if it is benjamin netanyahu it will be a tough relationship between president obama and benjamin netanyahu for two years because they don't get along after what the german netanyahu did in congress last month. -- after what benjamin netanyahu did in congress last month. if it is herzog, the situation is better. he will come to the united states early. he will be welcomed by the europeans. it makes a difference in that those discussions about palestine's most challenging issues has to trickle down. katty: does it matter if the coalition is weak or strong? elin: i would say it will be a messy 42 days. we will not know until late april or early march. it makes a difference in terms of israeli policy. perhaps the most profound and immediate effect is a nuclear deal on iran over the next few weeks. for israel has played an important role. i don't think there will be an israeli government when and if that deal is signed. they will be so distracted with their own internal politics, you can see that being a huge relief for the obama administration. katty: and election with repercussions. thank you

now, in the last selection netanyahu had one seat, and yet in the end, it was benjamin netanyahu that formed the government. so following that reasoning they're not quite out of the race yet are they? who could they form a coalition with? [ unintelligible ] [ unintelligible ] they may be able to get the coalition into, including the possibility of the joint list [ unintelligible ] the fact of the matter is that they're going to strug quite a bit to get that number. whatever the case --. >> i'm so sorry i'm just going to have to break in. we're going to have to break in. we're having some problems hearing you and it's very loud there, and we're having problems with your mic. we'll go live to you to get reaction at the headquarters, and also presumably, we'll be hearing from many of the leaders in the next few hours. in the meantime, in a press statement, we heard from hamas' spokesman. and he said that hamas' reaction to the election, all of the israeli parties are alike to us, it's a statement from hamas. they may disagree on many things but what is the same is their constant denial o

and israeli leaders boils down to one man: benjamin netanyahu. he is a polarizing politician who caught his cloth here in america as a successful businessman before going back to israel and ultimately leading its government. siding with congressional republicans against president obama on iran policy helped garner him votes in the israeli election. mary snow has this report. >> reporter: in the wake of benjamin netanyahu's controversial comments during the election campaign president obama says the u.s. is now reassessing its approach to middle east diplomacy. it's just the latest fraying of a relationship that saw tensions escalate weeks ago when netanyahu accepted an invitation from washington by the republican led congress. it was his chance to criticize the administration's nuclear negotiations with iran. his speech was described as patriotic in tone and he spoke to an audience he knows well. while he spent his childhood in israel netanyahu moved to the u.s. with his family as a teenager before returning to israel to serve in an elite command

. >> exhibit polls show a dead heat between israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and center left rival after the israel election. >> also coming up on the program, israel's election. in other news activists accuse the syrian air force of carrying out a chlorine gas attack killing six people. >>> vanuatu cyclone survivors say they're running out of food. >> well polls closed just a few hours ago but the israeli election is still too close to call with the two main blocs neck and neck. benjamin netanyahu may have the narrowest of lead over the left alliance while others give them the same result. netanyahu is claiming the victory, and he's considered more likely to build a coalition in the coming days. his main rival is isaac herzog, the leader of the center left zionist union and let's look at the results as they stand now. 28 seats for likud party. 27 seats for the zionist union. 13 seats to the joint list, and 12 seats for the yesh atid party, and nine seats for the k kulenu party and 5 seats for the matter. mike, can you hear me? i think we're having problems. >> yes, i can hea

part of benjamin netanyahu's constituency is the u.s. government, the american public with $3 billion a year in aid and such a vital relationship for israel, which is playing against netanyahu after he was seen as putting that relationship in danger. the question is, will netanyahu be able to come back and fix some of the relations that he has damaged. of course they haven't been that good with the obama administration, growing worse over the last six years. after the speech to congress after his denunciation or repudiation of the two-state solution that is backed by the u.s. government, i think at this point, if he were to lead a government, whether it be a coalition government or one in anyway way shape or form, it's going to be very difficult for him to work with the administration in any meaningful way over the next few years. >> the prime minister was on record all during the kerry process, all during the cajoling of the head of the palestinian authority, that israel backed a two-state solution. then in the last 48-72 hours of the c

>>reporter: well, i think if benjamin netanyahu were to survive an remain prime minister of israel. it's going to be hard for him to turn back. general election in a different constituency has to change his tune and move more towards the center. the prime minister has a very important constituency here in the united states. obviously a vital relationship of $3 billion a year in aid. that's just for starters. but to say that arab voters were turning out in record numbers and make that last minute desperate plea to turn out because of if threat to his own political party, that's not going to sit well with many on the left here in the united states and of course benjamin netanyahu's support on the left has been fraying over the course of the last couple of days. and of course going back on the two state solution, the official israeli position for the last six years, the official u.s. position, since the previous administration of george w. bush that's going to but netanyahu in a bad position as well. it's hard to see how he's going to come back from this in terms of his relations with

benjamin netanyahu -- lysa: after making political history, benjamin netanyahu's first stop was the western wall for prayer and a pledge. >> i appreciate the decision of the israeli citizens to elect me and my friends against all odds and in the face of powerful forces. i will do everything i can to care for the security of all. lyse: security fears one -- security fears won this election for him. it is note -- >> they might support it theoretically, but they do not see it happening in the near future. therefore they went to the far right. lyse: in the west bank there is disappointment, but determination to create their own state. >> it is time for the international community to put pressure on benjamin netanyahu to save the two state solution. benjamin netanyahu should not take that victory to be as aggressive as he used to be. the actions will be worse for him. lyse: across the west bank security barriers have gone up. making israelis feel more secure, and palestinians left hopeful. today there were calls for resumption of peace talks. that is hard to imagine now. benjamin netanyahu ralli

part of benjamin netanyahu's constituency is the u.s. government, the american public with $3 billion a year in aid and such a vital relationship for israel, which is playing against netanyahu after he was seen as putting that relationship in danger. the question is, will netanyahu be able to come back and fix some of the relations that he has damaged. of course they haven't been that good with the obama administration, growing worse over the last six years. after the speech to congress, after his denunciation or repudiation of the two-state solution that is backed by the u.s. government, i think at this point, if he were to lead a government, whether it be a coalition government or one in anyway way shape or form, it's going to be very difficult for him to work with the administration in any meaningful way over the next few years. >> the prime minister was on record all during the kerry process, all during the cajoling of the head of the palestinian authority, that israel backed a two-state solution. then in the last 48-72 hours of the

remarkable victory for benjamin netanyahu. the opinion polls suggest he was trailing his opposition in the exit polls late last night showed it was a neck and necktie, and israel awoke on this beautifully sunny day to find they would have a fourth term of benjamin netanyahu as prime minister. what won it for him at the end? possibly because he taxed quite hard to the right towards the end to steal some of the votes from the other right wing party to take them from them and to persuade undecided voters to back him on the palestinian issues. no independent palestine under his watch and vowed to continue building settlements in east jerusalem which play very much to his right wing support. perhaps there was a level of complacency in the center left because they were ahead so many weeks. not so motivated to come out and vote. either way benjamin netanyahu says he will be able to form a right wing nationalist coalition government within the next two to three weeks and he has already begun that process reaching out it to the other p

>>reporter: well i think if benjamin netanyahu were to survive an remain prime minister of israel. it's going to be hard for him to turn back. general election in a different constituency has to change his tune and move more towards the center. the prime minister has a very important constituency here in the united states. obviously a vital relationship of $3 billion a year in aid. that's just for starters. but to say that arab voters were turning out in record numbers and make that last minute desperate plea to turn out because of if threat to his own political party, that's not going to sit well with many on the left here in the united states and of course benjamin netanyahu's support on the left has been fraying over the course of the last couple of days. and of course going back on the two state solution the official israeli position for the last six years, the official u.s. position, since the previous administration of george w. bush that's going to but netanyahu in a bad position as well. it's hard to see how he's going to come back from this in terms of his relations with t

you can watch benjamin netanyahu's speech at 11:00 a.m. eastern time here on msnbc. >>> now to a significant story involving hillary clinton. this morning the former secretary of state is under a cloud of scrutiny over e-mails. "the new york times" reporting she exclusively used a personal account during her four years at the state department. she used it to conduct official business and that may have violated federal rules. the reporter who broke the story was on "morning joe" earlier today. >> they were supposed to be retaining her e-mails on government servers in an active fashion so they could have all of them on their computers. now the argument that hillary clinton's side makes was, well she was sending a lot of e-mails to the state department so they were being caught. but what they didn't address is e-mail she is may have sent o to other government departments, the white house, foreign leaders, friends, other americans, those people didn't have state department e-mail accounts and they were being caught in the web because they were

. >> benjamin netanyahu scheduled to speak at any moment now. they're showing a film before he does. some democratic leaders are angry that netanyahu is here. senator dianne feinstein called him arrogant in an interview with you, dana. >> that's right. that was specifically on the question of whether or not benjamin netanyahu speaks for all jews as he suggested before he came here to the united states. he doesn't speak for me. she's a jewish american. that's important not just because of religion but mostly because of what we're going to see tomorrow when the prime minister comes here. what we just heard from the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. talking about iran that is it's not just about rhetoric. it's about policy because what the congress is split on largely along party lines but not totally is whether or not to support these iran talks that the administration is engaged in or whether to use their legislative power to try to stop or amend them. that's what the prime minister is going to be trying to convince them of here but it is also somethin

as benjamin netanyahu has called here heads to washington d.c. at least 20 or so congressmen and senators from the democrat party including president obama and the vice president say they will not attend the speech. as i said, it is extremely controversial in washington and here, and there are a lot of people here in washington that will watch to see the fallout. >> going to be quite the show. thank you so much. >> those walking john kerry. he's speaking out today about the controversy about the speech. mr. kerri trying to turn down the heat on the tensions between the white house and israel. >> we don't want to see this turned into a great political football. obviously it was odd, if not unique, that we learned of it from the speaker of the house and that the administration was not included in this process but the administration is not seeking to politicize this. so what will the prime minister say? >> will congress and the american heed his imperative warnings? the former u.s. ambassador to the un and fox news kriblt or the joins us now. what w

relations and benjamin netanyahu prepares to address congress. the israeli prime minister is set to criticize the long term ambition to reach an agreement with iran over the nuclear program. he's playing down conflict with president obama. >> my speech is not intended to show disrespect to president bush. >>> thousands in moscow paid their respect to opposition leader boris nemtsov. three days gone and there's no suspect. >>> we look at the incredible response of china. a documentary on the air pollution. it got over 100 million views in less than 48 hours. >> see what you did there, lucy. one of the largest motor shows gets under way in geneva. growth may be stalling in china, it is full speed ahead in europe and the united states. stay tuned. later in the show, live. we are going to find out what they are doing to take advantage of the changing trend. >>> it's midday here in london 2:00 in israel and 7:00 a.m. in washington where the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is due to give a speech to congress. it's put a strain on relations

benjamin netanyahu doesn't. it's been a year since the peace talks broke down and six months from a devastating war in gaza. they hope the war will bring about change. from the west bank, we have this report. >> reporter: this class is the occupied west bank through the check points which is manned by israeli soldiers. this is part of israel's separation barrier. palestinians living here these have become symbols of the decades old conflict with israel. those in the best bank and east jerusalem and the gaza strip don't get to vote in the israeli elections, they are watching them closely. palestinian officials say the peace process is being ignored by the political campaign and it shouldn't be. >> what is it exactly? are you occupying us? it's too low. you have to end this or do you consider it? you want us citizens or you want us being discommitted. in all scenarios, it's your choice. i don't see the israeli society -- >> reporter: there's a lot at stake for all generations. on the streets, people have learned t

what attracts you over benjamin netanyahu? >> what attracts me to herzog over netanyahu? i think it's time for a change. over time domestically and internationally, i believe it is time for a change. >> reporter: that is a point. his critics say that benjamin netanyahu's led to poor relations with the u.s. led them to war in gaza. the cost of living soared here. there are plenty of criticisms of him. >> criticisms of anybody from the opponent side. if you look at each point individually i think you will see without having enough power, he's done far more than anybody else could have done and achieved with such little power. >> reporter: what about yesterday he said in an interview he said no palestinian state under his watch. that's not going to go down well with the international community. >> the international community is important to israel and politically correct. it's very important in the world. at the end of the day, a nation has to worry about its necessities before they worry about world opinions. >> reporter: karen, do you think herzog is going to be able to bu

benjamin netanyahu is a veteran of the campaign trail. there is his own party, and he shows he cares about cost-of-living issues, even though the opposition feels he is weak. to the makers of this secure goal television show, wonderful country, benjamin netanyahu is a slick showman with the taste of living the high life at taxpayer expense. his official residence pistachio ice cream that made headlines. in election debates his allies defend him as a statesman, a leader to be trusted with the country's security in uncertain times across the middle east. >> he has experience, and opinion polls show that if you ask who is fit as prime minister of israel, netanyahu leads by a wide margin. kevin: some say it is about to backfire. the polls suggest it is very timely. so having their energy to get their people out, but ultimately, that is not how you win here. they can get smaller parties into coalition after the voting. benjamin netanyahu thinks he still has the advantage there. we will soon find out. kevin conley, bbc news, tel aviv. katty: we

it's not just the victory of benjamin netanyahu but the way he got there. the tactics methods things he said, that are likely to cause more friction in u.s.-israeli relations. on the eve of the election benjamin netanyahu shifted his stance on a bedrock commitment. the goal, the free and independent palestine. wednesday secretary of state spokesman left open the possibility that the u.s. could soften its stance in the u.n. as a result. >> commitment to two state solution i think we all agree on that position. but we haven't changed our position with respect to the u.n. >> it was a short talk. >> a simple congratulatory call. those are typically pleasant, after the elections not more extensive than this. >> two more difficult years between leaders that have had an acrimonious relationship. president obama last not yet called snent. his election day remarks to supporters casting israeli voters as a threat. the united states and this administration is deeply concerned by divisive rhetoric, seeks to minlz. cool in the wake of the election. >> netanyahu and obam

last six years under benjamin netanyahu, vote for benjamin netanyahu. then he went on to say if you want change and you want different leadership and new direction for israel vote isaac herzog and zionist union. this is the important day. voter turnout. both sides urging voter turnout. that could be critical in the race. john we will see how this plays out. we will get the first numbers after 10:00 p.m. tonight. >> that is 4:00 p.m. our time. stay tuned to cnn. this will be exciting after the polls close. oren liebermann, thanks. >>> developing this morning, president obama says the u.s. cannot afford to have the republicans undermine the negotiations with iran. the president told "vice" founder shane smith that he is embarrassed for the senators that signed the letter. jim acosta has more. >> reporter: officials say iranian negotiators raised tom cotton's letter to the ayatollah khomeini in the take talks that are underway in switzerland. cotton is not backing down of the letter that was signed by 46 of his coallleaguecolleagues. the flare up was enoug

defined opinion polls -- defying opinion polls, a night of celebration for benjamin netanyahu. the main rivals to likud, the centerleft design is union had taken 24 seats. netanyahu says he hopes to form a new government within the next two to three weeks. netanyahu: against all odds, a great victory for the likud. i spoke with all party leaders and asked them to join me in forming a government for israel without delay. reality does not take a break. israelis expect us to quickly for me leadership and this is what we do. eve: gallagher fenwick takes us through the papers and how they have been reacting. gallagher: all the journalists who wrote these papers are waking up to a very different paper -- picture than when they wrote those papers. take the how rest daily which -- thehaaretz daily, which said that they were deadlocked. haaretz lashing out at the prime minister, saying that he resorted to race baiting to win the election. we see that he has no intention of ever agreeing to a palestinian state and what he thinks of 20% of the population. they are a danger. they are walki

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has arrived in washington. so controversial in our segment the week ahead. boris nemtsov moassments before moments before he is murdered. >>> why putin is to blame for nemtsov's murder. >>> an incident could make for icy and dangerous conditions. >>> early historic moments in space explorations photos go on the auction block. great to have you with us. we begin with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington, d.c. tonight. tomorrow netanyahu will attend apac, the gathering of the pro-israeli group. potential deal regarding iran's nuclear program. netanyahu accepted a republican invitation, but president obama is angry he wasn't informed in advance. >> very small fraction of those especially the democrats the democrats number about 235 after all in congress. but for the moavment, moment the focus is on monday, and obama administration officials and from prime minister netanyahu himself at the congress of apac, the congress of israelis. greeted by a small group of resident protesters. and the poli

benjamin netanyahu is a veteran of the campaign trail. these pictures filmed not by journalists, but his own likud party, are meant to show that he cares about cost of living issues. an area where the opposition feels he is weak. as the makers of this satirical tv show "wonderful country," mr. netanyahu is a slick showman, who lives the high life at the taxpayers' expense. ♪ filled at his official residence, including ones of pistachio ice cream, have made headlines. in election debates, the prime minister's ally defends him as a statesman, a leader to be trusted with the country's security amid uncertain times across the middle east. >> has incredible competent experience and leader. and opinion polls show that if you ask who can fit as prime minister of israel, who's more capable, that she is leading by enormous margins. >> mr. netanyahu's opponents hope his decision to trigger these elections is about to backfire. the polls suggest it's very tight. >> so the left had the energy to get its people out. but ultimately that's not how you

even ariel sharon was closer than benjamin netanyahu is. there's a larger gulf between president obama and benjamin netanyahu. plus benjamin netanyahu has been playing some pretty strident politics with the republican party. in 2012 when he invited mitt romney to come speak in israel. so there is a partisan gulf here that you see between a democratic president and a likud liko prime minister that you didn't see with sharon or itzhak rabin. >> thanks for joining me tonight. quick break. we're back in a moment. >>> when it comes to jesus and the history, how do we separate fact from fiction? a new series on cnn premiering tonight attempts to do just that. take a look. ♪ >> an unprecedented cnn event. ♪ ♪ >> he didn't vanish. ♪ ♪ >> without leaving a trace. >> for the first time in history we are able to place these relics. >> and grasp something that changed the world. >> this is really the moment of truth. >> this is the story of jesus. >> the rock upon which the church is built. >> an icon of scientific obsession. this extraordina

ahead of benjamin netanyahu's speech before congress. a new report says hillary clinton may have violated federal rules while serving as secretary of state and a portrait of bill clinton includes a monica lewinsky reference. can you see it. his airness michael jordan cracks the foren's billionaire list. in just hours benjamin netanyahu will speak to congress. at the core of his controversial speech u.s. nuclear negotiations with iran and an election. >> i want to be very clear. a bad deal is worse than no deal. and if that is the choice there will be no deal. >> as a matter of policy we think it's a mistake for the prime minister of any country to come to speak before congress a few weeks before they're about to have an election. it makes it looks like we are taking sides. this will be benjamin netanyahu's third time addressing congress. let's go to tracie potts. we understand the white house has issued a new warning for the prime minister. >> reporter: they're concerned that the israelis may leak out information about the sensitive nego

that was an extraordinary speech from benjamin netanyahu. it was the most -- the fullest description the american people have heard about the threat from iran in six years. and i think bracing for people who haven't been paying attention, who have been reading the news. this is something that the united states has not gotten from members of coming, from the president of the united states and it was a really sort of stunning and stern speech. >> we'll get into it. high drama as steven has just said as the leader of the jewish nation challenges president obama's relationship with iran. we expect to get reaction from democrats many among them, big no shows for today's speech. and we should note not a single member of the obama administration attended. but first a man of the moment benjamin netanyahu, and a momentous speech peppered with applause numerous times, standing ovation, speaking out about a possible deal between the white house and iran reminding lawmakers and the world why iran cannot be trusted. >> iran's attacks against the united s

president obama has a famously strained relationship with benjamin netanyahu. if netanyahu is able to build that coalition the divide could grow even further. >> in the runup to this election and all day tuesday, the white house was loathe to weigh in on what was happening at israel, even after prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the eve of those elections reversed long standing israel policy, flies in the face of u.s. policy and said he no longer favored a two state solution. he also in a last minute tweet said arab israelis were a threat, u.s. money was backing these voters, arab israeli voters who were flocking to the polls. one of the interesting things about what happened over the course of the last several hours and days in israel is that benjamin netanyahu essentially had two constituencies, the conservative parties within israel and obviously a constituency here in the united states. with one he evidently did very well. with the other the jury's out but looks as though he did damage to what was already a frayed relationship in backing away from the two

could benjamin netanyahu's long reign as leader of israel soon be over? >>> plus cnn cameras take you inside a hospital in vanuatu barely functional after cyclone pam. >>> and a millionaire's son sits in an american jail charged with murder. >>> hello, i'm rosemary church. hello, and welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we start in israel where voting is underway in what's considered a crucial election that could give the country a new government. here's prime minister benjamin netanyahu casting his ballot in jerusalem less than an hour ago. because of election laws the last opinion surveys were released friday. they show mr. netanyahu trailing his main opponent isaac herzog of the zionist union. monday the prime minister made a final appeal to right-wing voters. he says if he keeps his job, he would never establish a palestinian state. mr. netanyahu had previously supported a two-state solution. >> translator: anyone who is going to establish a palestinian state, anyone who is going to evacuate ter

prime minister benjamin netanyahu faces an election in just two weeks. a lot of people think this is pure electioneering right now. standing by for us is orrin leberman. >> reporter: the timing is not coincidence. it will be 6:00 p.m. here. those are the right are netanyahu was party and those are the other end of the political spectrum seeing it as a valuable opportunity to warn america and europe about the threat of a nuclear iran to the security of israel. there are those on the left who see this as a political move. we have more on the contest on the speech. we know it focuses on iran but we learned that netanyahu at least believes more about the negotiations than congress. he intends to tell congress what he knows with two goals in mind. the first of the goals is to put pressure on the white house and put pressure on the deal and make sure that keeps israeli's security in mind and push back the march 24th deadline which is three weeks from date of the speech. >> oren liebermann thank you. >>> happening today, happening this morning in fact secretary

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu fighting to hang on. some stunning last minute statements that raise questions about the prospects for mid east peace. >>> and iran with concerns over the senator letter. president obama voicing outrage. we have team coverage of the latest ahead. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. it is tuesday march 17th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. christine romans on jury duty. a terrifying flight for the passengers on the united airlines jet forcing to subdue a passenger who rushed the cockpit. this is cell phone video of the suspect retrained. the flights from washington, d.c. to denver was forced to turn around with 33 passengers and 6 crew members on board. police took the man in question into custody after the flight got back to the airport. a spokesperson at the airport said he was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. the remaining passengers will be flown to denver this morning. we will keep you posted. >>> the polls open in israel as voters line up to elect a government this morning. p

benjamin netanyahu arriving to a divided washington, d.c. the israeli prime minister will speak to the largest pro-israeli speech before he speaks to congress tomorrow. i'm bill hemmer. martha: i'm martha maccallum. the white house stepping up its push for a nuclear deal with iran. netanyahu expected to speak to apac in an hour from now. he explains why negotiating with iran will be an extremely dangerous move. bill: not anyone from the white house is expected to meet with the prime minister. martha: this tense situation seems to be ramping up in the last 24 hours. >> reporter: the administration is trying to make some efforts to diffuse it. not too long ago dr. susan rice was describing this address to the joint session of congress as quote you be quote destructive. speakers to the annual washington convention of apac. last week there was an alarm that the administration might not send anyone at all. aides on both side say there was tension between the u.s. and israel before. the contentious issue is the obama administration's fervent effor

nothing has changed. >> herzog in a dead heat with prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party. but likud won 30 seats in parliament, 12 more than in the previous election. >> i'm very happy that the people have decided and i hope that they'll create a good government and they'll continue what they did in the past years. >> but not everyone is happy the prime minister looked poised to take the new government. >> i'm disappointed with the election results. i was hoping that it would be different, and at the moment it looks like we're going to continue with years of more racism with a wider gap between the rich and poor. >> netanyahu's dramatic victory does not mean the road ahead will be easy for him. he led an increasingly bitter campaign in which he rejected outright a palestinian state and made a last-ditch attempt at the the warning of high turn out of supporters. >> even though prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud has won the seats they say they will work towards the building of a unity government between likud and the zionist union but it's difficult to see how netanya

kennedy: prime minister benjamin netanyahu speech has created quite a stir. representative john llamas called it straight out of a dick cheney playbook. where he said it was fear mongering at its ultimate. welcome to the show, congressman. >> thank you. >> you were not there in person but you criticized the speech, saying that the prime minister was condescending. where did you watch it exactly? >> i was in the office with members of a aipac. they were in my office watching it. and most of the speech was devoted to talking about how bad iran is and what kind of a threat they posed to israel in the region and the world and it's like we didn't know that. the members of congress both republicans and democrats committee in minutes ration, we all understand exactly how dangerous a nuclear armed iran would be. that is why we are all committed to making sure that we don't get nuclear weapons. we have a different perspective on what the best way to achieve that is. >> i did not think of the speech was condescending. i thought that the prime minister went to great pai

instead it will be prime minister benjamin netanyahu. again, john netanyahu gave that victory speech last night, this morning looking at the numbers looks like he can celebrate that victory. >> happening now, secretary of state john kerry is this in switzerland for a third day of nuclear talk. iran's negotiators are already claiming major progress telling state news media that 90% of technical issues have been worked out. american diplomats are saying there are still some tough, tough issues to work out. no fwrets is how the letter's author tom cotton puts it. nick robertson is at those negotiations. good morning, nick. the iranians are saying there's a lot of progress made only 10% difference on these technical issues burks that 10% gap is still pretty large when you're talking about the thorny issue of nuclear -- the nuclear race. >> reporter: and it's always been the problem this if thighs negotiations it's the last bit that's the hardest bit. you know the meeting between secretary kerry and foreign minute ter zarif, the time hasn't b

benjamin netanyahu is a veteran of the campaign trail. there is his own party, and he shows he cares about cost-of-living issues, even though the opposition feels he is weak. to the makers of this secure goal television show, wonderful country, benjamin netanyahu is a slick showman with theliving the high life at taxpayer expense. his official residence pistachio ice cream that made headlines. in election debates his allies defend him as a statesman, a leader to be trusted with the country's security in uncertain times across the middle east. >> he has experience, and opinion polls show that if you ask who is fit as prime minister of israel, netanyahu leads by a wide margin. kevin: some say it is about to backfire. the polls suggest it is very timely. so having their energy to get their people out, but ultimately, that is not how you win here. they can get smaller parties into coalition after the voting. benjamin netanyahu thinks he still has the advantage there. we will soon find out. kevin conley, bbc news, tel aviv. katty: well, for mo

some of those are for those members who will be escorting benjamin netanyahu into the chamber. outside the capitol, i watched protests for and against his presence today, so there has been a very heightened sense of security. it seemed as if every u.s. capitol police officer on the force was on duty today. lots of security as you would expect, for this type of event with a head of state. and then i've seen a lot of the former members coming back that is also something we see, and there's a real sense of expectation now about what is the message, how far will benjamin netanyahu go, how forcefully will he make his case and we will watch to see what the reception will be especially from democrats who raised some concerns. again, i am looking across the chamber, i see lots of democrats here. we have been told roughly 50 publicly acknowledge not wanting to attend for reasons of concern about protocol political timing for the israeli elections, and concerns about how the president may have been slighted by house speaker john boehner by not following the normal rules. >> kelly, some o

host: a decisive day for benjamin netanyahu. he faces stiff competition from the central left. the army halts operations in tikrit, meanwhile closer to baghdad, fighting intensified around falluja. and cyclone-hit residents of vanuatu --destroyed communication lines. thank you for joining us. i am i'll all. today, israel goes to the polls and prime minister benjamin netanyahu is hoping to become the country's longest-serving leader. surveys show a very tight race that even put his central left opponents ahead. the last ditch appeal to the right, netanyahu ruled out creation of a palestinian state under his watch. the israeli premier cast has ballot to give one last push for his party. prime minister netanyahu: to stop a left-wing party coming to power, there is only one thing to do -- close the gap. molly: netanyahu faces fierce competition from herzog, the zionist union labor party head. patriots casting his ballot. herzog: everyone wants to follow on the netanyahu path of despair and disappointment, but whoever wants change, hope, and a real, better future for israel can vote

netanyahu. >> reporter: >> reporter: before a joint meeting of congress, benjamin netanyahu delivers a stern warning about the u.s. striking a nuclear agreement with israel's long-time nemesis, iran. his fear, too many concessions and too much trust that iran would set aside it's long-time goal of obtaining a nuclear bomb. >> we all have a responsibility to consider what will happen when iran's nuclear capabilities are virtually unrestricted and all of the sanctions will have been lifted. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu pressed congress to enact more sanctions. president obama wants more time for negotiations to play out. >> what we should not do is prejudge the deal and initiate sanctions that might allow iran to walk away. >> reporter: mitch mcconnell says he would support pan agreement that -- an agreement that demands iran not enrich uranium at all despite the white house saying that's not realistic. >> the choice is not this deal or war. the choice is this deal or serious sanctions that really squeeze them. >> reporter: as far as those talks underway in switzerland -- >> we are

it's up to benjamin netanyahu to create the coalition government. it looks like it will be a bit more to the right than the last government. his last government was center right. this one could be more to the right, but that of course depends on how he creates his coalition and what deals he makes. that's what everything shifrts to now the results are over. christine, it will still take about a week to make the results official but netanyahu has reason to celebrate here in israel today. >>> happening this morning, john kerry in switzerland for a third day of talks with a foreign minister. iran's negotiators are claiming major progress saying that 90% of technical issues have been worked out. the u.s. diplomats are saying there are, quote, still some tough, tough issues to address. senate republicans not backing down from their controversial letter to iranian leaders. no regrets at all, that's how the letter's author tom cotton is putting it. want to bring in nick who was at the negotiations. good morning, nick. >> good morning, john. we were expecti

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>> benjamin netanyahu's likud party wins the election. the question is can they build a coalition. >> hello once again from doha. this is the world news from al jazeera. human rights watch accusing the militia which destroying the homes of the very people they're needn't protect. >> protests outside the european control banks new headquarters. >> i'm in kenya. today, we take you to a very beautiful place. find why some of the locals aren't happy. >> so in israel, it looks like benjamin netanyahu will remain as prime minister. the opposition leader, isaac herzog called benjamin netanyahu to congratulate him on his election win. the next step is for israel's president to invite netanyahu to form a coalition. 99% of the vote is in. it could lead to 29 seats compared to the zionist union with 24 seats. prime minister netanyahu has promise there had will be no palestinian state created if he wins this fourth term. the zionist union does back the idea of a two-state solution, and you've also got this tomorrow the joint israel arab union, the sm

do you think a speech from benjamin netanyahu can tip that needle? >> i have studied the speeches for many years. going back even before i was born. there was a man by the name of winston churchill who saw that the soviet union was moving through central europe and the west wasn't really responding. right after '45 into '46. came to fulton, missouri. he talked about an iron curtain descending in the center of europe from scandinavia down to the mediterranean. his speech changed history. i'm not saying this is going to be the same thing but speeches matter. we are open democracies. >> will he succeed? >> i believe he has a strong chance. his speech will contain substance. substance that no one has heard before. it will be material that few in congress are aware about. he'll put it on the table and in our political system in israel, we'll discuss it. in the u.s. political system we'll discuss it. the idea that an israeli prime minister come to the u.s. to discuss such an important issue is not odd. >> third time he'll be speaking before congress. >> yo

relations and benjamin netanyahu prepares to address congress. the israeli prime minister is set to criticize the long term ambition to reach an agreement with iran over the nuclear program. he's playing down conflict with president obama. >> my speech is not intended to show disrespect to president bush. >>> thousands in moscow paid their respect to opposition

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israeli prime minter benjamin netanyahu claims victory. but rical isaac herzog has yet to concede. >> and an unprecedented show of strength by israeli-palestinian parties. their joint list is set to emerge third. ♪ ♪ >>> live from our headquarters no doha. also ahead in this half hour. i australia drone crashes in syria. the assad government claims responsibility. >>> and another appeal for international aid as the recovery process begins in vanuatu. ♪ ♪ >>> israeli prime minute step berwyn netanyahu has an edge in early counting after one of the closest elections in the country's history. he's already declared victory but center left rival isaac herzog says he's working to put together a coalition. mike hannah reports now from tel aviv. >> reporter: it was a night in which all could claim victory. two exit polls had the zionist union with 27 seats. the third gave them a one seat edge. a powerful display too by the newly-formed joint list of israeli-palestinian parties. exit polls giving the movement their seen seats as potentially