. >> here to discuss this and much more is the secretary of state rex tillerson. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure, jake. >> so before we get to what the president did, i compliance. >> the jcpoa is a multiparty agreement. there have been multiple issues but under the agreement and this is part of the weaknesses and the flaws, iran has a significant period of time to remedy those violations. and so they have remedy the violations which brings them back into technical compliance. i think, though, that demonstrated pattern of walking right up against the edges of the agreement gives us some concern as to how far iran might be willing to go to test its limits of the agreement. our response has been to work with the other parties and demand that we be much more demanding about the enforcement of the agreement and about disclosures. that's what we are shifting since we have taken our table at the joint commission. >> president trump did not withdraw, as he could have. did he want to withdraw unilaterally before he was persuaded to pursue what m

north korea on sunday the president tweeted secretary of state rex tillerson should stop wasting his time on north korea's rocket man the president was reacting to news tillerson had open direct channels of communication with the north koreans for more on this we turn tonight to see good ol us the specialist at the institute for china america studies c. rob nice to have you with us is this an opening and there seems to be somewhat of a referral miscommunication between the secretary of state and the white house what do you make of it this is singularly unhelpful to have the on on the one of the most important international issues of the day that the president on the secretary of state and the secretary of defense have have competing views of course secretary of defense and secretary of state of have very similar views on this but that the president is literally saying things which is unbecoming off a u.s. president or even the u.s. why is princeton. the president plays with twitter a lot but this piece of information dealt directly with international relations and one in his is top di

secretary of state rex tillerson says talks to resolve the gulf crisis remain unlikely rex tillerson was speaking at castle hours after meeting the saudi leaders he said it wasn't for the u.s. to impose the solution gulf countries had to find one themselves with respect to the talks getting underway yes i did in my meetings with the crown prince mohammed bin samana i asked him to please and gauge the pleasing gauge in dialogue . there is not a strong indication that parties are ready to talk yet. and so we cannot force talks about people who are not ready to talk so there is been no invitation to the white house because it's not clear that parties are ready to engage but we're going to continue to work towards that dialogue and towards that engagement japan's prime minister shinzo of a has swept to victory in the snap election after promising to toughen his stance on north korea and revive the economy faster results they are base running coalition has already won two hundred sixty four seats that easily surpass as a simple majority a powerful typhoon has ripped into central japan lea

secretary of state rex tillerson is in the region but he's saying the saudi arabian led block is not ready to talk to me to take time and been calm about tani in doha he called all sides to deescalate tension but he said the u.s. couldn't force any discussions tell us and flew from saudi arabia where he met king solomon but there was no indications of any progress he also held talks there with iraqi prime minister. and says he wants to counter iranian influence in iraq particle han reports from doha. he talked tough on his way over blaming the saudi led coalition for the impasse but in the region the tough talk stopped meetings with the crown prince mohammed bin samana asked him to please and gauge please and gauge and dialogue. there's not a strong indication that parties are ready to talk yet. and so we cannot force talks upon people who are not ready to talk still us secretary of state rex tillerson took great pains to compliment the qatari significant progress has been made in a number of important efforts in our counterterrorism joint efforts including sharing of terrorist list

secretary of state rex tillerson joins me live, next. >>> and dismantling obamacare. president trump wipes out subsidies to insurance companies. >> taking crucial steps towards saving american people from the nightmare of obamacare. >>> and pressures democrats to get on board or else. >> they are like obstructionists. if they came over, maybe we could make a deal. >> some republicans say it's the american people who will pay the price. key republican senator susan collins is here to react. >>> hello, i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of the union is changing our course. president trump tries to dismantle obamacare and the iran nu nuclear deal. president trump fell short of terminating the bill altogether though he did leave the option on the table. >> in the event we are not able to reach a solution working with congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated this follows a strong rebuke from the european union's foreign policy chief. >>. >> it does not belong to any single country and it is not up to any single country to terminate it. >> h

secretary of state rex tillerson says the saudi arabian led bloc isn't ready to talk. the foreign affairs spokesman for catalonia says only catalans have the right to change their institutions in the spanish capital madrid hundreds of people protested to show their support for catalonia the central government is moving to take control of the region following a disputed referendum on secession spain's foreign minister is urging catalans to ignore their leaders and accept direct rule under simmons is there. this is the center of regional government in barcelona in less than a week it's set to lose its powers president and his ministers. in spain's capital madrid the mood seem to be hardening both politically and on the streets the government has responded very well but they should have been harder article one five five should have been applied much sooner all eyes are on catalonia as president carlos pushed him on now he gave little away after the government announced its action on saturday at a mass protests followed in barcelona. parliament is expected to meet soon a d

so you've been watching a country foreign minister mohammad been a tiny and yet secular state rex tillerson holding a press conference the country foreign ministry the u.s. secretary state had been to saudi arabia to riyadh to have discussions there about various issues the qatari foreign minister talking about the commitment to dialogue on the gulf crisis and saying that the current crisis is undermining their efforts to deal with problems in the region and to indeed dealing with terrorism. the rex tillerson for his part talked of how it's important for the g.c.c. to pursue resolution and to encourage dialogue and minimize the rhetoric ok so that's a recap of the current situation let's return now to that press conference and the qatari foreign minister. of the g.c.c. brok as. it is an important element for the collective security of the region we need other same time to. that is. for certain relations have to be within the international relations and we are not divided. we cannot. with the twenty six thousand people who have been placed in the easy way we need to open more fronts to spend

secretary of state rex tillerson has to deny calling the president a bleeping moron and it's time to play america's favorite game which law maker has this week's sex scandal. before the presint in the investigation. tonight they clarified death toll remain at 58 and final injury count 489 people. 172 of those remain in hospital tonight. and as for shooting we now know first shots began 10:05 sunday night and ended ten minute later and authorities say the suspect stephen paddock had 1600 rounds of ammunition and several containers of closeive over 50 pounds in his car. fbi questioned paddock's girlfriend for hours. she was in the philippines more than two weeks before coming back to theitis last night. she had her attorney read a statement earlier this evening. >> i new stephen paddocks a kind, caring quiet man. i loved him and hoped for a quiet future together with him. >> he never said anything to me or took aware of that i understood in any way to be a warping that something horrible like this was going to happen. >> president trump also visited las vegas today the first stop was u

he was also asked about his relationship with secretary of state rex tillerson. here is what he said. >> we have a very good relationship. we disagree on a couple of things. sometimes i'd like him to be a little bit tougher. but other than, that we have a

. >> we are waiting for secretary of state rex tillersonh the doors to make the remarks, unexpected remarks. joining me on the phone, ambassador to president obama. you know the state department, what is going through your head as you hear this conversation now as we are waiting now for the secretary of state to speak to reporters? >> well, i must say, there's old adage if you want a friend in washington, you better get a dog. but i really think that the secretary of state has -- it's as if he's gone about the task of making sure he has no friends in washington. and as you all pointed out, he certainly did have a contentious senate confirmation or at least by standards the secretary of s contentious -- but he then proceeded to arrive at the state department. there is thousands of people or hundreds of people at the c street entrance wishing him the best. then he went to his office and shut the door and seemed to never speak to the foreign service. every secretary understands you ought to reach out to your predecessors if for no other reason

secretary of state rex tillerson says the saudi arabian led bloc isn't ready to talk. now the argentinean president some crazed governing coalition has emerged the clear winner in mid term elections the vote was widely seen as a referendum on machree and his economic reforms it was also a return to the political stage for his predecessor cristina kirchner who won a senate seat. reports from buenos aires. the governing can be a most coalition defied the polls and probably their own expectations by winning convincingly across argentina. they took seats in the country's five most populous provinces giving president macky greatest strength in both the senate and congress to push through measures he says are vital to revive the economy. or not have been we can govern thinking about the things that we must do not just what is politically correct but what the people want our confidence has grown and now we are bearing the fruits of that confidence voting to replace half the congress and one third of senate seats was generally peaceful despite a tense election campaign with th

president trump and secretary of state rex tillerson breaking bread today at the white house. a week after their long-simmering feud broke into the open. the president insisted he had confidence in his secretary of state. brushing aside suggestions he tried to undernimine him. >> i different undercut anybody. thank you very much, everybody. >> reporter: no cameras were allowed in the private dining room just off the oval office where the president, his top diplomat and defense secretary james mattis sat for lunch. the face-to-face meeting didn't answer one of the biggest questions in washington, how long will tillerson hang on as secretary of state? cnn has learned the president was furious after reports surfaced last week tillerson described him as a moron this summer. in a "forbes" magazine cover story out today, the president had this to say about the derogatory remark. i think it's fake news. but if he did that, i guess we'll have to compare iq tests. and i can tell you who is going to win. white house press secretary sarah sanders said the president was only joking. >> he

your sect of state rex tillerson is in saudi arabia for another bid to end the blockade on qatar plus. a close. call. five former u.s. presidents on stage together at a hurricane relief concert in texas. hello we begin in spain where catalonia as president is accuse. the spanish government of attacking its democracy by moving to take political control of the region. said it was the worse path since the dictatorship of francisco franco hundreds of thousands came out on saturday in barcelona to support a countenance a session as the constitutional crisis comes to a head is under simmons. street protest again in barcelona and i may just scale shock instead of indignation now but defiance in the air was few expected such severe moves from madrid aimed at removing the political leadership of this region and within lections inside six months. anger was directed up above that spanish police helicopters repeatedly over flying the demonstration. occupation forces go out those shelters. earlier they are no real holy made history with a cabinet meeting of grim faces and the triggering of article

secretary of state rex tillerson joins me live next. >>> dismantling obamacare. president trump wipes out subsidies to insurance companies. >> taking crucial steps toward saving the american people from the nightmare of obamacare. >> and pressuring democrats to get on board or else. >> they're like obstructionists. if they came over, maybe we could make a deal. >> even some republicans say it's the american people who will pay the price. key republican senator susan collins is here to react. >>> hell loeshgs i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is changing course. this week president trump moved to undue to cornerstones of the obama policy. the president disavowing the nuclear deal saying iran is not in compliance with the terms of the agreement but president trump fell short of terminating the deal all together. though the president did leave that option on the table. >> in the event we are not able to reach a solution working with congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated. >> this morning u.s. allies are speaking out a

like president trump, secretary of state rex tillerson comes from a business world background. but for months now, he's been dealing with the political heat amid questions about how well he and the president actually get along. the nation's top tip low matt being diplomatic. >> the president is a very unconventional person as we all know in terms of how he communicates, how he likes to create action forcing events. >> reporter: text of state rex tillerson out front defending himself in, in part, by attacking washington. >> this is a town that seems to relish gossip, rumor, innuendo, and they feed on it. they feed on one another in a very destructive way. >> reporter: one uncomfortable word, moron, is causing tillerson grief. >> i'm not going to adignify th question. >> reporter: it follows the report that he called the president a moron in a national security meeting according to three government officials. one again, the secretary notably chooses not to deny he said it. >> my position on it is i'm not playing. i'm not playing. you want to mack a game out of it, i'm not playing

here's secretary of state rex tillerson, when given the chance, not denying that exclusive report by nbc that he called the president of the united states a moron. >> i'm not going to deal with petty stuff like that. i mean, this is what i don't understand about washington. again, i'm not from this place, but the places i come from, we don't deal with that kind of petty nonsense. >> and we pick up with that breaking news. hi there. i'm hallie jackson in for andrea mitchell today with that story here in washington. secretary of state rex tillerson pushing back on that reporting from nbc news that the vice president essentially gave him a pep talk as tillerson was considering perhaps leaving the trump administration. tillerson not answering directly, as you just heard, on whether or not he did call president trump a moron as multiple sources have told msnbc. nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker and nbc national political reporter carol lee in new york. carol, let's start with you. you and i have had a busy 90 minutes as the secretary of state came out and pushed back in wha

the president's response today, and the secretary of state, rex tillerson himself, coming before the cameras today. here's abc's chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz tonight. >> reporter: secretary of state of state rex tillerson today making a rare, impromptu appearance. >> there are some news reports this morning that i want to address. >> reporter: a report rocketing around washington. nbc news reporting tillerson had called trump a moron last july, after a national security team meeting and was then on the verge of resigning. >> the vice president has never had to persuade me to remain as secretary of state, because i have never considered leaving this post. >> reporter: and that report of calling the president a moron? >> can you address the main headline of this story that you called the president a moron, and if not, where do you think these reports are -- >> i'm not going to deal with petty stuff like that. i'm just not going to be part of this effort to divide this administration. >> reporter: not a flat-out denial, but his spokesperson later, more definitive. >>

hello this is al jazeera live from london also coming up in the program your secure state rex tillerson has been discussing iraq iran and the gulf crisis with saudi leaders he's now in qatar. we meet the young syrians who are missing out on school so they can support their families. and facing a growing problem of crystal meth addiction iran opens its first a drug rehab clinic for mothers. to japan's prime minister shinzo abyei has swept to victory in today's snap election after promising to toughen his stance on north korea and revive the economy polish results a ruling coalition has already won two hundred sixty four seats that easily surpass as. majority in the four hundred sixty five seat parliament without barry is hoping for a two thirds super majority to push through his agenda and for that he needs at least three hundred ten seat exit polls have put him on track for that japan's constitution limits the military to being a self defense force after its defeat in the second world war i base says the law is a relic of the past and having a supermajority will help him change the cons

state rex tillerson arrives in saudi arabia once again to try to end the blockade against carter. separated from their families and left homeless by. refugee center deescalation in northern syria plus. i'm andrew thomas in sydney all australians a recent survey suggests as many as one in four people here but despite this country being one of the most multicultural in the world. we begin in barcelona where thousands of people are protesting on the streets after spain's prime minister announced moves to impose direct rule over catalonia that angry that is taking steps to suspend the autonomy of a castle and regional government he's asked for article one five five to be triggered which would mean castle and his leaders including its president carter. and a snap election is called measures must now be approved by spain senate next week says madrid had no choice but to take these unprecedented actions. the government has had to trigger article one five five of the constitution that was not our wish or intention it never was i think that most of spain society knows this article one five

secretary of state rex tillerson is making a new push for diplomacy despite president trump's tweets telling him not to waste his time. janice mackey frayer reports from beijing. >> secretary of state rex tillerson has said that diplomacy with north korea will continue until the first bomb drops. he made those comments in an interview yesterday as a way of insisting that sanctions and pressure and diplomacy have united world leaders against the regime in a way that's unprecedented, making a diplomatic solution to the north korea crisis possible. mr. tillerson had implied during meetings with chinese officials that the dip the maic channels to young yang were open and there was confusion that followed when president trump tweeted that, wasting his time on north korea and perhaps the country would even theally have to be totally destroys. it underscores what the big risk is. it remains the risk of miss calculation, that the confusion over rhetoric and mixed messaging could trigger something quite devastating. we add to this the resumption of joint military drills in the region. the u.s.

the president appeared to invent a new kind of competition for secretary of state rex tillerson, challengingcommenting on reports that tillerson had called him a moron, the president told "forbes" magazine, think it's fake news, but if he did that, i guess we'd have to compare iq tests, and i can tell you who is going to win. just kidding, says the white house. >> he made a joke. nothing more than that. >> reporter: the president didn't comment on the iq challenged but claimed he isn't undermining tillerson. >> i don't believe in undercutting people. >> reporter: tweeting about north korea, i told rex tillerson, our wonderful secretary of state, that he's wasting his time trying to negotiate with little rocket man. down pennsylvania avenue, the president is continuing his running feud with outgoing gop senator bob corker, who warned mr. trump may be leading the u.s. down a dark path. >> he doesn't realize that, you know, that we can be heading towards world war iii with the kind of comments he's maybe snoog the president's response, to refer back to his campaign style cut downs to his advers

secretary of state rex tillerson is in saudi arabia for talks aimed at ending the blockade of cattle now he's met the saudi king solomon it's now been four months in saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt and bahrain suspended ties with cata iran and iraq as well as the conflict in yemen are also expected to be high on the agenda sure a senior lecturer in middle east politics and security studies at the university of exeter having just moved to doha now he's obviously going to have a central message of let's deflate this what kind of reception will that message get. i think up to a few months of the this crisis they may think it's right time to approach this but i think it depends a lot on what kind of pressures you would put because the first choice of the i think that leadership both in saudi arabia and the usa used to continue the crisis and to continue to be more pressure i think it's not exactly in the u.s. interest before that we had conflicting messages from the white house and the state department now we have almost the same message from the white house and the state dep

secretary of state rex tillerson has arrived in the iraqi capital baghdad on an unannounced visit it comes after you made a surprise trip to afghanistan he's also visited saudi arabia and qatar rex tillerson met afghanistan's president gone me and the chief executive of the base he says the u.s. is committed to keeping its presence in the country and till things are more stable let's go live now to patty call her and she's been following all these developments she joins us from doha now and so patty this visit to afghanistan was pretty short is anything tangible come out of it. no not really but i have to say that this is something we see u.s. secretaries of state like to travel well whether they like it or not it's a big part of the job and they can tend to keep track of countries visited miles can't remember the last time a u.s. secretary of state went to both places where the u.s. has fighting in the conflict in one day afghanistan and baghdad where he is now just letting you know what we expect we expect that he will make statements with the iraqi prime minister then come back he

secretary of state rex tillerson has called on turkey to provide evidence for accusations that local u.s. embassy employees were linked to the two thousand and sixteen failed coup and express his profound concern over the everest the u.s. embassy in ankara suspended most phases services after a stuff member was detained encore a battalion by canceling american existing visas and stopping issuing new ones. well late wednesday secretary of state rex tillerson said he wants to see evidence behind why two consulate employees from the u.s. were arrested within the last year one of those employees was arrested just a little less than a week ago the turkish government said that he was a spy and claim that he was linked to a u.s. based turkish businessman who turkey says was behind the failed coup a year ago now in addition to that the deputy foreign minister was visiting washington today he was meeting with the u.s. chamber of commerce trying to reaffirm the relationship with the u.s. the u.s. is a very strong trading partner with turkey the two countries do about twenty billion dollars you

secretary of state rex tillerson has called on turkey to provide evidence for accusations that local u.s. embassy and police would like to the two thousand and sixteen failed one employee's detention has been at the center of a diplomatic crisis between the two countries. officials in liberia say provisional results of the presidential election are expected on thursday it's likely a runoff will be required as the one candidate will need to have more than fifty percent of the voters twenty people avan to replace president ellen johnson sirleaf she was africa's first female leader and as stepping aside after nearly twelve years in office. liberia's civil war ended nearly fifteen years ago but the scars have been slow to heal the terms of violence a division still run deep as many come face to face with the attackers on the streets with the travel to monrovia to meet some survivors who say they can't move on until justice is served. this is west point one of liberia's most densely populated areas home to a number of former fighters but also who some of the victims of the country's civil

secretary of state rex tillerson in saudi arabia in a second bid to end the gulf crisis without high hopes of a breakthrough. and we investigate what the turkey was the target of the massive bomb attack in somalia. the polls have just closed in japan's snap general election people across the country braved the typhoon to vote in the poll which prime minister shinzo of a called a year earlier than had been expected he faces opposition from form a government spokesman and pacifist candidate. obvious seeking a fresh mandate for his agenda including so-called abba nomics in his trademark policy aims to it revives japan's stagnating economy is facing massive debts and slow wage growth as well as several corporate scandals defense has been a biggest who wants japan's military to play a more active role in conflicts it's a controversial point as japan has been constitutionally pacifist since world war two but it's an idea gaining popular support because of the missile threats from north korea his governing l.t.p. approved changes at its congress this year and i ring leaders up to three cons

secretary of state rex tillerson has criticized the four countries imposing a blockade on qatar accusing them of refusing to engage in talks to ease the crisis he's kicking off a week long overseas trip with stops in saudi arabia and qatar as well in june saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt and behind closed airspace and severed trade and diplomatic links with qatar they accuse it of fostering terrorism charges doha strongly denies a month later to listen bartz on his first shuttle diplomacy mission as you can see in a bid to shore up kuwaiti efforts to solve the disputes u.s. president donald trump's also offered to mediate pushing for a quick resolution but the u.s. state department now says there is little hope of agreement anytime soon. we want to see these come countries keep their focus on the areas of mutual cooperation that we have and that includes the fight against terror terrorism and other things of that nature so i think the secretary is you know certainly discouraged that nothing has been resolved just yet he's talked pretty consistently although folks haven't haven

secretary of state rex tillerson has criticized the four countries imposing a blockade on. for refusing to re-engage in talks to ease the crisis he's kicking off a week long overseas trip with stops in saudi arabia and qatar fighting has broken out between iraqi forces and kurdish peshmerga northwest northwest of her the kurds took up new positions on the road between erbil and her kook on thursday three days after they pulled out of the city the british prime minister to resign may is seeking to expand the bricks at negotiations to include trade as the e.u. summit resumes in brussels but e.u. leaders want more progress on citizens' rights. the chief executive of kenya's election board is taking three weeks of leave just ahead of the presidential election rerun next thursday at says he's taken a personal decision the opposition was demanding he be fired before the votes the initial. vote in august was an old by the supreme court citing irregularities meanwhile kenya is celebrating heroes there on friday it's a public holiday honoring freedom fighters and president. is expec

secretary of state rex tillerson says the u.s. holds me in mars' military leadership accountable for what's happening and we're trying states the u.n. human rights chief is threatening to seek the security council's intervention. with a week to go until the presidential election rerun kenya's electoral commission has admitted it counts guarantee a free and fair vote presidents overall kenyatta insists the new poll will go ahead despite the commission claiming its operations have been compromised the opposition leader has refused to participate. we're getting some breaking news in at least a four hundred thirty three excuse me forty three afghan soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military base in kandahar the taliban is being blamed well this comes just days after at least eighty people died in two separate attacks claimed by the armed group. iraq's government has admitted civilians were attacked by armed groups during a military operation to retake kurdish held territory prime minister has ordered security forces incur koo

news reported earlier that secretary of state rex tillerson was going to resign this summer and even referred to the president as a moron after his speech to the boy scouts tillerson gave an official statement today denying the report and later the president labeled the report fake news. you would think. very honored by it's come to a straight news it was a totally phony story thank you very much is made up he's made up by n.b.c. news or the thank you to break your total confidence and. i have total confidence thank you very much everybody. n.b.c. stands by their story defense secretary james mattis defended the mixed messages from the trumpet minute. north korea on sunday the president tweeted secretary of state rex tillerson should stop wasting his time on north korea's rocket man the president was reacting to news tell us and had open direct channels of communication with the north koreans for more on this we turn tonight to see. alice the specialist at the institute for china america studies c. rob nice to have you with us is this an opening and there seems to be somewhat of a re

secretary of state rex tillerson had to say on claims that he called donald trump a moron. internet giant amazon gets none the welcome shopping basket will tell you what it was late in the program or not. hello again we've got a lot of rain with this around the middle east at the moment and has been working its way from turkey all the way across toward down marty and that's really how things are going to stay over the next day or so as well for some of us in iran we've seen an awful lot of rain over one hundred millimeters in places and that has been causing quite a few problems so this system again then as we head through the day on thursday to the north of that certainly is cooler now so are marty no higher than around ten or eleven degrees as we head through the next couple of days and of course around the mountains we are likely to see a fair amount of snow but further to the south and here in doha the winds are likely to be feeding in from the sea over the next few days so that means things will get a little bit more humid and because it's becoming more humid the tempe

camps in bangladesh eighty six hundred thousand in just a state to manage a crackdown in neighboring me and my friends like to ski. rex tillerson has arrived in saudi arabia as part of a new push to end the gulf diplomatic crisis but the u.s. secretary of state isn't making optimistic noises saying he doesn't anticipate a breakthrough has not been for months in saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain all suspended ties with. he's back u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has landed in saudi arabia he was here in july then signing a memorandum of understanding with carter would be enough to end the blockade it didn't despite his shuttle diplomacy so now he's coming back trying a new tactic for the four blockading countries saudi arabia u.a.e. egypt and bahrain assigning blame and then in an interview saying qatar is willing to negotiate and the saudi led coalition is simply refusing to talk because he tried before he tried to try to be nice with everyone but him no well. i think that's probably. the time has come. analysts say there is a renewed hope they might be more willing to engage now has the president for example try t

secretary of state rex tillerson. i beg your pardon the un human rights chief is threatening to seek security council intervention the stream is up next on al-jazeera. al-jazeera is a very important source of information for many people around the world when all the headlines have gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going to talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront.

and the vice-president making a public display of playing nice. >> with that, secretary of state, rex tillerson. >> reporter: but new details tonight about an angry showdown in the white house wednesday over the nbc news report. the president, according to five senior administration officials, furious at his secretary of state. chief of staff john kelly then abruptly scrapping plans to travel to las vegas with the president so he could try to contain his boss's fury and manage the fallout. vice-president mike pence also fuming, according to seven senior o senior officials. he and tillerson talked leading to the news confor instance. >> the vice-president has never had persuade me to remain the secretary of state because i have never considered leaving this post. >> reporter: kelly then summoning tillerson ask their ally defense secretary james mattis to the white house. according to three officials where they huddled to discuss how to go forward. today the white house press secretary rejecting the idea that the president has undercut his top diplomat by repeatedly contradicting him. >> the prem

the presidents host a cabinet meeting of the secretary of state rex tillerson who does not deny calling the president a moron. and then the president will lunch with the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell with whom he had summer shouting matches on the phone. a busy morning for the presidency and as caitlyn collins at the white house with the latest. >> reporter: the president and the senate majority leader spoke over the phone on this weekend and now having lunch with vice president mike pence here at the white house. and this lunch comes as tensions between these two men have really hit an all-time high in recent weeks. the president has publicly attacked and blamed mitch mcconnell for failure to repeal and replace the obamacare. there was a screaming match of the two going a period of time without speaking to each other and the lunch today doesn't mean that they have entirely patched things up but goes to show they're so desperate for a legislative accomplishment that both of these men really realize they need each other as tax reform kind of hangs in the balance here. now, senat

secretary of state rex tillerson visits india a trip being closely watched by pakistan. getting down their weapons kurds say they'll freeze the results of a session of the talks with iran plus. two point soldiers grabbed me they forced themselves inside of me i screamed they strangled me and covered my mouth. with criticised for failing to prosecute its peacekeepers accused of rape and sexual abuse and central african republic. china's communist party has revealed its new leadership team headed by president xi jinping the mare. was the. only want to retain as top spot in the seven man lineup but there is no clear successor to g. which what all committee members age at least sixty so that means they need to also take over the next party congress in two thousand and twenty two further strengthening she is firm grip on power from work or social. that socialism with chinese characteristics has entered into a new era the new era must showcase these new faces i need to have new action in twenty eighteen we will have the fortieth anniversary of opening up it is a very important

rex tillerson gave. when donald trump arrived in las vegas today, he said rex tillerson had is total confidence. but there has been a rift, and donald trump has repeatedly undercut his secretary of state, most recently over the weekend, when rex tillerson was in china talking about the possibility of a diplomatic solution to the north korean crisis. donald trump went on twitter and said, "rex, don't waste your time talking to little rocket man," as he has taken to calling kim jong-un. it has created a problem for america and the administration. if there is a rift between the secretary of state and the president, and a lot of international leaders and foes will be wondering about american foreign policy. rifts are soe public. european leaders said it is time to talk to resolve the political crisis in spain, warning catalan leaders not to declare independence. spain and the european commission called the referendum held on sunday illegal. more from our special correspondent. , and so: so much noise far, very little listening. the now-na li protests in now-nightly protests in barcelona, to which the years of madrid have been shot. tonight the catalan president appeared on television, cri