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He, the king of saudi arabia, told me. and essentially in so many words saying to the american people, just take him at face value. >> you hit the nail on the head. thats exactly the problem. hes talking about wanting an open, credible investigation and hes leap frogging in front of that and saying the king said it didnt happen so it must not have happened rather than working the process and compelling. he has leverage to compel the saudis to fully cooperate and be transparent and credible throu...

Leverage, because if they tried to impose sanctions, they could pull the deal. >> theres so much to cover, abby, so in the category 4 hurricane, president trump was asked where he was in climate change and does all the hurricanes, does he still believe climate change is a hoax. >> i am not denying climate change, but it could go back -- >> thats denying it. >> we used to have -- >> who says that? >> what about the scientists that say its worst than ever? >> you would have to show me the scientis...

Only way and these things are a nuisance. >> a.b., it seems to be clear that if the president upsets saudi arabia enough he wont get, a, those arms purchases but arguably, much more importantly, help in the middle east peace deal, if one is achievable, on iran. it seems like he is weighing, here, the cost of calling out saudi arabia more directly. >> he has told us this, poppy, for days, that this is all transactional, that this is sort of collateral damage on the way to a relationship he has pu...

Arm sales are important not because of the money but leverage in the future. those are things we can use to influence their behavior. i would not take cutting that off, off the table. >> if cutting off these arm sales or memorandums of intent at this point -- the sales havent happened yet -- its going to fall on congress and its going to fall on sanctions and its going to fall on congress in a bipartisan fashion say no, enough. >> to follow that example congress will have to be the bad cop here....

Americas leverage over these countries, not only to get what the u.s. needs from them but to stop them from behaving so badly on the world stage, committing human rights abuses and even murder. wolf. >> brian, thank you very much. good report. coming up, breaking news. just in to cnn, the death toll from hurricane michael climbs again. ( ♪ ) everybody wants a new, different, better world. heres to the people who do what it takes to build it... to keep it running. the people who understand no...

Also treasury secretary steve mnuchin on october 23rd set to attend this investment initiative in saudi arabia. >> there has to be repercussions. there has to be consequences. saudi arabias not going to wake up tomorrow and after over half a century of buying sophisticated american weapons systems to start buying russian or chinese or south african -- heather: thats what senator marco rubio said. >> thats not exactly true. we dont give foreign aid to the saudis. but foreign aid is one part of ou...

That way. why isnt donald trump using the leverage he has in order to push saudi arabia forward on human rights especially when it comes to a u.s. resident? >> thats a great question. i think you sort of laid out the answer in showing his views and responses to a number of autocrats around the world. his respect for power. his kind of indifference to american soft power and the view of of the world. he views everything in terms of power and respect, wins and losses, whose getting paid. he doesnt...

Approached saudi arabia and other autocratic regimes. >> its interesting the way he is embracing these autocratic leaders and the reasons hes using for doing so. putin he thinks will help and with syria. kim jong-un stopped testing ballistic missiles. stop testing nuclear missiles. maybe get some roll backs. the president admitted he doesnt know if they will the dismantling any sights. no one knows that as of now. when it comes to saudi arabia, this arms deal. this president who touts himself as...

Tough situation. on the one hand, we do rely on saudi arabia to help contain iran in the region. and they have energy power. on the other hand, were a democracy and we have to stand up for your values. so it may be whether secretary mnuchin goes or not, thats part of what we can hold on to right here. i think thats what the saudis communicated over the weekend, threatening $200 per barrel of oil, they have to sell their oil and the united states government would push back against that. we have a...

The united states essentially is the military guarantor of saudi arabia in the middle east and the saudis depend on that. its not like the chinese and the russians are going to fulfill that role. i dont think the saudis would be comfortable even if the russians would offer that. theyve seen what happens to countries that are within the russian protector, if youd like. the united states is a far more benign provider of that service, of protecting the saudi human, than any other country would like...