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Himself requested a cognitive exam. i think it was obviously to put to rest a lot of the commentary from the press about his mental faculties. they gave him the hardest level and he scored 30 for 30. does it put to rest the claim that the president is mentally unfit? >> dana: the democrats are going to have to come to the realization that all of the things he they hate that hes g he is doing them with his full faculties. he asked the doctor to stand up there as long as it took to answer all of t...

U.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital. on a vote of 128-9, with 35 countries abstaining. u.n. ambassador nikki haley denouncing the vote. >> we will remember when so many countries come calling on us as they so often do to pay even more and to use our influence for their benefit. >> reporter: the action came one day after the president threatened to cut off american aid to any country that supported the resolution. >> they take hundreds of millions of dollars and even billions ...

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Northern france, they know exactly who theyre voting for bh. what i would say, though, when i asked people about 48 hours ago which way they would go, there were a couple who were undecided voters or some saying they were abstaining, so voting nil, and that was interesting, because you couldnt really tell whether they were holding back, similar to what we saw with brexit, the silent brexiteers or whether they were silent marine le pen supporters, so hard to tell. there is huge concern over the m...

>> we have that evidence and we were going to present it to the new administration. if they choose to share it with the american people that will be their choice. >> he didnt offer any specific or elaborate. we hope to get some specifics and details later but the fallout is seeing in israel, prime minister benjamin netanyahu recalled is relapse ambassador to the country that voted for the resolution including the us abstaining from that vote and benjamin that yahoo maintains israel will continue...

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From traveling to or meeting with officials of the country that voted in favor of the anti-israeli resolution. israeli officials continue to say they have evidence the obama administration orchestrated and crafted the resolution. at todays briefing, state department deputy spokesman toner tried to deflect the blame. >> did not take the lead in drafting this resolution. that was done by the egyptians with the palestinians. >> reporter: the are resolution passed 14-0 with the u.s. abstaining break...

Here is elise labott with more about it. >> reporter: 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 abruptly cut off, averting a potential clash between the current and future u.s. presidents over u.s. relations with israel. >> well have to wait and see what the results of those consultations ar...

Resolution that called for an end of the construction in the west bank and claims that u.s. lead arers are fighting it. >> reporter: here in the west bank, christmas celebrationses are under way in beth lehem, it was swift and decisive from benjamin netanyahu. saying that the obama administration did a high jacking of israel in the u.n. the u.s. abstaining and breaking americas long-standing policy of protecting israel will in the unite would nations and maniy agree that president obamays partin...

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