defending his decision to visit saudi arabia as he travels to the middle east next week against criticism and controversy surrounding the trip. the president set to meet with saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. biden vowed to make saudi arabia a pariah. now as president he says his visit to the country is critical to u.s. security. that s right. washington post op-ed the president writes it s my job to keep our country strong and secure. we have to counter russia s aggression, put ourselves in the best possible position to outcompete china, and work for greater stability in a consequential region of the world. to do these things we have to engage directly with countries that can impact those outcomes. the president s trip has come under criticism because of saudi arabia s role in the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. the saudi crown prince was said to be responsible for ordering khashoggi s murder. let s get some perspective on president biden s trip. a historia
to the pitcher but blows the throw to first. keith hernandez day, a walk-off win 5-4. finally wnba all-star weekend in the chi. three-point competition yesterday and hometown star quigley makes history. the chicago sky s guard dropping a record 30 points and a record fourth straight title in the competition. and in the skills challenge eight teams consisting of one pro and one elite youth basketball league player ionescu putting on a show with zoe brooks. they take the title. e it will be wild. like whitney will awesome. you had to take your shot, coy. he always does. coy never misses an opportunity. that s okay. coy wire, good morning. thanks so much. all right. before we get to the next hour of new day we want to