ehud barak served as prime minister from 1999 to 2001.versaw israel's strike on hamas military positions in gaza, in an attempt to halt rocket attacks on israeli territory. >> the filmmaker behind "innocence of muslims" the crude short film that ignited protests in the islamic world says he has no regrets about making the film. in responses through his attorney nakoula basilly nakoula told "the new york times" he had no regrets about how he treated the cast saying they signed contracts that did not prevent changes in the scripts. the film also led to nakoula's arrest for violate his supervised release on a fraud conviction. he's currently serving time in a los angeles jail. >>> a powerful gas explosion that leveled a strip club in springfield, massachusetts, last week was caused by human error. at least 21 people were injured by the blast, including 12 firefighters and 2 police officers. officials say a utility worker inadvertently punctured a hole in a high pressure gas line while responding to calls about a gas odor. >>> the man who hel

let's talk first about ehud barak.n anybody says i'm going to spend more time with my family all the red flags go up. but he's an elderly gentleman. what really is happening there? it's an interesting time for him to announce his departure. >> i think he's concluded that politics, meaning running for office, winning the votes of the israeli public, is not going to work for him this time around. i don't think he's ruled out being in the cabinet. and a future netanyahu government. the truth is ehud barak is very well respected around the world and well respected among the security professionals. but on the political sphere, he really has had a rough time ever since he was prime minister, and stepped down. so i think he's giving up the political game, but i don't think he's giving up completely the idea of being part of a future cabinet. >> this would happen in january so he's spending time with family, probably not really -- >> not so much. he's spending time with your family is often a euphemism. i'm sure he will -- >>

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ehud barak is trying to go out on a good note.olitically popular. did very well last week in the latest gaza war. got a popularity boost in the polls. time to move on. not only is he the former defense minister, but former prime minister. but as of late had not been doing that well politically. looked like he was not going to get a loft votes on january 22. so he bows out. he says i'm gog retire from public life now for the second time, which we'll see if it happens. this time. what's interesting, he's israel's most decorated soldier and successful defense minister. even though he's not standing for election, going forward when the new prime minister comes into office, anyone can ask someone to be in the government. so conceivably, he will not be elected. he could once again be the defense minister. we'll have to see how that happens going forward. the other big story that everyone is watching that made headlines is what's going on inside egypt. there were mass protests by liberal opposition groups against president morsi in egypt

in just moments, i'm going to speak with israel's defense chief, ehud barak about these scenes and the wider implications and benghazi and beyond. political fallout from a deadly attack on americans in libya. three hearings today on capitol hill. but the star witness comes tomorrow. and that is one four-star general named david petraeus. two and a half weeks after sandy, president obama prepares to see the on going misery in parts of new york city. we are live in staten island this hour. >>> but we begin with general petraeus. no longer the top most of the echelons of national security. but not consigned to oblivion either not by any stretch. we've got two signature pieces of reporting this hour. "time" magazine is reporting that petraeus's biographer turned mistress once toyed with entering politics. she reportedly told acquaintances backing in jul that will gop "money men" had approached her about a senate run from north carolina. she says she was "tempted." "time" magazine reports but petraeus was strongly against it. is it "time" is also reporting on the internal fbi struggle over

ehud barak is israel's most decorated soldier. he also served as prime minister. the united states and powers. his decision to quit politics comes at a time of uncertainty with israel. he has clashed publicly with the prime minister there benjamin netanyahu how to handle the threat from iran's nuclear program. folks at the macy's thanksgiving day parade spotted something strange. turns out some of the confetti was actually secret police files. coming up, how social security numbers and info on undercover cops and even governor mitt romney's motorcade ended unraining down ended up raining down on the crowds. second time in just days that a bird strike sparked a mid-air emergency. that's coming up as fox reports live tonight. make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. test drive! but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a jetta. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 d

he's a former adviser to ehud barak, currently serves with the european counsel of foreign relations,rector of its middle east and north africa program. mr. levy, good morning. >> good morning. happy thanksgiving, i should say. >> happy thanksgiving to you there in london. let me just begin with this. we have learned that there have been at least five rockets fired from gaza since this truce started right around 2:00 eastern time for us here in the u.s. do you think this cease-fire will last? >> reporter: yes, i do. and i think your reporter just said that at the moment, israelis are not treating these as significant violations. there are different armed factions in gaza. one has to make sure that they are all brought on board. i think that is happening. the callout of the israeli reservists is now being drawn don. and the bigger picture here, brooke, is that no one really had much of an appetite for a ground invasion. in fact, by threatening a ground invasion, the israeli leadership may have well cornered itself. because they know that there's a law of diminishing returns. and althou

it's definitely not what israel wants, but israel's defense minister ehud barak said this morning that israel would do anything, and he repeated, anything at all, to stop the rockets to make israel's southern cities safe. martin fletcher, nbc news, tel aviv. >> martin, thanks so much. >>> nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with your weather channel forecast. good morning to you, bill. >> good morning. one more quiet day, then a storm comes into the west coast. it's been a nice little break for me and everyone else across the country, no big storms. this next one's not that huge of a deal, but some rain in areas that haven't seen a lot so far this rainy season. and that will be san francisco northward. show you that in a second, but first, start you off this morning, as far as temperatures go, typical this time of year, maybe cooler than average. 48 vegas, 45 in medford. in the northwest, we're a little chilly, cities in the low 40s and the other areas, especially near spokane, are in the 30s early today. where's this next storm? you can see it spinning here, and here's where we are

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called for tougher sanctions on the islamic republic this despite the israeli defense minister ehud barak's claims to run had slowed its alleged nuclear weapons program and as are his policy reports now is domestic matters that lie behind the contrast in remarks. such comments are thirty part of the political game that has intensified here in israel and head of the general elections that are now going to be held next year until now has stood firmly in the same campus his prime minister benjamin. and yahoo both has repeatedly even warned against if the nuclear capability of the rand have warned of an impending israeli strike we saw it on yahoo not so long ago at the united nations general assembly during a red line but what many experts here in israel say is that that was a red line by which israel would strike iran rather than a red line in terms of a deadline by which tehran would acquire nuclear capability the rock heads up his own political party and certainly what he is trying to do now is distance himself from netanyahu on the whole iran question he is trying to appeal to voters who ha

why ehud barak is stepping down. tonight our guest, thomas sargent.el laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. [ male announcer ] this december, remember -- what starts with adding a friend... ♪ ♪ ...could end with adding a close friend. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is on, offering some of our best values of the year. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> you may not recognize his name, but jose luis saenz is accused of some pretty horrible crimes. right now saenz is finally behind bars after eluding arrest since 1998. he is the suspect in four murders in l.a. and he made it to the fbi's ten most wanted list. he was nabbed thanksgiving day in guadalajara, mexico. federal authorities held a news conference. take a listen. >> catching a top ten fugitive in the fbi is a big deal. that's something that all of our fbi agents aspire

civilians so what next are you going to launch a ground invasion my minister said very clearly minister ehud barak and indeed the prime minister has sent out a ground operation is a possibility it's an option that we must take in order to restore the quiet and the contour of the region became quite in game four years ago both sides of operation cast lead four years ago what is that achieved apart from of course at that time many civilian deaths in gaza. well unfortunately until hamas realized that indeed we are here to stay and they cannot keep foreign rockets at us and f. our civilians on a day to day basis we will have to act in order to restore that to towns in order to restore the quiet to the region thank you very much indeed israeli defense ministry spokesman josh we appreciate your time thank you joining us live there in tel aviv thank you thank you sir but of course where we are closely following the escalating conflict on our web site r.t. dot com that's where we're asking you who is to blame for the on going bloodshed and this out in the field you think it is israeli presence blockading

i've just now come from the pentagon as you are aware our minister of defense ehud barak received the civil honor given by the secretary of defense to any civilian, the distinguished civil service medal. and i think that stands as a symbol of the deep and multifaceted relations between our two militaries. >> we're out of time. you're a historian. he just said ehud barack, that u.s.-israeli military relations have never been better. you agree? >> i agree. >> thanks for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >>> in the wake of the scandal surrounding general david petraeus's affair and the investigations into several other high profile generals, does the u.s. military need an ethics boot camp? and more than a decade after a deadly crash, a u.s. airline gets its day in court. many of my patients clean their dentures with toothpaste. i tell them dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can grow and multiply. polident is specifically designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing

ehud barak says he wants to spend more time with his family. been a lot of buzz he's forming a new party. he's led israel's military for the last five years and served as the nation's prime minister for a couple of years before that. >>> is it over, grover? republicans back away from grover norquist's anti-tax pledge. what do republicans want in return? that's our talk back question today. ♪ [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. in the drive to end hunger oh, let me guess --ou see this? more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but

military leaders rebuffed orders from prime minister netanyahu and defence minister a who brock -- ehud barak during an order to strike. the order was rejected after top officials concluded that doing so would be illegal and would set up a dangerous chain of events that could lead to global conflicts. video has emerged from colorado of a heavily-armed police contingent carrying out an eviction order at the home of a woman in colorado springs. 63-year old sahara donahue had enlisted the help local occupy activists after u.s. bank ordered her to vacate her home. when activists set up a barricade to delay the eviction last week, at least 10 truckloads of police reportedly arrived at the scene carrying heavy weaponry. the police forced the activists onto the ground at gunpoint before barging into the home and carrying out the eviction. those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. i am glad to be home. with temperatures dropping into the 30's at night, concern is growing for the nearly 2 million people still without power aft

and we heard ehud barak sort of talk about stomping out, i'm paraphrasing, but stomping out a hamas.u know, a lot of people said well that's been tried before. that three-week blitz did not kill hamas. the hamas is still strong, and there, and now they're firing rockets. what's the bend game for both sides? >> because three or four years ago we stopped short of outputting the entire infrastructure. we are kind of reluctant warriors. we do not want to get into gaza if we don't have to. they keep firing at us. we will have to do it so a ground operation is still in the cards. it's kind of a touch and go. and we have very, very simple, specific goals. >> what would be the thing that would trigger a ground operation. what were happen that you say, that's it, we're in? >> i would say if we will see in the next 24, 36 hours more rockets, launched at us, i think that will be the trigger. >> so it's just more rockets. >> that's not a very long time frame. another day and a half, two days? >> touch and go, god forbid if they hit a kindergarten or a school and many casualties in israel of cour

now the latest thing is this evening, israel's defense minister ehud barak has given the okay to callanother 30,000 reserve soldiers. doesn't mean they've been called up yet but they can now be called up at any instance and did he it specifically for the possibility of a ground invasion. israel's been broadcasting in every possible way -- and i find it rather unprecedented -- that this is what their plan is. they say we will do everything it takes to stop the palestinians in gaza, hamas in particular, from firing rockets at israeli towns. they're trying to do it from the air and from the sea, trying to destroy the rocket piles but they say -- israeli defense minister said earlier today, "we will do anything -- and i repeat anything -- it takes to keep those israeli towns in the south secure." hinting of a ground invasion. they're now building up the forces. >> what is the worst case scenario here, martin? >> i think the worst case scenario is really a ground invasion. israel definitely does not want to do it. palestinians in gaza are really frightened of this happening because of cour

we heard the defense minister ehud barak say today that right out of the gate, what they want most likely is something like a 24-hour period where they can see whether or not hamas is capable of stopping those rockets. so negotiations ongoing and we are hearing some more kind of rumors and hopefulness coming out of cairo that perhaps a cease-fire deal has been reached, but we are waiting to hear confirmation from that and secretary clinton. >> how important is secretary clinton in that process, both in providing some calm, relative calm in that there won't be a ground invasion according to a lot of reports while she is there and she can reach out to egypt in a different way that netanyahu? >> well, there are a lot of people in this region that want the u.s. more involved in this process and for the last four years -- well, arguably the last 12, the u.s. administrations haven't paid too much attention to the palestinian be/israel conflict and now you have -- you have secretary clinton on the ground here sent by president obama. there are a lot of people that are glad that she's here but it

israeli defense minister ehud barak in washington today meeting with leon panetta says the vote does not replace peace talks. >> i see that nothing can replace on the way to serve our -- the substance, the conflict nothing can replace the direct negotiation with no conditions. >> palestinians meanwhile celebrated the u.n. vote upgraded status to nonmember u.n. state. final tally wasn't until around midnight local time. crowds filled the streets of ramallah on the west bank. see a number of cars on the streets and palestinian flag flying. most of the demonstrators are supporters of fatah. today's won the approval of rival militant fashions there was support in hamas controlled gaza. after being marginalized during the recent conflict between israel and gaza the palestinian president is for today at least a hero among the palestinian people. the question though that is yet to be answered, what will the long-term impact be of today's vote israelis and many palestinians concede for the most part it is largely symbolic. shepard? >> shepard: david lee miller live in jerusalem tonight. dome

we've heard from spokespeople from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, from defense minister ehud barakat they achieved a lot of theirs goals, a cease-fire agreement with hamas in which they agree to not fire rockets. on a military level, they say they've managed to take out a lot of hamas' long-range rockets. that's something at the very beginning of this military operation, israeli officials promised the public here. >> now in the meantime today, there was the bombing in tel aviv. how much is known at this point about who did it and how they were able to do it? >> we've heard a lot of different groups take responsibility at this point. and we don't know yet who is responsible. rel officials say they're still looking for the person behind it. it had a couple of suspects that have been apprehended but no one has been named as the perpetrator of that attack. what we do know from the israeli police is they came from the west bank about two minutes past 12:00 here, which was just at the time when most people were taking their lunch break, they threw a bag on to a bus that was travelinged i

and planning to finish his current term, ehud barak will not seek re-election in january.to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball." anti-tax crusader grover norquist has been called the most powerful man in washington, but is his influence on the wane? >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. made tennesseans aware, i was just elected, the only thing i'm honoring is the oath i take when i'm sworn in this january. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming greece, and republicans should put revenue on the table. i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country, only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> a pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that congress. for instance, if i were in congress in 1941, i would have signed the -- supported a declaration of war against japan. i'm not going to attack japan today. the world has changed. >> that's a hell of a comparison. this morning norquist responded. let's listen. >> they all said that two years ago when we were arguing

and some fairly belligerent words from the defense minister here, ehud barak, who says he seeds the possibility of this effort broadening and becoming more aggressive, richard? >> what are you hearing from the military leaders. what are they saying at the moment that you're hearing, stephanie, about the deciding factor whether they will move into gaza or not? >> they wouldn't discuss a tipping point. it's widely believed that the leadership in this country does not want a ground offensive in gaza. but they do keep that option open and they have been building up their forces close in southern israel, close to gaza, including calling up or at least putting on stand-by 75,000 reservists which would be a substantial force if they were all called up in the neighborhood of 100,000 troops. and you know, these are all warning signs. these are all things that they are capable and prepared to go in on the ground. richard? >> stephanie gosk, thank you so much from tel aviv live with the latest. we'll check in later to get the update out of israel. thank you so much. >>> as we've been reporting and talking

southern gaza out towards either the town along the border it will be a significant moment for ehud barakenjamin netanyahu that they were able to bring hamas to end the rocket fire for as long as it hold. it's more than a cease-fire. it's an agreement endorsed about it egyptians and americans. megyn: leland. thank you. our secretary of state hillary clinton is en route back home. our president barack obama said we'll intensifying our efforts to help israel with its security needs, especially with respect to the smuggling of weapons into gaza, saying he will use his best efforts to get additional money for israel's iron dome system which has been so protective of israel on the many rocket attacks we have seen. plenty more and what happens right now that we are at 2:00 eastern time. the cease-fire is officially on paper at least in effect. for those of i just joining us, this cease-fire has been agreed to now between israel and hamas. and it goes into effect right now. brand-new hour here of "america live." welcome, i'm megyn kelly. we are getting brand-new reaction from the white house as

gregg: former prime minister ehud barak said calm is a good deal for israelis.are they looking for? >> he wants the rockets to stop in the long term. he wants to stop the sporadic intermittent firing of rockets that has gone on for the last four years. he wants to shut the sinai down as a trafficking points forearms and also from the point where terrorist attacks come. these are difficult to attain quite frankly. gregg: how successful have the israelis been in degrading the ability to launch terrorist attacks. >> the iron dome -- when you think they have fired 1,500 rockets. they only had to respond to 360 and they knocked down 90% of them. if they did not have that success and they were taking high casualties they would have been on gaza on the ground and this would have escalated dramatically. greggdramatically.gregg. gregg: hamas is designated by our administration as a terrorist organization. how much influence can abbas have? >> not much. abbas has not recognized israel. none of those concerns have been removed. there will be a cease-fire to be sure. but in

his defense minister ehud barak said he expects the possibility of this conflict widening. that's a suggestion there could be some ground invasion in gaza at the very least. as you know, there are troops amassing in in the south of israel preparing for that ground invasion. although so far it seems like talks are ongoing ander in a period of trying to figure out if they can maintain a cease fire so the troops don't have to go in. >> it is a tense time is an under statement there. how long will these talks go underway? do you know? is there an outside that israel has indicated they will allow for them to try to negotiate and bargain before they may do military action? >> well, we did hear from the foreign minister in israel who said they are open to all possibility cease fire options. so they certainly, at least, are giving indications they are willing to talk. you have an incident today in gaza, an attack from israel that levelled a residential building killing at least 12 people. that's a deadly, deadly attack and will certainly inflame tensions on the ground and in gaza a

escalating between israel and hamas and secretary leon panetta spoke to the israeli defense minister ehud barakhey talked about. and we'll talk with the israeli deputy foreign minister danny eyalen about exactly what was discussed and where this conflict goes from here. talks in washington, d.c. on the fiscal cliff. we'll talk with connie mack, alabama senator jeff sessions and take a look at what could happen in any kind of a friday compromise. plus actress jada pinkett smith will join us to talk about her continuing fight against human trafficking. she's trying to help 27 million victims worldwide. and denzel washington has a new movie. this looks so awesome. we're going to talk to his co-star the actress kelly reilly that and much more at the top of the hour. >> you know i saw that film the other day. it was fantastic. but if you are scared of flying, don't go see the movie. that would be my suggestion. >> fill me in on the commercial break. >> 44 minutes, thank you, soledad. 44 minutes past the hour. one of the most compelling images that emerged from superstorm sandy. the evacuation of new

so ehud barak was trying to identify the point at which the zone of immunity was going to kick in. now, he was saying it was going to be the end of 2012. now, he's changed that and said it's been pushed back 8-12 -- 8-10 months. when the prime minister was in new york he focused not on the zone of immunity, he focused on what's the point in which the iranians would cross a threshold where they would have the ability to build a nuclear weapon, and you wouldn't be able to do anything about it. and he was suggesting, you know, that would be when they have one bomb's worth of 20%. by the way, that's a very limited definition because, you know, let's say the iranians decide, okay, we're not going to do -- we'll agree to limits below 20%, but if they can continue to build 20 bombs' worth at 3.5%, they're going to reach the same point. so the issue for him was defined in a way that also pushed it off to the middle of 2013. so both the defense minister and prime minister from different perspectives have come up with a time frame which is closer to the middle of 2013. and here again i say t

and we heard the israeli defense minister ehud barak saying they have got to put an end to these rockets being fired out of gaza once and for all. they may indeed be preparing for an even bigger operation than what we saw four years ago. >> i don't know if you've seen this but i want to warn our viewers of this photograph. there it is right there. it is of a bbc staffer holding his baby son, killed in gaza, and we know of 27 palestinians who have died with reports of 270 injured, ben. one of the casualties for israel. >> reporter: so far three israelis were killed yesterday when a rocket hit an apartment building. and there have been other wounded, but certainly compared to what we have seen in gaza, relatively small, but given the political dynamics of israel, even a low fatality count does put a lot of pressure on the government to take more action. >> ben wedeman reporting. ben, thank you very much for that. >>> rockets are flying back and forth between gaza and israel and the death toll is rising. hamas rockets reaching farther into israel than they ever have before. you heard our be

i would like to thank my colleagues, defense minister ehud barak and foreign minister lieberman.mind, and i would like to thank the members and the members of the cabinet who each worked in his own area for the sake of israel's security. i am -- i would also like to recognize the support of the opposition parties who expressed their support as well. i would like to thank the chief of staff, lieutenant colonel and the head of the musad for their excellent actions, for the achievements of operation pillar of defense. i would like to thank the pilots, the fighters and developers of the iron dome systems, the members of the intelligence community and all the members of the security community and the reservists who left their families and immediately reported for duty. i would like to express my appreciation for the mayors who supported and worked for the sake of the home front and above all i salute you, the citizens of the state of israel. we have a strong army. we have a strong nation. i am proud to be your prime minister. >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu making a state

atmosphere than the press statement made by prime minister benjamin netanyahu and defense minister ehud barakconflict out of -- having broken out of its six-year political isolation, and it show on their faces. >> and, wolf, i mean, the united states, israel tried to politically isolate hamas for the last six years. have they now just completely failed them? >> there is no doubt that hamas, the reputation among palestinians, among the arabs, among muslims and others has been enhanced because of what it achie achieved. i say achieved in the sense that they have managed to do stuff to the israelis that hadn't been done in a long time. hit the outskirts of tel aviv with a missile, even though there was, you know, not huge casualties or anything along those lines or hit the outskirts of jerusalem. and terrorizing hundreds of thousands of israelis in the southern part of the country. that has elevated hamas. they were fighting their arch enemy if you will and -- >> not recognizing the state of israel and israel views hamas as -- >> as a terrorist organization. >> yes. >> what does that mean moving

president ehud barak says he is quit politics but will stay on after the january elections in israel. often seen as a moderating force and in considering possible military action. he is 70 years old. he says he wants to spend more time with his family. that news out of israel. martha: it is a very busy morning here in "america's newsroom.". ahead evidence iran has used the recent israel-gaza crisis as a bit of distraction from the rest of the world. we have details on secret operations ahead in a fox news exclusive. bill: was this a white house cover up after the days after the attacks in benghazi and the days before? there are new allegations from leading republicans on that. kt mcfarland will break it down. >> it is assumed the proportions of any other major scandal in this town. there are many layers to the onions. there are all kinds of questions that have been raises i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible f

all that way, made the phone call to ehud barak, the israeli defense minister, to talk about the secretary of state hillary clinton firing up the diplomatic phone lines. look at who she's been talking to in the last few days. she's been talking of course to the israelis, the egyptians, the jordanians, the turks, everyone in the region to see what can be done. the state department spokeswoman, victoria nuland today also hitting the message hard, de-escalation. listen to what she had to say. >> in all cases her message has been the same, that we are urging a de-escalation of this conflict. we are urging those countries with influence on hamas and other groups in gaza to use that influence to get a de-escalation. >> wolf, our correspondence as you know across the region, gaza, israel watching this every minute, wolf. >> we're watching it as well. thank you. let's go to gaza right now. palestinians say 27 people have been killed and dozens wounded in the intense bombardment by israeli forces from the air and from the sea. cnn's sarah sidner is in gaza city for us. sarah, update our viewers. wh

he worked on the campaigns of bill clinton and tony blair, ehud barak, nelson mandela and others.e's really known as the leading pollster in the world in terms of international campaign. i will also say he started to send the visa quota wishes e-mails days ago, where he was predicting with great boastfulness how sure he wasn't a great big obama the jury at how poorly the election was going to be called. so congratulations to stand for your accuracy. i was watching the video to you and james carville resending out to anyone and everyone willing to listen to you about how sure you were that obama was going to have a big night. so why do we start with you, stand, in terms of virtue some what happened, why it happened and what that means for america. [inaudible] >> thank you, jennifer. ralph reed has just come in. delighted to be on a panel with him and to share our observations this morning. a moment of silence -- no. i will proceed. [laughter] i'm impressed. 695% of the dio. so the scorecard is done. so jennifer does call me dr. greenberg. when i first became a pollster and have bee

did the prime minister release a public reaction to the sudden decision by the defense minister ehud barak> yes, he did. he spoke about it yesterday. prime minister netanyahu and minister barak go back a long way. they were in the special forces together. my prime minister said he spent more time with barak in combat fatigues than in suits and ties as politicians. they go back decades. my prime minister praised the contribution to israel's security and defense. and he has enjoyed having him by his side. >> mark regev is a spokesman for the prime minister. thanks very much for joining us. >> my pleasure. >>> a prominent journalist narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by the taliban. he tells me about his very close call. that's next. because your daugy wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a m

my longtime friend and colleague ehud barak is here. i knowed he would agree with that as both of the most decorated soldier in israeli history and as a distinguished public servants. i have more to say about this later, but i did want to begin by recognizing the challenge that this will surely present. i want to add my words of welcome to all of you. i want to thank bill for being here -- we reallyvery much appreciate your participation. foreign minister -- a good friend and colleague who is a top global thinker, well deserved because of the careful comprehensive views he has developed over many years of hard work about issues fundamental to freedom. of course, i see right before me a wonderful friend and colleague, former senator john warner, who has been a great example of public service, military and civilian, his entire life. and to all our friends and colleagues from the diplomatic corps, and thanks of course to david and susan and everyone at "foreign policy" for joining with the state department's office of policy planning to or

um, he worked on the campaigns of bill clinton and tony blair, um, ehud barak, nelson mandela and others. globally, he's really known as the leading pollster in the world in terms of international campaigns. i will also say that he started to send me these delicious e-mails days ago where he was predicting with great boastfulness how sure he was of a great big obama victory and how early the election was going to be called x. so congratulations to stan for your accuracy. i was watching the videos that you and james carville were sending out to anyone and everyone who was willing to listen to you about how sure you were that obama was going to have a big night. so why don't we start with you, stan, in terms of what you saw, in terms of what happened, why it happened and what that means for america. thank you, jennifer -- nubble -- [inaudible] >> thank you, jennifer. , ralph reed has just come in. delighted to be on the panel with him and to share our moods and observations this morning. [laughter] a moment of silence -- no. [laughter] i will go, i will proceed. >> [inaudible] [laughter] >