joining us, former iraqi ambassador to the united states. mr. ssador, thanks for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> is the war against isis moving along to your sanction as an iraqi? >> on the iraqi side, yes. it's more or less the last chapter in the book of isis. >> when will mosul be liberated? >> i think we're not talking about mosul. mosul, sooner than that. >> how long? a few weeks? >> a bit more, i would say, because the problem we have here, we have a lot of civilians. the government is very concerned about that. the destruction of inf infrastructure. the rule of engagement is different than normal wars here. we have to take street by street, inch by inch. >> you accept the numbers that the u.s. government is putting out, there are only 12,000 to 15,000 isis fighters yes? >> but they are hardened fighters. key issue here, and issues suicide bombs. those who blow up themselves, they are reduced every day's in that sense, new fighters are not there. an atrishs war. >> it's a what? >> a war of attrition. >> yes. >> these isis fighter

. >> it is a breaking news update, the united states ambassador in ankara, turkey is closed related to the death of ambassador and shots were fired outside the united states embassy a few hours after. in that second shooting, no ones with hurt. regardless, the embassy is closed as a precaution. united states consulates in istanbul also, closed, as well. a travel advisory was issued for men citizens telling people to avoid traveling to turkey in possible. >> tonight the warriors can honor an all time great with his own limited bobblehead, big nat. was an analyst on abc7 "after the game," dying in jail after long battle with leukemia. he will be remembered tonight by wearing a special shooting shirts. >> he would walk around and say i am better than you and by the way he could have absolutely played in this nba and been tremendous. >> i remember what a dignified presence and how respect he was, when he spoke our players were wide eyed and listening to everyone. >> the first 10,000 fans at the warriors game will receive the bobblehead of thurmond. >> 'tis the season of giving and you can

offers from'ses in including homeland security secretary and veterans affair secretary and united states ambassador to italy. the report said he did not think any of them were a good fit. >> ohio leaders are finalizing details to have john glenn lie in state at the statehouse. an emergency meeting is called for 6:30 this only our time to finalize details to have him lie in repose in the rotunda. he was the first american to orbit the earth died on thursday at 95. >> there is a warning in are you using a g.p.s. mapping the shortest map for this family from oregon to california and them them up a mountain road and they were socked in. they finally found help to call 1991 and crews found them and issued a warning to drivers, many g.p.s. and map systems can point you in the wrong direction during travel where conditions are poor. >>> it was scary because to the last was a downgrade, quite steep. >> the familiar had enough food to last through the night. what should have been a seven hour took 24 hours. >> the next time you call uber you will get interest an x wing star firefighter from "star wars". kin

. >> reporter: in the last months of rufford gifford's time as united states ambassador he had to handleome tough questions. >> it is a frightening thought for millions of people in the world that donald trump could be elected and thus have his fingers near the nuclear launch buttons. >> if there is one thing ambassador gifford has been, it's candid. >> on this one, i'm not certain that i can give you anything reassuring. gifford, former obama fund raiser, and political appointee as ambassador to denmark will be leaving copenhagen soon, and the danes will miss him. because he has been more than another faceless dipl.omat he has been a tv star. >> thank you. >> this is the entitled i am the ambassador from america. >> i have the best job in the word. >> the only wayou >> this its just your average wednesday. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a behind the scenes look at the ambassadorial life designed for a cult audience of foreign policy geeks. >> not caring is a real sort of cancer. >> we thought if we were lucky we might have 50,000 danes tune in. >>eporter: but the audience of danes,

united states has not vetoed the resolution. in the past they vetoed it and today they abstained and it was quite the statement on israel. let's look at what the united states ambassador had to say. >> because there are important issues that are not sufficiently addressed in this resolution and because the united states does not agree with every word in the text, the united states did not vote in favor of the resolution. it is because this resolution reflects the facts on the ground and is consistent with u.s. policy across republican and democratic administrns throughout the history of the state of israel that the united states did not veto it. >> there was question whether or not the u.s. would veto and abstain. we heard from the israeli ambassador a short time ago. >> they are voting yes in favor of the resolution. we have in fact voted no. you voted no to negotiations. you voted no to progress. a chance for better lives for israelis and palestinians. you voted no to the possibility of peace. >> there is no question that part of this is the relationship and the chilling relationship between president barack obama and the israeli prime minister. it has been building

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particular for her service during a number of senior capacities during the bush administration, united states ambassador to the european union, assistant secretary of state for international organizations, also in the white house and in baghdad. it is great to have a speaker and a moderator who share what for us is an organizational interest in the promotion of human rights and democracy and strong american leadership in the world. i ask you to please join me in welcoming senator cardin. and the ambassador, thank you very much. [applause] kristen silverberg: senator, it is always an honor to hear from you. you know, i have dozens of topics i would love to talk about. i thought i would just hop right into it and hopefully save about 10 minutes at the end for audience "q" and "a". when we first scheduled this. i was confident we would be talking about the clinton administration. so much for that. so, how are you? you have spent a few weeks kind of getting your mind around how you are going to approach foreign policy under the trump administration? can you say a word about that? ben cardin: kristin, thank

particular for her service during a number of senior capacities during the bush administration, united states ambassadoro the european union, assistant secretary of state for international organizations, also in the white house and in baghdad. it is great to have a speaker and a moderator who share what for us is an organizational interest in the promotion of human rights and democracy and strong american leadership in the world. i ask you to please join me in welcoming senator cardin. and the ambassador, thank you very much. [applause] kristen silverberg: senator, it is always an honor to hear from you. you know, i have dozens of topics i would love to talk about. i thought i would just hop right into it and hopefully save about 10 minutes at the end for audience "q" and "a". when we first scheduled this. i was confident we would be

officers for positions including homeland security secretary, veterans affair secretary and united states ambassadorat he did not think they were a "good fit." >> silicon valley tech leaders will meet with president-elect on wednesday, notable because made their disapproval of the campaign well-known and criticized the tech companies, as well, and blasted amazon at one point and called for a boycott of apple. the technical leaders are expected to talk about tax codes, regulations and trade deals and the invitation came from his son-in-law kushner, chief of staff reince priebus and peter thiel. >> internet access could be easier when you visit downtown napa. jane king has that story and more. >> good morning, the new year will include a new look by napa leaders into a public wireless internet system. the napa valley register said city elected officials will study the costs scope and features of a wi-fi when that used buildings to host the transmitters feeding data to smart phone and tablet users. chipolte have rejected drive throughs but an analyst said that could change. one made the change and now

the united states state ambassador to japan, caroline kennedy, is getting a lot of attention.he and other diplomats in japan made this video, coping the dance moves from a popular tv series. they said that mini staff members are fans of the show and did their own interpretation after watching others on social media. okay. you couldn't see her, but lisa had the same dance moves a seconding a. >> you know me. good morning. a freeze warning for another hour. north bay valleys, san rafael, american canyon. layer on today high clouds mix was sunshine. 53 san jose. the accuweather seven-day forecast, frosty morning and warm up, 60s in the around. the overnight lows, we will get warmer the middle of the week. dry lou new year's eve and new year's day. a good dry stretch for you. >> okay. thanks for joining us on this christmas morning. "good morning america" is next. then a full day of holiday specials begin. at 8:00 a.m. watch the lights festival in chicago. 9:00 a.m. a magical ride on main street in the disney park celebration. and 11:00 a.m. the rematch between the warriors and ca

bob corker former cia director david panchayats in the former united states ambassador to china, john huntsman. a plea for patients coming from chumps senior advisory -- trump's senior advisor. >> is the best connector and communicator. he just pulled off the upset of a century. in the fact is, you have to trust his instincts. >> ambassadors huntsman's name particularly interesting considering the hardline that he is taking with china. the last thing, their monetary policy and a tweet this morning. >> michigan and minnesota begin recounting today in response to a challenge from dr. jill stein. >>> this wednesday march 75 years of the japanese attack on pearl harbor and the first time ever a sitting japanese prime minister will visit the site. he will visit pearl harbor in hawaii later this month alongside president. obama. earlier this month president. obama visited hiroshima. and a memorial to the victims of the atomic that ended world war ii. >>> outside of our doors, a mix of sun and clouds in temperatures are cooler today. we will be on a cooling trend for the next two days. make

minister shinzo abe joining to to lay a wreath at the pearl harbor memorial and joined by the united states ambassadorn. caroline kennedy looking at the shots as they lay that wreath. we are going to take a look here as this played out. the 75th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor. we commemorated that and both leaders taking the wreaths and laying them the first time a united states president and japanese leader have joined together at pearl harbor. this is actually a live shot you are looking at right now. obama and abe tossed the petals over the edge into the water. this live at the pearl harbor memorial right now. president obama, this was something he said he was very much looking forward to doing. now the japanese program n splarp and both expected to make sparks in a few minutes. we will take a quick break and be right back. >> the actor named after two presidents. >> anyone recognize you? >> just guy who has seen it 12 times. >> he asked you out? >> the princess! i was the prize that he heard you had seen it 12 times and he got a free day with the princess and a bucket of popcor

has picked up there and he's going to challenge, you know, our nuclear treaties with the united states. >> ambassador, do you agree with that? >> yes. i think putin -- abraham lincoln grew up on a farm next to an old farmer who used to say, i don't need much land, just what adjoins mine. that's putin and that's historically been russia for much of its history. and i agree with bob, he's on the move. he's a problem. we are certainly not going to help deal with that by getting weaker. we have gotten quite weak over the course of the last eight years. >> let's talk about the president-elect because a short time after putin's remark, ambassador, donald trump tweeted this. "the united states must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes." how do you read this? >> i think they might have used a different -- might have used a different verb than expand which suggests a numerical increase and that may not be the main thing we need but we've gone eight years here with a very minor attention to modernizing our nuclear forces and takin

say he rejected offers for homeland security secretary, veterans affairs secretary, and united states ambassador he did not thing any of them were a good fit. >> ohio leaders are finalizing details to have astronaut john glenn lie in state. an emergency meeting is called for 6:30 our time, to finalize details to have him lie in the rotunda. he is angi native the first american to orbit the earth day on thursday at 95. >> heading to a scar trip, there -- a car trip this winter, the g.p.s. mapped the shortest route for this miami from oregon to california, and it took they will on an unplowed mountain road and the snow socked them in. they finally called 9-1-1. the warning is g.p.s. stations can pound you in the wrong directions when conditions are poor. >> it was scary because to the left was a downgrade, quit a step downgrade. >> they had enough food to last through the night. it should have been seven hours but it took them more than 24 hours. >> next time you call an uber you will get into a vehicle from "star wars". sort of. they are teaming up with disney so when you update your app you will

. >> joining me now to react, the israeli ambassador to the united states, ambassador, thank you for being here tonight. we're hear from you, one of the first reactions from you to the secretary of state's speech today, it was a long speech, he was clearly showing his frustrations. we have heard benjamin netanyahu respond, john kerry lashing out at the so-called settler agenda. your response? >> well, look, first of all, this is not new. i have been in this capacity as ambassador for over three years, before that i was the senior advisor to the prime minister. we have been working with this administration for eight years and in 2009 we had a crisis over the whole question of settlem t settlements. this administration, president barack obama came into office thinking that the whole reason why we don't have peace with the pla palestinians is because of the question of settlements. i remember we had just finished this war in gaza where we had thousands of rockets soaring over our heads. and they uprooted 21 settlements, in the early days of the administration, the prime minister came to

what will be interesting when he is president is what he instructs his incoming united states ambassadoruth carolina nikki haley, on what he wants her to do, and if the -- it seems to me there will be a u.s. security council veto of any u.n. measure against israel. but i want -- i think the context here is important. the united nations has never been an honest broker in any israeli dealing, with maybe a rare exception. so, one of the reasons this is now so controversial, it's not the -- it's not really a discussion, per se, on the settlements, the u.s. position being against settlements was well established with obama's speech in cairo at the beginning of his presidency. it's whether or not the united nations, israel and other nations and other people throughout the world, see the u.n. as an honest broker and the answer is no. >> nbc news has confirmed steven adviser steven miller is going to write trump's speech. we know he penned many of trump's speeches, one of which we saw on the floor of the republican national convention in july. >> the indications are that it would be similar to t

here with me is peter vittig, german ambassador to the united states. ambassador, thank you very much for being with us and our sympathies are with your country at this time. how is your country healing as they move forward from this attack? >> brianna, let me first of all say how overwhelmed and moved we were to see such an outpour of solidarity and support by our american friends, by citizens, by officials. it was really heartwarming and it's good to have friends in difficult times. we were very grateful for that. now, this really, this attack, has touched, know, a very -- sensitive point. the christmas tradition in germany is a long-standing family tradition. you know, we all go out to the christmas markets and celebrate with our kids. the season. enjoy the food and the wine. so this that hit you know, a very vulnerable point, and it happened all in an iconic church in berlin. and i await with my family, go to this place often. it is really an attack on our traditions, and that's why not only because, you know, people died, and 49 injured still struggling with

i thank you. >> i would like to thank the ambassador of the united states for her statement and i would like to give the floor to the ambassador of france. ambassador: mr. president, the adoption of resolution 2334 is an important and in many ways historic event in the work of the security council. this is the first resolution council on the israeli-palestinian conflict in eight years. it is important that the security council is making its position known as clearly in this to state what is obvious, and that is that israeli settlement building undermines little by little the possibility of having a viable and independent palestinian state living side by side with israel. necessary for the security council to recall the collective and unanimous attachment of the international community to the two state solution and to express its position clearly on the threats to that solution. unless we act resolutely toward that end, the two state solution will disappear like a mirage in the desert. even though there is no credible alternative that could meet the legitimate aspirations of both parties

the united states is israel's biggest and often only protector at the united nations, vetoing resolutions condemning israel is something our u.n. ambassadors do routinely, but the united states always has its own issues with israel and american presidents have always been trying to find ways to coax or pressure israel into peace negotiations into palestinians, and as frustrated as american presidents can get in their own private negotiations with israel, whenever anyone else criticizes israel, the american response is usually that of a family member that can be tensions within that family, but when someone from outside the family criticizes, well, then the united states is always there to defend israel. and so it was in 2011, when president obama's ambassador to the u.n. vetoed a resolution condemning the construction and expansion of israeli settlements in an occupied palestinian territory. egypt recently introduced another version of that resolution which was scheduled to come to the vote at the united nations today at 3:00 p.m. and this time, the united states had not taken a public position on that resolution. this was clearly a messag

and he will have a markedly different approach as it relates to these actions against the united states. ambassadorlways a pleasure to have you. thank you so much. >> glad to be with you. >>> and while tensions are escalating between washington and moscow, the obama administration's relationship with one of our closest and most important allies, israel, continues to deteriorate. today the associated press reported that, quote, relations between obama/anti-anti-camps hit rock bottom. meanwhile, the incoming democratic senate minority leader shuck schumer released a part that reads in quote, while he may not have intended it, i fear secretary kerry in his speech and action at the u.n. has emboldened extremists on both sides. last night president-elect donald trump had this to say about israel and the actions. the u.n. security council. >> i'm very, very strong on israel. i think israel has been treated very, very unfairly by a lot of different people. you look at resolutions in the united nations, you look at what happened, they're up for 20 reprimands, and other nations that are horrible places, hor

ambassadors who sit at the security council. no one would have supported such a resolution without the support of the united states. even ambassadors approached me before the vote and told me we wanted to abstain but the minute we saw what the u.s. was doing and got the signal we would support the resolution. >> to be clear and i'm going off what you are saying, do you believe secretary kerry is lying to your government and lying to the american people? >> i don know what to tell you about that. i can only tell you the facts. if the u.s. wasot supporting this resolution it wouldn't have passed. that's a fact. we have seen it in the security council in the past. how many times in the u.n. people are trying to gang up against israel and pass resolutions. i have seen in the last year dozens of times. the u.s. stood by us but now think about the timing. three weeks before the change of guard in the white house all of the sudden it's happening? it's not a coincidence. >> you talk about the change of guard in the white house, ambassador. talk a little bit about how you see the relationship between the united states and is

ambassadors. in addition, the united states may very well see the last of her ministers. by such statement as an franklin, thomas jefferson, and john adams. the unitedier days, states was not permitted the privilege of sending ambassadors abroad. she was too small and relatively unimportant. sharedilosophy was not by america today, however. for all nations, no matter how small or new, are considered importance, and her ambassadors are received in the traditional time-honored ceremony. ♪ >> ♪ joy to the world the lord is come receive her king ♪ ♪ the president concluded his official day by ushering in the christmas season, and annual washington holiday ritual. >> ♪ repeat the sounding joy repeat the sounding joy ♪ [applause] tonight, even as we speak, american men are fighting in a strange land a half a world away. and yet, at this time of christmas, there are signs of hope. states -- and in the united states, we have made progress in human rights in the past six years and we have made in all the previous 100 years. throughout the world, nation is joining nation in a commo

united states may very well see the last of the ministers. in our earlier days, the united states was not sending ambassadors abroad, she was too small and relativelyortant. this is not shared by america today as all nations are considered important and their ambassadors are received in the traditional time-honored ceremony. ♪ narrator: the president concluded his official day with washington annual holiday ritual. >> tonight, even as we speak, american men are fighting in a strange land a half a world away. , at this time, there are signs of hope and in the united states, we have made progress in human rights in the past six years, more than we have made in all of the previous 100 years. nation is the world, joining nation in a common lotrt to try to improve the of man. let us here tonight dedicate this christmas tree with hope , and let usnfidence rededicate ourselves to the principles of our bill of rights , to give life to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of , into the way of peace. ♪ narrator: moments later, the first family returned to the white house to preside over the christmas party for the staff. the antics of the baja marimba

state hastion and peace recognized by [inaudible] i thank you. >> thank you for your statement. i now give the floor to the ambassador of the united states. ambassador: let me begin with a supporthe u.s. will not use of additional land for the purpose of settlements during the transitional period. the immediate adoption of a settlement freeze by israel could create the confidence needed for wider artistic patient in these talks. further settlement activity is in no way necessary for the security of israel and only diminishes the confidence of the arabs that a final outcome can be freely and fairly negotiated. that is the end of the quote. 1982 by said in president ronald reagan. he was speaking about a new proposal that he was launching two and the israeli-palestinian conflict while ultimately, president reagan's proposal was not recognized it is illuminating in two respects. they underscore the commitment to achieving a comprehensive and lasting peace between the israelis and palestinians. that has been the policy of republicanistration, and democrat, since before president reagan and all the way through the -- to the present day. second,

i thank you. >> i would like to thank the ambassador of the united states for her statement and i would like to give the floor to the ambassador of france. ambassador: mr. president, the adoption of resolution 2334 is an important and in many ways historic event in the work of the security council. this is the first resolution council on the israeli-palestinian conflict in eight years. it is important that the security council is making its position known as clearly in this to state what is obvious, and that is that israeli settlement building undermines little by little the possibility of having a viable and independent palestinian state living side by side with israel. necessary for the security council to recall the collective and unanimous attachment of the international community to the two state solution and to express its position clearly on the threats to that solution. unless we act resolutely toward that end, the two state solution will disappear like a mirage in the desert. even though there is no credible alternative that could meet the legitimate aspirations of both parties

ambassador to his office, and the israeli prime minister has gone so far as to accuse the united states of conspiring with palestinians to harass israel. israeli ambassador to the united nations ron dermer tried to explain israel's anger on cnn "new day" today. >> it's an old story that the united nations gangs up against israel. what is new is that the united states did not stand up and oppose that gang up and what is outrageous is that the united states was actually behind that gang up, to bring a resolution to the security council is not just something that israel opposes. it's something that barack obama opposed, in september 2011 he stood at the united nations and he said, these issues should not be handled at the u.n. security council. they should be handled through negotiations. we agree on that. we have a disagreement with the administration over settlements. but you don't take, as the prime minister just said, you don't take your friends to the security council. as biased as the u.n. is, we are a member of the community of nations and will fight for our rights there, but i hope

united states. ambassad ambassador, always a pleasure. >>> while tensions are escalating between the u.s. and moscow, the relationship with israel continues to deteriorate. relations between obama, netanyahu camp hit rock bottom. meanwhile the incoming senator minority leader chuck schumer released a statement, quote, while he may not have intended it i fear secretary kerry in his speech and action has 'em emboldened extremists on both sides. >> i think israel has been treated unfairly by a lot of people. you look at the relations in the u.n., they're up for 20 reprimands and other nations a that are horrible places, that treat people horribly haven't even been reprimanded. there's something going on and it's unfair to israel. >>> joining me now is israel's ambassador to the u.n. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> absolutely. this is so important what's going on now and the relationship between the united states and israel is crucial. it is integral to world stability. and israel has enough countries after them, surrounded by people that would like to see the end, th

united states and israel. a lot about this yesterday. my reaction from the ambassador to the u.n. coast-to-coast," we will be right back. warren, to help me deal. isn't that right warren? well, you could get support from thinkorswim's in-app chat. it lets you chat and share your screen directly with a live person right from the app, so you don't need a comfort pony. oh, so what about my motivational meerkat? in-app chat on thinkorswim. only at td ameritrade. >> the two state solution is the only way to achieve a just and lasting peace between israelis and palestinians. >> secretary ker paid lipservice to the unremitting campaign of terrorism waged by the palestinians against the jewish state for nearly a century. what he did was to spend most of his speech blaming israel for the lack of peace. connell: certainly tensions with israel continuing to heat up between the current administration on its layout and benjamin netanyahu's government. we are joined in the studio by ambassador to the united states, ambassador to the united nations, thank you for coming in. we appreciate it. wha

he may be considering former utah governor. , john huntsman, who also served as united states ambassadorna. >>> the oakland raiders mounted another fourth-quarter comeback. they beat the buffalo bills 38 to 24. they had a 20 429 lead in the third. but, the raiders had three straight touchdowns. this go-ahead pass to cooper in the fourth. there were a big defensive plays. khalil mac hit the quarterback. as he was throwing nate allen, intercepted. the raiders, are 10 and two. they are playing the division rival. on thursday. and, the 49ers lost again. continuing their side. to the chicago bears. it was snowing in chicago. he made only one of five passes. and he was sacked five times and three quarters. then he was benched. and, chip kelly said he wanted to see if he could spark the offense. it didn't happen. the 49ers played the new york jets. he says, he hasn't made a decision on who will be the starting quarterback. >>> time to check in with mike. >> thank you. and, the deadly warehouse fire. what we are learning about some of those victims as the death toll continues to rise. >>> and we

united totes agreed to upgrade embassy level. and returned to receive the ambassadors from bulgaria and hungary. americane of you representatives to these eastern european countries, the united states very well see the last of her ministers. and office held by ben franklin, thomas jefferson and john adams. in her early days, the united states was not permitted the privilege of sending ambassadors abroad. she was too small and relatively unimportant. this is out -- philosophy is not shared by america today. for all donations, they are considered important. their investors are received in the traditional, time-honored ceremony. >> joy to the world. the lord has come. let heaven and nature sing. let heaven and nature sing. let heaven and nature sing. >> the president concluded by ushering in the christmas season with washington's annual holiday ritual. >> and tonight, even as we speak, men are fighting in a strange land. they have a world away. at time of christmas, there are signs of hope. we havenited states, made progress in human rights. in the past six years, we have in the previous hundred years. throughout the world, all are being forgotten. a nation is joining nations. it is i

united states. melissa: ambassador what do you think about that move? >> well i think it should be done sooner rather than later. i think this is an important political point for trump that distinguishes him from other presidential candidates, all of whom have said they too would move the embassy and didn't do it. he can do it in the first 24 hours of his presidency by taking down the sign of our consulate in jerusalem and replacing it with a sign, says embassy of the united states of america. he can take somewhat longer term view to put an embassy in west jerusalem. that is to say in territory nobody, i mean nobody ever believes would be part of a so-called palestinian state, and i think it, like his conversation with the president of taiwan, it goes to a very important issue. nobody tells the united states who to talk to. nobody tells the united states that they can't put their embassy in the capitol city of the company they're being represented in. melissa: what is the downside though? >> people will be up sit including a lot of left-wing intellectua

it's been since 1913, first the the ambassador of russia to the united states. ♪ ♪ >> ambassador, sod by ambassador sergei kiziak. >> what a beautiful mansion. go we like it also. >> on the elegant marble staircase, a serenade welcome awaited us. >> these are kids from the russian embassy school. >> spasibo, wonderful. >> thank you very much. >> oh my. >> on the second floor, an expansive landing leads to the grand salon. decorated for the holidays, the star atop the tree doing its best to outshine the mouldings and corinthian columns. >> beautiful, breathtaking. >> and in russia it's not exactly the christmas tree, we call it yulka, russian for pine tree, it has become more or less secular symbol. to all christians, it's a christmas tree. for nonchristians it's a new year tree. >> a new year tree. >> he said the traditions around the tree are similar to those around the world. >> you would put presents for kids during the middle of the night. >> the gifts are brought by grandfather frost. a character from russian folk tales. >> welcome to our red room. >> the room is set for tea. >>

was an important step for the united states to send a signal to israel that the present status quo is unsustainable on the ground. >> let's listen to the israeli ambassadoro the united states yesterday speaking on andrea mitchell's show, in effect, issues a threat to the united states. let's listen to this. >> we have proof. i don't believe it, we know it, and we'll share it with the incoming administration with appropriate channels and they can decide whether they want to share it with the american people, we're not going to share it with this administration, because they are behind it. we may get a new security council of resolution in the waning days of the administration. >> just to clarify, the proof that he says he has is proof that it was the united states at the u.n. that was actually pushing this resolution, making it happen. washington post is reporting that the israelis' proof comes from espionage conducted against the united states. >> there's no way to know exactly what, of course, was going on behind the scenes. the palestinian delegation that was in town about ten days ago was reported in egyptian media. met with susan rice, and they discu

united states was actually behind that gang-up. i think it was a very sad day, really a shameful chapter -- >> ambassador, what's the evidence that theng-up? i've heard that a lot. >> we have clear evidence of it. we will present that evidence to the new administration. through the appropriate channels. and if they want to share it with the u.s. people they're welcome. >> why not present it -- >> like i said, we will present the evidence to the new administration and if they want to share it with the american people, they're welcome to do it. >> so we want to get the bottom line now with cnn senior political analyst and senior editor for the atlantic, mr. ron brownstein. what do you make of that? i don't know if you saw the entire interview. >> good morning. merry christmas, happy hanukkah. look, it's an extraordinary moment. but a continuation, i think, of a pattern we have seen. i mean the relationship between the netanyahu government, and the obama administration has been difficult and rocky and extraordinary from the start. by the way, as it was under bill clinton. for netanyahu. and i think, you know, this is kind of the book-en

floor over to our guest let me tell you a bit about his background before being appointed ambassador to the united states, he served as deputy chief of staff to the president of afghanistan. he has a phd and bachelors degree with honors in the united kingdom and before joining the ambassador worked for the american university in afghanistan and the intel corporation. he's been an active leader in civil society among the global afghan community. he's carried out the excellent charitable work. mr. ambassador? ' >> thank you for those kind remarks that the introduction. i would like to before they begin to give moment to honor the sacrifices that both american and afghan troops have made for the joint effort in combating terrorism not just for afghanistan but the entire wor world. i would like to thank those that served in afghanistan and their families. it is a joint effort. i would like to thank the heritage foundation for organizing this timely event and this is a remarkable thing to be in the united states. the unlike his predecessors, president trump will be working with a country that is already two y

united states. have an ambassador now to israrael that is incapable of deliveringng the mesessage that settlements are an obstacle because he himself has helped create as obstacles. amy: i want to turn to david friedman, the bankruptcy lawyer -- donald trump's anchorage the lawyer who donald trump capped to be the next your semester to israel. in o october, he was intetervied on the israeli netwowork i24 ne. >>>> will l donald trumpmp r ree as israel'l's solar r capital? >> yes, he s said that countless times s that he willll recogogne city of jerusalem as israel's eternal l capital. he will move the embassysy from tel aviv to jerusasalem. >> s so trump's policies, , as r as the israeli-jewish-american voter, why should i israeli voters, israeleli american votes vote for trump?? those who want to see a strtrong relationship between israel and t the united stateses with no daylight, thohe who want to see i israel protecd at the u united nations, those o wawant to see ththstrongestt lel of mililitary and ststrategic coopoperation between the twoo countriess, those who do not t t is he any y daylight bet

united states. have an ambassador now to israel that is incapable of delivering the message that settlements are an obstacle because he himself has helped create as obstacles. amy: i want to turn to david friedman, the bankruptcy lawyer -- donald trump's anchorage the lawyer who donald trump capped to be the next your semester to israel. in october, he was interviewed on the israeli network i24 news. >> will donald trump recognize as israel's solar capital? >> yes, he said that countless times that he will recognize the city of jerusalem as israel's eternal capital. he will move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> so trump's policies, as far as the israeli-jewish-american voter, why should israeli voters, israeli american voters vote for trump? those who want to see a strong relationship between israel and the united states with no daylight, those who want to see israel protected at the united nations, those who want to see the strongest level of military and strategic cooperation between the two countries, those who do not what is he any daylight between the two countries, those who want to

united states didn't stop it. they were behind it. >> the ambassador saying very clearly they believe the u.s. nd this resolution. he did not -- no one has yet offered the evidence that leads them to believe the united states was behind this resolution, but what is your take? what is dermer trying to say? >> i think he's trying to say this resolution, while the administration says will encourage peace, will actually make peace harder to achieve. there's an argument for that if you think about it. because what's happened in the past few days, actually the sides retreated to their corners, it forced the israelis to make a precedent out of we are not going to be bullied around by this kind of thing, these kinds of things. as you pointed out, in congress there's bipartisan support for punishing the u.n., punishing the palestinians, taking away aid, starting a major fight over the u.s. role in dwruthe united nations. so the argument is what have you achieved? it's actually done more harm than good. >> but josh, on that point, where do you think this goes in terms of we have now heard very quickly fr

united states. he's also appointed an ambassador to israel who does not support to a two state solution and had been a friend politically and financially to the settler's movement which suggest of the in coming administration is not going to expand a significant amount of time and energy and prestige on two-state solution. of course, it could be something different, it maybe the opening bid of the trump administration to demonstrate gang before launching -- we'll have to find out on january 20th. >> steven cook, i wish we had more time, i hope you will come back. >> thank you craig. >> no surprise, president-elect trump tweeting this morning slamming the obama administration about all of this. my kasie hunt has been covering that part of the story for us. any response from the president or the transition team since secreta secretary john kerry's speech. >> we saw before kerry took the podium of this back and forth of donald trump and benjamin netanyahu. benjamin netanyahu tweeted back, his thanks but since then donald trump has been at marg-o-largo. we are waiting to see if he's going come out with

>>> yes, the united states embassy in ankara is closed because of the death of russian ambassador and, also, because shots were fired outside the united states embassy a few hours after. no one was hurt in the second shooting. regardless, the embassy is closed as a precaution, and united states consulates in istanbul are closed, as well, for any normal operations and for any normal operations and are rescheduling the visa@%-apn >> two bay area businesses facing criminal charges. they everyone soling jewelry and statues made with endangered animal parts. dozens of pieces were seized in chinatown from jewelry to statues all made from ivory. a new law prohibiting the selling, buying and trading of ivory took affect july 1. >> $500,000 worth of ivory which is egregious amount of ivory to sell. we will proceed with the investigation that will likely end up being prosecuted here in the district attorney's office. >> they are not naming names yes but it goes beyond the bay area. 400 pieces of ivory jewelry were sized at l.a.x. and those in violation could first a year in jail and up to $50,

particular for her service during a number of senior capacities during the bush administration, united states ambassador to the european union, assistant secretary of state for international organizations also in the white house and in baghdad. it is great to have a speaker and a moderator who share what for us is an organizational interest in the promotion of human rights and democracy and strong american leadership in the world. i ask you to please join me in welcoming senator cardin. and the ambassador, thank you very much. [applause] kristen silverberg: senator, it is always an honor to hear from you. you know, i have dozens of topics i would love to talk about. i thought i would just hop right into it and hopefully save about 10 minutes at the end for audience "q" and "a". when we first schedule this panel on foreign policy and the next administration, i was confident we would be talking about the clinton administration. so much for that. so, how are you? you have spent a few weeks kind of getting your mind around how you are going to approach foreign policy under the trump administration? can you

thank you to you both. >>> new today, israel's ambassador to the united states endorsed one of donald trump's campaign promises, involving the status of the u.s. embassy in israel. specifically, whether the u.s. embassy should be moved to jerusalem instead of tell vooerc aviv, where it is right now. promised to move it fairly quickly, his words. and similar promise was made during similar campaigns did not follow through once they reached the white house. cnn global affairs analyst joining me from washington. you know very well this has been a political discussion for decades. specifically since 1995 when congress pass add bill to move the embassy to jerusalem. president after president since that time, every six months, weighed this saying we're not going to do it right now. you say it's a bad idea, basically from a negotiating standpoint. explain why. >> it's not just that, john. having advised secretary of state, presidents of both parties, when it came to moving the embassy, my advise always the same. simply, don't. in large part, because both republicans and democrats could not d

united states to send him back to turkey. so far the united states government has said no. now they're saying that he's behind the killing of the russian ambassador. turkey and russia say they know that he's behind it. and so the united states supported that assassination. the united states is behind the assassination of that russian ambassador because we're harboring the guy who they want to blame for it, who they want to blame for everything going wrong in their country. we're behind the assassination of the ambassador in that art gallery? so says our nato ally? along with russia? i mean, that's what the news was like in national security today. secretary kerry had to step in and speak with his turkish counterpart today. by all accounts things got difficult and messy around this subject. the man who is supposed to be whispering in the president-elect's ear, giving him sage advice and understanding on national security, well, he's sort of part of the mess here. he was on the payroll of the turkish government while he worked on the trump campaign this year. he ran a consulting firm that lobbied for turkish government interests. he did that while

her service in a number of senior capacities during the bush administration including as united states ambassador to the european union, international secretary for and also in the white house and in baghdad. great to have a speaker and moderator who share for us is organizational interest in promotion of human rights and democracy and strong american leadership in the world and ask you to join me in welcoming senator cardin and ambassador silver berg. [applause] >> senator, it is always an honor to hear from you. i have dozens of lots of topics i like to talk about and hop into it and hopefully he save ten minutes at the end for audience q&a. when we scheduled first panel on foreign policy in the administration, i was 100% confident we would talk about the clinton administration. so, how are you, you've spent a few weeks getting your mind how you will approach foreign policy in the trump administration. can you say a word about that. >> kristin, thank you for your public service. wonderful to be here, it is a little bit of a surprise, when we accepted this invitation we would outline our comment

united states? >> the israeli ambassador to the u.n. in his speech that you should play at some point said who gave you right, addressing the u.n. security council members. he said, we are building jerusalem like you're building in paris and washington and london and moscow and beijing. so he doesn't want to acknowledge that the illegal annexation of east jerusalem is not accepted by the world. that this is colonialism. they're grabbing land that belongs to others. these are basics when you want to make peace with an occupied people. the negotiations are not there to legitimize their occupation and colonialism. and, you know, this country has a declaration of independence. it says we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal. with rights including liberty. we are seeking freedom. you want us to discuss with the occupying power that says i have no intention to discussion jerusalem, i have no intention to go back to '67 borders, i have no intention to acknowledge palestine rights, you want us to negotiate with th