king abdullah spoke after the president. he referred to the threat of islamic terrorism as a civil war within islam. he knows it well because overwhelming number of victims of islamic terrorism have been their fellow muslims. arthel: there have been many people who followed president trump, candidate trump and mr. trump's words throughout the years, and was very, very dogmatic of his criticism of president obama and others who did not say the words "radical islamic terrorism." what changed on that soil? john: i don't think there was a change at all. it was a very tough speech. he repeated four times drive them out. drive the terrorists out of the mosques, out of the community, out of this holy lands. and to talk about the countries in the the middle east to take the lead in doing it. it's not a news flash saying every president whether it's donald trump or barack obama don't talk the same way on the campaign trail as they do when they give major presidential addresses. it reflects what's appropriate in the circumstances. tha

and why did the president call king abdullah of jordan today, a big intelligence partner, a neighbor to syria, a key listening post as well. and the king was added to the list today, it had not been scheduled. >> jordan is a key partner on intelligence matters. it is especially important for this region. it may involve that, it may also be related to this trip. all of this, honestly, would be a big nothing if this was the first instance we had where the president was loose with his language and adversarial with the intelligence community. that is not the case. the fact is the mt. sapresident things in tweets and in words and actions, and put him at odds with the cia, fbi, and nsa. this is not the first word in the sentence, this is the exclamation point in the end. i'm concerned this will further erode trust between the key nun institutions. >> they're telling allies to keep their attention short. they are concerned he will blow up at the board because the meetings are really boring, and other aspects of the trip as well. >> the fact is that the national security community has to serv

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interestingly, we can hear king abdullah ofjordan. has been the first to speak, long—time partner of the united states. he is saying, whether these leaders have any personal religious suspicions, they have no choice but to say that they will stand together, it is the fight as well. that is the message that donald trump was trying to convey. this, by his standards, was incredibly conciliar tree. a totally different donald trump. you wonder about those who were with him, what they are thinking, the whole script has been rewritten. i would be very surprised if the whole speech was not sheared in advance with his hosts, they would be no surprises in there. the king gave a speech before this, they we re very king gave a speech before this, they were very similar, the from the same page. but there was a gulf of difference between the words being spoken and what goes on in because the truth is, this is saudi arabia and there are people here who believe that non—muslims are going to hell and if you associate with them then you will go to hell

even in terms of political participation, we have seen king fahad and king abdullah and king selma taking the bold decisions that were required to ensure a greater level of political participation in general and women participation in particular in the political r s process. so we have, as i said, we are a work in progress. and we do not want to go too far in advance of the general sentiment of the people because that may create the kind of backlashes that you were referring to. now, did we get the balance right or are we a little bit too slow or a little bit too fast? you will always have people who argue either side of that case at any point of time. but what everybody can see and what everybody can agree upon is that the direction is clear and it is positive and it is forward looking. >> all right. there are a couple of more questions about -- which you might expected. i remember articles that speculated that saudi arabia might react by restricting counterterrorism cooperation or restricting american access to military facilities and so that the general question is how has jasta affect

king abdullah of jordan and the uae. they will be much more effective fighting isis. when you talk about going into sunni-arab parts of iraq iraq, they may not like isis, but if they see the united states groveling towards iran, they don't want to be dominated by a shiia power. judge jeanine: isn't historically, saudi arabia, aren't they historical enemies? >> saudi is basically the heart of sunni islam. iran is the heart of shiia islam than is fighting going on between them. judge jeanine: how do you look at the fact that the president has chosen saudi arabia for the first visit. >> the moderate arab countries work with israel. a lot of it is behind the scenes because they do that it unless their interests to join with israel, share intelligence, have military cooperation because they recognize the threat that iran pose. from israel's perspective they have to be very pleased with the monthsture this administration has taken. netanyahu came to congress, i was there, raising the dangers with the nuke deal. obama didn't listen to them. now they have a partner in this co

. >> any moment now we are expecting president trump to depart to king abdullah's conference center inyadh after delivering a landmark address to the muslim world calling for unity in destroying terrorism. welcome to "america's news headquarters." i'm arthel neville. reporter: the president spoke for several hours.

help and provide training and intelligence but look at the body language from the solitary with king abdullahof jordan. they understand america is back and no more leading from behind which itself is an oxymoran. america will lead and help others fight their own wars. lastly, and this goes back to the cold war, what is the long term victory? churchill was right. you never go to war and never deploy one sold area unless you know what it is you wish to achieve and define the peace that will follow. ultimate victory is not killing all the terrorists. yes, body bags are not a good metric of success. that was a bad metric during vietnam and not a good metric. we can kill you wherever you are. if we have the coordinates and everybody else is copesetic we can find you. we did it with bin laden. but that is not the ultimate measure of success. we will kill one jihadi but what happens when the next 20 people volunteer to replace him? the most description i gave is exquiset whack a mole. how do we win? not by killing all the bad guys but by making people not want to become jihadists. that is how we win

king abdullah of jordan. you have a broad coalition that can push back against iranian aggression, and fighting isis. when you talk about sunni-arab parts of iraq. if they see the united states like the was under obama groflg towards iran, they don't want to be dominated by a shiia power. judge jeanine: isn't saudi arabia and iran historical enemies? >> it's a sunni-shiia divide. saudi is the heart of sufficient any islam. iran is the heart of shiia islam. and there is a natural fighting going on between them. judge jeanine: how do you have think israel is looking at the fact the president has chosen saudi arabia as a first visit or is there a real alignment in terms of is rail and sophomore moderate arab countries? >> a lot of the moderate arab countries work with them behind the scenes because they realize it's within their interests to join with israel, share intelligence because they recognize the threat iran poses. from israel's perspective they have to be pleads with the posture this administration has

and hadley spoke with the ceo of the king abdullah economic city and asked him what donald trump's visito saudi arabia might mean between the relationship between the two countries. >> i think it's information about the strength of the saudi/u.s. relationship that we've known all along. i think it gives the institutions and people of both countries a push to further collaborate. i think in the institution, we'll see a lot more collaboration happening between the u.s. companies, for example in the private sector, universities in the u.s. and in saudi arabia. so, you will see institution to institution, people to people, relationship reafter firm and strain going forward. >> so, the timing of this visit can't be too much of a surprise given what we've seen in the last few days as president. what kind of message does it send to iran? >> i don't know how they're feeling but from a saudi regional context, it's very clear from the u.s. that it's right with saudi arabia. and the islamic world and that, again, is reaffirmed. >> talk about what's happening today in terms of the economics. how is

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but you also have king abdullah of jordon speaking. you also had president of egypt speaking, both key stake holders and would be significant players if delivering peace between the israelis and travel experience. it certainly seems to be on the burn out, maybe not the back burner, or the back or the front, but the burn out of the agenda. absolutely commonalities, but huge differences as we talked about it. the fact that he's flying his plane from iraq. it's a first. that kind of shows you some -- my regional could exist actually do have common interest. if president trump could grasp it. he might able to move forward. that will nips him on the heels of aniest ward he has toward that kind of case. >> in europe, the trump and his delegation will be leaving there, we're told in about half hour's time. we'll see them as they come into us. nick, thank you. back at headquarters. for the time being, that's it for me, i doubt, they can build it up. it launched another missile that nuclear program is making progress. >> it is looking to mass p

, if you listen to the rhetoric that we heard from p palestinian president and indeed jordan's king abdullah who has a role in the peace process as well, they sounded optimistic that president trump can make a difference. so going into this, israelis are going to perhaps be a little apprehensi apprehensive. they've heard that language on settlements. they've also heard president trump talk about moving the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and for many people there would be a concern that that could be a disruptive thing rather than bring the sides together. the bottom line here is we haven't heard the white house articulate how they want to achieve this new approach on this peace between the israelis and the palestinians. that's the detail that's missing and when it comes out it's going to be a substantive piece of detail. this is no easy task. >> nick robertson, thank you for joining us. >>> coming up, the opioid epidemic in america just got even deadlier. a newly discovered drug is so potent, you can die simply from touching it. we'll explain. you're live in the cnn newsroom. oscar mayer

in recent days, abbas met with the egyptian president and king abdullah. they reiterated their support for a two-state solution between israelis and palestinians. as a candidate, trump vowed to move the u.s. embassy to jerusalem and backed israel settlement expansion. as president, he has adopted a softer tone on settlements and has put the embassy move on hold. tomorrow's talks come as the militant group hamas issued a manifesto monday. it's new charter endorses a palestinian state alongside israel with its internationally backed 1967 borders. >> translator: hamas is not fighting against jews because they are jews. they are fighting zionist occupiers. >> leaders appear unsure what to make of president trump's shifting middle east policies. abbas, under intense pressure at home to protect american funding for his palestinian authority and secure the release of some of the thousands of palestinian prisoners, many currently participating in a hunger strike in israeli jails. landing a significant concession from netanyahu will be difficult given the power of

bush, after meetings in riyadh with then-king abdullah flew to israel for meetings with perez. fake news, it would be great if white house would get their facts check and we do a better job of fact-check them. >> it's hard when the white house touts it as an historic trip, and which in itself is highly symbolic, but somewhat benign in the fact they got it wrong. andrea, let me ask you quickly about -- >> reporter: let me just say in the interest -- just to paraphrase ronald reagan in a different occasion, we should trust but verify. maybe not trust. i'm sorry, i interrupted you. >> no, no, not at all. let me ask you about the mechanism for negotiations going forward. you talk about them trying to alleviate some pressure with some measures the israeli cabinet approved. you know, a small drop in the bucket, perhaps a gesture for president trump's visit. but do we have a sense of what, if any, mechanism for negotiations is going to emerge? i know, you know addition i remember you covered annapolis when they brought over israelis and palestinians to jumpstart six months, search mon

salman and you may remember that when president obama was here back in may of 2014, picking was king abdullah at the time, and did not greet him. the president also today saying that the reason why it was so successful so far was because in a ceremony this afternoon he said a hundred and $10 billion agreement as well as the exchange of several export licenses for many american companies, both military and economic that will result in an expenditure by saudi arabia in the united states of some $350 billion over ten years. the president talking about it for coming out the back this is a tremendous day. i want to thank everybody. tremendous investment to the united states and our military community is very happy. we want to thank you and saudi arabia. hundreds of billions of dollars in investments including the united states in jobs, jobs, jobs. reporter: tomorrow is a very important day for president trump. you mentioned this at the top, kelly, will be giving a speech to the arab, islamic, american summit. if the leaders from arabic leaders around the world will be talking about terrorism and t

pressure but by the late king abdullah who inspired much of the vision 30 that saudi arabia is workingwards. >> doctor, it's expected that in hois speech later today, president trump will try to reset relations with the muslim world. what do people want to hear from him there? >> i think they want to hear what he's best at. frank and candid speech. that the united states is with the muslim world battling extremism. they don't realize how tough certain countries are on domestic jihadism. ohman, the sult -- egypt which monitors contents inside mosques for islamic ideology. what's going to be intriguing and very few people have said this is qatar. because they underwrite the muslim brotherhood. qatar is a direct and intense rival for global influence with saudi arabia. kind of a thorn inside arabia's side. qat qatar, perhaps is not going to fit or enjoy in messaging as much as the rest of the muslim world. >> if the president is expected to talk about muslim unity, what does he need to do to blend that so there can be unity in the arab nations? >> i think first of all, collaboration again

>> i think al sisi and king abdullah of jordan visited united states the week that trump fired 59 missilesof saudi arabia. all of whom agreed he should fire the missiles at the airfield. what al sisi means, i think he has looked at him close up. this is manage our friends in news media, trump is a force of nature. he is totally existential. he talked 100% to the people in the room. and he does this all day every day. he works long hours, he is the most energic president since theodore roosevelt. he does it, because he loves it. this is who he wanted to be. i think he wants to have the same relationship with the pope on issues like huma human trafficking. i think he wants to find a way to bring israel and palistinean closer together. >> he has brought his family for this trip. we just saw ivanka, and jared kushner. >> former speaker of the house, newt gingrich a great pleasure with you. thank you so much for joining us. >> take care. >> we have about 45 seconds left on our program, we'll continue on fox news channel to cover this historic speech, we have done our 4 hours of beaut we dus it

with lcc and king abdullah.ey leaders in the airport wanting to fight isis and al qaeda before this attack and now an emphasis on our nato allies to find them after this terrific demonic horrific attack. >> trace: we are talking about a couple things simultaneously here. the president is about to meet with pope francis here in less than 45 minutes. they had kind of a dust up a while back about the wall and about refugees. i wonder if among european leaders, and maybe even here at home, if this attack and manchester might change perception a little bit about refugees and about how we handle these different things. is it your sense that it will maybe move the needle a little bit? >> i think it's always been understood by regional leaders and counterterrorism professionals in the middle east that the emphasis needs to be on analysis from his war-torn countries that have al qaeda and isis operating in these countries. we are not talking about families, we are not talking about a husband and wife and their children a

after he met king abdullah ofjordan, the palestinian leader, and when his aides took advice, they realisedd for now that they are listening and weighing up the issues over what steps to take and what steps to wait. facebook‘s internal rules for regulating what its nearly two billion users can and can't post on the site have been leaked. the documents appear to show that the company tolerates certain violent threats, forms of bullying, and live videos of self—harm. facebook says its recruiting an extra 3000 people to its operations team to help moderate the site. earlier our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones explained how significant the leak was. there are nearly 2 billion people on facebook and our sharing all kinds of material. the company is struggling to keep up with the volume of material and the volume of complaints. they say they get 6 million complaints about fake accou nts million complaints about fake accounts per week. that is one tiny aspect of what it does. this is basically a training manual which has been leaked, given to the moderators in charge of this. it lays ou

king abdullah laid out in 2002 the arab peace plan. >> that's why on the most basic level, aaron, i do wonder, have you yet seen a strategy emerge from the trump administration side of how they plan to take it any step further, how they plan to reignite these peace talks and get one foot ahead of the other? >> right. it's clear they believe deeply in this notion of outside-in, that in fact, the gulf arabs in particular can play a facilitative role in exchange for certain israeli concessions to palestinians and the resumption of a process. the gulf states will take certain steps -- telecommunications, overflight rights, perhaps expansion of commercial interests. and the reality is, and i think christiane has laid it out extremely well, the reality is that there may well be an opportunity, if aspirations are kept in check, to begin a process, but i'll be unmistakably clear, and i wish this administration all the luck in the world in trying to broker this deal, but if we're talking about an ultimate deal, a conflict-ending agreement between israelis and palestinians that resolves border s

. >> regarding those allies, the president will speak with king abdullah of jordan today. you would think this would certainly come up. h.r. mcmaster, part of the press briefing today at 1:30 with sean spicer. >> oh, yeah. >> perhaps we'll get some more answers. michael, see you in about 30 minutes. >> thanks. >>> all right, classified information isn't the only topic the white house is struggling to clean up. >> why won't you just explain whether or not there are recordings of -- >> i think the president's made it clear what his position is. >> still no real explanation on the president's veiled threat to release recordings of james comey. that's next. ♪ surfing is a sport that takes a lot out of you physically. from the moment i wake up on my tempur-pedic mattress i feel like i am ready to take on the day. i don't have aches and pains from the previous day's training and i feel like myself. i wake up feeling stronger. a better surfer. a better me. ♪ now through june 11th, save $600 when you buy select tempur-pedic adjustable mattress sets. find your exclusive retailer at

president trump is reportedly scheduled to speak by phone this morning with jordan's king abdullah. at an emergency news conference monday, national security adviser general h.r. mcmaster said the "washington post's" story was false. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is falalse. the president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries, including threats to civil aviation. at no time -- at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed. and the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. amy: but earlier this morning, president trump made his first comment on the story in which he appears to contradict general mcmaster and instead confirms he did disclose information to russia. he wrote on twitter -- "as president i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting which i have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. humanitarian reasons, plus i want russia to greatly step up their fight against isis & terrorism." we'l

. >> king abdullah, peter, there had been some reporting last hour that that was a phone call that the president made that was not originally on his call sheet. do we know whether that's the case and do we know any more about the conversation with the king of jordan? >> you know, i don't know we have any more details about that conversation yet. we should get a read out if we received it. it should come shortly. suffice it to say this president was going to be having conversations with a lot of leaders in that region but the timing of the conversation last night with the president of egypt and king of jordan this morning does seem to fit with this sense that the white house would be trying to reassure the president specifically to reassure allies in the fight against isis throughout that region but it does not better identify for us whether either of those countries, egypt, jordan or which country was the ally that may have been the ultimate source of this information. >> peter alexander for us at the white house, peter stand by if you can. we're told any moment now president trump and

israeli/palestinian peace, because the two people that spoke after him and the king, there was king abdullah of jordan, a significant player in israeli/palestinian peace, and president sisi of egypt, again, a key player, borders israel, a key player in israeli/palestinian peace. so, you could see perhaps the narrative being given here and the floor being given to those who can help president trump further down the road. but the problem comes, as your guest is saying there, it is when concessions have to be made. and the difficult thing that donald trump is going to have here is the credibility. we've seen him reverse his message on muslims. we've seen him do that here. we've seen him reverse it on nato. that will be a later visit on his trip. we've seen him reverse it, at least for now, on the positioning of the u.s. embassy, not moving it to jerusalem, and that's what negotiations need. both parties need somebody that they can trust and believe in, that they believe can support them that when they give a concession, that interlockettor will make them keep that concession and the key to that

king abdullah agreed it demands coordination and global action at every level. he stated we are all accountable for our commitment to fight radicalization in all forms. the visit also included historic economic development deals to the united states totaling well over half a trillion dollars in the creation of tens of thousands of american jobs. these deals include an immediate $110 billion investment which will grow to $350 billion over the next ten years in defense cooperation from saudi arabia that will further enable muslim troops to take on a greater role in fighting terrorism. president participated in the launch of a new task force to block terror funding in the gulf. the opening of a center for combating extremist ideology and 30 commercial deals that include companies like lockheed martin, raytheon, boeing, ge, dow, honeywell, emerson, alcoa and cisco among others that will result in additional $270 billion of saudi investment in american businesses and american job the president then went to israel where he was received with incredible warmth. he stren

the president arriving to the king abdullah international convention center. this is where he is meeting with a group of islamic world leaders. and president trump is boiling it down in this speech to the simplest of phrases, a battle between good and evil. that is just one of the excerpts provided to nbc news from the white house prior to trump's remarks before the leaders of more than 50 muslim nations. nbc's halle jackson is in riyadh, saudi arabia, this morning, traveling with the president. what do we know about this speech and the mood and the impression the president has of how he's been treated by the royal family in saudi arabia? >> warm all around is what i would say, not just the temperature in riyadh, thomas, but the reception that the president has received from saudi leaders specifically. the headlines of the papers this morning, i meant to grab some on the way up, were all about president trump being here in saudi arabia, meeting with king salman, receiving the highest honor that the saudi kim king can bestow on somebody else. it is potz tif, i

only after donald trump met king abdullah ofjordan that he got some advice that now he is putting hisim that to move the embassy would be very explosive. he took that advice. he is disappointed. the 24th isjerusalem day. it is 50 days and israeli troops took the old city back. again more prayers for president trump. joel kushner in the back, an observant due. —— gerald. they had to get permission to travel to the saudi capital. they are not supposed to touch anything electrical. it is a day of prayer and a day of quiet. hugely symbolic for israelis watching this. in israel they are watching this. in israel they are watching a split screen where they are seeing president trump leaving and ivanka trump. highly symbolic. there is no more explosive issue. this is the most explosive area of real estate in the world. we will be back to you later. thank you very much. people who want to vote on the 8th ofjune people who want to vote on the 8th of june have people who want to vote on the 8th ofjune have until one minute to midnight to ensure they are registered. according to the electoral com

king abdullah of jordan agreed that "the grave challenges of terrorism and extremism demands coordination and global action at every level." he stated that, quote, we are all accountable for our commitment to fight radicalization in all of its forms pcht visit also includes historic economic development deals for the united states totaling well over half a trillion dollars in the creation of tens of thousands of american jobs. these deals include an immediate $110 billion investment which will grow to $350 billion over the next ten years in defense cooperation from saudi arabia that will further enable muslim troops to take on a greater role in fighting terrorism. the president also participated in the launch of a new task force to block terror funding in the gulf, the opening of a new global center for combating extremist yideology, and more than 30 commercial deals that include companies like raytheon, boeing, ge, dow, emerson, alcoa, and cisco, among others, that will result in an additional $270 billion of saudi investment in american businesses and american jobs. the president then w

brian: king abdullah of jordan asked him not to. >> i know that king abdullah asked him not to.le voted for him because he said he would. the thought is well, it will make some of the palestinians angry. they are already angry. you are not going to make them happier. nothing is going to make them so they are clang. so i just think that it's the right thing to do. it's the right time to do it. and this is a president who has never been afraid to say and to do the things that reflect his true feelings. i hope he does it. steve: you are right about that. now that he has seen it with his own two eyes. who knows. maybe that's phase ii. mike huckabee joining us today from the beautiful city of jerusalem. mike, thank you very much. ainsley: how many times have you been there? i have lost count. i have been here five times since last september. i have been coming here for 44 years since 1973. quite a few times. ainsley: that's great. thank you for your work. brian: probably gets upgraded with all the miles he has automatically. steve: sit in the back with us. brian: really? i don't thin

in 2003, and throughout subsequent years, the late king abdullah used to declare that this was going to be a generational battle lasting for 20 or 30 years. saudi arabia also recognized that this war was not going to be won only on the battlefield. but rather, in the hearts and minds of people in villages, towns, cities and communities throughout the country. we recognized that we needed to disrupt financing for terrorists inside and outside the country. change the discourse including in the media and in school curricula and provide economic and social stability to repenting or potential terrorists. to that effect, the kingdom of saudi arabia established one of the most successful rehabilitation and integration programs in the world. the mohammed center for counseling and rehabilitation and its affiliates throughout the country. saudi arabia's multifaceted efforts continue to date. as the kingdom proceeded to establish last year, the media center, the most comprehensive facility in the world, for tracking and countering extremist rhetoric from all sources. the center provides 24/7 co

in 2003, and throughout subsequent years, the late king abdullah used to declare that this was going to be a generational battle lasting for 20 or 30 years. saudi arabia also recognized that this war was not going to be won only on the battlefield. but rather, in the hearts and minds of people in villages, towns, cities and communities throughout the country. we recognized that we needed to disrupt

studied that royal family for years and have many friends back and forth and know and have met with king abdullahe players, and i was surprised. [laughter] it illustrated for me what a first there is for some real politic in the middle east. neil: thank you very, very much, doug wead. they're introducing the respective first ladies. and, of course, the participants themselves, the prime minister of israel and his american counterpart, president trump. let's listen in. >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise and welcome the president of the united states, mr. donald trump, and the prime minister of the state of israel, mr. benjamin netanyahu. [applause] >> thank you. president trump, donald, sarah and 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 el

our team in israel confirmed he spoke to benjamin netanyahu following his call to king abdullah of jordan. it was tweeted, this relationship is unprecedented in its contribution to our strength. israel's ambassador to the u.s. said, israel has confidence in the intelligence-sharing relationship with the u.s. that, however, is the public face of this. but israel would certainly fear that russia would share intelligence with iran and israeli intelligence officers have got to be taken aback by this. if one of their assets' lives is at risk, that puts other lives at risk, and i imagine they will think twice about what they share in the future. >> yeah, they are putting up a good front right there but this is a serious breach. >> reporter: it really is, and it gives benjamin netanyahu an advantage when president trump goes there. they may not talk about, that but it will hang over those meetings, and the turmoil president trump is in right now does not help either, george. >> okay, martha raddatz. let's go over to michael. >>> thank you, george. we change gears and now turn to extreme storms t

the world but they are making reforms and they're doing it on their own timetable and i remember king abdullah bush in a private meeting that he had with her, this has to be done according to their norms and culture. and the diversification of their economy moving away from oil has allowed women to enter the workplace and to contribute to their economy and that helps to give them a seat at the table incrementally and i think that's one thing the first lady and their visits yesterday. >> right, they did speak out about women's empowerment but some critics say they didn't go far enough. >> you know what, i think there was one point cecilia said in her piece, the president was not there to lecture and americans really shouldn't be there to lecture but to push the point on human rights and women's rights if it's done quietly. that is appropriate, george and, again, it takes time for these changes to happen and they are and you heard the president of the world bank mention yesterday too that even this women's economic empowerment fund is taking off even a lot faster than he predicted and that is so

. >> reporter: right now, ambassador haley is meeting with king abdullah ii of jordan. then, will head to turkey. trump has vowed to cut aid to the united nations. ambassador haley told me yesterday that the united states will continue to be the leader in this world when it comes to humanitarian relief. savannah, willie? >> craig melvin, thank you very much. >>> back here at home, dozens of graduates of the university of notre dame, walked out of their commencement ceremony after mike pence began his speech. the vice president made no mention of what was happening. afterwards, the students said they were protesting the trump administration stance on immigration and lgbt rights. >>> it was a deadly weekend on the world's highest mountain top. three people died trying to climb mt. everest. mana among them, a doctor from alabama. this morning, his family is speaking out. kelly cobiella has that story. good morning. >> reporter: such a sad story. there's a record number of climbers on everest this climbing season. that season ends in just nine days. and the race to the top

>> i was surprised by how well, it's gone so far, but i also do remember that in 2009, king abdullahow long the enthusiasm lasts. >> jeremy? >> a successful trip and the western wall is critical here because israel is no the israel without the western wall. i think the administration has to make that clear. the comey issue i think over the next several months is going to be the biggest story. >> and it's just going to keep heating up. that does it for us this morning. ali velshi picks up the coverage. >> good morning. i'm in for stephanie ruhle. breaking news this morning president trump has landed in israel about to become the first sitting u.s. president to visit the western wall. one of the holiest sites for the jewish people. >> we must work together to build a future where the nations of the region are at peace. >> the president is meeting with israel's prime minister this morning diving right into the middle of the peace process, all this just a day after his call for the muslim world to root out extremists. >> drive them out of your holy land and drive them out of this earth.