saudi arabia is changing. but even as it does, there is something else going on. >> massive purge of princes all arrested by a man who would be king. >> early in his reign, mbs imprisoned hundreds of princes and wealthy business men and the ritz carlton of all places. >> we drive in under police escort. >> it was called a crackdown on corruption. >> no one enters here now without official permission. >> what appeared to be cell phone video emerged showing a chaotic scene in one of the world's fanciest hotels. the. >> it was a shake down power play of all his potential rivals. i think it was about control. >> there were reports of torture and one death, which the government denied. meanwhile, even as mbs eventually gave women the right to drive, saudis arrested the leaders of the right to drive movement. again, there are credible reports that some of the women were tortured. >> this is an authoritarian absolute monarchy. >> the truth about mbs was beginning to emerge, and it was a complicated picture. >> you ha

saudi arabia is changing. but even as it does, there is something else going on. >> massive purge of princes, all arrested by a man who would be king. >> early in his reign mbs imprisoned hundreds of princes and wealthy businessmen at the riyadh ritz-carlton, of all places. >> we drive in under police escort -- >> it was called a crackdown on corruption. >> no one enters here now without official permission. >> what appeared to be cell phone video emerged showing a chaotic scene in one of the world's fanciest hotels. >> and it was a shakedown power play of all his potential rivals. >> i think it was really about control. >> there were reports of torture and one death which the government denied. meanwhile, even as mbs gave women the right to drive, saudi police arrested the leaders of the right to drive movement. and again there are credible reports that some of the women were tortured. >> this is an authoritarian absolute monarchy. >> the truth about mbs was beginning to emerge and it was a complicated pictur

relations between the two countries have long been at an all time low ever since saudi arabia had saudi journalist and dissident jamal khashoggi murdered. now the turnaround clearly that the united low ever since saudi arabia had saudi journalist and dissident states is going to remain an active engaged partner in the middle east rather than concrete results, that us president was only given a vague promise by saudi arabia to increase oil production in the future, significantly more harmonious at least outwardly was the tripartite meeting of russia, iran and turkey. and its main focus was syria, where all three countries are engaged in war. also discussed on the sidelines possible. iranian drone delivery to russia and how to handle sanctions for president. putin meeting was, above all, a message to us president biden and the west. russia is also engaged in this region. putin who has the upper hand in the middle east. tyson. what would you say to that question? in the face of the us chaotic departure from afghanistan? in the face of what is often perceived as us indifference in the face

and saudi arabia, relations between the 2 countries have long been at an all time low. ever since saudi arabia had saudi journalist antecedent jamal co shogi murdered. now the turn around, let me state clearly. united states is going to remain active, engage partner in the middle east. but rather than concrete results, the u. s. president was only given a vague promise by saudi arabia to increase oil production in the future. significantly more harmonious, at least outwardly, was the tripartite meeting of russia, iran and turkey in tehran. it's main focus was syria, where all 3 countries are engaged in war. also discussed on the sidelines a possible iranian drone delivery to russia and how to handle sanctions for president put in the meeting, was above all a message to you as president biden and the west. russia is also engaged in this region potent or biden, who has the upper hand and the middle east. tyson, what would you say to that question in the face of the u. s. chaotic departure from afghanistan in the face of what is often perceived as us indifference in the face of the fightin

he now, prior to his visit to saudi arabia, the u. s. the security adviser said that they were aiming for they to be no vacuum in the middle east for russia and china to take over. at the same time, of course, a lot of the concern of biden's visit has been creating an axis against iran, and particularly palestinian leaders and the palestinians street were aware of this with a criticism that prior to going to saudi arabia biden wasn't, is role. and in the palestinian areas for 3 days that he found only 3 to visit the palestinian city of bessie and meet with the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. so a lot of the focus of the visit here in israel, prior to going to saudi arabia 40 american president, was consolidating this axis against the man. and no doubt he's going to focus on this during his trip in saudi arabia as well. policy a r t to we sent him live. now the current krakowski retired us for through tenant colonel town and welcome to our international. now this trip is a bit of a tight rope for joe biden, is in a way, has to sort o

after israel, biden will go to saudi arabia, despite his campaign pledge to make saudi arabia a pariah for the state-sponsored killing of "the washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. we will go to sarah ah whitson with dawn. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "if i could go back in time" by dam and amal murkus. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. on friday, president biden will continue -- he will be making his first trip to the middle east of his administration as he goes to saudi arabia for talks with saudi officials and to attend a summit of gulf lies. he is the first u.s. president to fly directly from israel to the saudi port city ojeddah and pected ask bin salman to pump more oil. the trip comes despite biden's pledge during e debate in 2019 to make saudi arabia a pariah for the state-sponsored killing of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. >> president trump has not published senior saudi leaders. would you? >> yes. a set at the time khashoggi was murdered and dismembered and i believe in the

you as president joe biden has joined a summit and saudi arabia biden met saudi arabia's crown prince. muhammad been summoned, raising the issue on the murder of dissident journalist, jamal castro, ve the to have had frosty ties since bite and bow to make the kingdom a pariah over the killing hole. re earliest, dw washington correspondent carolina shamore. y biden. changed his mind to engage with the crown prince. what president biden himself said that this trip to the middle east is mainly about promoting us interests, especially in economic terms, but also security. so what we're seeing here is a huge you turn in biden's foreign policy and it's a real re calibration of his relationship to saudi arabia. so as we saw this morning during the gcc summit or bite and it's trying to do here is to reset the relationship to saudi arabia until the middle east. he wants to see if the u. s. and saudi arabia can work together in a different issues, like for example, energy, but also climate infrastructure. and for security, of course, the question remains, how do dates start over, especially aft

as president joe biden has arrived in the saudi arabia on a highly anticipated but controversial visit is due to attend the summit of arab leaders. but his visit is a delicate dance. c bumped fists with ma, had been summoned that saudi arabia, crown prince and defacto leader by not refused to speak to the prince until now, accusing him of serious human rights abuses. bach biden needs the saudi's help to bring down oil prices and is now looking to once again, once again repair relations. this with us diplomacy in saudi arabia not long ago, the former president, donald trump performing a sword, dance, trump and ministration embraced the country and its crown prince mohammed been selma known as m b. yes. that was despite the country's widespread human rights abuses and the murder of dissident journalist jamal cas shoji at the saudi consulate in istanbul. multiple investigations said the order to kalika, so she must have come from the top from been some on himself. many world leaders condemned m b s helping in a more new mobile service. that puts president joe biden in a tough spot when he

to make saudi arabia a "pariah." but there was also talk of oil, and whether saudi arabia would produce more, possibly easing gas prices. last night, correspondent nick schifrin sat down with adel al-jubeir, the saudi minister of state for foreign affairs. nick: do you believe that these meetings mean that president biden has decided not to make saudi arabia a pariah? mr. al-jubeir: i believe that that quote was during the campaign, and the campaign is what i call the funny season. lots of things happen, but things, people have a different perspective they're in office and have access to intelligence and information. and they look at the vastness of the relationship, so it's a critically important relationship and it's important that we have a continue the tradition of personal contact between the leadership of our two countries. nick: one of the points of contention that president biden has pointed out is human rights. and tonight he specifically said that he brought up jamal khashoggi's death to the crown prince. t

saudi arabia. there is no q and a scheduled about the mbs sit-down. just a quick opportunity to take some photos and video. that's it. president biden's strategy seems to be to kill them with kindness and praising saudi leaders profusely for allowing flights to land here to take off from israel for the first time ever. he said in a statement as we mark this important moment saudi arabia's decision with help build momentum toward's israel's further integration into the region including with saudi arabia. i will do all i can through direct diplomacy and leader to leader engagement to keep advancing this groundbreaking process. aboard air force one today the national security advisor told reporters president biden plans to raise issues of human rights with the saudis but the president strongly suggested yesterday in israel he is not going to specifically mention the murder of "washington post" jamal khashoggi, which u.s. intel officials have concluded was ordered by mbs. that's even though the preside

s. president joe biden has arrived in saudi arabia on a controversial visit. he was greeted by the saudi crown prince mamma been the sa month a man he has accused of serious human rights abuses. biden is attending an arab summit and seeking saudi help to bring down oil prices. you watching the w news live from berlin? that's it from me and the new steam, but stay for us to stay with us rather. for news asia with melissa chaff and those always all websites for mornings i've got office in berlin. thanks for ah, we got some hot tips for your bucket list. ah romantic corner chat. hot spot for food and some great cultural memorials to mood. d. w. travel off we go every day counts for us and for our planet.

s. president arrived in saudi arabia, offered nor handshake. instead, a fist box to the prince, he wants bout to make a pariah. also coming up. russian missiles, ryan, down on the ukrainian city of michel live in the central video vanessia rush and asked dr. killed more than 20. as rescuers search for the missing and europe swelter as temperatures across the continent thought is some as hate waves have already caused devastating wildfires in france, portugal and spain. many other regions of facing the 3 to 5 to 2 extreme. ah, i'm jared raid. welcome to the shore. hewitt president, joe biden says he's confronted saudi arabia's crown prince over the murder of dissident journalist. come jamal cars shoji biden is in the kingdom on a highly anticipated but controversial visit. when he arrived, he bumps iss with mohammed been salmon. the crown prince into fact alida, up until now biden had refused to speak to him over the murder of over the murder of journalists, jamarcus shoji in 2018. u. s. intelligence is the crown prince approved the killing of h

russia is not going to help saudi arabia. china is not going to patrol the persian gulf or have troops deployed, only the united states is going to do that for them. and, i think that's a card that we need to play. we should be willing, look, the key question for me here is, does the united states jump through hoops to repair our relationship with saudi arabia or should it be on saudi arabia to repair their relationship with the united states? i think it should be the latter . we have a lot of cards, we should play them, and i hope, in a way, i hope i'm wrong and i hope the president gets these results from this trip if so, i will give him full credit, but it has to be about results, not about meetings. >> congressman, thank you so much for your time, we appreciate it. we will continue to watch the meeting and any new developments that come from the meeting, in the meantime, a member of the president's own party, just dealt a serious blow to the biden agenda or, did he? we are on the hill, next. lookok what i brought! liberty

arabia and others to begin to for the pressure on and here's why saudi arabia is a vested interest in number one, losing more oil my number two, engaging with united states in this moment because saudi arabia tries to move off the petrodollar and try to modernize the country, they can't do that in a world in which iran continues to be the person that region and we see around getting closer the russians and last week of the trying to have russia with drones and this is an opportunity for saudi arabia to say that we want to be part of the world alliance against the iranians and against russia in person to do that with his the president of the united states joe biden which i thank you so the best and vested interest with a crown prince to cover the table actually make a deal in this moment. >> and if you biden the middle east at this moment in the russian leader in saudi arabia making nice with iran joins us now, potentially global tensions are in that region and coming up, a viral moment between judge and professor with a simple question, who can get pregnant question, who can get pregn

s. president derives in saudi arabia and offers no handshake. instead, a fist bump to the man he once 5 to make a pariah. also coming up a week after a political revolution erupted inter lanka, parliament begins choosing a replacement for as to president. go to buy at russia packs, plus ukraine accuses russia of using a captured nuclear plant to store weapons and shell targets. that's after russian missiles stroke. more euphrates crews in make live sift through the rubble while the people of the meta mourn the death of a 4 year old girl. ah, i'm pablo foley, as welcome to the program. u. s. president joe biden is due to join a golf regional summit now underway in the saudi city of jetta. earlier he said he confronted saudi arabia's crime prince over the murder of dissident journalist shamile shop. g biden bumped fists with mohammed bin salman after long refusing to speak to him after hedgehog gee, was killed in a saudi consulate in 2018 of this ma'am, that has set off a storm of criticism. u. s. president joe biden. hell talks with saudi crown.

not really about going to saudi arabia. this is actually going to meet the g, c, c states, d, c, c plus. this is about somehow israel and, you know, trying to make peace with israel and arab nations. i think that left a bitter taste in the side of the ruling elite mouse. and i, and i think you know, that is precisely why this falling at the elite level, i will take some time now. don't get clearly a little while. ok declared the white house new though would be a political cost to this meeting. but what was the alternative? well, they could have, for example, made an arrangement with venezuela to bring venezuelan oil back on. or if they had been acting no more quickly last year to really starting to go, she ations with the wrong one, could imagine bringing iranian oil on, you know, on the other is to recognize the amount of oil they are likely to get over the time frame. they're likely to get from saudi arabia. the emeralds. it's not clear to me is going to have a major impact on oil prices. the problem for the president is

he brought "the situation room" to saudi arabia. >>> happening now. president biden speaks out about his critical talks here in saudi arabia. he says he brought up the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi with the crown prince who the cia blames for ordering the killing. i'll talk to a top saudi diplomat who was inside the room with the prince and the president. >>> the january 6 select committee seeks answers about why the u.s. secret service erased texts from the day of the riot and the day before. we're going to tell you what they learned from the department of homeland security top watchdog. >>> want to welcome the viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we're live here in jetta, saudi arabia, overlooking the red sea covering talks between president biden and saudi leaders. president biden revealing a short time ago he did confront the saudi crown prince about the murder of jamal khashoggi. senior white house correspondent phil mattingly is here with us in jeddah. >> no question. loo

he said the trip to saudi arabia because of those human rights concerns when it comes to saudi arabia. of course, joe biden had referred to saudi arabia and saudi crown prince. muhammad, been summoned as a pariah. this is obviously a 180 turn on that statement at now going to try and, and i wouldn't say cozy out, but, you know, try and smooth over some of the tensions and sorry, excuse me. i'm trying to do it. yeah. sorry. is that what we're looking at? let me, jerry hang on a you a sorry been joe biden. having landed in israel, the beginning of a 4 days of talks with israelis, palestinians, and saudis, his trip to saudi arabia, being a 1st for an american president. what i'd like to know rebecca, is if you can fill us in on how this is all being looked at back at home for abide . how do americans view this tree? it can, can you fill us in there? i'm not very popular back at home. i've been around a recent poll by the washington post suggested around 25 percent only, only 25 percent of people in the us actually really support this trip. so it's not being seen as a very popular move. b

because of course, saudi arabia does not recognize israel. earlier on friday, the saudi government announced that was opening, it's a space to israeli pain. so that is a 1st, the american president ahead of his visit did say that its purpose was to reset relationships between america and saudi arabia. but as you correctly mentioned, it wasn't so long ago that he referred to saudi arabia as a provider estate falling. the 2018 killing of the saudi journalist jamal kashodi. now the americans have always made out that they are the bastion of human rights, that they are the policeman of the world if you like. and it was this with this in mind that joe biden had these harsh mot remarks to make about saudi arabia not such a long time ago. and i would make it very clear, we were not going to sell more weapons to them. we were going to make them pay the price, in fact, make them a pariah, that they are. there is very little social, redeeming value in the present government of saudi arabia, wilson, making them a pariah. we now see joe biden reaching ou

saudi arabia has become frances. first, customer for weapons in arms and it's, it's an economical situation. so standards don't have units and indication where whatever, what, whatever, it's all about the business and they say, and the only reason why there has been such an important i would say attention brought by a manual maximum to this meeting is because france needs energy. france wants to continue to so petrol and if there is a deal that can be brokered in the following days, weeks following this, that this meeting on energy or on, on, on weapons then within the mental macros. happy. and he couldn't care this, which political opponent is tortured, killed there for. if you can build a church, if you are attacked or criticized or more killed because every political opinion, you couldn't care this. what he wants is to continue exporting to saudi arabia and make a buck out of out of this and, and try to get some, some alternatives to importing energy because they did what can, europe is in a very bad situation loo

saudi arabia will invest in new u.s. led technology to develop and secure reliable 5g and 6 g networks here and in the future in developing countries to coordinate with a partnership for global infrastructure and investment that i put together at the g7. this new technology solution for 5g called open ran will out compete other platforms including china. saudi arabia will partner on a far reaching clean energy initiative focused on green hydrogen, solar, carbon capture, nuclear and other projects to accelerate the world's clean energy transition and to help the u.s. clean energy industry set global standards. fifth, we had a good discussion on ensuring global energy security and adequate oil supplies to support global economic growth. that will begin shortly. and i am doing all i can to increase the supply for the united states of america which i expect to happen. the saudi shared that urgency and based on our discussions today i expect we will see further steps in the coming weeks. finally human rights and the need for

from israel to saudi arabia. of course, earlier today saudi arabia announced they will be opening up flights. commercial flights. they will let commercial flights fly over their airspace. irspace. >> as we see the president being welcomed and being received in saudi arabia, officials and the secretary of state behind him. i want to bring in democratic congresswoman of texas who is with us this morning. i thank you for being with us. i'm curious as to your thoughts as we see the president arriving to saudi arabia, an important trip for the president. one that we were saying keir simmons is not devoid of controversy. >> hi, good morning, jose. how are you? >> very well. the president is in this middle east trip. as we saw, he spent days in israel and now getting to saudi arabia. i was just thinking, congresswoman, the president says he is going to saudi arabia to meet with other middle eastern leaders as well as the king and the crown prince , but a lot of this has to do with domestic politics as well. i mean, gas

then saudi arabia has leverage on that issue. and thirdly, is the question that will supply in the context of russia's invasion of ukraine, you know, a conflict which is likely to be protracted. so if your opponents have leverage, not your pounds, if your dental office or leverage like the saudis in this realist, you don't go in to antagonize them biting. in other words is playing on the defensive. not because he's clueless, but simply because american power is not exactly very powerful in the current context, original politics. well, one of the things that bite has really come under fire for at home in the u. s. is this next stop on his trip in saudi arabia college you're sitting in the us now to very tricky time for biden. how are us versus viewing this whole trip? was it's interesting because actually the old show even though usually the public is public opinion, is pretty disengaged from foreign policy. and they, but they generally like presidents to, to sort of lead on foreign policy matters. the deposed, currently that i've

i know that saudi arabia has been attacked by missiles coming out of yemen. did the u.s. get a commitment from the saudis about lifting the blockade, and getting food aid into yemen? and did you get something in exchange for the americans about your security concerns from yemen? >> there is no blockade. saudi arabia is the biggest provider of humanitarian aid to yemen going over back over the course of this crisis, we have contributed $19 billion in humanitarian assistance, food, medicine assistance, to internally displaced people, assistance to the central bank, and we are beginning to build hospitals, schools, and so i'm not sure how this blockade story or narrative has, you know, has spread, but it certainly is not the case. saudi arabia in fact is doing everything they can to restore peace and stability to yemen and we are working very closely not just with the united nations, we're working very closely with the united states as well, we have been doing this for a number of years, and i think we are closer now than we were three months ago, because we do have this ong

president, you will meet with the leaders of saudi arabia, qatar, and iraq. i would like to pass them all a message from us. our hand is outstretched for peace. we are ready to share our technology and experience for our people to meet and learn one another, for our scientists to collaborate and our businesses to cooperate. the book of psalms says all of this, chapter 29 reads -- [the lord will give strength to strength to his people and if we are strong, if we are determined and we will not hesitate to defend ourselves and our values, peace can come. mr. president, our relationship runs deep and connects, not only our government but also our people. this friendship is one of the cornerstones of israel's national security. it is moving and certainly not taken for granted. throughout all your years in public service, you were one of the chief architects of this relationship, for that the everlasting gratitude of the people. thank you, mr. president. president biden: thank you very much. i'm honored to be back here in the capital of israel. as i said yesterday,

so he went to saudi arabia. and the question is, is he, while he's there signaling his ongoing profound concern about the saudi crown princess? abysmal, human rights record. and so far he is utterly failed. you know, the fist pomp was supposed to be short of a handshake. but you know, that's not enough. that's not a statement of human rights principles. i'm. he then met with the crown prince alone and came out and recounted what had happened. and it was a really a poor performance to be honest with you on your, he said, are we discussed human rights and political reform, which are, you know, i'm reading was statements. the saudi, people have no idea what specific abuses, bye and talked about. they had an exchange about the jamal kashodi murder, you know, biden said, you mohammed ben, salmon ordered it, and b, i said, no, i didn't. they said, well, we disagree move on basically. and, and then, you know, buying had this almost incoherent statement where he said, you know, dealing with saudi critics abroad is a vio

on the one hand we are allied with israel, saudi arabia on the other hand, we need saudi arabia in the alliance against iran, the only way to make sense of it is to go into that relationship strong. it's not a relationship of convenience. the only way to do it. strength at the forefront of the relationship. will: we are watching it play out in front of us. let's bring it home here as well because while president biden is in saudi arabia, the first lady, doctor jill biden is out another gathering, a gathering of teachers. american federation of teachers, the teachers union, recognizing randy white garden -- randi weingarten, who introduced president biden -- introduced jill biden. >> the president of the united states and in my judgment doing an amazing job in adverse conditions. we are big fans of your husband, but can i be honest? we are really really big fans of you. and we have never been more proud or more honored to have one of our own right there in the white house. will: the relationship has never been more cozy. we know that teachers unions are dependent on the democrat party a

s. president meeting with gulf leaders in saudi arabia's capital . he laid out how he sees america's role in the middle east zone becoming clear to me that how close lunar woven america's interest or with the successes will we will not walk away and leave a vacuum to be filled by china. russia were will seek to build on this moment active principle mercury leadership. it was a clear message to gulf states who have gradually seen us disengagement from the region. notably the withdrawal from afghanistan, but bite and also signaled washington remains a dominant player when it comes to the most pressing threats to global security. the war in ukraine time has growing influence and preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon and saudi oil has been a driving factor with the u. s. looking to shore up it's supplies and bring prices down, especially if it can replace russian energy. but the summit was overshadowed by bite and criticizing saudi arabia's human rights record. in particular, the killing of jernace demarco shoji the saudi foreign minister swiped

on friday. biden met saudi arabia's crime. prince mohammed been summon, raising the issue of the murder of dissident journalist, shall i shot you? the 2 have had frosty ties since biden vow to make the kingdom a pariah following her child. she's killing so what do biden's interactions with the saudi crown prince say about his policy towards the kingdom? that's what i asked. chin tia bianco, a visiting fellow at the european council on foreign relations. well, that relationship between the 2 countries is rather strained at the moment, and the fox that the u. s. president has decided to make the crown prince a prom because of the killing of general shoji is one of the reasons why the reasons include the fact that the u. s. has been taking steps back from its traditional role is a security guard tour for saudi arabia and for regional security. more largely speaking. i think, you know, this meeting is clearly it is a clear indication that that strategy. hm. all but failed. unfortunately, the geopolitical reality is all needing to

has flown from israel directly to saudi arabia. that is something that cannot just be mentioned as an aside. that represents progress in and of itself, and the ability because of his understanding in the region of advancing the possibility of adding saudi arabia to the accords is only achieved by making sure that we have those dialogues and build off his knowledge, expertise and relationships. halie: ambassadors shapior and indyk, you both served as ambassadors to israel spanning administrations. ambassador shapiro, you highlighted that a presidential visit is the highlight of any ambassador's tenure. how does the visit by president biden compare and what are the three key takeaways from his visit to israel? fmr. amb: shapiro: there is no question that a presidential visit is the highlight for an ambassador. i was able to do it with president obama and president clinton. one thing that stood out for this visit, and it was mentioned by congresswoman wasserman schultz, was the depth and sweep of president biden's engagement with isra

president's arrival here in saudi arabia. for the time being, circumstance thank you very much indeed. >>> well, we expect the u.s. president later this evening, he will be meeting with king salman here. and then a meeting with the crown prince and his other advisers tomorrow. christina, we'll see the u.s. president get together with the key leaders in this region. gcc, that is the leaders of the gulf corporation council, plus egypt, jordan and iraq. really important times for this region on what is the u.s. president's first middle east trip. for the time being, let's head back to you in london for our other stories. >> thanks very much, becky. we know you'll be tracking all of that for us here on cnn. >>> now to the investigation into the january 6 insurrection. a source tells cnn that washington police officer has confirmed details about the heated exchange between former u.s. president donald trump and a secret service agent when he was told he could not go to the u.s. capitol after his calorie. according to the source th

william: nick schifrin joins me now from saudi arabia. we just heard how president biden characterized his discussions with the crown prince about the murder of jamaal khashoggi. what have officials been telling you about this? nick: a few minutes ago i interviewed the minister of state for foreign affairs, effectively the deputy foreign minister and a longtime leader in saudi circles. he said that is not what happened. that is not what he saw at or heard. he said president biden did bring up jamaal khashoggi but it was not in the same language. it was certainly not as confrontational as president biden claimed. the two sides clearly are still disagreeing over human rights and the bottom line from the saudi perspective is yes, president biden did push mbs on this and mbs said it was not me and we've taken steps to tackle the people who mbs claims acted in a rogue fashion. the u.s. believes that mbs approved the murder. william: one of the main reasons president biden is in saudi arabia is to pressure the kingdom to ramp up oil production,

and saudi arabia is concerned, saudi arabia agreeing to do what the u.s. would like to see develop more oil right now to reduce the cost of gasoline in the united states and to fully establish diplomatic relations with israel? >> i think the president will make those cases in private and there will be an effort to do that, however, the saudis don't have a lot of room to expand their production given the limited supply levels that they can go to. but the most -- more important piece and you mentioned t wolf, earlier, or david mentioned it, is the fact that opec is an important player here and saudi of course is a critical player in opec. this is a long-range strategy for the president to get -- to get them to help with opec decisions about supply in the future and what role russia plays with opec as one of the plus countries. >> how significant is it, ambassador, that the saudis apparently have agreed, i think it's pretty significant, to allow israeli planes to fly over saudi air space if flights are going from israel to india or to the far east, they can n

that saudi arabia will increase oil production. but those announcements could potentially come in the coming weeks ahead. and that has been the driving factor why you see the president go from those comments on the campaign trail to now air force one is here in saudi arabia and he is about to get off the plane and meet tonight with the crown prince. >> wolf, i do wonder, why -- i understand when jake sullivan says don't expect it because obviously they say it is not coming very soon, but why make this trip if you are not going to have an announcement on oil production? because so much of this as you know from years is hammered out ahead of time. >> yeah, the national security adviser jake sullivan just repeated what they have been saying now the past couple days. the purpose is to recalibrate and reassess the u.s./saudi relationship right now given what has changed in the region the past couple years. and that is why he is here. he is not only going to be meeting with the saudi leadership, but there is a meeting of the gcc, the gul

and that same is true for saudi arabia. a lot of narrative about human rights, conditionalities but , when it comes to actually delivering on it, there is a continuation of the status quo. that is very, very puzzling for for both sides of the divide in the middle east. iran doesn't know what to expect. the saudis don't know what to expect. uae don't know what to expect . israel doesn't know what to expect. that sort of creates this ambiguity and a state of leaderless chaos in the region, which other people have been willing to failed, other nations have been willing to fill. iran was able to act on as as they see fit. uae is acting as they see fit. russia and china are moving in where the americans have , withdrawn. the problem is what does america actually want? natasya: well, i am interested in how the u.s. politics actually relates to the region and how regional leaders are viewing the u.s., because i see biden's approval rating at home is just 33%, and a majority of democratic voters are saying that he should not be on

saudi arabia will invest in new u.s.-led technology to develop and secure a reliable 5g and 6g networks both here and in the future many developing countrieg countries to coordinate with global infrastructure and investment which i put together at the g7. this new technology solution for 5g will outcompete other platforms including from china. saudi arabia where will also partner with us on a far-reaching clean energy initiative focused on green hydrogen, solar, carbon capture, nuclear and other projects to accelerate the world's clean energy transition and to help the u.s. clean energy industry is set global standards. and fifth, we had a good discussion on insuring global energy security and adequate oil supplies to support global economic growth. that will begin shortly. and i'm doing all i can to increase the supply for the united states of america which i expect to happen. the saudis share that urgency, and based on our discussions today the i expect we'll see further steps in the coming weeks. finally, we discussed

the us ties to saudi arabia have always centered on oil. what is biden hoping to achieve on that front? opinions are quite invited on this and most experts agree that saudi arabia might indeed start producing more oil. however, senior diplomat from saudi arabia, just as said during an interview a few minutes ago. that's, are you ready? i will not start producing more. and without consulting the opec plus countries, and that sort of urea seeks to ensure market's ability that that is all they want the group opec plaza. they have a meeting on the 3rd of august, and it's still what president biden said after the meeting with the prince. regarding the increasing m o protection was, let's look and see what happens in a couple of weeks. so probably we're going to have to wait for that meeting. okay, so we wait a couple of weeks said that the white house is citing. this trip is evidence of warming ties between israel and saudi arabia. what can you tell us about the president biden said to add to day that saudi arabia's decision to allow an israeli

joe biden is heading to saudi arabia to attend a summit of arab leaders. biden will hold talks with saudi crown prince. muhammad could summon it a highly anticipated meeting as a presidential candidate. he had but vowed to treat the saudis as a pariah for their human rights record. it's the next stop on his middle east trip after visiting israel and the palestinian territories. he stressed his support for a 2 state solution for is well on the palestinians, but added that the ground is not right to restart peace homeless. that ground is listening to award a job right now to say earlier the past, the palestinian people are hurting. now, you feel you can just feeling your grief and frustration in united states. we can feel but we've never give up on the work piece. you know, there must be a political, arises with the power steering people can actually see, or at least feel. we carroll, our hopelessness to seal away the future that show many of worked toward for so long. so even if the ground is not right at this moment, to restart negotiations, united states in my administration will not giv