saudi arabia as we see crown prince mohammad bin salman as the driving force behind a lot of social and financial changes in the kingdom, as well as heading this huge corruption sweep that ensnared hundreds of as i said, royals, business men, senior government officials. and this really is a very unprecedented time for saudi arabia, and critics say that what crown prince mohammad bin salman is doing is trying to consolidate his power and to basically eradicate any challenger that may put any sort of pressure on the power that he is trying to consolidate, george. gul, following the story live for us in istanbul, turkey, thanks for the reporting, we ll stay in touch with you on it. the italian coast guard says it has recovered the bodies of eight migrants off the libyan coast. 84 people were rescued when their dinghy sank saturday in the mediterranean sea.
that the greatest nation in the world cannot figure out logistics for a small island of 100 miles by 35 miles long. so mayday, we are in trouble. fema asks for documentation. i think we ve given them enough documentation. and they have the gal this morning morning, look at this, look at this. they think that weighs enough? they have the gul this morning of asking me what are your priorities, mayor? where have you been? and i have been very respectful of the fema employees. i have been patient. but we have no time for patience anymore.
that washed a bunch of waters up into the shores. people that were there during the earthquake foesed video on social media showing about a foot of water just washing up on to the beaches and going further on and into the resorts and hotels. on the greek side, of course, we have the two people who lost their lives. one, a swedish national. another, a turkish national. five people are seriously injured there. authorities have said. three of them in critical condition with one man having had both of his legs unfortunately amputated already. and this part of the aegean is so beautiful. people go there in the summertime to enjoy a good time. to have fun. at the beach. and to go into the beautiful turquoise waters of the sea. this is cutting their vacations short and creating a nightmare scenario for so many of them, miguel. shocking pictures there. gul, thank you very much. all right, back in the u.s.,
think there is a time limit on the demands. reporter: right. there s the time limit is ten days. many countries in the region have offered to help. turkey, for example, is one of them. of course in the list of demands they have been mentioned as well. saudi arabia doesn t want turkey to establish that base in qatar. all of these mediation efforts and the hopes were by the time that aide rolled around. islamic holiday we re in now they felt the situation would be resolved and things go back to detante and it hasn t happened yet. many other countries are trying to mediate and have not been successful so far. natal natalie. thank you, gul, in istanbul. george. saudi arabia foiled an attack near the holy site on friday. a suspect planned the attack at
two. listen to this. the committed crime is a provocation designed to spoil normalization of russia turkey relations and derailing the peace process in syria. after the incident, during the talk with mr. putin we agree this is a provocation and there isn t a dispute. on behalf of my country and my nation i send my condolences to mr. putin and all of the russian people. how long will that united front last? i think gul made a good point. both sides now will try to come together, show united front. but i think they can also use it to their own advantage. i mean, president recep tayyip erdogan can use it to crackdown on enemies he perceives as enemies and i think president