respect that. i m not part of the security team of president trump. he did want to go there, and we had a discussion, we had a very pleasant and friendly lunch. he wanted to go there, but he was not in a situation to go because the helicopter was blocked in paris due to the weather. but anyway, i appreciate that he had intention to go. if you remember, we together at the white house garden, precisely, we put an oak coming from waterloo together as a symbol of this alliance. so i m sure that next time it will be in a situation to go there, that they still have a tree in a certain way representing this alliance and the presence of marines. these young american people came to france. they were 18, 19, 20, and they died there in a place they
allied cause. and in the name of peace. melissa bell, cnn, paris. the lessons of history back on full display. thank you for being with us for this hour of newsroom. i m george howell at the cnn center atlanta. remember to connect any time on twitter at george howell cnn. let s do it again. more news after the break. stay with us.
allowing that transfer of money, defended the initiative saying it was the right decision, and that he was looking into every direction to restore calm to the gaza periphery. and to prevent a humanitarian crisis in gaza. netanyahu also said it was impossible to reach a long-term arrangement with hamas since they vow to destroy israel. netanyahu who was in paris has ended his trip early because of the escalation. meanwhile hamas and the jihad, the two palestinian factions are on high alert. oren liebermann, cnn, jerusalem. oren, thank you. in london, big ben told as part of the solemn remembrance at the end of 100 years of world war i. listen. the british royal family led the u.k. in remembering the millions of people killed and wounded in that war. prince charles laid a wreath to mark the occasion.
american leadership. and to be honest with you, as donald trump was very uncomfortable yesterday, except when vladimir putin walked into the ceremony, trump really doesn t believe in that message. he wouldn t he didn t even want to be in france, george, except to try to have that marker where he at some point would step into a u.s. cemetery. the president is taking a great deal of criticism for not attending a military cemetery moment, memorial outside paris, in honor of the war dead due to bad weather. though he did attend another ceremony the next day, the white house chief of staff john kelly was there. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general joseph f. dunford also there at that first memorial in place of the president. but what do you make of what happened here, the sharp criticism that is coming president trump s way? well, it is what it is. trump having flown thousands of miles, not really to be there with other leaders i mean, he showed up late at saturday nig