Cnn has a Team Coverage here. Lets start with sam kylie in the saudi capital of riyadh. What do we know about those pompeo meetings this morning . They werent exactly lengthy, were they . No, they were pretty brief. Not brisk, i think, but brief. The first meeting was with king salman this morning. That lasted 15 minutes. Now, the king is frail and elderly, and is handed over most of the reins of power to his son, mohammed bin salman. That meeting, both of which were attended by the foreign minister, between the crown prince and mike pompeo, went on for 30 to 40 minutes. So not extensive there either. Its very hard indeed to find out what went on behind those closed doors, but there was a pointed remark, i think, going in to the meeting from the crown prince as he was meeting mike pompeo. Ill read you an extract that was sent to us by a friendly Pool Reporter on the ground. The crown prince said, were really strong and old allies so we face our challenges together. The past, the day of, tomorrow. Pompeo replied, absolutely. Now, of course, what else could he have said in a public forum or semipublic forum to his host as the United States most senior diplomat. And nonetheless, the conviviality of this meeting or series of meetings does indicate perhaps a degree to which the americans want to try to put this whole episode eventually behind them. But that is going to be a very difficult in a nation which pointing down towards subordinates for responsibility is really not a tradition. Nothing much happens here unless it comes from above. Unless its convenient to blame those below you. Thanks very much. Lets get the latest on the investigation from Clarissa Ward. It was your reporting with tim yesterday about this emerging official explanation sort of dumping off the blame to a rogue operation. Do we know if this explanation is going to become public . Are the saudis still moving forward with this claim . Well, so far, we have seen no indication as to a timeline, when they might present the results of their investigation. We keep hearing from our sources that its imminent, that its imminent. I get the impression there are people within the royal court who would like to get out in front of this story right now. But there are clearly other forces who are slowing it down. And in the meantime, what youre seeing, jim, i think, is that some people are starting to get impatient. Particularly here in turkey. For the last couple days, turkish authorities had been very quiet, very buttoned up. We hadnt seen any leaks. They were speaking in positive terms about saudi cooperation, in positive terms about this joint working force. Today, were starting to see a little bit of a shift. We heard president erdogan say in that consulate, there was potentially toxic material. We had to deal with what was a, you know, painted over area, essentially implying that there was some kind of a hasty coverup, and the bottom line is the turks want to see a proper investigation. They want full and unfettered access, and the main question im sure they would like to know is where is that body . Is it here in turkey . How was it disposed of . The saudis are coming under a lot of pressure, both internationally and the sort of sense that outrage thats been galvanized through this, but also certainly privately through turkish sources who are saying enough is enough. We need to see more results. We need to find out definitively what happened to Jamal Khashoggi. Oh, goodness. Basic question, isnt it . A father, a soontobe husband, a journalist. Clarissa ward, thanks very much. And where is the body . Were joined by two of our Global Affairs analysts. Each with unique experiences as captives. Jason, a colleague of Jamal Khashoggi, had spent fi500 daysn prison in iran. David rogue, kidnapped in 2008 when reporting for the new york times. Hes now executive editor for the new yorker online. Let me bring you new reporting we got from Barbara Starr. A Senior Adviser to the president tells Barbara Starr the president s decision on how he handled this crisis with saudi arabia, quote, may be the most consequential decision of his presidency. Again, that coming from a Senior Adviser to the president. It gives you a sense, despite the pictures we just saw of a pretty friendly meeting between the secretary of state and king salman, how important this decision is for the president. So david, to you, what we have seen play out this morning, a 15minute meeting with the king of saudi arabia, is this the sight of the u. S. Holding an ally to account . No. Whatever happened, and it appears Jamal Khashoggi is dead, he was killed because of his political views. That is just outrageous and unacceptable. You should not be abducted in a consulate and killed because of what you are written or said. Thats basic american values. Jason, just the thought occurs to me as im sitting next to your colleague, david, and speaking to you. You were both held. David was held by the taliban, right . Terrorist organization. You were held by iran, authoritarian regime. The difference here, this is a u. S. Ally. Authoritarian, a royal family, but still a u. S. Ally. What difference does that make . But also, i remember, what difference does it make when the u. S. Definitively calls out violations of human rights . I think i recall you saying that when you were held, that the iranians listened to u. S. Public statements on your detention and that made a difference. I think pressure always makes a big difference in these cases. And i think secretary of state pompeos visit to saudi arabia sends all the wrong messages. It sends the wrong message to the people, the dissidents of saudi arabia, wherever they are in the world, that, you know, you need to be very careful because this regime can hunt you down wherever you are. It sends a terrible message to american journalists, people working for american media, that your life doesnt really matter. And i think worse of all, it sends a terrible message to the crown prince of saudi arabia that, you know what, this is not that big a deal. I think the words coming from the pentagon, while potentially reassuring, need to be followed up by a lot of action. Are im concerned thats not going to happen. Some of the additional reporting from Barbara Starr that i want you both to weigh in on, and david, you first, is the reason Senior Advisers believe that this is such a consequential move and decision and may by the president is because it becomes increasingly difficult for the u. S. Military and for u. S. Diplomats around the world to maintain a moral high ground, as marco rubio said, what do we stand for as americans when it comes to human rights . The longer there is sort of deflection, the longer there is essentially taking, you know, the king of saudi arabia on this at face value without knowing the results of an independent investigation. There has to be a thorough and credible investigation. And then back to my own captivity many years ago, the taliban saw the saudis as corrupt, and they essentially saw the United States and all of us as hypocritical that we talk about justice and the rule of law, and if theres a whitewash here f the saudis get a pass because of all the money they have and the oil they have, that will help jihadi groups with recruitment. It again shows that we dont really abide by the rule of law. Thats why, again, you know, he was murdered for his political views but there has to be a thorough and credible investigation. This is what europe is calling for. Why cant the United States . I remember being in the region when the abu ghraib photo came out and how that diminished u. S. Standing on a number of things. Jason, if i could ask you, just the Chilling Effect on journalists and dissidents in the region that Something Like this could happen and could be allowed to happen by the u. S. How much of an effect would it have on critical voices, folks, saudis, whether inside or outside the country who are willing to stand up and say listen, you know, publish critical articles or reveal news, does it have a Chilling Effect . It has a massive Chilling Effect. When i was imprisoned in iran, you could see many of the journalists still working there were writing a lot less, writing a lot less critically, and four years on, that hasnt really changed. Take this to a much more extreme scenario where were talking about the potential murder of a journalist in a foreign country, nato ally. I think that the chill and the fear is something that will be something that were experiencing and seeing for years to come, unfortunately. Jason, what should americans believe when they hear members of congress, we just heard on our show, a republican and a democrat, say we congress will act. We will hold the saudis to account. Essentially if the administration does not. Do you believe that . Do you believe that politics aside, enough members of congress so you can have a vetoproof majority, the senate will really sanction saudi on this . I want to believe that. And i hope that if theres an investigation and the worst turns out to be true, that they will be held to account, but if we look back at history, over the past couple decades, the saudis have been involved in all sorts of egregious acts and things that we as americans dont necessarily agree with. And there havent been any ramifications for it, so im not sure what to expect. But i would like to see congress act responsibly here. Thats an interesting point, not just under this administration, democratic administrations as well. Im talking about decades of american administrations. David and jason, two americans who were imprisoned by u. S. Adversaries and thankfully came out alive. Thank you both. Next, we head to the white house. All eyes on the president. How will he respond to all of this as the evidence accumulates . Plus, secretary of Defense James Mattis says the president is with him 100 . Of course, a very different message after the president s interview with 60 minutes on sunday where he said, mattis, well, sort of a democrat, and may leave his position. With just three weeks to the day before the midterms, democrats are in a tough race to capture the latino vote. A predicament they may well not have expected to be in, and pulling out the stops to generate enthusiasm across some hispanic communities. 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The president did take to twitter and did weigh in on saudi arabia, but the only thing he said about it this morning pertains to his own finances. And saudi arabia. Not to Jamal Khashoggi. Thats exactly right, poppy. The president this morning has been tweeting quite a bit about elizabeth warren, about jobs and the economy, and now about saudi arabia, but not in the way you would expect. Hes defending himself from accusations perhaps hes not willing to go farther in confronting saudi arabia because he has financial interests in that country. He says for the record, i have no financial interests in saudi arabia or russia, for that matter. Any suggestion i have is just more fake news. But poppy, first of all, we should say that the president and his companies have had long standing financial ties to saudi arabia. And we dont know what the status of those ties are at this moment because the president hasnt released his tax returns. But putting that aside, the tweet seems to be a response to really growing pressure, bipartisan pressure from republicans on capitol hill and even from within his administration to speak up more forcefully about whats going on in saudi arabia. Yesterday, President Trump spoke to reporters, and he offered an alternative explanation for what might have happened to Jamal Khashoggi, saying it could have been rogue killers operating within the consulate in turkey, an explanation that a lot of people found hard to believe. I think right now, the question for President Trump is, is he going to accept some kind of alternative explanation or is he going to be willing to be forceful on this as many in his own party want him to be. The issue at hand here is about human rights. President trump, however, has made it clear that hes also concerned about whether or not punishing saudi arabia could have a negative impact on the u. S. Economy over the next 24 to 48 hours, he has some Big Decisions to make on this, poppy. Very consequential ones. Abby, thank you. What strikes me is this is a president who has not hesitated from calling out allies. Canada, on issues of trade. Yes, this is an ally, but this is an issue of life and death and human rights. Joining us is the former director of legislative affaired under President Trump, marc short. We should know marc short signed a nondisparagement agreement when he worked on the campaign. You have heard the comments today. Im going to cite the republicans here. You have marco rubio saying today that the senate is going to pursue a bipartisan effort to change the u. S. saudi relationship for the foreseeable future. You had Lindsey Graham more colorfully saying hes going to, quote, sanction the hell out of saudi arabia, and bob corker, another republican in intelligence, and he said they will not stand for this. Why has the president himself not definitively called this out as something that the u. S. Will not accept . In the simplest terms. Well, i think having mike pompeo there is a good thing. Despite what your previous guest said, mike is a very direct perm. When theres common tear the meeting only lasted 15 minutes, its probably because he was direct. Ill say 100 what marco said on your show earlier today. Theres no amount of jobs or financial interests to the United States that compensate for our credibility overseas. And i think that saudi arabia is underestimating the risk here as to what congress could do in pulling back that arms sale. Marc, if you were in the white house still, how would you advise the president on this . Well, i would advise the president , i think you have to come clear and say that if evidence proves true that this journalist was killed by the saudis, that that has to be something that is denounced sooner and has to be without any ambiguity. But marc, let me jump in and ask you, is the beyond denouncing . Right . Is it beyond words . And is it action you say, bl president , you have to do this . Absolutely. As i have said many times on your show, look, a free and fair press is foundational to any democracy. And it is killing journalists is something that i think would send shockwaves across the middle east. But i also think we have to be a little cautious. A lot of information were getting is from turkey. We have to remember, turkey is a bad actor in a lot of things too. They just released an american pastor who was kept in prison for over two and a half years under trumped up charges. So we have to, i think, let some more of the evidence come out at this point. Although the difference there, of course, is we knew that pastor was alive. We dont have a body with Jamal Khashoggi, which would be a basic way to address this. Yes, but jim, also, you have to acknowledge a lot of information were getting is coming from turkey that has no interest in wanting to protect saudi arabia. Theyre actually enemies. Its important to remember that saudi arabia is somebody who is a check on irans aggression in the middle east. So just like your previous guest said, the last administration, when Congress Passed legislation to allow americans to sue those who were killed in 9 11, to sue foreign governments like saudi arabia, it was president obama who vetoed that legislation. Other president s have had to deal with the very tricky situation too. I hear you. Its a fair poirnt because republicans and democrats for decades have accepted a lot coming from the saudi regime. Not the first time they have imprisoned dissidents, journalists, thats a fair point, but theres a why question that maybe you could provide some insight for us. This is a why question asked not just by democrats but by republicans. The president s been slow, i think youll admit, on being definitive in criticizing what or just making a stand on what the Saudi Arabian government is accused of here. He has never publicly criticized with enthusiasm kim jonguns record on human rights. He has accepted Vladimir Putins denial, firm denial for interfering in the u. S. Election. Why does this president hesitate to hold those authoritarian leaders to account . Why . Yeah, i would be cautious to paint with a broad brush here. I think its important to remember he did help get dissidents in north korea released. His actions in north korea have helped to stop its the public comment. You know, from a u. S. President saying we are america. Our values state that we will not stand for this. Why all those contexts is that not an easy thing to say . It should be in this case. I accept that. I also think theres a reality that this president also actually engaged in syria when the previous president drew a red line on a map. This president has engaged where hes seen Human Rights Violations go too far, in actions other administrations have not taken. I accept your point that they can be more outspoken here. Thats a fair point. Thats a fair point, but its selective, right . When hes done that, and the question is, does america have a bar, this is what we stand for and what we dont stand for. Let me ask you this. If it turns out, if you buy what is emerging as a saudi explanation from Clarissa Ward and tim lesters reporting that this was an attempt to capture, kidnap a saudi citizen in a different country, interrogate him, take him back for whatever punishment, and he died in a botched interrogation. If you accept that, should the response from the u. S. Government and the president be any different than if they set out to murder him . If its the same end result . No. No. Absolutely not. I think the response will need to be substantive. I also think saudi arabia needs to take action themselves because as i said, i do think theres a greater risk to Congress Pulling back that arms sale deal. Thank you, marc short. Thank you for taking the hard questions. Next, fascinating story from our kyung lah on luteatino vote in the midterms. Why are so Many Democrats struggling to get their support . At humana, we believe great things are ahead of you when you start with healthy. And part of staying healthy means choosing the right medicare plan. Humana can help. With original medicare, youre covered for hospital stays and Doctor Office visits when youre sick. But keep in mind youll have to pay a deductible for each. A Medicare Supplement plan can cover your deductibles and coinsurance, but you may pay higher premiums than you do with other plans. And Prescription Drug coverage isnt included. But, with an allinone humana Medicare Advantage plan, you could get all that coverage plus part d Prescription Drug benefits. 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And they could have a major impact on the midterms. But democrats fear that once again, they may not live up to expectations. The push for the latino vote. In arizona. Volunteers are calling voters cell phones in spanish. In nevada, organized labor, most of them latinos, going door to door. But signs that turn out trouble may be looming. The numbers are alarming sometimes, but we have to dig a little deeper. What do you mean the numbers are alarming . Theyre not registering support or theyre undecided or they just are holding back on choosing who theyre going to vote for. A voting bloc democrats hoped would surge in the upcoming midterm election. If the emphasis were put on the latino vote thats put on, for example, suburban white women, what kind of game changer would that be . We would be represented. Right now, were not represented. The latino vote could significantly impact midterm races in these states with high hispanic populations. After two years of President Trumps animosity, from separating families at the u. U. S. mexico border to antiimmigrant rhetoric. Theyre not sending their finest, and were sending them the hell back. I dont like to vote. Some told us they would just rather stay home. They dont do nothing for us. Just i dont like to. At all. You dont feel that you have a say . You dont have more of a say in government if you vote . No, the government doesnt help us for nothing. The latino voter turnout rate in midterms has dropped since 2006. So in 2018, candidates across the country are going bilingual. On both sides of the aisle. But its the democrats who are counting on latino turnout to win seats in congress. Do you feel that the democratic establishment is paying enough attention to the latino vote . Not enough. But there are in roads. Little by little, i think were getting to the numbers. And by them paying attention, then you can motivate them to turn out. Latinos are not a monolithic voting bloc. The latest gallup poll shows 25 of them, according to the poll, support President Trump. And another thing to mention, poppy, is that the demographic of latinos is relatively young. And youth does correlate with a lower inclination to vote. It does. Absolutely. Thats sort of a dualedged problematic sword for the democratic party. That was a really interesting report. Thank you for bringing us that. What is bringing you to the polls . Are you voting . We want to know the issues most important to you. Each morning leading up to the elections, were hearing from voters across the country, across the political speckroom. Its a segment called why im voting. We need a change. We need a change in the senate, the house of representatives. Because we need to take it back for the people, because trump is not representative of the american people. And the majority of the american people. 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I think we can do better. Change is hard. Try to keep an open mind. Come on, dad. This is for me, son . Principal. We can help you plan for that. All right, defense secretary jim mattis said hes staying put. Hes on the president s 250e8. This is after the president said in that 60 minutes interview that mattis may leave and is, quote, kind of a democrat. A kiss of death, you might say. Heres how secretary mattis responded to the president s words. I am on his team. We have never talked about me leaving. And you can see right here, were on our way. We just continue doing our job. Cnn pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr joins us live now. So barbara, this is a consistent pattern with this president. Hell often make Public Comments like that, often over months. You saw it with attorney general jeff sessions. Is mattis himself worried about his job and the people around him . How are they discussing it there in the pentagon . Right now, the public face, theyre taking the president affhis word. Theyre taking secretary mattis at his word. As you say, we have seen this pattern time and again with former secretary of state rex tillerson, with former National Security adviser h. R. Mcmaster, with the attorney general, jeff sessions. The president beginning to engage in a pattern of not so unequivocal endorsement, shall we say, of certain cabinet members. It got a lot of attention when out of what appears to be the clear blue, the president said maybe mattis will leave. Now the president calling mattis on the airplane on his way out to asia, where that sound came from. The secretary is traveling there. The secretary saying he is staying put. That no, hes not a republican or a democrat, hes never registered for a political party. So for now, all things are staying put. But keep watching because in the trump administration, the one thing thats consistent is everything changes. Yeah, there is inconsistency, right . Barbara, also, since youre with us, you have fascinating new reporting out about just how consequential the president s decision is going to be on saudi arabia and the alleged murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi coming from a Senior Adviser to the president. What are you hearing . This is someone who obviously cannot be publicly identified but someone who is in a position, i will tell you, to directly advise the president , and is hoping clearly that the president takes some advice on this matter and says to us here at cnn, that this may be the most consequential Foreign Policy decision President Trump will make to date in his presidency. And why does this official say that . Because look at it this way. Its the u. S. Government, but its also u. S. Diplomats on the ground around the world, u. S. Military personnel on the ground around the world that are on the front line of holding up american values, the american moral high ground for human rights in countries that may be very difficult to deal with. And if something is not done to hold saudi arabia into account on the public stage, this official believes, it becomes very difficult for those u. S. Diplomats, for u. S. Military personnel and commanders, to hold that moral high ground around the world. Its going to be very tough business. It will reshape the middle east. It will reshape relations potentially with middle east allies and iran. The consequences appear to be very significant in the minds of some people deep inside the trump administration. And they dont know what the president is going to decide, but clearly, there are elements really aligning themselves to try to convince the president that he must take a public stand on this. Barbara, just a quick followup on mattis. The president said hes probably a democrat. Is there any evidence what mattis affiliation is, republican or democrat . And has he registered as either or expressed political views as either . We have all indications hes never registered for a political party. Let me quickly say, you do find a fair number of people in the very senior ranks of the u. S. Military who feel that they should not vote because they want to be nonpartisan. That they serve the presidency of the United States, not a president. President trump often talks about his generals. I will tell you that the generals and the admirals feel very strongly that they serve the american people, that they serve the american presidency, the american government. The citizens of this country. They do not serve a particular president. They dont want to be political. Jim, poppy. Theyre the nations generals. Yeah. Good point. Barbara, thanks. Important reporting all around on both fronts. When we talk about saudi arabia and human rights, we also have to talk about what saudi arabia is doing and the aerial bombardment in yemen. Still to come, a new cnn video exclusive that shows the aftermath of another saudi air strike in yemen, this as yemen is on the verge of the worst famine in a century. H in that. With unstopables inwash scent boosters by downy. Ah, its so fresh. And its going to last from wash to. Wear for up to 12 weeks. Unstopables by downy. Your insurance rates skyrocket you could fix it with a pen. How about using that pen to sign up for new insurance instead . For drivers with accident forgiveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise their rates because of their first accident. Switch and you could save 782 on home and auto insurance. Call for a free quote today. Liberty mutual insurance. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. On your wild west vacation. 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Tell us what youre hearing. Jim, the counsel general here in charge of the consulate where Jamal Khashoggi disappeared has left the country suddenly. Taken a Saudi Arabian flight out of the country. Earlier today, the Turkish Foreign minister said it was okay for saudi diplomats to leave turkey and go back to their own country, but he also said the consulate generals house and vehicles were due to be searched today. We know that investigators saw him as a key and critical figure in their investigation. Someone who would have overseen, been around inside the consulate, inside the premises, when they allege Jamal Khashoggis murder took place. They believe he may have Vital Information for them, particularly trying to find when khashoggis body is. It appears att the moment to have completely disappeared. We heard as well from the president of turkey today saying this investigation is not going as well as could be expected. Essentially, it seems the saudis have some sort of cat and mouse operation going on, that they have left toxic chemicals inside the consulate and removed and painted over things as well as sending in a cleanup crew before the turkish investigators could get inside the building. So what we heard from the foreign minister today, that the saudis, it is absolutely vital that they are transparent and fully cooperative in this investigation. That does not appear to be happening. A vital figure in that investigation has just fled the country. Right. Well, forgive me for stating the obvious, but he is someone who turkish officials would want to question about an alleged murder inside their country, right . I imagine u. S. Officials would be interested as well. It stands to absolute reason that the turkish authorities have presented video of vehicles moving between his consulate and his residence, that they say are connected with Jamal Khashoggis murder. They were going to go into his residence today, search his residence and his vehicles to try to find what has happened to Jamal Khashoggis body. Assuming he would not want to voluntarily answer those questions since he has left the country, he would not be compelled to unless saudi arabia were for some reason to turn him over, which is not likely at all. Nic, important reporting. To yemen now, mass starvation the latest threat to millions of civilians caught in the cross fire between saudiled forces in yemen and rebels there. More than 6,000 civilians have been killed in the conflict. The ongoing war is spreading famine, threatening the lives of 12 million people. They explain how an air strike over the weekend may have compounded the struggle for all of them. Another day in yemens bloody war. This exclusive footage was sent to cnn by houthi rebel backed media. Showing the aftermath of a direct strike by Saudiled Coalition plane on saturday. Local Officials Say 19 men, women, and children were killed as they attempted to flee the yemeni port city. The site of an existential struggle between the u. S. Backed coalition and the tehran backed houthi rebels. As ever in war, the victims are too often innocents caught in the cross fire. As scrutiny grows over allegations of the saudi crown princes involvement in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, criticism is growing around other great recklessness. The threeyearlong war in yemen. Today, the World Food Program told cnn the number of yemenis facing famine could rise to nearly 12 million. Making it the worst famine for a century and one that is entirely manmade. The fighting around the ports and the incessant saudiled bombardment has led to a perfect storm, one that leads to International Backers with blood on their hands. In the u. S. , the drum beat of criticism among lawmakers is growing across the political aisle. One of the strong things we could do is not only stop military sales, not only put sanctions on saudi arabia, but most importantly, get out of this terrible, terrible war in yemen led by the saudis. In spite of the president s avowed support for saudi arabia, including rather large arms sales. I would not be in favor of stopping a country from spending 110 billion, which is an alltime record. Here in yemen, theyre hoping all the talk will finally result in action. Were joined now live. In the wake of the khashoggi disappearance, you had a lot of unity from middle eastern leaders expressing solidarity with the saudi said. How about in response to the threat of famine . Is anyone in the region calling them out . So far, the silence has been deafening, jim. Thats even as the United Nations say theyre scrambling to pull together the Emergency Assistance they require. Its not just leaders in the region who have been silent on this. Were yet to hear from the u. S. , the uk has broken ranks with the rest of the European Union and pledged from their International Development fund, but the u. S. So far has said nothing, and we know that the secretary of state, mike pompeo is in the region as we speak. When we spoke to the u. N. After we put together this piece, we spoke to them again. They said that in fact they think those estimates of 12 million might be conservative, jim and poppy. That actually, potentially, theyre looking at millions more, 5 million of which will be children. Theyre looking at essentially an entire generation being wiped out by this famine. An entire generation. Before you go, remind our viewers what the u. S. Declined to do when it was found through your reporting that u. S. Weapons manufacturers were tied to these air strikes that killed yemeni children. Even in the face of saudi arabia itself saying that they think based off our reporting that they did cause civilian deaths, the u. S. 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