has not been doing anything is that your assumption what was the state department doing for the state department was engaged at the highest levels and also at the working level and having conversations with saudi government officials and i'll leave it up and so what was the reason that behind that delay in statement i mean i wouldn't i wouldn't call it a delay why has not secretary pump aoe said that if the reports are true and the saudis our allies turn out to be cold blooded killers that there will be repercussions we're going to wait until the facts come out and we call again for a thorough and transparent investigation or be repercussion again let me say this one more time i'll leave it at that i mean i don't have anything more for you on this today last time i'll say this i don't have anything more. conservatives utilize the chaos in the capitol in order to rally the troops and raise money like after ted cruz got harassed in a restaurant by activists. who are. trying to be. really their father married early stage cruises campaign says that the bible video boosted support and dona

has not been doing anything is that your assumption what was the state department doing state department was engaged at the highest levels and also at the working level and having conversations with saudi government officials and i'll leave it up and so what was the reason behind that delay statement i wouldn't i wouldn't call it a delay why has not secretary powell pale said that if the reports are true and the saudis our allies turn out to be cold blooded killers that there will be repercussions we're going to wait until the facts come out and we call again for a thorough and transparent investigation or be repercussion again let me say this one more time i'll leave it at that i mean i don't have anything more for you on this to last time i'll say this i don't have anything more of you on this today i don't have anything more for you and when i do i would be happy to give it to you the turkish investigators were granted permission to search the site it killed slipped in istanbul shoes they were the journalists was seen for the last time security cameras they filmed actually entering th

state department has backed that move we've seen what iran has done in syria we've seen right iran has done in other countries we see iran's devastation that it causes around the world as the world's top sponsor of terrorism. that comes after iran's ambassador to the u.n. accused saudi arabia of sponsoring terrorism during his address add to the recent

at the state department tuesday, secretary of state mike pompeo paperport is an update on the investigation into the death of washington post columnist kirchoff schalke -- jamal khashoggi. >> good afternoon, everyone. i want to start off by offering a somber commemoration, 35 years ago today has blood terrorists drove a chock-full of explosives into the marine barracks in lebanon. that act ofr forget terrorism or the euros who came in peace and gave their lives that day. the president just spoke, as many of you know. there are five topics i want to address today. first, we are encouraged by the high voter turnout in the afghan parliamentary elections this past weekend. we commend their efforts to facilitate credible elections. there were some technical issues. despite that, we remain committed to assisting the election commissions in their work for the presidential election that will come in april of 2019. caravan is migrant violating mexico's sovereignty, laws, and immigration procedures. president trump will not stand for this to happen to the united states. say that this is a hardhearted

has not been doing anything is that your assumption of what was the state department doing the state department was engaged to at the highest levels and also at the working level and having conversations with saudi government officials and all even if so what was the reason behind that delay statement i wouldn't i wouldn't call it a delay why has not secretary prime pale said that if the reports are true and the saudis our allies turn out to be cold blooded killers that there will be repercussion ended up saying on the right wing the favorite buzz word was mob the mob descended on capitol hill they have encouraged mob rule mob rule the rule of the mob conservatives utilize the chaos in the capital in order to rally the troops and raise money like after ted cruz got harassed in a restaurant by activists. who are. trying to be. relieved of their father and married only. cruz's campaign says that the viral video boosted support and donations some experts are saying that this mob strategy is backfiring. their tactics had to haul that in so republicans and so know if independents even mor

intelligence knew of a threat to the washington post columnist an allegation denied by the state department his friend says if true america would be a huge responsibility as we need became a political are slightly in the united states he deserves the government's protection and the government has betrayed him earlier in the day supporters gathered in front of the washington post the newspaper jamal khashoggi wrote for the gatherings in d.c. were just part of a campaign which also saw protests elsewhere in the u.s. and they all insist the demonstrations will continue until they get answers and action alan fischer al-jazeera washington. politicians from both major u.s. parties have written a letter to the trumpet ministration urging it to take a tougher stance against the saudi government let's go live to our state department correspondent roslyn jordan in washington d.c. first of all how significant is this letter. barbara the release of this letter is simply a coincidence yes there is a call from both republicans and democrats in the congress to put more pressure on saudi arabia but this ha

continue to allow into country to option i think you'd have to ask the united states department of state i have asked myself that question again and again. and it is. it's a puzzle to me it's the penn state department refused to be interviewed for this story but in email they said they rely on their creditors to monitor and to see adoption agencies. it's been five years since tronson jennifer's children were taken to america. at best the adoption was deeply flawed in the process may have been fraudulent. the mother say they didn't even know it was happening. i'm going to ride it out to have another level of autonomy that would be. about but about two weeks long i want to i don't know which. is so hard. i'm going to. turn on the norm on the phone. they've reported it as a crime to the police but now that the children are in america there's nothing anyone can do. the children belong to a different family now. i traced that family to their hometown. and the father agreed to be interviewed anonymously because the study hasn't told us children their biological families and looking fo

work visa as long as their home nations recognize the domestic partnership this shall live a state department sent out a diplomatic note stating that as a matter of principle and reciprocity and countries where same sex marriage is not legally available and the sending status on the able to accept the accreditation of the same sex thousands of members of the u.s. diplomatic and consular post a broad the same sex domestic partner would not be eligible meaning they plan to cease allowing same sex partners of diplomats to get visas to the u.s. alas their home countries recognize a legal marriage between the two this week the state department officially announced that effective immediately u.s. embassies and consulates will adjudicate riis. applications that are based on a same sex marriage in the same way we adjudicate applications for opposite gender spouses at this time by the way opposite sex couples must be legally married in order to be recognized as immediate family under their new changes require that of same sex couples however if we go back to the two thousand and nine changes made by t

lines of communication that could be happening between washington and riyadh but as of now the state department simply saying they just do not know anything or they're not telling us that they cannot confirm these latest reports he was very well known in the united states he was or actually a u.s. resident after self-imposed exile living here in the united states in washington for some time the washington post where he was a columnist issued a nother statement late on saturday that read in part from this is from the editor of the editorial page of the washington post fred hiatt statement read in part joe mall was or as we hope is a committed and courageous journalist he writes out of a sense of love for his country and deep faith in human dignity and freedom so many of his colleagues here in washington journalists and otherwise watching this very closely what about little bacon they had anything to say. there has been one lawmaker again he was very well known here so lawmakers know him from speaking at the different events speaking at the think tanks or primarily from his columns in the washing

state department. as soon as we heard these reports late saturday that these reports that he could have been killed at the hands of the saudis this is the reports we immediately reached out to the state department and done so several times both late saturday and into early sunday as well if the state department or the u.s. government knows anything they're not telling us they're keeping very close to lips on and we asked them specifically to respond and they said quote we are not in a position to confirm these reports but we are closely following the situation in quote that is all the reaction we're getting from the state department so far but make no mistake that the saudi government the u.s. government have very close relations right now so there is nothing preventing the different security apparatuses or governments from talking to each other that's for sure and he was very well known here in the united states particularly in new york and particularly in washington d.c. let's not forget that he was

that heather nauert the state department spokeswoman who held that briefing works for donald trump donald trump is very concerned about that relationship with the saudi arabian government here a few things that she had to say she said we're concerned about the whereabouts of jamal khashoggi she said we don't know what happened to him that is despite the fact that we know that the administration and on capitol hill that they have access to intelligence that has not been publicly released intelligence from turkey that is it least convince some of those senators that something very seriously wrong happened here you heard bob corker say it is clear the saudis are responsible that is what many of the senators on capitol hill are saying right now and at the state department heather nauert went on to say we'll hold back until we have concrete information we can share the saudi ambassador to the u.s. has gone back to saudi arabia and she said we have communicated with the saudi ambassador we expect information upon his return to the u.s. but dare and you can hardly expect that ambassador who is t

we don't know that's why it's so important that senator warren is asking whether the state department was aware of this whether this was something sanctioned by the state department or not and this will help determine the legality of this but just on the face value of it i think it's a harmful thing that u.s. soldiers who have been trained in afghanistan and iraq and certainly there are tens of thousands of these special operations people who are with groups like the navy seals now many of them unemployed could be looking for and finding a very lucrative job by going overseas and assassinating people and who knows you know where these targets were picked this was picked by the emirates these were people with the al east la a party that is criticize bating in the government in fact they got over twenty percent of the vote in the last elections so how could it be possibly be legal that they could be allowed to take this private security firm whether or not it was sanctioned by the state department to just be picking off people that somebody in the emirates decided they were terrorists s

the state department welcomed the decision to lift a travel ban on being. in other news at least eighteen people most of them schoolchildren have died after flash flooding in jordan heavy rain caused the floods near the dead sea where thirty seven children and seven teachers were in a school outing witnesses say the children were travelling on a bus to a resort area when it was swept into a valley by raging floodwaters a major search and rescue operation is currently underway israel has sent helicopters to assist the search jordanian authorities say they were able to save a group of people from the raging waters. so there was a school trip for thirty seven students with certain. people in this location there were people who ended up in the little people who managed to reach the ropes and. thank god we managed to save several people without any injuries. a top taliban commander detained in pakistan for more than eight years has been freed abdul honey but i doubt it was the former right hand man of taliban founder omar better that was among several senior tal

state department stated that they've spoken to their saudi colleague about the incident because shockey has spent the past year in america increasing concern over the fifty nine year old's welfare seen pressure mount on washington from all sides including american journalists. it's nearly a week it's wein first reports of this disappearance and that statement from secretary pompei oh are you assuming that taking time to put out a statement means that the state department has not been doing anything is that your assumption of what was the state department doing the state department was engaged at the highest levels and also at the working level and having conversations with saudi government officials and i'll leave it at that and so what was the reason that behind that delay in statement i mean i wouldn't i wouldn't call it a delay why has not secretary pump aoe said that if the reports are true and the saudis our allies turn out to be cold blooded killers that there will be repercussions we're going to wait until the facts come out and we call again for a thorough and transparent invest

government notably the cia and the state department who are very agitated by the fact that this murder took place at the very least it's an embarrassment given the u.s. has close links with saudi arabia many congressman legislators are agitated some are demanding action but the bottom line still here is that donald trump and perhaps a rare moment of a moment of honesty said from the very start that his priority is that one hundred ten billion dollars of arms sales that was announced last year during his visit to riyadh and in addition to that priority on the arms sales the point man who has been in contact with the home of insolvent is trump son in law jared questioner and he is saying we don't break any links with the saudis so i think a lot of the congressional pressure really ratchets up and that's not going to happen in the next few weeks before an election or unless there's an unexpected development in this case i think at the end of the day the u.s. maintains its arms sales the crown prince stays and both washington and riyadh hopes that the controversy will go away in a few week

new hampshire is daniel benjamin, who was the coordinator for counterterrorism at the united states department of state from 2009 to 2012 under president obama and secretary clinton. how secretary clinton. alarmed duping the authorities and how alarmed duping the authorities and intelligence agencies will be over this series of attacks being sent out? i am sure they will be very alarmed and i am sure that the fbi is right now searching in a lot of different resources into both examining the devices and also seeing if they have any intelligence on extremists who might want to carry out attacks like this. we have

that's not something that the state department does. i'd have to refer you to some of our other government agencies that could or would be involved with that such as department of justice and others. >> reporter: but there are regional security officers on the ground already. they're always there. you can't say -- >> our diplomatic security officers to my knowledge don't handle those types of investigations. they handle state department matters only. >> reporter: the first part of the question, is there anything new in terms of your understanding or lack of understanding of what happened? >> i think it's something that's really important to keep in perspective. as we have said from the beginning, we are not certain about what happened to jamal khashoggi. the secretary released a statement earlier this week, the vice president has talked about this, the president has talked about this. we are all concerned about his whe whereabouts. we don't have any information on his whereabouts right now or what happened to him. there are a ton of hum

state department it's off to a pretty bleak start almost four hundred thousand people killed half of them killed in the conflict the other half dying of hunger and disease now previously prior to this report the estimates had only been in the tens of thousands but now it looks like the numbers of deaths in south sudan are approaching the number that have died in the conflict in syria pretty bleak but it wasn't always like this now in the one nine hundred ninety s. there was no south sudan sudan was one country and it was embroiled in the longest running civil war in the continent. however there were some perks at that point sadam had lots of oil to sell and china was pouring in investments and that is when the sanctions rolled in sudan was declared to be a state sponsor of terror bill clinton bombed a factory in one thousand nine hundred eight that he said was making chemical weapons our forces also attacked a factory in sudan associated with. the factory was involved in the production of materials for chemical weapons but actually the factory was just making medicine no evidence of

has not been doing anything is that your assumption of what was the state department doing for the state department was engaged to at the highest levels and also at the working level and having conversations with saudi government officials and i'll leave it at that and so what was the reason behind that delay in statement i mean i wouldn't i wouldn't call it a delay the u.k. the foreign secretary has said that that if the reports are correct well we will we will treat the incident seriously no one doubts why can't sex or why has not secretary pump aoe said that if the reports are true and the saudis our allies turn out to be cold blooded killers that there will be repercussions i think that would be entirely a hypothetical question and so if the brits decide they want to comment that way they're more than welcome to do so but we're going to wait until the facts come out and we call again for a thorough and transparent investigation or be repercussions i'm not going to get ahead or assume that anything happened we're calling for a thorough and transparent investigation. the u.s. ambassado

rich edson with details at the state department.eporter: state department says secretary of state mike pompeo will go to east asia. he will make his fourth trip to pongyang and will meet again with kim jong-un. the state department says this to advance the process of north korea dismantling ballistic weapons and nuclear missile program and set up second summit between president trump and kim jong-un. pompeo's fourth trip to north korea should have happened already. but the trump administration canceled it, citing lack of progress on north korea surrendering that nuclear weapons program. the state department said just a few minutes ago, that its concerns have been allayed and it can be in a position to move forward for the fourth meeting between the secretary and going to upon pyongyang. >> we are feeling confident to hop on a plane and continue the conversations. reporter: north korea warned that it doesn't see declaration of ending korean war as a bargaining inchip. it wants sanctions relief. the region is still operating under a a

view is that the state department has to lead with a id. we lead with the example of our own country. we work with like-minded nations in this regard. review during the was out of years i the marines on a university campus and had time to think about what had happened, i believed that u.s. foreign-policy have become militarized. so i come back to this job, in my view was that we had to have state department in the lead, and military had to be an enabling, supporting element to this. you simply could not shoot your way out of this problem. frustratedt, i was by some aspects of the state department's budget. in my testimony i said that if you do not fully fund up on fundol hill, if you do not it please buy ammunition for me because i will need it. it was a blunt way of saying why we needed to keep america's foreign-policy and our diplomats foremost in this effort. at the same time i have dealt with this adversary we're up against in the middle east since in one form or another. i have watched it more since that uneventful year in the middle e

continue to allow into country adoption i think you'd have to ask the united states department of state i have asked myself that question again and again. and it is. it's a puzzle to me if the penn state department refused to be interviewed for this story that in e-mail they said they rely on their creditors to monitor and to see adoption agencies. it's been five years since florence and jennifer's children were taken to america. at best the adoption was deeply flawed in the process may have been fraudulent. the mother say they didn't even know it was happening to hunger never thought it out to have another level of autonomy that could be. about but about two weeks long i want to i don't know which. is his so hard up again i'm going. to knock on the norm on the phone. they've reported it as a crime to the police but now that the children are in america there's nothing anyone can do. the children belong to a different family now. i trace that family to their hometown. and the father agreed to be interviewed anonymously because he said he hasn't told us children their biological

he is raising this issue with the saudis this echoes some of the statements coming from his state department u.s. secretary of state mike pump aoe releasing a statement saying that they are concerned about the disappear as they have spoken with the kingdom of saudi arabia through diplomatic channels in the united states is calling for a thorough and transparent investigation the vice president mike pence saying that the free world deserves answers but perhaps some of the most striking comments coming from republican senators lindsey graham as well as bob corker corker who chairs the foreign relations committee saying that he has also raised the disappearance of the missing writer with the saudi ambassador and we will respond accordingly this from graham if there are truth to the allegations it would be devastating to the u.s. saudi relationship there will be a heavy price to be paid economically and otherwise it is safe to say that this is very high registering high on the radar of u.s. officials as well as lawmakers and that further action will be taken if the united states feels that it's

>> at the state department tuesday, secretary of state mike pompeo gave reporters an update on the investigation into the death of washington post columnist jamal khashoggi. secretary pompeo: at good afternoon, everyone. i want to start off by offering a somber commemoration, 35 years ago today hezbollah terrorists drove a truck full of explosives into the marine barracks in lebanon, killing hundreds of marines. we will never forget that act of terrorism.

the state department's diplomacy ifrts is one part of our effort all across this administration. underlying this approach is president trump's unwavering belief that israel, like all nations, has the right to defend its own sovereignty. [ applause ] >> that means we'll continue to stand up for the right of continuing to target iranian-backed syria for as long as that remains. i want to take time for questions so let me close with one last thought. israel is everything we want the entire middle east to look for going forward. it is democratic and prosperous, it desires peace and is home to a free press in a thriving economy. compare that to iran where they threaten their own people. rarely in world affairs is the contrast between two sides so stark. under president trump's leadership, the united states is standing where it should firmly be, on the side of israel. [ applause ] >> i want to close by, again, thanking you all for being here. to get an award that was named after scoop jackson is truly meaningful to me as an amateur historian, and i think important for the department of

about this email issue and the court was upset, concerned about false statements given by the state department excoriated the justice department for filing false affidavits of the hearing where the justice department's explain why it wasn't lying to the courts is quite extraordinary but even worse, this state department is opposing our efforts to bring her in and question her under oath and answer any additional questions on the clinton email issue. >> they moved to dismiss it in 2014 and the judge said he was glad he did not do that because now he has this information that they lied and withheld information including cheryl mills who said he was shocked and dumbfounded she had been given immunity. we will follow this and appreciate the work you are doing it judicial watch, have a great day. the time is 19 minutes after the top of your, record rainfall turning roads into rivers, and entire bridge washed out by rushing waters. this is why texans are not in the clear just yet. >> punched me in the arm and i put the car in reverse to get out of there. >> verbal assault earns physical the woman le

rich edson at the state department. not next, what we are learning about the driver of the limousine involved in saturday's deadly crash in upstate new york. but first what's a of our fox affiliates are covering tonight. fox 40 in sacramento, as at least one noncitizen or possibly more were registered improperly to vote. the secretary of state is demanding a new investigation into the dmv which claims a processing error. it says none of the people mistakenly registered is a living in the country illegally. fox four in dallas says the heavy rain there caused flooding in that area. arlington police officers say they responded to about a dozen calls from people stuck in high water and leveling roadways. police are urging drivers to be careful not to try to go around barricades. and this is alive look at honolulu. one of our stories there in may, about 2700 marriott hotel root workers on oahu and molly went on strike monday. the union representing them said they will not go back to work until contract talks are done. the st

the state department is eager to support their efforts. in close coordination with and under the authorities granted by the congress. the defense deptd has made significant progress since 2014 when isis swept across iraq and syria and terrorized hundreds of thousands of civilians. my task briefed the committee staff on our activities on a regular basis and we appreciate these opportunities to solicit input and feedback from the committee as we work through these difficult and complex challenges. as you know, coalition-backed efforts have contributed to the liberation of more than 99% of the territory and more than 7.5 million people from isis control in iraq and syria. despite this progress, we assess that even after the defeat of the physical caliphate, isis remains stronger now than its predecessors al qaeda in iraq was when the united states withdrew from iraq in 2011. tough fighting remains in the middle euphrates river valley and our hard-won gains in iraq and syria remain vulnerable. the enemy is adaptive. even though offensive opera

continue to allow into country adoption i think you'd have to ask the united states department of state i have asked myself that question again and again. and it is. it's a puzzle to me it depends the state department refused to be interviewed for this story but in email they said they rely on their creditors to monitor and to see adoption agencies. it's been five years since strong jennifer's children were taken to america. at best the adoption was deeply flawed and the process may have been fraudulent. the mother say they didn't even know it was happening. i'm going to ride it out to have another i have a title that would be. about but about two weeks long i want to i don't know which . is he's so hard up and down i'm going to. turn on the norm on the phone. they've reported it as a crime to the police but now that the children are in america there's nothing anyone can do. the children belong to a different family now. i traced that family to their hometown. and the father agreed to be interviewed anonymously because he said he hasn't told us children their biological familie

state department funded report question where are all the countries which initially supported. is there a plan b. . what does that have to do is. the question i'd like to do the. sexual assault allegations against donald trump supreme court nominee. ranging new trade deal with america's neighbors. germany reportedly greenlights a multi-million dollar arms deal with. keeping pace with european suppliers. over the saudis participation in the conflict. the rest of. from madrid. at one pm here in moscow this choose the october the second wherever you are tuning in from welcome to r.t. international our top story a new report suggests that the death toll from the civil war inside reached almost four hundred thousand people multiple times more than previously thought the shocking figures are a long way away from the hope that surrounded the country's declaration of independence in twenty eleven the u.s. was quick to support africa's newest nation then but how long did that help continue. south sudan is the youngest country in the world and according to a new report from the u.s. stat

that seems to be taking more of an interest now it seems most of the senior officials at the state department have actually been speaking to the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salon do we know what's being said or what's coming out of these conversations. the deputy spokesperson robert palatino said that diplomatic conversations are private by definition and so on briefing off camera on wednesday he refused repeated questions about what was actually discussed when both the deputy secretary of state john sullivan spoke with saudi officials in the past week as well as what the secretary of state michael pompei obey have said to the crown prince mohammed bin solomon when he spoke to them he would say however that to the secretary's phone call came after the national security adviser john bolton and senior adviser jared spoke with the saudi crown prince on tuesday now one other important point to stress barbara is that there is this repeated call coming from the state department for a full and transparent investigation into the disappearance and reported murder of jamal khashoggi however mr apol

a lot of these folks also have affiliates who are getting mone from the source occupied state department which is of great concern and they want to start

the stated department is fighting us on this, which is most of troubling.udge jeanine: the state department as well as the department of justice said hillary clinton was a private citizen and her records shouldn't be rea available to -- shouldn't be available to the public. doesn't a judge have the right to hold these lawyers in contempt? >> you see, that's potentially the relief that may be granted add we get some of the questions we still have pending with the state department. we are asking for this judge to allow us to oppose hillary clinton directly. and he's considering it still. cheryl mills also. i think it's a significant likelihood it will happen. we questioned her under oath with written questions. we are fighting to get more questions answered. discovery from hillary clinton is a real possibility. judge jeanine: you said it's time to bring mueller in to testify before congress. are you talking about oversight, in their oversight capacity or the judiciary? who? >> the oversight committee, the judiciary committees of the senate and the house. ques

all that said -- >> we will return, live now to the state department for remarks by secretary of state, mike pompeo. >> i would to start off by offering a commemoration, 35 years ago today, i have the restraining regime, but back with explosive the marine barracks. two other 41 marines, soldiers, will never get that act of terrorism, or the heroism that came in peace, gave their lives that day. as any of you know, the five topics i want to address today. we'll add to what the president said. first, we are encouraged by the high voter turnout in the afghan elections this past weekend. the sick defense efforts and the efforts in the incredible elections. there were some technical issues but despite that, we remain committed election commission especially and their work for the presidential election. second, the caravan is violating mexico's sovereignty. laws and immigration procedures. president trump not stand for this to happen to the united states. to those who say this is a hard hearted stance, let's not forget the united states is a historically generous generation it comes to immig

state department on friday. this is ministration has made it clear that it is prepared to engage with and participate in the goshi asians with both the taliban and the afghan government and if the leadership of the taliban doesn't want to negotiate with the americans there's never wanted this and the leadership of the taliban never gave permission to any member to negotiate on their behalf u.s. defense secretary james mattis had a meet and greet with the afghan president in kabul they finally decided to play nice in a bid to get the taliban down to talks but just one day before their words of peace washington dropped a big f. thirty five b. bomb on the taliban looks like the peace process is getting off on the right foot especially when the u.s. has for years led up to this moment promising both talk and terror i want to reinforce to the taliban that the only path to peace and political legitimacy for them is through a negotiated settlement for the taliban when their choices are to reconcile living a relevance.

state department and the u.n.of calling for a full and transparent investigation and to gee's disappearance or sentence as it's concerned over the whereabouts of the journalists. police in germany have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a bald garion journalists that year old victoria marin over was raped and killed in the northern town of ruse she'd been investigating alleged fraud with the e.u. funds involving businessmen and politicians the leader of bangladesh's main opposition party has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the two thousand and four grenade attack against the current prime minister to regret when is the son of the opposition leader as ear he was already in jail when was tried in absentia after he went into self-imposed exile in two thousand and eight province o'shea katsina who was opposition leader at the time of the attack narrowly escaped but suffered haring loss and his lawyer says the timing of the verdict is aimed at keeping him out of upcoming elections you're u