saudi arabia's king salman is at the white house right now.and president obama are discussing the fight against isil and defense spending. but at the top of their agenda is the iran nuclear deal. this week president obama shored up enough congressional support to insure the agreement stays intact. now he needs to address how the deal with iran may affect the u.s.-saudi alliance, mike viqueira is in washington live. we know saudi arabia wasn't happy about the deal with iran. so how have see seen this deal already impact u.s.-saudi relationship? >> reporter: there is no question there is sensitives, anxiety on part of the saudi arabians. no question about it. president obama last year making a special trip to saudi arabia after visiting europe to sit with king salman's predecessor and talk things out. a lot of con stern nation on the part of the saudis not only with regards to the ongoing negotiations at the time with iran, but also with syria, the saudis urging president obama to take a more robust stance against bashar al-assad. there are sens

president actually met king salman at the front door. the sizable protest both for and against the saudi king had long been cleared from the front of the white house. in the oval office, the leaders made sure to stress their long standing alliance. in an attempt to move on from the tensions of the iran nuclear deal. former u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia, james smith. >> for saudi, the imrazis the other gulf states, the nuclear issue was not the top issue. it was always number 2. top issue is iran's destabilization strategy. >> reporter: the president reiterated his strategy to help saudi arabia to counter the issue in the region. the deal of america providing saudi arabia more military weapons. they want to see action in syria. >> we continue to cooperate extremely closely. in countering terrorist activity in the region and around the world including a battle against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: the president focusing on cooperation but top aids said once the cameras were gone the u.s. president was going to push the king to stop funding what t

king salman is expected to raise concerns the saudis have over the iran nuclear deal.ne joins us now from washington, d.c. patty, what are the saudis hoping to get out of this meeting? >> reporter: military hardware. that's the short answer. basically they have come to accept that the president's iran deal will get through the u.s. congress and so now what they are seeking is reassurance from the obama administration that they will sell them the military equipment that they feel is necessary to counter act iran's influence in the region, now we have known since camp david when the president invited the g.c.c. leaders months ago what they were talking about special forces training, better maritime such as frig ats, also talking about miss less, bullets those sorts of things. we don't know what the package makeup will be. reports are said to be they will spends a billion dollars on that. it has to go through congress so it will take time. they have been talking behind the scenes the senior staff trying to figure tout. usually when they have these sorts of high-level meet

king salman, president obama offers hi him insurances about e iran nuclear deal. >>> the county clerk spends another day in jail, even throw her attorney says there could be a compromise. >>> crashing into the stands at the u.s. open, look how the popularity of drones is outpacing safety regulations. >> good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we start with live pictures from the austria hungary border. it is now early saturday morning there where the first bus loads of refugees have arrived. the hungarian government agreed to transparent over 100 frustrated people after they started walking to the austrian border. then austria agreed to let the refugees enter their country nonviolently. >> it's taken the people by surprise even the police. to feel they could reach the border by foot, it's more than 170 kilometers b. >> it is a very long way but we have no choice. >> reporter: out of the city and onto the main motor way west. the mood is upbeat, remarkable for people under such stress but some of the refugees say they're worried the police could be leading them into

saudi arabia's king salman's meeting with president obama at the white house for the first time since he became king. we will hear the items topping the agenda for the two leaders. and maybe 4th be with you -- force be with you. we will be joined by the genius, the brains behind all of the star wars toys. story, the jobs report, adding 100 73,000 jobs in the month of august and the unemployed rate fell to 5.1%, a level many believe the fed considers to be full employment. stocks selling off on this news as investors worry this could mean the fed will raise rates when they meet in two weeks. joining me now is very banister, equity strategist. he lowered his year-end target earlier this week to just 2200 from 2350. we are still well below 2000 right now. barry, thank you for joining us. does today's report bolster your case for lowering your forecast? >> august in the last four years has seen the most upward revisions in the next three revisions of the data, so i would expect this number to be revised up. it was not a bad number. olivia: how do you think the fed digest all of this? the

. >>> saudi arabia's king salman and a weapons package on the agenda for his meeting with president obama. >>> couples celebrating, in kentucky the clerks office for the first time in months is issuing marriage licenses with the clerk herself behind bars. >>> and a final farewell to a deputy in houston whose murder touched a national nerve on violence and the police. ♪ ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i am tony harris, president obama and saudi arabia's king are sitting down today at the white house, the two lied leaders have a lot of items on agenda. including the fight against skiles the iran nuclear deal that much could impact the u.s.-saudi alliance. mike viqueira is in washington. how has the deal. never mind it hasn't been approved by congress, how that is i can pacte impacted the relp between the u.s. and sauce saudi arabia. >> reporter: you are right. now together sides are trying to turn the page being talk about the did he stable are stabilizing activities in iran, it's a fait accompli. you can see here a picture of president obama emerging from the west

. >> the saudry's king salman -- saudi's king salman promised to look at what caused a crane to collapse. the accident happened days before the hajj pilgrimage when millions from around the world visited the holy site. a car bomb killed two turkish police officers near a checkpoint in the south-east of a country. five police were injured in the blast. the bomb has been blamed on p.k.k. fighters >>> and the turkish government lifted a 9-day curfew in the south-west of the city. it was needed as part of an operation to clear out kurdish fighters. people are terrified, unable to leave their homes and running out of food and water. gerald tan reports. >> stuck indoors for nine days, the people were allowed out. with the government curfew visited they were pability inspect what was left of the neighbourhoods. many could express only anger and grief. >> translation: armoured vehicles would stop in front of our house and fire randomly at us. we felt like prisoners. >> translation: all my children were awake. we ran to the backyard. they opened fire on us. >> we were terrified. we didn't have tr

is highly unusual, president obama met king salman at the front door. the protest had long been cleared from the tront of the whitfront of thewhite house. in the oval office, the two leaders stressed their long standing alliance. at the end of the meeting the saudi foreign minister gave his endorsement. >> translator: we support any program that has a robust inspections mechanism that allows for inspections of all sites including military sites and has provisions to reinstate the sanctions. we have been assured by the administration by the president at camp david that this is in fact the case. >> former ambassador to saudi arabia james smith said the nuclear issue wasn't the most important issue. >> for the saudis and the other gulf states, the nuclear issue was not the number 1 issue, it was always number 1, it was always iran's destabilization strategy. >>> a deal to provide them potentially as much as $1 billion in military m munitionss still being worked out. more humanitarian aid into yemen and to push for a political solution. the saudi foreign mi

king salman met with president obama today, a few months after an apparent snub by the saudi king who refused to attend the conference held by president obama. mike viqueria reports. >> it appeared to achieve the aims it was after. putting the relationship with descraid back on track. isaudi arabia back on track. president obama himself greeted king salman in the white house drive. a sign the u.s. is eager to turn the page after a rough patch with relations. moments later, the two spoke of moving past iran's nuclear ambitions. >> we'll talk about effectively implementing the deal to ensure that iran does not have a nuclear weapon while counteracting its destabilizing activities in the region. >> reporter: with the sued nos now backing the iran deal, the focus is on curbing what both sides consider to be iran's destabilizing actions in the region. >> translator: our region must obtain stability, which are is essential for the area's people. >> the obama administration is reportedly considering a $1 billion arms sale to the saudis. >> saudis are always worried about their hard security.

president is expected to raise concerns about the death toll in yemen with king of saudi arabia, king salmanrack obama is hosting the king for the first time since the latter ascended to the thrown in january. the u.s. supports the saudi-led intervention against rebel groups opposed to exiled yemeni president hadi. but while presiden president obs the u.s. shares saudi arabia's desire for an inclusive government in yemen, the white house is worry about the humanitarian i didn't know crisis in the country. the iran nuclear deal, syria's war and energy markets are also expected to be discussed in the meeting. al jazeera's white house correspondent patty culhane has this update for us from washington dc. >> reporter: it's clear that the white house and the saudi arabian officials here are trying to send the message that the relationship is back on track. we saw president obama come out to the front door to meet edge g salman to walk him back in to the meetings. is saudi arabia wants know what military hardware they could buy. some reports are it's up to a billion dollars and went to know that t

king salman's visit comes as the pentagon and saudi arabia are finalizing a $1 billion arms agreement to provide weapons for saudi arabia's campaign in yemen, as well as its fight against the self-proclaimed islamic state. to see our interview with the head of human rights watch ken roth on the saudi led bombing of yemen, go to democracynow.org. in news from europe leaders are , planning another round of emergency talks about how to respond to the hundreds of thousands of people seeking refugee status after fleeing violence in syria, iraq, afghanistan, somalia, eritrea, nigeria and other regions as , people across the world took to social media to demand nations do more to welcome refugees. this morning, british prime minister david cameron pledged to accept thousands more syrians after more than 250,000 people signed a petition created by the news outlet the independent demanding that england "accept , its fair share of refugees seeking safety in europe." this comes on the heels of news that more than 10,000 icelanders have volunteered to house syrian refugees in their own homes. the

. >>> saudi arabia's king salman is in the united states. the relationship between the u.s. a saudi arabia has cooled since the king didn't a gent a joint g.c.c. ming that barack obama invite hemmed to earlier this year. sing salman is expected to raise concerns the saudis have over the iran nuclear deal. al jazeera's white house correspondent patty culhane has this update from washington, d.c. >> reporter: it's clear that the white house and the saudi arabian officials here are trying to send the message that the relationship is back on track. we saw president obama come out to the front door to meet king salman to walk him back in to their meeting. on the agenda for saudi arabia they want to know what sort of military hardware they can buy from the u.s. there are some reports it could be up to a billion dollars. they say say they need it and need to be reassured that they can counter iran's influence in the region, for the obama administration they have two things that the president mentioned. he first talked about yemen, he wants to see more humanitarian ada loud in. he wa

president obama greeted king salman on the side of the white house earlier today, but out front dozens of protesters didn't seem so happy to see him. [ chanting ] >> they gathered to protest saudi arabia's human rights record. the king and president are expected to talk about the nuclear deal and concerns about yemen and the need to restore a functioning government in that country. >>> the saudi arabian king has made his presence known since arriving yesterday afternoon. look at the convoy of luxury cars waiting for him outside joint base andrews. >> wow. >> they brought him to the four seasons in georgetown where he does not have just one suite, derek. he has the entire hotel. >> whoa. >> king sal -- salman and his entourage are staying in the rooms, red carpet all over and golden touches on everything from the mirrors to the hat rack. >>> two incidents of objects crashing into seats at stadiums, who was hurt and who was handcuffed? that's next. >> a warm muggy evening underway, can't rule out a stray shower or storm popping through. we've got better news on the way. hey, 3-degree gua

in it king salman expressed support for the iran nuclear deal. that's a bit of a surprise. also the two countries plan to significantly elevate their strategic partnership in the years to come. lou? lou: that means buying more saudis buying more u.s. weaponry, correct? >> you called it my friend about. a billion dollars in that partnership. again trying to bolster the relationship between the two countries. lou: kevin, thank you very much, kevin corke reporting. >>> a divided europe tonight struggling to deal with an illegal immigration crisis, larger than our own and more urgent. the worst refugee crisis since the end of world war ii, in fact. 60 million people have been displaced by war and poverty in the middle east, afghanistan and africa. millions are headed to western europe where officials are deciding how to respond to the influx. fox news senior correspondent greg palkot. >> reporter: crisis to chaos as thousands struggle for survival, the situation getting explosive outside of budapest hungary, hundreds climbing fences and breaking out of a holding camp. some hold

king salman met with president barack obama on friday. patty culhane reports. >> this is highly unusual, president obama actually met president salman at the door. the protests have long been cleared from the front of the warehouse. in the oval office the leaders made sure to stress their long term alliance. at the end of the meeting the saudi foreign minister gave his endorsement. >> we support any agreement that prevents the creation of a iranian nuclear weapon, has provisions to reimpose the sanctions should iran violate the terms of this agreement. and we have been assured by the administration, by the president at camp david that this in fact is the case. >> former ambassador to the u.n. james smith said the nuclear component was not the top issue. >> for the gulf states the nuclear issue was not the top issue. it was always number 2, iran's destabilization advantage. >> reporter: the president, deal to provide them potentially as much as a billion dollars in military equipment and munitions is still being worked out. for the obama a

king salman has called for review of instructions but that has not called some.di officials to be held accountable in court. more now on the surprise announcement in washington today just a day after he hosted pope francis at the capital, house speaker john boehner resigned. boehner rode to power on the tea party rise that gave republicans a majority in the house but lately hard line conservatives have been threa threatening his leadership. boehner says he will leave congress in the end of october. michael shure, was he just fed up with the challenges to his leadership from the more conservative members of his party? >> i think antonio i want to circle all of those answers as correct. john boehner, he has a lot of critics. but there isn't anyone who says he doesn't tell the truth. he considered doing that and wanted to keep the coalition together at the end of 2014, i think people were more startled than surprised that the speaker stepped down. no republicans wanted to go on the record today but they did say, when i asked them about it, that you know this was som

bad news for the crowded road ahead that will get busier >>> saudi arabia's king salman promised to find out what caused a crane to collapse, killing 107 people on friday. he toured the damage grand mosque in mecca. the accident happened days before the annual hajj pilgrimage when millions of muslims from around the world visit the site. >> arab foreign ministers at a meeting in cairo are expected to submit a draft resolution on the conflict to yemen. the plan pushes for dialogue to resume. six months after the war began, humanitarian conditions are worsening. >> survival is possible in southern yemen. this includes the old way of doing things. for five months, water and electricity have been scarce. where there was plenty, these are difficult times. >> people are having a hard time finding water. we walk for 50km a day to get supplies to villages and rural areas. >> the tough conditions have not stopped people from flocking to the military camps. hundreds have come to the training ground, hoping to join the military. >> translation: we are training people in a way that makes them able t

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king salman of saudi arabia has made his pirs visit to the white house since becoming mine orange in his country. here has been debate about the deals. under discussion there between obama and the saudi king, the humanitarian crisis in syria and yemen, as well as tackling the islamic state organization and terrorism. let's take a listen to what the u.s. president had to say. >> this is the latest of several meetings that i have had with his majesty. and the fact that he has chosen to take this first visit to the united states is indicative of the long-standing friendship between the united states and saudi arabia. we continue to cooperate extremely closely in countering terrorist activity in the region and around the world, including a battle against isil. >> u.s. president barack obama speaking there. cinema fans have been descending on the north frenchtown of daville. this is the 41st edition of the american film festival. one of the films screened there is a biopic of james dean. it tells the story of the actor's friend ship with a photographer, played by robert pattinson, known f

. >>> well, president obama is playing host today to king salman of saudi arabia hoping to recover reassurances about the nuclear deal with iran. the king and his entourage arrived at andrews air force base yesterday in royal fashion greeted by a massive fleet, a motorcade of dozens of luxury cars and suvs. >>> the last of the three heroes who tackled a gunman aboard a paris-bound train is back home. airman first class spencer stone arrived last night at travis air force base near sacramento. about 200 people were on hand to greet him. stone was treated in germany for his injuries. the three men, childhood friends, are being honored with a parade on september 11th. >>> well, pope francis attracted a massive crowd yesterday when he ventured out of the vatican to run a personal errand. before coming to america later this month, the pope decided to get new glasses. he popped into a shop in rome where he bought his glasses last year. he liked them so much he only wanted new lenses with his new prescription fitted for his old frames, and he insisted on paying himself. see. >> no insurance even. that

. >>> president obama is playing host today to king salman of saudi arabia hoping to offer reassurances about the nuclear deal with iran. the meeting comes as the pentagon finalizes a $1 billion arms agreement with the saudis for their fight against the islamic state in yemen but the deal would require congressional approval. >>> if you're taking the train this labor day weekend, expect to see beefed up security. the more visible security follows last month's faced terror attack on a train. homeland security chief jeh johnson says operation rail safe has been around for years. johnson says the nation's trains are safe and in fact, he takes amtrak home to new jersey often. >>> that security in train stations is being handled by the tsa. the agency is under fire for airport screeners who are groping passengers. abc's david kerley asked the head of the tsa, does the agency need to do a better job of screening itself. >> reporter: in a video, a female officer on scene manipulates a scanning machine so that travelers a male tsa officer found attractive would be sent to him. he's seen inappro

president obama sits down with king salman of saudi arabia at the white house today.he iran nuclear deal on the middle east. those are some of our top stories on this friday, september 4th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> hello. we begin this half hour with a new development in the race for the white house. >> vice president biden sharing his struggle about whether to run. biden telling a crowd in atlanta last night, the honest to god answer is i just don't know. there are major developments for the two front-runners in the campaign. abc's stephanie ramos has the story. >> reporter: donald trump surprising some with his decision to sign the gop pledge. his latest comments about his rivals not surprising at all. it was decision day for the donald. gop presidential front-runner donald trump telling a crowd of press and supporters in front of new york's trump tower he signed the republican loyalty pledge. >> the best way for the republicans to win is if i win the nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up and for that reason, i have

king salman's visit to the white house. did it ease a seeming leg stained relationship between two nations? >> his boycott of the camp david summit indicated he was unhappy with the policy towards iran. the president has him on board, giving support to the iranian nuclear deal, in concern for which the joint communique, president obama's commitment, is to respond and contain iranian destabilizing acts throughout the region, which begins with syria, lebanon, iraq and elsewhere, they had a certain meeting of the minds, and that is good in this turbulent situation. >> let's talk about the iran nuclear deal. what accounts for saudi support now. they don't like the deal they can count votes. you don't normally bet against a winning hand. the bigger game in the middle east is not how many centrifuges iran has, the bigger game is how influential iran will be after the deal, with the diplomatic restage. iran is looking for the united states to counter iran across the region, and the question is open whether the united states means

. >> reporter: it is the first meeting of what became flown as the snub, when king salman cancelled a trip unexpectedly in may. >> i think this is in a state of recovery right now. i think both nations are eager to put some of these differences behind them, get back on a firmer footing and start getting into a closer state of communication on strategic issues, as well as energy market issues. >> reporter: and at that press conference, pronounced that saudi arabia was satisfied with obama's explanations of what is in the iran deal. in the end it will contribute to the stability and security of the middle east. erica. >> all right, mike viqueria live for us at the white house, thank you. >>> saudi arabia has been increasing oil production, sending oil prices plummeting to record lows. as patricia sabga explains it's alt part of a plan. >> reporter: driving down oil prices to gain an advantage. the strategy driving saudi arabia to pump oil full tilt into a market already awash in cheap crude. >> the saudis are looking at the global market and they're realizing they need to take some star

king salman has promise said a swift investigation. this was the deadliest accident during the hajj in two decades. omar al saleh reports. >> reporter: a second tragedy within weeks. saudi authorities see a surge among pilgrims. hundreds died. many more injured. >> on the way back i met my husband. the pilgrims pushed each other, pushing people to the ground. i was about to die. >> reporter: the pilgrims were making their way to the stoning of the wall ritual, part of the hajj pilgrimage. >> translation: the accident was a result of a stampede. some pilgrims moved in the wrong direction. the numbers of victims it high. hundreds have been killed. and the numbers expected to rise. however, what is important now, is to save the wounded. >> reporter: there has been hundreds of deaths from stampedes in previous years. this is one of the deadliest in years. in 2006 the saudis built a complex to handle the numbers of people. more than 1.the million are befalling the hajj. without the latest catastrophe, a lodgistic all nightmare for authoriti

saudi king salman reviewed crowd direction but that is not calming them. >>> iran blames saudi mismanagement for deaths including those of 131 iranians. a senior cleric called for a saudi official to be held accountable in court. omar al saleh has the latest from minna. >> after the worst tragedy in two decades, hajj pilgrims continue to perform their rituals. the death of 700 fellow hajj pilgrims added distress and sorrow. this is the sprawling tent city of minna with more than 160,000 tents set up. it lies close to where pilgrims stone the devil one of the final rituals of their journeys. took place at a intersection like this one. on average pilgrims stay here for three to four days. this man witnessed what happened. >> we were walking in one direction and a man in uniform told us to go in another. all of a sudden we were all together and a stampede happened. i called for help and no one helped me. >> others say, the government is doing a good job. >> god help the authorities. it's the pilgrims that cause the problems. people have to have some organization. >> the saudi government has ord

four years of war they feel violated, humiliated and destitute >>> saudi's kink salman promised -- king salman promised to find out what caused a crane to collapse, killing 107. he toured the grand mosque in mecca, days before the hajj pilgrimage when millions of muslims from around the world visit the site >>> arabs ministers will meet. six months after the war humanitarian conditions are worsening. >> survival is using any means possible. this includes the old way of doing things. for five months supplies of water and electricity was scarce. where once there was plenty, these are difficult times. >> people are having a hard time finding water. we walk for 50km a day to get supplies to villages and rural areas. >> the tough conditions have not stopped people from flocking to the military camps. hundreds have come to the straining are training ground, hoping to join the military. >> translation: we are training people in a way that makes them able to secure the city and gets them ready to defend it from possible attacks. >> the fighting with houthis ended a few weeks ago. the destructive tende

this is the first white house visit for king salman of saudi arabia. it comes at a time when saudi arabia and the united states are trying to maintain their agreement on the iran nuclear deal. so much we've been talking about this. in return for that support president obama offered new u.s. military assistance and also enhanced security cooperation trying to show the support there of for the saudi king as he pays a visit. >> we have sad news this morning. another college shooting. this time on the campus of sacramento city college in california. police say three people were shot and one of them died. shooting took place in parking lot next to baseball field on the campus. all three victims were men. police say suspect was wearing cargo shorts and had no shirt on. no indication whether the shooter or victims had connection to the college. >> somehow they will get the tape and all that. kentucky clerk who refused over and over again to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is in jail. a federal judge charging her with contempt. rowan county clerk k

king salman snubbed an invitation at king david and had quite the salesmanship job to do but it appears some progress. the president insisting that this is the most immediate and best deal to keep iran in the short term anyway from getting a nuclear weapon and there are indications that king salman may, in fact, support this deal at some level. thomas? >> mick, on another front, though, we know the u.s. is supportive of the saudi military campaign in yemen and there's concern about what we have been witnessing in terms of a civilian death toll s. that addressed today? >> reporter: it was on the agenda. there's concern of the human interest problem there is in yemen with the air strikes that the saudis carried out against rebels supported by the shia led government of iran. but the saudis look at it this way. those militant groups pose a direct threat to the own border and they started gradually and eventually went into some pretty large bombing come pains and were not concerned as the u.s. or some of its allies are about cor collateral damage. not clear they could have made progress bec

king salman spoke after visiting the holy site days before millions of muslims from around the worldgatherer for the annual ha ge pilgrimage. an investigation has been launched to determine what caused the crash. >> i visited the site expecting to go over what happened. i want to express our deepest condolences to the martyrs. i am here to be with my fellow citizens. we prayed for forgiveness and mercy for those who were killed. i would like to say this country of ours is at the service of the two holy sites and i am here as a humble custodian of this holy place. mecca is the most important city to us. more than anywhere else. both mecca and medina. we will make sure there will be a thorough investigation and announce a full result to the public, god willing. >>ays's omar asali has more from saudi arabia on friday's crane collapse. >> hundreds of people were inside the grand mosque. tons of construction machinery came crushing down. as the crane toppled over, it broke through the roof of the building. underneath hundreds, hundreds of people were inside. some of them were praying. the

saudi arabia's king salman has promised a swift investigation in to one of the deadliest accidents during hajj in two decades. omar al saleh reports now from mean a. >> reporter: a second tragedy within weeks, saudi authorities say a sudden surge among the huge crowd of pilgrims led to a deadly stampede. hundreds of people died, many more were injured. >> translator: we were coming back and on the way back i met my husband, the pilgrims began pushing each other and pushed people to the ground. i was about to die. >> reporter: the pilgrims were making their way to take part in the stoning of the devil ritual which is part of the hajj pilgrimage. >> translator: the accident was a result of a stampede at some pilgrims had move in the wrong direction and met the crowd. the number of victims is extremely high. hundreds have been killed and the numbers is expected to rise. however, what is important now is to save the wounded. there. >> reporter: have been hundreds of deaths from stampedes in previous years, but this is one of the deadliest in recent years. in 20006 the saudi's built a multi-st

saudi arainies king salman visiting the white house for the very first time since the took power in january obama says the meeting is a sign of long-standing friendship between the two nations during what he calls a challenging time. >> and we'll discuss the importance of effectively implementing the deal to ensure that iran does not have a nuclear weapon, while counteracting its destabilizing activities in the region. >> analysts say saudi arabia is worried that iran could take advantage of the nuclear agreement, using sanctions relief to boost its support to terrorist groups. well, the saudi arabian king backed out of a summit at camp david in may but his government said, that was not a snub over the iran deal. kevin cork is live at the white house with the latest. kevin, what is the goal of this visit from the white house's perspective? >> reporter: rear assure, reassure, and reassure the saudis that u.s. is going to stand with them no matter what is happening in region. even a billion dollars on the line here in cooperation that the white house may ultimately announce. again, that econo

president obama welcomed saudi king salman for his first visit to the white house today.sident reaffirmed u.s. support for stabilizing yemen, while acknowledging the costs in human lives and suffering. >> we share concerns about yemen and the need to restore a functioning government that is inclusive and that can relieve the humanitarian situation there. >> woodruff: mr. obama also sought again to reassure the saudi king about the nuclear deal with iran. the president secured at senator's support from colorado democrat michael bennett. 38 u.s. senators now favor the agreement, three short of what's needed to block a republican resolution disapproving the deal. same-sex couples in rowan county, kentucky began receiving marriage licenses today. deputy county clerks issued the documents, while their boss, kim davis, remained in jail for refusing to do so. the first couple at the courthouse got their license in a crush of news cameras. then, they celebrated outside, as supporters cheered and protesters booed. >> what does this mean for same- sex rights in this country? >> thi

>> i think that this deal, which, by the way, king salman give his approval for, if it unfold the way it's supposed to unfold, they will find they have been made my secure by derailing this iranian nuclear program and we also have to keep in mind that we are in this with a number of other countries. all of the ones that have worked with us, china, russia, germany, france, britain, they have already agreed to it. the british foreign secretary was already in iran last week with a trade delegation, and so even if we were to kill this deal, which is not going to happen, it's going to take effect anyway because all these other countries in it with us are going to move forward. the u.n. is going to move forward, and 100 nations have already agreed to the -- to this deal thinking it's a good deal and they will all be moving forward. we'll be standing on the sidelines. >> you were involved in an administration that negotiated a nuclear deal that tried to stop nk from getting a nuclear weapon. that didn't work. why will this deal not look like the north korean deal in five years? >> the north

. >> reporter: king salman of saudi arabia received pilgrims' representatives at his palace in mina todayked of arab and islamic unity and of preventing hidden hands from causing mischief in muslim lands. not all the faithful will accept that. amateur video shot yesterday shows emergency workers amongst piles of bodies. other footage shows people waiting to enter the jamarat yesterday. one gate is opened, the crowd presses in-- the danger is obvious. dissident voices say there's little chance of a transparent investigation that's just not the saudi government's priority. in tehran, they were protesting about the 131 iranians who were killed in mina. "death to the saudi monarchy" she shouted, but this grief is orchestrated not spontaneous. shiite iran is sunni saudi arabia's sectarian and regional rival. the governments sponsor opposing forces in syria and yemen. yesterday's tragedy will fuel antagonism and political strife. today a calm scene are pilgrims carried out the ritual scolding of the devil. some 2 million muslims are staying in the air conditionenned tents. the saudis have talke

now, saudi king salman has ordered an investigation into what caused today's stampede. >> ifill: aya batrawy is covering the story for the associated press. i spoke to her from saudi arabia a few minutes ago. aya batrawy, thank you for joining us. we know you're there in saudi arabia despite the horrific tragedy today. one of the things we watched seeing this from a distance, we wonder is how did it get so out of control? >> that's what the survivors i spoke to also are questioning, how this could happen in 2015 at a time when the saudi government has been hosting the annual hajj pilgramage for decades now. what the survivors told me is there was a large crowd heading toward the facility behind me to perform one of the final rights of hajj when another crowd coming back from the facile intersected with them. at that point people started shoving and that's when people started tripping and falling over each other, falling over wheelchairs. people were suffocating, bodies were piling up. the streets turned into complete chaos and mayhem. and as we see today, over 700 people dead and the

the president is meeting with saudi king salman. the king took power eight months ago. to the u.s.n may because of tensions with the iran talks. bridgewater associates -- bloomberg news reports it fell more than 4% in august. fund tries the dalia to protect against market turmoil. slump -- arket hall expects the u.s. oil output will fall 6%. brendan: went investors in emerging markets panicked in august, the india equity index dropped about 5%. comparatively, not all that much. mike mckee and i talked to raghuram rajan. we asked him is india immune to the slowdown in china. : nobody isjan immune. we import amount of finished products, so if the chinese economy grows more slowly than anticipated, it is less of an effect for us. we benefit hugely from lower commodity prices, which would be another effect on slower chinese growth. brendan: sri-kumar is with us. and you raghuram rajan, know that country very well. is india moving according to its own dynamics right now? is-kumar: the benefit it has that largely uncorrelated with the rest of the world, exports are not a big part of gdp.