on sunday the israeli cabinet with the support of prime minister benjamin netanyahu approved what is called the nationality law. it would declare israel the nation-state of the usual people , but israeli arabs are one fifth of the population. >> i promise the future of the people of israel in the country of israel and the state of israel. >> some israeli arabs say they also feel like second class citizens, and some feel that the law will take away their rights. >> this law is undemocratic, and could be used for legitimatizing the discrimination against palestinians of israel. >> and then there is jerusalem itself. the long-sought-after would-be capitol of two nations has been riven in tit-for-tat violence. palestinians were angered by what they had seen by right wing jews. some have lashed out in violence. five israelis, including four rabbis were were killed last week in an attack on a synagogue in west jerusalem. in retaliation they would destroy the homes of the attackers. they're blaming the leader of the palestinian authority saying he's inciting the violence. >> i'm really not

for his part, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is vowing to respond with, quote, a heavy hand. he's expected to make a statement live in front of the cameras at the bottom of the hour. we'll be bringing you that news conference as soon as it gets under way. in the meantime, i want to bring in my cnn colleagues, ben wedeman, deborah feyerick and joe johns. ben, first to you. this heavy-handed remark, are we getting any more indication on exactly what that is going to mean? >> reporter: we know that the prime minister will be speaking within the next half hour. but we've already seen a statement from the prime minister's office indicating that israel will demolish the homes of these two palestinian cousins in their 20s from the east jerusalem neighborhood. that seems to be one of the measures they're going to be taking to try to deter possible attackers in the future. this is a tactic the israelis have used in the past. in fact, it goes back to the days of the british mandate before the state of israel was created. so that's one of the steps. but it's important to keep in m

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said these houses will be destroyed next. they belong to the family whose members gather inside to mourn the deaths of two who were shot deadly israeli police after they attacked a synagogue on tuesday, killing five people. his mother tells me she's worried. >> we pray the israelis don't demolish our house. if they do, what can we say? what can we do? >> the demolition of palestinian homes has been an israeli government policy since 1967. it's intended to serve as a deterrent. kill israeli civilians then you'll lose your house. but it was scrapped after a review deemed it counterproductive. president benjamin netanyahu brought it back this year after three young settlers were killed in the occupied west bank. >> when netanyahu spoke last night, he talked to restoring deterrents. >> palestinians and human rights groups say that the policy amounts to collective punishment and incites further anger and it's also illegal under international law. although the israeli government did not use it as a punishment for nearly nine years,

benjamin netanyahu's chief intelligence officer is saying that, in fact, the two factors responsible for the latest wave of attacks are by members of the right wing -- the outbox a compound is a very sensitive ashley al-aqsa -- the al-aqsa compound is a very sensitive site. there was also the murder of a palestinian youth. there's quite a bit of dissent between the intelligence chief and the israeli prime minister who commented later and said that mahmoud abbas is not directly responsible, but there is incitement inside the palestinian authority, according to israeli premier benjamin netanyahu, who added that there is no gap between him and his chief intelligence officer. >> thank you so much for that gallagher fenwick -- for that, gallagher fenwick. in spain, parliament has overwhelmingly improved -- approved to recognize a palestinian state. the nonbinding resolution follows the move of other european nations. it is meant to up international pressure for ending the conflict. the country swears in a transitional president, now steered with -- now tasked with steering the nation to e

whatever the case prime minister benjamin netanyahu has bought time to get more support of the bill t of how the state should be defined. >> allegations of gang rape have led to fraternities and other organizations to be suspended. it comes a a dispute, and the school's governing body will meet to determine how to move forward. >> reporter: founded by thomas jefferson, uva is one of the nation's top ranked university steeped in tradition with an honor code that for bids lying, cheating and stealing, but the "rolling stone" article paints a very different picture of the prestigious public university. reporting that drinking is widespread and sexual assault far too common, especially at fraternity parties. the author told al jazeera that the school was uncooperative and would not allow her access to key administrators. >> i think they've known for a long time that a great harm was done to this particular student and many students. they're only taking action now because there has been a great harm done to its reputation, and it's always been paramount to them. >> the article talks of pro

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has ordered authorities to destroy the killers' homes and is promising tougher action to stop palestinian attacks. israeli security forces demolished the house of a palestinian who killed a woman and american baby when he rammed his car into a train station last month. tensions are high across the region with palestinians and israelis fighting over access to the temple mount, a sacred religious site. alfonso van marsh, cbs news. >>> in this country police say they arrest add suspect for pushing -- arrested a suspect for pushing a man to his death at a new york subway train.

we heard speeches and by the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that have been very strong. the rhetoric has been strong and barbed and aimed at each other to religious sites and rising of tensions about access to the sites in jerusalem. secretary kerry will want to try to find a way to bring the rhetoric down in the hope that will ease some of the tensions on the ground here. those tensions are fueled by the fact that the israeli prime minister has said in the past to the united states and everyone else, israel should have the right to build where it wants in jerusalem. so that, again, will be something that will undoubtedly come up in discussions. as for the u.n. commission planning and hoping to come to israel to investigate the 2,000 deaths in the gaza conflict over the 50 days in summer, the israeli position on that, the foreign ministry here tells us they believe this commission is biassed and unprofessional. they believe it is unprofessi unprofessional because the commissioner appointed by the u.n. has a historical track record of making what they say are outrageous s

now, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has issued a statement earlier today in which he said today that their houses would be demolished. the israeli police apparently have taken into custody several of their relatives for questioning, as far as we know at this point. but as i said, there has been no claim of responsibility. hamas, as you mentioned, did praise the attack and keeping in mind that it is believed that hamas was behind the kidnapping and murder of the three israeli teenagers that sparked the war in gaza. >> ben wedeman in jerusalem, thank you so much. at the white house, president obama condemning the attacks but imploring both sides to back away from the violent ledge where they are teetering. >> too many israelis have died, too many palestinians have died and at this particular time it's important to try to work together to lower tensions and to reject violence. >> watching tear gas canisters and stun grenades while palestinians threw rocks and firecrackers, israeli settlers are assaulting palestinian workers. joining me now, former israeli ambassador to t

>> well,keri, traveling in london, did contact prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and offered the u.s. condolences, and tried to urge him to take steps to deescalate the situation, and he talked to mahmoud abbas, who condemned the attack, but he's not in the mood to be conciliatory. he destroyed the homes of the families of those who carried on the attack. >> iraq said that it has overtaken the country's biggest oil refinery. it has been under siege since isil took it over in june, and now want american military is battling to keep isil from reaching baghdad. anbar province, the last town before the baghdad airport. >> isil fighters booby trapping with explosive devices? a bid to wish back. and this is the only way of dealing with that threat. this is iraq's countryside leading to the south. and leading to the west in baghdad. the army pushes farther in to fight isil and stop them from using the land as cover. [ gunshots ] on monday, iraqi forces took control of villages in the area, and this crucial bridge. >> we're standing here behind the bridge that links the town to an maria. it

>> first of all, we have heard from you prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, today. he blamed the palestinian authority leadership for inciting violence. he said it was an attempt to kick israel out, and he says israel will fight against what he called "this insight meant," and he invited anyone demonstrating against israel to go and live there. over the weekend, netanyahu said he would try to revoke the citizenship of demonstrators. and israeli security forces have stepped up their a rest's of hamas and other activists to clamp down on the wave of protests spreading across the country. and the foreign minister, victor lieberman, he said in any future peace deals, areas with large arab populations should be transferred to palestinian control. a very fierce response today. >> what are people saying where you are? are the concerns that these attacks could signal a new intifada, a third intifada is approaching? >> that is very much the concern now. there is the fear these four months of protest could escalate into something very long-term and even more serious. >> matth

prime minister benjamin netanyahu says, quote, israel will respond with a heavy hand. >>> a preemptive state of emergency is adding fuel to a tense situation in missouri. during a teleconference with reporters last night, governor jay nixon activated the missouri national guard and explained the unprecedented move. >> my hope and expectation is that peace will prevail, but we have a responsibility. i have a responsibility to plan for any contingencies that might arise. i hope there's no violence. the effort is to maintain peace and i'm hopeful that will occur. >> in a statement, the naacp's president says the decision is presumptuous to the hundreds of peaceful demonstrators who have embraced their constitutional right to protest. the fbi is also on high alert. nbc news confirmed the agency sent out an advisory to police last week. it warned of extremist demonstrators who might exploit the grand jury announcement in an atempt to attack law enforcement. nbc's ron allen has the latest. >> reporter: a passionate group of demonstrators disrupted streets near the courthouse where a grand ju

we have heard from the prime minister benjamin netanyahu issuing this forceful response. >> translator: i decided this evening to demolish the homes of the terrorists that committed this massacre and to accelerate the -- previous terrorists and to enforce law. to make punishment more severe and to outlaw all sorts of organizations. and i also gave the orders to increase security in jerusalem. yes, there are defense activities that we do. calling upon you to, please, be awake, be alert, abide by the law. we will pay all those terrorists and those who have sent them. we have proven to be able to do so. nobody, nobody must take the law into his or her hands. >> again, the prime minister speaking just a little while ago. as we mentioned, that attack happening in west jerusalem and the two attackers both killed by police in a shootout were living in east jerusalem. neither was known to having deep political ties and no group has credibly claimed to have sent them to that synagogue early this morning. let's go to our senior international correspondent who is there, ben wedeman in jerusalem.

netanyahu says israel will respond harshly to the synagogue attack and says the violence is a direct result from the insightment led by hamas as well as president of the palestinian authority abbas and he brazpraised the attack at th mosque but president abbas condemned killing offensi civil from any sight and john kerry said it's an act of pure terror and more in london where john kerry is right now and tell us more about what john kerry had to say. >> reporter: secretary kerry arrived in london on monday night ahead of a crucial talks in vienna and nuclear talks is the top of the agenda and would have dominated the meetings here on london on tuesday instead events intervened in jerusalem and he held a breakfast meeting with phillip and after which he spoke to the media and said our hearts go out for all israelis for the atrocity of the event and all reminders of history that come with it. a brutal act of pure terror he said and called on the palestinian leadership to condemn the attack. take a listen. >> i call on the palestinian leadership at every single level to condemn this in

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said these houses will be destroyed next. they belong to members of the family who's members gather inside to mourn the deaths. the two men were shot dead after attacking police in a synagog. the mother is worried. >> we pray the israelis don't demolish our house, but what can we say? what can we do? >> the demolitions are palestinian homes has been an israeli government policy since 1967. it's intended to serve as a deterrent. kill israeli civilians and you will lose your house. in 2005, the policy was scrapped after an internal government review deemed it counter productive. the prime benjamin netanyahu brought it back earlier this year after three young settlers were killed in the occupied west bank. >> netanyahu when he spoke last night, he spoke about such measures being taken in order to try to restore deter other than thes. >> palestinians and human rights group say the policy amounts to collective punishment and incites further anger. it's also illegal under international law. although the israeli government didn't us

now the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu net has made a very strong statement. he's gone on to say that the israeli government will use a heavy hand against those responsible for this, and he also singled out president abbas, accusing him of using language which has stoked this kind of unrest. whatever the case, we haven't seen an attack like this against a jewish holy silent or against jews in a holy site like this for many years. in fact, i think the last time we saw something like this was in 2008, when six or seven israeli jews were killed in a religious seminary. that resulted in the very angry reaction, not only from the israeli government, but also we saw a number of revenge attacks carried out by israelis against palestinians. that's no doubt a huge concern for the leaders in the palestinian territories. they have of course don't want to see more violence in these areas, but what's become very clear is that the situation i guess spiraling out of control. we've been seeing violence now for several weeks, and again, here we are seeing it today, and not onl

benjamin netanyahu has demanded international condemnation of the synagogue killings. what he said, i want to see other denunciation of the murder of jews in prayer shawls. have you seen that? >> yes, we have seen condemnation of this horrible terror attack, in germany and elsewhere. those condemnations will be wholeheartedly -- it is not something you need to do, because it is expected. at the end of the day it is a combination. on the one hand, these terror attacks. on the other hand, thes tailwins palestinians have been achieving from the international community in the attempt to achieve their goals unilaterally. >> the prime minister says there is a war for jerusalem. what does he mean? >> all inhabitants of jerusalem, jews or muslims or christians, are entitled to have their daily life without being afraid and insecure that they might be attacked by terrorists, someone who takes his car and runs over ainnocent people, or perpetrators and criminals who went into the synagogue and started to slaughter people when they were in the midst of mourning prayers. >> mahmou

. >> the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has weighed in, saying no deal on iran is better than a bad deal on its nuclear program. >> there is no reason for it to retain thousands of centrifuges nor is there any reason for iran's continued developing intercontinental missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheadss, thus threatening the entire world. therefore, it would be preferable for there to be no deal rather than a bad deal, endangering israel, the middle east, and all of humanity. >> russia is clearly big player but it's under huge international pressure, itself in the ukraine. president puentein is denying it will be isolated over it's backing of separatists in ukraine's east. we understand the fatalities of an iron curtain for us. we will not go down this path in any case and no one will build a wall around us. >> that's impossible. affecting one of the main exports. he says if the possibility is lowered on purpose, is this hits those who introduce those limits. he went on to say it's far from certain that sanctions, sharp files in the oil price and the depreciation of th

>> reporter: benjamin netanyahu said they will harshly with these terrorists. but they think each of these attacks is individually planned. israeli officials do blame the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. what they do is the really big question. >> israeli officials save they want to demolish the homes of people involved in terror attacks. but they sprnt gone forward with that yet. that's one of the ways they are talking about dealing with this. but that's isn't so much a deterrent as a punishment. officials are at a loss as to how to deal with these individual attacks. what we do know is they don't appear to be going away anytime soon. martha: a horrible story and three americans involved. bill there are there is fallout from the top obama care advisor, jonathon gruber. president obama trying to distance himself from the video. there is video of the president giving gruber high praise. >> we have already drawn some of the brightest minds from academia and politics circles. a lot of them have stolen ideas' liberally. john gruber ... bill: white house records

short time ago, prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued this forceful response. >> i decided this evening to demolish the homes of the terrorists who committed this massacre and to accelerate t the -- homes of previous terrorists and to enforce law to make punishment more severe and to jaut law all sorts of organizations. and i also gave the orders to increase security in jerusalem. yes, defense deeds, as well, defense activities that we do. the citizens of israel are calling upon you to, please, be alert, abide by the law. we will pay all those terrorists and those who sent them, we have proven to be able to do so. but nobody, nobody must take the law into his or her hands. >> that attack, as we mentioned, happened in west jerusalem. the two attackers, both killed by police in a shootout were living in east jerusalem. neither was known to having deep political ties, no group thus far has credibly claimed to have sent them to that synagogue. but we have live reports for you from jerusalem coming up. but i also want to tell you at the top of this hour, the new york police department has is

. >>> and opposing the process for different reasons, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says no deal is better than a bad deal on iran's nuclear program. >> translator: there is no reason for it to retain thousands of centrifuges which would allow it to enrich our raiuraniumfor a nuclear bomb noy need to develop nuclear weapons threatening the whole worlds. it would be preferable to have no deal instead of a bad deal that endangers israel and all of humanity. ♪ ♪ >>> a suicide bomber has killed at least 49 people at a volleyball match in afghanistan. more than 70 are also thought to have been wounded in the attack. in a remote part of a province. people gathered to watch the tournament final when a bomber walked in and detonated a an explosive vest. no, sir has yet claim respond. afghanistan has suffered a spring of suicide bombers that is army plans to pull out. >> reporter: we spoke to a tribal elder in a hospital around 45 minute drive from where this attack hand showing just how isolated an area it is. he describes how the suicide bomber walked in to this volleyball t

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu now joins us from jerusalem, thank you for coming. another of these hideous videos, another execution. are we losing this war with isis? >> no, i think you're fully engaged in it. we see these horrors, this atrocity the people of israel are with you, we're with the family, we're with all the american people who understand that we're up against. we support you in this battle. support president obama in leading this coalition. it has to be fought, isis, has to be defeated and it can be defeated. >> schieffer: last time we talked you said that us rewas a was ready to help in any way possible you did not go beyond that. are you going to take -- is israel going to take more active role in this fight against isis? >> we're fully coordinated with the united states, we exchange all information that needs to be exchanged. i really don't want to go beyond that. i will say i think we have a global conflict here. basically the middle east is awash with militant dissidents. led by al qaeda and the isis on the sunni side, the militant is led by ira

plus, security tightened across jerusalem as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu promises a strong response to the killing of five inside a synagogue. i'll talk to israel's ambassador to the united nations about this sla latest attack. plus, the waiting game in ferguson, missouri. when will the grand jury deliver a decision in the michael brown shooting as new video surfaces of a stop involving officer darren wilson. let's talk live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning, i'm carol costello, thank you so much for joining me. breaking lords in the buckle of america's snow belt. this is time lapse video of a massive snowstorm rolling into the northeast and seemingly swallowing it. the most staggering amount of snow in a familiar place, buffalo, new york. but the amount of snow falling in the southern suburbs a s staggering even by buffalo standards. six feet of snow has fallen since just yesterday. five people have died, including one motorist found inside a car that was literally swallowed by a snowdrift up to 15 feet deep. roads are virtually impassable. just ask these basketball pl

you know, david, some critics would say benjamin netanyahu is at fault, but after his defense minister was denied access in washington, two days later, he decides that he's going to start building settlements which he had postponed at the request of the american government. is the israeli prime minister basically saying, you don't tell united states what to do. david? >> look, the israeli prime minister now is engaged in settlements on various occasions in ways which have been very, very offensive to the united states because it's been seen as a real setback to the efforts to bring some sort of peace to the palestinians and it seems like almost insulting the way they've done it at times. i think it's just as insulting as these personalized comments are, the way sometimes the netanyahu government has slapped the administration in the face has been deeply offensive. and, you know, there's something that needs to -- again, somebody needs to hit the reset button on a number of things on the foreign policy front after this election is over because we have -- we have too muched a stake in th

he also mentioned the secretary of state has spoke within benjamin netanyahu. john kerry for his part calls the attack an act of pure terror and senseless brutality and murder. >>> right now we want to turn to a head-scratcher. we've seen this situation play out a few times here now. a young american woman under arrest at this hour after claiming that she is a recruiter for isis. heather kaufman 1 her name. she is charged with lying about ties to her terror group. deborah feyerick is here with me now. i think this mystifies so many people. what more do we know about this young woman. >> she's 29 years old. it's interesting, she's charged with making false statements that promote international terrorism. and so she may have exaggerated her actual ties to isis, but 29-year-old heather kaufman lives in enrico county, virginia. according to a criminal complaint, she describes herself almost as a recruiter, telling an undercover fbi agent she's able to arrange travel to turkey so a wannabe jihadi can meet with isis facilitators and she describes the facilitators as

benjamin netanyahu has been speaking to the bbc. will said the only acceptable deal for israeli would be the dismantling of iran's capacities. >> there's no right to enrich. what do you need to enrich uranium for unless you're developing an atomic bomb. they are. what do you do with such missiles? only reason you build icbms is to launch a nuclear warhead. so iran, i think everybody understands, is unabashedly seeking to develop atomic bombs. i don't think they should have the capacity to deliver nuclear warheads. i think that's the position the leading parties of the world should take. what is the justification of not taking this position? they say well, it offends iranian pride. so what? i mean, if this position was taken in the 1930s against germany, it would have offended german pride, but it would have saved millions and millions of lives. you do not want to give this medievalist regime in iran that throws acid in the faces of women, that oppresses gays, that subjugates entire populations, that export terrorism far and wide, do

benjamin netanyahu was trying desperately to de-escalate what's going on on the mountain top. but the media bears some responsibility here. they consistently create a moral equivalence between terrorists who butcher innocent people and policies of a democracy like israel. even cnn, this morning, talked, without comment about this being a revenge attack, because of a hanging. well, the hanging was a suicide by a palestinian, at least according to israeli officials. >> that's not what the palestinians believe. >> i understand that. >> and going back to the temple mount, right, israel is restricting access to certain palestinians, and that has ratcheted tensions up in the area. >> but they eliminated those restrictions. but to call it a cycle of violence fails to understand that this is a policy of palestinian terrorists to attack israeli civilians. it is not a cycle of violence. >> even though mahmoud abbas, the palestinian leader, condemned these attacks on the synagogue? >> he condemned them along with condemning all other attacks. he really won't take the courageous stand of

. >> benjamin netanyahu ordered the demolition of their homes in east jerusalem. >> the environment has been in free fall for much of this year. >> the attack falls several weeks of rising tensions. >> the violence has been building the last few weeks. >> those have been fuelled by access. >> trying to access the noble sanctuary. >> to one only jerusalem's holiest sites. >> so far, the violence is mostly in jerusalem. >> jerusalem is a city on edge. >>> four men including three americans with israeli citizenship were killed this morning on an attack in a synagogue in west jerusalem, carried out by two palestinian cousins armed with axes, knives and a gun. >> people who have come to worship god in a sanctuary in a synagogue were hatcheted and hacked and murdered in that holy place in an act of pure terror and senseless brutality and murder. >> the two attackers and one police officer were later killed in a shootout. several people were injured. president obama today condemned that attack. >> israeli, as well as the united states, and our hearts go ought to the families who obviously are

the prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists there are no plans to change the rules at jerusalem's al-aqsa mosque or temple mount that banned jews from praying there. on wednesday, a palestinian driver rammed his car into pedestrians killing two people and injuring 14 others. the bbc sent this report from jerusalem. >> reporter: at this train station in jerusalem, these new concrete blocks are being put in place to give extra protection. this is after two deadly attacks by palestinian motorists in this area in just the past two weeks. now, there's lots of extra security in this area. the whole city remains on edge. but actually, tensions have been rising now for several months. and here's one of main reasons why. we've come to the old city of jerusalem. and if you go through that big door just behind me, you reach the al-aqsa mosque compound. it's the third holiest site in islam. you can see palestinian muslims are going through there to pray. but this site is also sacred to jews who call it temple mount. and after a number of recent visits by right wing jewish extremists who are calling f

benjamin netanyahu assured jordan he will not allowed jews to pray president mosque. he called jordan's king after the country with drew its ambassador. jordan blames israel for the growing anger at that holy site. we are live near the mosque in jerusalem. what's the security situation there? >> good morning, erika, the security situation around an hour ago as friday prayers were taking place was extremely tight. there were several hundred israeli police surrounding this entire area. i'm standing in front of the damascus gates through the old city of jerusalem. beyond these walls of course is the mosque which has been a frequent flash point between israeli police and palestinian protestors. now, the reason security was so tight was because men under the age of 35 were not allowed inside. there are a number of checks in place. one of the barricades, which is a good quarter mile from where i'm standing right now, that's where those men who are under the age of 35 were praying, but they are praying in front of a huge crowd of israeli security forces, so again, a very ten

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netanyahu is demanding harsh action. israeli police are on high alert. over the last few weeks we have seen constant incitement by palestinian authorities and media calling on terrorists to carry out attacks inside jerusalem. they will continue to work to find the terrorists. >> even here in new york city police are on high alert while there is no credible threat right now bet. they are increasing police presence at synagogue and other key locations. kelly wright, thank you. >> is president obama setting the stage for an immigration announcement? the white house reportedly huddling with activist groups tempering expectations. leland vittert is live for us in washington. leland could we hear something today? >> good morning, heather. that is certainly possible. the white house made a few things clear about immigration reform. one they are going to do something. it is going to be soon and for that matter they don't care about the firestorm from republicans on capitol hill. >> the notion that i can just suspend deportations

whatever the case, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has bought himself some type to get more support for the deeply controversial bill. a bill had a the has raised questions from israelis of all backgrounds about how their state should be defined. emtiaz tayeb, jerusalem. >>> some sort of comprehensive deal regarding iran's nuclear programs. there are pressures on all parties involved. there are groups so-called hard liners on all sides who don't want these talks to succeed or very skeptical. senior republican senator john comaib saimccained, we have alry given away the store by allowing them the right to enrich and not putting into effect the means to deliver them. then the israeli government they're also deeply owned to an agreement with iran. the prime minister saying on sunday no deal would be prervelg preferable to a bad deal, that threatens the middle east and all of humanity. meanwhile can, the supreme leader, of iran, al ali khomein, reiterated on his website last month that iran's enrichment capacity must be expanded by up to 20 times its current level. he added the work of

. >>> breaking overnight, prime minister benjamin netanyahu calling the deadly attack cruel murder. responding harshly to the attack. we are live from jerusalem. >>> a growing unease. the embattled town of ferguson unsettled as the governor declares a state of emergency. is this helpful or causing more tension. >>> prayers and privacy of the parents of the american beheaded in the latest isis video. begging for time to grieve as an american woman is identified from the group. what president obama wants to do now. >>> and welcome back to "early start." i'm christine romans. 30 minutes past the hour. john berman has the week off. breaking news this morning. terror attack in a jerusalem synagogue. two knife and axe-wielding men break into the temple. two palestinians were shot and killed by israeli troops. we have more from cnn's ben wedeman. >> reporter: christine, this happened just before 7:00 in the morning local time. that is about four and a half hours ago when the two assailants entered the synagogue in the neighborhood west of the center of the city. they were armed with knives

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to, quote, respond with a heavy hand. >> translator: those human animals that committed this massacre came with great hatred and incitement against the jewish people and its state. >> reporter: netanyahu ordered the attackers' houses be demolished. signs of the grisly chaos. a holy book, floor and walls splattered red and a shattered pair of glasses. palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas condemned the bloodshed. >> we strongly condemn this incident and do not accept under any circumstance attacks on civilians. >> reporter: president obama urged calm. >> i think it's important for palestinians and israelis to try to work together to lower tensions and to reject violence. >> reporter: but in gaza, celebrations as revelers brandished axes and showed pictures of the two assailants. the attackers, from east jerusalem, they do not believe was part of a larger organization. the sus terrorists worked on their own and planned the attack ahead of time. >> reporter: and, of course, now regarding this now the fifth victim in this attack, he

israeli president benjamin netanyahu responded later in the day very clearly saying, look, palestinian authority president here is lying. he's a bad partner for peace. israel has no plans to change the access to religious sites in jerusalem. but, you know, the outflow from that, within hours we've seen attacks on religious sites here. one an ancient synagogue was fire-bombed in one attack. and another, a mosque was fire-bombed as well, burning the lower floor of that. the upper floor is unusable. there are pictures of that fire-bombing of burnt korans itself. a very incendiary picture. the situation here is very tense. this comes hard on the heels of a shooting yesterday of a palestinian youth in disputed circumstances. he was killed. and the situation right now is very tense. and anything like the burning of a religious site in any event is a real potential trigger for further destabilization, john. >> in some cases, the leaders are calling for a certain degree of calm. although some of the rhetoric is not held. the question is do they have control over the population. >>> the two-mon

. >>> benjamin netanyahu is urging leader not to sign what he calls a bad deal with iran. this would threaten the entire world he says. >> we are monitoring the development of these talks with vigilance and wary. we are following closely in close consultations with representatives of the other powers. we presented them an adamant position that says iran must not be allowed to set itself up as a nuclear rich state. >> coming up we'll have much more on the progress of the talks in vienna and what's at stake on both sides. >>> meanwhile, officials are talking for what could inflame the residents in the region. prime minister bments, also the israeli cabinet fches emtiaz tayeb report. >> now takes it down to parliament or the knesset. but this bill is very controversial critics of it say that it will effectively change the nature of the current legal system of israel. the attorney general has attacked the bill going as far as saying it threatens israel averages address. but of course there are others on the other side that says it's important to enshrine the jewish nature of i

but prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political allies don't think that's enough. his cabinet recently voted 14-6, for a bill that would put into law that israel is a nation state of the jewish people. israel, he told his cabinet, has equal individual rights for every citizen, and we insist on this. but only the jewish people have national rights. a flag and anthem, the right of every jew to immigrate to the country. and other national symbols. these are granted only to our people in its one and only state. he and others have been at pains to stress that all israeli citizens, more than a fifth, are muslims or christians, aren't entitled to equal rights. opponents say the nation state bill has another purpose. >> to send a message to the other citizens that you are a second-class citizen. >> reporter: this man runs a group fighting for civil rights for israel's minority. a proposed law he believes sends all the wrong signals. >> if you are an american, imagine in the law, american constitution would be a different one, america would either be christian state or whit

. >> have we heard anything more from prime minister benjamin netanyahu? >> yeah, i think it's really interesting to look specifically at what he said last night in addition to the condemnation of what he calls incitement by palestinian authority leaders. he said do not take the law into your own hands. that is new. we did not hear that this summer. after three israeli teenagers were kidnapped and found dead, he said "may god avenge their blood." so it's very important to look at netanyahu's statement specifically and see that so far there has not been a revenge attack and he is clearly trying to prevent one. >> we saw what happened last summer. nick, thank you very much. >> stay with us. at 7:20, we'll talk with a palestinian-american journalist about how bad the violence in jerusalem is going to get before both sides take any steps towards peace. >> a united nations support find if supplies were cut to isil, they could fight for two years. the u.n. security council today is meeting on a way to stop foreigners from joining extremist groups and isil. overn

netanyahu as chicken excrement while calling him a coward. frankly, he was hiding behind anonymity. the state department and the white house today claiming the "atlantic" report was inaccurate but would not elaborate on whether they know the identity of the leaker or would pursue some form of accountability. and the "washington post" reporting the white house computer network has been breached by hackers working for the russian government. the white house tried to minimize the event and the threat, claiming these types of security breaches happen at 1600 pennsylvania avenue daily. that's reassuring, don't you think? we'll have a full report straight ahead here. >>> only one patient still being treated for ebola inside the united states, a new york doctor who is coming under increasing scrutiny after reports that he lied to police about his travels after returning from west africa. dr. craig spencer reportedly told officials he had isolated himself in his new york apartment and he didn't admit he had ridden the subways, dined out, went bowling

benjamin netanyahu vowed to settle the score with every terrorist. he's working on that response tonight. get ready for the middle east to blow up yet again. neil: here we go again. right in jerusalem with terrible act of terror. two terrorists attacking worshipers three americans among the rabbis murder he had. policeman killed as well. former deputy of defense jeff says words don't cut it. maybe what benjamin netanyahu is planning will. here we go. right? jed. what happens? >> here we go still. this is just a continuous string of events. just last week a palestinian person rammed a car killing a baby. it's going to go on and on and on. i don't think there's an end to this cycle because this cycle has really a religious base to it. it's like the fight between the sunni and the shia, the israelis and the palestinians. there is a religious divide that no one is able to bridge. i don't think netanyahu will be able to bridge it. he will respond and respond strongly. we'll have another round later and again and again. neil: what happens you get a strong

can benjamin netanyahu control the far right of his country that might want to push the movement? >>in trying to do what they can to sort of punish that radical element, i think he is consent about his coalition, and the voices from the right, and the country has steadily moved to the right as well. so he is trying to balance the needs of his -- his allies. >> but the promise is i will keep you safe, and that hasn't been working out. i have to ask you whether or not his coalition can be cracking. >> it is. he certainly told people to prepare for the pocket, whether it will happen or not. netanyahu is very savvy. >> he wouldn't call for early elections uns will he thought he could win. >> you are right. >> pressure. >> thank you. >> in today's power politics as president obama considers taking executive action, he is getting some divine encouragement from house domes what does that mean? david schuster joins us now with more, david? >> tony, welcome back. democrats have given more reasons why they want the president to take action on immigration they say it is good policy or long o

prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said they will not change the law but there is a lot of fighting and a lot of conflict and chaos over this policy in jerusalem right now, and you add into the overall israeli-palestinian con nick, this is not a good situation here. >> it is not. connor powell, thank you. >>> a fox weather alert now. millions of americans are getting their first taste of real wintery weather, thanks to a powerful storm that hit alaska. more in a minute. this was the scene in minneapolis this morning. official says the snow caused dozen of car crashes. some schools gave kids the day off. even in minnesota. forecasters say the storm could dump more than a foot of snow in parts of minnesota, michigan, and wisconsin, and some cases they're going to get below the zero mark in parts of minnesota. very early in the season for that. this satellite photo -- man, that's a hurricane -- we call them hurricanes. there they're typhoons. i should say typhoon nuri pounded islands in the bering sea between alaska and russia. it didn't go into full beast mode but forecasters say the

benjamin netanyahu vowed to settle the score with every terrorist. he's working on that response tonight. get ready for the middle east to blow up yet again. ♪ [ male announcer ] how did edward jones become one of the biggest financial services companies in the country? hey. yours? not anymore. come on in. [ male announcer ] by meeting you more than halfway. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. neil: here we go again. right in jerusalem with terrible act of terror. two terrorists attacking worshipers three americans among the rabbis murder he had. policeman killed as well. former deputy of defense jeff says words don't cut it. maybe what benjamin netanyahu is planning will. here we go. right? jed. what happens? >> here we go still. this is just a continuous string of events. just last week a palestinian person rammed a car killing a baby. it's going to go on and on and on. i don't think there's an end to this cycle because this cycle has really a religious base to it. it's like the fight between the sunni and the shia, the israelis and t

but prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his political allies don't think that's enough. his cabinet recently voted 14-6 for a bill that would put into law that israel is the nation state of the jewish people. ze israel has equal rights for every citizen and we insist on this. but only the jewish people have national rights, a flag, emblem. these are granted only to our people in its one and only state. he and others have been at pains to stress that all israeli citizens, more than a fifth are muslims or christians. opponents say the bill has another purpose. >> to send a message to the arab citizen that you are a second-class citizen. >> reporter: he runs a group fighting for civil rights for israeli's arab minority. the proposed law, he believes, sends all the wrong signals. >> if you are american, imagine that in the law, american constitution will be -- constitution or definition of america will be either christian state or white state. significantly the president and his predecessor have come out against the proposed law, as has the attorney general. >> i think that

secretary of state john kerry and jordan meeting with king abdullah and benjamin netanyahu which is unusual only because of the timings. meetings still ongoing, but there has been tension and jordan has been among the leaders very critical for expanding settlements and attacks on israelis and killings, but they are together and we have now video from the meeting with king abdullah of jordan and still photo that we saw earlier of benjamin netanyahu joining that meeting. meeting with leaders as tensions continue in jerusalem. before meeting with king abdullah, he spoke with abbas at his residence. >> i asked the guys to map their process with sticky notes and strength. they were skeptical. what they do actually is rocket science. high tech components for air craft and fighter jets. we are just the bankers, right? financing comes with expertise. our top engineers. they showed us and we hit them with the important question. why? why put the tools over there? what if you can do those steps in two? that's an interesting question. ideas started pouring out. a little help from us, they doubled the

benjamin netanyahu said he will respond with a heavy hand, all continuing the cycle of silence both sides blame each other for. >> these are live pictures coming in from west jerusalem. we're showing you the funeral procession where the victims are being buried and their deaths mark. a sat occasion for people there. today's attacks are the latest in a series of recent incidents in jerusalem. in july, a 16-year-old palestinian boy was burned alive in the jerusalem forest in revenge for the deaths of three young israelis. in october, a palestinian man drove his car into a jerusalem train station. two pedestrians were killed. a week later, a rabbi campaigning for more jewish access to the mosque compound was shot and seriously wounded. on november 5, another attack on a railway station, two people killed when a palestinian man drove his van into a crowd. on monday, a palestinian bus driver was found hanged in a bus depot. police and the palestinian coroner say he killed himself. his family believe he was murdered. let's bring in a spokesman for the israeli prime minister in our bureau in wes