so i think what's going on is that the saudis and perhaps muhammed bin salman himself have authorized a brutal murder of the sort which has captured our imagination and our horror because it is on diplomatic premises in a friendly country. not very far away. >> i would like to play for you a sound bite by the crown prince, the person who many are pointing the finger at, at this so-called davos in the desert. just to put up a few graphics, you can see how many people pulled out. few people stayed in. the question is whether he can weather the storm. he seemed to be, look at the graphics, senior people and senior organizations pulled out. while others stayed in. the question is whether mbs can weather the storm. and he seems to be brazening it out or not to get it yet. look at the joke he made about saud harirri. >> prime minister assad is going to be here for two days so please, no harassment. so that he won't be kidnapped. >> so, i don't know what you make of that. i find it very difficult to digest. that in the immediate aftermath of the very same day president erdogan was telling hi

, there is really a whole other side of a hummer bin salman and the saudi leadership which i think now is going to be seen as a result of this. —— muhamedt an election rally for a female candidate in afghanistan. police say explosives were stored in a motorcycle near the event in the province of tacharr. officials say 32 people have been injured in the attack, some are critical. the taliban and other islamist groups are opposed to the election process and have been targeting campaign rallies to deter people from voting. but security is not the only thing affecting people. afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, and people are growing increasingly disillusioned with politicians. secunder kermani reports from herat. every day, this 5—year—old collects water from this pump for his family. this poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of herat is not directly affected by the fighting elsewhere in the country, but hardly anyone has piped water, electricity only runs for around four hours a day. the boy's father, a shopkeeper, says he will vote in the upcoming elections, but he does not have much faith politicians will improve li

we're expecting to hear from crown prince muhammed bin salman, at an vinlt conference in saudi arabia today. it will be his first speech since the killing of jamal khashoggi here at the saudi consulate in istanbul. in which some believe the prince was culpable. saudi arabia is scrambling to carry out damage control. extraordinary pictures in saudi media show the king and crown prince muhammed bin salman delivering their personal condolences to jamal khashoggi's grieving brother and son yesterday. we can only imagine their feelings about the meeting. since many believe the crown prince was somehow involved in khashoggi's killing. president trump stressed the importance that the u.s./saudi relationship yesterday. but he also sharply criticized the killing of khashoggi and the saudi deception that followed. >> the cover-up was horrible. the execution was horrible, but there should have never been an execution or a cover up. it should have never happened. >> when muhammed bin salman made his first appearance at the investment conference yesterday, he was greeted with applause. the crown p

. >> yet he told "the washington post" over the weekend he would like to see crown prince muhammed bin salman calling him a strong person that truly loves his country. that's in contrast to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. >> the crown prince has his fingerprints all over this. >> i feel certain the crown prince is involved and directed this. that's why we cannot continue to have relations with him. >> if he has gone forth and murdered this journalist, he's now crossed the line and there has to be a punishment and price paid for that. >> meanwhile, germany announced it will halt arms sales with saudi arabia, but will that encourage allies like the u.s. to do the same? i am joined by rhode island senator jack reed, top democrat on the armed services committee. thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> do you believe that we should stop our arms sale deal with saudi arabia the same way that germany is doing, the same way that chancellor angela merkel announced today? >> i think we should suspend arms sales until we have a full, complete, thorough investigation that's credible, that is an