bin salman, and he only reports to mohammed bin salman. in connection with a separate incident, a tweet that was posted in 2017 on saud al-qahtani's account, stated he's a loyal servant who follows orders from the top. the bbc asked the crown prince's office whether mohammed bin salman had ever sanctioned torture and killing. they said "we categorically deny these false claims... "the killing ofjamal khashoggi and these allegations have focused attention on the 33—year—old crown prince. so who exactly is mohammed bin salman? and how does a 30—something come to be running saudi arabia? we have become very good friends over a fairly short period of time. powerful friends are what the crown prince most needs right now. since the murder ofjamal khashoggi, mohammed bin salman has been widely cast as the possible mastermind. his carefully nurtured image as a liberal reformer has been shredded. it is a sudden change of fortune. because, up until now, the world has pretty much conformed to his wishes. he grew up as the favourite son of his f

was now lies in store for mohammed bin salman? yum panetta served as defence secretary and also director of the cia under president 0bama —— leon panetta. isner the crown prince on several occasions. i think it is very important at a price be paid here for the horrendous murder that took place in that consulate. it's took place in that consulate. it's to the crown prince to make clear what occurred here, it was, let's they said, bottom line is his credibility has been damaged that make its up to the crown prince. with his reputation badly tarnished overseas, how much support does the crown prince still command at home? right now the royal family is enormously unhappy with crown prince mohammed bin salman. 0ne enormously unhappy with crown prince mohammed bin salman. one of the distinctive features of his rise to power is a crackdown on the privileges that the royal family has enjoyed. so the royalfamily privileges that the royal family has enjoyed. so the royal family really hated him before jamal khashoggi and continues to ha

bin salman, area the two holy mosques, mohammed bin salman, are a red line. they represent every saudi citizen and every saudi citizen represents them and we will not tolerate any discussion of anything that is disparaging towards the monarch or a crown prince. have you, in a way being intimidated by those words? yes, of course. i will tell you what the red line is, the red line is killing a journalist. the red line is launching strikes against civilians, the red line is seeking the death penalty against peaceful activists. the red line is giving life sentences for feminists and human rights defenders in saudi arabia. these are the true red line ‘s matches start with the people and their human rights and basic liberties of that they should enjoy in saudi arabia. these are the real red line is, if anybody crosses the red line is, if anybody crosses the red line, they should be held accountable. i am so mindful of your situation, you're talking me from the united states, in chicago, but every hour of everyday i know that you are thinking the fate of your fath

tells me mohammed bin salman is not going to leave power. so the question for me is realistically how does a country where he remains the crown prince, potentially some day will be king, becomes more stable? the administration says it's naive to abandon autocrats friendly to us interests but after the khashoggi murder, the spotlight is on the us saudi relationship with lawmakers now demanding riyadh pay a price for its behaviour. let's get some of the day's other news. heatwaves linked to climate change pose an increasing danger that threatens to overwhelm health services around the world, according to research just published in the lancet. the study found vulnerability to extreme hot weather has risen steadily since 1990, and suggests people in europe and the eastern mediterranean are more at risk from heatwaves because of the high number of older people living in cities. at least 10 people have been killed in an attack on the compound of the british security company gas in kabul. 19 were wounded, including several children. the afghan inte

bin salman. the new york times had pretty reliable lea ks, suggesting that the cia believes that the line of authority goes direct to crown prince mohammed bin salman. president trump himself says hey, maybe we don't know, maybe he did, maybe he didn't, maybe we will never find out. what do you think? well, i think, saying that we may never find out is just a way to avoid the issue, trying to hold someone responsible for this heinous crime. it's trying to avoid facing the nation and telling them who did it and why and when and where? so, it is a way of avoiding the question of who did it and in what capacity the order came from. that is one point. the other point about the issue is that if we are thinking who did it, well, see the fingerprints. who sowed a death penalty to my fatherfor similar views of that held by jamal khashoggi? who arrested several feminists because they are peaceful activists and threatened them with the death penalty or life sentence in prison? who put a foreign minister un

our top stories: reports in the us that the cia believes saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the assassination of journalist jamal khashoggi, in istanbul. more than a thousand people now reported as missing in california's deadliest wildfire. 71 people are confirmed to have died. it's thought many of the missing are elderly. written, but not submitted. president trump says he's finished writing his answers to questions posed by the mueller inquiry into alleged russian election meddling. the british prime minister tries to sell her brexit deal, but the bbc understands that five of her top ministers want her to make changes. and he was the king of rock ‘n‘ roll. now, a0 years after his death, elvis presley is awarded america's highest civilian honour. hello and welcome. the cia believes that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi, according to reports in the us. it follows a detailed assessment of evidence by the intelligence agency. however saudi arabia has called the claim false and insists the crown prince knew nothing

let me go back to Ãbyes or no, is mohammed bin salman behind this?>> we don't know, we need an independent investigation but all signs indicate he touted his power and there are very strong linkages there so we need to independent investigation. >> four of his bodyguards or top security officials were part of this so-called à >> exactly. >> you think they could act alone without his permission? >> i feel that would be highly unlikely. >> what is holding you back from pointing the finger? >> because we are the committee to protect journalists, use journalism to protect journalists and we need to independently verify with multiple sources. you are not going to get me to make some remark that is not based in fact. that is why you have to have a credible independent investigation so that there is no doubt so it's not about my personal opinion. it is about what is established in fact. that is why many groups, including human rights watch, amnesty, reporters for reporters, the community to protect journalists, held a press conference at the united nations

bin salman. and even this issue of, you know, ordering jamal's death which the cia has reported with high confidence and which also other countries have the same intelligence, this is about his wave of repression. are we going to be allies and friends with a man that would butcher journalists, that has bombarding yeminen, bringing ito the brink of famine with children who are starving to death, this does not sound like a stable path for saudi arabia or for the middle east at all. >> have you or has your newspaper since this happened, have you had any contact, i'm asking here, with the white house? >> i think we have been engaging with the white house, i mean since the very beginning we're attempting and not just the white house but also saudi arabian officials, turkish officials including members of the governments, we have been vocal in calling for an independent international investigation and, you know, ideally the united nations. because saudi arabia clearly can't be trusted to investigate it

the irony that mohammed bin salman doesn't have an opposition. he doesn't have the tall ban as i have in afghanistan. most of the people, most of the intellectuals -- most of the people in jail are supportive of reform. if they were out of jail, they would be supporting him. there is no need to be arresting anything. >> and there you are in the scene. that was in 2018. there has been a thought that actually the crown prince didn't like any kind of dissent and did have sort of a, as i described it as what david ignatius reported. >> well, two things. first of all, i have a great respect for david ignatius, but his article is full of inaccuracies and i told him that yesterday. we can go into that if you like. but beyond that, what people don't understand is that the crown prince and the king have undertaken in the last two years the most drenching reform process or change process that the kingdom has gone through in the last 50 years. again, people don't want to appreciate that change is very risky and change brings out a lot of resistance. so is t

and the other is to try to shield mohamed bin salman from face. then he will have an ongoing confrontation with congress. talking of congress, you heard lindsey graham, a known hawk, saying he will not deal with mohamed bin salman any more, that he is a wrecking ball. what does that mean? what power does congress have to ta ke what power does congress have to take richard reid of action against mohamed bin salman if they believe the cia is right? —— action against. they can find lots of ways, frankly, to ta ke they can find lots of ways, frankly, to take it out of the administration if the administration is pursuing policies with which the congress disagrees. they can certainly do things like block arms sales to saudi arabia in the future will stop then there is the whole question of diplomatic engagement, criticising president trump and others in the administration if they meet with mohamed bin salman and so forth. what we have seen is very surprising. six weeks after this brutal murder it has not been dropped. members of congress and very se

president trump exchanges pleasantries here at the g20 with the saudi crown prince, mohamed bin salman, implicated by the cia in the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. and russian president vladimir putin gave the prince a high-five. is the saudi leader getting away with murder? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, live at the g20 summit in buenos aires. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news. we are live in buenos aires, where world leaders are gathered for a summit in the top industrialized nations. and president trump is right in the middle of the spotlight, insisting his decision to cancel a meeting with russian president vladimir putin is unrelated to dramatic new developments of the mueller investigation, which the white house now says is undermining the u.s. relationship with russia. we're also following breaking news from alaska, where the state's largest city, anchorage, has been rocked by a magnitude 7 earthquake, causing extensive damage and felt 400 miles

right now i guess the administration view is that saudi arabia is synonymous with mohammed bin salman. i would hope maybe i'm fantasizing here, that the royal family would think about some other heir apparent other than mohammed bin salman because for my money he's severely compromised himself by his involvement in this really despicable act. >> direct james clapper, thank you so much for your insight and helping us understanding what's going on here. >>> coming up has the president lost confidence in his vice president? new reporting from "the new york times" says the president has been going around asking aides if mike pence is loyal. we'll talk about that next. wow kaley, this is a fancy hotel. must have cost a lot. actually, i got a great deal. priceline saves you up to 60% on hotels, but that's something the hotels don't really want other guests to know. i saved about 120 dollars a night! did you say you saved 120 dollars a night on a room? 120 a night on a hotel room... that's a lot of savings! i saved even more on my flight. save up to 60% on hotels with priceline. we're all un

official the cia has concluded that the saudi mohammed bin salman -- saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman personally ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi last month. >> vice president mike pence quickly responded to the report saying the u.s. the hold his murderers accountable. >> the murder of jamal khashoggi was an atrocity. it was also an affront to a free and independent press, and the united states is determined to hold all those accountable who are responsible for that murder. >> senior international correspondent ben wedeman is in bay roueiru beirut. how did the cia reach this conclusion? >> reporter: they based this conclusion upon a variety of intelligence sources. but one of them significantly was a telephone call intercepted between the saudi ambassador in washington who happens to be the brother of crown prince mohammed bin salman and jamal khashoggi in which the saudi ambassador reassured the "washington post" columnist that to get that paper he needed to remarry he could go to the saudi consulate in istanbul and do so safely. apparently according to this report, this

it's whether they've been lying for weeks to cover for mohammed bin salman. for the cia to have the high con i did dense assessment now -- confidence assessment now they likely had evidence against mbs for a while. yet trump/pompeo stood by mbs. why? should there be an investigation in the subsequent tweet? >> i think so. it's implausible that the president or the secretary of state were unaware of the cia assessment over the past several weeks which raises a question of the whether we've been lied to by the white house. raising further questions about what conflicts of interest might have been motivating those possible lies. i think that if the current congress won't look into it, i'm looking forward to the house in january, maybe under elijah cummings in the house oversight committee, to really dig in on this and demand some answers from the white house for us since we don't seem to be able to get them voluntarily from the white house. >> all right. let's see if we'll get that stronger opinion from the president next week. walter schwab, thank you very much

a month ago you said you had spoken to the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, and that he had told you directly that he had no knowledge of this. that's right, that's right — and still says that. our washington correspondent chris buckler has the latest. president trump insists that the cia assessment has not been completed. he does, however, expect it to be complete by tuesday, and at this stage he says it's premature and inaccurate to suggest that the intelligence agency has concluded that the crown prince, mohammed bin salman, ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi. there has also been a very carefully worded statement by the state department over the weekend in which they say that the us government, perhaps distinct from the cia, has not yet reached any final conclusions. there has of course also been a very firm denialfrom saudi arabia. but there continue to be these questions, and the cia has certainly been looking at evidence which includes that tape of the killing inside the istanbul consulate, the audio recording that president trump has so far avoided hearing. and beyond

sing salomon and crown prince mohammed bin salm mohammed bin salman vigorously deny any knowledge. our intelligence agents continue to assess all information but it could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of the tragic event -- maybe he did and maybe he didn't. let's go to secretary mike pompeo. >> with that i'm happy to take a few questions. . >> reporter: mr. secretary, one of the things that the president points to in his statement is a $110 billion arms initiative but by the state department's own record, only $14.5 billion has come through. when do you expect to see the rest of the money from that arms agreement? >> some of these contracts, defense contracts in it can, are complex.negotiations, we are working diligently. i couldn't tell when you those negotiations will conclude but we are hopeful that each of those commitments that the kingdom of saudi arabia made to the united states to purchase equipment will be completed in a timely fashion. >> reporter: based on the president's statement, moving forward, relations with saudi arabia won't be affected by the k

bin salman. "the new york times" reports that top saudi officials considered using private companies to assassinate enemies order of crown prince mohammed a year before khashoggi's death. we speak with one of the reporters who broke the story, ronen bergman, author of "rise and kill first: the secret history of israel's targeted assassinations," a stunning book israeli intelligence officials tried to stop him from writing. >> this is a book about clandestine operations which focuses on targeted killings. in many other countries, this would be seen as illegal or e en if a country employs these tactics, people would be ashamed or embarrassed to talk about it. in israeael, people are proud ty took these assignments. amy: then we look at the cost of war. nearly half a million people have died in the so-called u.s. war on terror. it has cost the united states nearly 60 in dollars. we will speak with professor neta crawford, lead author of a major new report from brown university. all that and more,e,

our top stories: as prince mohamed bin salman arrives at the 620 summit, the us senate votes to take forward plans to end american military support for the saudi—led war in yemen. the bank of england warns that the uk could face a deep recession and a collapse in the pound if there's a no—deal brexit. fleeing the land of fire and flood. thousands evacuate their homes in the australian state of queensland as warning levels are raised to catastrophic for the first time. and the gadgets of the past finding new life in the african nation of togo, but the transformation comes with a risk. senators in the us have strongly criticised the absence of the cia director at a senate hearing on relations with saudi arabia. secretary of state mike pompeo gave evidence, along with defence secretaryjim mattis. the head of the cia did not. gina haspel has heard the audio of the murder the jamal khashoggi, and one democratic senator described her non—appearance as a cover—up. from washington, here's laura trevelyan this is the controversial saudi crown prince who reportedly, in the assessment o

talking to crown prince mohammed bin salman. another leader president trump may only see briefly as the u.s. is distancing themselves from the kingdom in riad. putin was all smiles with the prince. >> president is kscheduled to meet with other world leaders includie ining china. there are some rumbles inside the gop over mr. trump's changing stories on that moscow project. one said it would have been a different campaign in 2016 had the public known about that project. wolf. >> good point. thank you very much. let's talk a bit more about all of this. president of the united states is here on the world stage. he's under a lot of pressure in the russia investigation back home. i'm joined by our international diplomatic editor. the white house says this whole mueller investigation is damaging u.s.-russia relationships. is that true? >> this is what the russians would have us believe as well. the russian president spokesperson said cancelling the meeting raises tensions between the two countries. the russians are enabling that messa

anybody who knows saudi arabia knows that mohammed bin salman ordered this, and i think the interesting part is the cia has confirmed this, and it's almost as a revolt from langley, telling the president, look, you can say what you want, but you're absolutely wrong, and let's don't ferlgorget this wast of his first deal going to saudi arabia and starting an alliance with mohammed bin salman, this is the art of the deal, i trust this guy, the arms deal and the rest of it. this is a huge setback for the president. >> i mean, it certainly is. you got to remember the crown prince, when this first came out, said, oh, jamal khashoggi left the consulate, right? remember the guy who had dressed up in his clothes and there's already been blatant lies from his mouth directly. >> you can't trust anything they say at this point. i mean, they're trying to cover up for the crown prince. there's nobody that can replace him right now. the crown prince controls the intelligence service, the police, the whole country, and so what do you do now? is it going to be a dynastic fight over, you know, getting r

and the senator corker is absolutely right they are going to rush to protect mohammed bin salman and much harder to get the iron clad evidence to hold up in court. i think it is imperative for the u.s. to stand up for this journalist that wrote for the "washington post." there is a lot of leverage and bipartisan support in congress for ending arms supply for the saudi war in yemen. and also holding whoever is accountable here holding them accountable via sanctions. so far the trump administration has done sanctions to 17 saudis but these are lower level individuals. this is attempt to protect the crown prince. and if the crowns prince was in fact responsible for this murder, as the cia has concluded, i think we need to be looking at sanctions on the crowns prince as well. and a lot of bipartisan by people in congress to do just that. but clearly president trump doesn't care about this murder. he doint care about morality and u.s. foreign policy. all he cares about is the arms deals which as you pointed out are wildly exaggerated. not factual that you won't get over $100 billion in ar

bin salman was introduced coming into the g twenty was met by president makary the horse hands were shaken pictures were taken he then moved into the main hall there were a number of exchanges which were immediately tweeted by the saudi foreign minister the they were very keen to assure that mohammed bin salman was not an international pariah was not being sidelined at this conference but was in fact being welcomed by other world leaders there was a bizarre moment when the mirror put and walked in and saw the chrome prints he welcomed them not in the normal way you would see it events like this i've been covering g twenty s. and g eight for a very long time i've never seen one world leader walk in and high five another but that's exactly what vladimir putin did then exchanged a joke or two a story then when pushed by the so did media that donald trump and mohammed bin salman had had a friendly meeting the the americans were asked about that donald trump said there was no discussions he might but there were no discussions so essentially it was just a friendly greeting in passing alth

would say that to mohammed bin salman. you do this again and there will be real consequences. chris said they would have to do that because a relationship with saudi arabia going forward will be difficult because mohammed bin salman has shown some errors in judgment. yes he's attempted to do exactly what james described in modernizing saudi arabia. but this was a real bad call on his part and he is made some others. i think secretary state pompeo, national security john bolton now have got to talk straightforwardly with them and say look, we've got to have a better understanding of our relationship. it cannot be based on what we have seen. paul: still ahead, the trump economy. the president is touting robust growth and the economy. but turmoil and challenges ahead. we will ask a former economic advisor next. >> as a country we are doing great. on the claimant is at a record low. look at the different statistics, i think tech stock will have some pals but that minimums and fees. they seem to be the very foundation of your typical bank. capital one is anything but typical. that'

and, you know, one of the closest friends of mohammed bin salman was his chief propagandist, but that being said that this would enter our informations sphere and go into right wing media especially with regards to, you know, the accusation of him being a member of the muslim brother hood, which by the way if you don't know it in the arabian gulf, you know, the arabian peninsula the muslim brotherhood is considered, you know, far, far more dangerous and insidious to them than iran. and they just have a pathological hate of that group. and so mention the muslim brotherhood over there and you can get practically anything that you want. and so it's not surprising that and, you know, one of the closest friends of mohammed bin salman was his chief propagandist, but that being said that this would enter our informations sphere and go into right wing media especially with regards to, you know, the accusation of him being a member of the muslim brother hood, which by the way if you don't know it in the arabian gulf, you know, the arabian peninsula the muslim brotherhood is considered, you kno

the president is reluctant to implication crown prince mohammed bin salman in the killing. although the cia concluded the crown prince personally ordered the operation. bob corker says congress will respond with additional pressure on saudi arabia if the trump administration fails to name the crown prince in sanctions. how are the saudis reacting? we have jomana karadsheh with more from istanbul. jomana. >> reporter: christine, it seems saudi officials are defiant and standing their ground before the prime minister in an interview with a saudi newspaper saying he has seen the news reports that the soocia concluded that crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the killing of jamal khashoggi. he says this is based on assessment and not based on real concrete evidence. he says we in the kingdom know this is unfounded and we reject this categorically whether it is leaks or not. then he went on to say that they have taken measures against those involved in the killing. he says saudi arabia has been the first country to implement such measures against those involved and they are

in october 2018, crown prince mohammed bin salman gave bloomberg is where he said they had detained some 1500 people in the past three years on national security grounds. it is clear what international human rights organizations are able to catalog represents merely the tip of the iceberg. in a close political space like saudi arabia where the government controls all sources of information, it's difficult to gather reliable information and the message heard by critics of the saudi government policy is that we will erase we will embrace you and no one will remember your name. yet amidst this grim picture there is still hope for truth in saudi arabia and on that front we must start with jamal. amnesty international is gathering with other organizations to call for the u.n. to begin an investigation into jamal's death. we are here today for jamal khashoggi, but were also eager to offer the authorities in saudi arabia that some much-needed guidance and clarity, a counter message could just as they have messages for those who defend human rights, we have messages for them. for too long they'v

>> yeah. >> who picked mohammed bin salman as his guy. because let's face it, it was not sure that the crown prince was going to be the crowns prince. there were many people that could have been chosen from. >> that's right. >> but jared kushner early on during the transition really showed his own backing from the united states, from the trump administration. they are putting all of their eggs in the mohammed bin salman basket. they think that it's not only about oil sales and keeping oil prices steady, which president trump referred to, but it's also about they hope he's going to bring them a middle east peace deal. they hope he's going to stand with them against iran. it was striking to me that here is a statement that is supposed to be about saudi arabia but the very first sentence actually talked about iran. and blamed the war in yemen on iran when we know that saudi indiscriminate bombing has caused so many thousands, tens of thousands of civilian casualties and has now prompted a famine. so with saudi arabia suddenly giving money an

bin salman, ordered the murder. today, in a statement, president trump seemed to dismiss that, saying: i'm not going to destroy the world economy, and i'm not going to destroy the economy for our country by being foolish with saudi arabia. what many people will find shocking is that, in this statement, president trump at one stage refers to the fact that some in saudi arabia regarded jamal khashoggi as an enemy of the state. he does go on to say that this was a terrible and indefensible crime. but, nonetheless, it gives you the sense that president trump intends to put american interests first over global concerns. the united states will continue to have a relationship with the kingdom of saudi arabia. they are an important partner of ours. we will do that with the kingdom of saudi arabia, its people, that is the commitment that the president made today. thank you very much, everybody. today, president trump was taking part in a presidential tradition, pardoning the turkey before thanksgiving. but away from the came

the cia is reported to have concluded that the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, ordered the killing, but mr trump said those reports are premature. let's hear what president trump had to say. we have the tape. i don't want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to hear it, sir? because it's a suffering tape, it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it. in fact, i said to the people, "should i?" they said, "you really shouldn't, there's no reason". i know exactly — i know everything that went on in the tape without having to hear it. and what happened? it was very violent, very vicious and terrible. a month ago you said you had spoken to the saudi crown prince and that he had told you directly that he had no knowledge of this. that's right, that's right. and still says that. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler has the latest. president trump insists that the cia assessment has not been completed. he does, however, expected to be com plete he does, however, expected to be co m plete by he does, howe

it was the charity that mohammed bin salman runs. they are still, and sincerely, it's not just runs. they are still, and sincerely, it's notjust that runs. they are still, and sincerely, it's not just that they feel like they have to say this, they are still very infused about the changes that there have been in the country, the greater opportunities for younger people and women, the fact that you do not have the religious police walking around in saudi arabia. just a few years ago, you would be concerned if you are in a shopping wall or something, when the prayers ring out, that you have got to get out of that quickly, the religious police would come, how you we re religious police would come, how you were dressed, who you are with. there is not that sense, it seems like more breathable easier country. there is a general sense amongst many saudis that they do not want that turned around. again and again, although you imagine this is not a subject they want to get into deeply, whatever happens at the top, there is a sense that they w

bin salman from assuming the throne he so outrageous comments that are being made are totally unacceptable and the kingdom of saudi arabia is unified on this issue the kingdom of saudi arabia is committed to its leadership the kingdom of saudi arabia is committed to the vision that our leaders have put forth for us in terms of vision twenty thirty and in terms of moving along the path of reform of the pentagon u.s. defense secretary james mattis discussed the administration's reasons for backing saudi arabia despite calls for accountability for khashoggi is murder on the khashoggi affair he said presidents don't often get the freedom to work with unblemished partners in all things you don't mention the conflict in yemen if you want to end the war you're going to deal with saudi you can't say i'm not going to deal with them a rejection of the policy advocated by an increasing number of members of congress to apply pressure on saudi arabia to end the war by ending the u.s. arms sales upon which its offensive depends matters a statements echoed the doctrine of spiles by donald trump and his s

the cia was reported to have concluded that the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, ordered the killing. but mr trump said those reports were premature here's some of what president trump had to say. we have the tape. i don't want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to? but i've been fully briefed. why don't you want to hear it, sir? because it's a suffering tape, it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it. in fact, i said to the people, "should i?" they said, "you really shouldn't, there's no reason". i know exactly, i know everything that went on in the tape without having to hear it. and what happened? it was very violent, very vicious and terrible. a month ago, you said you had spoken with saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, and that he had told you directly that he had no knowledge of this. that's right, and still says that. let's get more from chris buckler in washington. this story is just not going away from mr, or indeed, saudi arabia. this story is just not going away from mr, 0r ind

from all enemies foreign and domestic or mohammed bin salman? in the end he certainly didn't side with the cia. we have to take notice of the fact that he has done this in two cases. in russia where he has consistently sided with putin over our own intelligence committee and saudi arabia where he's done the same. ali, i think it is no coincidence that in both of those places, president trump and his broader family and businesses have significant financial interests in both of those countries. president trump in 2015 bragged about how saudis pay 40 or $50 million for his apartments. he has entered into previous business dealings with saudis before. so i think in this case, what we're actually seeing is not that the president is recruited assets of the saudi government, or in my estimation even the russian government, but his allegiance is conflicted. his allegiance is to follow the dollar, to follow the dollar which has gotten him everywhere he has ever been in life and he is following it now, and he is setting himself up so that when he is no lo

bin salman. you know him as mbs. he announced it moments ago along the prime ministers of india and japan and earlier was asked about that canceled sitdown meeting with russian president vladimir putin. here's what he said. >> ukraine. we don't like what happened. we're not happy about it. nobody is. hopefully they'll be able to settle it out soon because we look forward to meeting with president putin. on the respect of what took place, that was the sole reason. >> and speaking of putin, it's been a day full of photo opportunities. look at this extraordinary video. earlier the russian president shaking hands with saudi prince mohammed bin salman. and look at the -- i mean, that is like a -- i wouldn't say a bro hug but a secret hand shake and just to remind you, who these men are. it's not like they're frat brothers. putin, a former kgb agent. he's one of if not the richest and most powerful men in the world with an estimated net worth of up to $200 billion. and the crown prince of saudi arabia,

bin salman citing the multibillion defense agreements between the u.s. and riyadh he said fresh sanctions would hurt the american economy and questioned the cia investigation into the crown prince's knowledge into the killing of jamal khashoggi. the president highlighted saudi's importance as an oil supplier >> saudi arabia, if we broke with them i think your oil prices would go through the roof i've kept them down. they've helped me keep them done right now we have low oil provides or relatively i'd like to see it lower. it's a simple equation for me. i'm about make america great again. i'm about america first. >> mr. trump's statements provoked criticism from both sides of the aisle >> reporter: the president tonight deciding to side with saudi arabia at all costs. >> if we abandon saudi arabia, it would be a terrible mistake. >> reporter: questioning the cia's conclusion reported by nbc news that saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of "washington post" writer jamal khashoggi. >> they have nothing definitive. and the fact is, mayb

it is not that mohammed bin salman has disappeared, but we are seeing the older heads, the ones who are more cautious, coming out. the yemen war has dragged on, almost four years now. it is an absolute scar on the region. the public concern in the uk, in the us, about our support, military and financial, for the saudis has been growing. 0ther countries are seeing this as an opportunity and that the saudis are open to it, and we are seeing that. in the saudi media, the lead story is about the un meeting on yemen. much further down is a short denial about this story, the one i was just talking about. that shows the priority at the moment, and that the yemen initiative is being taken seriously. sebastien, thank you very much. more than a thousand people have been reported missing in a california wildfire which has destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 71 people. president trump is due to visit the area of northern california devastated by the state's worst—ever wildfire later today. the town of paradise and villages around it were almost completely destroyed. from there, the b

i think it affects our ability to work with mohammed bin salman going forward. but i don't think that it changes the reality inside of yemen or what the united states needs to be doing in order to try to resolve the conflict and address the humanitarian crisis. >> phil mudd, senator lindsey graham, republican senator, has been pretty much in lockstep with this president for the last several months. a marked turn for him, but on the issue of the crown prince, the issue of the khashoggi killing, listen to what he had to say this sunday. i want to get your reaction. >> i haven't been briefed, but i believe from day one that 15 people, 18, whatever the number was, they don't get on two airplanes, go to turkey, and chop a guy up in the consulate who is a critic of the crown prince without the crown prince having known about it and sanctioned it. when it comes to the crown prince, he's irrational. he's unhinged. and i think he's done a lot of damage to the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia. >> graham went on to say he personally is done working w

mohammed bin salman arrived in argentina today ahead of the 620 summit, as on capitol hill, a chorus of senators demanded saudi arabia face consequences for violating human rights. the us secretary of state had to defend a crucial us ally. there is no direct reporting connecting the crown prince to the order of the murder of jamal khashoggi. the president himself says in a washington post interview once again maybe mohammed bin salman did know about the killing, maybe he didn't. the trump administration argues saudi arabia is a crucial partner against iran and islamic state, which buys billions of dollars of us weapons. but us senators say america can't ignore murder. when we do not send a message to a country like saudi arabia, we tell an ally you can kill with impunity simply because you have some other interests with us, then we send a global message that is frightening and one that doesn't serve us interests and national security. after hearing from top trump officials today, senators asked why they hadn't been alloed to hear from cia director gina haspel herself. she's heard the

as you mentioned, mohammed bin salman also in the room, and in many rooms with president trump. they have no plans to meet as of right now, but there are a lot of questions about whether they might interact with each other. if they do, will president trump say anything about the murder of "the washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. we already know that the white house has been reluctant to push back on saudi arabia over this issue. president trump has justified it for based on the bilateral relationship with saudi arabia and the middle east, but again, a lot riding on this weekend. it's all starting now. they're all sitting in this room. president trump having a lot of opportunities to interact with folks today. >> we just saw justin trudeau, who signed the usmca, the new trade deal. we just saw him there. as you mentioned, making that comment, a direct message to president trump to lift the steel and aluminum tariffs. i asked him, will you sign the trade agreement if the tariffs are still in place. some see it as leverage if you don't? he said he would and they did this m