turkey and greece. turkish government ask what hundred million dollars and and then the prime minister says turkish independence economical or otherwise is very very important they say yet again look what they what they do one hundred million dollars they ask the usa to. give you. more importantly. mystery. has been welcomed with a great support and now you see that you see this what kind of. games they have been playing for for this country. and most importantly in other news here america accepts to. lend money to turkey and you see it there. when it comes to a plane and you need a plane man manufacturing well because of to aid from the usa they accepted to stop to manufacture no planes in turkey and you had say told us that look we will provide give it to planes whatever you want why do you need to make them in your own country so all these projects that we had in turkey for a strong offer a better turkey has been stopped with the agreement of the c.h.p. in the past so if those projects hadn't come to

sanctions imposed against turkey over the brunson case we spoke to turkey and he went through a system and we got about it was no deal met at all there was no deal but we're very happy to have him and have him in good shape by hereis are in very good shape. pastor bronson had lived in turkey for twenty years he left the courthouse a free man a concession which could improve strained relations between ankara and washington for brunson's wife marina to thin a long wait prosecutors accused her husband of links to kurdish militants and supporters of. the cleric that turkey blames for a failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen bronson's lawyer called the trial a farce. there was no need for this case which did so much harm to my client to turkey as a whole and damaged relations today's ruling proves that. for years bronson led a small evangelical church in his mere prosecutors claim some of its members belonged to the outlawed kurdistan workers party while welcoming bronson's freedom washington is now pressing for the release of several other americans being held in turkey. saudi arabia has ag

at all turkey has been against the assad regime russia has been an ally of this regime but turkey has recognized that negotiating with russia is the way to sort out syria there's no point bothering with the u.s. they have very little influence now james thanks very much let's talk again to abraham price he's a professor of conflict resolution of the institute for graduate studies we're also seeing these reports that when there was this meeting aimed at reconciliation between king solomon and members of the ashaji family the crown prince was in the room at the time if we accept that as being true how significant is the fact that the crown prince was there while the cum prince being in there actually sends a message from king solomon that he has not abandoned his son and as being the one in charge and. for what but i think of saudi arabia in the moment and actually this is the. goes in accordance with the changes or with the actions of the city that can summon the euler goal when he sag to senior officials intelligence and media other person and also all of the baddest of eighteen indiv

with turkey. i hope that happens, ok? richard, do you have anything to say, richard burr? senator burr: we welcome the pastor back to north carolina. he has been missed. but his work in turkey, to spread the word of jesus christ, is absolutely crucial and it is a foundational thing about this country, the united states, and that is why we love him so much. welcome home. president trump: tom? tom: pastor brunson, you mentioned the state team. the folks on the ground in turkey, the two times i was there, were amazing to work with. they deserve a lot of credit. i know how many times they met with you, and how much time they spent with noreen, and we are proud of them. they have done an extraordinary job. thank you. [applause] president trump: he doesn't speak good english anymore. he forgot english. he spent a lot of time over there. fantastic. great job. patrick? patrick: what a special guy. what a special man of christ. he comes to the oval office and instead of saying thank you for your prayers, h

and alliance between turkey between saudi arabia egypt and against turkey and maybe three of them with several ations i expect that and fact because on today just bring in your senator i want this you just mentioned earlier about the you know trade between the u.s. and saudi arabia is worth billions of dollars fifty five billion dollars sales alone in two thousand and eighteen you know how do you reset that relationship off to something like this does the money talk louder than politics. it does but this could be a major public diplomacy debacle for the saudis as turkey slowly releases evidence showing that indeed there may have been a plot to assassinate or kill. and i think that turkey really maybe does not also want to go into a full confrontation with the saudis or no one is aware of his limitations he's also deferential to the saudi kings he respects them as the protector of islam's holiest mosques in the past for example when saudi king says that encore of the turkish capital early on in violation of diplomatic protocol went to visit them in their hotel room this never happens in

and alliance between turkey between saudi arabia egypt and against turkey and maybe three of them with several ations i expect that and fact today just bring in your son and i want this you just mentioned earlier about the you know trade between the u.s. and saudi arabia is worth billions of dollars fifty five billion dollars sales alone in two thousand and eighteen sort of you know how do you reset that relationship off to something like this does the money talk louder than politics. it does but this could be a major public diplomacy debacle for the saudis as turkey slowly releases evidence showing that indeed there may have been a plot to assassinate or kill. and i think that turkey really maybe does not also want to go into a full confrontation with the saudis or no one is aware of his limitations he's also deferential to the saudi kings he respects them as the protector of islam's holiest mosques in the past for example when saudi king says that encore of the turkish capital early on in violation of diplomatic protocol went to visit them in their hotel room this never happens in an

opposed turkey's membership to you not because turkey then fulfill. the criteria which was true of course but just from a sort of a very a principal position that turkey was justin belong to you. and that was a big mistake because at that time -- i'd long was actually awful feeling it'll taking positive steps and we the democrats in turkey we need it -- germany's support i think that should not be -- forgotten she is not necessarily. a friend of you know she's also very pragmatic political leadership things about her on a political future and the refugee deal the flex dot. having said that -- there. the what the county crisis i do want to emphasize your bill adeline and his government they're acting like a lease the students you know like a spoiled child. when things go fine? he claims he older credit to himself and to his government and when things go wrong. she blames everybody else that turkeys in the coming crisis it's it's his own fault. and i find it's actually -- this was including sp leadership a germany should actually help turkey. it is his

sanctions imposed against turkey over the prince in case we spoke to turkey. and he went through a system and we got about it was no deal made at all there was no deal but we're very happy to have him and have him in good shape by here is in very good shape. past brunson had lived in turkey for twenty years he left the courthouse a free man a concession which could improve strained relations between ankara and washington for brunson's wife noreen it had been a long wait prosecutors accused her husband of links to kurdish militants and supporters affects. the cleric that turkey blames for a failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen bronson's lawyer called the trial a farce. there was no need for this case which did so much harm to my client to turkey as a whole and damaged relations today's ruling proves that at the movie theater for years bronson led a small evangelical church in izmir prosecutors claim some of its members belonged to the outlawed kurdistan workers party while welcoming bronson's freedom washington is now pressing for the release of several other

turkey. turkey was against the. president. who was supported by saudi arabia so there are different. relationship but today for the first time since. the. telephone conversation with president. presidential sources the. statement that was issued. they're going to cooperate and then we've heard mohamed . investment conference and. the killing. will be taken to. turkey and saudi arabia and then after he addressed and he said we have differences with. country has a strong economy even a government spokesperson saying statements that were made about. the question is. reaching out we have to remember. good relations with turkey but. really been isolated. isolated his credibility credibility. so right now he does not hold the cards and turkey is the one that holds the cards . it is indeed and i mean we have to remember you know this is all about a journalist and obviously turkey has some issues with the free press anyway i mean how is all of this being welcomed in turkey itself because it does seem that the president of the high and

regarding turkey? we heard from elise labott about some of the sanctions, not the sanctions but the tariffs applied to turkey, that may have increased the pressure on turkey and the president saying there hasn't been some kind of a deal made to secure andrew brunson's release, in his tweets, pointing out that turkey could have a good thing coming to it. >> president trump was adamant during that meeting that there was no deal, that he made no concessions to secure the pastor's release, but he had placed an enormous amount of economic pressure on turkey in the weeks leading up to brunson's release. he ratcheted up the steel and aluminum tariffs on turkey and that combined with sanctions had helped to exacerbate existing economic problems in turkey. their currency was plummeting. they were starting to head into something of an economic crisis. and that is parts of why this release is happening now. it is not clear whether any of that economic pressure will gradually be lifted off turkey, now that trump h

turkey doesn't want to burn bridges with saudi arabia right away but turkey says whatever it takes turkey will be after the real truth and and turkey wants this investigation to be closed in a real and factual way ok so there were many thanks for that from what i heard us go live now to shell his consulate building and istanbul surge all is said and said as all steroid questions but the the real question is how long is he prepared to wait for the answers. well that is a good question i mean three weeks now when the turks seem to be patient as ever and not even though they have from the beginning going to do to also made some sort of set specific dates will be it's maybe not necessarily in that clear tone that's to widen gave when he said on sunday that choose the he would reveal the naked truth but they have managed to at least force some sorts of movements that say from not only the saudis but also the united states and even the international community if you remember in the beginning of this case when she entered and went missing the initial comments that were being made from that say t

we spoke to turkey. and he went through a system and we got him out it was no deal made at all there was no deal but we're very happy to. have him and good job by hereis are in very good shape. brunson had lived in turkey for the past twenty years his release is a concession that could improve strained relations between unca and washington for brunson's wife noreen it had been a long wait prosecutors accused her husband of links to kurdish militants and supporters of the two lagu and to clear a coup turkey blames for a failed coup attempt in twenty sixteen bronson's lawyer called the trial a farce. voted there was no need for this case which did so much harm to my client to turkey as a whole and damaged relations today's ruling proves that three to four years brunson led a small evangelical church in izmir prosecutors claim some of its members belong to the outlawed kurdistan workers' party while welcoming brunson's freedom washington is now pressing for the release of several other americans being held

what turkey's as and was very. it's within the framework of the international law to conduct to basically try these people who committed a crime on turkish soil second to i think we are the discussion is not whether the us or in other countries should cut the relation with saudi arabia are not different to the relation is to be revisited but is there any equals to mohamed in some on is saudi arabia should be reduced to one that did seven months because i think what many is saying right now many people are trying to be careful to make a distinction between what harm it means and man and the saudis state mohammad is a man and a king someone himself as well true i think here the question should be are we willing to go back to the business as usual with someone more or less all the evidence and that we had before that the gallup tell a story we are out of time thank you very much to all our guests gullit delay saved lodges and toby cadman and thank you too for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting

the saudi delegation has arrived in turkey on friday for that purpose turkey's been waiting to search the consulate and also the home of the saudi consul general they need the saudis permission to do so but it seems if the latest reports are true that the turks already know exactly what happened to. stephanie decker al-jazeera istanbul. attained american pastor at the center of a diplomatic dispute between the u.s. and turkey is back in court for a case hearing andrew bunsen is accused of being linked to groups involved in the failed turkish coup in twenty sixteen some charges have since been dropped he's now accused of espionage pope francis has accepted the resignation of the archbishop of washington cardinal donald will as been accused of knowing about the actions of abusers during his time as the bishop of pittsburgh thirty two priests who worked under him during that time were accused of abuse in a recent grand jury report though he's resigning as archbishop of washington will remain as a cardinal. at least thirty people have been killed in a landslide in eastern uganda close to

and turkey. the president weighing aggressive pressure to secure brunson's release including tariffs on turk i steel and aluminum. as a result turkey currency plummet today record low and economy is now on the brink of disaster, however, last night in ohio president trump was adamant that the u.s. did not agree to lift sanctions or make any kind of deal in return for brunson's release. >> we spoke to turkey, and we went through a system and we got him out, they've been trying to get him out for a long time. well, this has nothing to do with anything. there was no deal made at all, there was no deal but we are very happy to have him and have him in good shape. i hear he's in very good shape. >> while there was no deal to secure pastor brunson's release it will lead to better relations between trust and turkey, possibly great relations. so certainly the possibility that those sanctions and tariffs could be lifted down the road. now, today, though, pastor brunson back here home in the united states

and alliance between turkey between saudi arabia egypt and against turkey and maybe three of them with several ations i expect that and fact because on today's bring in your senator i want this you just mentioned earlier about the you know trade between the u.s. and saudi arabia is worth billions of dollars fifty five billion dollars. alone in two thousand and eighteen you know how do you reset that relationship off to something like this does the money talk louder than politics. it does but this could be a major public diplomacy debacle for the saudis as turkey slowly releases evidence showing that indeed there may have been a plot to assassinate or kill. and i think that turkey really maybe does not also want to go into a full confrontation with the saudis or no one is aware of his limitations he's also deferential to the saudi kings he respects them as the protector of islam's holiest mosques in the past for example when saudi king says that encore of the turkish capital early on in violation of diplomatic protocol went to visit them in their hotel room this never happens in ankara

turkey. he is extremely thrilled. yesterday, more than ever, we want to thank turkey. we want to thank the president. i just spoke to the king of saudi arabia, who denies any knowledge of what is in place with regards to the saudi arabian citizen. i have asked any from the denies that. i guess the secretary of state mike pompeo will really get on a plane go to saudi arabia. necessaryr places if which you probably will. but with regard to this, go to turkey. king told me that turkey and saudi arabia are working hand in hand very closely on getting to the bottom of what happened area so we'll see what happens. mike pompeo is leaving within an hour or so. he's heading to saudi arabia. we are going to leave nothing uncovered. but that being said, the king from the denies any knowledge of it. he did not really know. i don't want to get into his mind but it sounded to me like killers are toue get to the bottom of it. but his of a flat denial. [inaudible] >> all i can do is report what he told me. he told me in a very firm way that they have no knowledge of it. he said it ver

sanctions on turkey? >> we were very tough on turkey. we'll take a look. there was absolutely no deal made. frankly the only deal, if can you call it a deal, is a psychological one. we feel much different about turkey today than we did yesterday. you think we have a chance of really becoming much closer to turkey and maybe having a very good rela

turkey has links saudis crown prince to the med. and they say men from his security detail are part of the fifteen member hit squad and reports from istanbul. saudi crown prince mohammed bin sound man offering condolences to the son salah who is believed to be under a travel ban and may not be acting on his own free will the facial expressions are telling the younger she reached out his hand to a man many believe was behind the murder of his father king some man who has been somewhat out of the public eye for a while is now trying to contain an international crisis that could have repercussions on the kingdom and the royal family he chaired a cabinet meeting and reiterated that those responsible for the death of the saudi journalist will be held to account ho the meeting was held just hours after president reza kind of a decline of turkey appealed to the king to act and to do what is correct. we will follow this incident until the end whatever is required by our laws and by international laws we will carry it out in fact i'd like to

it's extremely offensive from one standpoint as well as from the standpoint of many in turkey. we also need to keep in mind that according to a very common narrative in turkey saudi arabia and some other states in the region had a hand in the failed to coupe lot of two thousand and sixteen so this issue of other states in the region including saudi arabia not respecting turkey's sovereignty is very much in play right now so there are a lot of things that play a lot of political dynamics at play. might this tension between them get worse and my that to get in the way of getting to the truth of what happened to jamal khashoggi. absolutely what is unfortunate right now is that many people believe. also accusing the crown prince of saudi arabia the country's de facto ruler mohamed bin so mon of playing some sort of role in the murder of this saudi journalist given the fact that we have no reason to expect the conclusion of this investigation in saudi arabia to result in m.b.a.'s being held accountable it's going to be very difficult for us to imagine officials in on current as well

situation to a more complicated affair between saudi arabia and turkey and turkey and i'm. still missing would a nothing about his one about which is raising concerns the world wide is could this be from your own perspective an indication of an escalation of the way saudi arabia is dealing with its critics and opponents well that's an interesting question saudi arabia in fact over the last year has embarked on a massive crackdown against any opinion forces any independent thinkers any potential dissidents people who might criticise the crown prince or saudi policies we see dozens and dozens of arrests including of prominent women's rights activists women who were involved in the right to drive campaigns over the last few years and were well known to western media outlets and western diplomats many of them at least nine are in jail in unknown circumstances right now in saudi arabia presumably under investigation in addition saudi arabia also has of course barked out a lot of reckless regional adventures including the. asterisk's conflict in yemen the war on yemen as well as

turkey's as and was very. it's within the framework of the international law to conduct to basically try these people who committed a crime on turkish soil second to i think we are the discussion is not whether the us or in other countries should cut the relation with saudi arabia are not different to the relation is to be revisited but is there any equals to mohamed bin some on is saudi arabia should be reduced to one that is a month because i think what many is saying right now many people are trying to be terrible to make a distinction between one met in san juan and the solid state mohammad is a man and a king someone himself as well true i think here the question should be are we willing to go back to the business as usual with someone more or less all the evidence and that we had before that the gala delay sorry we are out of time thank you very much to all our guests gullit delay saved lodge's and toby cadman and thank you too for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our website a

s because turkey believes that unless you get to us on board no matter what turkey dolls' the result of its action will not be very consequential regarding the political career of m.b.'s himself so let's bring in terms when i was you know the question as well as you know the question gathered he also talked about wanting the eighteen people arrested in saudi arabia to be tried in turkey. that seems to be a deliberate turning up of the heat on saudi arabia put more pressure on them do you think that's right. i think exactly right i think it's not only does it impossible to attract in turkey he indicated that he can and will go more out of the saudi arabia because he'd he in soon it that is not the does not alter to has and he put some very important question for instance like where is the body who is the local collaborator what is the nature of the relationship of these eighteen people so the question that he paused and he said that remains to be and answered and vote to answer them is very crucial for the evolution of these cases because it's not only who does eighteen people are lik

turkey as well. some 15 years ago sent a unit to kenya and extracted a turkish citizen back because they considered him as a terrorist. the question to the saudi government is to tell the world, what would lead to them if that is the case. eric: we have a lot more on this coming up throughout the half hour. steven nelson and walid phares, a warm homecoming for pastor brunson. certainly heartwarming to see he and his family ratified and relieved that he is back. arthel: is thepresent syllabus the heartwarming homecoming , the president is gearing up for anotherrally . a political rally as we get closer to the midterms. we take a look at where the races stand. it's easy to trust geico! thank you todd. it's not just easy. it's-being-a-master-of-hypnotism easy. hey, i got your text- sleep! doug, when i snap my fingers you're going to clean my gutters. ooh i should clean your gutters! great idea. it's not just easy. it's geico easy. todd, you will go make me a frittata. and back pain made it hard to sleep

and turkey. trump had applied increasing economic pressure to turkey, including by ratcheting up steel and aluminum tariffs against the country and by applying the sanctions to two turkish leaders. and all of that caused the turkish currency to plummet and put turkey's economy into something of a crisis, and that precipitated brunson's release on friday. now, the president touted this as a victory for the u.s., saying that previous administrations wouldn't have been able to free brunson. and he took the opportunity in the white house to talk about a separate situation, and that's tensions between the u.s. and saudi arabia over the alleged killing of a saudi journalist at the saudi consulate in turkey. trump said the two events had no connection in terms of the timing of brunson's release. trump said that the administration is looking for more information about the disappearance of jamal khashoggi, that journalist, before he decides what kind of punishment to levy against saudi arabia. but the mom

also coming up an american past offerings from jail in turkey gives the u.s. president his blessing but what domestic political impact will his beliefs have. continues for the missing after a landslide in uganda where at least forty one people have died. in the champion of el salvador's poor remarriage. a thirty eight years after he was assassinated. his present donald trump has warned saudi arabia of severe punishment if it's found to be responsible for the disappearance of jamal khashoggi a saudi john this was last seen entering his country's consulate in istanbul on the second of october the saudis deny opposing to kill and say he left the consulate john hendren reports from washington d.c. . president donald trump is delivering his most serious threat yet to saudi arabia we're going to get to the bottom of it and there will be severe punishment the president's strength and stance follows turkish intelligence reports that washington post journal. as jamal khashoggi was murdered by a saudi arabian hit squad inside the saudi consulate in istanbul leaks to pro

so depending on what kind of support turkey will have from the united states turkey will have a stronger voice to request the extradition of these offer shows. it's not no one can assure that saudi arabia will accept to extradite those people or will can sound be willing to send those people in order to it's. protect his son to get away with this situation but. prisons are down the road that he will be chasing after this case and i have to remind that there is a local election coming up in a couple of months in early two thousand and nineteen if i don't play it fails in this he will be losing in the local elections a lot of credibility this is also another impact that is being tough. thanks very much. joining us today here in the studio and sultan baraka director of the center for conflict and humanitarian studies at the institute so a seven hour meeting between the cia boss and her opposite number so for mr erdogan on his desire for the direction of travel of this is clear but he won't get that unless this external pressure brought to bear on riyadh donald trump. it's true but i actuall

s because turkey believes that unless you get to us on board no matter what turkey does the result of its action will not be very consequential regarding the political career of m.b.'s himself so let's bring into our lives when i was you know the question as well as you know the question gathered he also talked about wanting the eighteen people arrested in saudi arabia to be tried in turkey. that seems to be a deliberate turning up of the heat on saudi arabia put more pressure on them do you think that's right. i think exactly right i think it's not only does it impossible to be trite in turkey he indicated that he can and will go more out of the saudi arabia because he'd he in soon it that is not the does not alter he has and he put some very important question for instance like where is the body who is the local collaborator what is the nature of the relationship of these eighteen people so the question that he paused and he said that remains to be and answered and vault to answer them is very crucial for the evolution of these cases because it's not only who does eighteen people ar

i'm here in istanbul in turkey. the saudi consulate just some 20 minutes away from where we are broadcasting from where the investigation into jamal khashoggi's disappearance continues. natalie, back to you. >> thank you, becky. khashoggi's disappearance is far from the only issue facing the white house. from a hurricane to kanye to kavanaugh, we review president trump's busy week next. i'm ray and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried cold turkey, i tried the patch. they didn't work for me. i didn't think anything was going to work for me until i tried chantix. chantix, along with support, helps you quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke. i needed that to quit. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. some people had changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, or suicidal thoughts or actions with chantix. serious side effects may include seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking or allerg

and turkey continues to pursue him . during a recent visit to berlin turkish president red chip type at a one present to german authorities with a wanted list of so-called terrorists believed to be living in germany didn't i was on that list ankara is demanding that the journalist be extradited to face yet another trial this time with a possible twenty year sentence. due and i had planned to confront the one at a press conference in berlin but he pulled out at the last minute. he later explained he did not wish to give the turkish president an excuse to cancel the event. it might sound strange to my german colleagues that a political leader could boycott a news conference because of a reporter but heard one is not used to being in the same room with critical journalists. doing the presented an alternative to one's terrorist list a roster of over two hundred journalists imprisoned in turkey. he said it was his duty to stand up for the rights of his colleagues. joining me now is john didn't die himself welcome mr didn't da

we feel much different about turkey today than we did yesterday. and i think we have a chance of really becoming much closer to turkey maybe even even having a very very good relationship we know the people and as the pastor said these are incredible people the people of turkey are incredible people and i think we have a chance now to really have a great relationship with turkey i hope that it happens ok earlier president trump tweeted that there'd be no form of concession by the united states there was no deal made with turkey for the release and return of pastor andrew branson i don't make deals for hostages he said there was however great appreciation on behalf of the united states which will lead to good perhaps great relations between the united states and turkey. and in a burst of twitter diplomacy the turkish president made clear the release was not a response to u.s. pressure. the turkish judiciary reached its decision independently says president at a one i hope that the united states and turkey will continue their cooperation as the allie

despite all of that, today turkey welcomed in the saudi officials as part of a daddy— turkey investigation inquiry. why? that is because the turkish government is treading carefully so as not to block at the diplomatic relationship at this stage, while putting ever more pressure on the saudis by leaking ever more intimidating evidence to the media. they still deny everything, but it is becoming increasingly clear in that a horror story until that here in this leafy district of istanbul. live now to washington, and safa al ahmad, a journalist and film makerfrom saudi arabia. first of all, how damaging is this for saudi arabia? i think it can be very damaging. the potential of a significant act like this inside the saudi consulate is quite freighting for a lot of people. this is the potential to be damaging. whether it will not a nuptial. a reporterjust mentioned that some big—name individuals are now pulling out of this high—profile investment conference. -- whether or not i'm not sure. do you think that is something that the saudi rulers will feel acutely, though they will be embarrass

turkey's as and was very. it's within the framework of the international law to conduct to basically try these people who committed a crime on turkish soil second to i think we are the discussion is not whether the u.s. or in other countries should cut the relation with saudi arabia or not definitely the relation is to be revisited but is saudi arabia equal still mohamed in some on is saudi arabia should be reduced to one that builds a month because i think what many is saying right now many people are trying to be careful to make a distinction between one that means someone and the saudis statement are met is a man and a king someone himself as well true i think here the question should be are we willing to go back to the business as usual with someone more or less all the evidence and that we had before that the delay sorry we are out of time thank you very much to all our guests gullit delay saved rogers and toby cadman and thank you too for watching you can see the program again any time by visiting our we

on the other hand turkey's on the brink of an economic crisis. it needs financial support from the outside world. saudi arabia's a rich country. it doesn't want to antagonize it. to get out of the financial difficulties, turkey has to end its isolation. the pastor as a first step to repair thing u.s. relationship. there's two possibilities here by making a fuss about khas khashoggi, they're forcing america to take a stand. so that too is ambivalent. >> we have a report from ben wedeman coming up. so far as this investigation is concerned, a huge dose of skepticism i think needs be taken when consider much of what we are hearing because as point out it's been leaked to pro-government press. but if indeed there is audio and video recordings of an incident that happened within that embassy -- they're now helping with the vez. what happens next? >> whether someone goes on trial or is punished, i think that's a really long way off. for turks, for their side of the story to get out and again it's this ambivalence. yes, thaw want to be seen as being in

turkey after bronson's frillies and turkey will have the leverage to put some international pressure over saudi arabia regarding. his case of course it's not the only thing there are some economic issues that the turkey needed support from washington plus the military corporation and members in northern syria that's going to she have a chance you know he is joining us for more on this from washington d.c. has there been any reaction so far where you are she how big ministration will certainly be happy about this. absolutely several tweets from donald trump and the . bronson just released will be home soon and in all capital letters actually the pentagon has said that bronson will travel on a military plane by germany to the united states one would expect the administration will want to make the most of this with with some sort of arrival perhaps on saturday morning one would think u.s. time because this is such a big issue amongst evangelical voters in the united states the trumpet ministration the republican party a relying on evangelical voters to go to the polls in the november mi

we feel much different about turkey today than we did yesterday. and i think we have a chance of really becoming much closer to check in maybe even even having a very very good relationship we know the people and is the pastor said these are incredible people the people of turkey are incredible people and i think we have a chance now to really have a great relationship with turkey i hope that it's ok earlier president trump tweeted that there'd be no form of concession by the united states there was no deal made with turkey for the release and return of pastor andrew branson i don't make deals for hostages he said there was however great appreciation on behalf of the united states which will lead to good perhaps great relations between the united states and turkey. and in a burst of twitter diplomacy the turkish president made clear the release was not a response to u.s. pressure. the turkish judiciary reached its decision independently says president at a one i hope that the united states and turkey will continue their cooperation as the allies th

with turkey. i hope that happens, ok? richard, do you have anything to say, richard burr? we welcome the pastor back to north carolina. he has been missed. , tohis work in turkey spread the word of jesus christ, is absolutely crucial and it is a foundational thing about this country, the united states, and that is why we love him so much. welcome home. president trump: tom? tom: pastor brunson, you mentioned the state team. the folks on the ground in turkey am of the two times i was there, were amazing to work with. they deserve a lot of credit. i know how many times they met with you, and how much time they spent with noreen, and we are proud of them. they have done an extraordinary job. thank you. [applause] president trump: he doesn't speak good english anymore. he forgot english. he spent a lot of time over there. fantastic. great job. patrick? patrick: what a special guy. what a special man of christ. andomes to the oval office instead of saying thank you for your prayers, he says let me pray

this is opportunity for turkey and the u.s. to put aside past difference and hopefully warm the relationship. melissa: wow, benjamin hall, thank you for that. >> payoff for the trump administration. they turned the screws on turkey. it paid off. melissa: shown it's a priority to get people back. this isn't the first time we've seen this. wasn't like that with the past administration no matter how you dispute. david: each american life is important. >>> carving a path of destruction across five states. the death toll continues to rise after the hurricane michael. it leave as million people without power. the story on recovery efforts up next. ♪ rs rs to examine investment opportunities firsthand. like e-commerce spurring cardboard demand. the pursuit of allergy-free peanuts. and mobile payment reaching new markets. this is strategic investing. because your investments deserve the full story. t.rowe price. invest with confidence. i'm ray and i quit smoking with chantix. i tried cold turkey, i tried the patch. they didn't work f

to qatar when saudi imposed that embargo saudi arabia unhappy with turkey's alliance with iran turkey unhappy with saudi arabia support for the coup that defoe's the elected president in egypt morsi so so these two countries really have differences and now mohamed bin man holding a phone conversation with president with a gun the first phone conversation since this crisis began and according to turkish presidential sources it was mohamed can someone who requested this call and then a few hours later the saudi crown prince addressing this investment conference in riyadh saying that the culprits will be punished and that cooperation is continuing with turkey and then we heard him make a remark about qatar really softening his rhetoric talking about the qatari economy so is the saudi crown prince reaching out some people will can describe you know his moves really as as him reaching out because at the end of the day what is clear is he has become increasingly isolated his credibility is at stake his political future is at stake and what the turkish investigation has done the leaks that w

crackdowns on some cards on lawyers and turkey that casts some doubt on the idealism of turkey as a venue and then second you have the intersection of the issue of a turkish domestic chord but saudis doing activities within a diplomatic enclave and you know people coming in with diplomatic authorities and that's why you create one of these international tribunals or you are to go to the international criminal court or the international court of justice to resolve this then that international tribunal wouldn't have to deal with these issues of the in their play between domestic turkish law and international law with regard to what can take place in an embassy who has jurisdiction that cetera there's going to be too many endure in their native turf wars between turkey and saudi arabia if there was a prosecution in turkey and so that's why the fairest the way to get that resolved is the have it in the international tribunals out and let me bring you in head in kugel in amman turkey as human rights record what's the will see how shall they what's the what's for you the real concerns wel

a delegation from saudi arabia has now arrived in turkey to help with the investigation riyadh says turkey has agreed to a joint probe according to the washington post ankara is wary of releasing the recordings it has because that would reveal that the turks spy on foreign governments inside their country but one thing is clear saudi arabia is coming into growing international pressure to explain what happened to your mom. well now in the nation's lay croatia and england battled to a scoreless draw in an empty stadium a consequence of you a for sanctions for a swastika marked on the pitch before one of croatia qualifiers two years ago england had hoped to game and avenge for their loss to croatia in the semifinals of this year's world cup the result leaves the two teams tied at their bottom of the nation's. and with that you are up to date now on news i'm sarah kelly in berlin we have more news coming up at the top of the hour and hello to humphry will also have more after a short break don't forget you can get more on the web site www dot com you can also follow us on social media have a

with turkey. i hope that happens, ok? richard, do you have anything to say, richard burr? senator burr: we welcome the pastor back to north carolina. he has been missed. but his work in turkey, to spread the word of jesus christ, is absolutely crucial and it is a foundational thing about this country, the united states, and that is why we love him so much. welcome home. president trump: tom? tom: pastor brunson, you mentioned the state team. the folks on the ground in turkey the two times i was there, were amazing to work with. they deserve a lot of credit. i know how many times they met with you, and how much time they spent with noreen, and we are proud of them. they have done an extraordinary job. thank you. [applause] president trump: he doesn't speak good english anymore. he forgot english. he spent a lot of time over there. fantastic. great job. patrick? patrick: what a special guy. what a special man of christ. he comes to the oval office and instead of saying thank you for your prayers, he

turkey claims that they have. we know that saudi arabia has done this before, they've kidnapped other people from embassies abroad, brought them back to saudi arabia, they did it with lebanese prime minister last year, so i think it's very likely that they wanted to take this guy back to saudi arabia, the fact that he hasn't popped up, they haven't filmed with him saying, i'm still alive, everything is okay, suggests that they probably can't produce them and that makes me fear for the worst. kristin: so if they are behind it, do you think that it was intentional or perhaps something went awry or is that really the question here? >> i think that's a big question not just what happened to him but why it happened, what actually took place inside the consulate in istanbul, this would be a major escalation of anything they've done before for someone who wasn't that big of critic, someone close to regime before who yes is critical of them but is not trying to burn down the monarchy in saudi arabia. there's no good real

the syrian conflict is dominated by foreign powers mainly russia iran and turkey they have different interests at stake and support different sides in the conflict with weapons logistics and personnel russian president vladimir putin is president assad's closest ally russia has been taking an active part in the war since two thousand and fifteen putin wants to strengthen russia's military presence in the region syria is its sole access point to the mediterranean sea president hassan rouhani of iran is the other major assad supporter from day one to iran has supported damascus with advisors weapons and troops syria in return provides iran with a crucial route to the hezbollah militia in lebanon. turkish president rich one would like to topple assad has supported various radical rebel groups from the start and since january turkey has had troops of its own in syria one of at of on its goals is to limit kurdish influence in the region. during advance recent visit to berlin german chancellor angela merkel agreed to this weekend summit russia iran and turkey have used the syrian conflict

a four nation summit beginning today in istanbul turkey as president. is meeting the leaders of france russia and germany they're also expected to discuss access to humanitarian aid the drafting of a constitution and reconstruction of the water on country. on friday seven people were killed when syrian regime forces shelled south east and it's the deadliest attack since the deal was reached to prevent a white skin offensive on the province. seven years of war in syria at least three hundred fifty thousand killed and a country in ruins now the rebel stronghold it labe faces a scene the next humanitarian crisis is imminent. it live is the last part of syria not under the control of president bashar al assad many of his opponents have fled here but it is only a question of time until his troops and his allies retake the region in northern syria. turkey and europe fear that a majority of the three million people living here will try to flee initiating another refugee crisis preventing this will be the main goal of the political summit in istanbul. the syria

fresh talks aimed first steps towards a political solution to the country's seventy year civil war turkey hosts russia france and germany for a summit in istanbul. and another key vote for a german chancellor angela merkel a shaky coalition of germany's conservatives are bracing for another blow this time in the central state of pessah we have the latest on sunday's election. welcome to the program i'm mary in evanston. u.s. authorities say the man arrested over a series of mail bombs sent a prominent democrats has a history of criminal history rather and is also a fervent supporter of president donald trump but officials are yet to disclose a motive fifty six year old florida residents is our say york was tracked down with the help of fingerprint evidence investigators say they're looking into new suspicious packages thought to be connected to the case. u.s. or thirty's believe they've got their man investigators allege fifty six year old sees as sayaka is responsible for the pipe bomb packages which have been sent to high profile democrats police also seized what they believe to be the

we feel much different about turkey today than we did yesterday. and i think we have a chance of really becoming much closer to take it maybe break even having a very very good relationship we know the people and as the pastor said these are incredible people the people of turkey are incredible people and i think we have a chance now to really have a great relationship with turkey i hope that it happens ok earlier president trump tweeted that there'd be no form of concession by the united states there was no deal made with turkey for the release and return of pastor andrew branson i don't make deals for hostages he said there was however great appreciation on behalf of the united states which will lead to good perhaps great relations between the united states and turkey. and in a burst of twitter diplomacy the turkish president made clear the release was not a response to u.s. pressure. the turkish judiciary reached its decision independently says president at a one i hope that the united states and turkey will continue their cooperation as the all

think what game turkey is playing the. i would say turkey. because we have seen same side of the political reconfiguration of the middle east, he isa reconfiguration of the middle east, he is a member of the muslim brotherhood. so he is not on the outside as one would like to believe? i have no evidence, but what i'm trying to say is that he is on the turkish side, he is on both sides, where it is his mind? he must either had an appointment or someone knew someone who knew something, if the turks actually are not playing the turks actually are not playing the game of president putin, because the game of president putin, because the russians have a lot against saudi arabians, so is quite a great deal of a complex web, here. a us pastor convicted of terror—related charges in turkey has arrived at the airport ahead of his departure, after a court decision to free him. there were chaotic scenes at the airport in izmir when andrew brunson arrived. the pastor was sentenced to three years injail in a case that badly strained ties between the us an

or to turkey's allies qatar because qatar has a very close relationship with turkey that is not clear but what is clear is that mohamed been told man is now increasingly isolated his country is isolated his future his political future is at stake his credibility as a leader is out stake because of this international outcry and he is really at the center of this international crisis because turkey believes he had a role in the killing of her mouth they haven't presented direct evidence but they have presented links linking the people who were involved or believed to have been involved in this murder with muhammad and selling them i had seen her live for us at the latest in istanbul and i thank you go to mike hanna who's following all this from washington d.c. so mike sense the crown prince gave his first public comments has there been any reaction from donald trump or d.c. at all. well surprisingly no reaction from the president one must say that president trump spent the whole of yesterday tuesday speaking about a meeting with all its intelligence sources in the course of wednesday in

was against the coup against the president morsi in egypt turkey sided with qatar when saudi arabia imposed an embargo and try to isolate qatar or dog on sending turkish troops to qatar and turkey is relationship with iran as well a source of contention between these two countries so it was a strained relations the two to begin with and in particular with muhammad the bin man they have been suggestions that he even called a turkey part of the axis of evil with iran now today for the first time since that she killing the president or the gone and mohamed bin so man had a phone conversation what we understand from presidential sources here it was muhammad bin so a man who requested that conversation of course there was a statement released saying that they discussed cooperation and then we heard the saudi crown prince address the investment conference saying that the culprits will be will face justice and that they're cooperating with turkey and then after that he he expressed a softer attitude towards qatar a country that they imposed an embargo on qatar and mohamed been saying you k