violent clashes in parts of east jerusalem where a palestinian man was shot and killed by an east jerusalem guard. israeli police also went into the elevated area around the mosque that have now left. developments have been monitored from jerusalem. >> dozens of palestinian youths rioted and threw stones at israeli police around the east jerusalem neighborhood. according to palestinian reports, the father of five were shot dead in the early hours of the morning. israeli police said they only opened fire when the shooting was condemned. >> the killing of the representative represents a very dangerous israeli violence and escalation. they can, if continued, defeat the agenda. >> the trouble escalated as the dead man was buried later in the day. angry palestinians followed the funeral procession. tensions remained high. israeli police crowd protesters into the area around the mosque. >> this erupted after there was an incident earlier in the morning where security guards fired warning shots into the air and as a result a local was killed. >> the status is one of the most contentious issues. bo

i am joined from jerusalem by ethan bronner. thanks for your time, a bit too heavy on the program tonight, sir pitt >> is a pleasure to be here. tavis: let me start with the obvious, the thing that has raised this level of concern so high tonight on the scale. israel, on sunday, allowed the moratorium on jewish settlements being built in the west bank, that allow that moratorium to expire. let's start with that. why did they let it expire, knowing they are now in the midst of peace talks and it would do exactly what it has done now, which is to ratchet up the tension? >> i can give you their explanation. the israeli view and review of this government and prime minister netanyahu is first of all, until this particular time in previous endeavors of negotiation with the palestinians, the need for a settlement freeze was never brought up, never demanded, and did not exist. in their view, one should not require the other. the second point, they would say, is that the prime minister announced last november a 10- month settlement freez

>> simon mcgregor-wood, in jerusalem this morning. thank you. >>> in california, federal investigators say they have finished collecting evidence at the scene of that terrible gas explosion. now, they're interviewing witnesses and listening to tapes of the emergency calls. most folks thought it was a plane crash. firefighters thought it was a terrorist attack. what they discovered, though, it was a fire, a very hot one. and there was simply no way to fight it. >> we have a major heat. we are trying to move people out of these roads right now. >> we got no matter in this hydrant. i think we got a broken water main down here. >> residents had been allowed to return for just an hour or so. the gas company has now set up a $100 million fund to help them. >>> a trio of powerful storms is swirling in the tropics this morning. hurricane julia has been intensifying over the last few weeks, packing winds of 125 miles per hour. but hurricane i gar packs an even bigger punch. seen here from space. forecasters say it could hit bermuda if in a few

>> simon mcgregor-wood, in jerusalem this morning. thank you. >>> in california, federal investigators say they have finished collecting evidence at the scene of that terrible gas explosion. now, they're interviewing witnesses and listening to tapes of the emergency calls. most folks thought it was a plane crash. firefighters, in fact, thought it was a terrorist attack. what they discovered, though, it was a fire, a very hot one. and there was simply no way to fight it. >> we have extreme heat. >> we have a major heat. we are trying to move people out of these roads right now. >> we got no water in this hydrant. i think we got a broken water main down here. >> residents had been allowed to return for just an hour or so. the gas company has now set up a $100 million fund to help them. four people are confirmed dead. three are still missing. >>> a trio of powerful storms is swirling in the tropics this morning. hurricane julia has been intensifying over the past few weeks, packing winds of 125 miles per hour. but hurricane igor packs an

the bbc reports from jerusalem. >> and endless day of talks in jerusalem. there have been so many in the past. peace is still nowhere to be seen but the americans are not giving up. hillary clinton lead meeting after meeting with israeli and palestinian leaders, preparing the ground for the last session of the day. benjamin netanyahu gritted abbas at his official residence. first time abbas's here in two years. in the guest book, he wrote he hopes for eternal peace. the leaders sounded determined. no one is giving any details about the talks, but to keep the momentum the americans have been playing up the positive atmosphere. >> to me, it has been extremely impressive to see both leaders engaging in this fashion. they are serious. they mean business. they do have differences. we believe they can be overcome. >> it is not just their differences that stand in the wake of peace. the worst violence in months has erupted in gaza. militants launched rocket attacks against israel and israel metallic created. hamas opposes the peace talks. an israeli settlement on

>> simon mcgregor-wood, in jerusalem this morning. thank you.> in califor >>> in california, federal investigators say they have finished collecting evidence at the scene of that terrible gas explosion. now, they're interviewing witnesses and listening to tapes of the emergency calls. most folks thought it was a plane crash. firefighters, in fact, thought it was a terrorist attack. what they discovered, though, it was a fire, a very hot one. and there was simply no way to fight it. >> we have extreme heat. >> we have a major heat. we are trying to move people out of these roads right now. >> we got no water in this hydrant. i think we got a broken water main down here. >> residents had been allowed to return for just an hour or so. the gas company has now set up a $100 million fund to help them. four people are confirmed dead. three are still missing. >>> a trio of powerful storms is swirling in the tropics this morning. hurricane julia has been intensifying over the past few weeks, packing winds of 125 miles per hour. but hurricane i

israel calls jerusalem all is rally. palestinians say east jerusalem is the capital of their state and considered occupied land. they cruise israel of making jerusalem more jewish. some home people have been effected as settlers likely to the property. palestinian homes have been demolished as they have been deemed to be crated illegally. and of course have the old city homes here is difficult to see either side giving in on the issue of jerusalem. fitting into this the issue of borders the west bank was captured by israel from jordan in 1967 palestinians want their future state to based on those orders. >> here's another complicated factor in all of this is real security bear that's been up since 2002 were originally meant to keep palestinian suicide bombers away but the palestinians call it the apartheid separation will. >> suicide bombers have killed 12 people and wounded 30 in central baghdad four days after the u.s. declared an end to combat in the country. it was party knowing that former defense ministry building.

then, there's jerusalem, the holy city. will the palestinians get to establish their capital in the arab part of the city? or will israel insist on full control? after last night, a big issue for israel will be security. netanyahu says he won't do anything that risks that. there isn't much optimism here. expectations are very low. what happens in washington, although important, will be l sy the real talking starts when the two sides get back here. rob? mike? >> thanks, to simon mcgregor-wood in jerusalem. >>> children in one oklahoma town have an unexpected day off after powerful winds ripped part of the roof of their high school. the storm hit yesterday just before school was about to let out. no one was injured. but several classrooms were damageater >>> now, for this morni's weather around the natio more severe storms in the plains. 80-mile-per-hour winds, large hail and even isolated tornadoes in the dakotas, nebraska and kansas. showers and thunderstorms f texas up to the great lakes light rain in the north rockies. an

our middle east correspondent is following the negotiations in jerusalem. he joins us now. >> even though details of very thin on the ground, the mood music surrounding these talks is said to be good. especially the americans talking up progress. of course, the americans, the israelis, and the palestinians are meeting here in jerusalem later today. >> today, mrs. clinton met with a man who ever witnessed -- a man who has witnessed every stage of the talks. despite that, israel's el this statemeneldest statement said -- >> i do not believe you can solve it in one or two meetings. >> i believe they are serious about reaching an agreement that results in two states living side by side in peace and security. that outcome is not only in the interest of both israelis and palestinians, it's in the interest of the united states and people everywhere. this is the time and these are the leaders. >> the obstacles to an agreement are huge. perhaps the biggest art israel's settlements. israel has imposed a partial moratorium on building in the west bank. that is due to

mitchell left jerusalem for stops in syria. a third round of talks is not scheduled. >>> paula hancocks now with a look at what's on the line in these negotiations. >> reporter: the issue of europe has sunk peace talks in the past and considered one of the most contentious issues. west jerusalem is predomestic mantly israeli, where the israeli parliament sits and been part of israel since its creation in 1948. east jerusalem is predominantly palestinian be captured by israel the in the 1967 war and annexed but not been recognized by any other country. the exact divide between east and west jerusalem has been seriously muddied since 1967. there are exclusively jewish neighborhoods in the east of the city and the united states has asked israel to refrain from provocative acts in east jerusalem, they are expanding. they want all of jerusalem to be israeli and will remain the undivided capital of israel. palestinians claim east jerusalem is the capital of their future state and consider it occupied land. some palestinian families h

thank you for being here in jerusalem. >> how are the talks going? are you down beyond the sort of photo-op stage? are you into core issues? >> we really are, christiane, and i have to say it's been impressive to see the two leaders engaged so seriously so early on what are the core issues, but these talks are already into very sensitive and important areas. >> president obama has said that given the talks going in a constructive way, israel should continue the moratorium on settlements. do you believe that that will happen? >> well, that certainly is our hope. now, we've also said that we'll support an agreement that is reached between the parties. it took a lot of political capital for prime minister netanyahu to achieve this moratorium. it had never been done before, and i rightly, i think, gave him credit for it about a year ago here in jerusalem. at the same time, it's been in effect for the time that it was set for, and the talks are just starting, so we are working hard to make sure there remains a conducive atmosphere to constructive talks. >

jerusalem, refugees, settlements, borders, water, security, and the release of all prisoners. in a manner that now realizes freedom and independence and justice for the palestinian people in their homeland, rectifying and lifting the historical injustice inflicted upon it, with a goal of achieving safety and security for all of its neighbors and to achieve a just peace in the entire region, including on the syrian and lebanese banks, in order to usher in a new era of stability, progress, prosperity, and good neighborliness, of rectifying the fact of the political process can only be achieved if the international community bears the responsibility for ending the israeli population -- occupation, the longest occupation ever in contemporary history, and in ensuring our people's right to self- determination in their own independent sovereign states, based on the fourth of june 1967 borders and in achieving a solution to the plight of the palestine refugees. all this must be done through the implementation of the principles of the charter of the united nations and the implementatio

thank you for being here in jerusalem. >> how are the talks going? are you down beyond the sort of photo-op stage or into core issues? >> we really are, christiane and i have to say it's been impressive to see the two leaders engaged so seriously so early on what are the core issues, but these talks are already into very sensitive and important areas. >> president obama has said that given the talks going in a constructive way, israel should continue the moratorium on settlements. do you believe that that will happen? >> well, that certainly is our hope. now, we've also said that we'll support an agreement that is reached between the parties. it took a lot of political capital for prime minister netanyahu to achieve this moratorium. it had never been done before, and i rightly gave him credit for it about a year ago here in jerusalem. at the same time, it's been in effect for the time that it was set for, and the talks are just starting, so we are working hard to make sure there remains a conducive atmosphere to constructive talks. >> any flexibility

probably hosted in prime minister netanyahu's jerusalem home. president abbas rejoining them for the first time in almost two years, since the last round of negotiations fell apart. and hopefully by then, the sides will be able to get into the meaty issues. the final borders, what happens to jerusalem, what happens to refugees. difficult, difficult issues. she can start getting both sides to talk about those tomorrow at the very latest. vinita? >> some questions that have been asked for a very long time. simon mcgregor-wood in egypt this morning. thank you. >>> american hiker sarah shourd is spending another day in an iranian prison. family members say they're having trouble raising the $500,000 bail demanded by officials in that country. laura setrakian joins us from dubai with the latest on this still unfolding story. laura? >> reporter: good morning, rob. sarah shourd is allowed to leave iran as soon as the $500,000 bail is hosted. the swiss embassy offered to help make the payment. but they need time to get that much cash together. she could

the political future of jerusalem, where both sides want a capital, and justice for the palestinian refugee families who lost their homes when israel was created in 1948. in a few jewish settlements in the occupied west bank, building has restarted, despite an official construction freeze. it is a response to the killing of four settlers by, saw this week. israel says the freeze stops at the end of this month. palestinian president says that if it is not extended, he will walk away from the talks. >> we call on the israeli government to move forward with its commitment to end all settlement activities and completely lift the embargo of the cover -- completely lifted the embargo of the gaza strip. >> the conflict is changing. it is no longer simply nationalists fighting over land.

. >> secretary of state hillary clinton set to travel to jerusalem next week to resume peace talks between israel and palestinian leaders. but the negotiations may now be in jeopardy. according to the state department, the talks are scheduled for september 15th. they are a contiation of negotiations that kick off last week in washington between israeli prime minister in the etanyahu and abbas. however, the first crisis in the peace talks is ruling. they will east restrictions in

simon mcgregor-wood is live in jerusalem with a status report. good morning, simon. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. you're absolutely right.

the final borders, what happens to jerusalem, what happens to refugees. difficult, difficult issues. she can start getting both sides to talk about those tomorrow at the very latest. vinita? >> some questions that have been asked for a very long time. simon mcgregor-wood in egypt this morning. thank you. >>> american hiker sarah shourd is spending another day in an iranian prison. family members say they're having trouble raising the $500,000 bail demanded by officials in that country. laura setrakian joins us from dubai with the latest on this still unfolding story. laura? >> reporter: good morning, rob. sarah shourd is allowed to leave iran as soon as the $500,000 bail is hosted. the swiss embassy offered to help make the payment. but they need time to get that much cash together. she could be freed at any hour. shourd, sean bauer and josh fattal have been incarcerated for over a year. they've been accused of espionage. and iranian officials say they will face trial. their lawyer said there's no evidence of espionage. and the border crossing is incident

we'll get an update from jerusalem. >> and we're alive. words from jubilant passengers, survivors of this emergency landing all captured on video. >>> good morning. and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm vinita nair. >> and i'm mike marusarz in for rob nelson. >>> five weeks until midterm elections, and the democrats are fighting to hold on to the control of congress. >> so they are sending the party heavyweights out on the campaign trail. emily schmidt joins us with more on what's at stake for the white house and on capitol hill. good morning, emily. >> reporter: vinita and mike, good morning to you. well, senators this week in washington are going to wrap up their work here so they can head home and campaign for those critical midterm elections. with just five weeks to go, tactics are ranging from personal to presidential. at the end of september, politics feel like november. >> you ought to be there for him on election day. >> reporter: heavy hitters are campaigning in races that ought to be a cinch in the past. democrat barne

simon mcgregor-wood joins us from jerusalem with the latest. good morning, simon. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. you're right. the deadline has come and gone. for those settlers who have permits for new homes we think that's about 2,000 who could if they wanted to start building their new homes today. but we cannot see so far at least an explosion of construction. prime minister netanyahu has urged the settler community to show restraint. last night despite not being able to extend the freeze he sent a reassuring message to the palestinians urging president abbas to stay on board the peace process. that will definitely be the message from the u.s. administration. the u.s. wanted to see an extension to the settlement freeze. they didn't get that from the israelis so they're trying to cobble together some kind of diplomatic solution that will keep the process alive. good news so far today, the palestinians have not yet walked away. president abbas says he will consult with the arab league which meets in cairo next monday, october the 4th befo

simon mcgregor-wood in jerusalem. thanks. >>> the final step is set to get under way to plug the blownout oil well at the center of the bp oil spill. crews plan to remove the temporary cap that first contained the gushing oil in july. then, they'll attempt to raise the failed blowout preventer and replace it with a new one. and a status check. the oil giant says it has spent more than $93 million on advertising since the spill. about $5 million a week. a florida congresswoman says that that money would have been better spent on helping spill victims. >>> and now, for this morning's weather from around the nation. severe storms in the middle of the country.damaging damaging winds, baseball-size hail, flash flooding and isolated tornadoes around chicago, st. louis, oklahoma city and dallas. showers in east texas and the twin cities. thunderstorms in south florida. and humid along the gulf coast. >> another day of near record highs in the northeast. 93 here in new york. 92 in boston. 91 in 91 in baltimore. 80s from detro

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>> today on christian world news the garden tomb in jerusalem is one of christianity's most sacred sites. now a muslim building project is putting this historic place at risk. our exclusive record at risk. in columbia hundreds of churches could be forced to close down their doors, whoos behind this troubling trend? plus africa's rising store, one of the firstadies, but she is a giant of the faith. >> the fight to protect one of christianity's most sacred places. hello, i am george thomas. my colleague and coanchor wendy griffithis on assignment. this is the place where many believe jesus christ rose from the dead and in danger of being damaged by a construction projec a project funded by a muslim group. my colleague chrimitchell has the exclive story from jerusalem. >> reporter: the director of the garden tomb showed cbn news, this 15-foowall being built above the garden tombs 105-year-old wall. >> it has built this wooden construction building hundreds of tons of concrete on top of the wall. >> they fear the new wall would bring on a ka tas trophy. >> we have 3 or 4 areas where christia

chris mitchell has the latest from jerusalem. >> as jack teitel entered the courtroom, he claimed ed israel's legal system had no authority over him. >> title is accused of planting a bombat ami ortiz's family because they are messianic jews. teitel faces a number of cases, including death of 2 arabs and atteted murder of a liberal professor. the ortiz musway until december r a decision. >> they are going to decide within 1 hearing whether he can be deemed mentally responsible for what he did in the past and stand trial now. >> since the 2008 bombing, his pares have experienced a great or deal. >> we feel at peace because god is in control. when we are at home with our family, we continue praying for him. we continue praying for him. with all of these things taking place god will visit him. >> his mother says his progress has defied the doctor's prognosiand exceeded expectations. >> they told us he is never going to run againand jump as high as he did in bketball. he runs faster than anybody and jumps really hig i believe e lord is going to restore him completely. >> he is a wonder i

although he says there's progress >> the parties did sit together for 2 long sessions and return to jerusalem. no big announcements and the best anyone is claiming is that they're continuing. there will be many more long days of negotiations in this process is to bear fruit. >> john, "bbc world news," egypt. >> around 2 half thousand people were told to leave the eiffel tower. the city was also evacuted after a second call. >> i breech of press freedom laws. he accuses the presidency to track down the source of a high-level leak. the european court of human rights has ruled turkey must bay a turkish newspaper reporter shot down in 2007. turkey did not fulfill its obligation. >> the afghan central bank is taking over the kabul thank. according to the central bank. several senior directors of kabul bank. including karzai's bother are to be investigated. austral australia's first prime minister is the first woman to be elected to the post. >> now, she's been held pretty much in solitary confinement for more than a year. today, sarah shourd was released. they explained they got lost in a hiking t

deadly violence boiling over in jerusalem today. one palestinian man was killed, 19 others were injured as israeli riot police moved on the temple mount and wailing walls in east jerusalem trying to push back vie otters. look at this video. rina is money erring it all in jerusalem. >> reporter: following a day of some of the most intense clashess police entered the mount compound. this is the violence that erupted in jerusalem today. angry palestinian youths clashed with israeli police after an israeli security guard killed a palestinian father of five in an east jerusalem neighborhood. it's predominantly palestinian but a place where a small group of israeli jews reside. the violence has spread to other palestinian neighborhoods like this one. the worry is that this violence could now derail direct peace talks that have only just begun. police officials tell fox news they don't know what to expect in the coming days. adding to the tension here there is a ten-month settlement construction freeze that is set to expire come sunday. pa

the parties have sat together for two long sessions and will return to jerusalem for more talks tomorrow. so, no big announcements and the best anyone can hope for is that they are continuing. there will be many long hard days of communications and negotiation if this is to bear fruit. >> she has been held in solitary confinement for more than a year but today the u.s. female hiker was reported -- was released from iran. she and her companions were accused of spying. they insist that they got lost in iraq. according to her mother, she has been denied treatment for serious health problems. her comrades will remain in iran for more than two months. >> after more than a year in jail, sarah shourd is free. >> this is a huge relief for me. on want to thank every official and individual that is involved in this process. -- i want to thank every official and individual that is involved. >> her two fellow hikers are being held. >> my first priority is to gain the freedom of my friends because they don't deserve to be imprisoned anymore. >> iran says that she was released on bail of half a millio

netanyahu will meet obama for preliminary talks on issues such as the status of jerusalem and jewish building of settlements on the west bank's. later, he met a palestinian leader. jordan's king and egypt ruler were also attending. the talks came after hamas gunmen shot dead four jewish settlers. funerals for the victims were held earlier wednesday. >>> the u.s. and israeli leaders condemned the killings but said they would not derail the talks in washington. >> the message should go out to hamas and everybody else who is taking credit for these heinous crimes that this is not going to stop us from not only ensuring that a secure israel but also securing a longer lasting peace in which people throughout the region can take a different course. >> i think that the president's statement as an expression of our desire to fight against this terror, and the talks we had, which werendeed open, oductive, serious in the quest for peace, also centered around the need to have security arrangements that are able to roll back this kind of terror and other threats to security. that is a fundamenta

. >> israel never froze settlements in occupied east jerusalem. this has gone on since march. no construction can resume in the west bank. from the beginning, when israel captured the land in 1967, settlement was about creating a new reality the idea was that if jews were settled, it would become politically impossible ever to return it to arab control. more than 40 years on, it is looking like a pretty successful strategy. so history begins with george mitchell. the palestinian president abbas is unhappy about israel not extending its settlement freeze, so he is threatening to pull out. >> we are determined to continue, and we are continuing our efforts to find common ground between the parties. >> on the way to his olive groves, a farmer says it would be nothing left to talk about if israel continued to build on the occupied west bank. his trees are just below the jewish settlement. he says sewage from it has killed them. these are dead olive trees. >> yes. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7 ,8 9. from here, i cannot count. 9 treses died. >> all killed by sewage? he cannot get to the trees

netanyahu will meet obama for preliminary talks on issues such as the status of jerusalem and jewish building of settlements on the west bank's. later, he met a palestinian leader. jordan's king and egypt ruler were also attending. the talks came after hamas gunmen shot dead four jewish settlers. funerals for the victims were held earlier wednesday. >>> the u.s. and israeli leaders condemned the killings but said they would not derail the talks in washington. >> the message should go out to hamas and everybody else who is taking credit for these heinous crimes that this is not going to stop us from not only ensuring that a secure israel but also securing a longer lasting peace in which people throughout the region can take a different course. >> i think that the president's statement as an expression of our desire to fight against this terror, and the talks we had, which were indeed open, productive, serious in the quest for peace, also centered around the need to have security arrangements that are able to roll back this kind of terror and other threats to security. that is a fundam

. >>> in jerusalem, with secretary of state clinton on hand, the israeli and palestinian leaders continued talks aimed at middle east peace. onef the toughest and most immediate issues is israeli settlements on land in the west bank the palestinians insist is theirs. on september 26, israel's self-imposed moratorium on more settlement construction expires, and no one knows whether israel will then start building again, and if it does, whether the palestinians will walk out of the talks. fred de sam lazaro visited the dry and windy west bank. >> gilad freund has spent much of his adult life here as a farmer, an occupation not commonly associated with his roots in new york city. but as a jew, freund says he has his own concept of roots and geography. >> i was brought up to believe that the jewish people have a historical strong connection with the land of israel, and even though there's a good life in america, i felt that it was an important step for me to come here. >> freund arrived 30 years ago and settled in the village of tekoa, about 30 miles from jerusalem, a place that dates back to

. >>> in jerusalem, with secretary of state clinton on hand, the israeli and palestinian leaders continued talks aimed at middle east peace. one of the toughest and most immediate issues is israeli settlements on land in the west bank the palestinians insist is theirs. on september 26, israel's self-imposed moratorium on more settlement construction expires, and no one knows whether israel will then start building again, and if it does, whether the palestinians will walk out of the talks. fred de sam lazaro visited the dry and windy west bank. >> gilad freund has spent much of his adult life here as a farmer, an occupation not commonly associated with his roots in new york city. but as a jew, freund says he has his own concept of roots and geography. >> i was brought up to believe that the jewish people have a historical strong connection with the land of israel, and even though there's a good life in america, i felt that it was an important step for me to come here. >> freund arrived 30 years ago and settled in the village of tekoa, about 30 miles from jerusalem, a place that dates back t

probably hosted in prime minister netanyahu's jerusalem home. president abbas joining them for the first time in almost two years, since the last round of talk fell apart. and hopefully then, they get into the meaty issues. difficult, difficult issues. she can start getting both sides to talk about those tomorrow at the very latest. >> some questions that have been asked for a very long time. simon mcgregor-wood in egypt. thank you. >>> american hiker sarah shourd is spending another day in an iranian prison. the family says they're having trouble raising $500,000 demanded by the country. laura setrakian is with us. >> reporter: sarah shourd is allowed to leave iran as soon as the $500,000 bail is hosted. the u.s. embassy offered to help make the payment. she could be freed at any hour. shourd, shawn bauer and josh fattal have been incarcerated for over a year. their lawyer said there's no evidence of espionage. and the border crossing is incidental at best. the same lawyer told me he's optimistic that all of the movement in the case means they

the biggest settlement blocks include those in east jerusalem. the palestinians want to stop all settlement activity, which breaks international law. president abbas says he will walk away from the talks if the construction friezes not extended. >> we call on the israeli government to move forward with its commitment to end all settlement activities. you completely lift the embargo on the gaza strip. >> of this one fails, the next time will be harder. the conflict is changing. it is not simply nationalists fighting over land. a religious war is grasping onto that. people on both sides think they are doing god's will. netanyahu's government includes ministers who do not want jewish land to go to palestinian. mr. abbas cannot speak for all of his people, and mass which condemned his presence here. they all looked relaxed as the journalists were ushered out. they won't be behind closed doors. bbc news, washington. >> our correspondent is in washington. i asked him about the sense of urgency for the israelis to stop building settlements. >> i think t

we are live in jerusalem with more, at this hour. >> reporter: hi, julie. in the past few hours, palestinian gunmen opened fire and wounded two israeli citizens on the west bank, clearly, this was just another attempt by extremist to try and derail the peace talks, as for the jewish settlers on the west bank they say come sunrise, in about six hours in jerusalem they are going begin construction again on the west bank, of course, it is the settlement freeze that prevented all of the construction, that actually brought the palestinians to the negotiating table, and, it's the end of the settlement freeze, they very well may be the end of the peace talks. the ten month construction freeze officially end at midnight but, already on the west bank, construction has begun, it is hard to imagine the amount of effort that went into preventing this concrete from coming in, exactly what this hole represents. but, this could be the beginning of the end of the middle east peace process. let me explain to you why. we're on an israeli settlement deep in the west bank, tha

our correspondent is in jerusalem. are they making any progress? >> we are being told that they are making progress, but we do not have the details to verify that ourselves. george mitchell, in the press conference, also said that the two leaders wanted the details of their talks to remain confidential because they thought that was the best chance for success. what we do know is that the optics were good. they sat together for three hours talking in the presence of hillary clinton and george mitchell. they even had dinner together. apparently benjamin netanyahu served sushi. there is also agreement they will talk again in the coming weeks. we know that negotiators from both sides will meet next week to prepare for the next meeting at the leadership level. the talks continue. the protest continues, but there are very few details so far about the substance and what has already been discussed and what has already been agreed, if anything. >> pope benedict's state visit to britain is intended to improve strained links between catholics and anglicans, b

borders, jerusalem. i think the talks are pointless, a waste of time. >> i think the peace talks just keep on recruiting themselv over and over again. i do not think they will achieve anything. not because of the failure on the part of the palestinians but because netanyahu does not want to stop settlement building. >> the only way to bring about a two state solution is that both sides are clear and fair about their addictions. the palestinians have to stop saying the land belongs to than in the israeli set to start -- stop claiming the land just about themselves. >> the way i see it, there's no room here about two states. but i do not believe in two states. >> it is not look like it we are ever going to have a palestinian state. the israelis are here and abuse the land. i think we will eventually get to the point where we have to leave while they remain. >> i think the peace agreement would be possible with enough goodwill if both sides stop insisting on their rights, they could find a solution. >> well