u.s. presidents have to varying degrees been willing to pander to saudi arabia. to the arms of an old friend, the kingdom of saudi arabia. the pariah that they are. we must act and we will act. the president who vowed to be different. president biden is about to kiss the ring of mbs. remarkable reversal. it s going to be awkward. is now just another patron of a prince. the crown prince is a wrecking ball. a dictator renowned for a very brutal end. his body was chopped up into small pieces. why would you bring a bone saw? who at the same time is a reformer. this man is extremely popular. revolutionizing his nation. new era, new age. it s that simple. the kingdom s power lies under the desert sands. keep your pumps up and you can do whatever you want out back. liquid gold oil. is america betraying its values? to understand this unusual relationship you need to understand the very unusual country that is saudi arabia. good evening. saudi
is crippling new york renters, with average manhattan prices surging above $5,000 a month. welcome to world news america, on pbs and around the globe. after days of speculation, the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi has arrived in taiwan sparking fury from china. mrs pelosi is the highest ranking us official to visit the island since 1997. the chinese government has threatened military action and in a statement said her visit seriously infringes upon china s sovereignty and territorial integrity . taiwan is self ruled, but claimed by china the result of a regional rift dating to world war two when china took control of the island from japan. but when communists took over beijing in 1949, the defeated chinese nationalist forces fled south to taiwan. the us has no formal ties with taiwan, and only 13 countries recognise the island s sovereignty. 0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports from taipei. the speculation has been swirling for d
it was remarkable and terrifying. the bus swarming, uncontrollably through rush hour traffic and hitting cars, then barreling on investigators said today it all started with an argument between two passengers, one of them was killed when according to police, the other grabbed his gun and shot him investigators say the suspect then threatened others in order, the driver to get on the road. this as passengers frantically texted loved ones and call 911 for help. thankfully, police finally stopped the bus and arrested the suspect, but that s not all police now say the man, a convicted felon was at the scene of a shooting earlier in the de he spoke with our local affiliate alleging he witnessed it, only to be suspected of hijacking the bus moments later. quite a story. the news continues right here on cnn outfront next, a breaking news, the house holding the attorney general in contempt, marjorie taylor greene, saying, merrick garland deserve to go to prison what backfire? fla
The world cup from 32 to 48 teams. And the bafta nominations are out with the jazz musical la la land leading the way. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that theres been a significant increase in the number of people with Mental Health problems asking to be seen at accident and Emergency Departments in englands hospitals. Figures from nhs digital, and analysed for the bbc, show that, in the year 2015 16, there were over 165,000 Psychiatric Attendances at A E Departments a rise of 47 over the past four years. Doctors describe the figures as the tip of the iceberg as not all Mental Health cases are evident in the figures. 0ur social affairs correspondent, alison holt, has the story and reports from birmingham. Its another day of unrelenting demand in the Emergency Department of Birminghams Queen Elizabeth hospital. Patients are lining up on trolleys in the corridor and The Waiting Room is packed. The Psychiatric Team based in the department is dealing with a number of people who have tried
To give his Farewell Address in his Hometown Chicago in a huge Convention Centre beside lake michigan. These are the last few days of his time in the white house. It is in a huge Convention Centre. He returns tonight to the city where he gave his Acceptance Speech in 2008. You will all remember those pictures. Where Laura Chevenement was in chicago was so wildly, we had to abandon those plans. This is what gary 0donoghue told us earlier. In a sense, it will mark president 0bamas last chance to sum up, really, what he thinks hes achieved. Two big end his presidency, to try and notjust to list his achievements as he sees it, but try and weave together those achievements into some sort of idea of how america has improved over the last 80 years, in his view, under his stewardship. There will be a lot about the economy, the jobs. There will be a lot about criminaljustice reform. I am sure of course there will be talk about his Signature Policy on health care reform. There may be an admissio