correspondent: despite intelligence agencies including the cia saying mohammad bin salman was probably involved, the white house shielded the future king from absolute responsibility. pres. trump: maybe he did, maybe didn't. correspondent: following intense criticism and skepticism that little happens in the kingdom without his knowledge, the crown prince had his say. >> absolutely not. , but is a heinous crime take full responsibility as leader in saudi arabia. the identities of those convicted were concealed during the closed-door trial in riyadh and it remains unclear what roles they played in khashoggi's death, raising suspicion they are the fall guys for much more powerful people. forhe special rapporteur extruded traditional -- extrajudicial execution says the mockery of was a justice. that they and the state have not been investigated has not beentem touched. >> a saudi human rights activist says under an absolute monarchy, justice can never be achieved in saudi arabia. >> i do not think we are even close to justice. the public prosecutor in saudi arabia, if he had gone a little

saudi arabia's king salman has described the actions of the gunman as a "heinous crime." would help the us with the investigation. king salman of saudi arabia just called to express his sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the family and friends of the warriors who were killed and wounded in the attack that took place just recently, just this morning, in pensacola florida. the king said that the saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way, shape orform represents the feelings of the saudi people, who love the american people so much. the involvement of a saudi national has raised questions about the gunman‘s motive. investigators are looking into whether the shooting was terror related. the government of saudi arabia needs to make things better for these victims. and i think that they will owe a debt here, given that this was one of their individuals. the florida naval base has a long history of training pilots from overseas. we have an international training service. we have students from several diffe

king salman of saudi arabia expresses his condolences over the killing of three people at a us miltaryby a saudi air force trainee. in the last big debate before next week's uk election, boris johnson and jeremy corbyn clash over security, the economy and brexit. and a ‘mega fire‘ burning out of control poses a major threat to sydney — we'll be live with the latest. homeowners living just one hour outside the city have been told to leave immediately. a jury in los angeles has found in favour of elon musk in a libel case involving a british cave explorer. the two had engaged in a public argument about how to rescue children trapped in a cave in thailand. in a tweet, mr musk called the cave diver "pedo guy" — a phrase he argued was not meant literally. anyone must ended court on friday for the and now final day of this trial. what has surely been the most intense, not to mention extensive examination ever of a single tweet. how many of you? that tweet, sent in july 2018, came in the midst of the miraculous rescue of 12 thai boys and therefore all coach from a flooded cave. —— theirfootba

the suspec were named, and diverted themselves -- the verdict absolves saudi prince mohammad bin salman of responsibility. "the washington post," mr. khashoggi's form employer, has described the sentencing as a shameful travesty of justice. our security correspondent frank gardner has more frank: the last public sighting of jamal khashoggi, seen here walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year. he never camout alive. turkish cctv footage shows a hit team of 15 saudi government agents arriving istanbul to intercept khashoggi. inside the consulate, they overpowered him, injected him,d ffocated him. his body as never been found. 11 men were eventual put on trial. today the preliminary ces were announced. >> the criminal court in riyadh has delivered the following preliminary sentences for 11 of the accused, sentencing five of them to death in retribution. they are the ones directly implicated in the devih of the im. may god rest his soul.th frank: atime of the crime, saudi arabia initially denied responsibility. but turkey leaked details of what really happened. in no

i think mohammed bin salman, he isa today.very charismatic young leader, he is something who actually has widespread support within the kingdom, because he, he has crushed dissent, but what he is also doing is opening up the kingdom. for example, tourists are being called to go to saudi arabia. we have seen p0p to go to saudi arabia. we have seen pop concerts, boxing matches have taken place in the last few weeks, women are allowed to drive. so it is, ithink women are allowed to drive. so it is, i think he is... he cracks down on dissent, but he also has a liberalising effect on the kingdom and there are two sides so this story. from his point of view, he will be emphasising what he is doing for the younger population, what he is doing for women and he will want to put what is a deeply damaging episode behind him. thank you. i know this story is just breaking 110w. know this story is just breaking now. thank you for your analysis. the former love island presenter has been charged following a fight with her boyfriend. she has s

to include two of the senior advisors of mohammad bin salman. katani and who is also the counsel general. none of them were actually part of the indictment or part of the prosecution. now, another person who -- in the cia and a lot of other individuals believe was the mastermind of the whole operation, a guy also found not guilty even though he was the number two in the intelligence service who ran the operation. so a lot of investigations happened not only by the cia but also by other entities around the world. to include the united nation and to include turkey and others. and their conclusions were very different than the conclusion of this court. the saudis have been having a lot of difficulties in dealing with the murder from the beginning. remember, ali, they said, well, he never came to the embassy. >> and then there's video of him walking in. >> and they said, well, yeah, he came but he left. and then there is a video and -- and audio from the consulate that proved otherwise. then, well, you know, they had a fight and it was a fist fight

according to reports in american newspapers, dci concluded that mohammed bin salman, who is in effectbia, must have at least known about this operation. america does not want to throw saudi arabia under a bus for a couple of reasons. one because it sits on huge oil wealth which is needed for the global economy but secondly, america sees saudi arabia as a critical ally in the fight against iran. what was seen as washington trying to manage this relationship, but i think all eyes will be on watch perhaps president trump or the senior aides, whether they are satisfied. i think many other western countries will ta ke many other western countries will take a cue from washington. i remember speaking to one turkish ambassador, jamal khashoggi died in istanbul, and i said to him, will we ever know the truth of this case? he said, no, unless the powers that be, turkey, saudi arabia and america, u nless turkey, saudi arabia and america, unless they want the truth to come out, otherwise it will be shrouded in secrecy. i think there will be a lot of unanswered questions and we may never get the a

salman says, i will get back to you. at the end of the call, president trump says, look, we have your back, essentially. this has basically been his point of view. he is willing to give them a pass pretty much for anything. they invaded yemen. they kidnapped the lebanese prime minister for two weeks. imprisoned dissidents, businessmen. including women activists who ask for the right to drive. they blockaded oil rich qatar, their neighbor that is a close american ally with a very important american military base. and he just stood by them through thick and thin. jamal khashoggi, his murder, a "washington post" contributor were two american kids living in virginia, he stood by them on that. this is partly an example of believing your own propaganda. trump has repeatedly said that we would lose hundreds of millions of dollars in arms sales if we criticize them. that is not true. a, i think our arms trade with saudi arabia's long-standing. b, the numbers are not the hundreds of billions of dollars that he thinks. after we we

king salman of saudi arabia expresses his condolences over the killing of three people at a us miltarye by a saudi airforce trainee. in the last big debate before next week's uk election, boris johnson and jeremy corbyn clash over security, the economy and brexit. a megafire burning out of control poses a threat to sydney. we will be live with the latest. a jury in los angeles has found in favour of elon musk in a libel case involving a british cave explorer. the two had engaged in a public argument about how to rescue children trapped in a cave in thailand. in a tweet, mr musk called the cave diver "paedo guy" — a phrase he argued was not meant literally. let's get the latest from our correspondent, david willis in los angeles. talk us through exactly what was said in court. elon musk walked very tall from the court in downtown los angeles today. his only comment to reporters as he got in the lift to descend ten floors to the ground was that my faith in humanity has been restored. the man he vanquished in court, vernon unsworth, appeared a short while later looking quite ashen and he

in a statement, king salman said his country was helping the investigation into the attack in the statef florida. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and the opposition labour leader, jeremy corbyn, have taken part in the final televised debate of the general election campaign. doctors say they are astounded by the recovery of a british woman who was in cardiac arrest after hiking the spanish pyrenees. she developed severe hypothermia when she was caught ina severe hypothermia when she was caught in a snowstorm last month. fergus walsh has amazing story of survival. the woman who cheated death, flanked by her husband and the medical team that rescued her. audrey schoeman can now reflect on her heart—stopping experience. it feels really incredible that i survived it and just really lucky to be here and to be able to get on with my life. i am just happy. she set out with her husband from this mountain refuge in the catalan pyrenees last month when they were caught in a snowstorm. she collapsed and fell unconscious. i thought she was dead because i was trying to feel for a pulse, try

we know jared kushner is good friends with mohammad bin salman.s what the president said back then. they put out a statement on november 20th, 2018. representatives of saudi arabia say that jamal khashoggi was an enemy of the state and a member of the muslim brotherhood. my decision is in no way based on that. this is an unacceptable and horrible crime. king salman and muhammad bin salson vigorously deny any knowledge of the planning or execution of the murder of mr. khashoggi. our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information but it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event. maybe he did, and maybe he didn't, exclamation point. so since then, how do you characterize how the white house has tackled all of this? >> well, i think the white house is far out of step with our intelligence community, with members of congress, the national security and foreign policy establishment of this country, the career people working on these issues are horrified that this might happen. and i think there's a reconsiderat

king salman immediately condemned the shooting according to president trump. >> the king said that the saudi people are greatly angered by the actions of the shooter and this person in no way, shape or form represents the feeling of the saudi people. >> reporter: the u.s. has trained pilots from other countries for decades to work more closely with the u.s. military in combat and the navy was commending that today. >> it's important the cross training with the allies is something we've done for a long time. >> reporter: a former u.s. intelligence official says foreig military personnel that come to the u.s. for training are carefully screened. >> any time an issue like this crops up or an event like this crops up, you have to look at your systems and ask what could we have done to prevent it and engage in more effective screening of people coming to the united states. >> tonight, investigators are scouring through his electronic devices and talking to instructors and fellow students and looking for clues about what led up to today's shooting if this was an act of terrorism, it would be

mohammad bin salman, the crown prince, will claim this as a victory.ave to think, it is the world's most valuable company but it will not trade on the new york stock exchange, inprince, a victory. london, it will trade in riyadh. he will claim this as a victory. range,er end of the valuing the company at $1.7 trillion. of course, the ipo has not been without set backs. when he first touted this, he said it was worth $2 trillion. it has basically been snubbed by foreign investors as too high. what this ipo is doing, it is local investors, banks are lending big or it. local households and corporations are shifting the money to the government. it is really just a local event. for mohammad bin salman, i'm sure he is saying, this one point 7 trillion, getting the ipo off the ground. still waiting to hear from the opec meeting. brent and wti are unfairly today. but saudi is beating qatar in a football match. that is another victory for him tonight. is a key issue, what happens at the opec meeting, if they are able to curb supplies, that would be good for the

president trump also spoke with king salman who expressed his condolences. here is what president trump said about that phone call. >> the king said this person in no way, shape, or form represents the feelings of the saudi people who love the american people so much. >> reporter: king salman has ordered his security forces to cooperate with u.s. investigators in this case. back to you. >>. >>> let's get the view from saudi arabia. >> yeah. we'll bring in diplomatic editor nic robertson in riyadh. hello to you. what sort of message can we glean from this call from the saudi king and president trump? has there been any other public acknowledgment there of what happened in pensacola? >> reporter: there has a lot. we can read a lot about it. the fact that the king called so quickly on friday, a day typically in saudi arabia where officials can move a little slowly. the fact the king called president trump so quickly. the fact the king is involved in this really shows you what the king is saying that this is heart felt. he really is upset by this. that this is a

a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman was investigated, but not charged.witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. he was formally impeached last week for abuse of power and obstruction of congress. proceedings are expected to start next month. now on bbc news, the bbc‘s amol rajan takes a look back

five people were sentenced to death, but a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman wasn't charged says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. proceedings are expected to start next month. australia remains in the grip of hundreds of bushfires burning across several states. more than 9 million acres have been lost to the flames. despite this, the australian prime minister has doubled down on his defence of the coal industry. in less than 20 years, the number of smaller pubs has halved.

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in a statement, king salman said his country was helping the investigation into the attack in the statef florida. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and the opposition labour leader, jeremy corbyn, have taken part in the final televised debate of the general election campaign. now on bbc news, it's time to click. this week, the programmers of the future. i felt like steve jobs. the cities of the future. and the ugly politics of today. this thursday, the general election will give more than 45 million people the chance to decide on the uk's future. is it the brexit election? is it the nhs election? is itan election? is it the nhs election? is it an election that will show new divisions that no longer lie along party lines. amidst all this there is the usual mudslinging towards candidates. but with social media now in the mix, much of it has transferred to platforms like twitter. here at click we decide to ta ke twitter. here at click we decide to take a closer look at the outrage at the final few weeks. i am a vile creature, a traitor. much of it is misogynistic. death threats, th

a cia assessment found that mohammad bin salman ordered the killing. any involvement. but in a september interview with cbs, said he took full responsibility for the killing. >> translator: absolutely not. this was a heinous crime. but i take full responsibility as a leader in saudi arabia. >> reporter: two senior officials implicated in the murder with the closest ties to the crowned prince were cleared of wrongdoing because of insufficient evidence. one of those officials was a close adviser to crown prince mohammad bin salman. he's been sanctioned by the u.s. over the killing, but the saudi attorney general concluded he had no proven involvement. another question for saudi arabia, if they have found the right people guilty, how come they haven't been able to direct people to where the body is? there will be many questions for saudi arabia in 2020, despite the hopes of its leadership. hallie. >> still a lot of questions there. keir simmons for us in london. thank you. >>> up next, the campaign collision course, how impeachment seems to be headed for

the prosecutor said saoud al qahtani, an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman, had been investigated but not charged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr khashoggi's murder in the saudi embassy in turkey last year. saudi arabia blamed it on what they called a "rogue operation". we hope to have more on that in the next few minutes. we hope to have more on that in the next few minutes. there are calls for a government inquiry into racism within football after the chelsea player antonio rudiger complained of hearing monkey noises from the crowd during yesterday's premier league match at tottenham. the professional footballers‘ association said it was "disgusted" by the reports, and insisted urgent action was needed. the referee, anthony taylor, stopped play during the second half after rudiger complained of hearing monkey noises. shortly after a stoppage in play, an announcement was made over the public address system warning that "racist behaviour is interfering with the game". after the match the chelsea captain, cesar azpilicueta explaine

in a statement, king salman said his country was helping the investigation into the attack in the stateflorida. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, and the opposition labour leader, jeremy corbyn, have taken part in the final televised debate of the general election campaign. doctors say they're astounded by the recovery of a british woman who was in cardiac arrest for six hours after collapsing in freezing weather hiking in the spanish pyrenees. audrey schoeman developed severe hypothermia when she was caught in a snowstorm last month. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has her amazing story of survival. the woman who cheated death, flanked by her husband and the medical team that rescued her. audrey schoeman can now reflect on her heart—stopping experience. it feels really incredible that i survived it and just really lucky to be here and to be able to get on with my life. i am just happy. she set out with her husband from this mountain refuge in the catalan pyrenees last month when they were caught in a snowstorm. she collapsed and fell unconscious. i thought she was dead b

saudi arabia the us senate later pass a resolution in december holding crown prince mohammed bin salman responsible for the murder and in january sodger arabia said it was holding trial for 11 people it believes were behind the matter saudi prosecutors said it was not premeditated well as speak to bill law who is in london he's the editor of the online magazine arab digest this is a story that we're followed with you here on al-jazeera this past year and a half this very expel law presents more questions than answers it seens what is your reaction to it 1st. yes it does very much present many more questions the idea that it was not a premeditated murder that it was the result of a rogue action that's very strange isn't it because the forensics expert who accompanied that team carried with them the tools that were used to dismember the body of jamal khashoggi and i think it's very clear to anyone outside of saudi arabia that the way in which this trial was approached it was it was held behind closed doors there was not even a knowledge about of who was being charged the fact that 2 of th

the prosecutor said saoud al qahtani — an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman — had beent not charged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr khashoggi's murder in the saudi consulate in turkey last year; saudi arabia blamed it on what they called a ‘rogue operation'. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent martin patience and i asked him whether saudi arabia will now be hoping to draw a line under the whole affair. i think with time, with these prosecutions, you are right. this has been saudi arabia's worst diplomatic crisis in many years. the central contention, critics accused the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman of being behind this killing or having known something about it. that is an accusation he has always denied but with these prosecutions, i think the saudi authorities will be hoping to draw a line under it. they were saying it was not premeditated but that has been called into question by a un expert who says two hours before the killing took place, some of the men who were found guilty of murdering jamal khashoggi

king salman just called to express his sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the families and friends of the warriors who were killed and wounded in the attack that took place in pensacola, florida. after a quick break, we're talking about impeachment as the house drafts articles, but what are those articles, and when could the house vote on them? later i'll talk live with a senator to talk about what to expect when impeachment reaches her chamber. >>> turns out russia may actually be listening. actually be listening. to avoid screening for colon cancer. i'm not worried. it doesn't run in my family. i can do it next year. no rush. cologuard is the noninvasive option that finds 92% of colon cancers. you just get the kit in the mail, go to the bathroom, collect your sample, then ship it to the lab. there's no excuse for waiting. get screened. ask your doctor if cologuard is right for you. covered by medicare and most major insurers. doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. preva

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president trump took a lot of heat for what the king salman said friday.g, according to president trump, said this was a betrayal of saudi arabia. this was not something that the sun supports at all. and all of the security services should support the investigation. we heard that from the press position. on sunday, the crown prince, second in charge, if you will, had another phone call with president trump. absolute commitment of suppo supporting the investigation. what does that mean on the ground? realistic, what the fbi investigators want to do is found out what mohammed alshamrani did when he came back to home leave from the course in pensacola. the family told us they had seen nothing untoward about him. but right now, the family is not responding to our questions. that sort of gives the investigation that it is under way or they have been told to tone down the public comments about this. we know the saudi authorities, when they go into an investigative mode, they're not going to say very much. we're asking them the questions, what is the nature of th

but those risks were also the rationale behind the decision to go public crown prince mohammed bin salman wants to reduce his country's reliance on oil revenues from around goes i.p.o. will be used to accelerate the saudi pivot towards the tourist industry and to ramp up development of renewable energy. now let's bring in the middle east expert from big institute and joins us from hamburg now. why is it going public and why now. well basically 2 reasons one is that they hope that the i.p.o. can help around cohen his international isolation strategy and crew closer into a linkage between oil production and refining in petrochemical production and expansion of export business most notably to asia and of course an i.p.o. can help he'll also with the debt issuance that was for example used to finance to put chase of the 30 percent big stake by a ram cool recently that is one reason the other reason is that the i.p.o. can help so do rape yes diversification dr you always need to mention also the public investment fund when we talk about the around call i p o that is basically the wakil of choi

sparked international outrage the pressure has been growing especially on crown prince mohammed bin salman but he denies any involvement a year after killing his family does not believe that there was no political motive behind the crime. i feel he did it i don't know what's happened to anybody i want to he's going to be relieved the deal i was. in. actually. it's a wish that will hardly be fulfilled by this verdict from riyadh the court did not even consider the crime to have been intentional another reason why 3 of the 11 defendants were acquitted among them the former saudi intelligence chief and a close confidence of the crown prince. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world and battle u.s. plane maker boeing has forced its chief executive to resign dennis mullen bergs departure follows the worldwide grounding of its 737 max jetliner after 2 deadly crashes a later inquiry found serious lapses in the company's regulatory oversight. thousands of people have taken to the streets again in india to protest a controversial citizenship law more than 20 h

mention the uncertainty around or oil prices and a move towards renewables crown prince mohammed bin salman wants to reduce his country's reliance on oil revenues from around close i.p.o. will be used to accelerate the pivot towards the tourist industry and to ramp up development of renewable energy. show food prices are rising fast in the world's biggest emerging markets the spike is hitting important food staples in asia and economists are worried about the possible inflation wrists . onions are everywhere in indian cooking that's so important that if they get too expensive it can lead to social unrest as has happened in recent years they're also an important indian export unless they get too scarce in which case the government bans their sale abroad like now in recent months the price of onions has doubled weather disasters and small harvests are just some of the reasons for the price hike. higher prices affect the poorest in india the most un figures show that the price of the vegetable went up 26 percent in october compared to the previous year that has driven inflation above the 4 per

the cia concluded the kingdom's crown prince mohammad bin salman ordered the assassination. something the saudis denied. it appears the further distance the top royal from responsibility. nic robertson, cnn, london. >> thank you. >>> fresh off her breakout presidential democratic debate appearance, amy klobuchar looks to increase momentum. the senator talking to cnn next. , we switched to tide pods free & gentle. it's gentle on her skin, and dermatologist recommended. tide free & gentle. safe for skin with psoriasis and eczema. billions of problems. morning breath? garlic breath? stinky breath? there's a therabreath for you. therabreath fresh breath oral rinse instantly fights all types of bad breath and works for 24 hours. so you can... breathe easy. there's therabreath at walmart. up here at the dewar's distillery, all our whiskies are aged, blended and aged again. it's the reason our whisky is so extraordinarily smooth. dewar's. double aged for extra smoothness. what are you doing back there, junior? since we're obviously lost, i'm rescheduling my xfinity customer service

but those risks were also the rationale behind the decision to go public crown prince mohammed bin salman wants to reduce his country's reliance on oil revenues from around here will be used to accelerate the saudi pivot towards the tourist industry and to ramp up development of renewable energy. is the head of strategy and markets that for a moment joins us now from london jamil why is iran going public and why now. and one would diversification in a single phase there 2030 vision that's being unveiled from the saudi prince there's a lot of reasons why it's to go public now for 2030 the vision is that saudi arabia the perception will be so different to what you have it now you think of saudi arabia today and mum would you say oil 2030 vision a wide open economy lots of foreign direct investments to emerge as a major kingdom as a city in the way that the buy has but there's a lot from the around co i.p.o. then dresses were like despite only one percent of the show has been available its net income was over one $110000000000.00 slush that's double the most profitable listed company in the

sparked international outrage the pressure has been growing especially on crown prince mohammed bin salman but he denies any involvement a year after killing his family does not believe that there was no political motive behind the crime. i feel if i want to know what happened to anybody i want to he's going to be relieved from jail i wanted. him to pull it through. actually. it's a wish that will hardly be fulfilled by this verdict from riyadh the court did not even consider the crime to have been intentional another reason why 3 of the 11 defendants were acquitted among them the former saudi intelligence chief and a close confidence of the crown prince. well earlier we spoke with an yes qamar the un special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions you delivered a report on the criminal case back in june we asked her to comment on the outcome of the trial. there are there are many shortcomings we see the trials some of which i can highlight now 1st of all and most importantly see the chain of command was not chain vege to get to them and nobody above the heat as being charged and as been pu

saudi arabia's powerful crown prince, mohammed bin salman, had become increasingly irritated by khashoggi'slic criticism of his policies. he denies any responsibility in the murder. agnes callamard, who's investigated the murder on behalf of the un, believes those who masterminded it have walked free. the only people that have been ultimately sentenced in that trial are those that i call the hitmen. they are at the lowest level of the chain of command. anyone above has not been... either not been charged at all or they were charged and then let free. jamal khashoggi was described by one royal aide as a threat to national security. critics are now calling the investigation into his murder a whitewash. for saudi arabia, this whole story has cast a dark shadow over its international reputation. in riyadh, the authorities will be hoping this verdict draws a line under it but others will keep on pressing for answers. and frankjoins me now. it doesn't really draw a line under it though, does it? no, i don't think it does. you heard agnes callamard, she is adamant that the book stops along way hig

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contrast to an assessment by the cia, concluding that the hit was ordered directly by mohammed bin salman. the crown prince. sanctioned by the u.s. for his involvement in the murder, according to saudi state television, there was no proven involvement, and ultimately released.>> an investigation was conducted by the prosecution, a charge was placed against him, the court ruled for his release due to lack of evidence to convict him. >> reporter: the government of turkey has repeatedly asked to extradite the 15 man hit squad that arrived with a bone saw before the killing to face trial on turkish soil. the un is calling for an independent investigation to find out exactly what happened in the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. >> secretary-general stresses the need for an independent and impartial investigation, to ensure a full examination of and accountability for human rights violations. >> president trump has declined to blaine mohammed bin salman for his role, despite the administration has sanctioned 17 saudi officials, the administration is continuing to keep close relations with t

resident and we see again the president reading out the words of king salman. admiral john kirby, always good to have you. >> good to be with you, sir. >>> and we do want to mention this to you. just got this in exclusively from the uncle of the suspected shooter mohammed al shamrani who spoke with cnn over the phone from saudi arabia. he said that he'd been in touch with his nephew as he had been in the united states for this flight training on the navy base and had seen nothing suspicious. he said "there was nothing, nothing, that indicated he may carry out such an act." he also described al shamrani, the suspected gunman also now dead, said his nephew was likable and mannered towards his family and the kmurchcommunity. he has his religion, prayer, honesty and commitments and a likable kid and exceptionally smart. the uncle also said that he does want the country to get to the truth, and that if this nephew was guilty of the crime he will be held accountable before got. >>> breaking news this morning as well. an american held captive in iran three years is co

the prosecutor said saoud al qahtani — an important aide of crown prince mohammed bin salman — had beencharged and was released. the country faced international condemnation for mr khashoggi's murder in the saudi embassy in turkey last year; saudi arabia blamed it on what they called a ‘rogue operation‘. our middle east correspondent martin patience has been following this story closely and has more details about the trial. well what we have had is from the public prosecutors in saudi arabia, 11 people were put on trial, five have been sentenced to death, three others lengthy jail sentences have been sentenced to death, three others lengthyjail sentences and three released. now importantly what the public prosecutors in the kingdom says is that this wasn‘t a premeditated killing. according to their investigations, this interrogation team went to the consulate in turkey to interrogate jamal khashoggi. when they couldn‘t move him to another area, apparently for reasons that still are not clear, apparently they decided to kill him. now, i think many will see this as a white wash of events,

while clearing a former top adviser to crown prince mohammed bin salman.ior trump administration official responding saying this is an important step in holding those responsible for this terrible crime accountable and we encourage saudi arabia to continue with a fair and transparent judicial process. but as nic robertson reports, many are unconvinced justice was done. >> reporter: the verdict including five death penalties, eye-catching but not yet convincing. >> first the death sentence for five of the defendants who committed and participated in the murder of the victim, may he rest in peace. second, imprisoning three of the defendants for covering up this murder and violating regulations for a range of sentences that total 24 years. >> reporter: but no names released of the guilty. the only ones named, those found not guilty. significantly two of them close to saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, mbs, former senior adviser cat annie and ex-deputy intelligence chief siri blameless. apparently distancing the crown prince from cia claims he had a role

that includes katani, an aid to mohammed bin salman and the most senior official implicated. >>> breakingrnight, another american soldier killed in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility, saying u.s. and afghan forces were targeted with improvised explosive devices while conducting a raid. u.s. officials are withholding the name of the next of kin until all are notified. the u.s. and taliban had just restarted peace talks. more than 2,400 american troops have died in america's longest war. between 12,000 and 13,000 troops are serving in afghanistan. a drawdown of about 4,000 troops is expected. >>> former national security >>> heavy fog and icy roads leading to a 69-vehicle pileup on interstate 64 in eastern virginia. there was a 60-car pileout in georgia that closed both sighs of the highway. 51 people needed medical treatment. now, a low pressure in the southeast is putting 7 million people in a flood watch. meteorologist pedram javaheri has the latest. >> good morning, guys. an absolute soaker in place across the gulf coast. the storm system has been slow to move in the past

, drawing international condemnation and cast a cloud of suspicion over crown prince mohammed bin salman>>> for the first time in more than 200 years, there will be no christmas mass at notre dame cathedral, it is still be restored after a devastating fire in april. french revolutionaries hold services in 1789, but not even the world wars stopped at since. french government is confident that christmas mass will resume by 2025. >>> coming up, a rescue in a raging storm, amazing pictures plucking crewmembers off the ship run aground. >>> a gift for louis the dog, born without front legs, college kids coming to the rescue. >>> a country devastated by wildfires. if you see wires down, treat them all as if they are hot and energized. stay away from any downed wire, call 911 and call pg&e right after so we can both respond out and keep the public safe. ♪ >>> don't forget, streaming now on cbsn bay area, fundus on kpix.com, the cbs news up or your favorite platform. >>> a dramatic rescue to evacuate the crew of a italian cargo ship. >> the boat being buffeted by high winds and waves, it ran agr

are being allowed to go free because they are the ones who are closest to crown prince mohammed bin salmanhad a role in calling for this killing. kahtani is one, a close adviser of the crown prince, a general, the deputy head of saudi's main intelligence service. again, very close to the crown prince, allowed to go free. we've heard also from the white house, the senior administration official, saying that this is an important step in holding those responsible and we encourage saudi arabia to continue with a pair and transparent judicial protest. that from the white house. the foreign secretary here in the u.k. used a slightly different language. he said the saudis should hold all of those accountable for this killing to justice. jamal khashoggi's sonly involved in this. >> the cia concluded that the crown prince himself was the one that was personally involved with and ordered the assassination of jamal khashoggi, it certainly shakes you. thank you for bringing this to us. >>> john bolton laying into the president and his approach to north korea. why does he think the president is bluffin

five people were sentenced to death, but a top aide to crown prince mohammed bin salman wasn't chargedthe leader of the republicans in the us senate, mitch mcconnell, says he hasn't ruled out allowing witnesses to testify at president trump's impeachment trial. proceedings are expected to start next month. australia remains in the grip of hundreds of bushfires burning across several states. more than 9 million acres have been lost to the flames. despite this, the australian prime minister has doubled down on his defence of the coal industry. in less than 20 years, the number of smaller pubs has halved. this week, the government pledged more than a million pounds to community action groups, working to rescue or reopen their local pub. claire marshall reports. there's no cosy christmas cheer at the rising sun, just a ghost of a pub. it closed nine years ago, the last wisp of the community soul of the village of woodcroft, which had already lost its post office and shop. jerry, in his 80s, has lived here for over a0 years. most evenings he used to be found in the sun, but now... most of m