russians in the oval office by saying he never mentioned israel. how problematic is that? is that problematic? what sort of tensions could there exist that we're just not seeing? >> i think there are probably a lot of problems within the intelligence services, especially, the israelis saying maybe their sources and methods have in effect been burned. but it was pretty clear that prime minister netanyahu wants him to get beyond this and maybe just start this notion that somehow this is a president who is coming t

to speakn prepared with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu.s perhaps a last-ditch effort, but it's also a sign, i , that he wants energy in this process and that he does have some faith in donald trump as the disruptor, the disruptor we know him to be, but perhaps some cars will fall the palestinians' way. that is what he is trying to do with the statements today. laura: what about the israelis? what has been their reaction to comments?bbas' >> we have heard various leaders in israel, this right-wing coalition that benjamin netanyahu leads, criticizing he is onying trustworthy. i think this level of attack on mahmoud abbas is a sign they are nervous, and the reason they are nervous is that the right-wing sort -- thought when donald trump was elected that he was going to be there man in washington. what they are seeing is that donald trump is unpredictable. he promised he would move the american embassy to jerusalem. that has not happened. he is starting to sound like a of theiendly version previous american president who called for a two state

and worse that you've been talking about cloud this meeting between israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and president donald trump. the latest is that netanyahu had to order his ministers to attend the arrival ceremony when trump lands here in tel aviv, here in israel, and that's because many of the ministers when they realized they wouldn't get a chance to shake trump's hand, wouldn't get that photo op, decided, why go? well, netanyahu made it clear they will be there, that coming down as an order. that's on the israeli side. there have been many more on the american side, including as you mentioned, confusion as to where the white house and where the trump administration places the western wall. is it in israel? is it in the west bank? there's also the issue over the embassy, and that was only clarified a few days ago by an administration official who said trump won't move the embassy for now but wouldn't rule out moving it later. then perhaps the biggest misunderstanding, or perhaps worse, before this is the alleged trump leaking of israeli intel to the russians. all of that hangs ov

that's certainly true of prime minister benjamin netanyahu. we know he was no fan of president obama. so in that sense, it is true. in the sense that he is trying to use iran as a common enemy to bring them together, okay, fine, that's a starting point. and i think that the other reality is that these world leaders are aware that when the president is frustrated, he lashes out very publicly at the person who is the source of that frustration. so i think we're seeing with president abbas as well as prime minister netanyahu that they both at least want to start in president trump's good graces. whether that equals a peace deal, you know, obviously we have a long way to see if that's true. and as you guys were pointing out, this also requires a lot of time, a lot of attention at a point where president trump's time and attention is certainly divided. he has a number of controversies playing out at home and we saw that sort of manifested in two of his top aides only staying through the saudi arabia part of the trip. they need to do some strategic

benjamin netanyahu. [applause] >> thank you. i are absolutely delighted to welcome you and he land ya to the -- melania to the prime minister's residence in jerusalem. the eternal capital of the jewish people, the united capital of the i jewish state. today, mr. president, to the western wall, one of the holiest sites of judaism. you've been to the church of the holy she pullture, one of -- she pull cur. we protect the christian sites as no one else does anywhere in this region. we protect christian sites, muslim sites, obviously, jewish sites. we're committed to the freedom of all faiths and to the rights of all. mr. president, i appreciate the fact that you went to the western wall, and you're the first acting president who's done that. the people of israel applaud you for it. [applause] we had a terrific discussion today, and when i say "terrific," it encompasses everything. we can talk about deregulation, we can talk about economics. i think we quote each other. we understand each other and so much of the things that we wish

he's about to make his appearance with benjamin netanyahu. he may have made more of a problem for himself over the breach of intelligence with the russians. the russian foreign smin fer more than a week ago. >> the intelligence cooperation is terrific. >> just so you understand, i never mentioned the word or the name israel. never mentioned it in that conversation. so you had to know the story. never mentioned the word israel. >> joining me now nbc white house correspondent kristen welker traveling with the president, national correspondent peter alexander at the white house with us throughout the hour. and jeffrey go berg editor-in-chief at the atlantic with. kristin, the president seemed eger to correct what he said was a mistaken impression because he never mentioned but no u.s. official had confirmed that israel was the aggrieved country. it had been reported and confirmed by nbc but never confirmed by a u.s. official. now he has by implication. >> reporter: that's right. it is clear that the president, his administration concerned to som

you see there benjamin netanyahu waiting for the president to arrive. netanyahu with his wife.t time in the philadelphia area growing up. and the -- the previous administration, u.s. administration, well known to head a sort of a difficult relationship with the israeli prime minister. all that is in the past. you see the group walking up to part of the welcoming party along with prime minister netanyahu. a lot of pomp and circumstance. >> we'll keep you update. >>> moving on at 5:25, gas prices are going down, and ford is making changes at the top. landon dowdy with more in the cnbc business news. good morning. >> reporter: good monday morning to you. nbc is has confirmed reports that ford is firing ceo mark fields. that's an announcement that is expected this morning. he will be replaced by the head of the autonomous driving unit, jim hackett. the move comes as ford's board and chairman, bill ford, reportedly unhappy with the automaker's performance. ford's stock is down some 40% since fields took over as ceo in 2014 at the peak of the auto industry's recovery. over to you. >>

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there you see the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his wife. they're getting ready to receive the president. i assume the first lady will be there as well. what do we anticipate? just statements, or will they answer reporters questions as well? >> well, we are anticipating statements from them. it will be interesting to see if they focus mainly on the mid east peace process. that's what president trump has been focussed on in his remarks through isreal. how they share a common enemy in iran and he believes that should bring both sides to the table toward a mid east peace agreement. also they've now had this private meeting after both prime minister netanyahu and president trump brought up this sensitive intelligence issue. it will be interesting to see if they say anything more on that. and then as you pointed out, wolf, they head to dinner privately with their wives. >> they're walking in right now. the president and the first lady. they're going to be i guess signing a little welcome book for the arrival there. this is the prime minister's re

are watching benjamin netanyahu waiting for the president to arrive.o tolus.jump over even as these things are going on now, there's a budget in the united states. what are we expecting? this is the first time the president is putting out a budget for the full 10 years where we are expecting to see major cuts to domestic spending. social safety nets will be on the chopping block as the president tries to spend more money on defense. we saw a version of this a couple of months ago when he put out the skinny budget. this will be the full deal and an opportunity to balance the budget in 10 years. david: we are watching president trump and his wife greeting the prime minister of israel and his wife at his residence. just a follow-up on this issue with the budget. people on capitol hill of both persuasions are saying it's fine for the president to have a budget, but we won't pay attention to it. what is the real significance of this? that thiss not likely budget that the president puts out will be passed into law. congress will have their own say. we have h

but first, moments ago, president trump and israeli restroom benjamin netanyahu faced reporters at this joint appearance during the president's first overseas visit as chander in chief. >> i also look forward to working closely with you to advance peace in our region. because you have noted so us is sintly that common dangers are turning former enemies into arter ins. that's where we see something new and potentially something very promising. it won't be simple. but for the first time in many years, mr. president trump for the first time in my lifetime, i see a real hope for change. >> i'm encouraged that they pledged cooperation to confront terrorism and the hateful ideology that it drives it so hard. america welcomes the action and support of any nation willing to do the hard but vital work in e eradicating the violent ideologies that have caused so much needless bloodshed and killing here and all over the world. >> this visit in jerusalem between the two leaders focused on president trump's foreign policies as historic visit. here it is to the western wall. this is the first sitting

he will not be going with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he will be going on his own. he'll spend some of his own time there, before moving on to his other meetings. that is a significant statement. it means trump realizes the sensitivity around that, trying to pursue peace and knows making a definitive statement on jerusalem pre-judges one of the most difficult issues in the conflict. if jerusalem is one of the most sensitive issues in the conflict and one of the most sensitive places the old city is the most sensitive part of jerusalem. poppy? >> oren this is known as jerusalem week and there are activities throughout the week in celebration and honor. you said the president is threading that needle and navigating it carefully to not be at any of those specific events. >> reporter: it certainly seems like that. as you point out this is jerusalem week and jerusalem day is wednesday when israelis celebrate 50 years of reunification. for palestinians it's 50 years of the occupation of the west bank. if president trump were here during a jess rum he will week or day fest

israel newspaper reports benjamin netanyahu had to order the ministers to arrive.fter they disinvited them and reinvited them only to view from the sidelines. he wants to be united and ready to take a fresh look at the peace process with the palestini palestinians. he had to win approval of even modest gestures meant to encourage palestinian economy and ease conditions for those living in the west bank and elsewhere. >>> joining us in jerusalem, host, andrea mitchell. president trump will visit some historic religious sites in israel. tell us about the agenda and how the white house has prepared for this visit. >> the white house has really prepared down to every minute. he's been running behind schedule throughout the trip so far on the saudi leg of the trip but no matter how the schedule evolves, it's going to be very tightly controlled. no news conferences, no opportunities to question the president. he, in saudi arabia was very much on script, on teleprompter in his speech. one change in his wording, which is significant, although his aids described it to fatig

never mentioned the word israel. >> reporter: so benjamin netanyahu affirming his confidence in the u.s. system, and then the president sort of on the defensive saying he had never used the word "israel" in his exchange. but that's not how it had been reported. what had been reported he shared the classified content of the information, which he can do as president, but there were concerns about nations being concerned with their information being shared with countries like russia. so benjamin netanyahu wanted to make that point that at a time when there were so many diplomatic challenges in this long trip and the admission of the president's visit, that the intelligence piece, according to netanyahu, is not in trouble. the president sort of taking it a bit further and it was interesting to watch who was bettibe getting the last word, it typically should be the prime minister, and there was a little back and forth who got to cap off that very notable exchange in front of the cameras. craig? >> as we're having this conversation, a look here at prime minister netanyahu. it appears as if th

he will be meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu for the world to see with quick remarks before they head to their next event. >> we've been talking about words. so i just want to utter some and i go back to the israeli president, who said, mr. president we are happy to see that america is back. america is back again. you mark the defeating of isis as one of your top misses. this is the most important objective israel will do everything in its power to assist you in that mission. we haven't heard that kind of language, and you can talk about the semantics and the particulars of who met where and all that stuff. this texture of their relationship seems to be evolving before our very eyes. this is an important part of history. >> to keep setting up the president's words in just a few moments from now, when he landed at the airport he said he urged both sides to take advantage of the rare opportunity for peace during his administration. he has called this the ultimate deal. so to say expectations are pretty much high, heading into this. >> mistakes are high for the reasons we've be

donald trump is in israel, greeted by benjamin netanyahu and have this message. we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region and to its people. later he became the first sitting us president to visit the western wall and a little later he had this warning for iran. iran must never be allowed to possess a nuclear weapon, never ever. and must cease its deadly funding, training and equipping of terrorists. list is debt is in jerusalem, we will hear about his tour so far that would lyse doucet is injerusalem. tour so far that would lyse doucet is in jerusalem. we tour so far that would lyse doucet is injerusalem. we also live in washington for the latest on reports that michael flynn will refuse to give evidence to the us senate added investigate the trump rocher allegation, and leaked documents are showing us how facebook decides what we can and cannot publish. donald trump is continuing his first foreign tour as us president. he spent the weekend in saudi arabia where he met king salman and gave a speech to leaders f

are currently being put to the test after a recent diplomatic clash between israeli leader benjamin netanyahund germany's foreign minister. chancellor angela merkel, for is aart, insisted israel fundamental tenet for her government, as she put it. there are issues with israel's ongoing occupation of palestinian territory. meanwhile, the questions are being asked about the future of the teen of-state solution to the middle eastern conflict. germany and israel -- a frayed relationship? that's what we're discussing on "quadriga" today. ,et me begin with adania shibli who says the presence of the extreme right in the middle east government finally makes a shift in german politics necessary. we are also jojoined by george -- bys on shani rosanes george abela -- by deutsche shani rosanes. and our other guest argues the german israeli relationship has never been easy, not only because of the lack of understanding but the lack of empathy between the two sides. give us the bigger picture -- how uniquely important are the relations between israel and the germans? >> there's a long history and a history

this is benjamin netanyahu's chance.nder the impression is going to take risks to make it work. tried to kill houseman county thank you for joining us. >> pleasure. lauren: coming up, the very latest on the deadly concert explosion at the reaction at home in the united states. please stay with us. [inaudible] lauren: breaking news this morning. president trump including the first part of this trip today come a day after the deadly attack in britain. former assistant to george w. bush and ceo, thanks for getting up with us. i want to talk about the timing of all this. donald trump strong remarks in the middle east about wiping out terrorists and then we have an attack at an american singers concert in the u.k. attended by preteens and teenagers, many of them girls. >> it is just gut wrenching and it shows you the threats we face in this world. america has been at war for over a decade. iraq, afghanistan, president bush talking about acts of evil and those who not only support terrorism but harbor terrorists. we arrive at

speaking alongside prime minister benjamin netanyahu the president denied ever naming israel as the source of the intelligence and accused the news media of getting the story wrong, but the president himself was mistaken. no reports ever said the president mentioned israel by name. we're covering all of that. much more this hour with our guests including senator chris coons, a member of the judiciary and foreign relations committee and our correspondents and specialists, they are also standing by. let's begin with the breaking news about fired national security adviser michael flynn. cnn's diane gallagher is working the story for us. the senate intelligence committee probe is just one of the investigations looking at flynn. >> reporter: that's right, wolf. there are several inquiries into michael flynn right now on capitol hill, and that could be growing as well as the federal grand jury that's issued subpoenas for associates of the former national security adviser. sources say president donald trump's form national security adviser will invoke his fifth amendment right against self-incrim

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 do

. >> shepard: today prime minister benjamin netanyahu said intelligence cooperation between the united states and israel is "terrific." we'll have more on the russian investigation and the road block from answers from president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn. 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 ti

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu welcome to trump, hailing his country's close ties with the. >> your visit here, never before , as the first foreign trip of a president of the united states, included a trip to israel. thank you mr. president. [applause] thank you for this powerful expression of your friendship to israel. reporter: for his part, trump stressed in message of reconciliation in the middle east. >> we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and peace to this region, and to its people. defeating terrorism, and creating a future of harmony, prosperity and peace. reporter: but not far away, violence in the palestinian territories demonstratehow elusive that piece remains. -- peace remains. troops rallying in support of palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in israeli jails. trump and his wife melania toward two -- toured two iconic sites. the site where jesus died on the cross and according to tradition, where he rose from the dead. and the western wall, a remnant of the second jewish temple destroyed by the romans, a sacred site of judais

president trump standing side by side with welcoming benjamin netanyahu. they have faced reporters. >> there are many things that can happen now that would never have been able to happen. it's terrorism and facing the threat of an iranian regime that is threatening the region and causing so much violence and suffering. >> i also look forward to working closely with you to advance peace in our region. because you have noted so us is zingtly the common dangers are turning former enemies into partners. that's where we see something new and potentially something very promising. it won't be simple. but for the first time in many years, mr. president for the first time in my lifetime, i see a real hope for change. >> hope for change. then these pictures. the western wall here, president trump is on the first leg of the trip as commander-in-chief. today this historic moment for a first for a a sitting u.s. president by becoming the first to visit the western wall. let's begin with jim acosta this hour. he's live in jerusalem. president trump is basically gotten a

to melania's left, prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel.d off the plane, welcoming his arrival remarks in just a few minutes. if you're just waking up, let's get to you speed on the market this morning. futures have turned negative in the last half hour or so. about an hour or ago, we called high. 30 points on the high. you can see it flat, around it comes off the back of decent gains on friday on friday which turned the week's performance to respectable declines. nats dak down more than.05. and the dow down less than that. oil prices taking a look. a great of pund 5% for the week. add 2g% on friday itself. higher on wti crude, 50.7. >> present crude happening ahead of highly anticipated opec meeting later this week where, of course, already we've heard from russia and saudi arabia. both of those countries. say they go will agree to a nine-month extension of a production cut. interestingly enough, ahead of this weekend, the iranian election watched by moderates, hassan rouhani ahead of the hard-liners ebrahim raisi. and that nuclear deal wa

benjamin netanyahu did not like that barack obama was making overtures to iran. >> to be fair to president obama, mr. netanyahu had aired his differences in vitriolic way way before the iran deal was even negotiated. i think that president obama and to attest to that, you had the prime minister and the foreign president and prime minister who said israel never had a better friend, substantively speaking than barack obama. but israelis have a sense of wanting to be loved. and they felt they weren't loved enough by barack obama. >> a fair statement. >> a measure of racism in there. but we don't have time dissect that. but with donald trump, within 120 days of his tenure as president, it shifted violently like a pend lum. i think they're both wrong but nonetheless, he is revaluated, he is being reevaluated as the greatest friend we ever had. i'm not sure he is. >> good to talk to you. the former israeli consul general. thank you to all of you. while he continues his foreign trim as president, trump's first budget plan will be sent to congress. an expansion of that skinny budget. ♪ fun in art

. >> by the way let's play that sound for benjamin netanyahu as the two leaders >> i want to you know how much we appreciate and american policy on iran which you annunciated clearly an hour ago i want to you know how much we appreciate your bold decision to act against the use of chemical weapons in syria to tell you also how much we appreciate the reassertion of american leadership and middle east and for the first time in my lifetime i see a role hope for change. >>> all right we heard a lot of love from benjamin netanyahu to president trump and their relationship goes back quite a ways and big headliner or talker that came out this today is after this was all over the president was talking with reporters and he said, you know, i did not use the word israel talking about that oval office meeting he had with the russians where he revealed some sensitive information which all came from israeli intelligence. do you think that behind the scenes this is issue? was this no-no with all this going on today. >> i don't know if it's an issue or no-no but it does speak in my opinion to some o

there. >>> president trump wrapping up a joint press conference with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem, trump calling netanyahu a, quote, good friend, saying israel is a great ally and then a new level of partnership should and will happen with that country that are will bring greater peace from both nations calling a peace deal, quote, perhaps the toughest deal of all. for his part netanyahu praising trump for visiting the western wall in the old city of jerusalem, thanking him for supporting israel noting common dangers are turning enemies into partners. netanyahu the comment that will be viewed as a knock on the obama administration saying he appreciates the, quote, reassertion of american leadership in the middle east. >> he also said he appreciates him drawing a red line for syria with the use of dhemcal weapons. obviously these are all knocks at the obama presidency. >> and specifically he said that, well, prime minister netanyahu said that he looks forward to the alliance of the u.s. and israel when it comes to fighting iran and preventing iran from becoming a nucle

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 have a saying, mr. president, the people of israel lives -- the state of israel lives on, alive as ever. a thriving democracy, a powerful army, innovative, free economy and a proud, resilient people. mr. president, over the years israel has had many friends but israel has never had and will

trump will soon meet with israeli president benjamin netanyahu.e breaking news on the domestic front. moments ago according to a associated press source michael flynn has declined the senate intelligence committee subpoena and he will invoke the fifth amendment later today. joining me now is former assistant attorney general stanley pottinger, and my panel nick confe sorry and crystal ball. perfect timing. we were going to have you here to discuss this anyway but what do you make of this if true? we've not confirmed it. michael flynn is declining the senate intel committee's subpoena, not invitation, and going to invoke the fifth amendment. >> as a civil rights lawyer i have to say that i can't count the number of times when the fifth amendment has protected the innocent as well as the guilty. i think that's very basic. i would, as his lawyer, if i were his lawyer, there is no way i would have him not assert the fifth given the atmosphere we're in. that doesn't mean everybody isn't going to interpret this the way we always do, right. >> sure. >> w

meanwhile later next hour the president will be meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and latere afternoon he will hold a joint news conference with israeli prime minister netanyahu. this afternoon fox news will bring you that live. plus at 6:00 eastern don't miss special report with bret baier who will anchor tonight from saudi arabia with all the latest on president trump's landmark trip. this fox news alert. breaking news back in washington fox news confirmed former national security advisor michael flynn will invoke his fifth amendment privilege today. >> good morning, within the last hour people close to the former national security advisor have confirmed to fox news that later today they will reply to the senate intelligence committee that had issued a subpoena requesting records for the russia investigation and based on the advice of counsel mike flynn will not produce records citing his fifth amendment rights. for some context, there is legal precedent when records are provided to congress it can be argued that they're testimonial in nature. by providing those records th

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many in benjamin netanyahu's party are opposed. they believe president trump would immediately move the u.s. in busy from tel aviv to jerusalem as promised during the campaign, but the white house has said it will not move the embassy now. >> these moves have angered some politicians in the israeli government making an already difficult process even more difficult. kelly: as the president forges ahead with his first major diplomatic test, rex tillerson is acknowledging the learning curve that comes with it. >> the president himself has said he has learned a lot on this trip and he has learned a lot about the people and their culture. i think this is a really important process in terms of how we move forward with this relationship between the muslim world and the non-muslim world. >> let's bring in stuart holiday. former u.s. ambassador for special political affairs and ceo of the meridian international center. thank you for joining us. the heart and the birthplace of islam. what's your reaction. >> i think he's off to a good start.

many of benjamin netanyahu's government are vehemently opposed to new talks in a two state solution as a final sort of outcome at the negotiation. when president trump is a lack that kind of the israelis, those in the conservative coalition are very, very excited. they would move from tel aviv to jerusalem as he promised on the campaign trail. he also thought it would be a big supporter of israeli settlements in the west bank. the conservative government here in benjamin netanyahu's government is what they see as a conventional u.s. government and president trump's efforts here. that is not a term to president trump's efforts here. they see the conventional effort here is something that is a real concern. the white house has said not to bring the embassy here. that is a lot of people in israel very concerned. there are some real issues here that president trump is walking into. >> you've got a tightrope to walk. thank you so much. >> president trump isn't the only one with the busy schedule in saudi arabia. we'll tell you you was on first lady melania trump's agenda today. that is next

once he arrives on air force one he will meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and other dignitaries and they'll be brief remarks, unclear what he's going to talk about exactly but presumably trip of saudi arabia and resumption of peace talks as well and also possibly the fight against islamic extremism, that was something that he discussed last night but again the major point here is going to be about the quote, unquote, ultimate deal, the resumption of peace talks between israelis and palestinians and that's something that the president talked about in that major speech last night. here is in part what president trump said, listen. >> and then to the vatican, if the three faiths can join together, then peace in this world is possible including peace between israelis and palestinians. >> what the president, he was referring to going to rome, the vatican and meet the pope there. the president has met with president netanyahu along with abbas, to give you an idea of the president's schedule, he will chopper in to jerusalem. he's expected to go to the old city, church of th

and benjamin netanyahu in just the last hour dining and discussing a bond between our two nations. but is it iran with russia's support not only the biggest impediment to the use the but a first on fox business interview, former prime minister of israel is here with us in studio. israel peace a possibility or a pipe dream? and how do israelis really feel about helping arm syria? we'll ask him. back home, there's slashing and burning and also some building up with the president's budget that's about to be unveiled. our political panel on whether a balanced budget will be doable or pretty much hard to achieve as peace in the middle east. plus, the sale of the century. what this spray pained skull pulled in by that artist on your screen at the massive art auction and what it says about our economy, or at least about the big job creators. the ceo is here first on fox business. it was a huge auction for them. and ford mows down ceo mark fields. we'll get you a live report on the automaker's reasons for letting a ceo go. we're less than an hour to the closing bell on this monday. let's s

we got a tweet from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. minister and president trump and their wives during the trip to israel. the caption on the tweet, a festive dinner with president trump and first lady. welcome to jerusalem, the eternal capitol of the jewish people and united capital of israel. there you go, netanyahu on twitter. >> jason chaffetz is set to speak in private with james comey today as comey prepares to testify on the role in3the russian meddling investigation. adam shapiro is live from the white house with the latest. adam? reporter: melissa, that meeting between chaffetz an comey will not be public. we'll not get too many details what they spoke about. remember, jason chaffetz will leave congress on june 30th. all attention regarding mr. comey will take place after may 29th because he is going to testify publicly before the senate intelligence committee. but that will take place after the memorial day holiday. but the attention in washington today when it comes to the issues of russia and russia's influence on the pres

president trump touched down in israel today and met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, becoming the first sitting u.s. president to ever visit the holiest site in the jewish faith, the western wall. at about the same time as that visit we learned that fired national security adviser michael flynn plans to plead the fifth and will not testify before the senate intelligence committee. that was big news, though, of course, the president is focused on his swing through the middle east. that began in riyadh, saudi arabia, where the president disturbed even some in his own party by suggesting in his speech that he would not, quote, lecture countries on how to live which many took as an abdication of the traditional role of the united states in publicly preaching the values of freedom and democracy, values that some critics suggest the trump administration might not fully appreciate. case in point, a source close to former fbi director james comey told me that in comey's february 14thth oval office meeting with president trump the president expressed irritation with news stories about

benjamin netanyahu would want to address with president trump? >> i doubt it. li intelligence officials but netanyahu wants to get along with trump. trump offers the same thing as he is offering the saudis, first of all a hard line giagainst ir which is what israeli wants. if benjamin netanyahu gets those two things he will leave the intelligence people to deal with it privately in terms of future interactions with their american counterpart and make it all smiles with trump. >> he had a message for the president, and he put it on twitter, one of the president's favorite platforms. >> mr. president, we look forward to your visit. the citizens of israel will receive you with open arms. >> would it be in the united states and the president's best interests to, i guess, to be too friendly with netanyahu in this visit? >> no, i think it is very much in trump's interest to be friendly with netanyahu. israel is very popular inside the republican party. >> but in terms of the peace deal, i imagine there's some sensitivity in terms of how he addresses this. david miller

i don't think benjamin netanyahu thinks he has it.0 years uniification, we got your back and third, we'll have conference of the palestinianpalestinians. >> as david has said, it was simple. it is what i heard from some leaders yesterday. if you boil it down to a fairly simple speech, we are not going to try to make break throughs with our enemies. we'll spend the next four years embracing our friends. that helps. >> but, also the complications of the issues need to be paid attention to. i believe the peace is very important. all leaders whether zuni or individual people in government would -- peace in the holy land is the corner stuff. if you postpone it, it is going to come back to you. israelis ought to be constructively and the u.s. have a lot of assets and delivering on both sides. i disagree with you. and there is a lot more work to do from the u.s. to deliver these things. >> jeremy to respond to that, there is -- israel is not happy with the president for releasing secrets to the russians, revealing a source. that's happening

we would like to listen to benjamin netanyahu and his remarks. let's listen to net. >> thank you, mr. president. you are the first american president who chose to include israel on first foreign trip, you're the first president in office to visit the western wall we were so deeply move today seeing you touch wall and melania trump touching the wall and equally moved when we saw your daughter ivanka and your son-in-law jared do the same. now you touch other stones. you honor today the memory of 6 million jews who were murdered in the holocaust. a few weeks ago you gave a powerful speech in the holocaust memorial day in washington, d.c. and today in this solemn place great monuments of remembrance we remember the holocaust, we remember the hatred towards jews that consume the defenseless people, we pledge never to be defenseless against that hatred again and to fulfill that pledge, israel must always be able to defend itself, by itself against any threat. i appreciate america's long-standing commitment to this principle and mr. president, i appreci

we are waiting for the press conference featuring president trump and benjamin netanyahu.cretary ross says that he can't imagine a business as this one for the united states. the trump administration presents its budget tomorrow. it is expected to have cuts of close to $7 trillion, but it may not matter, as republican say that they will come up with their own budget. ♪ david: president trump is in israel today as part of his marathon first trip outside