for all i know, he continues to talk to mohammad bin salman himself. crown prince, i think it is a logical inference to suggest that mr al-qahtani is probably protected by the crown prince. the saudi government declined to be interviewed by panorama but told us it, "condemns the abhorrent killing of jamal khashoggi inside the consulate, and it's committed to hold the perpetrators accountable. " it said that the crown prince had "absolutely nothing to do with this heinous crime". agnes callamard's report on what happened in the consulate reached a decisive conclusion. there is no indication under international law that this crime could be qualified under any other way but as a state killing. as tension ramps up in the middle east, america and britain have reaffirmed their support for the saudis as a vital ally in the region. even though the repercussions of the murder in the consulate go far beyond the death of one journalist. translation: it's notjust a tragedy for me but all humanity, all the people who think like jamal and who take a stance like him.

tell us about his relationship with mohammad bin salman. guest: sure.gi, i interviewed him a couple of times and talked to him. he was someone who journalists went to in saudi arabia to find out what was happening. saudi arabia is normatively opaque, even under the reforms mbs as he isammed called. it is hard to get information. it is an opaque place. jamal was the guy you went to to find out what you could. the beginning, a great fan. he saw in this young prince a reformer, somebody who wanted to open up the country to foreign investment and diversify the economy, open up the country to outside influences, to deemphasize religion and put the religious police away. jamal khashoggi was very enthusiastic, and even enthusiastic about prince inammed's foray into yemen 2015 as soon as he became the deputy crown prince. he was a supporter and insider in the elite. he had been the spokesperson for the saudi embassy in london, and later in washington. so, this was a guy who evolved over time to become an outspoken critic of mohammad bin salman. it did not begin

biggesthat is the agreement made with mohammad bin salman?is about real political differences put aside? kirill: that was the origin of the relationship. it saudi arabia and russia made important decisions years ago which have left aside our differences on syria, and we are working out the issues to see if we can build more trust. by doing investments, we establish trust. aramcothe one story from is the major shift on the red sea. are you in talks to put any money into that development? kirill: definitely, and we expect russian tourists to go there, i have visited and we put tourists there. we worked with some of the largest companies in russia, and we are focused on five projects that we believe will be significant and bring a lot of russian tourists to saudi arabia. five big successful projects. manus: the one thing saudi needs to work on, what would change the story for them? kirill: predictability and there are great people who believe in mohammad bin salman's performance. execution on the reform plan to make sure it really happens, and r

trump will be a great friend to not only mohammad bin salman but saudi arabia.t depends on what happens with iran, whether we can see something happening in the region where iran plays a greater role in bringing peace to yemen, whether the saudi decide to let go of the mediterranean convention in yemen. there are many components what happens next and how washington would position itself in those new dynamics. difficult to foretell. barbara: how do you think these additional u.s. troops in saudi arabia will be viewed by iran? what impact will that have on the country? charles: i don't think iran will be very concerned. it might see them as a direct threat to its sovereignty and escalation in the region. i think it will play out more in relation to yemen and how the rebels will look on the new threat to their traditions in yemen and maybe understand this as a challenge to the peace initiative that they did offer to react in terms of a truce or cease-fire. at -- ld be looking i don't think iran will be particularly interested. not directly with the short term. it h

y: thank a: arabia's crown prince says he did not order the "os ofnutewa""gtsh mohammad bin salman says he takes full responsibility for it as a leader. mr. khashoggi was left athe seei nsulate in istanbul a year ago. here is mbs' response when confronted. crown prince bin salman: absolutely not. isthaseibu wintacei t wat sul co fmmitl tespd by individuals g for the saudi government. tbya: secret recordings of e urksanning ages and a two of the very few people would owh have heard those tapes have spoken to the bbc's "panorama" program. rerter: in october last year, jamal khashoggi walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul. he was hoping to collect divorce papers in order to marry his turkish fiancÉe.ng but after entehe buiing, he was never seen again. we only know that jamal khashoggi was murdered and the brutal way in which it was done because the saudi consulate was buggrky edinistuigteh .enllce the planningnind the execution were all recorded. >> you can hear them laughing. it is a sort of chling business, knowing that this man is going to comemurdered. derterthe itisbarrtern an i

on, the new documentary mohammad bin salman, the crown prince of saudi arabia. join the discussion. department officials talk about the trump administration's approach to public diplomacy, including a reorganization of the public affairs arm of the state department. the heritage foundation hosted the hour-long event. >> good morning, and welcome to the heritage foundation. it is a pleasure to welcome our distinguished panel. we will be talking about public diplomacy, in the trump administration. significant changes have been taking place, with the state department in this field, and i think, as someone who studies this extensively, not enough has really been coming forth about the extent of those changes and the effects they are having on the effectiveness of your communication with other publics in other countries. mainve with us today, our speaker will be the assistant secretary of state in the bureau of public affairs. thrilled you could join us today. she joined the state department and a year 3, 2018, later became, she was already assistant secretary, but took on the responsibi

these were amongst the closest aides to mohammad bin salman. it's not good in this sort of system if you execute or punishing any other way you are closest aides and bodyguards. >> shepard: even if you sent them on private jets with bone saw in hand. nice of you to be here. thank you. sorry about the circumstances. what we are learning about a woman who entered the lions den apparently on purpose. it seems this is not the only time she has climbed into an animal enclosure. me so every veteran can save $2000 a year. ]úpxzv@÷bh ab1 so chantix can help you quit slow turkey.rkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting so when the day arrives, you'll be more ready to kiss cigarettes goodbye. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. stop chantix and get help right away if you have changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions, seizures, new or worse heart or

since the murder of "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi, saudi arabia's crown prince mohammad bin salmanenies any direct involvement in his death. wednesday marks one year since khashoggi was killed. and we pressed the crown prince about his alleged involvement on "60 minutes." the c.i.a. has concluded with medium to high confidence that you personally targeted khashoggi and you probably ordered his death. >> ( translated ): i hope this information can be brought forward. if there is any such information that charges me, i hope it is brought forward publicly. >> o'donnell: what kind of threat is a newspaper columnist to the kingdom of saudi arabia that he would deserve to be brutally murdered? >> ( translated ): there is no threat from any journalist. the threat to saudi arabia is iom such actions against a saudi journalist. this heinous crime that took place in a saudi consulate. >> o'donnell: now, the crown prince is also battling critics over the imprisonment of women, including lou-jane al-hathlool, a prominent advocate for women's rights, specifically the right to drive. you underst

and martin smith will join us to talk about his documentary on mohammad bin salman entitled "the crownat 7:00shington journal eastern this morning. join the discussion. networkay on the c-span , on c-span at 7:00 p.m. charlie cook, editor and publisher of the cook political report, talks about th election and races he is tracking. betsy devos and kellyanne conway talk about scholarships. a.m.is on c-span2 at 9:00 on c-span3 at 9:30 a.m. eastern a forum on china's role in the world. the supreme court justices return for the new term next week. the first monday in october with the court hearing cases on employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. the trump administration's dhaka, and state funding for religious education. listen on c-span.org and watch on c-span. chairs of the democratic congressional campaign committee and the national republican committee take part in a forum on the 2020 election and the impact of the impeachment inquiry

jared kushner is contacting mohammad bin salman.ce members are sent to saudi arabia to work equipment that we sold them, meanwhile the support for the civil war in yemen is ongoing, despite the fact that it is a humanitarian catastrophe. how would you think about right -sizing the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia, especially understanding the tensions between the saudis and iran. >> that is the reason why he is sending 15,000 troops is because if he had not made the decision he made in the iran deal, he would not be spending -- sending 15,000 troops to saudi arabia. by the way, does anybody remember -- how do i say it this way? ofdon't have a great history having u.s. troops in saudi arabia is a way to think about this. i, it is as if -- look, if had to define the trump doctrine for you, it would be take really bad situations and make them as bad as you possibly can. [laughter] sen. bennet: that is what he's doing and it is why we have to get him out. in saudi arabia, we should not be sending 15,000 troops. ours orders the execut

end of the year, but keep in mind, g20 next year is happening in saudi arabia, so perhaps for mohammad bin salmane crown prince, this is a chance to put the past behind them. >> thanks, john. >>> meanwhile protesters in beirut taking to the streets to celebrate. ♪ >> after the prime minister giving in to protesters, announcing he is resigning. nationwide protests erupted almost two weeks ago after the government proposed a tax on the whatsapp. banks and schools have been closed while protesters blocked major rounds throughout the country. >>> fiat chrysler is looking for another merger. cnn business details that next. go to the post office they use stamps.com all the services of the post office only cheaper get a 4-week trial plus postage and a digital scale go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. get a 4-week trial pluthbecause with nband after a dthleague pass on xfinityr. you can watch the out of market games you want- all season long. and with the all-new xfinity sports zone, you get everything nba all in one place- even notifications about your favorite teams. watch the dr

was reading this i was thinking the two sketchiest relationships the president has mohammad bin salm mohammad bin salman. both run by despotic regimes with corrupt oligarchies around hem engaging a lot of malfeasance and mischief and really bad acts around the world at the time. i also wonder how much -- you don't talk about this this much. although in the end you sort of do. they're going to have to stop pulling stuff out of the ground. >> yeah. >> so you set the table, and this has been the case for 100 years for these industries. they've been operating in all kinds of places. they're corrupt in government, had illicit deals. they have enough to melt the entire world and they're going to have to leave a huge chunk of it in the ground. it's like what happens then? >> where i ended up with the book is a place i also did not expect to be, which is i'm a little bit hopeful, but i also i sort of need to put it in heads-up, everybody. i'm hopeful because i think the solution is democracy. when you look at, for example, the example of oklahoma and oklahoma city, that's a very positive example. >> people are

has slowly come to the realization that the saudi government and mohammad bin salman in particular aren'tpeople. think the horrific murder of jamal khashoggi shocked the world.us of the it's truly disappointing to see politicalnesses, leaders, a year later, attending, you know, investment arabia.ces in saudi i think it sends a message that, you know, finances are more values.t than but, you know, again -- [applause] considerable with humility, given that president obama went to saudi arabia multiple times. supported the civil war in yemen, which was wrong and has proven to be a humanitarian disaster. question for you is, as president, how would you rethink the u.s.-saudi relationship? are they still an ally, given laste've learned in the couple of years? >> i agree with those who say i think we need to reassess that relationship. i believe we do needs to reassess that relationship. [applause] that as we move forward in this 21st century, you know, that ourou suggest, values should be bigger drivers relationships. obviously sometimes there are very urgent imperatives, interests, sometimes

jamil jaffer, and martin smith will join us to talk about a documentary on mohammad bin salman, titled "the crown prince of saudi arabia." watch at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning. join the discussion. public remarks since resigning as national security advisor, john bolton talks about u.s.-north korea relations, and initiatives by president trump to reach a nuclear arms deal. the center for strategic and international studies hosted this event. it is about 50 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much, john. i appreciate the kind words of introduction. and i want to thank the center for strategic and international studies and joongang ilbo, the host of today's forum, for their invitation to speak. i think this is the ninth or 10th such forum, and it's a great opportunity, very timely, to discuss a lot of critical issues. i also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha for the 10th anniversary of the korea chair of csis. issues. i also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha for the 10th anniversary of the korea chair of csis. it marks a decade of on korean issues that

he is signing agreements and meeting both king salman and crown prince mohammad bin salman.us: wednesday, we are going to keep an eye on the developments in hong kong. the chief executive carrie lam is due to give her annual policy address. thursday sees the start of a two-day summit in brussels. day two of the imf meeting. we will be talking to the key figures included the eu commissioner. coming up, the great divide. the split within the european central bank continues. who is the latest to break ranks? that is all ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: this is "bloomberg daybreak: europe." nejra: let's get the bloomberg is this flash. it inlle droulers has hong kong. work ise: we considering a bailout that would hand control to softbank. the japanese conglomerate is convinced it can turn around the cash-strapped company. jp morgan is leading discussions about a $5 billion debt deal. india's gas company, a 37% stake. expandrgy giant looks to its presence in one of the fastest growing natural gas markets. it is the latest in a string of investments looking to beef up total's in

need to trademark the name, , hs slowly come to the realization that the saudi government and mohammad bin salmant people. i think the horrific murder of jamal khashoggi shocked the conscience of the world. it is truly disappointing to see major businesses, political leaders a year later attending investment conferences in saudi arabia. i think it sends a message that finances are more important than values. but again -- [applause] i say this with considerable humility given that president obama which is saudi arabia multiple times. he supported the war in yemen which was wrong and has proven to be a key american disaster. my question for you is, as president how would you rethink, or would you come the u.s.-saudi relationship? are they still an ally given all that we learn in the last couple of years? >> i agree with folks who say we need to reassess. we do need to reassess that relationship. [applause] as we move forward in the 21st century, as you suggest that our values should be bigger drivers than those relationships. obviously sometimes there are very emergent -- sometimes economic interes

manus: the saudi energy manager says mohammad bin salman will determine the timing of aramco's ipo, saying it will be soon at the right time. yousef: it is 9:00 a.m. in the emirates. this is bloomberg daybreak: asia least. i'm yousef gamal el-din. manus: i'm manus cranny. the bond market, hoping there will be another rate cut in 2020. december might be a debate. found by seven basis points yesterday, back at 7.18%. u.s. treasuries are a must buy. there is risk to the upside. 2% by the end of the year, it is said. equity futures taking a little higher in the last hour or so on additional traction on the trade front but now the s&p 500 is trading 20 times earnings. some fanfare around apple earnings but caution this rally have beenar and they cutting back on their estimates in terms of what to expect in the coming quarters and you could be seen your end around 3000 according to a bloomberg survey. let's get the other market action. sophie, what is on your radar? >> asian stocks are gaining the hang seng heading toward 27,000 points as we wait on a gdp report that may confirm the economy in a

cheryl: mohammad bin salman. i know. >> he's going to be there.e understand, they are going to start negotiating, the saudis, a potential investment in this fund. so they are seriously thinking about putting money in the second fund. the catch here is we understand they are looking to cut the fees. softbank's fees, following that massive loss. next week will be a lot of negotiations. it there will be negotiations between the saudis and softbank on this fund. it's also going to be a negotiation, you'll see this happening, between major banks and the saudi royal family about the ipo of saudi aramco. that is the royal family's state-owned oil company. it also is the vehicle where they make all these investments including into softbank vision fund. here's the notion. over the next couple weeks we are going to find out if they are going to do the ipo of saudi aramco. the first leg of the ipo this year. what i do hear from wall street, this is going to be one of the biggest ays o wall street this year. it will be massive. we are talking about a $5 trill

and we see from the white house as well rumors about jared kushner engaging mohammad bin salman in whatsapp. and then where official communications are hidden away in a code word safe. so clearly a lot more that they don't want to reveal. the lesson that we learned and that all of us learned from 2015/16 in terms of good governance and even engagement and sharing information that frankly the house republicans, they enjoy beating up on the obama administration, beating us up aggressively. they are thousand actually flipping the script and engaging much more aggressive partisanship in the other direction. and they are violating the oaths of office to be transparent with the american people and with the congress right now. >> garrett haake, do you have any information as to why gordon sondland would not testify, why he was stopped from testifying and why to annie's point that he wouldn't choose to figure out a way to testify? >> i can add to that a little bit. sondland had said that he wanted to testify. we know the white house didn't want him to, state didn't want him to. but after we found o

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manus: valuations is what mohammad bin salman wants for aramco. i am hearing 1.5. important is it to get this valuation to the upper edge along of $2 trillion? michael: i think it will. it is most important to get this important ipo done well and how the market responds. manus: do you think it will be difficult to get to $2 trillion? ,ichael: i am hearing 1.5 to 2 based on the dividend indicated. athat is the range and finding the right spot is important. manus: there is a bit of a gap. can we talk about inclusion? inclusion for saudi arabia was the defining moment. would you agree and is that reflected in your business? michael: i think it is part of the whole reform agenda here. to $20 billion of index related flows into the market which is a positive development. i think post aramco, there will be an increase in the weighting of the index. that will be positive. i see that more broadly in the context of the major reform agenda. it is a measure of it. diplomacy mades in this country and every time you come here, you see development. manus: what does it take to ge

shery: and yet investors have been unwilling to accept the valuation mohammad bin salman has put on thelayed repeatedly? right, i think the valuation is a big question. local media reports shares will lift in saudi arabia -- will startingaudi arabia december 11. the crown prince said the company is worth $2 trillion. a a lot of analysts say it is a lot lower, around 1.5 trillion dollars. bloomberg reported saudi aramco is going to rely on a lot of local investors and wealthy families to invest in the family -- to invest in the company, so we will have to see how investors value it. there is still international ipo that is a possibility next year, but if saudi aramco goes that route, they are going to open themselves up to a lot more scrutiny and transparency that is required from other exchanges, like in a place like new york or london. but for now everyone is focused on the domestic ipo in those shares list december 11. shery: thank you so much, our bloomberg energy agent reporter. itsung teases next-generation galaxy full design, a clamshell that. to bottom rather than from the side.

troops to saudi arabia, the perpetrator of this war in yemen which tell the mohammad bin salman you don'tate with iran. he started to do a lull negotiating after he saw the president not react to the strike on his oil facility. so he's actually reinforcing muhammad bohammad bin salman an him, i've got your back. prosecute, with my help and my support and my military support in yemen. you can prosecute this war. mr. president, if you want to stop the u.s. participation in reputation diminishing, horrible, brutal wars in the middle east, this is your first one to get out of. the congress has voted. it voted. it passed a law and you vetoed it. if the congress were courageous, it would override that veto, but with the republicans, of course, it can't. but that's the statement. if our impeaching donald trump right now i'd impeach him for violating the constitution of the united states, pursuing an illegal war. >> if you try to think of what would be the connection between this abject support for saudi arabia and all they do and this abject support, one phone call is all it takes for donald tru

a-listers are returning to the saudi financial conference, the financial conference put on by mohammad bin salmaneen doing it the last couple years. last year it was boycotted by the a-listers because that was during the time right after the murder of the journalist khashoggi which a lot of people pointed to the royal family or its surrogates as committing that murder. now, a year later, a lot has changed including money. in a couple weeks, saudi aramco, the big oil company, state-owned oil company controlled by mbs, mbs will issue a massive ipo. every major wall street firm will be partaking in that. for that reason, you see the wall streeters return. now, we are not talking ceos. jamie dimon of jpmorgan chase is not going. i hear david solomon of goldman sachs is not going. but right under them, that's where they are sending their people. last year, they sent just local representatives. this year goldman sachs will send dina powell, i don't know if you remember her, used to work in the trump administration, is now a partner in the investment banking business. she will represent goldman sachs. j