mr. ambassador recently benjamin netanyahu said in his words there's growing doubt in israel that the palestinian committ eted peace. what's striking is that he made those comments with john kerry at his side. what's your reaction to this? >> well, there is -- there's a great will in israel to make peace and there's great respect for the passion and commitment which secretary kerry is showing. as you said, this is his tenth visit to the region. i've seen him both in washington and in israel, and when he speaks about it, you can see the passion and the dedication and how much he really wants it. but, you know, as the american leadership has said many times, nobody can want it more than the two sides, and israel indeed does want it, and israel has made concessions in the past and has made very, very painful moves in order to achieve peace. the problem is and the big question is, do the palestinians really want it? you know -- said many years agoing there not be peace until the palestinians learn to love their children more than they hate us. i hope they do, and i hope that they have a leadership to

he's set to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu later today. it's mr.rry's tenth trip to the region in the past year, seeking to secure a deal establishing a palestinian state alongside israel. i'll see you back here at 1:00 p.m. only on the fox news channel. i'm jamie colby. >>> and we are back with the next forbes news years resolution to save you money. resolve. reign in the power of public unions. chicago is the latest city said to be teetering from the cost of its public pensions. they are unfunded by nearly $27 billion. it's not alone. most states in the united states are struggling with their own pension problems. so what do we do? how do we reign in the public unions? >> it can be done. chicago, by the way, is in worse shape than detroit. wow. and so what you do is, you do what the government accountabilities office has already suggested is going on, studies show what's going on, restructuring the pensions into 401(k)s, happening in states across the country. lo and behold, chicago's city parks department said no longer can you retire at age 50.

mr. kerry also meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu today, urging both sides to reach a peace deal establishing a palestinian state alongside israel. this is the secretary's tenth trip to the region for mideast peace negotiations. >> also in the middle east right now, the state department is keeping a close eye on the deteriorating security situation in iraq following a stunning victory for militants linked to al qaeda. the terror group capturing the western city of fallujah. crowning the victory by raising their flag over the main government the iraq war. u.s. forces fought some of their toughest battles s is in fallu gaining control of the state. we're getting brand-new videotape of the fighting. the iraqi army waging all-out combat with al qaeda as it tries to win back the city. reports of at least eight people killed, dozens more injured. >>> and a brand-new development involving another group linked to al qaeda. now claiming responsibility for a homicide bombing in lebanon two days ago. the blast tearing through a stronghold of hezbollah in beirut, killing at least

mrs. bush is 88. >>> secretary of state john kerry described separate meetings with mahmoud abbas and benjamin netanyahu as positive. the secretary is trying to hammer out a deal in that region. >>> it's going to turn off and it will never, ever turn back on. >> what's going to turn off? >> everything. >> ben, did i lose you? >> that was a scene from "revolution," a world with no power, no lights and no way out. if that happened in real life, the country would be thrown into a complete state of chaos. this terrifying scenario is a real possibility. would we be ready for a terror attack on our electric grid? with me is curt hebert and fred fleets. how vulnerable are we to an attack like this? >> i'm afraid we're very vulnerable. many americans think of this as just a threat from national disasters such as hurricane sandy. but there's a rising threat from something called electronic pulse. a 2009 "wall street journal" article said several countries have already penetrated the energy grid and china and russia have left behind software designed to disrupt it. >> yes. and that article in "the wall street jou

benjamin netanyahu? his expectations seemed very low . >> i think it is part of the process to hear these concerns. this is not really new. in this case, mr. netanyahu referred to the latest release of palestinian prisoners. it is already the third time we are seeing those pictures, and it is not getting easier for mr. netanyahu to explain, especially to his, where these talks are going and what israel is getting in return. palestinians are concerned in complaining about more and more settlement building. pressures are mounting towards this initial. of nine months. >> what about john kerry's meeting with mahmoud abbas? >> from what we understand, mr. kerry was headed to ramallah this afternoon to meet the palestinian president. before that, he talked twice with prime minister netanyahu. we understand that they will meet again on saturday morning, and there are some unconfirmed reports that maybe some declarations might be released after the meeting. of course, these meetings are held behind closed doors, but there were a lot of speculations. i have to say, this visit looks very much anticipated because it is understood that the american o

mr. benjamin netanyahu to deliver his eulogy. >> omri and gilad, members of the sharon family, mr. president peres, vice president joe biden, the president of the czech republic, former prime ministers -- the prime minister of the czech republic, former prime minister tony blair of great britain, distinguished foreign ministers, chairman of the duma and the many delegations who came here from abroad. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: president of the supreme court, members of the knesset, distinguished guests, ariel sharon was one of the greatest leaders that israel saw and one of the greatest leaders of the idf. arik longs to the generation of the generation of the founding of israel. it was conditional on bringing jewish fighters that will renew their jewish legacy of heroism in israel, legacy that seems to have gone by in the years of the diaspora. arik sharon had a central role in the building of this heroic legacy. he fought in the idf for many years, from the war of independence until the battles of the yom kippur war. in the doctrine of the fighting of the idf, he l