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Pelosi’s delegation hit Israel just two weeks after Amnesty International released its report on Israeli apartheid, where the human rights organization called for an end to the “system of oppression and domination.”

Plus, an artist robot was detained trying to get to a show in Egypt, and David Zwirner reveals a cache of Hilma af Klimt watercolors.

Microsoft is now giving a timeline for migration for its Azure Blockchain Services users. Why? For those that don't know, Microsoft actually has its very own blockchain service which is reportedly coming to an end soon.

Emrah Gurel / AP Global Citizen ExplainsDemand Equity 4 Things You Should Know About the Istanbul Convention to End Violence Against Women Countries agreed to tackle gender-based violence 10 years ago. Heres why. Why Global Citizens Should Care We must ensure the safety of women and girls around the world by eliminating gender-based violence in its many forms to achieve gender equality. The United Nations’ Global Goal 5 aims to protect women and ensure that they live with eq...

And that wraps up this hour of "msnbc live." im phillip mena. now it is time for "weekends with alex witt." alex, good morning! >> thank you for starting us off. good morning to you, my friend. and good morning to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. it is 7:00 a.m. here in the east, 4:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." was it all a hoax? a new twist in the alleged attack on "empire" actor jussie smollett. why police are now questioning his story. f...

I think president trump really does want to it happen. >> would you go? >> i would advise the president to go at this point. i dont think he can back out. >> okay. >> but once youve committed, the question is if you back out, who is going to take the blame blaim? this is not just about north koreas nuclear program. this is also about keeping us in good relations with our close allies the south koreans. his whole career is on reconciliation with north korea. if the president backs out, he looks l...

He is playing. obviously you look at some of the interviews where its all about alleged behavior that is not admirable. you can say how is that a good media moment for the president or for giuliani? but i think to the extent that they are able to say that these are not, these things are not illegal, embarrassing as they might be, that perhaps could be a good day for him. >> harris: i notice the word "crime" never came up. the way you described it was a bad media moment with regard to this. that ...

Much less than half a million. could have done it for much less than that, but i said lets make it really nice. so thats what it is. i may go. very proud of it. jerusalem has been a subject thats been promised for many years. the embassy in already has been promised for many years by presidents. they all make campaign promise and they never had the courage to carry it out. i may go. its getting ready to open. i do want to tell that story though. there are a couple people who got to see it, inclu...

Middle east and that has revolutionized the professional journalist standards in the middle east by delving into many areas that were considered taboo before. before that it was just known inside the middle east but it has grown into a big media empire with al jazeera america and now al jazeera english. before al jazeera balkans, al jazeera sports so it has been trying to reach a worldwide audience with new revolutionary professional standards. >> professor, thank you very much. we once again ar...

Warm front, these are the big storms popping up here. tennessee, kentucky, northern alabama, veronica, those are the areas of greatest concern around 3:00 this afternoon it all begins. >> youre right. the cold air mixing with the warm air that does become the problem. we appreciate you watching it, thanks. auto sales zoom, at&t backs out on a deal and the lengths one airline is going to help you sleep. your first look at this mornings business headlines is straight ahead. coming up, the heat...