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
possibly 10 to 20, and it s going to reveal amazing discoveries, things i think the hubbell has been really inspiring every astronomer i ve ever known and so i can only imagine that the james wood telescoop is going to usher in a whole new generation of astronomers. a little micro meteorite is troubling but not insurmountable and that s, again, what all these space agencies do so well is do the hard things. and they know how to navigate challenges certainly. definitely. that s always a good thing, right? absolutely. janet ivey, thank you for joining us. thank you so much, janet. from the stars in outer space to the stars in centre court, novak djokovic going for his seventh title. we have a preview of the and a half nexext.