mr brunson's wife noreen was in court.d as he was freed and allowed to return to that home in order to collect their belongings before leaving for the us. his release could allow for diplomatic ties to the improved between america and turkey, although ankara's relationships with russia and iran remaina relationships with russia and iran remain a concern for officials in washington. and although andrew brunson is going home, the white house has pointed out that there are other americans still being held in turkey. rescue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or killed when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm — in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina. rajini vaidya nathan reports. this is home now, after michael came and left. the hurricane destroyed thousands of homes, including where four—year—old armani lives. my clothes are in there. in the dresser. but they're all messed up. m

mr brunson prayed with president trump during a meeting in the oval office. rescue teams are renewing efforts to find hundreds of people still missing after hurricane michael struck in the us state of florida on wednesday. at least 17 deaths are confirmed. there are fears the death toll will rise. tens of thousands of anti—racism demonstrators have been marching in berlin. an outbreak of the disease myxomatosis is being reported in british hares for the first time. scientists fear it could infect hares in a similar way to rabbits, killing huge swathes of the population. countryfile‘s tom heap reports. myxomatosis is a viral disease causing inflammation of the eyes, ears and lungs with death following extensive convulsions. it's been present in uk rabbits since the 1950s, often killing 99% of the population in an infected area. but now, similar symptoms have been seen in brown hares in different areas across east anglia with hares in distress, dying and unable to run from humans. britain's leading authority on hares and rabbits, dr diana bell from the universi

president trump said he'd welcome mr brunson at the white house — most likely on saturday.cue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or lost their lives when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina. ahead of the company at the centre of the controversy around medical waste has hit back against claims of mismanagement. speaking to the first—time, gary pettigrew of healthcare environment and services told the bbc that body parts were not stalled any longer —— stored any longer than they should then. the company has been stripped of some nhs contracts after hundreds of tons of clinical waste piled up at its sites. he is the boss at the centre of a national row over medical waste. gary pettigrew‘s company lost contract with the nhs because he was storing too much waste at his site. i know just now storing too much waste at his site. i knowjust now that storing too much waste at his site. i know just

brunson left turkey last night after being detained for two years — leading to a diplomatic rift between the us and turkey. but mrresident recep tayyip erdogan for his help in releasing the pastor and said the turkish people were really great. let's hear a bit of what pastor brunson had to say a short time ago. this is the time to thank the administration and the people in government who supported us. that is especially what we want to say, are great for those, we love this country, and last night we arrived in germany on a plane that president trump sent to take us from turkey and the ambassador to germany met us there at 130 in the morning. he had an american flag to give us and i took it and i kissed it. i love this country. thousands of people have been taking part in an anti far right demonstration in berlin. the organisers said they wanted it to be a show of solidarity against the politics of xenophobia and exclusion. it comes after a number of far right protests were held in cities across the country in recent weeks. more from jenny hill in berlin. we don't have official figures but there are tens of thous

mr brunson prayed with president trump during a meeting in the oval office. tens of thousands of anti—racism demonstrators have been marching in berlin. the organisers say they want it to be a show of solidarity against the politics of xenophobia and exclusion. rescue teams are renewing efforts to find hundreds of people still missing after hurricane michael struck in the us state of florida on wednesday. at least 17 deaths are confirmed. there are fears the death toll will rise. now on bbc news, david sillito reports on the shortlisted buildings, including the winner, for this year's riba stirling prize, one of the most prestigious awards in architecture. how much? i think it was over $1.5 billion, maybe $1.75 billion by the time we got done. you don't realise the scale of how big this build is. previously, most of us spent most of our time studying in our bedrooms, which can be a bit dark, boring and also quite lonely. i want to play, actually, in this space. great! but i think it makes everyone want to play! student housing is often very mean, and one of t

mr brunson was detained in turkey on charges of links with the country's failed coup in july 2016.llegations. one of the most powerful storms to hit portugal since records began has swept into the centre and north of the country. the remnants of hurricane leslie brought down hundreds of trees and power lines, leaving more than 17,000 homes without electricity. there have been no reports of deaths or injuries. the storm is moving quickly towards spain. italy's interior ministry has ordered that all migrants be transferred out of a small southern town where they had been welcomed as a means of boosting the local economy. it follows the house—arrest earlier this month of the mayor of riace, who was accused of organising ‘marriages of convenience‘ for asylum purposes and other illegalities. polls in bavaria in southern germany open in a few hours for key elections. chancellor merkel‘s regional allies, the csu, are expected to lose their absolute majority, while the smaller parties including the greens and the far—right afd are expected to make gains. these elections could force the csu

mr brunson prayed with president trump during a meeting in the oval office. tens of thousands of anti—racism demonstrators have been marching in berlin. the organisers say they want it to be a show of solidarity against the politics of xenophobia and exclusion. more than twenty people have been killed by flooding and landslides in indonesia. officials say 2a small villages in the country's north sumatra province have been hit by heavy rain since wednesday. at 10:00pm we'll have a full round up of the day's news. first, in our world, india rakusson goes to the american state of montana to find out why so many white, middle aged men are killing themselves. some viewers may find some scenes upsetting. every year, nearly 16,000 people in america die by suicide. that's over double the number of homicides. in the last 20 years, suicide rates in most western countries have fallen. but in the us, they have gone up by nearly one third. and there is one particular group of americans causing the spike in numbers. white, middle—aged men. i was going to kill myself. ijust

mr brunson prayed with president trump during a meeting in the oval office.ricane michael struck in the us state of florida on wednesday. at least 17 deaths are confirmed. there are fears the death toll will rise. tens of thousands of anti—racism demonstrators have been marching in berlin. an outbreak of the disease myxomatosis is being reported in british hares for the first time.

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president trump said he'd welcome mr brunson at the white house — most likely on saturday.cue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or lost their lives when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 13 people are now known to have been killed by the storm — in florida, virginia, georgia, and north carolina. now on bbc news — it's time for inside out. tonight, questions for britain's biggest pharmacy. a daughter's shocking discovery after her father's death and her fight for answers from boots uk. it began to dawn on me that dad had taken double his medications. also on the programme, death threats for the tv antiques expert working to protect elephants from the ivory trade. got a couple of phone calls. "i don't know why you're worried about the elephants being shot. the way you're going, you'll be next." and the mysterious death of claire martin. we have an important update on the case tonight. the stories that matter closer to home. i'm lukwesa burak and this is inside out for the east midlands. welc

president trump said he'd welcome mr brunson at the white house — most likely on saturday.eir lives, when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm — in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina. now on bbc news, our world.

president trump said he'd welcome mr brunson at the white house — most likely on saturday.cue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or lost their lives, when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm — in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina. now on bbc news, our world. india rakusen goes to the american state of montana to find out why so many white, middle aged men are killing themselves. a warning that some viewers may find some scenes upsetting. every year, every yea r, nearly every year, nearly 16,000 people in america die by suicide. that's over double the number of homicides. in the last 20 years, suicide rates in most western countries have fallen. in the us, they have gone up i nearly one third. and there is one particular group of americans causing the spike in numbers. white, middle—aged men. causing the spike in numbers. white, middle-aged men. i was going to kill myself. i just said, middle-aged men. i was going to kill mys

mr brunson prayed with president trump during a meeting in the oval office.s are renewing efforts to find hundreds of people still missing after hurricane michael struck the us state of florida on wednesday. at least 17 deaths are confirmed. are a fear that the death toll will rise. a lack of food and water are among the most pressing issues. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we're asking what the west should do about the disappearance of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, and looking forward to next week's european summit — which could produce a brexit deal. with me is iain martin, columnist for the times here in london. the frenchjournalist agnes poirier. the writer on arab affairs abdel bari atwan. and annalisa piras, the italian writer and filmaker. as we go to air, jamal khashoggi hasn't been seen for 11 days — since he entered saudi arabia's consulate in istanbul. the saudi government says accusations that it ordered the killing of the 59—year—old, who writes for the washingto

president trump said he'd welcome mr brunson at the white house, most likely on saturday. rescue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or lost their lives when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina. now on bbc news, it's click. this week, is beauty really in the aea of the beholder? eight but i'd camera, and bringing colour to the great war. —— ai. —— a bug—eyed camera. this is christie ‘s auction house in london, and at the moment, it is home to a curious painting. it's called edmond de bellamy. and it is not what it seems.” it's called edmond de bellamy. and it is not what it seems. i like that at first blush it was acapulco. the frame is all part of that. you assume it is like everything as you have seen. and then when you read the label and read that in fact it has been created by an artificial intelligence programme, then i think thatis intelligence programme, then i think that is the re

president trump said he'd welcome mr brunson at the white house, most likely on saturday. rescue workers are still searching through debris for people who may have been trapped or lost their lives when hurricane michael tore into the south—eastern united states on wednesday. 16 people are now known to have been killed by the storm in florida, virginia, georgia and north carolina. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, our look back at the last few days here at westminster. coming up: jeremy corbyn tackles theresa may over one of her party conference promises. isn't the claim that austerity is over simply a great big conservative con? but the prime minister says fewer people are in poverty, employment is up, and labour's agenda would cost the country dear. uncontrolled borrowing, spiralling taxes, working people paying the price of labour — yet again, labour taking us back to square one! hear, hear! also on this programme: there's been a lot of talk of another referendum on brexit butjust how hard would it be to get that

mr brunson prayed with president trump during a meeting in the oval office.against the politics of xenophobia and exclusion. rescue teams are renewing efforts to find hundreds of people still missing after hurricane michael struck in the us state of florida on wednesday. at least 17 deaths are confirmed. there are fears the death toll will rise. now on bbc news, david sillito reports on the shortlisted

mr. brunson is under and he will be able to go to the airport and fly out of the country. that doesn't necessarily mean he will be found innocent, but he will be for all intents and purposes a free man. christine. >> keep us posted. ben wedeman. thank you. >>> 18 minutes past the hour. another dow drop. plunging more than 1,300 points in the last two days. we will explain the sudden selloff next. x1 is here to help. you can do things like change your settings, learn tips and tricks, troubleshoot, and even manage your account. finding your xfinity username or wifi password, restarting your equipment, or paying your bill is easier than ever with x1. x1 help. another reason to love x1. say "teach me more" into your voice remote to get started. >>> all right. wall street damage report. another brutal day on wall street. dow fell 546 points. losing 1,300 points in two days. broader s&p 500 closed 2% lower. that is the sixth straight down day. that is the longest slump since before the 2016 presidential election. it looks like the market could bounce back today. global stocks an

mr. brunson was in house arrest, he has the latest, hello, benjamin. >> hi, eric, as you pointed out this is becoming an incredibly mirky situation and potential to move into full-blown international scandal. what is undeniable, the columnist from the washington post, went in to saudi consulate in istanbul and hasn't been seen since, that was 12 days ago, turkey alleges he was kill dz inside consulate by hit squad of men, 15 of men who arrived private jet the same morning and left that evening, among them forensic expert and intelligence expert. the saudis deny all of this, however, saying, they reached statement, what has been circulating are lies and baseless allegations against the government of the kingdom of saudi arabia, now, turkish state media claims to have recordings from kaschoggi's apple watch and apparently it's graphic. without getting too technical, experts have rejected this, no apple watch roaming ability in turkey, left his phone outside with fiancee, bluetooth connection was impossible. saudi arabia used points from delete files on the watch but no fingerprint recogniti

. >> pastor brunson -- >> mr. president -- >> pastor brunson, are you planning to stay in the u.s.r a time. we don't know what is ahead of us. i would like to say something. someone asked me before, about other american prisoners in turkey. and i know that from dealing with the consulate there, and they've been very involved with us, excellent consulate staff there and martin is here, they weren't only engaging for me, but they are engaging for everyone there, so i know this just from talking with the consulate staff, when they would come to visit me in prison, that they were involved very much in advocating for the other prisoners there. >> and i have to say, with respect to turkey, or saudi arabia, when you look at what is going on in iran, and other places, it is really bad. it is really bad. there are a lot of bad things going on in that part of the world. and frankly, in other parts of the world also. any other questions? >> mr. president -- >> you talked about americans -- >> they are tending not to take them out of our administration and that's good. i like that. and i think

mr. brunson. trump says there's nothing like that, releasing, not on the table. ally in a situation like this a u.s. resident, mr. khashoggi lived in the united states, worked for the "washington post" normally you would see something out of the state department, a formalized response. we haven't seen that in this case. ad hoc comments from the president of the united states. play you one comment that comes from a "60 minutes" interview clip released early this morning. take a listen. >> was he murdered by the saudis and did the prince give the order to kill him? >> nobody knows yet, but we'll probably be able to find out. it's being investigated. it's being looked at very, very strongly. we would be very upset and angry if that were the case. as of this moment they deny it and deny it vehemently. could it be them? yes. we're going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment. >> the thing i heard that's familiar is they deny it, which is what donald trump typically says about vladimir putin when it comes to election rigging. what do you make of

pastor andrew brunson was released by turkish authorities. mr. ys that he will meet with brunson later on saturday in washington. a plethora of things happening there for president trump. for analysis, i'm joined from london by a professor of government at the university of ethics. thank so much for talking with us and breaking some of this down. the president enjoyed having people he admires singing his praises from kavanaugh to haley, everyone c even kanye west, albeit a little bit profane. but is president trump considering some of these events finally on somewhat of a roll? >> well, i think this was a quintessential week for trump. one of his favorite things to do is engage with the media and also to give speeches and to campaign to his adoring fans. it can be fans that are at the rallies that just love hearing what he has to say. or even celebrities like kanye west. and even more recently with the recent supreme court confirmation of brett kavanaugh, he received more praise about his leadership. and heing adoring praise. you can say why would

on saturday, brunson met with mr. trump at the white house. here's cnn's sarah westwood on that. >> reporter: it was a powerful moment at the white house on saturday when president trump welcomed home pastor andrew brunson, who had been held in a turkish jail for two years after turkey said that brunson was part of a failed coup attempt in 2016, charges the trump administration described as bogus. brunson's detention had become a major source of tension between the u.s. and turkey. trump had applied increasing economic pressure to turkey, including by ratcheting up steel and aluminum tariffs against the country and by applying the sanctions to two turkish leaders. and all of that caused the turkish currency to plummet and put turkey's economy into something of a crisis, and that precipitated brunson's release on friday. now, the president touted this as a victory for the u.s., saying that previous administrations wouldn't have been able to free brunson. and he took the opportunity in the white house to talk about a separate situation, and that'

mr. president. >> reporter: the safe return of pastor brunson is a diplomatic accomplishment. president trump is clearly happy to showcase. brunson's homecoming resonates with christian conservatives, a voting block that the president relies on heavily and needs to motivate over the next three weeks, to turn out for midterm races. jose? >> kelly o'donnell, at the white house, thank you. >>> the latest on the journalist feared murdered in the saudi consulate in turkey. today is khashoggi's birthday. in an open ed -- op-ed published tonight in the "new york times." the silence of saudi arabia fills me with dread, that haunting question doesn't leave me for a single moment. is it true, have they assassinated jamal? those are the same questions president trump says he wants answered. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has the latest from istanbul. richard? >> reporter: did jamal khashoggi solve his own murder? saudi arabia has denied killing the journalist. but it's yet to provide any evidence that he left the saudi consulate here in istanbul alive. turkey says it has g

brunson is in the air, heading to germany, and then coming to the u.s. he will be landing on saturday, most likely saturday in d.c. >> what is the relief, mr. president? >> president trump: well, we spoke to turkey. and he went through a system, and we got him out. they've been trying to get him out for a long time. [inaudible question] >> president trump: this has nothing to do with anything, no deal was made at all, no deal. but we're very happy to have him. and have him in good shape. i hear he's in very good shape. >> mr. president are you reevaluating the relationship with saudi arabia? >> president trump: we'll find out what happened with respect to the terrible situation in turkey, having to do with saudi arabia, and the reporter, and nobody knows quite yet, nobody has been able to put it all together. people are starting to form ideas. as they're formed we'll let you know. but it certainly is a terrible thing. >> has their record been overlooked for too long? >> president trump: a lot of records are overlooked if you look at iran, if you look at so many other countries, syria, a lot of countries, a lot of countries' records have been overlooke

andrew brunson was charged over links to the failed coup in turkey. earlier, mrt there was no deal done with turkey — but he thanked his turkish counterpart, recep tayyip erdogan, for his efforts in securing the release. well in the white house meeting the pastor gave president trump a prayer during his meeting. 0h oh god, 0h god,| oh god, i ask that you pour out your holy spirit on president trump, that you give him the supernatural wisdom. to enable him to accomplish all the plans that he has for this country, and i ask that you give him wisdom in how to lead this country into righteousness. thank you to president erdogan and to the people of turkey, thank you very much, this will be a big step in our relationship. we have had a very harsh relationship in the past months because of what was happening and i'm not going to blame fault or say anything but this is a tremendous step towards having the kind of relationship with turkey which can be a great relationship that i know we're going to have, so thank you very much. president, thank you very much. president,

from the get go because you had the andrew brunson situation ok there's been movement on that but you also had i think about up until what nine months ago you had mr. the one saying out loud explicitly look you've got someone living on u.s. soil who i believe was involved in the failed military coup of twenty sixteen i want you to extradite him to turkey and the united states said no way not going to happen. yes and i don't think that is likely to happen anytime soon particularly in an environment where we're talking about someone who was living in the u.s. who was murdered on turkish soil but i do think the turks are hoping this will recalibrate their relationship with the united states which as you say has been so bad since the attempted coup and certainly turks privately will tell you that they think there were members of the u.s. a stablish moment who had hoped that that coup had succeeded turkey i think could improve relations with the united states at the same time i think they except that the u.s. is standing in the middle east region is falling and this relationship with saudi arabia and now the criticism of saudi arabia could further furt

mr cooler than in self-imposed exile the turkish government very keen to to question him about this failed coup in two thousand and sixteen and then of course we had the pull brunson the u.s. pastor who was detained in this country for two years on terrorism charges he was recently released it's too early i think to suggest that you know we could see major improvement in these relationships in this relationship between turkey and the u.s. but as i say this this crisis very much emphasizing what in fact is that state kid diplomatically for a whole host of relationships with saudi arabia and as i say the the u.s. and turkey and also charles that president adeline finally declaring his hand and saying that he's prepared to reveal all of the evidence that that has his health or it is have managed to collate over this ghastly affair and he's perfect prepared to reveal this on cheese.

mr. trump told reporters he would speak to the missing journalist. >> i'm really proud to report that earlier today we secured the release of pastor andrew brunson fromkey. >> the journalist's disappearance in what is a convuluted and po polarized narrative and the diplomatic dance we see being played out around the region and in washington. i'm joined by richard johnson. he's a lecturer at lancaster university. much to discuss here. well, president trump does have serious bragging rights this week from the supreme court justice to now the release of the american pastor from turkey which he's been working on and then there's kanye west, however you characterize that one, singing the president's praises in the oval office. if this is a reality show, this is a pretty good one for the president this week, do you think? >> i think particularly the brunson release was a big victory for trump. he's made it a priority to secure the release of prisoners and host nls. he's done it in egypt, afghanistan and north korea. so this was part of that approach. obviously unterms of the midterm elections, the kavanaugh appointment as been a reminder to republicans as

brunson. what role do you think that relationship, the one between u.s. and turkey, playing how this plays out with mrkhashoggi? >> reporter: so there are a lot of dynamics that are at play right now as this crisis a little bit came out of no place. everybody knew that khashoggi was not in good graces with the saudi government. he himself knew it. he knew it wasn't safe for him to be living in saudi arabia. the turks knew it. that is why he had been living in ex ilt -- exile in the united states and spend quite a bit of time in turkey here as well. now, turkey's relationship with saudi arabia has come to a head. this crisis is now made it, not an open war yet, but certainly an open wound between the turkish government and the saudi government, and that, for turkey, could be a very expensive prospect. saudi arabia is an enormously powerful oil rich kingdom. and turkey has been in the midst of an economic war with the united states, over the incarceration of pastor brunson. so i think it makes sense, and i think that is what we saw today, is as turkey is looking at its future, at least in the short term

mr cooler than in self-imposed exile the turkish government very keen to to question him about this failed coup in two thousand and sixteen and then of course we had the pull brunson the u.s. pastor who was detained in this country for two years on terrorism charges he was recently released it's too early i think to suggest that you know we could see major improvement in these relationships in this relationship between turkey and the u.s. but as i say this this crisis very much emphasizing watch in fact is at stake kid diplomatically for a whole host of relationships with saudi arabia and as i say the the u.s. and turkey and also charles that president adeline finally declaring his hand and saying that he's prepared to reveal all of the evidence that that has his authority his have managed to collate and that this ghastly affair and he's perfect prepared to reveal this. ok. that's right we understand that these announcements could well be made to make a policy the ruling policy meeting the president ordered or to one will be there. what do we know so far as you say the evidence that has been dripped to the media in recent days we have. we have reports of blood sam

mr. kushner properly filed and paid all taxes due under the law and reg lakes. we have reached out for comment and have yet to hear back. >>> first off andrew brunson landed in the u.s. he's in and out left joint bay andrews, is scheduled to meet with the president in about an hour and a half. the president tweeted there was no deal made with turkey, and he does not make deals for hostages. >>> and missing saudi dissident jamal khashoggi, who entered the saudi embassy in turkey and wasn't seen again, today the president's sharpest remarks on a new interview set to air sunday on "60 minutes." >> jamal khashoggi, the journalist, the saudi journalist, was he murdered by the saudis? and did the prince give the order to kill him? >> nobody knows yet. it's being investigated, worked at very strongly and we would be very upset and angry. as of this moment they deny it and deny it vehemently. could it about them? yes. >>> kell yes o'donnell has more. another good day to you. let's goat to what the president said in this wide-ranging interview. >> reporter: a number of topics that will play out on sunday night. for this particular issue, the president acknowledges this i

mr. president. >>> we're live in the cnn newsroom, let's pick up with our breaking news, this homecoming for an american pastor, after two years spent detained in turkey. andrew brunson was the pastor who prayed with the president, in the oval office. just hours ago, he landed on u.s. soil. he met moments ago with the president and other members of congress. his family, all in the oval office. and i want to bring you this poignant moment when the pastor prayed with the president by his side. >> we would like to pray for you. we pray for you often. >> thank you. >> as a family. my wife and i pray for you. >> thank you. >> well, i need it probably more than anybody in this room. >> more from that moment in just a moment. but let's bring in cnn elise live in washington. this is obviously a big diplomatic win for the president. >> reporter: very much, anna, and to this administration's credit, president trump, others have brought a lot of americans home, and president trump certainly did that victory lap, talking about them, talking about, from egypt, from turkey, from others, obviously, otto warmbier from north korea didn't come back alive but certainly others from nort

mr. march, and i'm really embarrassed now that i didn't know who brunson was. >> luisa mae's father. >> yes. her father brunson. they put it more eloquently than i could, they said if it was the shining star of the american idealism, brunson was the dark matter from which they drew their energy and the three of them all live together and conquered and exchanged ideas throughout their creative life. brunson was such a radical. he was a radical educator, he had schools that would be considered progressive schools even today. he was a radical animal rights activist, not only vegan but he wouldn't werewolf because he thought it was the rightful property of the sheep and he wasn't abolitionist and he also had a station on the underground railroad. there was a ton to work with to create that. >> in fact you say in the afterward you say he lost an apple crop because he wouldn't kill the worms that were eating the apple. >> yes. he was a wonderful thinker and a vastly impractical provider. >> is grace clement th your creation. >> she is my creation but she is inspired by herriot and jacobs who wrot

brunson is in the air, heading to germany, and then coming to the u.s. he'll be landing on saturday, most likely saturday in d.c. >> what caused his release, mr. president? >> well, we spoke to turkey. and he went through a system and we got him out. they've been trying to get him out for a long time. reporter: [ inaudible ] that has nothing to do with anything. there was no deal made at all. there was no deal, but we're very happy to have him and have him in good shape. i hear he's in very good shape. liz: that was the president landing in cincinnati, ohio. steve, your reaction to what the president just said, no deal yet with turkey? >> i think it's completely in line with what we were discussing earlier. the strength he showed saying look, you're not going to get away with it, we're not going to negotiate or haggle. we're going to make you pay a price. this is the response. liz: back to the president. >> i think a lot of records are overlooked, if you look at iran and other countries. take a look at syria. you take a look at a lot of countries, countries's records have been overlooked, but this is a serious thing and looking at it in a very

turkish leadership will do the right thing and the right thing is having pastor brunson and noreen come home. thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. flake: i'd ask unanimous consent that all postcloture time on the dreiband nomination expire at 2:00 p.m. today and that the senate vote on confirmation of the dreiband nomination with no intervening action or debate. further, if confidence, the -- if confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, and the president be immediately notified of the senate's action. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. flake: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. flake: mr. president, there are no more consequential words spoken than those spoken by the president of the united states. the word of a president reverberate around the world like no other world leaders, and as attendant as americans are to what our president says, the rest of the world is probably paying even closer attention. as often, it is their fate that hangs in the balance when our p