jamal khashoggi was a u.s. resident who was lured to the saudi consulate in istanbul and brutally murdered. despite press stories stating that the saudi arabian leader was responsible for the killing, the trump administration stayed mum, just stonewalled. for a whole year, the trump administration just ignored the law that i wrote. so i asked ms. haines at our hearing whether she would follow the law and provide that unclassified report on who was responsible for jamal khashoggi's murder. ms. haines' response was straightforward. she said she would provide the report and comply with the law. that statement, as frankly modest as it was, was a sea change, colleagues, from the obstructionism and stonewalling of the trump administration. the trump administration has basically taken the position on laws like this transparency measure that it was kind of optional for the executive branch to comply. so ms. haines' direct commitment to making that key report on the role of m.b.s. saudi leader in the murder of jamal kha

government commission looking into the role of saudi arabia in the killing of 2018 of jamal khashoggi now had made a commitment during her hearing for confirmation that she would release this report and of course the cia has concluded that it was saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin so man who very likely directed the order for killing and that conclusion was supported by an independent u.n. investigation despite that the trouble ministration never made the intelligence report or the conclusions public and in fact maintained a cozy relationship with saudi arabia and with the crown prince thanks very much from capitol hill heidi jocasta. now portugal is running out of beds in public and private hospitals after a record surge in corona virus cases schools were closed on friday for the 1st time since march and now remain shut for students to students for at least 2 more weeks 234 people died with the virus on friday a 5th day of record figures and then in germany the number of people who have died from the virus is now exceeded 50000 the chancellor angela merkel is defending a decisi

declassification and release without delay of the report into saudi arabia's role in the killing of jamal khashoggi in 2018 this is a report that members of both parties have been demanding to see for more than a year but that the trunk administration held closely to. it's best despite the cia's conclusion with a high degree of confidence that it was mohamed bin sell the crown prince of saudi arabia who ordered the killing of a conclusion that was also supported by an independent u.n. investigation but despite that as you as we well know trump maintained a cozy relationship with saudi arabia with the royal family that is likely to change now with biden in the white house and with that pressure now for the declassification of that report thank you very much heidi your culture on capitol hill thanks heidi. well u.s. president joe biden is set to target the economy on his 2nd full day in office he is due to sign a series of executive orders shortly which are expected to help those who've been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic mike hanna joins me now from the white house or what do we expect from

even hearing in the senate she was asked directly whether she would be classified the report on jamal khashoggi as murder she replied i will follow the law so the indication is that the director of national into intelligence would consider a declassifying the contents of the report to congress the issue that we do not know at this particular stage we may not learn more within coming hours is what is the white house's position on the matter we do know from what has been said in the early days of the biden administration that it's reviewing its relationship with saudi arabia very closely it has expressed concern about the ongoing bombing in yemen it has said that it will no longer supply weapons for such actions so we are going to wait and see in the hours ahead what the white house position is but we do know from what the director of national intelligence a said that this report may well be provided to congress as demanded now formally by the majority leader in the senate. the united nations refugee agency says the number of people displaced by violence in africa region has passed 2000000 a 4 fo

she was asked directly whether she would declassify the report on jamal khashoggi's murder. she replied she will follow the law. the indication is the director of national intelligence would consider d classifying the contents of the report to congress. the issue we do not know at this stage, we may learn more, is what the white house's position is. we know from what has been said in the early days of the biden administration that it is reviewing its relationship with saudi arabia closely. it expressed concern about the ongoing bombing in yemen. it will no longer supply weapons for such actions. so we will wait and see what the white house position is. but we know from what the director of financial intelligence said, that it will be provided to congress as demanded formally by the majority leader in the senate. >> the un's refugee agency says the number of people displaced by violence in africa have passed 2 million. an increase since 2019. humanitarian teams are dangerously overstretched and it is appealing for more international help. armed groups have been spreading acro

submit to the congress an unclassified report on who was responsible for the brutal murder of jamal khashoggi. if you are confirmed, will you submit to the congress the unclassified report required by the law? >> yes, senator, absolutely we'll follow the law. >> pretty straightforward answer there from the dni hearing. as we're coming on the air, a little news out of hearing for joe biden's nominee for the department of homeland security. senator josh holley has said he will hold up the consideration. because of concerns over the biden immigration plan. democrats have been hoping to move again these security and public safety related nominees as early as thursday or wednesday even. now it looks unlikely to happen in that one case. >> let me ask you if bic the one playing out now. lloyd austin. he would need a waiver to serve as defense secretary. give as you pulse on where members of that committee stand so far? >> the waiver is mostly a formality. i think you will see some defocuses the vote. the house has announced, it who is the pass both chambers, they will vote only thursday afternoon, e

joe biden's new intelligence chief to declassify a report into the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi senator adam schiff the chairman of the house intelligence committee has tweeted a letter asking for the report to be released it says the murder in the saudi consulate in istanbul was an assault on human rights let's go to mike hanna in washington d.c. mike what is adam schiff been saying. well basically he's reiterating a request that was made by congress indeed a demand that was made by congress way back in the months soft g.'s murder in the congress sent a demand to the trumpet ministration asking for the report on his killing to be declassified and presented to congress the deadline was put on that request january last year president trump simply ignored the request of the deadline passed president trump insisted that whether or not the saudi arabia was in part responsible or specifically the crown prince of saudi arabia was responsible he regarded the matter as closed now on tuesday the new director of national intelligence every hain held or even hearing in the senate she was o

a former close associate of the crown prince, who also allegedly directed the 2018 murder of jamal khashoggisaudi journalist who angeredlet authorities. women fighting for thei we've been reporting on saudi women fighting for their rights since 2014, interviewing other women who took to the roads illegally, and then posted evidence of their crimes online. ♪ no woman, no drive saudi comedians, who poked fun at the hard-liners trying to stop women from driving, and the hard-liners themselves. >> it is going to affect the harmony, tranquility of the saudi nation. >> reporter: with time served and a partially suspended sentence, loujain al-hathloul could be released in three months. but her brother told us in saudi arabia, she'll be far from free. >> she will be still monitored. she will be censored. she will not be able to speak out. so, that's not freedom. she will be moving from a small prison to a big prison. >> reporter: holly williams, cbs news, london. >> diaz: in other news, you to a get more australian than this. a koala bear found its way to a beach and walked on surf boards near melbu

very 1st beginning days of his in ministration then of course there was the assassination of jamal khashoggi and president trump's unwillingness to condemn saudi arabia condemned the role of the crown prince despite the u.s. intelligence conclusions that it was likely a directed operation coming from the crown prince himself so certainly the president had faced much criticism over his response to saudi arabia coming even from members of his own party the republicans and we saw congress throughout the years of the trouble ministration in their rare departures from president members of his party again the republicans voting in measures that were very critical of saudi arabia its role in the war in yemen so to to go from bad point to the to the last 2 weeks of president trump's administration where he can call this a win again if the deal sticks that was negotiated by his own son in law and gerry cushion or who long called peace in the middle east his his predominant goal and his role in the white house as a senior advisor this is certainly something that the trouble in astray should and will l

arabia many people in that the incoming administration have been highly critical of the killing of jamal khashoggi by by saudi arabia. and it is very likely that we're not going to we're going to see a much more transactional relationship between the by administration saudi arabia and the rest of the region because the biden ministration isn't really relying or so the early signs suggest on the kind of personal interaction that you had between president trump and the leaders of saudi arabia and other leaders in the region it is more likely the biden ministration is going to have a list of tangible goals and will rely so much on those personal relationships in order to determine where u.s. interests lie in the region. john 100 thanks very much john 100 correspondent there in washington d.c. let's cross back over to our senior correspondent has been following the story for several years and of course hashem you know as we see the cutter always play not quite yet it still does the flags but slowly taxiing towards the terminal it can't be ignored that qatar's position under this particular amir has be

government believes is the responsible for the murder of jamal khashoggi.gger than this murder, that everyone deserves to know the truth about. it's about transparency, and what the trump administration knows right now that they promised to release it. and that speaks to that as well? >> of course. this is actually personal for us at the "washington post." >> of course. >> because jamal khashoggi was a contributing member who was brutally murdered inside of istanbul. and the government helped the saudi government cover it up. so if the biden administration brings light to that, that will bring comfort and justice to the family of jamal khashoggi. but in a larger sense it will end an era where the u.s. association was actually aiding and abetting the murder of a u.s. journalist for short-term, political and arms sales gains. and that would be a new day, although it won't be sufficient to reverse all of the damage done. >> that's true. but it will be a new day for sure. josh, you wrote about in your column yesterday i think it's really important and it was un

who has been very close to saudi arabia has defended them even after the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi who was living in the u.s. at that time by saudi agents trump has stood by saudi arabia and really muffed this negotiation early on when the crisis began early in his administration the biden administration is likely to be much more transactional perhaps more critical of saudi arabia but its ultimate goals are similar in the region it might not end up having the same fixation on iran as the trumpet ministration has but it will certainly go on. to the last thing by demonstration a good one is going to want is another conflict in the middle east even if it's a trade conflict john thanks very much indeed john hendren talking to us from washington d.c. . u.s. president elect joe biden and president donald trump in the state of georgia ahead of 2 crucial south have a runoff elections republicans need to win at least one of those seats to retain control of the senate alan fischer has the latest on dalton georgia. the last push from a president whose power might be waning but his influence w

you promised to declassify the intelligence report regarding saudi arabia and the killing of jamal khashoggibiden administers and coming it and you are focused on foreign policy. how different will their approach to the middle east be than his predecessor? sudha: i think avril haines and people like secretary of state nominee tony blinken recognize the appearance of the u.s. having a global leadership role. joe biden has brought together a very experienced, almost technocratic national security team. i think they are also going to approach u.s. foreign-policy moving forward with more restraint. so, that means that the middle east is going to be a place where the united states is going to still try to continue to remove forces and also have allies, and of course, the countries in the middle east take care of their own security. we will see that because this national security team also notes the policy power for the u.s. even in the realm of foreign policy will gauge how that affects the middle class back home. manus: we had that conversation with the foreign minister for qatar and he said it

his close relationship with the call of the crown prince his failure to condemn the killing of jamal khashoggi all of those things possibly emboldening saudi arabia in its continued leadership. in the blockade of qatar so although of course the trial ministration is likely to take a victory lap about this they're certainly chrism saying that they need to take some responsibility for having fanned the conflict to begin with reports from u.s. media also saying that this deal being signed by gulf states tomorrow is to appease trump and also an effort to clean the table for the incoming biden administration how does your customer thank you very much indeed iran has announced a new breach to the 2015 nuclear deal just weeks before joe biden becomes u.s. president with hopes to resurrect the pact it says it has resumed enriching uranium to 20 percent purity at an underground facility the european union called the move a considerable departure from the deal on the israeli prime minister accused iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons the nuclear deal has been rumbling since the u.s. withdrew in 201

boycotted, a lot of the top executives boycotted the event following the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggieople say at the hands of the royal family. this year -- liz: well, the royal family said it. they arrested some of their own people. i mean, not the family members, but their security. >> i don't think that mohamed bin salman has, you know, fessed up, confessed to the murder yet. a. [laughter] or am i missing something? liz: no, not him. but they did sentence their security people -- >> i'm just telling you what i know,? i'm trying to report this straight. liz: forget all of that, it's in the past, they're going to go to davos in the desert? >> david rubenstein, larry fink of blackrock, the name that stood out for me is edina friedman, nasdaq. she's one of the most woke ceos pushing for diversity rules, and guess what? she's going to a conference that is, you know, put on by the least woke people in the world maybe. [laughter] so there you have it. and one of the reasons, from what i hear, the saudi royal family, they have a lot of money, and they're going to spread it around. they're

saudi arabia, after his own cia came out and said they believed he had ordered the killing of jamal khashogginsulate in istanbul in 2018. he called abdul el sisi, the president of egypt, my favorite dictator. after a brief conversation of recep tayyip erdogan, the president of turkey, the united states rather precipitously announced it was pulling out of northeast syria, which precipitated a massacre of the kurds in that part of syria. so definitely he changed the entire atmosphere in the middle east. now with the biden administration, we'll have to see how that works out. because of course, the obama administration, which of course president biden was an integral part, did in a sense turn a blind eye on the coup d'etat in egypt in 2013 and the subsequent unprecedented crackdown on human rights in that area. so president biden will be back to that old balancing equation that united states has traditionally followed of lip service to democracy and human rights and backing up its favorite autocrats and dictators in the region. >> yeah, i wish we had more time. we've only got a couple of minutes

her hearing she would release the report about the 2018 killing of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. as the global covid-19 death toll topped 2 million this week, joe biden is expected to order the u.s. to rejoin the world health organization as he takes office today, reversing trump's decision to withdraw from the u.n. body last year. health experts are warning new variants of the coronavirus are -- and issues of exit supplies are threatening countries' recoveries from the current outbreaks. officials in california and in germany have said they may have identified two further variants. in britain, health workers say they are completely overwhelmed as they battle a variant that is believed to be more much more infectious and has now been . this is a nurse at the royal hospital in london. >> i was not convinced we were going to have the second wave at all. the huge numbers that have just absolutely slammed us and i never thought it would be possible to have this many intensive care patients. amy: the world health organization warns global deaths from the pandemic are expected to top

mbs is the man the cia concluded ordered the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. >>> australia, a brusheatening homes and lives north of perth the government issuing an alert to residents telling them to evacuate right now >>> turkey violence erupting between police and students in istanbul riot police reportedly firing tear gas and rubberbullets to clear the grounds. president erdogan appointing a new administrator at a top university but students protesting the choice, calling it undemocratic. >>> japan. a winter purification ritual under way. people more ice cold water over themselves and pray for good health the ceremony started nearly a century ago when the founder of a temple purified his body in a river. pe people will be able to join the ritual until early next month. to good health, as we go around the world in 80 seconds. >>> there's an international mystery brewing and expanding. it involves a rags-to-riches billionaire who dropped off the public radar during a very public spat with a communist government he started as a humble teacher who helped build a company that changed

to saudi arabia and its crown prince not condemning outright the assassination of journalist jamal khashoggi nor condemning saudi arabia and its role in yemen's civil war despite republicans in congress having passed measures doing just that so to to see this now this blockade ending in the waning days of the troubled ministration is fitting in terms that it began in the early days of the trumpet astray ssion and now we're seeing this sort of as a book and as saudi arabia is rethinking its relationship to the u.s. particularly as we heard from our colleagues with president elect joe biden now prepared to be sworn. and in just 2 weeks time in a very different dynamic expected that free pass that the u.s. has been giving to saudi arabia under trump will no longer be the norm interesting heidi there you talk about the whole israel dynamic israel normalizing or going forward to a situation of having allegedly good relations with several countries in the middle east at that point so what 23 months ago that was deliberately spun as being something that it wasn't actually because you can't normaliz

report without delay that looks into the role that saudi arabia played in that brutal slaying of jamal khashoggi and $28.00 team now of course the cia has concluded with a high degree of confidence that the killing of show she was ordered by crown prince mohammed bin selman and that finding supported by an independent u.n. investigation in 29 t. now despite all of this the trump administration had very cozy relationships with the crown prince with the royal family of saudi arabia and did not release this report now hanes during her committee hearing committed to ultimately making that report public and this is democrats pushing her to take that action as soon as possible certainly now with joe biden in the white house there's a recalculation of the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia those cozy terms of the trump era a thing of the past thank you from capitol hill heidi joe castro. watching the news hour live from london still ahead. as the over vaccines leads to fears of a new coronavirus strain could it devastate persons ethnic minorities. also big tax big threat google accused of blackmail an

resident jamal khashoggi so we're likely to see a change between these 2 administrations and it may be that in saudi arabia 1st off we're told that the drug administration had been pushing to close this deal by the end of its administration but the trick will be in the handover because when it gets handed over from the trump administration to the biden administration there may be some different priorities and that may matter as all these parties are hashing out the details of this deal but really what both administrations want here in the u.s. is in accord that will allow all of those countries to have free trade and better diplomacy john thanks very much indeed for that john hendren bringing us up to date from washington d.c. of course we're going to be following this story in the coming hours but in the meantime we've got plenty more ahead on the news hour including a new variant of the corona virus is spreading the 1st cases have been detected in france germany extends its locked out of regulations through the end of the month. and a change of plan that the new york stock exchange d

unclassified report or who was responsible for the brutal murder of jamaal shoji -- could shoji -- jamal khashoggiwill you submit that report as required by law? ms. haines: yes, senator i will absolutely follow the law. senator cornyn: the cia -- >> they even read the committee emails. do you acknowledge this was wrong? ms. haines: yes. it was wrong. director brennan apologize it. i agree with that apology. senator wyden: after reviewing the torture report, the cia acknowledged management failures. they found that the accountability review should be broadened to provide for accountability for individuals who were responsible for the failures. do you agree with this recommendation, and if confirmed, do you seek to apply it to the intelligence community? ms. haines: yes, senator. i agree with the 2013 recommendation as you identified. senator wyden: good. i want to ask a question with respect to transparency and get into the issue of surveillance. senator heinrich and i have been very involved. it's almost like people's privacy rights, so transparency is crucial. if you are confirmed, would you agr

to submit to the congress unclassified reports on who was responsible for the brutal murder of jamal khashoggi. will you submit the classified report? >> absolutely we will follow the law. >> back in 2014 the cia accessed this year drive that this committee that we were using to write the torture report. and even read committee emails. do you acknowledge that this is wrong? >> i believe it was wrong. the intelligence community had access to 50 staff emails and director brennan apologized for it and i agree withoutapology . >> in 2013 after reviewing the committee to report, cia acknowledged significant shortcomings withregard to accountability . including management failure. cia recommended that accountability feuds should be broadened to include systemic failures and accountability for individuals who are responsible for the failures. do you agree with this recommendation if you are confirmed, would you see to apply it to the intelligence community? >> i agree with the 2013 recommendation that the central intelligence agency indicated and brought them the approach of accountability review boa