first the mysterious maya, we travel to the rain forest of southern mexico and the jewel of the mayaassic period. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> most of the maya books, there were thousands at the time of contact between the spanish and maya were burned by spanish mostly because they were sacrilegious. there are five fragments that i know of that exist to this day. they cover medicine, history, genealogy, an strom me, math. >> for the last several decades intense focus has been put on the culture that flourished between a second through 9th century some say they were profits of doom. archeologist explain the importance of this broken tablet. known as monument 6. >> this is one of the few things that was salvaged. >> there was work bay the mexican government done by archeologists. when they left, some of the locals starting digging around and found this monument. a very small site mostly destroyed by a settlement factory. almost all of the -- by a cement factory ground up into gravel or cement. the main body of the text broke off. >> only the last few years we understand what it says. >> yes this

>> i was born in mexico, southern mexico in a little city that nobody has heard of. but when i mentioned, everybody knows a couple. it was three hours away from acapulco. >> when did your parents come to the united states? how old were you? >> my father came there in 1977 when i was two years old. and he sent for my mother of two years later, so my mother came here in 1980 when i was four and a half years old. >> when did you come to the united states? >> i came to the united states in 1985 speed how old were you? >> in may of 1985. i was nine and a half, going on 10. >> what can you tell us about coming to the united states? what was your truck? >> well, i have been separate from my father for eight years, so when he returned to mexico in 85, my siblings and i convinced him to bring us back here because he wasn't going to come back to mexico. and we didn't want to spend any more time separated from him. so we begged him to bring is your, and my father did really want to bring me because i was nine and a half and he thought it wouldn't be able to make it across the b

southern mexico in the little city that nobody has heard of. why mention ak acapulco everybody knows that. it was three hours away from there. >> when did your parents come to the united states? how would were you? >> my father came here in 1977 when i was two years old. and he sent for my mother a few years later. my mother came here in 1980 when was four and a half. >> when did you come to the united states? >> i came to the united states in 1985. >> how would were you? >> in may of 1985, i was nine and a half going on fen. >> what can you tell us about coming to the united states. what was your trek? >> well, i had been separated from my father for eight years. so when he returned to mexico in '85, my siblings and i convinced us to bring us back here. he wasn't going come back to mexico. he didn't want to spend my more time separated from him. he begged them to bring us. he didn'tment to bring me because i was nine and a half and he thought i wouldn't be able to make it across the border because we had to run across illegally. so i begged th

but first, we travel to southern mexico and jewel of the mayan period. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> most of maya books, therethousands of them that contacted were burned by spanish fires mostly because they were sasacrilegious. there are four or five fragments that exist. they covered history and mathematics. >> for the last several decades, intense focus has been put on the mysterious mayan culture that flourished between the second through ninth century. some say they were prophets of doom. >> this was salvaged by accident almost.... >> archaeologist explains the importance of this broken tablet. >> this was salvaged? >> there was work by the mexican government by archaeologists. when they left some of the locals started digging around and found this monument. >> so from a small site? >> a small site that was mostly destroyed by a cement factory. almost all of the architecture has been ground up into gravel or cement. the main body of the textbook. >> it's only recently been able to be deciphered. only the last few years. >> yes. this is where all the controversy. you can see it's v fairly heavily damaged.

we travel to the rain forest of southern mexico and the jewel of the maya classic period. >> most of the myians there were thousands of them as they contact between the spanish and the myian were burned by spanish fires mostly because they are sack religious. >> there are four really five that i know of that exist still to this day. they cover subjects like medicine, history, genealogy, astronomy, mathematics. >> for the last several decades the focus has been put on the mysterious myian culture that flourished between the second through ninth century. some say they were actually prophets of doom. >> archaeologist christopher powell explains the importance of this broken tablet strictly known as monument 6. >> this is one of the few things that were salvaged. >> there was some work by the mexican government done there by archeologists and when they left some of the local started digging around as well and found this monument. >> came from a small site. >> a very small site that is mostly destroyed really by a cement factory. almost all of the architecture has been ground up into grav

at palenque, in southern mexico, their voices revealed a grand dynasty that ruled for 10 generations. [ mix of voices speaking maya and english ] 1,330 years after the new era began... he was born, kan xul, the child of the mother... ...5 months, 14 days after he had been born, he then crowned himself on march 11, 431. keach: the mightiest voice in palenque belonged to the man buried beneath the temple of the inscription. archaeologist peter matthews. matthews: we can now read this entire inscription. it begins over here with the date, the verb of which is recorded here, saying literally, "he was born." it then moves directly into another date, and these numbers here represent 4 followed by the glyph for a 20-year period here. so 4 times 20 years, or roughly 80 years between those two dates. then we get a glyph here giving the event of the second date, he died. and then the name of the person who both was born and died, the great son, pacal, shown here by a shield sign, which is read "pacal" in mayan. finally, to end this first passage, we get "the holy lord of palenque," indicating t

because it may be a young man who was recruited in northern mexico, fighting for a cartel in southern mexicoand so he goes to the list of the missing. the second case that i want to tell you about is the case of two young cousins, two girls, age 14, who were kidnapped in the central part of mexico, they were sold to a pimp who sold them to a brothel. in the meantime, the families are looking for these two girls and they don't know where they are. you find people like those and those lists of missing. also, the list is not including those central american migrants that go to mexico and disappear because they're robbed, kidnapped or killed. >> felipe calderon promised to make this database public online and that never happened and now this list is released. so has the government lost control of this situation here? >> it really seems to. at least in the -- when it comes to missing people, and you very well said at the beginning, this is calderon's last day in office. so there is really no incentive for him to be clear about this information and make a public statement to the nation as a whole.

is what we did, we went to not just the maya civilization where you saw adam how'ser there in southern mexicoout in the book of revelations. amy kellogg went to stonehenge west of london. there are doomsday scenarios that have been set up and talked about among various civilizations since the beginning of time. up until the end of time. so we explored at least three of the more significant ones. >> steve: and the mayan people, how did they come up with that number? was it just the fact that it's 12-21-2012? >> what they worked on was the movement of the sun and how it aligns itself every 365 days on the winter solstice. that's what they based everything on. it's a fascinating theory. the question is, what happens to your plans on december 22? >> alisyn: i don't know. what does? >> you got all the presents under the christmas tree? is it even significant? we look at all that and the doomsday scenario. >> steve: very nice. stay right here for just a moment. because we want to know what's on your program coming up in 14 minutes. >> brian: america's news room. >> i've got my partner, her name is

frost and freeze warnings in southern california, arizona, and new mexico. shu showers and thunderstorms, cleveland to detroit. nashville, new orleans. >> beautiful along the east coast. 60s from new england to new orleans. mostly 40s in the nation's midsection. and the northwest. >>> here is a cool story from port saint lucie, florida, a special honor for a special kid. >> that kid is suffering from cerebral palsy and confiened toa wheelchair. >> one of the friend. a cheerleader, rallied their senior class which crowned him homecoming king. but maybe the greater moment was when he surprised everyone by getting out of his chair, with a little help and walked publicly for the first time ever. >> fantastic. >> awesome moment. well done, st. lucie. well done. >> next our tribute to the nation's veterans. an interview i did earlier this morning with one of our wounded warriors. >> then halle berry, who is telling her no when it comes to her plans for her daughter. that's in the "the skinny." that's coming up. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "wor

some morning frost and freeze warnings in southern california, arizona and new mexico. showers and thunderstorms from cleveland and detroit down to nashville and new orleans. >> beautiful along the east coast. getting up to the 60s from new england to new orleans. mostly 40s in the nation'sed with section and in the northwest. >>> and when we come back this morning, being intriguing new research as scientists try to unlock the mystery of autism. >>> andelp wanted. why airlines could be scrambling to get pilots in the cockpit. >>> and twinkies on the brink. a nationwide strike could spell the end for the sugary classic snack cake. >>> welcome back, everybody. and some alarming business news this morning. could this be the end of twinkies? workers are there on strike at hostess bakeries around the country after the company cut wages and benefits by more than a fourth. the company that makes twinkies and dingdongs forced that say strike could lay off most of its 18,000 employees. >>> there are warnings this more than that the airlines may be forced to retire pilots. and ne

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department of homeland security has acquired several drones to monitor not just a southern border along u.s. and mexico but also the northern border now these unmanned aerial vehicles the purpose of them is to help catch drug smugglers or undocumented immigrants which are crossing the border now this program costs hundreds of millions of dollars and even the homeland security. department itself their operators have said that this program has not really given them much results when you take a look at how much it costs and how many drug seizures. have actually happened now besides trying to catch drug smugglers and immigrants crossing the border will remember that in north dakota a local. local law enforcement agency there called the homeland security department to help them arrest of family which was suspected of stealing livestock and they were able to surround that family and arrest them without firing any shot so these are the things that are. that the drones are currently being used for here domestically. interesting yeah we are seeing that they're finding a lot of different uses for drones these da

suv into the united states, their jeep got stuck on the fence that separates the southern california desert from mexico the smugglers ran after border patrol spotted them, they are still on the loose. >>> trick-or-treating for a cause. the high school students who turned halloween into an opportunity to feed their hungry neighbors. >>> another highlight from the giants' victory celebration where you were yesterday kristen from the giants announcer. >> announcer: once again, they can say it loudly, we are the giants! we are "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> welcome back. steady rain has left this part of san francisco a little drizzle possible not raining steadily now mainly south of the san mateo bridge. we'll talk about sun and warmer weather. >>> you will be able to once again visit one of nation's landmarks the crown on the statue of liberty in new york will reopen to the public sunday. it has been closed for a year to make it safer by adding more sta

but the jeep ended up getting stuck on a fence that separates the southern california desert in mexicon back into mexico after the border patrol spotted them. wild. ill conceived evidently. >> one last check of the weather. spencer christian is here with the latest on this rain on this halloween night. >> a wet halloween night across the bay area. live doppler 7 hd a wide path of rain reaching through the central part of the viewing area. started in the north bay and still st. pauling over much of -- falling voter much of the bay. east cut to fairfield and concord and down south into san francisco and on to the peninsula. it is reaching south. we are getting closer to san jose and will sweep through the south bay during the overnight hours. wet conditions for the morning commute for the bay area. statewide tomorrow mainly dry conditions with a few area of spotty shower activity and showers here in fact will be tapering off after the morning hours giving way to partial clearing in the afternoon. high temperatures in the bay area tomorrow generally in the upper 60s to about 70 in the mil

what's starting to organize, a weak area of low pressure right now over the southern plains, this starts to dive into the gulf of mexico tomorrow. this looks to be a big impact storm for maryland, rain, wind and even the potential of snow. we're going to talk about that coming up in weather. here's the hour by hour forecast, cold through the midnight hour, 36. waking up to 34 and we're on our way o of temperatures between 45 and 50 degrees. maybe a little snow, guy. >>> all right. thanks. >>> robin seres has been charged with a crash. it happened in ricky highway and police located a gold 2001 chevrolet venture van near the anne arundel county line, sears was identified as the owner and taken into police custody. >>> this is a mess, 3 in the morning, a police car was stopped at a light when two other cars including five people had to go to the hospital. they are nursing various injuries tonight. >>> commercial after commercial, you've seen the campaign ads full of promises but what happens when the lawmakers get your votes and get to work. >> a new report card from a maryland consumer group says it depends, we have mor

mid to lower 90s through southern new mexico and on into parts of arizona. >> good morning.ing on itf sun and clouds. high temperature near 50 >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. coming up next, the power of the woman's vote in 2012. will they decide who wins tonight? and jenna bush hager tells us about something unusual that her mother, former first lady laura bush did on election night 2000. hmm. right after this. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription. [ male announcer ] dosing and application sites between these products differ. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early pu

mexico. it will get into the southern plains.s one of two that will be traveling across the south land over if next couple of days. that second one that comes our way, or comes towards the atlantic coast about the middle of next week we'll have to keep an eye on. today 50 to 55 the high. scattered clouds. a greater share of sun breaking through. northwest winds on average 10 to 15. we'll see gusts up around 20. the breeze will tend to pick up during the afternoon. and small craft advisories ton bay today because of the winds gusting to 20 primarily from the northwest. a two to three foot chop with the gustiest times, the waters on the open waters of the bay. bay water temperatures are solidly in the 50s. at the inner harbor it's 59. that's not extremely chilly. takes a longer time for the water to chill down. don't forget we have to turn our clocks back together, or tomorrow morning, whenever. fall back. extra hour of sleep. that's okay. no complaint there. insta weather future cast. that disturbance passes to our south. by sunda

a 77-page affidavit unsealed today indicates he was one of four southern california men who bought tickets to mexico last thursday with plans to fly from there to istanbul, turkey. agents arrested them last friday. the cover story for their trip was that the two of them were going to go work in dubai in the importing and exporting of perfume. they also planned to receive a wedding invitation to pakistan, providing an excuse to travel there. to lower their profile prior to traveling, the men removed inflammatory messages from their social media pages. >>> a resignation and investigations, all because of a single letter. that letter enabled a registered sex offender to volunteer at a church festival for kids at a school in san jose. nbc bay area's marianne favro has been following the story and joins us live from the st. francis cabrini school with the developments. >> reporter: the pastor here at st. francis cabrini church has resigned. we now mow more about the letter from the diocese of san jose that enabled a registered sex offender to volunteer here near kids. this is the letter signed by human r

she lived in a southern part of arizona right along the border with mexico. in the bushes she saw four mules, drawing mules. four guys carrying large bundles of what appears to be marijuana. see the guys walking through the bushes there. >> stop, come on. >> we spoke to allison. at no point, she said, did she feel threatened. she never felt they were a danger to her. in fact, they turned around and looked at her and went -- soon you see them cross a dirt road and go back into the bushes on the other side of the road. of course they are trying to get out of there, get out of the range of the camera. >> that's dangerous for her, too. what if they are armed, right? >> those are huge drugs of bales on their back. to me it looks like 200 pounds of drugs. they go back into the weeds. but watch. one guy returns to literally cover his tracks. >> oh, my god, i've never seen anything like this. >> allison said she's never seen it either. in fact, since the wall had been built last year, she's barely seen any migrants coming and going, let alone this kind of drug activi

. >> if you years ago you showed a scale model of a wall that should be built on the southern border with mexico. do you still feel that this is the way to go? >> people said we cannot build a wall. i said, i would get down to the tinker toys and show them. i put together a model and said, this is how we do it. we could build a mile of this per day. this puts aside the argument, that we have 5,500 miles of the great wall of china, but my position is that we do not need 200,000 miles of wall, we just do that until they start going around the end. >> is this a concrete barrier? or a brief explanation? >> when the president ridiculed the wall, he was 600 feet from the fences and the walls and the most down along the border. i would describe this as a kind of concrete system with the foundational trench, and the concrete panels, and if you build the wall up you have to have routes on either side, with the chain-link fence by the border. we are spending $12 billion -- $6 billion per mile. >> talking about immigration is what we're talking about. president obama -- if you join congress which be suppor

frost and freeze warnings in southern california, arizona, and new mexico.storms, from cleveland and detroit down to nashville and new orleans. >> so beautiful along the east coast. getting up to the 60s from new england to new orleans. mostly 40s in the nation's midsection and the northwest. >>> and here's a cool story from port st. lucie, florida, a special honor for a very special kid. >> that kid is ha keen daily. he is suffering from cerebral palsy and is confined a wheel chark but it's clear that he has lots of friends at port st. lucie centennial high school. >> one of the friends, a cheerleader, rallied their senior class which crowned him homecoming king. but maybe the greater moment was when he surprised everyone by getting out of his chair with a little help and walking publicly for the first time ever. >> that's fantastic. >> awesome moment. well done, st. lucie. well done. >> yes, yes. >>> coming up next, our tribute to the nation's veterans. a very special interview i did earlier this morning with one of our wounded warriors. >>> then halle ber

area of low pressure now, but this will be sliding into the southern states eventually, scooping up a lot of moisture off the gulf of mexico, and will turn into a nor'easter, tan could bring some snow to the state. in terms of hour by hour, it's chilly. 43 deo the 30s by midnight. waking up to a brisk and chilly start, with some sunshine, temperature around 34. rain, wind, and snow part of the 7-day forecast. >> michael, murder on our streets. the 600 block of north lakewood avenue 3:00 a.m., when police got a call and responded to a 30-year-old man shot in the back. he died at hopkins hospital. the detectives don't have much to go on right now. so they are relying on your help. call if you have any information, call homicide right now: >>> and it was just before 3:00 on saturday afternoon a call for another shooting, another murder. this one happened in a home in the 1200 block of lynn worth avenue, a 29-year-old man was shot several times, and died. quite a pile-up of cars at the intersection of south kate and frederick avenue before 3:00 a.m. a police car was stopped at a light, when two other cars came barreling down t

a 77-page affidavit indicates he was one of four southern california men who bought tickets to mexico last thursday with plans to fly from there to turkey to train with terror groups. >> they made travel logistics, including flight arrangements, required documentation and cover stories. >> two of the men were going to go to dubai and travel to pakistan. >>> long-time elmo puppeteer has resigned from "sesame street" after a second allegation he sexually abused an underage boy. the 24-year-old claims they engaged in a sexual relationship when he was just 15 years old after they met on a gay chat line. his attorney says he has been contacted by two other potential victims. clash was with "sesame street" for 28 years making elmo one of the most popular characters on that show. >>> it's kind of like the island of misfit toys. a 26th annual report titled "trouble in toyland" tested 200 kids products and identified a dozen that may be hazardous. aside from the obvious sharp edges that cut, they highlighted everything from cords that strangle. also, noise makers that can be a little too loud.

mid to lower 90s through southern new mexico and on into parts of arizona.sday. temperatures will be comforta e comfortable. lots of sunshine for today. you will notice glassy on the bay as winds are starting to relax. the winds kept us so warm yesterday. we're looking at a repeat performance. 86 in livermore. 81 in redwood city. things change on thursday. we get our first shower late thursday and friday and it will get cold around here. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. coming up next, the power of the woman's vote in 2012. will they decide who wins tonight? and jenna bush hager tells us about something unusual that her mother, former first lady laura bush did on election night 2000. hmm. right after this. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentr

mid to lower 90s through southern new mexico and on into parts of arizona.ry. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> cold sunshine on this election day morning. we are below freezing. overall, dry and good election day weather here for west virginia, maryland, virginia, delaware. we will have temperatures climbing into the 40s all over the region. a light wind, thankfully. tomorrow, cloudy. might get rain and snow mainly east of i-95. any snow that falls will likely melt on roadways. a light accumulation on grassy >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thank you very much. coming up next, the power of the woman's vote in 2012. will they decide who wins tonight? and jenna bush hager tells us about something unusual that her mother, former first lady laura bush did on election night 2000. hmm. right after this. if you are one of the millions of men who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescr

>> i think all of southern america is a huge opportunity for us. brazil, argentina, mexicoone thing we're doing now that we haven't seen in the past is we used to use distributors, now we are taking the business direct to those retailers allowing us to gain additional margin as well as create the business relationship. cheryl: obviously there is a big debate right now between online sales of shoes versus going to the store. what do your customers do? is the online audience really where you are getting your sales? >> traditional brick-and-mortar is the best way because the issue that happens buying stuff online, although that was a great job with the return policy to allow you to buy shoes online and not have to try them on. still, brick-and-mortar is the way to go. cheryl: you mentioned that zapas. >> they are our biggest retailers. cheryl: tell us about your hot seller. the mic, that is your hottest brand, right? >> right. it is a high top with a little bit of a retro style on it, the definitive style that makes it different is the materials and the colors we use. we use a

bill: 5,000 years ago in the southern jungle of what is mexico the mayans made a 5,000 month calendarin one month that calendar ends. we are posing the question, what happens then? >> this is the sepl pell of the inscriptions the final resting place of the beloved mine king who reigned here for nearly 70 years. under his rule mayan art, architectural and as strong knee flourished. >> the way they act out and even tere act with light and shadow is turning out to be a very richfield of stud reright now. >> there seems to have been an ancient idea to bring down the perfection of the heavens to earth and in some way to unite

southern california. she is part of the circus from mexico. >> she is a good girl camel. >> according to the handler she wasdy to be taken inside for some exercise but not that excited. with a new trainer so she took simply took a walk until traders caught up with her across the street at the gas station. >> i was watching 10 people, and it was complete chaos. i do not think that area has seemed that much accident. >> much -- action. >> the traders say that she has never run away but she will let you know what she is not up to doing something. i would not like to see a tiger because we have enough mountain lions in glendale. >> she must have been terrified. >> coming up we will take you to a memorial where a robber shot in a carjacking that, who is being remembered. >> what that the biggest on- line retail events, cyber monday is coming up. and the next hour of kron 4 will be coming up, next (male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news. >> the top stories, it is expected to be a very busy traveling day at the airport. we will have a live report. >> the second suspect in a crim

mexico territory. there were many come in many other parts of the crisis fundamentally whether or not so much of the slaves in 1850 the south was militarized. southern nationalism was at a peak. jefferson davis on the florida senate in the 1850s santa fe southern confederacy was to be for now, it was ready to accept the presidency of it in 1850. the north and the other hand was nowhere to be ready to go to war and indeed the north still dominated by the conservative wing of the democratic party alliance largely with the south. in other words, the north would not have fought the war were certainly would've thought the same or. secession would probably have succeeded in the consequences of that, not only for american history, but the rest of the world could've been quite tragic. >> was the floor of congress like in 1850? >> it was tumultuous, chaotic, and tends. the debate in congress was like the world series today. of course there was no sports culture and the mid-19th century. politics is the great american sport. americans came from all over the country to attend debates, especially when the great titans like henry clay and daniel webster and john

southern egypt and reports say close to 50 people have been killed, so tragic. and the coast guard is searching for two missing workers after a fire eruption on an oil platform in the gulf of mexico at least four other workers hospitalized with critical injuries. and a small plane crashing in maine killing all aboard. officials say the plane struck a tree on the runway and went down. down. >> in today's installment of beyond a dream. we focus on the legendary band "the who". they played at woodstock and wrote a rock opera and performed at the close of the olympics in london. you remember that. take a closer look how "the who" reaches out to help teenagers in need. ♪ they're undeniably one of the greatest rock bands of all time. the "the who", for more than 40 years, roger daltrey and pete townsend of "the who" have been entertaining fans throughout the world. ♪ but "the who" aren't your ordinary rock stars. their latest collaboration goes beyond the bounds of music and entertainment and they are launching "who cares, teen cancer america" a nonprofit organization helping teenagers and young adults deal with cancer. one dollar from each ticket sale of their current ticket tour goes

mexico territory. there were many many other parts to the crisis fundamentally. whether or not the west would be slaves or freed. in 1850, the south was militarized and southerntionalism was at a peak. jefferson davis on the floor of the senate in 1857, if the southern confederacy was to be formed now, he was ready to accept the president in 1850. the north on the other hand was nowhere near ready to go to war and indeed, the north was still dominated by the conservative wing of the democratic party, allied partially with the south. in other words the north certainly would not have fought the same more. they probably would have succeeded and the consequences of that not only for american history but for the rest of the world could have been quite tragic. >> what was the floor of congress like in 1850? >> it was tumultuous, chaotic, intense. the debate in congress was like the world series today. of course there was no horticulture in the mid-19th century. politics was the great american sport. americans came from all over the country to attend when great titans like henry clay and daniel webb -- nathaniel webster and john c. calhoun worked debating but imagin

southern israel the first ten and a half months of this year. the israeli government says s75. if rockets were fires from mexico and el paso, texas, or from quebec or cuba into florida, i'm not the president of the united states, but this country will quickly retaliate. what do you expect the nation of israel to do? >> i agree, the problem is the u.s. is not occupying mexico. it's not occupying any latin american -- it's not occupying cuba. the problem is israel is occupying gaza and the west bank. it is occupying palestine. therefore, when they want to provoke and use a cycle of violence, and this is cynical because whenever there are elections in israel, we know the palestinians will pay the price. there's immediately a military escalation because netanyahu wants to make it a security issue, not a peace issue. >> but i'm asking you, what do you think israel should have been doing, letting the rockets fall? >> no, no, i think israel should have gone to the negotiating table for the last 21 years we have been negotiating and israel has been expanding settlements, has been acting with full impunity, as i said, i