mr. netanyahu has not contradicted him. and i do not think he wanted to show any difference during this visit, for sure. he does not want any daylight to show between the president and prime minister. but nevertheless, i think he has said i think it twice publicly and that allows the negotiation to be tested. >> president obama stressed resolving it diplomatically and mr. netanyahu talk about israel have been the right to independently defend itself. you think that is not necessarily conflict between those two positions? necessarily. the president said israel has the right to defend itself. his response to that in private is, look, we need to do our best to exhaust the diplomatic option. it it does not work, it is better if the united states do it. we can do it more effectively in terms of preventing fallout from iran is reaction to it. it is better if the u.s. do it. the security establishment in israel and the israeli people would prefer it to be done with the united states rather than against the will of the united state

president barack obama is due to visit israel towards the end of march so i think mr netanyahu wants to create a very very strong. surrounding iran before mr obama's visit to make sure that iran really does feel the pressure so do you think also he's concerned that if he has troubles at home that doesn't give a very good impression to a barber when he visits what the americans have made it clear the president will only visit should mr know should mr netanyahu succeed in forming his government it looks now that within the next week or so mr netanyahu will have his government although as we said a week of prime minister than he was before the elections in these elections he lost quite a lot of support and he no longer has i think the government of his dreams will be sitting in a combination of politics that would really rather not be sitting with so we could position if you get c.n.n. most people think thinks he will but what about his words to the apec summit what's the reaction did he get from israelis back at home especially when he's calling for formalized relationship with israel a

mr. netanyahu in particular, he is killing mr. hu with kindness, winning the hearts and minds of the israelis, the israeli people and will make a push very hard for peace that probably won't be a very good deal for the israelis. it is troubling because i just don't know what caused the change of heart. the cynical me is probably the more -- the feeling that is stronger in this will in the pad for israel. lou: do you agree? >> well, i am in washington. i only need the cynical. the other is largely in this use for the president. in no way, cynically speaking, this was the last campaign stop of the 2012 campaign in a lot of ways. this was a make-good, a promise to jewish-american voters who had some deep, deep reservations based upon what we -- what you guys were just talking about about the president's commitment to the state of israel and is very bad relationship with prime minister nothing of. the chairwoman of the dnc was on this trip. it was no accident. as it relates to the iranian issue, it is funny if we look at the ticktock c

mr. netanyahu as an israeli eric cantor, as a conservative rep who is presently hostile. he rejects his world, deeply rejects it. mr. netanyahu sees president obama as suspect envelope -- as an appeaser, who does not see the real world as it is, so projects weakness to a hostile and dangerous middle east. this has been a strained relationship. there were some ups, but mostly downs. here is the potential to really change that relationship. now that president obama comes to israel as victorious, as with the mag nimity and generosity of a victorious president who won the elections, does not have netanyahu threatening him, he can reach out and try to prove to them that he is a real friend and this demonization of him was totally wrong. >> now, according to the polls, and you know better than i whether the polls are accurate reflection, is israelis are suspicious of this president, despite the long-standing ties and generosity on the missile defense system and other security issues, there's a real sense he hasn't shown israel the love. other presidents didn't come in their fir

mr. netanyahu emerged with words that echoed their respective commitment to israel's self-defense. >> mr.sident, i want to thank you once again for always making clear that israel must be able to defend itself, by itself, against any threat. >> we will help to preserve israel's qualitative military edge so that israel can defend itself by itself against any threat. >> and if iran was the unspoken word in those remarks, it was the crisis in syria that brought a signal warning from the president to president assad's discredited regime. >> we have been clear that the use of chemical weapons against the syrian people would be a serious and tragic mistake. the assad regime must understand that they will be held accountable for the use of chemical weapons or their transfer to terrorists. >> and the president said his administration is fully investigating those claims of chemical weapons used in syria. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engle join us. the first question out of the gate was a robust one, asking the president about the slaughter of innocence in syria and the alleged use

mr. netanyahu. he relished it and he took advantage of it. but this was the first cause. the second cost somewhat less tasty for the prime minister. >> rose: what is less tasty for him? >> he himself endorsed or reendorsed the idea of two state solution for a palestinian state. but his concept of a state or his concept of a settlement is more modest than that of president obama. and when secretary of state kerry returns to the region in a short while to pursue the work, these differences will surface. they were not-- they came out unilaterally by the president in the speech but they will come up fully when secretary kerry returns to the region. >> rose: but how did barack obama come to the presidency with what attitudes did israel, what commitments, what sense of significance for him? >> i think you have two book ends to this story. the cairo speech of 2009 and the injuries lem speech of 2013. and he comes to the cairo speech, which was a speech to the arab and muslim world, the belief that bush had ruined america's reputation in the arab and muslim world. and that he nee

mrs. netanyahu received stationary by designer charles maxwell and a sterling silver orchid broach. the prime minister's daughter got custom candle sticks and both of his sons received custom bronze goblets. >>> at the press conference earlier today, both the president and prime minister had opening statements. but the event was limited to two questions from israeli journalists and two from americans. so when our own chuck todd asked a multipart question, he got called out on it. >> another question i have for you. >> clubbing, you say you get one question and then you add. you see how the young lady from channel 1, she had one question. >> this is not a kosher question but don't hog it. >> chuck, mine, you're incorrigib incorrigible. >>> a bakery owner is selling a special bagel in honor of the president obama visit. he baked a cheese filled obama bagel in 2008. this time around, his bagel is empty in the middle. the baker says that's because expectations and enthusiasm for mr. obama changed and the economic situation is worse. >>> to promote the white house easter egg roll april 1

mr. netanyahu will keep building settlements in the west bank until you negotiate a stop to them, and telling mr. netanyahu the palestinian also keep going to the international committee for resolutions isolating israel unless you go to the table and make a deal. trying to turn negatives into positives. you want to do this within six months. if they're not negotiating in a few months then what looks like a good trip for the president maybe not so much in the rear view mirror. >> john king traveling with the president thank you. >>> brace yourself for another round of the budget battle on capitol hill. we did get a brief lull at 5:00 in the morning in washington, just a few hours ago those democratic controlled senate passed its first formal budget proposal in four years, the largely party line vote was 50-49, it followed a marathon overnight session, it would increase taxes by $1 trillion over the next decade and goes to the republican dominated house where it's not expected to survive. the senate has already voted down the house's plan. >>> in georgia a 14-year-old and 17-year-old are in cus

mr. netanyahu? >> prime minister netanyahu and the president are first and foremost worried about iran. no question syria will get more of the conversation. about 135 miles, fred and michael, where i'm standing here in jerusalem to damascus. so the israelis have always been concerned about the potential use of chemical weapons in their neighborhood if you will. and a key source of information for the united states throughout this two-year plus now syria uprising. so there's no question that president obama while he's here will be trying to get the latest intelligence sharing. his staff as well as the president himself and plotting strategy on what to do. i can tell you from israeli perspective they believe assad has months, perhaps to survive in power and they're very worried in israel about what comes next because they have the experience of what happened recently in egypt. but it is iran the top focus especially for the israeli prime minister. president obama has said recently he wants to give more chance for diplomacy, he thinks there's several more months of an opening to try to hav

mr. netanyahu stop construction in the west bank. interesting moment. those in israel believe president netanyahu has to say that but that he doesn't see an opportunity for peace. president abbas has said he wants to come back to the bargaining table but can he deliver the palestinians? those rockets fired just this morning from the palestinian territory of gaza, controlled by hamas, of course. a reminder that mr. abbas speaks for the palestinian authority in the west bank but does not necessarily speak for the palestinians in gaza. president obama trying to navigate a very difficult challenge. he would like to get the peace process resumed. the question is, can you get people with the political will and the political ability back to the table? a big challenge for the president this morning. >> short of a full resumption of the peace process, which seems like a lofty goal, perhaps unachievable goal, what do you think the white house wants to get out of these meetings today, john? >> reporter: well, john, you make a very important point. again, there are

mr. netanyahu trust president obama now? >> you're right, uma, there was a lot of skepticism and even suspicious about president obama's relationship with israel and with the israeli prime minister. we have had four very tense years. but i know in america, you say that there is no second chance to make a first impression. well, the president got that second chance and i think he took it i think his visit to israel, as far as the feeling and the respect and the emotion of the israeli people was a great success. it was a very impressive charm offensive. he reached out to the people. he touched every nerve and every fiber of israeli society with his words. and i must say that when air force one took off, it carried with it a totally different president, as far as at least the emotions, the expectations i and trust of the israeli people is concerned. >> then you're saying that this trip obviously had a big impact at a time when we know that this white house, for example, asked israel to go back to the borders, when it went to ca

mr. netanyahu. appointed which once i don't know if you remember this but i'm sure you do where the president was talking to then-french president sarkozy and made a comment that's, out there. but as far as the u.s. relationship with israel over and over again the administration has said that is very strong and not going to change. fredricka. >> we look forward to that being reiterated by the president during his visit, very important visit and much-anticipated in israel. >> thanks so much, sara. that's also something we're going to talk to white house press secretary jay carney about. he'll be joining us in the next hour to talk about the trip that the president will be making to israel. that just being one of the topics that we're going to discuss when he joins us in the 1:00 eastern hour right here on cnn. >>> indeed. well, the fight against piracy at sea. we're going to be talking about that up close and in action. >> we take you on board a nato ship in one of the busiest and most feared waterwa

mr. netanyahu says, only a couple of months. that gap, one of the nairj topics they will discuss. >> jamie: back at home. new troubles for carnival cruises. the cruiseship legend now arriving in tampa this morning, skipping a stop in the cayman ilans because it had problems with its propulsion system. a company spokesperson saying the passenger presidency got off the ship with no problems and it should depart on time this afternoon for its next trip with a reduced speed. the malfunction is the latest in a growing list of problems. three other ships with problems with issues in the past month. >> eric: a tragic story. police are investigating a deadly bus crash in southern pennsylvania. it was a charter bus, carrying the college woman's lacrosse team from simi hills university in pennsylvania t. veered off a turnpike and slammed into a tree. it killed the driver and the team's pregnant coach. she was six months pregnant. a memorial mass for her is being organized tonight on the seton hill campus. >> jamie: serious new questions f

mr. netanyahu apologized for the death of nine turkish activists during a 2010 israeli commando raid on anaid ship bound for blockaded gaza. it brought a sudden halt to what had been security cooperation between the two countries. today erdogan and netanyahu agreed to normalize relations again. the president spoke of the call d that relationip's portce ts evening in amman jordan >> fortunately, they were able to begin the process of rebuilding normal relations between two very important countries in the region. you know, this is a work in progress. it's just beginning. as i said, there are obviously going to still be some significant disagreements between turkey and israel not just on the palestinian question but on a range of different issues. but they also have a wholeange of shared interests and they both happen to be extraordinarily strong partners and friends of ours, and so it's in the interest of the united states that they begin this process of getting their relationship back in order. >> warner: mr. obama had spent much of the day in israel and the west bank, visiting landmarks co

of a garden rocket attack on israel to the cave office meeting there on wednesday with from mr benjamin netanyahu party's policy is got the latest on the story. well it's not such a large crowd of anti obama protesters here in ramallah but the sentiments being expressed here already reflected of the general mood on the palestinian street and what people here have been chanting is a bomb that if you're not black they've also been chanting that the occupation is like a snake and america is the head of the snake they're also saying that this is a nation that cannot be defeated not been talking to several people and what they've been telling me is that first and foremost through this visit a bomb has made it quite clear that america's support is for israel they complain that he's been talking to these radios hearing the israelis point of view and then ultimately putting forward the israeli position when it comes to peace negotiations with the palestinians we don't expect anything from obama he met netanyahu yesterday in israel and he didn't say one word about the palestinians or the palestinian state

mr. netanyahu. the question is how will the palestinians react.en the president heads to ramallah tomorrow. >> we'll of course have live coverage of that here on cnn throughout the day. john isn jerusalem for us. up next, is congress really working together on immigration reform? is there a deal that is now in the works? also coming up a driver thought he'd killed a deer and put the carcass in his trunk. when the police took a look, they all got a huge surprise. >>> they could be moving toward bipartisan agreement. a problem in need of a broad american solution. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here. she's been talking to a lot of folks about this. is there a deal? >> well, there's clearly a lot of momentum on the republican side for this, wolf. but as you know, in congress, nothing is ever done until it's done. i want to do a little reality check here, take you down memory lane a little bit to those republican primaries. listen to how republicans were sounding about immigration reform not so long ago. >> people who have come here ille

mr. netanyahu. been a very good relationship in the past four and a half years, since president obama took office. also on the table, the possibility that iran could have nuclear weapons by next winter. that's said to be the number one concern, plus reports of chemical weapons use in syria, that's number two on the agenda. we'll hear all about this in addition about the stability in egypt, a concern for israel and not to mention the peace process which has been solved and not much of a push on that problem. we'll see if any of that changes and addressed right here live in 30 minutes. >> gabby gifford deserves a vote. the families of newtown deserve a vote. the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek in tucson and black spur, and the countless other communities by gun violence, they deserve a simple vote. they deserve -- they deserve a simple vote. >> megyn: that was president obama during the state of the union address saying communities torn apart by gun violence in this countr

mr. netanyahu as to whether the u.s.issiles, for example, over to neb lon, to hezbollah, a group both say is a terrorist organization but when it comes to k4echemical weapons, very difficult to deal with. we'll have to see what happens with those discussions, that's certainly an important discussion being had. and then lastly, the two-state solution, the peace process between the israelis and palestinians. that is certainly on the agenda. there is not a lot of hope that there's going to be actual paperwork, an actual agreement or an actual start to the peace process. it has been failed for about three years, a lot of people say it's dying. but the president clearly wants to push the peace process to try to get something done. we'll have to find out to see if anything happens when it cops to that. zoraida, poppy? >> sara sidder in, thank you very much. zoraida i think it's so interesting, it was just a few months ago at the u.n. general assembly where we can never forget those images of prime minister netanyahu holding up

security was heavy, but netanyahu joked he'd help mr. obama slip away. >> well, we've picked up a few cafes and bars in tel aviv and we've prepared a fake mustache for you. >> reporter: they toured missiles that the u.s. helped develop. and israelis credit with saving lives last november shooting down hamas missiles. the obama message to israel, america has your back. tomorrow the focus will shift to the israeli palestinian conflict. president obama will visit the west bank, talk to the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. live from washington, i'm steve handelsman. >> thanks so much, steve. >>> back here u.s. representative eric swolwell held the first live chat during a city council meeting. he held the conference via skype. he gave an update on congress and answered questions. sowell says he's trying to make lawmakers more accessible to their constituents through technology. >>> the tsa is on damage control after an airport screener was insensitive -- accused of being insensitive to a handicapped veteran. now a congressman is getting inv

mr. netanyahu on his new government.ent will reinforce our commit ment betwen the united states and his real on defense and concern on iran and its nuclear weapon program. i'm certain syria will come up in those discussions and we are hoping that the president will be able to talk with the palestinians about direct negotiations by the palestinians with the israelis. i think what the -- israel will see is that the president will stand by our commitments to our closest ally in the middle east. >> yesterday, lawmakers in your state down there in maryland, they voted to end the death penalty. governor o'malley lobbied for the legislation, signed it immediately, i understand. the governor has been out there as a possible 2016 nominee. how could this issue, along with the state's push for same-sex marriage equality, how could this play into the governor's future political plans? >> we are very proud of governor o'malley's leadership in our state. on many issues, he has been able to make very tough decisions and lead the people

despite differences in their approach, netanyahu seems satisfied with mr. obama's commitment. >> i am convinced that the president is determined to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. >> diplomacy and sanctions must be augmented by clear military example. >> the president goes to see the dead sea skroels. in the israeli post, 10e7b8% have a favorable view of president obama. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> the woman accused of kicking a toddler in golden state park will be back in court today. sabrina bell was supposed to be arraigned last week. police say she did not appear because she was yelling and screaming inside of her holding cell. police say bell kicked a young girl right in the chest on march 11th, knocking her down to the pavement. the girl was not seriously injured. she also allegedly threaten aid young woman at that park. >>> a cyclist accused of hitting and killing a ped in san francisco's castro district facing vehicular manslaughter charges today. chris boucher ran multiple stop signs before running into sue khi wi and killing

netanyahu. >> thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i want to follow up a little on the peace process. you began your first term, big fanfare, cairo speech to talk to the muslim world, the decision to have a middle east envoy early. you weren't going to let this slip to your second term, the second term with the mideast peace process. what went wrong? why are we further away from a two-state solution. i know you said you want to talk more about this tomorrow, but what do you believe went wrong? did you push israel too hard? what do you wish you would have done differently? and mr. prime minister, i want to help out my colleague here, with a follow-up, do you accept the president's understanding that iran is a year away when it comes to nuclear weapons. another question i have for you -- >> you are like the israeli press. you say you have one question, and then -- the lady from channel 1 said she had one question, and then -- >> these are muted questions, reity -- reiterations. >> look, this is not a kosher question, but don't hog it. >> this is zactsly the kind of pitfall i was talking

but contrary to the apparent and uncharacteristic chumminess with prime minister netanyahu yesterday, mr. obama and abbas displayed an understated- business like-tone in a brief press conference. the president denounced the morning's rocket attack and the group that rules in gaza. >> hamas cares more about enforcing its own rigid dogmas than allowing palestinians to live freely; and because too often it focuses on tearing israel down rather than building palestine up. >> warner: on the issue at hand, the president did say his administration was committed to give the moribund peace process another try, and he urged the palestinians to do the same. >> my argument is even though but it is israel's continued expansion of jewish settlements on the west bank that have been a stumbling block to revived peace negotiations. a halt to such construction is a palestinian pre-condition for re-starting talks. mr. obama had joined the call in 2009, but hasn't pushed since. today abbas seemed to reaffirm that insistence, though he didn't use the word condition. >> ( translated ): it is the duty of the i

arriving this morning in tel aviv greeted by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and israel president perez. this marks mr. obama's very first trip to israel since becoming president. nbc's chuck todd is traveling with the president and he has this report. >> reporter: the president started his day in israel with the tour of the iron dome, which is the missile defense system that the u.s. government has actually funded a large part of. >> united states of america stands with the state of israel because it is within our fundamental national security interest to stand with israel. it makes us both stronger. it makes us both more prosperous, and it makes the world a better place. >> reporter: the president's day is going to be heavy with meetings of israeli officials, the president, perez, prime minister netanyahu. the two of them will have a joint press conference where no doubt the lead topic news of the day in the region has to do with syria and chemical weapons. have they been used and who used them. israeli government officials confirming chemical weapons have been used. they are not sure who used them,

mr. obama had lunch with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and paid tribute to holocaust victims at a memorial in tel aviv. >>> san francisco police are looking for a man who attacked a teen girl and her mother on a bus. it happened last weekend on the 14 mission bus there. police say the man pushed his way through the crowded aisle, when the girl shoved him back and yelled at him, that led to a confrontation in which he punched her and started to strangle her, her mother tried to stop it but was punched before he got off the bus and while this was going on a second man stole the mother's purse. >>> livermore police hope a newly released photo will help them find a man who held up a bank yesterday. police say this man robbed a citibank branch there yesterday at 1:30 p.m. the man indicated he had a gun. he got away with cash. witnesses describe him as a white man between 25 and 30 years old. 5'10" with a heavy build. anyone with information is asked to call police. >>> police are now providing new information about a service dog stolen while its owner was sleeping on a bart train.

so, netanyahu will say i've been vindicated. redlines work. i told you so, mr. president. and netanyahu -- obama will sea maybe that means we have more time. if iran is diverting, we're not on the brink, but netanyahu will come back and say, look, with thiessen trifumings, they can summer forward to the 230 to 250-kilograms they need for 90% uranium within the 30-40 day dash. so, i think that ironically they'll probably -- not looking for confrontation but they can ask pointed questions even in a cordial atmosphere, about that. and each one will look at that iaea report and read into it what they want to read into it. netanyahu redlines. obama, maybe we have more time. i think the second issue is the concern over the kazakhstan diplomacy. and here, i think that there's the fear that the united states is heading to a deal that israelis may consider a bad deal. you can say the israel idea have no choice but to take it. the best deal they're going to get, and that is a 20% deal on uranium, and mr. prime minister, didn't you draw the line at 20%. he would say irdrew that but th

netanyahu is vindicated. red lines work. i told you so, mr. president. netanyahu, obama will say maybe we have more time. if obama is diverting that means we're not on the brink. but netanyahu will probably come back with the p-2 centrifuges as dennis pointed out they could easily surge forward to 230, 240 kilograms they need for 90% uranium within a 30 or 40-day dash. so i think that ironically they will spark. politely no one is looking for confrontation. they could ask pointed questions in a very cordial atmosphere about that. that each one will like at the iaea report and read into it what they want to read into it. netanyahu, red lines work. obama, maybe we have more time. i think the second issue is the concern israel has over kazakhstan diplomacy, p5+1. the last round was in sass sack stan. i think here -- kazakhstan. united states is heading to a deal that israelis may consider a bad deals. i may say the israelies have no choice but to take it. that is the best deal they will get and 20% deal on uranium. after all, mr. prime minister, didn't you literally draw the line in the u.n. at 20%? he will

mr. president, you've made it clear that you're determined to prevent iran from developing nuclear weapons. >> netanyahu said diplomacy must be augmented by a credible threat of nuclear action. >> that's it for this edition of "newsline." do stay with us. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: president obama declared the u.s. is israel's strongest ally and greatest friend and saipeace in the middle east is still possible. good evening, i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, margaret warner is traveling with the president and briefs us on his first trip to israel as head of state. >> ifill: then, we examine the allegations that chemical weapons have been used in the syrian conflict. >> brown: judy woodruff updates the efforts to pass gun control legislation in congress and around the country. >> ifill: ray suarez talks to an emergency room doctor whose new book recounts his return home to work on the frontlines in inner city newark. >> we have an overflux of patients cong ito the emrgen deptmen andif you're using the ambulance system for a non-e

netanyahu. he wrote home, don't forget, strength, justice and staunch resolution are on our side and that is a great deal. mrime minister, like families across israel, you and your family served and sacrificed to defend your country and to pass it safe and strong to your children, just as it was passed on to you. standing here today, i can say with confidence that israel's security is guaranteed because it has a great deal on its side, including unwaivering support of the out of america. [ applause ] >> first question, israel channel 282nd. >> may i ask you about a political question and moral one. morally how is it possible that for the past two years tens of thousands of innocent civilians are massacred and no one in the world, united states, are doing anything to stop it immediately. on a practical level, you have said today and also in the past, that the use of chemical weapons would be crossing of red lines. it seemed like this line was crossed yesterday. what specifically do you intend to do about it. >> i will answer the question in reverse order, if you you don't mind. i will talk about the chemical

mr. biden added they are not looking for war but keeping everything on the table. >>> benjamin netanyahu has repeatedly called the u.s. to keep iran from crossing a so-called red line. >>> police in california are conducting an investigation of a senior living facility where a woman died after a nurse declined to do cpr, refusing to re success tat the 87-year-old woman saying it was against the policy. a 911 call showed the dispatcher begged the nurse to take action. the woman's daughter, who is also a nurse, said she was satisfied with the way the situation was handles. >>> in florida, officials are hoping to start stabilizing the big sinkhole where a man died on thursday. crews demolished the central florida home, revealing a hole 30 feet wide, 60 feet deep. the body of jeff bush is unlikely to be found. and residents of two nearby homes that were evacuated may never be able to return. just look at that hole. meanwhile, a second smaller sinkhole has been opened up in the same town less than two miles away, but officials say they are not connected. some call the area, though, sinkhole a

. >> warner: netanyahu was asked if he agreed wth mr obama's comment to israeli television last week that iran was over a year from having a nuclear weapon. >> if iran decides to go for a nuclear weapon, that is, to actually manufacture the weapon, then it probably, then it will take them about a year. i think that's correct. iran right now is enriching uranium. it will-- it's pursuing it. it hasn't yet reached the red line that i had described in my speech at the u.n. in any case, iran gets to an immunity zone when they get through the enrichment process, in our view... in our view. and whatever time is left, there's not a lot of time. >> warner: the president continues his trip tomorrow to the west bank to speak with palestinian leaders, then back to deliver a speech in jerusalem. >> ifill: i spoke with margaret a short while ago. margaret, it's good to see you. this is the president's first foreign visit of his second term. why israel, and why now? >> warner: that's a good question, gwen, because as i think we know from the campaign, president obama never did visit israel as presi

only ran on its nuclear program more of the same warnings netanyahu seized on that year to send a message to tehran about american loyalty to israel mr president i want to thank you once again for always making clear that israel must be able to defend itself by itself against any threat it's no coincidence that obama chose israel for the first foreign visit of his second term relations between him and it on yahoo have been strained particular video over west bank settlements and the waning freight. and although they both put on a happy face for the cameras there's no denying the mistrust below the surface israel can never see the right to defend ourselves to others even to the greatest of our friends in the off the map of the arab spring the united states needs all the friends it can gaze but for all the pomp and ceremony a bomb is visited chief nothing more than reminding these raids and palestinians that they need to make peace while leaving the arab world feeling even more alienated from washington to see r.t. . from the north of iraq to the south a taxi we have followed thought makers' a journey through the war torn country still

mr. obama is sitting down this hour with prime minister benjamin netanyahu.gh issues they're discussing, the war in syria and iran's nuclear program. we'll go live to israel straight ahead. >>> and a tiny european nation scrambling to head-off a major financial crisis. banks and markets remain closed in cyprus today as top officials hold an emergency meeting. >> on tuesday lawmakers there rejected a bailout plan because it would apply tax on people's bank deposits. the finance minister is in moscow to ask russia for help. >> that's because almost one-third of the money in cyprus banks is, guess what, from russia. all right. in paris french police have been raiding the home of the imf chief christine lagarde. >> so far police are not saying why, but her lawyers say it has to do with a french court's investigation of lagarde's role in intervening in a long running dispute between a businessman and a french bank. >> remember lagarde succeeded dominique strauss kahn. >> authorities say he was shot at his home last night after opening the front door. police are ta

netanyahu and called the u.s. and the jewish state unbreakable. mr.lso covered big foreign policy issues including the iranian threat and the civil war in syria. cnn's john king is live in jerusalem with the latest. john, all seemed very maty and chummy. but underneath all that, what is the reality of the state of the relationship between america and israel right now? >> reporter: there's no question, piers, obvious to the world, not just to these two leaders, they've had a frosty and unfriendly relationship. president obama is left of center, believes the prime minister netanyahu has said some things he finds insulting or didn't like. prime minister netanyahu right of center, supported romney in the last presidential election, has at times stopped at president obama, my language, doesn't get it. both of these guys just won elections. they are in the words of a top american official the other day, stuck with each other. and it's very crystal clear today, both of them have decided to try to turn a new page. are they going to be best friends, i think no

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who is worried that syria's chemical weapons could wind up in the hands of al-qaeda terrorist or anti-israeli extremists like hezbollah. mr. obama stressed he is skeptical that the weapons in syria use chemical weapons and caution the u.s. is investigating claims that the syrian president bashar assad used them, the president bristleed when israeli reporter suggested the u.s. has been sitting on their hands. >> it's incorrect for you to say we have done nothing. we helped mobilize the isolation of the assad regime internationally. we have supported and recognized the opposition. >> the president first said assad's days were numbers 19 months ago. last summer, he warned of potential u.s. force against syria. >> red line for us. we start saying bunch of chemical weapons moving around or utilized. that would change my calculus. >> back in washington today, the top republican charged the administration's policy has been adrift. >> the obama administration saw assad as a reformer in their words. it backed the u.n. diplomacy and bet on moscow to play a productive role. none of this worked. >> netanyahu's intelligence director s

mr. biden added the u.s. is not looking for war, but added all options are on the table. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu repeatedly called for the u.s. to keep iran from crossing a red line. >>> police in california are conducting a criminal investigation of a senior living facility where an elderly woman died after the nurse declined to perform cpr. the nurse refused to resuscitate the 87-year-old woman saying it was against the facility's policy. the 911 dispatcher begged the nurse to take action. >>> in florida overwhelms are hoping to start stabilizing the big sinkhole where a man died on thursday. crews demolished the central florida home revealing a hole about 30 feet wide and 60 feet deep. the body of jeff bush is unlikely to be found and residents of two nearby homes that were evacuated may never be able to return. a second smaller sinkhole opened up in the same town less than two miles away, but officials say they're not connected. >>> day four of the sequester and congress may be feeling the pinch. lawmakers were urged to cut their budget by 8%. the average budget of a member of congress stand