a minute. follow me on twitter@alivelshi. thanks for joining the conversation. catch christine romans on "your bottom line" saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. eastern. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com it is sunday, may 22nd. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." i'm fredricka whitfield at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. our top story, president barack obama defended his stance on middle east peace negotiations today and he went in front of a tough audience to do it. he spoke to the american-israel public affairs committee on aipac. it describes itself as american's leading israel group. he insisted his stance is no threat to israel.

>> by definition, it means that the parties themselves, israelis and palestinians, will negotiate a border that is different than the one that existed on june 4th, 1967. that's what mutually agreed upon swaps means. it is a well known formula to all who have worked on this issue for a generation. it allows the parties themselves to account for the changes that have taken place over the last 44 years. >> cnn's senior u.s. state department producer elyse labben is in washington right now. how important was it for the president to make this speech? >> well, i think it was very important, fred, for him to, as you would say, clean up some of the messiness that residuated over the last couple days when he gave that speech about those 67 borders. everyone was like what does that mean? we can't go to those borders which prime minister netanyahu

called indefensible. what he was saying is basically this is all about setments. what he is saying is that with these land swaps that israel will be able to keep those big settlement blocks that it's been worried about. this is what he says when we all know this formula. this is a deal that's been on the table for a long time, fred. everyone know what is the deal really is going to look like. he's saying let's call a spade a spade. we know what it's going to be. we just have to talk about it. >> israel's prim minister benjamin netanyahu is still in the united states. how about president obama's message today influence him? >> well, i think president obama went a long way to making the prime minister feel better. he was really looking for a strong statement on hamas. the president did say the israelis shouldn't be expected to negotiate if hamas does not accept israel's right to exist. he's saying any country can't be expected to negotiate with someone that won't even accept its right to exist. so i think as the prime minister looks to make his speech tomorrow night at aipac and also

a speech before congress on tuesday, i think president obama definitely encouraged him, made him feel a little bit better since what he heard on thursday during that speech. >> meantime, president obama underscoring that israel cannot afford to be isolated. what did he mean by that? >> well, what he meant, fred, is the arab spring, these revolutions sweeping the nation in egypt, syria, yemen, what he's saying is change is moving too fast. now these arab protesters are not just going to be protesting for themselves. he's saying you can't leave the palestinians behind. if we're going to talk about a new region, it has to include a palestinian state and the arab spring is going to be part of this. he's saying you can't get left behind if you don't make a deal now, the street will take over you and not only will israel not be able to guarantee a jewish state because the demographics are really changing in the region, but it also won't be able to have a secure one.

>> elyse labbott in washington, thanks so much. now to american presidential politics. a major announcement from indiana governor mitch daniels in an e-mail sent out to supporters earlier today. daniels says he will not run for president. he was considered a potential gop front-runner and many top republicans urged him to run. but daniels says he decided a bid would not be in the best interest of his family. tim pawlenty on the other hand, will jump into the race. the former minnesota governor will declare his candidacy at a town hall event tomorrow in iowa. he will then kick off a multistate campaign swing which will include stops in politically key states like florida and new hampshire. all right. news overseas right now. u.s. ambassador to yemen is safe after a frightening moment earlier. an armed group of supporters of the embattled yemeni president suhr rounlded an embassy where the ambassador was meeting with other diplomats. yemeni security forces got the diplomats out safely.

on to pakistan now, the country's interior minister says militants attacked a naval air station in the coastal city of karachi just a short time ago. a police official tells cnn the attackers through hand grenades, causing at least three explosions. but there is no word on any deaths or injuries. back in this country, a suspect is under arrest in the brutal beating of a san francisco giants fan. two men attacked brian stow outside dodgers stadium in march. his mother says it was a random act of violence. stow is now in a medically induced coma. police say other suspects are being detained and questioned. all right. let's look at the weather picture now. some dramatic video of a funnel cloud from central oklahoma. people in the midwest are cleaning up after a string of reported tornadoes left a mess. this funnel cloud was spotted in the town of ada. another funnel-shaped cloud was

spotted over northeastern kansas. take a look at that. the national weather service confirmed that a tornado touched down in the town of redding. one person was killed in the storm last night. four others injured and 200 homes and nearly every building in town sustained some sort of damage. let's check in with jacqui jeras right now. we're talking about some violent storms in so many different forms across the kunry sfwl yeah. things are really erupting right now, fredricka. the next couple of hours are going to be extremely dangerous for millions of people. we've got watches lined up that cover more than 800 miles here from minnesota stretching down into texas and eastward over here into parts of tennessee. we're most concerned about these rotating thunderstorms. we've got a line of them in eastern iowa spreading up towards the twin cities. there's another line here that could be producing rotation as well. we do have confirmation of a tornado that's been producing some damage in the twin cities metro area. here you can see the area that we're talking about.

there were two storms. this one right now near i-35 producing a tornado. likely we've seen a rotating wall cloud in the shore view area. the other tornado caused some damage in north minneapolis. it caused some damage at the brookdale shopping center. some roofs off homes. we're working with our affiliates there to get you video and more information. as of right now we haven't heard of any reports of injuries. let's hope it stays that way. but a confirmed tornado right here. we're talking about ramsey, onoka, washington counties. you need to be seeking shelt tler. we also have a confirmed tornado into eastern iowa. this is for lynn county as well as lentbenton and iowa counties. a confirmed tornado around ladora. you can also see that bright pink tornado. a good indication we've got a lot of hail with these thunderstorms. in addition to that, they're going to be putting down some incredibly heavy rain. in the next several days we're

talking as much as 3 to 6 inches of rain here. this could be moving over flood areas. that's something we're concerned about watching the next couple of days as well. fredricka, we'll keep you up to date. especially that minneapolis tornado right now. very dangerous. >> it's never ending. thanks so much, jacqui. now to the flooding in mississippi and a place called the alcatraz of the south. the louisiana state penitentiary known as angola. the inmates are fighting to save it from the floodwaters. cnn's brian todd is there. are those efforts paying off? >> reporter: so far, fredricka, they are. they've been able to stave off some of the floodwaters. this is really crucial because this is a sprawling facility. it's the biggest maximum security facility, one of the biggest in the country. it's got 18,000 acres. 26 square miles. we're on the last line of defense. this is the main levee protecting the prison from flooding. you see tents set up there. this is higher ground at the facility if they need to move some inmates there. death row inmates are already in

that facility behind that guard tower there. that's the highest ground they have. last line of defense, because this is back water wash from the mississippi river that's come up here, the outer ring levee was already breached earlier. several thousand yards out. the water's come up this far. inmates, 2,500 of them, are working furiously to patch up sand boils. seepage hole where is the water has gone underneath the levees and sprouted up in various areas of the prison. 2,500 inmates are working that job right now day and night. these are some of the worst offenders you'll ever see. murderers, rapists, drug deal s dealers. they're all banding together now to save the facility. we asked one of them how he felt about the job. is there any bitterness that you're helping to save the institution that's housing you. >> actually, no. >> why not? >> you know, well, there's a lot of worse places you can be. i'm a multiple offender.

this is my third conviction. and at the same time, i've never been in a place that does all of us the privileges we receive here in angola. i'd hate to see what it would be like if i had to go somewhere else. >> reporter: about 5,000 total inmates are housed here. they've already evacuated about 2,000 of them. so just a few thousand are left to help save this place from flooding. one official here told us that if this levee right here that i'm standing on is breached, it would only take about four to six hours for this entire facility to get flooded. >> that's incredible. brian todd, thanks so much. at angola. so getting your child to become an independent financially strong person. how do you do that? we actually have five simple steps, straight ahead. later, tennis isn't the only thing that keeps venus williams busy. the champion tells me face to face about the importance of being diverse. ♪ well, you know i love it too ♪

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with the u.s. economy still in recovery mode, it's surprising to find that college grads who walked away from good paying jobs to start their own enterprise. as casey wian explains, the job market is starting to turn around. that's allowing some grads to be chewsy. >> justin mitchell and tish manaharan are recent college graduates. we just justin at a friend's

townhouse. what is surprising, after two weeks of on-the-job training justin left a sales position that likely would have paid him $100,000 to $120,000 his first year. >> i just realized this is not who i am. i felt like i was a cog in the wheel. >> natish spent a year working for a tech company in his native india and left to pursue a bigger dream over his parents' objections. >> getting into an established firm, getting a good paycheck right from day one, they wanted me to do the same. instead, i wanted to be an entrepreneur. >> reporter: they met at usc and are now business partners rejecting the corporate career path to form their own startup. service hands.com is a job match making site for restaurants and restaurant industry workers. justin does the sales and marketing. >> whenever you're posting jobs for any of your locations -- >> reporter: natish handles the technology. they have no office. just laptops and lots of energy.

it's the kind of risk a growing number of college graduates are taking now that employers are shaking off the recession and aggressively recruiting again. >> there'll be more options out there. hey, i can try to start my business. this is my funding. if that doesn't work out, the job market's better, i know i'll be able to leverage those skills and really put that down on a resume and go back into corporate america. >> that feature should be up and ready in maybe another week or two. >> reporter: after a year, justin and natish have signed up 6,000 job seekers and 30 restaurants in southern california. they'll need twice that before they can even think about quitting their part-time jobs and take a salary. >> justin and me believe we can do this. i think we have to give it a good shot. >> reporter: any regrets? >> no. because i'm building something that i believe will be a technology that disrupts an entire industry. there's not very many entrepreneurs that can say that. >> reporter: casey wian, cnn,

los angeles. >> speaking of college grads, it's graduation season. for some of you this means your children are going to college or starting work. yesterday financial planner karen lee joined me with ways to make sure that kids are financially savvy. we started with keeping a budget. >> you're already paying for their room and their board. what kind of bills do they have? we'll do it with spending money. set them up, we'll have to decide is it 50 bucks a week or 75? >> an allowance. >> i'll suggest i'll put it in his account every two weeks just like a paycheck and he'll use that for spending or the credit card bill. but here's the tough part for parents. you cannot send them extra money. if they call -- >> if they get in trouble, tuition is already taken care of, board, all that good stuff, food. if they get in trouble this is the time for you to say this is your tough lesson. >> ask me in six months if i can stick to it.

that's my plan. most important you need to paint a picture for them of your expectations. i've been saying to my son for seven years, you're off my payroll in four years. paint that picture if they are living at home. we've got tough times right now. a lot of kids aren't finding jobs. i recommend they perhaps pay a little rent, cover some grocery money. set some expectations. >> all right. tough love there if you want to reach karen, karen lee at associates.com. and you can get your financial fix every saturday 2:00 eastern time, 11:00 a.m. pacific right here on cnn. all right. your mother always said, mind your manners. that's especially important when going on a job interview. straight ahead, five tips to make sure you have a successful interview. but first, can you name the most common interview mistakes? the answers are right on your screen right there. after the break, we'll tell you which one is the most damaging for job candidates. shop from anywhere. and are always connected.

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before the break we showed you some of the most common interview mistakes and asked if you knew which mistake was considered the most damaging. the answer? 51% of hiring managers who participated in this survey by careerbuilder.com chose dressing inappropriately. so in today's reclaim your career, are you the right person for the job once you dress appropriately? first, you have to get through the interview process.

so it pays to be well prepared on so many levels. paula caligiuri is the author of "get a life, not a job." she joins me with tips on interview etiquette. before the interview, there's preparation. what advice do you have for applicants? >> on preparing for the interview, so very important, first of all, make sure you know where you're going. so many people end up late because they just couldn't find the place or couldn't find a place to park. >> that's why you need a dry run, right? >> night before. absolutely. also be sure you do a very, very good job preparing about the organization. understand who their competitors are, what their sales are, what their products are about, what's coming on the horizon. know sort of the job that you're looking for, the job that you want to be and how that fits into the organization. so very important. do your home work. >> then you say, you know, you got to bring your resume just in case. i mean, they -- you've sent it to them. they know that. but you still might need to have a hard copyright there on your

person. why? >> it's real important. because the applicant tracking systems that a lot of firms use will oftentimes mess up the formatting. sometimes they're a little bit hard to read. it's nice. it shows preparation. you can always say would you like to see an updated version of my resume. it's just a nice thing to do. it shows that you're prepared. >> then you need to have some questions at hand. you know, usually you're at the interview. they ask you a lot of stuff then you need to have some questions to ask them. >> so important. again, it shows that you're engaged with the organization, that you understand what the company is all about. you've done your homework and that you understand how you're going to fit into the organization. ask great questions about the company. >> okay. then appearance really does matter. you need to be a little bit more formal or perhaps a little bit more pulled together at an interview than, i guess, when you're just going out to meet friends or going on a date. >> certainly. and a terrific rule of thumb for

this, think about the norm for the organization and then dial it up a little bit. for example, if the company, if it's okay to wear jeans and t-shirts to the company make sure you wear a nice pair of pants and maybe a shirt with a collar. show that you're pulled together, that you have a lot of respect for the organization. that will be so, so important. your appearance absolutely matters. >> manners. it seems like that would be, you know, kind of a duh, given, that you need to have your manners in check. what sort of things do you think people forget about? >> quite a few here. some basic things. don't forget to shake the person's hand. smile. real simple ones. wait to be invited to sit down. just it'll show that you respect the fact that you're the guest in the interview. when you sit down, this one's often, i can't believe how many people miss this one. oftentimes, especially women, they tend to leave their purse or their briefcase on their lap. >> like they've got somewhere to go. >> be sure to put that to your side.

exactly. they don't even want to be there. they want to get the heck out of there. put your purse, briefcase to the side. turn it into a conversation. small things matter. don't interrupt. all those small, small things. good etiquette. all of those are important. >> turning off your cell phone. gosh, don't text or anything like that. i can't believe we have to remind people of that. >> and your ipod is not a fashion accessory, right? >> and you need to show that appreciati appreciation. we've all been told you've got to follow wup a thank you note. in what form? does it still need to be mailed? e-mail? what? >> how do you show your appreciation? >> with that, it depends a little bit. if you think the turn around cycle is very quick, if they're going to be deciding on the next couple days with who they want to hire, it's okay to send a thank you note in an e-mail. if you have a little bit of time, show some respect, send the -- take the time to write a nice handwritten note on nice statione stationery, nice note card.

>> not handwritten, right? even if you're going to mail something it wouldn't be handwritten? yes? >> i would handwrite it. i would handwrite it. yes. it shows you take the time and respect the organization and the context of the seriousness of the situation. >> wow. and hopefully your penmanship is clear and pretty. thanks so much. appreciate that. hopefully people will land that job as a result of paula's tips. venus williams. well, she doesn't have just one job. the tennis champ is pursuing several career paths off the court. she tells me exactly what fields she is conquering already. face to face, straight ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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time to look at our top stories right now. president barack obama today defended his rekent declaration that a middle east peace settlement should be based on israel's pre1967 border. speaking to a pro-israel lobby group this morning the president said a u.s. commitment to israeli security remains ironclad. >> no country can be expected to negotiate with a terrorist organization sworn to its destruction. we will continue to demand that hamas accept the basic responsibilities of peace, including recognizing israel's right to exist and rejecting violence and adhering to all existing agreements. >> a controversial u.s.

politician showed up on libyan state television this weekend to criticize the united states. former u.s. representative cynthia mckinney blasted the obama administration for supporting nato military operations in libya. she said the u.s. government no longer represents the interests of the american people. mckinney, a former georgia democrat, lost her bid for a renomination to congress back in 2006. elsewhere, overseas today, the u.s. ambassador in yemen and several other diplomats were trapped inside an embassy building for several hours when armed supporters of yemen's embattled president surrounded the building. mohammed jom june joins me live from kabul, afghanistan. are those diplomats safe right now? >> reporter: yes, fredricka. several hours ago they were finally whisked out of that compound. vehicles took them away. choppers landed at the u.s. embassy. for a while it was thought those

ambassadors and envoys had been whisked away, air lifted. in fact they were driven from the compound. first they met briefly with the president. then they departed p p the reason they departed is because the president who was expected to sign a gulf cooperation council brokered deal, today is yemen's national unity day, he did not sign it. he refused to sign. because of that the gulf cooperation council envoy who was in yemen to try to procure the signature to finally get him to sign the piece of paper they've been trying to get him to sign for almost a month now, he's now left yemen. he's in riyadh in saudi arabia. it is believed a gcc brokered deal may be about to collapse and that quite possibly the gulf cooperation council has been so involved in trying to mediate this crisis in yemen, they withdraw it completely and it

may be dead altogether now. >> let's talk about what's taking place in the country you're in, aefk. there was a suicide attack yesterday. another one today. what's happening with all that? what's at the root of all in? >> reporter: fredricka, today in close providence in eastern afghanistan, four suicide bombers entered a traffic police station. they were dressed as afghan police. there was a lengthy standoff with policemen that were at that station. a lengthy shootout. lasted we're told over eight hours. in the end those officers were killed. at least ten others, one civilian. the taliban did claim responsibility for this attack. yesterday there was attack yesterday at a military hospital. two suicide bombers entered that military hospital in kabul. one detonated his explosives. at least six people killed in that attack. this is all happening at a time when taliban spring offensive is going on. the taliban is saying they don't

want to be part of the government, part of any reconciliation effort. all of this again happening against a backdrop yesterday, a memo released by general david petraeus, commander of coalition forces here, warning nato forces that the taliban and insurgents here would probably be stepping up their attacks in the coming months to try to show how aggressive they can be. a lot of turmoil here. people questioning if afghan security forces are able to actually protect this country properly. fredricka. >> mohammed jam joom, thanks so much. back in this country, it's welcome news for the family of brian stow. los angeles police have arrested a suspect in the attack on the san francisco giants' fan outside dodgers stadium. they're questioning other suspects. stow sustained a brain injury from the brutal beating back in march. floodwaters along the mississippi aren't going anywhere any time soon. some places expect to be

underwater until at least the middle of next month. check out this cemetery in yazu city. you can barely see the headstones. the coroner says several caskets have actually floated to the top. they're now in a refrigerated truck until the water goes down. on to vicksburg. one business is celebrating surviving the flood. this company is just on the river. it has been hosting what they're calling the river crest parties. the owner says business has never been better. all right. but it's still a pretty bad situation all along the mississippi and the ohio rivers. let's check in again with jacqui jeras. boy, violent weather to accompany all of this. >> yeah. things are really erupting and a lot of dangerous situations. lots of reports of confirmed tornadoes now, fredricka. we're continuing to track many of these reports of the twin cities metro area. most recently near i-35 e and 35 w where they intersect around the forest lake area. we're having some technical difficulties. our affiliate has been working

with some tower cams from the d.o.t. we're going to continue to monitor that situation. if we see anything touch down there of course we'll keep you up to date. here's the map as a whole. take a look at all these purple boxes in here, guys. these are all tornado warnings at this time. a couple of them have been reported on the ground like the one we mentioned outside the twin cities. this is still in effect. the tornado warning for shasago county. this is the area we're talking about here moving to the north and east. so that's very near the wisconsin state line as well. we're also tracking a possible tornado near iowa city. so iowa county as well as cedar and johnson counties, this is just south of cedar rapids. this is 380 right here. here's interstate 80. so that rotation right in this area. so you need to be getting to your basement or the lowest level away from doors and windows where your location is at this time. we also have report of a possible tornado in fillmore county in southeastern

minnesota. train spotters tracking a tornado west of harmony. this is such a huge area where this outbreak is taking place today. stretching from minnesota down into texas and more than 800 miles that we're talking of a broken line of severe thunderstorms. and the worst of the rotating thunderstorms have been up in this area that we'll be watching this closely. keep this in mind. milwaukee, chicago, you guys are under warnings. those storms haven't arrived there just yet. but that will be happening in the upcoming hours. >> we'll look for that. thanks so much on those details. straight ahead, a country music superstar is moved to action after seeing the devastated alabama, that landscape. he wants you to join him. a challenge from hank williams jr., next. ♪

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the biggest stars of country music are doing what they do best. performing. to raise money for the families of the tornado ravaged south. one of those stars wants you to join him to impact your world. >> hi. i'm hank williams jr. you can make an impact to help the people of alabama, georgia, mississippi that have been

totally devastated by the worst disaster in the history of the state. you have to be here. you just can't describe it. absolutely unbelievable. these cities need not millions, they need billions. help is on the way. america can survive, and alabama can survive. so please join the movement. impact your world. go to cnn.com/impact. >> cnn's impact your world is challenging you to pledge at least 11 volunteer hours this year. go to cnn.com/impact or text "impact" and the number you see on the screen to make your pledge today. your volunteer story could be featured by impact your world. all right. millions of television viewers around the world are preparing to say good-bye to a legend. oprah winfrey will sign off from her popular talk show this wednesday after a quarter of a century on the air.

some of her biggest fans tell us what winfrey means to them. >> for years on the oprah show what i've been trying to do is uplift and entertain, get information, empower people. >> the thing that's different about oprah than other shows is she is always trying to give back to the community and the world. and she is a positive image whereas a lot of talk shows are so negative and, you know, kind of like junk, actually. but oprah is -- she's like a friend to everybody. >> i think it's teaching america to love one another and just think about things differently. a lot of times people are stuck in their same mind set. turn on oprah for 40 minutes or whatever and change your views. maybe all of us can be a little more harmonious together. >> she's inspired me in many ways. i lost 100 pounds when i was 43. got married when i was 47. had a baby at 49. just started a business at 50. so i think in so many ways she's inspire med. it's never too late to follow your dream. >> i think that she set the bar so high. i think that, you know, it's a

model that really shouldn't be replica replicated. let her go out on top and that's it. >> i want the body of work for that show to have been not just for myself, but for all the people who watched me and have grown up with me. >> people that work in any job that retire after 25 years, i mean, it's an emotional situation. but to be such an icon, such a part of the american fabric of society, this is a huge deal. going to be a big void in a lot of people's lives. >> all right. so many people are going to miss seeing oprah every day on the air. her final good-bye, wednesday. up next, more face to face with tennis champ venus williams. she and her sister serena share plenty on and off the court. but venus says some things aren't meant to be shared. >> on the court, like i said, there are some limitations like maybe we can't talk to each other about what injuries are happening. because, hey, then the other one just takes advantage. that's how it happens in sports. you might want to keep your mouth shut on that.

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so it's been four months since tennis star venus williams tore three inches of muscling in her abdomen. she tells me face to face as part owner of the miami

dolphins, the ceo of fashion design and interior design businesses, she's busy. venus explains why it's important to multitask. >> i do a lot of things off the court. i'm in school for interior design. so i've been taking classes. i also, of course, have interior design companies. do a ton of work with that. >> v starr. >> yes. and that keeps me very, very busy. >> you already have some accomplishments under your belt. you designed a television set as well as -- did you also design the dorms for what could have been the new york olympic games had it won the bid? >> yes. had we won the olympic bid to new york 2012, we would have designed the athlete quarters. which would have been something special because now they're -- you know, there's a bed and a table. that's pretty much it. but it would have been something special. that was an exciting project to work on. we just got a new project, too,

working with howard university remodeling the gymnasium there. >> that's my alma mater. >> really? >> burr needs it. >> it's going to look great. just working on a new hotel project in miami. so really getting the wheels rolling and doing some great things. >> where did this come from where you felt it's important to diversify myself? people think venus williams, monolithic, tennis great. but you felt it was important to nonstrait that there are other interests, other things, other abilities. >> growing up, my parents, they always said, you know, you can't just be an athlete. so like a lot of other parents, too, you have to get good grades. we made a joke. we were allergic to bad grades. because we knew there'd be big trouble. so we just never brought them

home. we were always encouraged to explore ourselves outside of tennis. so our parents took us for lessons for music and languages and we were always encouraged to get a higher education. and those kind of things. if i say encouraged, it means -- >> it was more like you're going to do it. that's a demand. >> you need to do it. i felt like i had a choice. but maybe i didn't. >> you're going to be 31 in june, right? >> i'm going to be 31. >> you've got 21 grand slam titles under your belt? is that right? >> i don't know. i don't count them. >> you don't keep count? >> no. >> it's not that important? >> i could count them quickly now. it's a good sign if you've lost count. it's not so important i need to keep count. because i need to add to that count. >> i guess you met up with your sister some eight times in grand slam arenas. is that about right? >> i don't know. >> you don't keep up with that either? >> no. >> wow. so what is that like when you

and your sister are opponents versus when you're playing doubles? >> it's totally different. >> it's a great partnership, but you know each other's games. >> we're on a team in the doubles. we're playing against each other. for example, i think there was one year, maybe '08 i was playing -- we had to play each other in the wimbledon final. we had to play the semifinal on the day before. i'd sprained my thumb so bad that i really couldn't hit a back hand. i couldn't tell her that in the doubles because then she'd know in the finals. i had to suck it up. >> you didn't share it with her. >> nothing was wrong, you know. >> when it's someone other than your sister is there a lack of eye contact? are you thinking, you know, i just want to run them into the ground? what are you thinking about that person on the other side of the net. >> i guess i want her to go down. i don't know. obviously i -- the main thing in singles especially is really staying focused on you at the same time being aware of what your opponent is doing, their patterns and their weaknesses. but ultimately hitting the best shot that i can and putting them

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president obama's comments on mideast peace negotiations prompted a lot of discussion and debate on the sunday morning talk shows. here are the highlights. >> thank you very much. >> mr. gingrich, the president made a big speech on the middle east last week. what did you think of it? >> i think it is a disaster. i think it was extraordinarily dangerous. i think that it -- defining the 1967 border would be an act of suicide for israel. >> i think the speech that he gave on thursday was in some sense weighted towards the palestinian side. i think what he did today was correct the balance a little bit and answer some of the concerns that the israelis have. >> let me first just your general impressions of this speech? >> well, i think it once again represents the commitment of the president and the administration

to pursue peace between the palestinians and israelis. the palestinian leadership highly appreciates the continued commitment shown by the president on thursday and today. and we hope that the administration will be able to translate this genuine desire to end the conflict to some practical steps. >> default on the american debt could plunge us into another recession with even more jobs lost and businesses failing. those few, and i think totally irresponsible, members of congress who say it really doesn't make any difference if we default are being irresponsible with one of the most significant economic issues that we're going to face. >> nobody want default to happen. at the same time, we don't want to rubber stamp just a debt limit increase that shows we're not getting our situation under control. >> you began your campaign last week on "meet the press" with what i have to say was just withering criticism of the plan passed by the republican house to replace medicare with

government subsidized private insurance. >> the country has to have time, the american people have to have time to ask us questions, to modify the plan if necessary, to get to a point where people are comfortable with it. and that was my point. i probably used unfortunate language about social engineering. >> how did you respond to all of this? >> well, first of all, his quote was deeply inaccurate. it was a gross mischaracterization of the house republican budget plan. newt's acknowledge ed that. he's retracted it. let's be clear of what we're proposing here. this is as sensible and gradual as it gets. we're saying no changes for medicare for people above the age of 55. >> all right. a look at all the sunday morning talk shows today. all right. the shocking split of arounold d maria. why this may not just be another messy celebrity divorce.

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american student amanda knox made another emotional plea to be released from an italian prison at an appeal hearing this weekend. she was sentenced to 26 years in prison last december in the death of her roommate back in 2007. presencic experts are retesting evidence as part of her appeal. back in this country, the split between arnold schwarzenegger and maria shriver is getting a lot of buzz. the announcement come on the

heels of the news schwarzenegger fathered a child with a family housekeep housekeeper. >> let's move on to the arnold schwarzenegger maria shriver case. little dribblings come out every day. now we're talking about the case of maria shriver hiring a fairly well known celebrity divorce attorney, avery. so clearly the couple probably had prenup agreements before they got married. but the wealth change oefd over years. they've been married for 25 years. isn't california kind of that 50/50 state? after ten years usually the wealth or the assets get split in half? would that apply here even if there were prenups? >> well, ordinarily the prenup will expire after a certain period of time. 10, 15 years. they've been married 25 years, fredricka. but the fact is that it is -- california is one of ten community property states, that's exactly right. look for a quiet, discreet resolution. >> how is that possible? >> in fact, i'm remembering, i

think it can be done, and i'm remembering that you did a face to face with one of the children who talked about her -- her struggle. >> with katherine schwarzenegger, yes. >> the fact is that's exactly right. the bottom line is that's the motive to do this discreetly, carefully, thoughtfully. it minimized the visibility, which of course it's highly visible now. we'll see. >> i don't know if there would end up being a bit of a custody battle at least over the two younger kids. i don't even know if that will be an issue that arnold would try to pursue. >> i -- i agree with avery. it's going to be resolved behind doors. but, fred, at this point maria shriver has not said she wants a divorce. so, you know -- >> that's right. >> she's got to get to that stage first and want it. >> and you can catch our legal guys right here every saturday, noon eastern time.