women in congress. the president who publicly and privately campaigned for the move insists he had nothing to do with it. >> i don't encourage or discourage. the things they have said, omar, tlaib, what they have said is disgracef disgraceful. so i don't know why israel would let them in. >> prour team is standing by on all of this. kristen welker is with the president in new jersey. what the very latest on this? >> reporter: well, ayman, first,s the background. israel saying yesterday they were going to block entrance for the two congresswomen because they support a controversial boycott of israel, only to reverse today. they said they are on the grounds of humanitarian basis, allowing rashida tlaib to visit