highlighted the significance of the american alliance with saudi arabia going back for decades and decades. that is the pressing question for the state department and the white house as they're figuring out how to handle this. to what extent do they jeopardize the united states' ties with saudi? >> it sounded like a splash of cold water from secretary pompeo on calls to quickly confront saudi arabia even as the evidence seems to be mounting that they were complicit in the murder of jamal khashoggi. you talk about the financial ties, he talked about the counter terrorism alliance, which comes down in large part the shared rivalry with iran. they seem unwilling to back down from it even as the evidence seems to be piling up. >> hans nichols is joining us from the white house north lawn. i understand you were at the sticks when secretary pompeo came out. not a lot of heads-up. he did take a couple of questions. >> reporter: our own peter alexander pressed him on what's going to change if there is anything that can come out of this. what you heard from the secretary of state was a little