the opening of the embassy went ahead as shy jools despite the ongoing protests including outside the gates of the new compound here's a quick look at why jerusalem is such a contested city. jerusalem is a city that's been a point of contention for nearly a thousand years ever since the first crusaders arrived to drive the muslim population away the nearly two centuries the area was governed by christian congress under the name of the kingdom of jerusalem but the end of the thirteenth century had been a crusade he landed up under muslim control with so much turbulent religious history today the area holds significance for christians jews and muslims alike all regard different parts of the old city to be their only sides and since the formation of the state of israel in one hundred forty eight israel considers jerusalem to be its capital the subsequent conflict with the arab neighbors so israel captured and annex the entire city of jerusalem the move has never been recognized by the united nations stands firm on the idea of establishing the two state solution where israel and palestine

negotiate in the future with the palestinians concerning their arab neighborhoods on the east side of jools holland well of course many people would disagree with that palestinians are planning mass protests across gaza some have already started we've been showing live pictures it doesn't appear like it's going to bring about peace but can it be used as a catalyst to end the conflict. i don't think they're the most relations of gaza initiated by hamas i think that they know they cannot change anything about the status of jerusalem they can not the. president trump go back on his decision to move the embassy i think what they're doing in gaza has got nothing to do with the embassy in jerusalem the american embassy in jerusalem they're all efforts to bring the lifting of the siege which is imposed on gaza for eleven years a see i think this is the main goal and the pursuit is just a pretext to to have these demonstrations i don't think i think they understand fully the game is over the embassy is there and going to stay there there has been a spike in killings recently during the annual anti

he would need to stop his publicity tour and adding what he is doing now could at a point a jury jool. and he brought up the audio tapes and got a call from a member of the press to comment. and that is something that cohen's team pushed back on saying they are unaware of a release of an audio fail. >> just like the nixon tapes, we now have what i refer to as the trump tapes. mr. cohenand his attorney mr. ryan should release all of those audio recordings to the american people and congress so that they can be heard by all. a venatti withdrew his request. >> the case is far from over. >> it is the other kim meeting>> shannon: kim kardashian going to the white might. and the judge signs the right to try bill giving patients choice to use experimental drugs. they will join us live and answer the democrat's claim to help her patients more than it helps. the #1 pediatrician recommended non-drowsy brand. because to a kid a grassy hill is irresistible. children's claritin. feel the clarity and live claritin clear. wait what? directv gives you more for your thing. your... quitting cable and n

the flood for cobb switch was jeered by rudy jewel jool. maybe he could grow one. scott pruitt?t mike pence, vice presidential mustaches used to be all the rage. why do i think that the mustache would never stick to the teflon on pence's upper lip. that's all for today. we will be back tomorrow with more "mtp daily" "mtp daily." ari joins us now. i'm impressed with ty cobb's mustache. >> i am obsessed with the verve and the planning that went into that. >> you have got to entertain yourself somehow some days. >> my last question, where does john bolton figure in? >> he is now the number one mustache in the west wing as we know. and president trump very much a strin brenner guy, believes everybody should be clean shaven. i think if bolton would go here, i tell you, the iranians would fold like that, they would be entlald with the handle bars. >> thing they call that game face. chuck todd thank you very much. wishing you a good evening. i will tell you what is leading our broadcast tonight. bob mueller dialing up pressure on trump with a new subpoena threat. that's big deal. meanw