fareed zakaria just interviewed the president. erview that fareed did and there's so much more information that we can't even tell you right now, it's secret until sunday. you have to watch "fareed zakaria gps" sunday at 10:00. >>> this just into cnn, it does appear that isis posted a new online threat. the terror group is vowing to kill japanese hostage kenji goto and a jordanian military pilot within the next 24 hours if jordan does not release convicted terrorists sagida al rishawi. she's the would-be suicide bomber whose device failed to detonate in a string of terror attacks back in 2005. she has been sentenced to death. >>> also in libya this morning, gunmen reportedly with ties to isis set off a car bomb just outside the corinthia hotel. they then shot their way up to the hotel's top floor. at least three people were killed. six injured in the attack according to libya state media. most guests and staff were evacuated to safety. a security spokesman does tell cnn three of the gunmen are still holed up in the hotel now surrou

our own fareed zakaria goes one-on-one with president obama.he president discusses iran nuclear weapons, israel his decision not to meet with the prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu. the interview, that's coming up next. eh, you don't want that one. yea, actually i do. it's mucinex fast-max night time and it's got a nasal decongestant. is that really a thing? it sounds made up. i can't sleep when i'm all stuffy. i take offense to that. i'm not going to argue with a talking ball of mucus. i think you're being a little hasty... he's not with me. mucinex fast max night time. multi-symptom relief plus nasal decongestant. breathe easy. sleep easy. start the relief. ditch the misery. let's end this. >>> president obama says he won't be meeting with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu during his planned visit to washington in march. in a one-on-one interview with our own fareed zakaria, the president explains his decision. he speaks about the political implications of the visit, his battle with congress over the ongoing nuclear discu

in the meantime, i'm joined now by cnn's fareed zakaria, host of "fareed zakaria gps." there is this notion that these terrorists, whatever their message, clearly it's about the cartoons that they found offensive depicting the prophet muhammad, are trying to bully the world, no matter where you are in the world, east or west, into their way of living, their way of thinking, not free thinking, no freedom of speech. is this going to work? >> you know, unfortunately, it would be nice to say it's not going to work. it shouldn't work. but the reality is that it will have a chilling effect. it already has had a chilling effect. and these are difficult decisions that news organizations now have to make, that magazines will have to make because, yes, of course you believe in freedom of speech. but do you also want to put lives at risk, particularly it's one thing to put your own life at risk, you're putting other people's lives at risk. so it is unfortunately going to have a chilling effect. i think there's no way around it. >> almost begs an international journalistic conflict

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fareed zakaria is here. fareed do you believe that a higher u.s.hould be there or do you think the president should have been there? >> i think the president should have been there. i think that certainly there were many people who could have done. the key would have been to recognize the symbolism here and say, this is our oldest ally our closest ideological ally france in a sense invented modern democracy. to stand shoulder and shoulder would have been important. needed to be someone of stature. >> and that would be the president. >> the president, maybe bill clinton. >> so you're questioning why not higher presence why no u.s. leader in paris, isn't this why god invented vice presidents? and josh earnest responded. let's online. >> some have asked whether or not the united states should have sent someone with a higher profile than the ambassador to france. i think it's fair to say we should have sent someone with a higher profile to be there. that said there is no doubt that the american people and this administration stand four-square behind ou

let's go now to cnn's anchor fareed zakaria. fareed you're watching the images.ou're hearing of the incredible outpouring of emotion, people maybe a million people on the streets of paris, france today holding up signs jesuis charlie. on one side it says we are charlie. on the other side it lists all of the victims, all of the innocent people who have been killed in the last week by terrorists. really quite an amazing display, an amazing show of solidarity by the french people. >> you know jake what strikes me is that in some sense this is france's 9/11. this has been the way that france has responded to really the most brutal terror attack very similar in a sense to what happened in 9/11. obviously the number is very different but the symbolism and the idea this could come from within makes it particularly horrific. but notice the response. the response here has been a much more unifying response, and perhaps a little bit less, you know of shock and fear and anger, less of a sense of about getting ready to wage war and more really one of unity. what was the most

i want to bring the in fareed zakaria of "fareed zakaria gps" to talk about t0eb attacks.spheme blaspheme, those who mock or criticize the profit mohammad should be sentenced to death. i am not( expert on the koran or islamic law, and what is the basic for that belief? >> look i'm not ap islamic expertlp either b, but the word blasphemy appears no word in the koran and the old testament in the bible talks about it a lot, and says that the blasphemists should bee1e1 stoned to death. the koran has no injunction that you can't show an image of the profit mohammad, and there nd-- of the prophet muhammad, andÑi the idea that blasphemy is so central to radical islam does not appear ate1 all. it is a laterxd invention, and this is the most important part, some of the government tas are very good in criticizing theçó terrorist s terrorists in standing in solidarity with france, they themselves have on the books lawrk against blasphemy, and they, themselves, jail and ha ras people for quote, unquote blasphemeing the religion or the prophet or things like that so you can't play both

few people know more about this than fareed zakaria who joins me here and cnn terror contributor whoaken at a kosher market. >> well definitely yes. actually there are two things. first of all, for radical muslim now a days obviously israel is one of the points and there is i would say there is a feeling that jewish as a whole, represent support israel so they are targets. what we can see also is that france has i would say a self-bred culture of anti-semitism despite what has been said on the government basis. so therefore, all this makes a very toxic mix for the jewish community in france which is very, very often targeted. there has been some very minor assault in the same district this 19 districts of france which is the place where this jihadi network originated from in 2005 and 2008. we saw a lot of us over the last months it came like an early signal. actually, nobody taking them into account and nobody related them to a wider i would say terror threat. >> meanwhile, fareed t editor says every french jew i know is leaving france. >> it's a tragedy what happened in europe in ge

fareed zakaria joins us now. >>> welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria coming to you from switzerland, the home this week of the world economic forum. we'll begin today's show with the death of a king. king abdullah of saudi arabia the custodian of the two holy mosques. saudi arabia has been an island of stability in the midst of the fire storms of the middle east. but it is also home to the most puritan puritan puritanica version of islam. is it part of the problem or the solution? i will ask tony blair about that and much else. >>> also the price of oil has fallen by more than half in the last six months. oil revenues make up 90% of the saudi government's income. will it weather this storm? >>> i will talk to financial times martin wolf about saudi arabia and its addiction to oil money. >>> then all eyes are on the european economy in 2015. will it descend into deflation? i'll talk with the finance minister of one of europe's fastest growing countries, george osborn councillor of the united kingdom. inequality was the talk of the wee

. >> we're joined by fareed zakaria.eaks fluent french from some time there and she was saying what she found interesting was when she heard the sounds, the audio that we've heard of the gunmen you can hear sporadic sounds of them yelling or talking, they speak french fluently perfect french and from what she says she understood it almost sounds as though they don't have a foreign accent. that they are native speakers. very telling. >> this is the most significant piece of information we have right now. my french is much worse than christine's but it also struck me. they seemed to speak idiomattic fast without an accent. these not people from syria, it suggests these are people who lived in france probably born and brought up probably went to school in france to have had that accent. remember france has the largest muslim population in europe. it's probably about five million people. this is a consequence of the french colonialism algeria, places like that tunisia, morocco. and what that means is it's probably going to b

"fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >>> this is gps, the global public square.come to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. >>> we'll begin today's show with questions from paris, questions on the minds of all of us. how in the world do we protect against the next of these attacks. is there any real way to thwart this kind of terrorism. i'll have an exclusive conversation with leon panetta, former cia director former secretary of defense. >>> also has europe been flooded with masses of hate-filled muslims? if you listen to the airwaves this week -- >> prayer rugs in just about every hotel. >> -- the answer was yes. i'll introduce you to man who disagrees and says he has the numbers to prove it. >>> and, the economy. in 2015 who will be the winners and losers? what do we need to watch out for? i'll tell you. >>> then from paris to new york'syork finest should they focus on just terror murder and major crimes? we'll have a debate on the famous broken windows theory of policing with malcolm gladwell. >>> but first, here's my take

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the whole thing tomorrow on "fareed zakaria: gps" 10:00 a.m.ctor had to say. bob baer general mark hertling and former jihadi mubin shaikh now working with authorities to fight terrorism. thanks for being here. >> thank you all for being here. listening to what leon panetta said do you agree that this is a more dangerous enemy? >> most certainly. the last 120 to 20 years have been eight because of this and it is because of the collapse of government. there is just a lot of open space out there where these kind of organizations can attempt to do brutal things in wrong names. i think we're going to see continued emphasis on this until some governments especially in the middle east some in africa have a better process for securing their people. >> also economic inclusion and economic opportunity, right? so bob, there has been a lot of talk about these young, en unemployed men. when you look at sleeper cells laying in wait how do they react when other cells get busted. >> let's me go back to general hurtling's comments. they have failed states. nig

fareed zakaria put that question to a man who would know former cia director leon panetta. >> it sounds like secretary panetta, you are more worried based on what has happened over the last few weeks and particularly in paris and you feel that this could happen in new york. this could happen in many many places in the world. >> i don't think there's any question. i think what we're seeing as i said is a much more aggressive chapter, and a much more dangerous chapter in terms of the war on terrorism. what happened in paris, what happened in ottawa what happened in belgium is something that we need to understand that these terrorists are now engaged in a much more aggressive effort based on recruiting. based on what's happening in syria and iraq and yemen, they're engaged in a much more aggressive effort to conduct violence in europe and it's a matter of time before they direct it to the united states as well. >> right now we have reporters all over the world. cnn's ivan watson in brussels. nick payton walsh in yemen, and deborah feyerick in new york with the latest on the investigation.

i want to go to fareed zakaria.images moving moments at this unity rally today, this unity march. i'm wondering what has struck youed the most. >> clearly, jake the most important ones and the most moving ones have been the signs from ordinary french muslims which have said things like i am a jew, or in various ways expressed solidarity. it's important that you had the leaders of major muslim countries, turkey jordan the palestinian authority there, but to see ordinary french citizens who happen to be muslim there was a very powerful symbol and a reminder that france which has perhaps the largest muslim population in europe 5 million people has many many -- the vast majority are not only integrated but highly secular. french society is very secular. it's an old tradition that dates from the revolution and french muslims are no different. there is a radical fringe and perhaps france has a somewhat larger radical fringe than others. but this is the two frances, the vast majority of french muslims who are integrated. w

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"fareed zakaria gps" starts now. lmplts . >>> in is gps, the global public square.l of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria coming to you from davos, switzerland, the home this week of the world economic forum. we'll begin today's show with the death of a king. king abdullah of saudi arabia. the custodian of the two holy mosques. saudi arabia has been an island of stability in the midst of the firestorms of the middle

as he told cnn's fareed zakaria before arriving in riyadh: >> what i've found effective is to apply steady, consistent pressure, even as we are getting business done that needs to get done, and often times that makes some of our allies uncomfortable. it makes them frustrated, sometimes we have to balance our need to speak to them about human rights issues with immediate concerns that we have in terms of countering terrorism or dealing with regional stability. >> reporter: the full interview will air on "fareed zakaria gps" this weekend. on the saudi side there are indications that salman wants stepped-up cooperation with the west, especially on fighting islamist extremism. an early sign came when he chose 55-year-old mohammed bin nayef, a western-educated minister focused on counter-terrorism, to be second in line to the throne. but the king and his advisors face a balancing act between working with the west, and accommodating the country's ultra-conservative brand of islam. recent reforms have allowed women into political life, but they are still not permitted to drive cars. and just this

"fareed zakaria gps" starts right now. >>> this is gps, the global public square.nited states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. >>> we'll begin today's show with questions from paris, questions on the minds of all of us. how in the world do we protect against the next of these attacks. is there any real way to thwart this kind of terrorism. i'll have an exclusive conversation with leon panetta, former cia director former secretary of defense.

you need a public condemnation from leaders and leaders in these muslim nations and talking to fareed zakaria yesterday, his opinion not enough of that has happened in the wake of what happened in paris. nic? >> why would you do that? you start to bring down building blocks which keep you in power and keeps your ideology afloat even if you don't necessarily support the real radicals. saudi arabia is an example of this where radicals -- these real radicals would like to overthrow the royal family there. they also would rather have a state. we talk about muslim brotherhood. saudi arabia doesn't like muslim brotherhood. without that voice of criticism, it is not going to bring about an adjustment course correction examination in dealing with this issue as christianity did. >> it's incredibly frustrating. let's have this conversation over and over and over again. it's so important to point out. nic robertson, thank you both very much. appreciate it. >>> coming up next we'll talk to someone who knew the victims and iranian cartoonists who is living in exile in paris for cartoons he drew to protest

i mean with yesterday fareed zakaria said which is why we created vice president. >> i'm sure there would have been criticism that it was only the vice president. i don't know the schedules or what the on flicks might have been. this is a case where symbolism is important but the substance of the relationship, the substance of the response to the terrorist attacks, the coordination between the other countries is what really counts. i don't think given what our country has been through when it comes to spectacular terror attacks, given what our country has been through over the last decade plus in coordination very closely to france and the uk and others, i don't think there's any doubt about the u.s. commitment or our alliance with france and other nations. >> there may not be any question about the resolve of the united states and the alliance and as has been pointed out by president obama, among others, france is the united states of america's oldest alley. but you know who was the first world leader to visit the united states after 9/11? shack sure rack. went to washington d.c. and new

allies to be able to properly share information, also some that leon panetta addressed today on "fareed zakaria". >> you have to be very aggressive in confronting this more dangerous threat in terms of terrorism. you have to do it with increases or basic intelligence because obviously whether it's human intelligence or technical intelligence getting the right intelligence gives you at least a chance to avoid these kinds of attacks. secondly i think we have to continue to stress or counter terrorism operations both our intelligence operations our special forces operations to be able to use our capabilities to targets their leadership and their command and control. and thirdly, you've got to build partnerships with the countries abroad that are confronting terrorism. we have to be able to share intelligence share operations and be able to work together to go after this brought array of threats of these kids as they come back we're probably in a pretty good position with our watch lists and defenses that have been set up, to be able to check them, but the probeen in europe is there frankly is, you

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earlier this morning the president wrapped audiotape three-day visit to india and cnn's fareed zakariance to sit down exclusively with the president to discuss a wide range of issues and he joins us live from new delhi with an inside analysis. fareed great to see you. >> pleasure to be here. where it is 60 degrees and very cool. >> thank you for weather report. tell us the top headlines of the president's trip. >> it was a hugely successful trip. for the last three days india was wall to wall obama. he was like a rock star the choreography the choreography of the trip which was largely done by the indians, by prime minister modi was brilliantly done. there was so many photo opes so many moments which have resonated here and the president told me, what he regarded as most important this was going to a country like india and building on the opportunities here. a country that is increasingly very pro american. both in terms of the public which is which is very interested and fascinated by america. and the government which views a rising china as necessitating closer relationship with amer

. >>> our fareed zakaria will sit down with president obama while he's in new delhi to discuss a wideange of topics for our international viewers. you can see that exclusive interview at 11:00 a.m. tuesday in london not in in berlin. for those of you in the u.s., you'll see it at 6:00 a.m. eastern only on cnn. >>> still to come on cnn, the race to save a man from isis. details on what japan is doing and how jordan could help. >>> welcome back everyone. japan is racing to save its remaining citizen being health hostage by isis. >> the country's chief cabinet secretary says it's working with jordan now this isis apparently wants to swap kenji goto for a woman in a jordanian president. a new video shows goto showing a picture of a behead body. it's believed isis murdered the man after they refused to give in to the demand for $200 million. >>> now live to tokyo and our will rip low for the latest on en's -- ripley for the latest on japan's force to free goto. how likely is it that jordan will consider releasing this terrorist that they're holding in exchange for kenji goto and why does i

. >> reporter: cnn's fareed zakaria asked the president what he would say to americans appalled by saudis human rights record. >> what we'd say is that it is important for us to take into account existing relationships, the existing alignless within a very complicated looet. to recognize we have strategic interests in common with saudi arabia. >> reporter: common interests like isis yemen where the u.s. is fighting al qaeda and iran. a senior official brushed off white house assurance that's iran is not in charge of houthi rebels in yemen saying if the houthis are not controlled by iran then who is giving them guns and money? to us, that is control. ♪ >> reporter: the saudi trip is something of an optics doover. after the white house failed to have a high profile appearance. secretary of state john kerry, senator john mccain, and cia director john brennan, to former secretaries of state james baker and condoleezza rice. top white house aids complain it's an unfair comparison. >> you have a period of time where different leaders are able to pass through saudi arabia to pay their respects

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joining me is political analyst and former presidential adviser david gergen and fareed zakaria. why wouldn't you send somebody. the vice president? that's what they're there for, isn't it? >> i think so. i think we were all mystified yesterday when when we learned the vice president wasn't going. he was the most obvious choice. they represent the united states overseas. many, many times when there are international incidents. this occasion, more than most, i think was one that was so clear that the united states should be there. we asked them to stand with us time after time when we think we're threatened, and now they're threatened and we have to stand with them. >> the president did go to the french embassy in washington to sign the condolence book, but still, it seems like a -- kind of a ridiculous oversight. not to -- or a mistake. >> one of his interviews, obama said something very frank, and interesting, which is, he said i realize that i'm very good on policy, but i sometimes don't give any thought to the optics of situations. and it's actually true. you think about his c

sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting the country's clerics investment an interview with cnn's fareed zakariae president defended washington's strategic alliance with the kingdom. take a listen. >> we have maintained a sustained dialogue with the saudis. and with all the other countries that we work with. you know what i've found effective is to apply steady consistent pressure evena we are getting business done that needs to get done. oftentimes that makes some of our allies uncomfortable, frustrated. sometimes we have to balance our need to speak to them about human rights issues with immediate concerns that we have in terms of countering terrorism or dealing with regional stable. >> even before president obama arrived there in riyadh there have been some subtle reshuffling in the kingdom's corridors of power. becky anderson examine the possible consequences. >> reporter: before the late saudi king was even buried six royal decrees issued. a slew of newarkppointments that grab the attention of the kingdom orchestrated by the new king salmon bin abdel aziz al saud. the king's nephew now seco

for those expecting to see fareed zakaria, we're live this hour as we prepare for the funeral of fallen nypd officer wenjian liu. liu was one of two officers shot and killed by a lone gunman last month. right now you're looking at live pictures where those funeral services are set to take place on a very rainy sunday. this was the somber scene yesterday as police lined up to pay their respects at a private wake. the line stretching two full blocks. among those in attendance governor andrew cuomo who said off lericer liu had his dream job. >> this was his dream, to become an nypd officer. in some ways it's the ultimate assimilation into america, into new york to become a police officer, and obviously he was so proud and he was so proud for his whole family. >> and a number of high-profile officials are expected to attend today's service clurg bill de blasio and on behalf of the white house fbi director james comey. bill bratton has a stern message for the police force, specifically don't turn your backs on the mayor as they did for the first funeral last week. let's bring in cnn's miguel

. >>> now freed free will sit down with president obama -- fareed zakaria will sit down with president for a wide variety of topics. you can watch it starting at election a.m. tuesday in london noon in berlin. 6:00 a.m. eastern for viewers in the united states. only here on cnn. >>> millions are on alert ahead of what could be one of the most destructive snowstorms to hit the northeastern part of the u.s. our meteorologist, pedram javaheri, joins us from the international weather center. the size and scope of this serious storm. >> yeah. officials are taking this very seriously. with 50% of all flights that are destined for new york city they've been canceled. half of the flights for the northeastern major metropolitan cities. about 120,000 ton of salt set aside across new york city as well. the storm system doesn't look impressive now. the moisture cold air, all of it coming into play the next 24 hours. over the next 12 hours, new york philadelphia northward toward boston, two, maybe three inch. you pick up six inches around pennsylvania. that is ahead of the storm system that will ev

eastern on "fareed zakaria gps" only on cnn. >> let's take you back outside to take a look at what lifelike in new york city at this time. as you can see, the city slowly coming back to life. the travel ban has lifted. the subways will start running again right around noon but they'll be on holiday schedule which means they'll be about 60% up to speed. hopefully amtrak will begin running soon between new york and boston but as you can see right now, the city looks peaceful and beautiful. the snowplows are out. it won't be long new york until everything gets back to normal. i wish i could say the same to folks that live in boston because they are still getting slammed as they are on long island new york. in rhode island, schools are canceled. you have to admire school officials because one providence rhode island school announced their upcoming snow day in a special way. ♪ school is closed ♪ ♪ school is closed ♪ ♪ because the snow is too deep ♪ ♪ school is closed ♪ ♪ school is closed ♪ ♪ you can stay in bed and sleep ♪ ♪ here i'll snooze and here i'll stay ♪ ♪ let the storm rage on ♪ >>

obama speak spoke with fareed zakaria and talked about saudi arabia and why the u.s.e saudis given their poor human rights record, despite the blogger who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes. >> when you speak about the blogger, well -- >> i think on this visit a lot of this is just paying respects to king abdullah who, in his own fashion represented some modest reform efforts within the kingdom. but we have maintained a sustained dialogue with the saudis and with all the other countries that we work with you know. what i've found effective is to apply steady consistent pressure even as we are getting business done that needs to get done, and often times that makes some of our allies uncomfortable. it makes them frustrated. sometimes we have to balance our need to speak to them about human rights issues with immediate concerns that we have in terms of countering terrorism or dealing with regional stability. but the prim line is one that i will sustain throughout the rest of my presidency and that is to make an argument to the friends and allies of ours that if they warrant

the president talked about the issue of rules for drones in an interview with cnn's fareed zakaria. asked the faa and a number of agencies to examine how are we managing this new technology because the drone that landed on the white house you buy at radio shack. you know that there are companies like amazon that are talking about using small drones to deliver packages. >> reporter: now the man who reported that the drone was his does work for the defense department. he works for the geo spatial intelligence agency and, of course they do mapping and imaging for the defense department. he actually told according to sources, the secret service, that he was out doing this with some friends, that the drone was his. it was for recreational use and they had been drinking at the time. the question of course what's going to happen to him? well prosecutors have not decided whether they're going to charge him with anything but cnn has been told that this individual could face discipline at his job. carol. >> perhaps they should charge him with stupidity. he's a u.s. government employee gets dr

that leon panetta interview, you'll see more of that with fareed zakaria. >> and there have been somenow of the pieces and the victims of the flight 8501 crash, there have been big developments there. but bringing it to the surface. finding the victims and bringing the pieces up. that's going to be pretty difficult. >> we're going to talk to an expert about what it would take to rebuild that plane. find out what happens to the ill fated flight and what about for these families? when can those be returned to the families? 3rd and 3. 58 seconds on the clock, what am i thinking about? # >>> the supreme court is going to weigh in on the gay marriage debate. the high court will decide if same-sex couples have the constitutional right to marry or if the issue should be left up to the fate. >> right now 36 states in the district of columbia allow same-sex marriage. the justices will hear arguments in april and issue a ruling by june. >> and police say two kentucky teens are increasingly brazen, dangerous and on the run this morning. police are frantically searching for 18-year-old dalton hay

lets bring in fareed zakaria, host of fareed zakaria gps.kerry all skipped this or not a big deal as the president of france is making it sound. >> the president of france is being very diplomatic. this is all about symbolism. substantively it doesn't matter. the president has been helping france and france has been an ally. look at the symbolism. these are the front pages of the newspapers and the front page around the world. >> you're seeing pictures of many leaders armed locked in solidarity. >> who is not there? no american there. frankly frankly frankly, the white house's explanation is pathetic telling us some embassy staffers were there. the chancellor of jordan, king of -- chancellor of france king of jord dap, the third political officer from the political embassy in france that's not an explanation. it's possible you couldn't send obama there. i thought this is why god invented vice presidents. let's say biden couldn't go. at the funeral of lyndon johnson, he sent the chief justice and chief delegation to symbolize i couldn't be th

let's bring in fareed zakaria, he has a lot of thoughts on all of this he's the host of "fareed zakaria things you're looking for are the voices of the leaders of muslim countries. where are they? >> that's right. we've heard obama, we've seen him, we've seen francois hollande. we've seen david cameron and angela merkel. you don't see as much the president of pakistan. you know the president of egypt. >> have they said anything? >> to the extent that some of the governments have and some have they've issued statements but as you know this is a very emotional issue and politicians choose when they're going to go out on television and publicly and forcefully say something. you haven't quite seen at least not enough for me because i think that it's very important that it be clear that this is something that a vast majority of people particularly elected leaders like erdogan in turkey or the president of indonesia, would reject. they would be saying look i speak for millions tens upon millions of muslims and i am telling you, that is unislamic, this is evil. you've had some of it i don't wa

fareed zakaria, we look forward to it. u so much. >> pleasure fredricka. >> you can see fareed's entire exclusive interview tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. on "fareed zacarria gps." we have more in the nooums after this. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening right now in the "newsroom." >> we have to look at all the options. and i think it may require a forward deployment of some of our troops. >> a very candid chuck hagel on not always agreeing with the white house, but why sending ground troops into iraq is still an option. >>> plus -- >> 94 bfr traffic, 11:00, two miles, moving north, indicating 2,000 unknown. >> close call. a jetblue airliner almost collides with a small private plane in the sky. passengers saying it was so close, they could hear the other plane's engines. >>> and measles cases continuing to spread. now a confirmed case at a college in new york has health officials on alert. you're live in the cnn "newsroom." >>> hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. we're following

you can watch the full interview tomorrow on "fareed zakaria gps." but let's listen to part of it and we'll talk on the other side. >> you've got terrorists coming at us from a lot of different directions from isis from boko haram, al shabaab, aqap other elements of al qaeda, they are recruiting like crazy from these various wars in syria and iraq and yemen, and they seem to be involved in more planning and more weapons in terms of the types of attacks that they're working on. so i think it's pretty clear from what we're seeing that we are entering a more threatening and dangerous period in this war on terrorism. >> so what are the greatest elements of this more dangerous period? is it their access to these weapons? is it allies' inability to destabilize them? what do you see as making this a more dangerous period specifically? >> i think the single largest factor victor is the volume of westerners who have gone to syria. former director of the cia leon panetta mentioned boko haram and al shabaab, they're not really a threat to the west. boko haram a

. >> reporter: cnn's fareed zakaria asked what he would say to americans who are appalled about saudiord. >> what i would say is that it's important for us to take into account existing relationships, the existing alignments within a very complicated middle east to recognize that we have strategic interests in common with saudi arabia. >> reporter: common interests like isis. yemen, where the u.s. is fighting al qaeda and saudi arabia's main rival, iran. a senior saudi official said that iran is not in charge of the houthis in yemen saying if they are not controlled by iran who is giving them guns or money? to us, that is control. the saudi trip is something of an optics do-over. after the white house failed to have a high-profile presence following the terror attacks in paris. by contrast the president's saudi delegation was a washington's whose who, from secretary john have i think, a period of time where different leaders are able to pass through saudi arabia to pay their respects and to meet the new king. so there is a difference. >> also on the table both leaders talked about the

. >> let me bring in fareed zakaria. he is joining us on the phone.ath of king abdullah. the ramifications, the pitfalls potentially and maybe the benefits. what's your assessment? >> caller: the first thing to note is he was really quite an extraordinary figure. he was probably the most progressive and liberal minded king of saudi arabia since the early 1970s. he was genuinely determined to reform. i had the opportunity to meet with him once. what you could -- you got a sense of was somebody who really was determined to move his country forward. you know it's a conservative country and society. he kept emphasizing that to me. but he was very clear in it the direction he wanted to go. he was also much loved. i was struck by the fact -- i attended one of his large audiences and taken in for a private audience with him. these were ordinary citizens who were asking favors of him. the way in which they interacted with him was very different from what you would imagine between a king and his subjects. there was a great deal of -- it was a much more flat re

. >> fareed zakaria spoke to a former cia director and defense secretary leon panetta, he said this ise aggressive and dangerous chapter in the war on terror and that he thinks it's a matter of time before terrorists direct an act of violence here in the u.s. you heard what john miller said. he said surprising but not really surprising the attacks and what's going on in europe. what are your sources telling you? >> well that there's been no moment since september 11th or maybe even before when we've been perfectly safe or invulnerable to the kind of attacks that we've seen. obviously given what happened in france and belgium, this is a more organized, more sophisticated and therefore more lethal type of terrorist attack but to believe that before the beginning of 2015 we were invulnerable and now we're vulnerable is just not true. there's just too much going on. whether it's the lone wolves or whether it's the tightening -- or whether it's any of a number of incidents that we've seen since september 11th i take panetta as just making a point that we can't let our guard down and that's