ever since then isreal has made its capital in the city of jerusalem. the capital, the jewish people established in ancient times. today jerusalem is the seat of the modern israeli government. it is the home of the israeli parliament. as well as the israeli supreme court. it is the location of the official residence of the prime minister and the president. it is the headquarters of many government ministries. for decades visiting american presidents, secretaries of state, and military leaders have met their israeli counterparts in jerusalem as i did on my trip to isreal earlier this year. jerusalem is not just the heart of three great religions, but it is now also the heart of one of the most successful democracies in the world. over the past seven decades, the israeli people have built a country where jews, muslims and christians and people of all faiths are free to live and worship according to their conscience and according to their beliefs. jerusalem is today and must remain a place where jews pray at the western wall, where christians walk the stat

my announcement today marks the beginning of a new approach to conflict between isreal and the palestinians. in 1995 congress adopted the jerusalem embassy act urging the federal government to relocate the american embassy to jerusalem and to recognize that that city and so importantly is isreal's capital. this act passed congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and was reaffirmed by unanimous

as a big supporter of isreal i have known had is the right thing to do, what is happening. >> you are right it is controversial a cam 59 promise kept 1:00 p.m. tomorrow the president will announce that the u.s. government is recognizing jerusalem as the capitol of isreal and direct the state department to move u.s. embassy there from teleaviv. this ends decades of foreign policy by american presidents that the issues would be settled by peace talks temperature is popular as you noted with key alli in the area isly and netanyahu who today praised it. in a phone call the pal stintial president said this will hurt the peace process and possibly injury the prospekts for internationally endorsed two state jules. saudi officials warn this may provoke groebl muslim community a warning that another could erupt. all of this talk of grave consequence was rejected by the president's advisor who says this move can help the peace process. watch. >> there are options involving -- the move of an embassy in the future. which, i think, could be used to gain momentum toward a peace agreement. and a sol

policy since isreal was created. >> the move sparking clashes throughout the region. for the palestinians, this is their way of showing they don't accept the israeli claim to jerusalem. >> and concern over the president's health after he slurred his words towards the end of his speech. the white house insisting the president only had a dry loot. >> serving in the united states senate has been the great honor of my life. nevertheless, in the coming weeks, i will be resigning as a member of the united states senate. >> senator al frarnken with a defiant goodbye speak after accusations of sexual misconduct against him. >> i am aware there is some irony in the fact that i am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the oval office. >> two other members of congress resigning this week under clouds of suspicion themselves. "time magazine" unveiled their choice for person of the year here on "today." >> the silence breakers, the voices that launched a movement. >> i could never have envisioned something that would change the wor

of isreal will do grave damage to the prospects for a just and lasting peace settlement between the israelis and the palestinians which has been british and indeed american foreign policy for decades. was she consulted about this announcement? and if so, what does she say and will she here and now clearly condemn it? >> well, i'd say to the honorable gentleman that i'm intending to speak to president trump about this matter. but our position has not changed. we -- our position as he says it's been a longstanding one and also a very clear one. that the status of jer

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nationalistic and godless and complaining about president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as isreal's capital. family members say he converted to islam and became radicalized after child protective services took away his children. >> he lost his kids and he might have lost a little bit of faith of jesus or something and switched over. >> he appeared briefly friday in federal court to face the allegations. his lawyer says he'll soon enter a plea to the charges. >> he'll plead not guilty to those on january 5 when we learn what they actually are. >> san francisco police say even before this arrest they had planned to step up security for the holidays. pete williams, nbc news washington. >>> president trump is spending the holiday weekend at his florida estate. he arrived at mar-a-lago on friday afternoon hours after signing the tax bill into law. nbc white house correspondent kelly o'donnell is in west palm beach with more. >> reporter: good morning. sun, golf and family time is part of the trump family tra -- t tradition. he got what he wanted for christmas. the tax plan is now law. ai

numbered at the united nations 128 countriesed yes condemning the united states's decision to recognize isreal's capitol as jerusalem and that is the shake out. nine, no's saying they are with us and 35 abstentions. i want to give you that vote break down. marinade on that a bit? >> we will be back, keep watching. force nors at planters we know how to throw a remarkable holiday party. just serve classy snacks and be a gracious host, no matter who shows up. do you like nuts? (hard exhalation) honey? can we do this tomorrow? (grunts of effort) can we do this tomorrow? if you have heart failure symptoms, your risk of hospitalization could increase, making tomorrow uncertain. but entresto is a medicine that was proven, in the largest heart failure study ever, to help more people stay alive and out of the hospital than a leading heart failure medicine. women who are pregnant must not take entresto. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren. if you've had angioedema while taking an ace or arb medicine, don't take entresto. the most serious sid

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angered by president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of isreal. >>> pope francis is calling for a change in christianity's best known prayer. in a tv interview the pope said that the line in the lord's prayer asking god to, quote, lead us not into temptation is a poor translation. he says it implies that it is god who actively pushes people into temptation rather than satan. while the pop's remarks are not a decree to change the prayer, it has once again sparked a debate on how far a pope can go on shaking up longstanding tradition. >>> let's check in with dylan now. >> we are going to see the snow up and down the east coast. in areas where the snow has stopped back through texas, louisiana, mississippi, we are going to see very, very cold temperatures. in fact, we have freeze warnings with morning lows dropping down into the 20s and 30s. this is a hard freeze that will wipe out the rest of the growing season. that cold extending all the way down. we're also looking at the fire danger out west. wins will be on the gusty side. it is sunny and somewhat warm we are e

it was 12 jewish synagogues, symbolizing the 12 tribes of isreal. pretty chilling. he decided to change that plan and go after the greatest symbol of financial might in new york and that's the world trade center. when he almost successfully brought the twin towers down, of course, he came -- his uncle came back and finished it. sadly. and i know your community suffered greatly and this whole country did. that's why this committee was formed in the first place. but the jewish community centers have been under threats constantly. i'm proud to say this committee working with the ranking member doubled the authorization amount from fy-'17 for $50 million, 100% increase over the fy-'17. also to what are called nonusae jurisdictions. i hope that's a step in the right direction. we i think made great progress in that. but i would like for you to describe the threats that you're seeing currently to the centers and synagogues in this country right now. >> well, first of all, i think this is an appropriate time to -- for the community to say thank you. obviously it's passed b