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In attendance today. because this is seen as such a significant ceremony, something that israel has long been asking for, and the previous u.s. administrations had promised to do but had not done, had deferred that decision out of fear that it would cause violence, very much like the violence were seeing now in the gaza strip. >> and were going to go there now, our colleague matt bradley is on the phone in gaza. matt, give us an update, what are you seeing? >> well, right now, were in the northe...

Work environment. i think anybody who can work anybody would recognize that. >> ginger, do you and other younger reporters realize how different that was is in the idea that someone would rat on even a terrible joke, no matter what it was, there is a sense of what happens here, stays here amount. you may admonish the person and wish they werent there at the moment, but the idea of giving to it the press. we thought there were some kennedy people aboard with us. nobody was ratting anybody out. th...

The national security aspect of it that marco rubio is raising? >> well, its real and its generating pushback from both parties. its not just jobs in china. its also national security considerations. i talked to two diplomats today who served in democratic and republican administrations who said they thought the initial commerce department sanctions on zte were too strong that they should not have barred u.s. companies from serving as suppliers and shut down the firm in that way. but that just u...

Supporters say he is making good on his promises and his predecessors and the american people. from your view what is wrong with that? >> i work for republicans and democrats who voted for republicans and democrats and a reason the national security waiver in the jerusalem embassy act that you refer to was used by the last three administrations. this is the most volatile deeply polarizing issue between israelis and palestinians and coming at a time mistrust is deep and the positions of the parti...

Quite a week in foreign policy for the president. he did fulfill some key promises he made, and he played to his base. but was this good foreign policy? especially pulling out of the iran deal? joining me now, michael haden and james clapper. general haden has been the director of both the cia and nsa, retired four-star general, author of an important new book that we will discuss, "the assault on intelligence american national security in an age of lies." james clapper is a retired three-star g...

And its fair to say this was quite a week in foreign policy for the president. he did fulfill some key promises he made, and he played to his base. but was this good foreign policy? especially pulling out of the iran deal? joining me now, michael haden and james clapper. general haden has been the director of both the cia and nsa, retired four-star general, author of an important new book that we will discuss, "the assault on intelligence american national security in an age of lies." james clap...

Flags, israeli and american flags being put up getting america ready, and theres also an increase in u.s. marines in the area, not just here in jerusal jerusalem, but around the world, israeli really fortifying getting ready for severe protests. >> other administrations have talked about moving the embassy, this president is actually doing it. how significant is this? >> its very significant, this is something that democrats and republicans have talked about doing, no one in the end went through...

With secretary pompeo. im sure the white house will make an effort to try to flip senator paul. it depends on whether they think they can get those democrats. all indication% that she will be confirmed. white house officials are sleeping relatively easy on this nomination. >> molly: all right. thank you for all insights. it is a big, big week ahead for washington and we appreciate it thanks for talking with us. >> thanks for having me. after the promises of many administrations and presidents ...

Here to knock it from overseas and to suggest if she does, america cant be trusted. >> he negotiated the iran nuclear deal which hasnt exactly worked out and shes critical of the presidents approach to north korea. when the clinton and obama administrations had their shot and the problem got worse and worse. doesnt it seem like were at least moving towards peace now? >> again, im not -- i dont put a lot of faith in this dictatorship to come around. i think we have been through this before. but y...

Ed: you dont agree at the moment. abby: exactly. ed: promises made, promises kept kept. thats been a theme for president trump really since he took office but particularly in the last week when you think about pulling out of the iran nuclear deal, a lot of people were angry about it, he promised to do it, he did it anyway the past week and now tomorrow big news in jerusalem. abby: and so lindsey graham is over there in jerusalem for this big opening that will happen tomorrow, and hes as you can ...