in particular from a turkish perspective, mohammad bin salman's decision to eliminate all rivals in the region. mohammad bin salman's agenda to develop an anti-iran bloc in the region stays alive with israel. -- i believe this was part of a confrontational approach that both sides adopted and both sides are unable to recover. in particular from a turkish perspective, mohammad bin salman's decision to eliminate all rivals in the region. mohammad bin salman's agenda to develop an anti-iran bloc in the develop an anti-iran bloc in the region stays alive with israel. i believe it alienated turkish expectation to help in their regional policy. while the crown prince is in a position with the muslim brotherhood, there was corporations. going back to the uae role, it orchestrates the open only anti-turkish influence, from him and somalia to washington, and it was never lost on the turkish foreign policy. there were a number of u.n. members in turkey's bid for membership to the u.n., because it resulted in a kind of humiliation of turkish defeat -- turkey unanimously elected as a member of the

that whatever the intelligence says, jamal khashoggi's death will not be a reason to go after mohammad bin salman. whether high confidence, medium confidence or anything else, mohammad bin salman is not going to be held accountable by the president. >> the french president, emmanuel macron at the g-20 in argentina, he said i am worried and he later said you never listen to me. that was described as a tense chat they had. informal chat at the g-20. what do you make of that conversation? >> i'm glad president macron was trying to read him the riot act. that's something president trump did not do. that's a real failure of american leadership. the iconic image that comes out of the g-20 is not that meeting between macron and the mbs. it was the meeting between vladimir putin where they sat down and exchanged high fives and smiles and laughs. they seemed to be gloating over the fact that they have gotten away with their crimes. it's a little more than a week since vladimir putin illegally attacked and seized ukrainian ships in the black sea and two months since mbs and the saudis orchestrated the murd

[speaking foreign language] >> we have come to you with a message from mohammad bin salman. i want you to be reassured. we don't have to approach from an official department. the saudi arabian embassy awaits you. >> when a siz refused, they hacked his phone against the israeli firm behind the spy wear. when the plans were discovered, jamal khashoggi panic and wrote god help us. >> how much of a target did that make you? >> the hacking of my phone played a major role in what happened to jamal. i'm sorry to say that. we were trying to teach people about human rights and freedom of speech. that's it. this is the only crime that we committed. >> wolf, we managed to obtain bank statements and other messages that confirm jamal khashoggi started sending the money to adbul a sziz with the first transaction before he lost his life. we reached out to the saudi arabian government for comment on this and they have yet to respond. when it comes to the israeli firm at the center of that lawsuit being filed today, we have yet to hear back from them. in the past they responded to lawsuits s

he was removed and mohammad bin salman on was put in. the point is that it is not unsinkable, from a structural point of view, that mohammad bin salman would not be the king. however the your credit power he has assembled and the apparent commitment to succession means that he will be king, and now there's this strange reality where he can't be king because he has become so radioactive in washington, but he can't not be king because he's going to become king. we will see how they will figure that out. turkey it is easier to distinguish between national and institutional prerogatives and political and personal prerogatives. and in theory get mixed up. this isn't an accident. -- that's oneme of the big differences between where saudi arabia and turkey serve as a model -- the i agree that it's not a brotherhood party but it is a republican party. none of that is true of saudi arabia. i too want to say one thing in addition. islamism -- iof think you are right to locate the fundamental contradictions between turkey and its allies. uae is the

the white house says there is no direct evidence linking mohammad bin salman to the murder. today republican lawmakers tore that position apart. sen. graham: i went into the briefing believing it was virtually impossible for an operation like this to be carried out without the crown prince's knowledge. ileft the briefing with high confidence that tial assessment of the situion is correct. there is not a smoking gun, there is a smoking saw. you have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion thathis was orchestrated and organized by people under the command of mbs. sen. corker: i have zero question in my mind that the ed theprince mbs ord killing, monitored the killing, knew exactly what was happeningl ned it in advance. if he was in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes. laura: joining us now is state department correspondent barbara plett-usher who was on capitol hill today. m you were in thee. are we to believe th republican senators and the white house was seemed the same cia -- have reived the same cia briefing and have ccoe to differenlusions on

trump continues to back mohammad bin salman, despite what we've learned from u.s. intelligence agencies and the rebuke of lawmakers in the u.s. but again, we're seeing this bond between mr. trump's inner circle and the saudis that seems to put business first over political norms. >> well, yes, we've known this as a pattern of behavior of various trump officials and so on. but it does speak to a bigger picture which is the importance of the saudis in regard to president trump's middle eastern strategy. and i think this kind of a dipping beneath the norms of behavior, diplomatic protocol and so oi think it's a part of that, trying to cement that relationship and help the crown prince to manage the pr of what is so clearly now seem to be his direct hand in the murder of a journalist who was a columnist with "the washington post." and it seems to be that the cia briefing by gina haspel showed very clearly the number of phone calls which were occurring at that very time between the prince and the consulate in istanbul. this is an attempt to manage that relationship and

after the murder of jamal khashoggi, they would like to cold-shoulder mohammad bin salman.roblem is they love his lucrative defense contracts and oil more. he and donald trump exchanged pleasantri but had no meeting. vladimir putin, on the other hand, looked overjoyed to see him. high fives all around. theresa may had a sitdown with him where she rais the murder of the saudi journalist and demanded full transparency in the investigation. esident macron of france had a slightly tense exchange. donald trump had been due to sit down with vladimir putin, but the president canceled theme ing over the seizing of three ukrainian vessels. the russian leader stared ahead impassively as his american counterpart walked past.. presump: on the basis of what took place with respect to the shd the sailors, that was the soleeason. jon: but where the u.s. president still leaves other world leaders deeply uneasy is with his protectionist attitudes towards trade. today, the signing of a new trade agreement between mexico, the u.s., and canada. pres. trump: the usmca is the largest, most signi

in this case, crowned prince mohammad bin salman. act that mohammad bin salman was in touch with the guy who was criminontrolling this operation and that several members of his security team were involved, they were part of the hit team, tells you enough, in addition to the way things work in saudi arabia and other such countries, that this is something that the crowned prince would have known about. and the other bit of this, ana, that i think is important is that the crowned prince was calling for the luring of jamal khashoggi back to saudi arabia, as far back as august 2017. so this had been something that he had long wanted to do, and he had even mentioned, according to the reporting of the cia report, that if that couldn't be done, that he was, that perhaps khashoggi could be lured to some other place. and then perhaps, you know, harmed in that way. >> right. right. the president continues to point out that the crowned prince continues to deny he had any involvement. we heard just this weekend, other administration officials usin

crises facing our planet and that is the horrific war in yemen. 2015, under the leadership of mohammad bin salman who was then the saudi andia and defense minister is now the crown prince, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates intervened in yemen's ongoing civil war. the saudi-uae intervention, yemen is now experiencing the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. nations, to the united yemen is at risk of the most severe famine in more than 100 years. peopleme 14 million facing starvation. in one of the poorest countries on earth, as a result of this theible war, according to save the children organization, children havemeni already starved to death over the last several years and millions more face last week, a new york times reporter described his recent visit to yemen. i ask unanimous consent that the article be included in the record. opportunity tos quote some of what he said on that december 7 "new york times" article and i quote, some 85,000 children may have already died here in yemen and 12 million more people may be on the brink of starvation. casualtieses in part of the three yea

the other factor is president putin and mohammad bin salman agreeing to continue cooperating over the because russia is not part of 0pec. it is part of what is informally called 0pec plus. mohammad bin salman and saudi arabia have been pushing for production cuts over the past couple of weeks asa cuts over the past couple of weeks as a way to essentially put cushion under the oil price. but russia has been a bit more reluctant. i think investors have been curious as to where russia stood on this. so by president vladimir putin saying that he was going to co—operate with the saudis in the coming weeks, that has provided more than this for the markets and there has been an increase in brent crude, and an increase in brent crude, and an increase in brent crude, and an increase in north american oil in the last couple of hours. paul, thank you. now let's brief you on some other business stories. staff at the uk fashion group ted baker allege there is a culture of forced hugging by the firm's founder and boss, which they say must end. a staff petition also accuses the founder, ray kelvin,

meanwhile, crown prince mohammad bin salman stands credibly accused of ordering the murder of a united states president and journalist known for his critique of the regime. arrently we are debating resolution that directs the president to remove the u.s. military from hostilities in semen and end our nation' unauthorized participation in this conflict. i am proud to be a cosponsor of senate resolution number 54, and i voted to bring it to the floor, because the united states should not be providing aerial refueling to saudi jets bombing yemen indiscriminately. the united states senate should pass this resolution and send a clear message that our military will not prolong and will not worsen a humanitarian tragedy led by an increasingly brutal regime. this is also why i voted against arms sales of additional air to for saudiitions arabia. more arms sales and more support for saudi arabia is not how we are going to end this crisis. diplomaticningful and political solutions to alleviate human suffering in yemen. this is an issue that is deeply personal to me and many michiganders. i am pr

in march of 2015 under the leadership of mohammad bin salman who was then the saudi arabian defense minister and is now of course the crown prince, saudi arabia and the united arab emirates intervened in humans ongoing civil war. as a result of the saudi uae intervention, yemen is now experiencing the worst humanitarian disaster in the world. according to the united nations, yemen is at risk of the most severe famine in more than 100 years, with some 14 million people facing starvation, in one of the poorest countries on earth as a result of this terrible war, according to the save the children organization, some 85,000 yemeni children have already starved to death over the last several years, and millions more face starvation if the work continues. further, yemen is currently experiencing the worst cholera outbreak in the world with as many as 10,000 new cases each week, according to the world health organization. this this is a disease spread by infected water that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration, and will only accelerate the death rate. the o cholera outbreak has occurred because s

a king who has already replaced a crown prince, right, crown prince naiyaf was removed and mohammad bin salman was put in as crown prince. even before that it was done. the point is, it is not unthinkable that from a structural point of view that mohammad bin salman would not be king. however, the amount of bureaucratic power that he has assembled and the apparent commitment of king salman to his succession means that, in fact, he will be king. there's a strange reality where he can't be king because he's become so radioactive in washington and it would be hard for him to come here, but he can't not be king because he's going to become king. we'll see how they figure that one out. the point i'm making is that while i can't -- in turkey it's easier to distinguish between national and institutional prerogatives and the political and personal prerogatives but in saudi arabia it's deliberate and fury mixed up, an absolute monarchy. this isn't an accident or weird thing. at the same time -- in fact that's one of the big differences between saudi arabia and turkey. they would come into a problem of

but i think there are other ways to get at mohammad bin salman including private diplomacy of the sorthat we saw from president bush 41 during his term as president and president reagan as well and public diplomacy calling saudis for human violations as well. i'm not minimizing the horrific grizzly murder of jamal khashoggi or the yemen, humanitarian catastrophe, the yemen war but there's more for us to do without rupturing our relationship with saudi arabia and again that's where the policy comes in. having served over the years, we are happy to return to policymakers to make hard decisions after which we provided decisions. eric: you have faith in the intelligence that was gathered in the jamal khashoggi murder? >> i absolutely do. i think with the cia we will provide intelligence assessments with levels of confidence of low, medium and high based on the intelligence. we don't get to certainty in the intelligence business, near certainty but at the end of the day it's over to policymakers to balance everything and in this case have a significant debate with the congress over where we

the murder ofjamal khashoggi, they'd quite like to be able to cold shoulder the saudi leader, mohammad bin salmanthe problem is they love his lucrative defence contracts and his country's oil more. he and donald trump exchanged pleasantries but had no meeting. vladimir putin, on the other hand, looked overjoyed to see him. highfives all round. theresa may had a sit down with him, where she raised the murder of the saudi journalist and demanded full transparency in the investigation. and president macron of france had this slightly tense exchange. donald trump had been due to sit down with vladimir putin, but the president cancelled the meeting over the seizure of three ukrainian vessels. the russian leader stares ahead impassively as his american counterpart took part. with what took place in respect to the ships, that was the sole reason. but where the us president leaves other world leaders deeply uneasy is over his protectionist america first attitudes toward trade. this has been a battle... but today, the signing of a new trade agreement between mexico, the us and canada. the us mca is the la

retain a relationship with saudi arabia and but it may require the dumping of mohammad bin salman fors that does happen? >> it's very hard to say. the interesting thing is about saudi stability. sometimes saudi lethargy is that they have 5,000 princes that can take that job. and it wasn't until tom friedman's celebritization of him as a new and less wahabist-connected rule there that we began to see mohammad bin salman being the evita of the middle east, become celebritized far beyond where any other ruler would have been. they have options and they've dumped crown princes in the past and rulers in the past when they deemed it was not good for the saudi regime. so i don't know what will happen, but i suspect that senator lindsey graham may say we cannot do business with this man. he will say john mccain, if he were alive would say we cannot do business with this man and we'll see what happens. >> this divide. it's been there between members of congress, include allies of the president's of whom lindsey gram is one. >> huge. he's a huge ally of the president. >> huge split on this issu

which is look i'm sorry trade have to come first and their recent art and out evidence that mohammad bin salmanaudi journalist. that said i think america finds itself in an awkward position over this and i kind of thought it was really added to the sense that this was just a rather awkward 620 with people are some people not wanting to meet others for various different reasons and jamal khashoggi and, you know, took centre stage as an issue and it was quite striking how fraught some of those contacts between mohammad bin salman and other world leaders looked. as we were just hearing, russia's president vladimir putin missed out on a meeting with donald trump, the american president citing russia's actions with regard to ukraine. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg was at president putin's media conference in buenos aires. britain's new army chief says that your country poses a greater threat to british national security that islamist extremist groups. do you agree and how concerned are you that russia is acquiring such a reputation? translation: on comparisons are made so to put russia in

saudi arabia has kept key supporters of mohammad bin salman in the cabinet jobs in the first shakeup journalist jamal khashoggi. the ministers of trade retain their positions in a decree issued by king psalm on -- king mohammad bin salman. many of whom have worked with the 33-year-old heir to the throne. two top official that one of china's most powerful trading companies has been -- has been suspended. they confirmed the suspension but said all that they were related to "work reasons." the market is watching for details on the scale of the loss. sinopec shares tumbled on thursday. the partial u.s. government shutdown will continue at least into this weekend after house republicans said they did not plan to schedule any vote for friday. there was no sign of any progress towards a plan to fund the nine government departments that closed after funding ran out. president trump meanwhile tweeted that most federal employees losing pay because of the closure were democrats. italy's populist government is racing to push its budget bill through parliament by the year-end deadline. a controver

assessed saudi crowe mohammad bin salman likely ordered khashoggi's murder. the senate went futher in a resolution led by its sponsor, bobr. cor >> this is now unalynimo unanimously the united states senate has said that crown ince mohammad bin salman is responsible for the murder of jamal khashoggi. that is a strong statement. i think it speaks to the values that we hold dear. $3 billion. >> reporter: but president trump has defended mohammad bin salman and made saudi arabia the center of his middle east policy from fighting radicalism to middle east peace. today, away from cameras, secretaries of state and defense mike pompeo and jim mattisfe brthe house on the administration policy. and republican senator marco rubio warned today's vote would help iranian-backed houthi rebels. >> they're not just agents of iran. they have launched rockets, ballistic missiles into saudi arabia after civiln populations, including efforts to kill members of the saudi royal family and governmensh lead. >> schifrin: ultimately, thees senate'sution is symbolic. the house won't de

vladimir putin and saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman greeting each other. what does it tell us? >> look, russia doesn't gary the human rights record of any government, any leader. the fact that mohammad bin salman might have ordered the assassination of a journalist is not going to sit heavily on vladimir putin's conscience. the reports are that he's done plenty of those himself. it is possible there's even a shared bond. but it is important to remember that's the normal. russia doesn't care. china doesn't care. >> they didn't care about the optics. >> this is the odd part of the story, the united states has traditionally been concerned about human rights. been the leader issues like democracy and freedom of press. it is the american president that has always found himself in a difficult position. donald trump is a different kind of president. it is all the more reason why it has been historically. >> you have a special tonight. presidents under fire. the history of impeachment. here's a clip. >> people are seriously talking about impeachment. >> they will i

and key republican lawmakers say they are convinced saudi crown --nce momma did solomon mohammad bin salmanrdered it. >> they heard the details from the secretary of defense. in the't good enough leaders of the u.s. senate. gina haskell, they are all the same. it was mohammed bin salman say republican and democratic senators alike. some say he might have been. it is too important to put at risk is something that secretary of state mike pompeo agrees with. the white house insists that it won't happen. punishing saudi arabia may come as early as next week. military support is for the saudi involvement. it's something very rare indeed. not just in yemen but as a punishment for the killing of jamal khashoggi. as there has been a new twist in the trunk russia investigation. robert mueller says the former national security advisor michael flynn should not be sent to prison for lying to the fbi. flynn gave assistance in the meddling. the trump administration has repeatedly called that probe a witchhunt. substantial assistance. 19 entities, firsthand information, and help collecting the dots. as th

mohammad bin salman, the crown d thee, has veere foreign-policy of saudi arabia off the rails, and folks seemed to have noticed when he started rounding up his political opponents and killing one of them in a consulate in turkey, but this has been ongoing. look back to the kidnapping of thelebanese prime minister, blockade of qatar without any has a to the united states. the wholesale imprisonment of hundreds of his family members, until there was a payoff the size of which was big enough to let some of the amount. policy that isgn no longer in the best interest of the united states and cannot be papered over by a handful of domestic policy reforms that are in fact intended to try to distract us from the aggressive saudis'f thes foreign policy in the region. the worst case of them going off the rails is yemen. restate thet to case your senator sanders did a great job of it before. i have sa stood here before with posters of children with distended bellies, the worst ever outbreak of cholera is having right now as we speak. have died from warfare, bombings, siege campaigns. 3/4 of those a

kushner offered mohammad bin salman advice on how to weather the storm following jamal khashoggi's death goes on to say kushner and mbs were chatting in the days after the murder despite white house protocol say staff be on all phone calls with leaders. according to three officials and two others briefed by the saudi royal court, i'm quoting now from the times, the two men were on a first name basis, calling each other jared and mohamed with text melssages and phone calls. he admitted he had contact when he talked to van jones in october. >> what are kind of advice did you give mbs? >> to be fully transparent. the world is watching and this is a very, very serious accusation and situation and to make sure you are transparent and to take it very seriously. >> mbs personally ordered jamal khashoggi's killing, but kushner continued to argue that saudi arabia is a key ally to the trump administration. let's bring? former members of the national security agency under the obama administration. good to see both of you. does this help explain why it will be a huge challenge for the white house t

on both sides of the aisle have expressed extreme frustration with the saudi crown prince, mohammad bin salman, especially regarding the death of jamal khashoggi, an american based saudi journalist murdered in turkey. theve a lot of respect for senators weighing in, making the arguments all day today. pautors young, lee, corker, l, rand, murphy, menendez, cardin -- many. do need to understand what is happening, what our intelligence, our government has surrounding this death. ton the cia director came brief members, but this debate has taken something of a much turn.omplex certainly the heinous murders need to be held accountable. there is no doubt about that. but what we have been discussing and what is really being implicated here on the floor, which have not really been talked about too much, is the broader issue of u.s. american presence in the region, not just regarding our current conflict in yemen but also our broader strategic relationship with saudi arabia and our nationals or any interest -- national security interests in the region. my colleagues have expressed frustration -- no dou

did jared kushner encourage mohammad bin salman in any way? that's what diplomacy is about.ongress should subpoena the conversation fist there is a record of them or at the least, the texts it. this is as bad as accusations about hillary and her e-mail having informal channels to a head of state who murdered an american. i have never seen this in american diplomacy ever. go back as far as you like. >> the white house seems to have already let the jeannie out of the bottle so to speak by throwing its arms around saudi arabia and saying that we will learn of this investigation even before details from the cia report came. is there an indication that they would treat them differently? >> there is not. the president has staked out his preference for how to go forward. not only does he consider it essential for his approach to iran and the palestinian-israeli issue, but he just is not willing to go around the edges of this point. that doesn't have much to do with jared kushner, but as long as he remains in the white house, this is an important front for communications and one tha

>> saying one man would like to offer mohammad bin salman the benefit of the doubt. >> they have not assessed anything yet. it is a premature report. we will see. we will have a report tuesday. it will be very complete. we will be doing things to some people we know who were involved and we are being tough on people. >> what is the calculus of the president? >> i have a new year's resolution which i have started. -- i refuse to discuss anald trump unless there is american medical association board certified psychiatrist on the panel. since none of my colleagues fit that bill, i will leave this to other people. i will add one thing. i look at trump as a dramatic character. forensicave the autopsy of the russian investigation to you guys. donald trump never wanted to be president of the united states. he did it to build his brand. he did not think he was going to win. was this expectation shared amongst many colleagues that once he reached the white house, he was going to undergo this change. he is monetizing himself. -- he is not going to stop doing that. --you brought in a copy of du

the highest levels of the saudi monarchy, mainly to the crown prince mohammed bin someone -- mohammad bin salman. the united states ought to end its support for the humanitarian crisis caused by the saudi led war in yemen. attackand is a saudi led and the kingdom is responsible for it. this monarchy was doing bad things and engaged in bad behavior well before the yemen khashoggi'sd jamal tragic death. they have a long record of violating human rights. they have funded extremism that .ed to the rise of terrorism they may well have provided financial support and even training for the saudi's who went to the united states and thereafter enabled and led and participated in the attack on this nation. we should never forget the and the loved ones of 9/11. we should never overlook the saudi role in that horrific attack. we should never relent in supporting those 9/11 families. we have made progress in holding saudi arabia responsible for its culpability. in 2016 this congress unanimously passed the justice against sponsors of terrorism victimsllow terrorist their day in court their fair opportunity to

rejected a bipartisan resolution that has laid the blame for jamal khashoggi o crown prince mohammad bin salman. this is the latest sign of the relationship between royal court of congress -- the royal court and congress deteriorating. a shaky agreement between the government and the rebels, a trucefficial announced a will start tuesday. here is our reporter with the latest from the strategic port city. >> the sounds of machine guns rip through hours after they were supposed to have fallen silent. fighting was reported as early asriday night. on saturday, the violence escalated. at least 29 fighters reptedly died in the clashes. you and envoy said they expect them to rpect their obligations per the agreement. and to engage in the implementations of its provisions. sponsoreder a week of the two sides agreed to withdraw forces. the city's port is the entry point for most goods and crucial aid supplies. >> we are optimistic about the agreement and hope it will mean peace and stability. people are hopeful the cease-fire will stop the airstrikes and the aggression and that life will return to normal

mohammad bin salman retains very tight control over power.ut this is a shock wave that the senate has set out and i think that shock wave is going to hit saudi arabia and it will have effect. can't predict exactly how. i hope the first effect is to end this terrible war in yemen. >> so, david, the vote to take away american aid to the saudi-led war in yemen was 56-41. it was cosponsored by mike lee, a republican. they got seven republicans to vote for it. does it have any real practical impact if the house doesn't do anything about it or is this a message from donald trump from some republicans, but 56 united states senators to say most americans couldn't say if you asked them what the national security interest or any american interest is on being on the ground in yemenen a and participating in a war that has created a yammin. >> t symbolic. it's a message to the saudis. it's a message to donald trump that the support for american involvement in this war is ending. so it basically provides a window. there's a window until the house comes bac

they backed a resolution last week blaming saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman for jamal khashoggi'svoted to end u.s. military support for the saudi led war in yemen. how big of a message do you think all of this is and do you think the public should be worried? >> i think we ought to be very concerned about increasing instability in the middle east. and so as the saudi kingdom comes under an extreme amount of pressure from the outside, there are also internal pressures that are building in saudi arabia as certain elements in the kingdom begin to doubt the longevity of crown prince mohammad bin salman. that's a problem. however, the congress did the right thing creating this set of sanctions. it would be the right thing to pressure the saudis to step back from the war in yemen and while we're at it, we ought to also use this crisis to put pressure on the saudis to repair their relationship with the other arab nation of qatar, one of the gulf states. so this overall instability in the region is going to create a sense of not panic exactly, but a sense that things are starting to come

the question is whether or not the united states should really be in bed with mohammad bin salman. all that this white house is looking to give to the saudis, whether it is complete coverup of murder, giving them a pass for kids napping a prime minister of lebanon for bringing up diplomatics with canada with the tweets, right now it is basically about why are we giving unconditional unquestioning support? what are we getting for that? we haven't gotten anything on the israel/palestinian peace. they have not been able to counter the houthis. and this regime is torturing and retaining women activists, killing journalists. right now there is absolutely it seems no reason for us to be trusting the 33-year-old prince with our entire middle east policy. so right now it looks more like we're putting mohammad bin salman first and not america first for that matter. so i think in my heart of hearts it is about the american people, congress, to do the right thing and impose a strong check on this behavior. otherwise we are looking at perhaps dealing with a brutal, brutal regime for the next 4

and while the transcript provides no smoking gun directly tying crowned prince mohammad bin salman to, it seems to echo senator lindsey grah graham's sentiments after hearing the cia's assessment of khashoggi's killing. there's not a smoking gun, there's a smoking saw. nic robertson, cnn, london. >> cnn shared our source's detailed description with the office of the senator who was briefed by the cia last week. we were told that the cnn report of the transcript was consistent with the briefing that the senator received. >>> coming up next, five different attacks, all targeting jehovah's witness worship centers. the new clues to find a potential serial arsonist. >>> also breaking today, the woman accused of being a russian spy and infiltrating russian circles appearing to have reached a plea deal. stand by for those details. having moderate to severe plaque psoriasis is not always easy. it's a long-distance journey, and you have the determination to keep going. humira has a proven track record of being prescribed for over 10 years. humira works inside the body to target and help block

chair of the foreign affairs committee, the senate voting unanimously to hold crown prince mohammad bin salman responsible for the murder of mr. khashoggi. what does this resolution actually say? >> guest: the resolution doesn't include any binding legal language. it is not actually setting u.s. policy. providing a sense of the senate the saudi arabia's de facto ruler did order the october assassination of jamal khashoggi ticket also makes a number of statements expressing the senate displeasure with various policies of riyadh, having it with human rights. also criticized at length the houthi insurgent in yemen and their conduct in work as well as iran. >> host: it that often we something that is unanimous in either the house or the senate. i was at this unanimous? >> guest: this was not a a unanimous roll call vote. rather it was passed by a voice vote. at an support by republicans. it were a few democrats who metalanguage was a little too neutral regarding some other issues to saudi arabia's but the egregious aborted because it felt like their most best way to send a message to saudi arabia

the "new york times" is reporting that kushner had several private phone calls with prince mohammad bin salman, despite concerns from senior administration officials. the calls and texts have continued, despite the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi inside the saudi arabia consulate in turkey. the cia concluded bin salman ordered the killing. they say kushner's inexperience with foreign policy puts him at risk for saudi manipulation. >>> in other news now, a developing story out of new york, where police have found the body of a young google software engineer. police say 22-year-old scott krulchik was found unconscious at google's new york headquarters. soon after, he was pronounced dead by first responders. there were no signs of trauma and the death does not appear suspicio suspicious. an investigation is under way. >>> the 49ers are mourningth death of the new york family. anthony york died friday at age 35, but they did not give a cause of death. he is the younger brother of 49ers ceo jed york. tony wasn't directly involved with the family football business, but he lived in sausalito and

my other lump of coal is for the crown prince of saudi arabia mohammad bin salman, not only the controversyof "the washington post" journalist who was killed this year, but the continued blockade of qatar, the continued war in yemen, the arrest of the lebanese minister. among other things, i hope this young man can get back to being the reformer he claimed he was going to be, the person that was going to take saudi arabia into the next generation, into this new century. i hope we can get that that the crown prince. so far it's a little difficult. >> mike: morgan, thank you very much. chuck, your gifts in your lump of coals? >> there is an implied decision on who's been nice and who's been naughty. as far as nice goes, we all have to tip our hat to the international team from britain, from the united states, and from the royal pine navy who rescued those young soccer players and their coach, a total of 13 people, from this horrific situation where they were trapped inside a flooding cave that transfixed the world last june and july with a christmas miracle in july bringing it back to mind th

remember mohammad bin salman's father visited moscow, the first saudi king to do for. think vladimir putin sees the opportunity for a photo op. that is been a strategy of his for some time. >> shannon: dan, juan, brian, thank you very much. great to see you tonight. >> thank you. >> shannon: on the sidelines of the g20 summit, a private conversation heard between president emmanuel macron and the saudi prince. macron is lavishly not happy. leland vittert has details for us. >> we have heard recently that the body language in unscripted moments of world leaders at these summit tell us far more. today, you do not need a microphone to tell who was friends. >> crown prince mohammad bin salman received a high five from a grinning russian president vladimir putin. contrast that with the earful the prints received from french president emmanuel macron. lip readers might try to interpret what made putin so happy, and the camera cut away quickly, but macron made no secret of his displeasure. >> translator: there is the case of khashoggi. >> they say the video shows a contrast b

he likes mbs, mohammad bin salman, the crown prince of saudi arabia, he likes vladimir putin, he likes anyone who will come either say nice things about him or do right by him in his business. and so from a foreign policy perspective it's a bit baffling to even opine on this because it's so out of step with any president that we've had in recent memory that you have a guy sitting in the oval office who basically views the job as an opportunity for him to get ahead and his family to get ahead, even if it comes at the expense of what makes sense for the united states. >> david, this is the second story you've written about the saudis pouring money into trump hotels. in both these cases how did you find this out? it makes me wonder, like how much else is there like this? >> that's a really good question to ask. so we've actually found big saudi expenditures at three trump hotels, the one in new york where travelers accompanying mohammad bin salman, one stay by saudi travelers was enough to put the trump hotel in new york in the black for the whole quarter, the first quarter of 2018. there

the "new york times" is reporting he had several private calls with prince mohammad bin salman despite concerns frns senior administration officials. the calls and texts continued despite the killing of jamal khashoggi inside the consulate in turkey. the cia concluded he ordered that kill. kushner's inexperienced with foreign policy they say puts him at risk for manipulation. >>> in new york, police found the body of a young google software engineer. police say 22-year-old scott krulcik was found unconscious in goog's headquarters. there were no signs of trauma. the kathy does not appear suspicious but the investigation continues. >>> today marks one month since the deadliest wildfire in california history broke out. tonight moreig more peoplero to help victims. e rebuild. sergio. >> reporter:? terry, a month in to the disaster, some residents were only recently able to return to assess how much they've lost in the fire. here in the bay area, there are still quite a few people trying to help the survivors. when the camp fire raged through paradise, san jose resident angelina decided sh

but it's clear, again, mohammad bin salman was responsible for the murder of khashoggi. need to tell saudi arabia bin salman needs to be held responsible, incarcerate the -- >> maybe beheaded is the right answer. that's what they do over there. thank you, john brennan, thank you, harry litman and natasha. we're awaiting the release of the mike flynn sentencing memo. we'll bring it to you as soon as it comes out. this is going to be the blockbuster, i think, not just for the week but the months ahead. we'll see when it comes out tonight. coming up, we're nearing mueller's end game. a new media reports suggest the special counsel is showing signs of wrapping up his investigation. how will president trump handle that pressure? >>> plus, the legacy of george herbert walker bush. amy comes here. >>> and the north carolina district nine congressional race is still being contested. are we seeing a case of voter fevery? i think so. >>> let's end with the moment in the capitol rotunda. what a sight that was as bob dole standing up for his colleague and friend, george herbert walk

they say they're convinced saudi crown prince mohammad bin salman ordered the killing of "washington> i am now more convinced than i was before and i was pretty convinced. >> there's not a smoking gun, there's a smoking saw. you have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion this was orchestrated and organized by people under the command of mbs. >> i have zero question in my mind that the crown prince mbs ordered the killing, monitored the killing, knew exactly what was happening, planned it in advance. if he was in front of a jury, he would be convicted in 30 minutes. >> joining me now from capitol hill, garrett haake. garrett, the president and frankly the secretary of state, who was also up on capitol hill previously, they have praised saudi arabia. clearly those are some extraordinarily strong words from senators corker and graham. what though is the upshot here? how can they push back against the president? >> that remains to be seen here a little bit, kasie. i think there's two ways this could possibly happen. the first is this vehicle we already know about. there's a

the resolution is seen as a public rebuke of crown prince mohammad bin salman and of president trump, who tried to minimize the prince's responsibility. the u.n. says 14 million people are at risk of starvation in yemen as a result of the fighting. inna's economy slowed again november with retail sales and industrial production weakening. industrial reduction growth slowed, lower than forecast by all 38 economists surveyed. retail sales posted their weakest performance in 15 years, rising 8.1% from 12 months earlier. the data provides a difficult backdrop for policymakers meeting next week in beijing. global news, 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. manus: thank you very much. theresa may returns from brussels empty-handed. the prime minister had hoped to win further concessions from the european leaders in her uphill struggle to get her brexit deal through parliament. the eu toughened its stance. jean-claude juncker says the ball is in the u.k.'s court. >> in terms of the future relationship, our

majority leader does not plan to move the other two pieces of legislation, the resolution from mohammad bin salman, and another one that is bipartisan that has sanctions against the saudis. i voted for that resolution. i am going to vote for it this week, and i appreciate what joni is saying about the need for peace talks moving forward. the solution in yemen, i do not believe it is more. i believe the solution is a peaceful solution. we cannot allow saudi arabia to continue its human rights abuses. yemenhorrific bombings in oft has cost the lives 85,000 children, and put 14 million people at risk of dying of starvation. their kidnapping of the prime minister of lebanon and taking him to saudi arabia. they are starting a fight with qatar and the middle east. those and the horrific murder of jamal khashoggi argument rights violations, and it is important for the united states to send a strong message, because the rest of the world is watching what we do. [applause] we need to let saudi arabia i know that behavior is not acceptable. jamal khashoggi was a legal resident of the united states, a journa

mie day feature add bro hug of sorts between vla putin of russia and mohammad bin salman. at the signing of the n cada u.s. mexico trade dealanadian prime minister justin tdeau refused to hold up his copy of the agreement. in the announcement of the lay office of general morts president trump touted the benefits of auto workers. >> it will top jobs from going overseas. >> but the canadian leader used the event to press trump on trafrs. >> the recent closures by generally motors attacking thousands of american and canadian workers and family are a heavy blow. and donald it's all m thee reason we need to keep working to remove the tariffs on steel and aminum between our countries. >> but friday was just a preamble for the main event, the dinner between president trump and xi jinping possibly to decide the course of the trade war between the two countries. >> we are working hard. if we can make a deal that would be good. they want to and we'd like to. but we will see. we'll meet with president xi in a little while. for theom most part trow would be the big meeting. >> bind th

administration is sticking to its conclusion that it is not clear that the saudi crown prince, mohammad bin salmaned the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi, but president trump's fellow republicans on capitol hill are furious tonight after the director of the cia briefed some but not all senators on the khashoggi murder. one gop senator proclaimed earlier today he's, quote -- off. after cia director gina haspel briefed a small group of senators on the killing of khashoggi, top republicans declared the evidence is crystal clear, that the kingdom's crown prince, mohammad bin salman, is behind the gruesome murder. senator lindsey graham pointed to the killer's use of a bone saw to dismember khashoggi's body. >> there's not a smoking gun. there's a smoking saw. you have to be willfully blind not to come to the conclusion that this was orchestrated and organized by people under the command of mbs and that he was intrinsically involved in the demise of mr. khashoggi. >> reporter: and open and shut case said senator bob corker. >> i have zero question in my mind that the crown prince, mbs, ordered the

slast week which he crown prince mohammad bin salman responsible for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggii arabia has caated the move t interference in its internal politics. the senate vote stds in contrast to the position held by president trump, who has maintained his support for saudi arabia. in hungary, two members of parliament have been thrown out of ste television headquarters as they were trying to broadcast a petition againstw. new labor la it comes after five days of otest in budapest against the eforms. itnts of up to 400 hours -- demands to 400 hours of overtime year and delay statements for three years. south africans are celebrating national reconciliation day, public holiday to encoure healing across the racial divide. after more than two decades of freedom, there is growing evidence that racism is still embedded in the country. rural a have undermined the very idea of a rainbow nation. our rica editor fergal keane, who reported on the end of apartheid and has traveled into the hear port.or his special : racism defines this country. lifeverned every aspect of . here on ate

military involvement tore, i should say, and unanimously censor mohammad bin salman as responsible for the killing. whawhat is your response? what action will you take? afford to ignore this? and to the canadian foreign minister, are you concerned that trump's comments linking trade in the case thatsts the perception canada is acting on the american's behalf in a trade war, and are you worried that canada is becoming collateral what is a trade tension between china and united states? because china has arrested canadians, but on the other suspend has agreed to tariffs on u.s. cars. >> we always have great respect legislative branch does. we are in constant contact with members of capitol hill so we understand their concerns and do our level best to articulate why our policies are what they are, to make sure we're getting the right policy for the united states of america to keep our safe.y we'll certainly do that in light of yesterday's vote. and president trump has been about the importance, not only importance of holding accountable those who murdered jamal khashoggi but the importance