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Tens of thousands of people in their path. were going to monitor it and well talk to you again soon. back the you. >> please, please be safe, my friend. j jacob, thank you. big developments overseas with protests in cities across the west bank and the gaza strip. hundreds of palestinians on the streets overnight, this morning after president trumps recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. ayman moyhhyeldin on the ground for us. how bad is it? >> reporter: let me tell you how it played out....

Calling for days of rage. president trump recognized jerusalem yesterday as the capital of israel. nikki haley calling it symbolic and more. >> president trump: were no closer to a lasting peace agreement between israel and the palestinians. it would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result. therefore, i have determined that it is time to officially recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. >> he made a symbolic move to say we ar...

If jerusalem is recognized as the capital of israel, israel has the right to determine what jerusalem is defined as. if israel says west jerusalem is jerusalem, and east jerusalem is the capital of palestine, thats fine with him. so that is explicitly in the speech. secondly, muhammad bin salman, the crown prince of saudi arabia, who is the one who is making these tectonic shifts happen isnt -- >> do you agree they are tectonic? >> yes, they are. hes been trying to comfort abbas and the palestin...

President donald trump today formally recognized jerusalem as israels capital. a campaign promise kept but a high stakes move that may complicate his administrations larger longer term goal of achieving peace between israelis and palestinians. >> after more than two decades of waivers, we are no closer to a lasting peace agreement between israel and the palestinians. it would be folly to assume that repeating the exact same formula would now produce a different or better result. therefore, i hav...

Talk about fake news. what is fake history in the region? as if our capital is not in jerusalem. its been our capital for 69 years. the real question is not why this was done today. >> why cant you acknowledge -- >> i heard your -- ill answer your question but let me finish this sentence. the real question is why was this not done 69 years ago? why not? its not just the last 22 years. its not just the peace process for the palestinians. what happened after 1995? weve been a state since 1948. wer...

A campaign promise, sticking to his word, and being willing to go where his predecessors wouldnt which is always a point of pride for him. >> they were disingenuous because clinton said jerusalem is the eternal capital. so did bush and obama. hes saying i agree with that. >> but they never made this move. >> they were hypocrites nad -- >> worried about security in the region. >> we have to hit pause. thank you very much. when we come back, 158 -- or 150-acre fire rips through los angeles forcing...

Whatever the outcome is there. and thats saudi arabia. saudi arabias new leader giving the sort of behind the scenes cover to both sides. sort of signaling a willingness to have a better relationship with israel and trying to comfort and calm the other side, the palestinians. can you speak to the importance of the -- i dont want to call it realignment but the shift between the saudis and emirates and on some security issues the israelis as a counterbalance to iran and their allies in the region?...

You heard general mattis talking about jerusalem being the capital and supporting tel aviv. some big policy differences here. >> the one that really made trump -- put him on the map is this idea that he would build this wall and change the way the immigration policy is doled out. if he is putting into place people who dont share that view and arent going to put those policies into place, thats a big problem for him. at the end of the day, these people will be working at the pleasure of the presi...

Demonize mitt romney and make him unpalatable so when you get in the voting booth you look at these two names and you want to stick with the person you know. jon: they are going to tr know. >> romney does not have a strong sentiment in the base of the republican party. the sentiment of the republican party is that they dont want barack obama. jon: all of the polls have said that the republican voters are more energize towed go out and vote than democrats. >> they may not be after this week. they...

Jenna: secretary of state hillary clinton touching down in israel today for the final leg of her middle east tour. she arrives after high-level talks in egypt where some protesters pelted her motorcade with tomatoes and shoes of all things. the senior u.s. official says mrs. clinton was never in any danger. israel, secretary clinton met with the president this morning. she is dweerging up for talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu later on today. the talks are expected to focus on the iran...