while donald trump's son-in-law jared kushner handled his 2017 white house duties which did include a middle east portfolio, his family was actively seeking refinancing on a more than one billion dollar loan for their manhattan skyscraper 666 fifth avenue from the wealthy gulf state nation of qatar. this deal didn't happen. but then in june of 2017, qatar was suddenly in the news. >> diplomatic crisis erupting in the middle east. accusing that country of supporting terror. >> a regional feud reached a boiling point. qatar's neighbors formed a blockade around the country and were threatening to invade. there was a very real possibility they would invade qa qatar. >> courtney was in the region a few months after the blockade started.