the crown prince has been implicated in jamal khashoggi's murder by both u.s. intelligence and the united nations. of course, he denies his involvement. does this trip by article mean that turkey is ready to sweep this brutal crime under the rug? guest: good evening. thank you very much for having me. i think one of the issues that will not be part of the negotiations, a theme that will be part -- that will be not touched upon, is the khashoggi case. why? because turkey has instrumentalized this issue and think turkey has instrumentalized this from the very outset, in light of the murder of jamal khashoggi. so i think they are now turning a new pe. monte: they are turning a new page, but erdogan has previously said that the highest levels of the saudi government had ordered the killing. he didn't mention mbs directly. how does he then navigate this issue if you are saying that this will not even come up as a topic? reporter: the reason being is because one has to understand the khashoggi case and the role that he played in regional turbulence during that time.

it is not just khashoggi. it is not just the ongoing oppression of women and gays, they're directly or indirectly tied, according to u.s. and british intelligence to the 9/11 event. it is one thing that you just had dick durbin on. it is one thing for the president, dick durbin may have advised him not to meet with them, it is one thing to meet as presidents have with russian leaders over the years or nixon goes to china, that's not a stamp of approval, and they're not being paid by them. this is an entirely different thing. >> why does it look so attractive to some of these players, not all, we should be clear, right, tiger woods said no. but why -- >> rory mcilroy said no, a lot of others said no. >> why does it look like such an attractive offer to so many of these players who are going over that they're going to deal with this controversy, they're going to deal with this branding? >> guaranteed money. $200 million for phil mickelson, even if he never wins a tournament, prize money is on top of that. $150 m

it has not forgotten how jamal khashoggi was murdered. his body was cut up in the saudi consulate in istanbul. the leader of the opposition said on television as if he was talking to the president, you are ruining turkey's reputation. the leader of the republic of turkey will embrace the menu ordered the killing! referring to the fact that the cia report into his murder found that it was in fact ordered by been some on-- mbs. >> a woman issued a wheat where she said that the crown prince's visit does not change the fact he is responsible for a murder. also today, i attended a demonstration by turkish journalists in a square in downtown on cora -- ankorah, they were protesting a new government bill that will curb social media. i spoke to the speaker of the demonstration, he is a turkish journalist. he said the murder of jamal khashoggi's, and handing the prosecution filed to the saudis, these are shameful -- file to the saudis, these are shameful. >> do you want. -- thank you. we are trying to tackle inflation and the rising cost of energy

for the dismemberment of khashoggi, the murder of khashoggi? we're not only topping that one man here. also the dismemberment of yemen, the atrocity that is one of the worst humanitarian catastrophes in the world with u.s. weapons-backed saudi arabia bombing of yemen? >> well, just to be clear, the lawsuit is a lawsuit that dawn is brought in its own capacity and jamaal's fiancÉ is a coplaintiff. we are joining together in this lawsuit will stop we know mohammed bin salman has demanded the biden administration interfere in our lawsuit to grant immunity. that is not going happen. it is not happen so far but if he since to become king, he will have sovereign immunity. the other lawsuit will remain and we are waiting for a verdict on the court for the motion to dismiss our lawsuit. we intend to prevail and hope we will prevail. today we will be commemorating the murder of jamaal khashoggi by mohammed bin salman by unveiling a new street side and front of the saudi industry at 1:00 p.m. i think that is the most important active accountability that

he issued an extensive report on khashoggi's murder. go ahead. i have already answered the question. >> now, the white house has emphasized that when the president goes to saudi arabia, that there are going to be human rights issues that are discussed, though it has been pretty reticent to answer questions about whether khashoggi's murder itself is going to be specifically addressed. and jake, we're hearing now from democrats including some of the pred's allies, basically saying this trip is a mistake, and particularly when it comes to the meeting with the saudi crown prince that he really should reconsider. >> the white house says this trip is not just about calming down energy markets, despite the fact that gas prices are at record highs here in the u.s. why are they downplaying that? why do they continue to emphasize the security in the region argument? >> yeah, you know, it is a really, really good question. the white house has seemed pretty determined to downplay sort of the gas, the energy, the oil prices aspect of this future trip. and sau

there is also the kiing of jamal khashoggi. in 2018, he was murdered and his remains have never been located. the study government called it a rope operation, but u.s. intelligence concluded that ther a cinonn clveusppiocen.ero >> saudi arabia is involved in the killing, lack of an effective investigation, lack of effective prosecution. ros: the state was involved, the same crown prince is still involved and is chair of the fund bankrolling this golf series. in the view of the washington post, we are seeing a government usually golf to cleanse its reputation. it is just one more exercise inh 'di'sae s'g ar image. >> it is the big thing in golf and we are going to enjoy it. i am going -- that isre.hy wros: a he is hoping to have f, but we had one more question. >> what is your response? your response to sports washing? >> not sure. ros: he said he would look it up . meanwhile, we await a formal expiration of why saudi arabia is in doing this. it has a strategy to unfold new opportunities for nonoil gdp growth. perhaps golf is pa

when jamal khashoggi was killed, i was one of the harshest critics of mbs. my record on this is quite clear. i have called him individually a pariah in the past. i was on a show with "the washington post" with atisha as well. i have expressed my condolences to her, and i think it's very important for us to continue to remember jamal khashoggi who i knew and worked with when i was ambassador. at the same time, i think we've gotten, again, to look at the broader geopolitical situation in the world, the national interests, and i think it is hurtful individually to people like her. it's got to be hurtful to the families of the 9/11 victims, and yet at the same time, we have to move on with what is in the u.s. national interest. clearly a complete economic boycott of saudi arabia would not work. bringing down the royal family would not work. what we'd end up with would look a lot more like libya than it would switzerland. so i think we've got very conflicting, difficult choices to make, but this is where i come out. we've got to engage in diplomacy. we need an am

-based journalist jamal khashoggi. the state department says the saudi government is responsible for executing nonviolent offenders and for torture. president trump does not punished senior saudi leaders. would you? >> yes. and i said it at the time. jamal khashoggi was murdered and dismembered and i believe in the order -- at the order of the crown prince and i would make it clear we were not going to sell more weapons to them. we were going to make them pay the price and make them of the pariah they are. >> sean: here is reaction former secretary of state, fox news which of your mike pompeo is with us. he was murdered. he believes ordered to be murdered, khashoggi, by the crown prince. i believe that's probably true too. i wouldn't do business with saudi arabia. the cia concluded that he made that order. is joe going to bring this up as he's on his hands and knees begging saudi arabia to produce more oil because he won't do it domestically? >> sean, i don't know if he's going to bring it up. the remarks he made were

he says of course the killing of jamal khashoggi is reprehensible. then he goes into, but we will help grow the game. that is ridiculous. they will help grow his bank account. that is really the sports washing. obviously i am a columnist and this is my opinion, but there is no doubt that the idea that they will do good things is all about trying to help the saudis. john: the families of the victims of 9/11 are now speaking out. christine: they are. there is reporting about that today in the new york post, that they sent a scathing letter to phil mickelson and the others, basically how dare you take this money and be part of anything that was part of the terrible tragedy, the saudis leading the way on the attack on 9/11. i'm sure other people would say saudi arabia had a tournament recently, the lpga played there. a tournament is one week. this is phil mickelson going into business with the saudis. this is part of being part of the saudi government and investment. it is much more than just playing somewhere where they put the tournament that week. thi

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official who said it is time to move past the murder of khashoggi. that the relationship between u.s. and saudi arabia cannot be held hostage to his killing. so how is the white house justifying moving past that. >> that's right. in our conversations with senior administration officials, the constant through line is that everything changed after russia invaded ukraine in february. that the world just fundamentally shifted. and that required the united states to kind of get as many allies on its side as possible. and that includes saudi arabia. that is because of the necessity to cut off russia from the rest of the world, not only geopolitically, but also financially. and saudi arabia is the world's number one producer of oil. and given the number of countries that are cutting russian oil off, from the global economy, they need to kind of compensate for that elsewhere. and so clearly the administration is a bit reticent to say the only reason that the president is going to saudi arabia is to plead with the saudis to increase oil production, but that i

the visit has been condemned by khashoggi's fiance, who is turkish. the president has called for a three-month suspension of the gas tax in the u.s. the average cost of a gallon of gas is up one dollar from your go. the relief would knock $.18 from the cost of a gallon of gas. it is estimated that the levy would cost the government $10 billion. parents in the u.k. have been warned to make sure their children's polio vaccines are up-to-date. traces of the disease were found in london's sewage system. health officials believe it could be linked to someone who received a vaccine abroad, using a jab that featured a live form of the virus. the secretary of health said he not particularly worried about the outbreak because of the high rate of polio vaccination in the u.k. the world bank has approved financial support work $2.3 billion to help the food crisis in east and southern africa. 66 million people in the region were facing possible famine. if eop and madagascar, two countries suffering -- ethiopia and madagascar, suffering prolonged drought, will get

bin salman one year after his administration concluded that the crown prince did the murder of jamal khashoggi. growing anger across india where authorities have demolished the homes of muslims. officials say the buildings were constructed illegally rights groups say it's part of an attempt to intimidate muslims. ukraine is saying is forces are trying to evacuate the last civilians, including 500 people sheltering inside the chemical factory. ukrainian forces are still fighting to push back the russian military one day after they destroyed the last bridge. that's russia's focus in the battle for eastern ukraine in control of the donbass region. al jazeera brings us the report. >> members of ukraine security services run for cover as the sound of a shell cuts through the air and explodes close by. in the basement, the group of elderly residents is hiding. during a brief, they emerge from a shelter days and terrified. police tell them to get into the vehicle quickly, another shell explodes. the car parts of body on the street. just a few kilometers south, the wreckage of what were people's home

a report saying that the crown prince, mbs, was responsible for the death of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. and that he would be held responsible. the biden administration saying they wanted to recalibrate the relationship. that has now turned into a reset. they want to get the relationship back to a more conventional place. one senior u.s. official telling our colleague, natasha bertrand that the relationship needs to move past the murder of jamal khashoggi and it cannot be held hostage by his killing. i want our viewers to take a listen to what then-candidate joe biden had to say just a few weeks after the murder of jamal cuc khas khashoggi. >> after the cold blooded murder of a journalist, giving the crown prince of saudi arabia the benefit of the doubt. look, look at the example it sets around the world. forget what it does here. think of around the world. people wonder what has become of us. >> so now, the realities of the world have really set in, wolf, and perhaps nothing more so than russia's war in ukraine. we have seen a major impact on the global economy. we have seen gas prices

i reached out to jamal khashoggi's fiancee as we reported that president biden will likely visit saudi arabia next month and meet with the crown prince. and she told me that biden's decision is horribly upsetting to her and to supporters of freedom and justice everywhere. alex marquardt, cnn, washington. >>> search teams in brazil have found what appear to be human remains near the area where a british journalist and a brazilian indigenous affairs expert went missing last weekend. police had already found blood on a boat belonging to a man they say was a suspect. they say they're now going to see if those pieces of evidence match. official says dom phillips and bruno pereira were in a remote part of the amazon money for illegal mining and drug trafficking routes. they were there to research a book project on conservation efforts in the region that had reportedly received death threats just days before. >>> you're watching "cnn newsroom." we'll be right back. nsurance pln from unitedhealthcare. medicare supplement plans help by paying some of what medicare e doesn't... and let you see a

. >> the questions that i have, people believe that mbs is responsible for khashoggi's death. >> the president has spoken to that and i'll let his words stand. >> i have mixed feelings on this and if the president called me, i'd say mr. president, you can't trust these people. >> live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with isa soares. >>> welcome to the show. it is wednesday, june 15th. 9:00 a.m. here in london. and the federal reserve is planning bold action to try to keep the soaring inflation from getting worse. they are expected to raise interest rates by .75, the biggest in almost 30 years. the concerns that the economy is driving down financial markets. the s&p 500 finished lower for a fifth consecutive day pushing it further into bear market territory. president biden blames the russian president and his war in ukraine for higher gas as well as food prices. but says that he is doing everything he can to fight inflation. have a listen. >> under my plan for the economy, we've made have a ordinary progress and put america in position to tackle a worldwide problem that is worse

after the jamal khashoggi, if you may call it, earthquake or storm, joe biden was clearly pointing fingers to the saudi crown prince that he was responsible and there was a complete shift of attitude in the times of donald trump tojoe biden, but after the russian invasion in ukraine and the oil prices went rocketing high, the us has tried to push for more oil production from the world's biggest oil exporter, saudi arabia, and the attitude has changed. you could not possibly blame the prince for just thinking, this whole fuss about human rights and murders of of journalists. it's nothing, all that counts is saudi's well. there will not be a change when it comes to human rights and freedom of speech inside saudi arabia, except for when the prince decides to change it, not the western pressure. has it changed ? what is the atmosphere like now? it has changed massively, i can tell you that. the first time i had been to saudi arabia was in 2015 and it was the first time that women were running for municipal elections. walking around the streets in the capital, as a woman, i had to wear the head

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renamed a portion of the street outside the saudi arabian embassy jamal khashoggi way. khashoggi was brutally killed in october 2018 after visiting the saudi consulate in istanbul, turkey. the cia says khashoggi was murdered over orders given by saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman, who president biden will be meeting with shortly. >> trump adviser and ally steve bannon just appeared in court. he talked about the january 6th select committee, what did he say? we'll tell you. stay with us. fishing helps ease my mind. it's kinda like having liberty mutual. they customize your car insurance, so you onlpay for what you need. woah! look out! [submarine rising out of water] woah! [minions making noise] minions are bitin' today. (sung) liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. minions: the rise of gru, in theaters july 1st. ♪ ♪ ♪ (sha bop sha bop) ♪ ♪ are the stars out tonight? (sha bop sha bop) ♪ ♪ ♪ alexa, play our favorite song again. ok. ♪ i only have eyes for you ♪ right now, we're all feelin' the squeeze. but walmart's got your back with thousands of roll

. >> he is talking about the killing of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. how do you feel, would you support president biden meeting with mohammed bin salman? >> john, i've been working through this, reflecting on this, i will support president biden in his outreach to mbs and to the saudi kingdom. but let's be clear. what has changed since president biden, as candidate biden said that mbs and should be a pariah is russia's brutal invasion of ukraine. the unity of the west, something president biden has done a terrific job on, pulling together nato, pulling together the eu, getting unanimity in supporting sanctions on russian oil and gas. it is going to fade and wane if we can't deliver, american, north american oil and gas, and if we can't get more resources into europe soon. the saudis are the sole country that has a significant amount of quickly, readily deliverable oil and gas that can help address this. this is the sort of compromise that makes politics painful, john. and i don't think president biden, i'm not speaking for him, this is just an observat

khashoggi and i think it's terrible. i've also seen the good that the game of golf has done throughout history, and i believe that liv golf is going to do a lot of good for the game. >> okay. well, i should also note that phil mickelson who you also saw in that clip is a self-admitted reckless gambler who according to an unauthorized biography accrued gambling debts of up to $14 million between 2010 and 2014 so i guess he needs the money. two term dark limed events are set to take place at trump-owned your thoughts? >> there are a couple of levels of this. when is the level of professionalism on the pga tour, legitimately feel sick twice too much control. nfts have become a battleground for these guys. the tour will not allow them the rights of their own images. this is the kind of thing that would understandably make somebody upset. does it make you decide to go to business with the saudis? that's a different question. what greg norman said when he was asked about the human rights things with saudi arabia and everything

jean-pierre: you asked me about khashoggi. when the president came in to office, we were determined to make sure that our decades long relationship with saudia rabia was serving our own intest and values as we move forward. but also preserving it. because it also helps us accomplish many important things. and that's largely what we've done. the murder of jamal khashoggi is something that we and many others around the world took very, very seriously. one of the things we did rly was to release our own report on this murder at the same time we initiated the so-called khashoggi ban to make sure any country seeking to use tools of repression against people abroad, who are criticizing in one way or another, the government would pay a price for that. and we've used it multiple times since. at the same time, we thought it was very important to engage saudia rabia. yemen was one of the most important places that we wanted to do that. and we've seen, as a result of our work with saudia rabia, is a real progress in actually dealing with

then there's the killing of the saudi journalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. he walked into the saudi consulate in istanbul. he was then murdered, his body was dismembered, his remains have never been located. the saudi government called it a "rogue operation" by its agents, but us intelligence concluded that crown prince mohammed bin salman approved an operation in istanbul to capture or killjamal khashoggi. and this was the un's conclusion. the responsibility of the state of saudi arabia is involved. it is involved in the killing. it is involving the lack of an effective investigation. it is involved in the lack of an effective prosecution. "the state was involved," says the un. and mohammed bin salman was in charge of that state then, he's in charge of it now. he's also chair of the saudi investment fund, which is bankrolling this gulf series. and, in the view of the washington post, what we're seeing is a government trying to use golf to cleanse its global reputation. or amnesty international says, it's yet one more event in a series of sports washing exer

the president has put in place accountability measures in respect to the khashoggi killing. saudi arabia is also a strategic partner and with foreign policy, it's about balancing the values. we're standing up to the values. we're not afraid to speak to our human right concerns and pursuing national security interests. there is a lot when it comes to relationships in the middle east, particularly with saudi, counter terrorism. what is going on in yemen? it was from our engagement with the saudis that we were able to get a truce extended in yemen. >> i understand it's a strategic national priority. but the human rights aspect and the fact that biden is on record saying what he said. you said saudi arabia is accountable. the administration will release a report. but is specifically? >> both are pursuing values and security interests at the same time. president biden has done that. there has been accountability issues put in place, sanctions on the saudi royal guard as well as other bans put in place on travel for people for regimes who continue to persecute and conduct violence

. >> this has been officially renamed jamal khashoggi way. he was murdered inside the saudi consulate. because we are standing outside the heavily fortified embassy here in washington dc. they decided to change the official name of the street to honor jamal khashoggi. the organizers say they are doing it to raise awareness. >> also, the promise of making the saudi government the prior one. request -- ñçñçñçóiói?omqmqmqmq (wind whistling) - we've en doing th for milnnia.

official told natasha bertrand that the relationship needs to move past the killing of khashoggi, and it can't be held hostage his murderer. and the realities have set in perhaps more so the russian war on ukraine and the impact on the global economy. gas prices and inflation have skyrocketed. the u.s. needs saudi help in the oil market and having saudi arabia produce more oil. so much of this is about economic factors. and as one u.s. official told me, the white house is fear and anxiety is making them throw principle out of the door. this is a major disappointment for many who wanted a tougher stance against saudi arabia, particularly on human rights issues. i reached out to jamal khashoggi's fiancee that he will visit saudi arabia next month and meet with the crown prince and she told me that biden's decision is horribly upsetting to her and to supporters of freedom and justice everywhere. alex marquardt, cnn, washington. >> alex, thank you so much. >>> well the heat this weekend is being described as dangerously hot for millions of people. there are going to be triple-digit temper

he needs to raise not only the issue of jamal khashoggi with the putative saudi king, mow ham'd bin salman. he needed to talk about this publicly in saudi arabia. we've three dual saudi american nationals that were arrested and detained and unable to leave the country. he needs to raise that. and he needs to make it clear that if saudi arabia wants a relationship with the united states, it has to be based on mutually reinforcing interests and real reciprocity, and frankly, watching the u.s.-saudi relationship during the previous administration, it was a one-way street. mbs believes he is getting joe biden to come to riyadh or wherever they're going to meet and figurely speaking sort of bend the knee. but i think in the end, mbs knows that 2024 joe biden may not be here and right now he calculates he would much rather see donald trump as president and joe biden to some degree to mbs represents a speed bump. so it is a very fraught visit. >> and it makes you wonder what the calculus is here, especially if there are no guarantees that there will be a ramping up of oil production on the saudi

intelligence report claimed bin salman himself sanctioned the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. something bin salman denies. even mickelson said it was scary getting involved with the saudis but he says golf desperately needs change, and real change is always preceded by disruption. >> i don't condone human rights violations at all. i don't think -- nobody here does. throughout the world, and i'm certainly aware of what has happened with jamal khashoggi and i think it's terrible. i have also seen the good that the game of golf has done throughout history, and i believe that liv golf is going to do a lot of good for the game as well. >> despite the reservations, liv golf is forging ahead with eight tournaments this year, five of which are in the united states with the season finale at the trump national doral course in florida. a couple months ago, this project looked finished. now it has a hall of famer in mickelson, last year's world number one in johnson, and reports that bryson dechambeau will be next. you know, jake, money often trumps morals, and far from going away,

with the crown prince despite his campaign vow to make the country a pariah after the murder of jamal khashoggi. the backlash tonight >>> the battle for eastern ukraine. the critical city on the brink after the last remaining bridge was destroyed. >>> our exclusive one on one with amber heard after the jury sided with ex-husband johnny depp. does she still stand by her testimony the message she says the verdict sends to women and what she deeply regrets >>> after a year away from the courts, serena williams announcing her comeback >>> and a picture a day for 25 years a life in photos, inspiring america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone forecasters are using terms like "heat dome" and "atmospheric rivers" to describe what is driving extreme weather conditions across the country tonight, from dangerous rain and flooding to crippling heat many will see triple-digit highs in fact over the course of the next seven days, over 250 million americans can expect temperatures 90 or hotter. and while drought-stricken parts of the west can't seem to buy a

and they must pay the price for the role in the khashoggi murder. is the president going to get grief from the left here? >> he is going to have to eat it. that's the real outcome here that, you know, he perhaps got ahead, lent out too far over his skis over what he said he was going to do to saudi arabia and the geopolitics of today dictate he cannot be as tough as he wanted to be. i was speaking with saudi diplomats last year after the glasgow climate summey and they said, look, i have to say the relationship with the united states was in the doldrums with saudi. i never heard saudi diplomats talking so des pond entally about that relationship and they said we have come this this to this climate summit, pressed to cut back on oil and gas production, yet here we are now being asked to increase it again. but i think the reality and this is what i was getting from saudi diplomats over the past couple of months is that they really wanted to repair the relationship. boris johnson, the british prime minister, went to saudi arabia from the saudi's perspe

intelligence had determined that it was the saudi crown prince who had ordered the killing of khashoggi and this was a report that the biden administration actually released last year. notably, yesterday, white house press secretary karine jean pierre was asked several times whether the president believes mbs, the saudi crown prince, i

concluded with high confidence that the prince ordered the killing of saudi journalist amal -- jamal khashoggi. cynics say mr. biden has made the shift from bowing to make the saudis pay for the killing, to go visit because of high gas prices. is it that simple? >> there is an element of a candidate colliding with the president. as a candidate, biden focused on the things where the saudi arabians and the u.s. diverged. as president he has been confronted by those areas where the u.s. needs saudi arabia like rising energy prices. americans have been pressing saudi arabia to pump more oil, which the saudis have not jumped to do, although they said they would increase production modestly so the americans hope for more of that. it should be said the white house has said mr. biden will raise human rights issues, although it hasn't said whether he will talk about khashoggi specifically. the white house says this is about more than energy security. >> biden and his staff say the visit is about security issues. what do they mean? >> one thing they mean is that they want to try to deter iran, especiall

and of course jamal khashoggi. four years ago mbs approved the operation that ended in the death of the journalist and vocal critic of the royal family and mbs. u.s. intelligence confirmed it in a report released last year "the washington post" columnist entered the saudi arabian embassy in istanbul, turkey, and never came out turkish officials said a team of 15 saudi agents arrived from saudi arabia on two private jets they went to the consulate three days before khashoggi and disabled security cameras. istanbul's chief prosecutor said khashoggi was suffocated almost as soon as he entered the consulate and his body dismembered, cut up with a bone saw and destroyed. the white house did not penalize mohammed bin salman. "the new york times" reported such action would have been at too high a cost for u.s. and saudi cooperation in counterterrorism and confronting iran but khashoggi's murder, the deaths of thousands of civilians in yemen, the alleged tramp ling of human rights, the public beheadings, that crucifixion a

intelligence concluded prince bin salman ordered khashoggi's killing, an allegation he denies. meanwhile, opec, which includes saudi arabia, agreed yesterday to increase oil output by about 50% in july and august in an attempt to offer global relief for the global economy. but experts are skeptical. >> opec has already promised more oil than it has brought to the market. so the real question is is opec going to move forward with this increase? will they walk the walk and talk the talk? or is this simply lip service? >> reporter: and the white house not confirming the president's visit to saudi arabia, but an official tells abc news the president is willing to meet with any leader if he can get results to lower those prices. andrew? >> justin, thank you. >>> the war in ukraine has now lasted 100 days. president zelenskyy says russian forces who are making gains in the east now occupy about 20% of ukraine's territory. but he also said moscow has lost more than 30,000 soldiers since the invasion. >>> we turn now to london and day two of the platinum jubilee honoring queen elizabet

it�*s the first meeting since the murder of the dissident saudi journalist, jamal khashoggi. in 2018 he entered the saudi consulate in istanbul, and was murdered. us intelligence concluded that the crown prince approved the operation. as presidential candidate on the campaign trail, president biden had this to say about saudi arabia. we were not going to infect sell more weapons to them, we were going to make them pay the price and make them the pariah that they are. now — he�*s visiting the country. and the reason is because the us needs oil. here�*s barbara plett usher. we know they want to talk about energy production because rising energy production because rising energy prices and the americans have been pressing saudi arabia to increase oil production. candidate biden was very aware of the country stay verged on human rights and the killing of jamaal, stay verged on human rights and the killing ofjamaal, and the american see the relationship of saudi arabia and he has said that its president, he needs to make this visit that he will continue to respect human right

that was in the wake of the horrific murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. saudi arabia has been a critical american ally for decades. but the relationship has become rocky to say the least. and now sources are telling cnn that the biden administration is working on a trip for him to the middle east to get that relationship back on track. the relationship with saudi arabia is one of the most critical the united states has. but it's now one that has never been more troubled. sources tell cnn the white house is working on patching things up, with a likely meeting in the coming weeks that would see president biden face-to-face with the de facto saudi rural, crown prince mohammed bin salman. >> look, we're getting way ahead of ourselves here. >> reporter: today the parking lot told reporters there are no direct plans to visit saudi arabia. but admitted there is a possibility he will visit the region. a trip to israel is also expected. >> what i want to do is see to it that we diminish the likelihood that there's a continuation of some of the senseless wars betwe

it is believed the prince organized the murder for journalist khashoggi. nic robertson, how awkward, if it'll be awkward, will this meeting be, given president biden's comments vis-a-vis khashoggi? >> he's had an estranged relationship with crown prince mohammed bin salman. the crown prince is likely to be the lasting and enduring leader of saudi arabia in the coming decades. the united states and saudi arabia have huge historic ties and relationship, but biden has sought to sort of set his presidency up and run his presidency as being strong on democracy and democratic leaders. mbs has made very clear he doesn't feel forced into that category. it's been an estranged relationship. the white house is now saying that they are expected to see each other. biden is going to meet with the king. that's his main interlokcketer. the king is not well, and it is mbs who runs the country and who biden needs, whose help biden needs to increase saudi arabia's oil output. >> i'm glad you brought into that. i mean, is this a relationship then, what are you hearing from th

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by effectively moving on from the 2018 murder of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. this after then candidate biden campaigned on being tough on saudi arabia. listen. >> we were going to in fact make them pay the price and make them in fact the pariah that they are. there's very little social redeeming value in the present government in saudi arabia. >> let's bring in cnn's natasha bertrand. is this really just about convincing saudi arabia to lower global oil prices? >> well, pam, oil is not the only thing at issue here, but there's no denying that it is one of the key driving factors of the administration's desire to have this reset with saudi arabia. especially amid the kind of global glut of oil that we have been experiencing after so many countries have tried to cut off russia's exports of oil to the rest of the world. so this is obviously a key priority for the biden administration and something that biden advisers have said openly, energy secretary jennifer granholm was on cnn earlier this week and said while it is true that the crown prince and saudi arabia s

he 13e6k specifically said mbs d the killing and dismemberment of jamal khashoggi. i spoke to someone in the president's party criticizing this decision to go to saudi arabia. here's what he said. >> i believe joe biden was right when he was candidate biden. i mean, a man was murdered by the number two official in a foreign government. that can't be acceptable in terms of u.s. interests or u.s. foreign policy. it ought not to be acceptable to the president of the united states. >> add virimiraladmiral, can yo light, who convinced joe biden to change his view on this so dramatically? >> the president, when he became president, first of all, even as a candidate, obviously he took the murder of jamal khashoggi very seriously. when he became president, he carried that thought process into the oval office with him. he published and made -- and declassified the intelligence community's report on the murder and put in place the khashoggi ban which has been used some 70 p times. and he's put in other accountability measures such as sanctions. so me took this very seriously

when it comes to our values, we inherited the murder of khashoggi. i made sure the report with accountability and making clear the responsibility for his murder was put out in public with the u.s. government on it. we initiated something called the khashoggi ban to make sure countries that try to repress those criticizing them from third countries, including the united states, are penalized for doing that. we've used that ban something like 70 times since we put it forward. and energy is part of the equation, too. for us, it's about making sure we put all of this together, we're working to advance all of these interests consistent with our values. if we are able to end the war in yemen, that will be a dramatic step forward for human rights for freedom for democracy as well. >> secretary of state antony blinken, thanks for your time. >> thanks, jake. good to be with you. >>> my next guest just survived a no-confidence vote in the uk. i'm going to ask prime minister boris johnson about lessons learned, if any, and his take on america's democracy. that'

and i just heard from the widow of jamal khashoggi. she said the prospect of a meeting between biden and the crown prince is horribly upsetting. she says if it happens that the president will have lost his moral compass and greatly heightened her grief. >> thanks so much. >> coming up next, a very grand party without the star attraction. stay with us. this stuff works. this stuff works in flower beds. this stuff works inin tree rings. this stuff works in walkways, driveways, pathways. this stuff works down to the r root so weeeeds don't come back. this stuff works f for you, your neighbor, your neighbor's neighbor, her neighbor's neighbor. this stuff works guaranteed, or your money back. this stuff works without hurting your back. this stuff works without hurting your pride. this stuff works early shifts, late nights, and holiday weekends. this is roundup weed & grass killer with sure shot wand. this stuff works. a monster was attacking but the team remained calm. because with miro, they could problem solve together, and find the ansr

look, the president was honest after jamal khashoggi was killed. his administration we put accountability measures in, parts of their government for that but they are an important partner in a region that is absolutely still vital to our interests. after a meeting that hasn't been set, i will tell you the president will be completely unafraid to have honest, candid discussions with leaders around the world with almost everything and those where we have differences. that's where the leadership is about and when you can disagree about things and have an honest discussion about human rights and civil rights and still be able to get things done. >> i know i think your third day at the white house. you are in a new position. you say a meeting that hasn't been scheduled. the president's own staff anonymously. before you took this job said the meeting was set. the president. , was asked about it publicly and pushed back. is that a part of the problem, joe biden ran saying i am the adult who knows how to run the government. there seems to be a lot of confu

so, i asked him there, you know, he talked about accountability for saudi arabia in the wake of the khashoggi case, and i said what about mbs specifically, what price has he paid? essentially he couldn't answer it specifically to mbs. and this is putting the administration in a tough spot, right, because you have joe biden as private citizen, as a candidate, on record saying saudi arabia was a pariah, that the way donald trump handled saudi arabia didn't reflect u.s. values. and now in the wake of the administration releasing a report saying mbs was central to the killing of washington post columnist reporter jamal khashoggi that the administration is planning a trip for joe biden to go over to saudi arabia and potentially sit down with mbs. we don't have details yet and john kirby didn't confirm it. the administration is softening its stance toward saudi arabia and kind of doing this dance, as you heard there from john kirby, because of the need to meet with them in the wake of these record high gas prices. as john kirby said, the strategic national security interest, weighing the human righ

and that is the crowned prince. >> and president biden, then candidate biden was clear, that khashoggi was dismembered and we're not going to sell more weapons to them, he has in fact done that. we'll make them pay the price and make them the pariah -- it seemed to me, at the time, and that seemed to me that that's what he believes. that is what he believes, he has, but why do you think biden doing this now? why has the pressure exceeded what he seems to believe personally? >> i believe that he's had counsel from some in the state department, some on the national security council that the need to bring mbs, the crown prince, to account for justice in his involvement in the murder of jamal khashoggi has to be weighed against other concerns. we're experiencing a huge inflationary spiral in the price of oil. we need saudi arabia to produce more of it. if we're going to bring down the cost of gas in the united states. the saudis have brought sanctions against russia in the ukranian war, and we need their help there. so i think he's getting advice that if you want their cooperation, they ma