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Their latest narrative, that he was tied up, injected with a deadly dose of the sedative, and then dismembered. cnns gentlem lets talk about this. during that interview, mr. trump indicated he is fully aware of the audio taken from inside the consulate. he described it as a suffering tape, but has chosen not to listen to it. >> reporter: you know, george, first, we dont know what is on this audio recording. we dont know how many audio recordings there are. but by all indications, there is someth...

Since the daisappearance and killing of jamal khashoggi. you mentioned the phone call with secretary of state mike pompeo and the saudi crown prince is what so many are demanding. friends and colleagues are wondering when they will see real accountability. before that, there are so many questions to be answered that turkey has been seeking the answers to and they believe that saudi arabia has the answers. mainly the two key questions is where is the body if there is a body left of jamal khashogg...

In istanbul. given the pressure, is there a sense they will get any traction here? >> reporter: well, you know, george, its been more than 40 days since the killing of jamal khashoggi, and still, turkish authorities have not been able to locate a body. they have not been able to locate his remains. they dont even know if theyre searching for a body right now or not because, you know, youve heard the theories that turkish authorities are looking at different scenarios including the possibility, o...

Could that have been a contributing factor to the disaster which unfolded monday morning here. christine. >> thank you, ivan. the turkey chief prosecutor says saudi agents strangled "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi almost immediately after entering the consulate in istanbul and then dismembered the body. turkey authorities are demanding saudis extradite all 18 members of the hit team. we have jomana karadsheh live in istanbul with the latest. jomana, good morning. >> reporter: dave...

Of trying to recover and bring closer to some of the grieving loved ones and reunite them with their loved ones. >> the world appreciates the perseverance of the divers. thank you from the scene there. washington post journalist was strangled and dismembered quickly, but where are khashoggis remains. what is the latest? >> reporter: well, alisyn, after weeks of the drip feed of leaks we have been getting from turkish officials, and according to the investigation they say that this was a premed...

Jomana, what are you hearing about what happened? >> reporter: over the past few weeks weve been trying to piece together what happened. this has been based on the drip feed of leaks weve been getting here. youve had the shifting saudi narrative. but for the first time the chief official came out with a statement, the most detailed account of what took place on october the 2nd. they say this was a premeditated act, something weve heard from turkish officials. theyre saying almost immediately aft...

Out. sad story indeed. meanwhile, another story were following, a premeditated murder. thats what turkish investigators are saying about "the washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. we go live to istanbul turkey. what are you hearing from turkish investigators? >> reporter: well, wolf, as you know, after weeks of those leaks, the drip feed of leaks weve been getting from turkish officials here, this is the first time the turkish authorities, the chief overseeing the investigation into the...

Post" journalist jamal khashoggi. he walked into the consulate in istanbul and was never seen again. the story has changed and changed and changed. we have official word now. >> reporter: as you mentioned, over the past few weeks we have this drip feed of leaks coming out from the turkish government. we have had the changing narrative from saudi arabia. we have an official statement today. he explains what happened on october 2 when jamal khashoggi entered the consulate. we have very little deta...

And jomana karachi is in istanbul. good to see you both. sam, lets start with you. the u.s. defense secretary has called on the saudis for a transparent and thorough investigation into the death of khashoggi. how likely is it, though, that they can deliver on that? >> well, i think its something that the saudis are very keen to do. its interesting that jabeir has repeated his commitment to track down whoever is behind this killing, not least in the context of the saudi prosecutor earlier over th...

Iteration is designed to get around the evidence that may upset the previous narrative. there seems to be an effort to change it here. what seems to be the situation here at least is that the drip feed of details from the government and turkey has slowed down and waiting to see what president trumps decision will be now he has heard from gina haspel. dave. >> it is getting difficult to track. nic robertson live in istanbul. thank you. happy friday. 17 minutes after the hour. the reason you don...