sharing. saudi arabia, all the weapons will be paid for by the kingdom of saudi arabia. it's a war capability that the gulf countries have. the less capabilities the u.s. needs to have in place to ensure the security of the nation. this is going to be incredibly vital to the security of saudi arabia, to the security of the region. it will be a great deterrent factor for any country especially iran, that this it can engage in behavior against us. it will also be tremendously beneficial tpo the united states to know that its allies have the capability to defend themselves. >> you're confident this can stay on track as envisioned over this weekend? >> yes. there's no reason not to think otherwise. >> mr. minister, thank you. >> any time. >> we will have a special special report from riyadh live 6 p.m. eastern. also an interview with the national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. sandra, back to you. >> sandra: all right, brett, thank you. the trump administration looking to fill the critical role of