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attack in central ukraine. president zelenskyy is calling it an act of terrorism. welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room . it is 1:00 friday in jerusalem. this is the final hours of president biden's visit here before he heads to saudi arabia. tonight, the team is bracing for the trip to be a major test of he is diplomacy. jeremy diamond is with us in jerusalem. jeremy, clearly the effort to try to stop iran from developing a nuclear bomb was at the forefront of the talks. >> reporter: president biden and...

the only thing that will stop iran is knowing that, if they continue to develop their nuclear program, the free world will use force. >> i continue to believe that diplomacy is the best way to achieve this outcome and will continue to work with israel to counter other threats from iran throughout the region. >> all of this ahead of the president's controversial trip to saudi arabia next, a visit opposed by human rights groups, but aimed at fostering closer ties between the saudis and israel. here at home, nbc news has learned a member of the trump white house support staff is the key...

Leave the kingdom without getting some indication, some clear statement, public or private, from the saudi leader that he's taking steps to make sure that what happened won't happen again. >> as well, john brennan was telling us yesterday, that some of the people being held and some of the children of leading figures in saudi arabia, dissidents who are being punished will be released. peter, finally, i know the white house traveling press has been told going into israel, whether it be because of covid rules, no head shakes and just fist bumps, but they couldn't control bibi netanyahu wanting a...

That we are willing to put aside our support for democracy and human rights when it comes to things like that with the saudis, it does damage for open democracy and regimes that respect human rights. whether or not he brings it up in the meeting, the questions are if the saudis are going to change , if they do, maybe it is worthwhile. >> what message will it send around the world about human rights if president biden is seen shaking hands with the crown prince? >> listen, i think it is overblown, this discussion over shaking hands, bumping fists. we are allies with saudi arabia. i think we sho...

It might look a little chaotic. there's a huge number of press here and a massive police force as well that's come in here now that this individual has been arrested. lots of police officers coming in and out of the precinct. shaking hands, hugging, bumping fists. ch clearly a since of relief this individual has been arrest ed. his arrest as mundane as arrests come. he was picked up on the street. people were all around him taking videos of it and he was put into a police car without almost anybody saying anything. it's not clear if we're going to see him soon out of this pre precinct. there a...