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Soon after khashoggi disappeared when he told the news agency that the washington post journalist left the consulate and anybody was welcome to go and inspect those premises. throughout the period that followed, the saudi line was denial that they were in any way involved in the disappearance. the attorney general here, has been confirmed, has been ordered to open an investigation into his disappearance. i think they are inching toward the position to agree on a joint statement with mr. pompeo today and both nations put this behind them, christine. >> put it behind them. sam, cnn learned that ...

Cnn correspondent sam kiley standing by for us in riyadh. sam. >> reporter: the first indication we got of the new line from the saudis came from donald trump. once again perhaps blurting confidences shared with him, in this case, a phone call with si king salman. we are expecting to hear that this was a rendition that mr. khashoggi was lured into the embassy with the issue of getting him back to saudi arabia by the saudi intelligence. this is the important part of what the expected narrative will be, but not with the knowledge or sanction of either the king or mbs, the crown prince. this repr...

The crown prince and the king to discuss the alleged death of jamal khashoggi. overnight, turkish investigators left the saudi consulate in istanbul after spending about nine hours searching that building. >> two sources tell cnn the saudis are preparing a report expected to acknowledge khashoggi's death and call it the result of the unsanctioned interrogation gone awry. cnn correspondent sam kiley standing by for us in riyadh. sam, good morning. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, we just heard this morning that the attorney general here was ordered by king salman to open an investigation i...

Met with the saudis which are key to provide their own sovereignty. we will get a lot of revelations over the next 24 hours. >> i would say so. cnn learned, sam, the kingdom is denying the davos in the desert until after the investigation. there is certainly a lot of pressure for executives to drop out. many have. what do we know about the plans for the steve mnuchin? you think he still goes? >> reporter: well, there are two things going on there. there is the relationship between the united states and saudi arabia which is absolutely crucial. not just commercially. as you suggested in terms o...

Mr. pompeo needs and wants and will prefer. you have the public face of davos in the desert. it depends on the american administration in terms of the narrative. they have until friday to decide to publicly endorse the investment conference. that relationship, i think, is absolutely critical to both sides. >> fascinating. optics of shaking hands at the summit when you have an international incident and murder of a journalist. sam, thank you. the white house plotting its next move in the response of the khashoggi murder. president trump spoke to king salman on sunday and seems to be accepting...