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Part of the world, to lose your life over that, is not something any journalist should take as one more talking point and an excuse to try and defend it. >> nic, the question even after the statements from the saudis, what about mr. khashoggis remai remains? any mention of them and the effort to get an answer to that question? >> reporter: what we are witnessing here, as much as over the past 2.5 weeks, drip, drip feed of information from turkish officials, is a carefully positioned platform of ...

To the cloud. what do experts say about the plausability of this reporting? >> reporter: i think this is sort of one of the key questions people are asking. this is a pro-government newspaper through the week that had a drip feed from what they say of reliable sources, drip feed from the government, putting out names of the 15 saudis that are the ones that flew in, came to the consulate and allege dly murdered khashoggi. one of the key things we know the government says it has and shared with in...

The government that they have audio recordings, have shared them with western intelligence agencies, that they show the brutal torture killing of jamal khashoggi in the consulate. the key to all of it is for turkish forensic investigators to get into the consulate. right now, theyre engaged with the negotiations if you will with saudi representatives to be given the access. and thats the real acid test if you will. can they get inside the consulate behind me to do forensic tests which would pres...

Backers. we are learning more about the white house reaction to khashoggis disappearance, there are a lot of unanswered questions about the future of saudi relations. >> sarah westwood, thanks so much. well check back. meantime, bringing in anchor becky anderson, global affairs correspondent, elise labott, and nic robertson. nic, you first. president trump promised severe punishment if khashoggi was murdered and the saudis were found responsible. the world is watching to see what happens. how ...

Kuala lumpur. saima, what do you know? >> reporter: don, we wanted to share this with you as soon as we learned from this military source about the military radar picking up the flight. as it made that turn, we know it made a turn. we know that it headed towards the strait of malacca. so westwards back over malaysia. we didnt know that it had dropped to 12,000 feet. now, according to the radar, sometime between 1:19 and 2:40 the plane dropped to 12,000 feet. it opens up a range of possibilities....

Quite alarming. the government decided today to actually extend the voluntary, evacuation zone up to 16 miles now. theyre saying. those they say will stay indoors are now saying if you want to leave, we will help you leave, bus you out. theyre saying more because ith difficult to live there, no amenities. inevitably, all this drip feed of information, some positive, some negative, some ver course, keepingf people on edge. andim the prime minister himself said that they dont know exactly whats go...

But he also gave the finger to a news person who tried to ask him about this. so is senator jim bunning right to hold up the unemployment benefits, because there is no money to pay for them? post your comment on my blog. >> it will be interesting to see what your viewers and my viewers think. >> it is a wonderful soap opera. >> a lot of peoples lives are affected, so it is a serious business. >> and including the rest of us suffering under weight of the deficit. >> yes, that is every one of us. ...