israeli official telling me they had no choice but to weigh in with the president-elect, asking him to intervene and to help israel out. this was an egyptian proposal to go through at the united nations. president-elect trump reached out to president al cici asking him to delay the vote. tonight, a dispute over peace, politics, and the role of the u.s. presidency may be coming to a head at the united nations. just hours before the security council was set to vote for a resolution calling for israel to stop building settlements, the ballot was cut off, averting a potential clash between the current and future u.s. president over u.s. relations with israel. >> we'll have to wait and see what the results of those consultations are, to see if the text moves forward. >> reporter: the resolution demands israel "immediately cease all settlement activities," calling it a violation under international