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benjamin netanyahu described it a as very warm conversation. they talked about what benjamin netanyahu said they would talk about at the weekly cabinet meeting. that's the iran deal. perhaps a bit onset lmentes. neither of them brought up the embassy movement. it wasn't high on the priority list. and sean spicer leaving it open whether something would be done now, soon, later. all the options are on the table for that. but benjamin netanyahu has made it very clear the iran deal is is his big focus. he was the biggest critic internationally. . even traveling to congress to lobby against the deal. in the end that lobbying didn't work. the deal went through. then benjamin netanyahu went quiet on it for the final months. he sees a a new opportunity to in some way fight the iran deal. whether it's rolling it back, he calls it a bad deal and says it's one of the highest priorities for the state of israel to change this in some way. that was a big part of the conversation. that coming from both the prime minister's office and the white house. also tal

give about the announcement from benjamin netanyahu yesterday.ur ta ke netanyahu yesterday. give us your take on this. it is to do with president trump. it is to do with president trump. it is to do with president trump, who is clearly one of the most pro— israel presidents there ever were. two of his advisers, his son—in—law and steve bannon, are very much pro— israel, pro— settlement. it is also, as your correspondent said, to do with internal politics in israel. what it means, it is very bad for everybody who believes in a two state solution, this is very bad for a two state solution. because it infringes on what is palestinian territory. and the question is, how do you get toa and the question is, how do you get to a lasting peace? most people see a two state solution, including the secretary general of the un, c at two state solution as the way to get there. and if that is the objective, this is very bad news. a couple of days before this bt wiping off a brilliant pounds of its share value, i heard that bt broadband's prices are going up. as

so netanyahu will have that on his mind. already the israeli government on these issues seems to be dipping its toe on the water. it's quote unquote gotten away with the announcement of more settlement activity. no reaction that i saw today on -- netten ja hue's announcement that he'll move forward with the retroactive legalization bill. it seems they can take these baby steps towards what they really would like is american support for increasing control over the west bank, legal control. there's the second big issue which is iran. and i don't think, frankly, that netanyahu is going to walk into washington and as for abrogation of the accord, but rather to do the kinds of things that the israelis have talked about, even those that have not particularly liked the accord, as well as those who have, they've talked about now for a few years during repeated visits i made -- number one, what is it that the united states will do when there's a major breech of the agreement? israel wants to know and would like to have some kind of a

this call with prime minister netanyahu so important. there's a lot of focus on the embassy and we're expecting some kind of announcement this week, not necessarily that the u.s. is moving it, but that president trump will reaffirm his pledge during the campaign to move the embassy. it doesn't happen on day one. there's a lot of preparation and a lot of consultation that needs to happen. i think at first you might see the ambassador, david freeman, once he's confirmed, living and working in jerusalem. but as oren and jeff said, there's a lot of issues on the agenda. when i talk to israeli officials they say the embassy is not their first priority. their priority is stopping iran's nuclear program. their priority is dealing with syria and hezbollah. also they want to improve their relationship with gulf allies. so we're focused on some of these, you know, kind of really hot button issue, but there's a lot of issues in the relationship with israel that i think they're going to be discussed and i think we could see an early visit from the p

netanyahu. he said it was very nice. that's all he said. we still do not have any details specifically about the call, either out here or from the netanyahu side. but it definitely is the signal of the beginning of a different relationship here with the u.s. and with israel. >> and jeff, the president underscoring that he has a busy couple of weeks ahead, meeting with the prime minister of the uk, also meeting with the leader of mexico. what more do we know about the expectations of the visit/upcoming conversations? >> fredricka, one thing i was struck by first and foremost was just the change in tone with the president. president trump yesterday we know was defiant when he talked at the cia. he was talking about crowd sizes and talking about how he was being unfairly covered in media. there was no mention of that today. this is his first real formal address from the white house. and it certainly he was striking a different tone, a presidential tone, if you will. he said that, look, he and his staff would not be led by a party would not be

, there was a big invitation for netanyahu to come to the white house next month. do we know if he will make the trip? >> definitely, poppy. this is something is that the talk of the town here in jerusalem, about prime minister netanyahu going over and talking to president trump. they have a wide range of issues they have to discuss. the war in neighboring syria, and the conflict between israelis and palestinians as well as the iran nuclear deal which netanyahu says is a bad deal and would like to see it changed. but this meeting between the two really is probably going to set out the future of what the path between -- the path forward for israel and the united states, what that relationship is going to look like, poppy. >> all right, thank you for the reporting and let's talk more about this and this plan, this embassy move, and the broader context of the new relationship clearly between the leader of israel and the new leader of the united states. so nice to be with you and not remotely from new york to washington. big picture here, and a lot of talk about the em

netanyahu coming within the next month. clearly he and president obama were not the best of friends. the united states gave israel a ton of military support, a ton of israeli support. a billion that are -- in terms of israeli security, in providing israel aid, weapons, that's sack crow sangt. t t i think what you're going to see is much more of a kind of consultation working together, working in concert of what israel feels is good for them. you know, israel has explained that president obama knew what was good for israel and was a little bit of tough love and we're going to crack down on these settlements because we think that's important, we're going to go for this iran deal because that makes israel secure. that was more in a context of not only what was good for israel, but what was good for the region, and what other countries wanted. i think that you're going to see a lot more of an israel friendly administration. does that bode well for the palestinians? we don't know. perhaps this administration, this president coul

police arriving at netanyahu's residence at about 6:30 last night.hey questioned him under caution. what that means is netanyahu is officially a criminal suspect and what he says in that interrogation can be used against him. netanyahu has repeatedly denounced the investigation calling it nothing. here's what he posted on facebook earlier today. he said accusation of forbidden election financing, nothing. accusation of fixing the primary results, nothing. accusation of receiving benefits abroad and funding flights, nothing. there will be nothing because there is nothing. carol, it's important to remember this isn't the first time netanyahu has been the subject of a criminal investigation. during his first term in the late '90s he wise investigated on suspicions of corruption. didn't lead to an indictment or charges. netanyahu predicting once again that's what will happen now. >> oren liebermann reporting live for us. >>> still to come -- youtube yelling and twitter takedowns. the online uproar over mariah carey's mess of a new year's eve performance.

earlier today, prump spoke with benjamin netanyahu and described as quote, very nice. the focus of the calls cnn has learned, the iran nuclear deal and also the civil war in syria. the other big headline tonight, president trump's white house counselor, kellyanne conway, walking back remarks she made this morning on "meet the press" saying that the president would not release his returns after that audit is complete lp kellyanne conway now tells cnn the president remains under audit and has not changed his views. still though, we don't know if he will release the returns or not at all. we have our panel of analysts to drive into all of that and the big headline of course. i want to begin tonight overseas with our ian lee who is live for us in jerusalem. that phone call today between prime minister netanyahu and president trump, do we know what was discussed? >> reporter: poppy, we do know what was discussed. there was the firm commitment by the united states toward the state of israel. we're learning that. we're also learning that they discussed a wide range of topics

that means benjamin netanyahu is a criminal suspect. what does it mean for his leadership of israel? at the moment, nothing. he doesn't have to do anything until he is indicted. even then he may not have to resign or step down. under israeli law he is allowed to stay prime minister until convicted of a crime and until that conviction is upheld on appeal by the israeli high court. if he is indicted on a serious crime he may face enormous public and political pressure to step down. wolf, it's important to point out we are not there yet. this is the beginning of a criminal investigation. any of the next steps, may also take weeks, months or more than a year. >> oren liebermann reporting from jerusalem. let's get reaction. lee zeldin is a congressman from new york. long island. you are a strong supporter of israel. what's your reaction? >> i would like to get more details as to exactly what the charges are. >> so far there are no charges. but there is suspicion. >> and if they -- if there is any information that would allow the internationa

trump invited prime minister netanyahu to the u.s. in february.said top on his mind is the iran deal. he was the most vocal critic, even traveling to washington to lobby against the deal before congress. so now we know why he was quiet in the final months of the obama administration, he sees trump as a new opportunity in some ways to roll back the deal. he said he also wants to talk about the u.n. security council resolutions and other ways that these two leaders can work together. we know that president putin is excited to work with president obama. we'll find out just how soon that meeting is happening for netanyahu to travel to washington to meet trump. >> all right, oren lieberman from jerusalem, appreciate that. >>> also coming up, the president versus the press. on his first full day in office, trump blasted the media, calling the media dishonest, and it's not just the president, the message is also coming from trump's team, that's next. mountains, and racetracks.quere, and now much of that same advanced technology is found in the audi a4. w

prime minister benjamin netanyahu says the killer was inspired by the islamic state group. and three days of mourning declared in iran as the former president dies at the age of 82. his deficit as a blow to moderates in the country. we begin in paris, where two years on a memorial service has been held for the victims of a hostagetaking at a jewish supermarket. died at the hands of a government who days earlier shot an unarmed policewoman in a suburb. it was part of three days of jihadist attacks. died, journalists, jews, and police officers. at today's memorial -- message that the victims should never be ingotten as candles were lit the presence of jewish community leaders. victims families and a number of senior french politicians, including presence -- including presidential hopeful manuel valls. those attacks and generate 2015 claimed the lives of 17 cartoonists, journalists, shoppers, and a french policewoman. killing four people, taking 20 hostage before his life was ended by french police at the end of the siege. the message from community leaders, this is a communit

this is more of a personal attack against benjamin netanyahu payback by the obama white house to netanyahuy to do, this is a parting shot? >> that is certainly part of it. the timing is no coincidence. it's kind of ironic with all of this talk about russian meddling in the united states election, president obama had a whole lot of his supporters, his political operatives in israel in the beginning of 2015 trying to out of bibi netanyahu in middle of his election. it is pro-palestinian, anti-israel, anti-jewish resolution that was pass, essentially ethnically cleansed this area we're describing east jerusalem and judea and is is a march i can't. -- samaria. secretary kerry's speech went over an hour, angrily going after israel. personal an any mossty and daylight between the two. i think it goes further than that, in a desire to support this pro-palestinian, anti-israel movement into the future. i think you're also seeing part of what the democratic party has become, and should be noted as you look at that resolution that passed in the house this week, one of the democrats who voted against

to mr benjamin neta nyahu to visit an invitation to mr benjamin netanyahu to visit the united stateswhich represents a thawing or the somewhat frosty relationship israel enjoyed under the obama administration, yet the very notion of moving the us embassy, while it would be hailed by the israelis, would incur the wrath of the palestinians, who have already taken to the streets in protest. they lay claim tojerusalem as part of an eventual palestinian state, hence moving the could derail the peace process. translation: we say to mrtrump the peace process. translation: we say to mr trump that we hope he will not move embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem becausejerusalem from the israeli point of view is a united city, and this is not correct and illegal. therefore, moving the embassy to any place will be a step ahead of anything that may happen in the future and would damage the peace process. we hope to stop this and to start negotiations depending on international legitimacy. donald trump and benjamin netanyahu also see eye to eye on another crucial issue for the region, scrapping a 2015

announces a major expansion of settlements days after a call between president trump and prime minister netanyahu. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news. a stunning and unsubstantiated claim by president trump, the white house says he believes 3 million to 5 million people voted ivote ed illegally in the presidential election robbing him of a victory in the popular vote, despite his win, impressive win, in the electoral college. the white house offered no proof or evidence of widespread voter fraud. the press secretary, sean spicer, referred to an old study on voter registration whose authors have since said could be incorrect. i'll talk to the political science professor who coordinated data for that study. >>> we're also following confirmation battles for trump's nominees including congressman tom price, the president's pick to head the health and human services department. democrats are grilling price who's also an orthopedic surgeon, on how repu

netanyahu has barely mention it had if at all. simply not one of his pry oirts. he wants to focus on the iran deal, the palestinian conflict beyond that perhaps clarity on what trump's attitude towards settlements will be. the embassy simply not rjsterring high on netanyahu's priority list here. >> yeah, i interviewed the defense minister lieberman a few weeks ago. he didn't seem to think it was a high priority. orin in jerusalem. thanks very much. the man tapped to head the environmental agtd si has made it a career to fight the environmental agency. next ape look at the white house's plans for the epa. all right, here we go, baby! hey! we're doing the wave! taking off with me! for 42 minutes he's been trying to bring an entire stadium to its feet. you missed it, buddy. it's all good. and much like this hero, courtyard is all about the game. one, two, three... waaaaave! agen regist >>> welcome back to "the lead". the national lead now this morning, president trump in front of leaders in the auto industry said he's an environmentalist. it came a few minutes befor

netanyahu didn't waste any time asking f for the soldier to be pardoned. do think that's likely to stay? >> i am very much opposed to the idea. asking to pardon a person that was just convicted. they can take place years after events. years after a person was found guilty. changing the views, changing the way of behavior. it is out of the question i if u run the bususiness of a a democc state properly. host: there was never any question. was part ofof his defefense tht he admitted to. why has this particular r case proved so divisive? >> if you take pictures of a crowd, screaming and yelling. you get the impression they are torn between two parties. it manifests the values and the views in the best way. most of the warriors are quite young. you rarely see such behavior. there are hundreds of cases where israeli soldiers take on palestinian terrorists. killing a wounded person with no danger. it is the military investigation , sending them to be court-martialed. >> military ethics joining us there from tel aviv. think for being with us today. a quick look a

netanyahu denies any wrongdoing. calls accusation politically motivated. >>> house leaders are planning to vote on a measure on thursday to condemn the resolution against israel. the u.n. resolution fanaming th settlements a violation of u.n. law. the u.s. abstained when it came time to vote. >>> 16 minutes past the hour. chicago dealing with the highest murder rate in decades. now the president-elect weighing in. city officials in chicago are firing back. more on that next. >>> so donald trump, president-elect, is now diving into the debate over how to slow chicago's soaring homicide rate. the president-elect calling out mayor emanuel for the spike in the rate. saying it is record setting. 762 murders in 2016. mayor can't do it. he must ask for federal help. it did not take long for mayor emanuel to respond. more now from rosa flores. >> reporter: john and christine, the city mayor's office respondsirespondspending to the president-elect's tweet. saying we are hardened. we take this seriously and we look forward to

. >>> israeli police have questioned prime minister netanyahu over allegations of misconduct. they say he received unlawful gifts while services in office. they questioned business people who gave the gifts. the investigation has been under way since june. police obtained sufficient evidence to justify questioning the prime minister. netanyahu maintains his innocence. >> translator: i want to tell my opponents don't celebrate just yet. nothing will be final because i have done nothing wrong. >> police plan to continue their investigation including questioning netanyahu. >>> let's get a check of the weather. people are back at work after a holiday. we're seeing sunny blue skies out there. robert speta has the latest. >> yes. we have been seeing sunny skies. it's not just for the big cities. around mt. fuji we had some clear conditions. this time of year sets for a beautiful event. what we call diamond fuji. it's called that because it looks like a die plonamond on ta ring there. it lasts for about two minutes. you can see it's beautiful image right there. really big opportunity

president trump spoke to the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, by telephone on sunday, andt month. israel sees the whole ofjerusalem as its capital. the palestinians want eastjerusalem as the capital of their future state. earlier, israel approved the construction of 560 homes for settlers in occupied eastjerusalem. david willis reports from washington. as his senior staff were sworn in in the east room of the white house, donald trump put aside his differences with the media and turned his attention to foreign policy. one of the most controversial pledges of his campaign was to relocate the us embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. and while donald trump may not be the first presidential candidate to propose such a move, he mayjust be the first to follow through. a statement from the white house said the united states was in the early stages of talks on the subject. in a telephone conversation with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on sunday, mr trump affirmed a desire to strengthen what the white house called, "the special relationship between the unite

nojamin netanyahu said disrespect.nytime you have to say no disrespect to someone, you disrespect them. and as far as president obama, history will show that they vilified martin luther king in his day. they vilified malcolm x. in his day. and they vilified jesus in his day. host: that was cornell. the president's foreign-policy legacy is what we want to get from you this morning. you can also post on our twitter page and on facebook. todays in the papers looking forward with the new administration, particularly beijing. a topic for how they are preparing for the incoming administration saying that in some ways, beijing has been bracing for a u.s. administration that appears determined to shake the foundation of the u.s. china relation. restrained in the public response, china has sharpened its rhetoric since donald trump double down on the one china policy whereby the u.s. agreed to not recognize taiwan as a separate country, that is up for negotiation. that would upend the diplomatic ties between washington. that is

. >> luego que el primer ministro israel benjamÍn netanyahu calificada gran idea el muro que donald trump a travÉs de varios comunicados ingrid con el reporte desde la ciudad mÉxico. >> el primer ministro israel, benjamÍn netanyahu volteÓ los ojos del mundo hacia su naciÓn, respaldÓ en redes sociales la iniciativa del presidente donald trump, el presidente donald trump estÁ en lo correcto, yo construÍ un muro en la frontera sur israel, eso debut la migraciÓn ilegal. >> en un comunicado prensa la cancillerÍa mÉxico, expresÓ su profunda extraÑeza, rechazo y decepciÓn a los dijos benjamÍn netanyahu. >> ponen a la humanidad en una peligrosa retÓrica. >> tambiÉn el vocero asuntos del exterior israel intentÓ aclarar el escrito, diciendo que se refugia a su experiencia en seguridad, mÁs no expresaba nunca posiciÓn sobre las relaciones mÉxico estados unidos. >> el embajador israel en mÉxico, afirmÓ que la frontera israel, no es comparada con la frontera mÉxico estados unidos, opiniÓn que comparte geronimo judÍo nacido en mÉxico. >> nosotros no nos sentimos identificados con lo que dice benjamÍn.

netanyahu has been investigated. cnn's oren liebermann reports. >> reporter: prime minister benjamin netanyahu is officially a suspect in a criminal investigation in israel. police and the attorney general is saying he is suspected of receiving gifts and benefits from business men, though they won't say too much more about the suspicions feeling it could be biased one way or another if they reveal too many details. he has repeatedly denounced the allegations against him. this is part of what he posted on his facebook page on new year's day. he said unfortunately, you'll have to be disappointed on this time as well. there will not be anything because there is nothing. try replacing the prime minister at the ballot box as is kus mayor knee a democracy. there he is referenceding a previous criminal investigation into his affairs back in the late '90s during his first term as prime minister. it didn't lead to indictment or charges. he's predicting this current investigation won't lead to any charges as well. this began a

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netanyahu making this announcement about west bank housing, this new construction. we were trying to fig out when we've seen an announcement of this size. thousands of housing units not in jerusalem but in the west bank. trying to get an exact date on that. it's been some time since the government announced this many housing developments in the west bank, very much in response to president trump in office. netanyahu has been under pressure from his government to make bigger moves now that trump is in office. he rebuffed an effort to annex parts of the west bank but is doing this. 2,500 housing units in the west bank. a big announcement. a big move from netanyahu. >> oren liebermann reporting live from jerusalem this morning. >>> still to come in the "newsroom" as we wait for that big hearing for congressman tom price. the ceos of major auto companies now meet with president trump. we'll be right back. ore? you don't want to ride the 13l forever, do you? the doctor said it's not contagious. [coughing] credit karma, huh? yeah, it's free. credit karma. give yourself so

seth done, cbs news, jerusalem. >>> president trump invited israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to the white house next month. benjamin netanyahu's office described their phone conversation yesterday as very warm. >>> we have some great news about former president george hw bush and former first lady barbara bush. mrs. bush was discharged where doctors were treating her for bronchitis. former president bush is expected to move from the hospital's icu unit where he's being treated for pneumonia. >>> a woman who went missing is being treated for hypothermia after she was found this morning. flames broke out after 2:00 a.m in a ho lewis dale road. officials say the unidentified woman was in the home when the fire broke out. they believe she ran through the woods. they found her a few blocks away. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >>> someone shot at a police cruiser and now fairfax county police want to catch the gunman before someone gets hurt. it happened this morning during a traffic stop on georgetown pike near walker road in grape falls. police say a passenger

, the prime issue for netanyahu was the iran deal. he effectively went quiet because he saw very little he could do. now he sees a chance with mr. trump to repeal or renegotiate that -- prime minister netanyahu spoke to mr. trump this evening in what was a very warm conversation. the prime minister expressed his desire to work with president trump to secure peace and security in the region with no daylight between the united states and israel. the two talked about the peace process with iran and the palestinians, and other issues. netanyahu will come to the white house for a visit and that will be set in the days ahead. it looks like it will come right after the meetings with the canadian president and the president of mexico. >> thank you very much, nic to you now, prime minister of britain, teresa may, she will travel to washington, she will meet with president trump on friday, what is she hoping to get from the meeting and by the way, this is fascinating that she is now the first that he will meet with, given the fact that some saw

yet an ya hu netanyahu's opponents are looking to make the charges stick.t the prime minister's first rodeo. here's a consummate polical survivor in the midst of his third consecutive term, his fourth overall. but netanyahu's predecessor is serving a year and a half for bribery and obstruction of justice. >> we'll see how this all plays out. nbc's matt bradley live from london. thank you so much. >>> when we come back, a look at the stories making headlines in the day ahead. so beautiful. what shall we call you? tom! name it tom! studies show that toms have the highest average earning potential over their professional lifetime. see? uh, it's a girl. congratulations! two of my girls are toms. i work for ally, finances are my thing. you know, i'm gonna go give birth real quick and then we'll talk, ok? nice baby. let's go. here comes tom #5! nothing, stops us from doing right by our customers. ally. do it right. whoo! look out. hei don't want one that's hadch a bunch of ownersd car? just say, show me cars with only one owner find the cars you want, avoid the o

netanyahu when he's looking forward to a different administration. what i cannot sympathize is he thinks by virtue of another administration coming in, reality will change. the fact of the matter is, frances, a new administration, even if they really want to, cannot reverse or cannot overturn a u.n. security council resolution. what i can tell you, knowing very little about mr. trump's, president-elect trump's plans or ideas in terms of the middle east, i doubt -- i doubt, i very much doubt that he will have the patience, the patience or the energy to invest in these israeli palestinian issues. whether you construe this as being good news or bad news for isra, frces, is obviously in the eye of the holder. if i were prime minister netanyahu, would not be looking forward, so enthusiastically, to a trump administration. certainly not with the level of cooperation that seems obvious with the russians. >> ambassador alan pincus, we appreciate you being with us on newi year's. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, the president-elect's comments

prime minister benjamin netanyahu visiting the scene of the attack after it happened.at they understand, they have information the attacker is an isis supporter or isis system practice pies sympathizer. to combat that, the israelis have done a few things which is cracking down on incitement on social media. then just yesterday, israelis officials will consider detention against isis supporters or isis sympathizers. those who support isis are held without charged or trial for six months in an attempt to stop the spread. it is not a big phenomena here. this is an effort to try to stop the spread of it. it is not just in israel interest, but to make sure there is no foothold of isis growing here. that is the thought moving forward after the attack. john. >> loss of four soldiers. oren liebermann, thank you. >>> mexican authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of the u.s. consulate official. the suspect is american. investigators say a motive for the shooting is unknown. government officials expect the suspect to be extradited to the united state

so very different responses here for prime minister benjamin netanyahu.nder trump, that was expected. palestinians calling this the israelis taking advantage of the trump administration and calling on the international community to step in here. john. >> it will be interesting to hear and listen to the united states nations and what other folks weighing in on the move. >>> lead levels in flint, michigan have dipped below dangerous levels. it's down to levels of other cities of similar size. flint residents have been grappled with the water supply for two years. 13 current or former government employees have been charged in an ongoing criminal investigation. >>> all right. you might say "la la land" is the one to beat for best picture at the academy awards. dancing ryan gosling, what can i say? at the time the most oscar recommendations by a single film. ryan gosling is the lead actor. and the 32-year-old director damien chazelle who could become the best other best director winner. after two years of earning t the #oscar so white. >> i finally did see "la

prime minister netanyahu spoke this morning and said it's time for thoughtful diplomacy.speaking to his folks, people in israel, urging that his government not shoot from the hip, were the words from netanyahu. what are you hearing? >> i think what we saw, the readout of the phone call, we had the phone call between trump and netanyahu. the invitation is for early february, that's a couple of days from now. netanyahu didn't go to see obama until may, sharon didn't go to see bush until march or april. this is right away. and a senior israeli official said to me today that there is no question, they are very happy. there is a profound difference in the relationship. and netanyahu said at one point in his readout of the call, and i was told that it's not an accident, he said that he and trump agreed there would be no daylight between israel and the united states, not exactly what their relationship was like with the obama administration. on the embassy, this is key. david friedman, who will be the ambassador, if he's confirmed, has said that he looks forward to living and wo

obama: i have said this directly to prime minister netanyahu and i've said it inside of israel, i've said it to palestinians as well. i don't see how this issue gets resolved in a way that maintains and a as both jewish democracy. because if you do not have two states, then in some form or fashion, you are extending an occupation. functionally you end up having one state in which millions of people are disenfranchised and operate as second class residents. you can't even call in citizens, necessarily. and so -- so the goal of the resolution was to simply say that the settlements, the growth of the settlements, are creating a reality on the ground that increasingly will make a two state solution impossible. we have belieieved consistentnt with thehe position that has ben taken with previous u.s. administrations for decades now, that it was important for us to send a signal -- a wake-up call that this moment may be passing. and israeli voters and palestinians need to understand that this moment may be passing. and hopefully, that then creates a debate inside both israeli and palestinia

. ♪ ♪ eric: well, israeli prime minister benjamin be netanyahu spoke by telephone with president trumplier this afternoon after he previously congratulated the president on social media. the prime minister tweeting this, quote: congrats to my friend, president trump. look forward to working closely with you to make the alliance between israel and the usa stronger than ever. conor powell is live with more on the new apparent relationship between washington and jerusalemment hi, conor. >> reporter: yeah, eric. the two men spoke about 1:30 or so washington, d.c. time, and according to the prime minister's office here in jerusalem, they described it as a warm conversation, as a productive conversation and one that president trump has now invited prime minister netanyahu to washington later in february. the exact date has not been set yet, but it appears that prime minister netanyahu will be visiting washington for talks with the new president here in just a few weeks or so. now, among the topics the two men discussed, in the surprisingly regional security, cooperation between israel and th

this puts more pressure on binyamin netanyahu, the prime minister, because of course, at the moment,being investigated for corruption charges. but one reason why the israeli population still supports him is he is seen as a strongman of the region, a man who can keep them safe, but if attacks like this — as well as stabbing attacks — continue, people start to call that into question. it makes the entire peace process so question. it makes the entire peace process so much question. it makes the entire peace process so much more question. it makes the entire peace process so much more difficult. yep john kerry, us secretary of state, making a speech last week in which he was extremely harsh on israel. by all accounts, whichever side you support — because most people support — because most people support one side or the other — it is so emotive, he was extremely harsh on israel, and israel kind of picked up on that and said they didn't appreciate it. this is one of the reasons why netanyahu is starting to withdraw un membership fees that all nations that belong to the united nations have

prime minister benjamin netanyahu has joined calls israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu hasjoinedier. our middle east correspondent has more. it's minutes after two young palestinian men with knives attacked israeli soldiers in hebron. both have been shot. one is dead and one is clearly still alive. sergeant elor azaria, a 19—year—old medic, helped treat a wounded soldier, and then he did this. gunshot. a single bullet to the head killed abdel fattah al—sharif. today the sergeant was in a military court, smiling to see a friend and his mother. but soon after, he was found guilty of manslaughter. judges rejected the soldier's claimed that the palestinian posed a threat and decided he shot him out of revenge. but sergeant azaria has loyal backers in a country where most young people do military service. they accuse the army of abandoning one of its own. this guy came to do an attack, to hurt families. this soldier is a hero. even the israeli defence minister spoke of this as a difficult verdict. before taking up his post, he made clear his support of sergeant azaria. and that caused

you what benjamin netanyahu has said about that.os have emerged of the shocking scenes in bangalore on new year's eve. a number of women were sexually assaulted by groups of men. we'll have the latest on the investigation. and if you want to get in touch at any point #bbcos is the place to go. a huge political battle is playing out in washington dc. here's president obama arriving on capitol hill earlier. he was there to talk to democrats in congress about trying to save his affordable care act, or obamacare as everyone calls it. it's a complicated law — but at its heart is a requirement for all americans to have health insurance — and for some to get subsidies to do that. the republicans have always hated the way it works — and now that they control congress and soon the white house. they plan to do something about it. none of this is a surprise, donald trump has repeatedly said this. obamacare obamaca re has to obamacare has to be replaced and we will do it and we will do it very, very quickly. it is a catastrophe. as well as mrob

trolling on the internet, but on the ground boots, developing a database, actively working against netanyahu, the "washington post" noted this was gross interference, enter fernandez with the only democracy in the middle east. i would assert that obama was limited in what he could say about russia, russia because he was doing exactly the same thing to israel and also when it comes to the issue about not wanting to touch the russians, we were in the middle of the syrian negotiations while this was occurring as welshes and the desire not to interrupt that, just like his red line disappeared for syria, because he didn't want to upset the nuke deal in ier iran. >> dickerson: but for an incoming president, now barack obama is in the rear-view mirror and have an incoming president now. >> let's hope barack obama is in the rear-view mirror. >> dickerson:. >> our new president -- donald trump does seem to have much more, you know, open relationship and thinking about russia than we have seen before and certainly his republican critics -- >> he hasn't sat down and said i am going to be more flexible

netanyahu said today the construction does not undermine prospects for peace with palestinians. the trump administration has apparently carried out its first drone strikes on terrorist targets overseas. officials in yemen say the unmanned, missile-carrying drone struck a vehicle with two suspected al-qaeda operatives yesterday in southern yemen. there is no official confirmation from the pentagon. the latest round of u.n. led peace talks to stop the six-year civil war in syria begin tomorrow in astana, the capital of kazakhstan. syrian rebel groups today called on russia to help secure a new ceasefire. russia is the main backer of syrian president bashar al- assad. the talks are sponsored by russia, iran, and turkey. the only american official expected to be there is the u.s. ambassador to kazakhstan. in india, rescue workers today searched for survivors of the country's latest railroad disaster. police say at least 36 passengers died and 50 were injured when nine coaches of a train derailed in southeast india last night. many people today were trapped in the wreckage. the cause

has significant is it that benjamin netanyahu has drawn a link with what has happened injuries willcks in france and germany? not significant at all for me, for asa not significant at all for me, for as a researcher, because the premise has always done so. what is significant about the truck attacks, is because there is a pate now. an attack in nice, berlin, and now jerusalem. it is significant to draw attention to the element of comparison between the three attacks. the area of eastjerusalem that this palestinian who was driving the truck is wrong, what is the significance? this is again a very important point. the alleged attacker comes from a neighbourhood in east jerusalem. it's a mountain. multiple attacks and attackers have originated from this area. the target, he basically targeted a bus station where many israeli soldiers congregate. isis target civilians, it once a target as many civilians as possible. this attack targeted a group of soldiers will stop this again tells me, and i don't have evidence, we have to be careful, this is more of a local attack, palestinian attack

. >> the president has spoke with benjamin netanyahu and invited him to washington, d.c. >>> lets go now to ian lee in jerusalem. >> donald trump and benjamin netanyahu spoke today in the phone, they did not get deep in the substance of the issue during the initial conversation. from what we know, they seem to locked lock it. >> we heard president trump that he will have an unprecedented level for the commitment of the state of israel. they talked about a wide range of issues going from conflicts and the palestinian conflict and the iran nuclear deal. the talk of the town here in jerusalem is moving that u.s. embassy to jerusalem. in the newspaper today we have heading towards jerusalem, that's the headline here and in israel, it has the upcoming meeting of -- trump invites benjamin netanyahu for a meeting in february and here in the jerusalem post saying the trump administration of beginning stages of talks are moving the embassy. so that is really the focus, although that being said, there is strong resistance of the palestinians as well as the the other arab bleeders in the region

the prime minister benjamin netanyahu dead. the prime minister benjamin neta nyahu believes the dead. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu believes the attacker was inspired by it islamic state. us defence secretary ash carter called the north korean missile testing a serious threat to the us and that america would be prepared to shoot down a missile. this video is trending online. it is footage caught off a huge school of wire which fell off a truck in the us state of pennsylvania and proceeded to roll down the wrong way at cross a motorway, causing havoc and forcing cars to swerve out of its way —— spool of wire. luckily no ca i’s way —— spool of wire. luckily no cars we re way —— spool of wire. luckily no cars were hit and no one was injured. you are up—to—date. stay with us here on bbc world news. and the top story for you in the uk, a 24—hour strike by london underground workers is under way, it is by drivers and station staff aboutjob losses and ticket office closures. more from me but first hearing is sharanjit. chrysle

it was used for voter list and databases and all of it was intended to get rid of benjamin netanyahu.n they helped to raise millions of dollars in 2015 in order to defeat benjamin netanyahu in a foreign election. i want to know where is the senate outrage about that? that's not allegations, that's not declassified. that is information. bipartisan committee had to accept. >> sean: larry, there is another component to that. taxpayer dollars were used there. $350,000. that doesn't sound like a lot but that's money from hard-working americans that this president used to influence on elections. against i might add, our closest allies. >> we also found out because democratic operatives were literally sending agitators to interfere with donald trump rallies and sending people to various states who could not vote there legally. there's a whole lot of ambushing that they are apparently not concerned about. the bottom line is donald trump stomped at them, they can't believe this vote. >> sean: he's watching. he's going to note that you called him a greg arian. they cannot believe that this man

trump and prime minister benjamin netanyahu are expected to speak later about 1:30 eastern.he topics they are expected to talk about the nuclear deal with iran, the war in syria and israeli settlements. also waiting to see the relocation of the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. this is a campaign, something a lot of supporters in israel want to see happen, but also some pain that will inflame the arab world and also potentially undermine a negotiated two state solution for the israeli-palestinian conflict. one thing we are hearing is even if the trump administration surrogates low off this move, the trumpet for ambassador to israel, david friedman has argued indicated he will be moving not to tel aviv, but to jerusalem, even though the embassy could still be in tel aviv going slower depending on the move by the white house. >> we will be watching that will get back to as the story develops. conor paul, thank you very much. trade to the candidate is continuing as president. take it on the media. he did so in the first full day of office. president trump now setting the

and as benjamin netanyahu said, this was an ambush attack and he called it a declaration of war. i find that very deeply disturbing that somehow the administration thinks this is representative of american values because it is not. >> quick final word to you, daniel. >> the obama administration is not delusional enough to know this will bring about middle east peace. it is about repositioning president obama's leg aegs and repositioning the democratic party going forward. >> and we'll talk about the democratic party with the panel when they return but we've got to take a break here. >>> up next, who is on donald trump's short list for the supreme court and how could he reshape the judiciary with more than 100 federal court vacancies he'll inherit the minute he takes office. we'll discuss that with a transition insider, next. >>> a look at the supreme court here in washington where donald trump's pick to fill the seat left vacant by justice antonin ska l scalia could seal the majority for years to come. joining me now, leonard leo, a lawyer who's been working on the trump transiti