deadly heatwave is baking parts of europe, sparking wildfires along its path. we ll look at what s causing these record-breaking temperatures. it s now noon here in saudi arabia, and the leaders of the gulf cooperation council plus three will soon be gathering for their rather important summit. president biden will be meeting one-on-one this hour with the president of the united arab emirates. earlier he talked with the leaders of egypt and iraq. the summit officially gets under way in the next hour after president biden and others is a assemble for what s called the classic photo, which is expected at the top of the hour. the brutal murder of journalist jamal khashoggi certainly cast appal. president biden is hoping this trip will help move the two countries forward, while still making clear, he says, that he holds mohammad bin salman, the crown prince, responsible for the killing. here s what he said after meeting with the crown prince in jeddah on friday. i made my vie
saudi is going to invest in u.s. technology, 5g, 6 g cellphone networks. why is that important? remember the conversation, the former trump administration said? you can t buy your equipment from china. it s not safe. that looks like a longer term commitment to a security partnership with the united states now. the saudis already buy a lot of chinese high-tech equipment. how does that look? we don t know. but these are accoindicators, i think, something to build on. it s also interesting the united states is here for the ggc summit plus three. united emirates, bahrain, these other countries, plus jordan, egypt, and iraq.
deadly heatwave is baking parts of europe, sparking wildfires along its path. we ll look at what s causing these record-breaking temperatures. it s now noon here in saudi arabia, and the leaders of the gulf cooperation council plus three will soon be gathering for their rather important summit. president biden will be meeting one-on-one this hour with the president of the united arab emirates. earlier he talked with the leaders of egypt and iraq. the summit officially gets under way in the next hour after president biden and others is a assemble for what s called the classic photo, which is expected at the top of the hour.
east. where is he going to be able to land the security package? for the saudis, it s going to be a lot harter. i think it s sig can t for those who have covered the middle east like you and me for a long time. the new deal, the president was involved, saudis are directly involved. handing over a couple of islands egypt controlled since camp davgsd going way back, handing over criminal to the saudis right now. israelis are on board. this is something they re ready to accept. i think president biden really framed this in his press cons cotton frens. i would add to the fact that saudi arabia is allowing all commercial airlines to fly over saudi arabia, including israel. he himself flew directly from israel. both steps on these islands where israel has a security interest as well.
it s unbeatable internet for a more unbeatable gru. i mean, you. hello and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer reporting live right now from jeddah, saudi arabia. we re covering a raesh pivotal day of talks with president biden president biden and the world leaders from the council, iraq, egypt, and georgia. united emirates here also after the controversial meeting with the saudi crown prince. the president is here for critically important talks. and i m kim brunhuber live at cnn center in atlanta where a