here from our nbc team, with the department of justice saying to republicans on the hill, hey, bring it on. the new letter to house oversight. and what it said about any possible cooperate on new congressional investigations. plus the white house going public against a private group who they are now labelling a transnational criminal organization, we ll talk about the sanctions imposed today. and i m hallie jackson and i want to bring in senior white house correspondent kelly o donnell joining us live from outside of the white house. i want to start with you here. and what we ve just heard now, from president biden, as he is casting his eye toward 2024, although with no formal announcement. at least toward the next two years of his presidency. while also having to manage the political footballs that he s got on his plate right now. to mix a metaphor and i m sorry about that. the white house has just released a clip of a conversation between the president and his vp. i want
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Saudi Arabia reiterated its commitment to build bridges across geopolitical and economic divides at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023 Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, last week.
with russia cut oil production against the president s wishes, although oil prices have since come down. and in december he welcomed china s president xi. these days the chinese buy a lot of saudi oil. you say with all of these meetings you re having you re bridging global divides, then the accusation is you are too close to the russians, for example, to the chinese. saudi arabia maintains strong relationships with all its partners. that s it? that s the answer? and america should just know that? what s the message to america? we have a very strong relationship with the u.s. as we discussed. reporter: the saudi plan is to move away from reliance on oil. at another exhibition here plans for a new saudi city entirely carbon neutral. saudi arabia and from my perspective as an analyst is on saudi arabia s side and that is a side that is very good for the whole world. reporter: this year the saudi government said it had helped with negotiations to persuade
the countries and people that will be hit the hardest and that have the fewest resources to help them adapt. in april, i announced the united states will double our public international financing to help developing nations tackle the climate crisis. and today, i m proud to announce that we ll work with the congress to double that number again, including for adaptation efforts. this will make united states the leader in public climate finance. and with our added support together with increased private capital from other donors, we ll be able to meet the goal of mobilising $100 billion to support climate action in developing nations. the general assembly in new york is taking place against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic and a climate crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, both of which have sharpened global divides. opening the general assembly earlier, un secretary general antonio guterres said that the alarm over climate change was ringing at fever pitch .