you asked hani a minute ago why isn't peace happening. it's a very complicated area loaded with emotions, and at the moment, you know, the leaders on both sides i think are very well intended but at the same time they need some more encouragement, and what we're hoping is that the united states will supply that encouragement and basically the safety net that both the israelis and the palestinians need, because there are significant risks involved for both sides, so the united states absolutely can play a very significant role. and i believe that this administration has every intent to do so. >> larry: hani, do you have faith in the american commitment in this? >> i do, but this is a very difficult question to answer, because in the last 15 years, different administrations have dealt with this issue. nothing have happened. in the meantime, we have 60% of the palestinians today are under the age of 16. there are social and cultural problems. there is issues that have to deal with the occupation and the right of freedom for people, and we mu

with senator kyl in the begn senate dining room and we begand looking at the modernization of arse hany people have focused duringt this debate on the fact we have 1550 warheads as they limitation if you will, but they fail to he realize we have over 5,000 ou warheads and our nuclear arsenal, all of which need to be modernized, all of which is getting ready to be obsolete if as a matter of factg it was visiting some of the lastoughou throughout or country there are there a seven facilities that we have is this country that deal with our, nuclear arsenal, and many are ae becoming obsolete and need to have the needed investment.the i watched sadr kafeel for they year in a very methodical way mder his leadership and others working to make sure that the proper modernization of ourarsea nuclear arsenal takes place, and there is no question in my mind, there is no question in my mind if it were not for the it discussion of this treaty we would not have the commitment the that we have today on modernization.mr. present, t mr. president, this is the 1251 report that is required bythis defense a

haim saban, hani masri, thanks for your assistance in putting this show together tonight. we hope in some way it helped. >> it does. >> thank you, larry. >> larry: before we go, our thoughts are with a towering diplomatic figure tonight. u.s. ambassador richard holbrooke, at this hour, the president's special envoy to afghanistan and pakistan is hospitalized in washington, critical condition after surgery to fix a tear in his aorta. in in addition to having been a guest on this program, ambassador holbrooke is a hem of the extended "larry king live" family. his daughter-in-law sarah is one of our best and senior producers. we send our best to ambassador holbrooke and hopes he makes a swift and complete recovery. conan o'brien tomorrow night. barbra streisand wednesday. right now it's time for the latest news on cnn. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm don lemon. brace yourself. it is a mess out there, and it is going to get worse. a massive winter storm right now is turning life upside down for a great many people, and it could be days before it gets any better. every part of

i'm also extremely honored and fortunate to represent hani balance -- hannibal in congress and discover the inspiration for some of the greatest works in american history. mark twain, and the city, are an integral part of missouri's heritage and i'm proud to recognize him today. to that end mark twain, quote, 20 years from now you'll be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the things you did do. so throw out the bow lines, cast the trade winds in your sail, explore, dream, discover. i urge all members to support me. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. cuellar: i yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from arkansas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas is recognized. mr. snyder: thank you. mr. speaker, the boy growing up in southern oregon, to be exact, i was blessed with a wonderful public school system. of course this is about a half century ago now. you only have a good school system if you had good teachers and i did. mr. merriman, and b