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Welcome back to viewers here in the united states and around the world. you're watching cnn newsroom live from atlanta. i'm george howell with the headlines we're following for you. this hour, a political advisor to turkey's president tells cnn he believes there is a strong possibility that the journalist you see here, jamal kashogi, a critic of saudi arabia was killed inside the saudi consulate in istanbul where he was seen tuesday. president erdogan said he is personally chasing this investigation. saudi arabia denies any involvement. chinese authorities say the former head of interpol, me...

Security czar who is now serving a life imprisonment sentence for construction. mr. meng rose through the ranks under that person in the 2000s, so now it seems like he may be meeting the same fate as his former patron. at least the latest statement by the chinese authority answers some of these mysteries or unanswered questions, but there are still a lot more to be found about his disappearance and now detention, george. >> steven, just recapping, this breaking news that you're sharing with us, again, mr. meng is being held, you say. that he has accepted bribes according to government official...

Toward this investigation. we'll see how all of this pans out. jamanika live for us in istanbul turkey, thank you. now to tell you about another disappearance, the president of interpol, there is a new twist in the mysterious and even questionable disappearance. he remains missing at this point, according to the international police agency. he has resigned. this just days after he was reported missing during a trip to china. authorities say meng who is a chinese official, is under investigation for alleged violations of laws. and take a look at this. his wife said she received two very unset...

Following the story live for us. steven, these cryptic text messages, then word of resignation. what more are you learning about the mystery, i should say, around this disappearance? >> reporter: george, we actually -- george, we actually have some late breaking developments on the story that chinese authority just issued a fairly lengthy statement in the last hour, now confirming m mr. meng is being held and under investigation for alleged corruption. now, in this statement, they have some harsh words for mr. meng saying he had insisted on taking a wrong path and had only himself to blame for...