stories from around the world and washington has sat its disappointed israel refused to extend a ban on settlement construction in the west bank the u.s. special envoy will try to salvage renew peace talks now threatened by the resumption of building it comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. at least thirty people have been buried under a landslide in northwestern colombia a month slide swept over people as they were crossing the road the search was suspended due to dangerous weather conditions but rescuers are due to resume digging the rainy season as cause flooding in ruin roads across the country in recent weeks. five million people in russia are drug addicts with most of katic flowing into the country from of ghana stand in central asia and this problem will be tackled by officials from both moscow to jake a stand itself a huge draw corridor and market but amateur chemist in russia could be just as dangerous as artie's denis blonsky discovers. a sting operation turns into family drama this pregnant woman and her boyfriend just tried to sell five hund

all around the world and in washington said it is disappointed israel refused to extend a ban on settlement construction in the west bank a u.s. special envoy will try to salvage a renewed peace talks now threatened by the resumption of building it comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. at least thirty people have been buried under a landslide in northwestern colombia a month slide swept over people as they were crossing the road the search has been suspended too so dangerous weather conditions but rescuers are due to resume digging soon the rainy season has cause flooding and ruined roads across the country in recent weeks. while they are said to be able to cross galaxies but people who believe they are out there want to know why aliens might be curious about a group of former u.s. servicemen is convinced extra terrestrials have interfered with nuclear weapons stored on high security military bases subject when investigates. perhaps few things say normal or routine more than a daily dose of coffee a cup of calm in what can on any day be out of th

elsewhere in the world and washington has said it's disappointed israel refused to extend a ban on settlement construction in the west bank and u.s. special envoy will try to sell that renewed peace talks now threatened by the resumption of building it comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. at least thirty people have been buried under a landslide in northwestern colombia monts light swept over people as they were crossing the road the search was suspended due to dangerous weather conditions but rescuers are due to resume digging the rainy season is cost flooding and ruined roads across the country in recent weeks. that brings us up to date here in our teeth that's so kareena will join us in just a few moments with the latest business update don't go away. this is more a region is economically and socially one of russia's better developed provinces the region has a significant scientific and industrial capacity that we realize its full potential after the construction of this you go to the park and tell ya he has completed the i t. park or has r. an

the world this hour and washington has said it is disappointed israel refused to extend a ban on settlement construction in the west bank a u.s. special envoy who will try to salvage renewed peace talks now threatened by the resumption of building it comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. at least thirty people have been buried under a landslide in northwestern colombia a mudslide swept over people as they were crossing the road. was suspended due to dangerous weather conditions but rescuers are due to resume digging the rainy season has caused flooding and ruined roads across the country in recent weeks. and the business news is next with korea. that's twenty past two pm here in moscow walking to business as of been reporting in the news the man of moscow yuri luzhkov has been dismissed by president medvedev liskov has ruled the city for eighteen years and with it he set the planning conditions for construction business r.t. spoke to the head of penny lane real estate agency about the impact of his departure on moscow's will estate market and thi

around the world and washington has said it is disappointed over israel's refusal to extend a ban on settlement construction in the west bank the u.s. special envoy will try to sell that for a new place talks now threatened by the resumption of building it comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. at least thirty people have been buried under a landslide in northwestern colombia mudslide swept over people as they were crossing the road the search was suspended due to dangerous weather conditions but rescuers are due to resume taking the rainy season has caused flooding and ruined roads across the country and recent weeks. and it's time now for a business of days karina's here. hungry for the food we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. in . iraq and to business as thanks for joining me as of been reporting in the main news the man of moscow you were called has been dismissed by president medvedev called his rule the city for eighteen years of his he said the planning conditions for construction business r.t. spo

building it comes as un general secretary ban the ki-moon secretary general rather ban ki-moon told israel west bank settlements are illegal under international law. the tail end of tropical storm matthew is still of wrenching parts of central america river levels may still rise as people seek higher ground the floods have swept away bridges in mexico with thousands of people evacuated shelters and left without power the massive storm hit the region on friday. five million people in russia are drug addicts with most lowing into the country from ghana stand in central asia this problem will be tackled by officials from both moscow and educate stan itself a huge drug corridor and market but amateur canister in russia could be just as dangerous as artie's down as blonsky discovers. the sting operation turns into family drama this pregnant woman and her boyfriend just tried to sell five hundred grams of them fit them into undercover agents a sniffer dog found a stash of drugs under the front wheel of the suspects luxury car as it turned out the popular party drug was produced in a small village nearby a

israel from collapsing. benjamin netanyahu meese to extend his partial freeze on settlement building. he has been to the west bank settlement. >> israel never froze settlements in occupied east jerusalem. this has gone on since march. construction can begin in the west bank. when israel captured the land in 1967, building settlements was about creating a new reality. the idea was that if issues were settled on the land, it would become politically impossible to return it to arab control. more than 40 years on, it is looking like a pretty successful strategy. history is against the american envoy, george mitchell. the palestinian president mahmoud abbas is deeply unhappy about israel not extending the partial settlement freeze. he is threatening to pull out. >> we are determined to continue. we are continuing our efforts to find common ground. >> on the way to his olive groves, a palestinian farmer said there would be nothing left to talk about if israel continue to build for the jews on the west bank. he lives just below a jewish settlement. he said that sewage from it is killing them. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. this i

we have been to the west bank settlement. >> israel never froze settlements in occupied east jerusalemthis has gone on since march. no construction can resume in the west bank. from the beginning, when israel captured the land in 1967, settlement was about creating a new reality the idea was that if jews were settled, it would become politically impossible ever to return it to arab control. more than 40 years on, it is looking like a pretty successful strategy. so history begins with george mitchell. the palestinian president abbas is unhappy about israel not extending its settlement freeze, so he is threatening to pull out. >> we are determined to continue, and we are continuing our efforts to find common ground between the parties. >> on the way to his olive groves, a farmer says it would be nothing left to talk about if israel continued to build on the occupied west bank. his trees are just below the jewish settlement. he says sewage from it has killed them. these are dead olive trees. >> yes. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7 ,8 9. from here, i cannot count. 9 treses died. >> all killed by sewage

american negotiators on the middle east peace talks in response to israel's returned to settlement building on the occupied west bank. the palestinian leaders have threatened to withdraw from these fragile talks, the prime minister of israel has urged them to stay with it. the palestinian president says he will not respond for one week as he consults with arab leaders. >> just hours after the end of the partial freeze on building in jewish settlements, and as they promised, at least some places, settlers began construction of homes and community buildings. as much as these images will anger palestinians and even the american government, which had called for the freeze to be extended, they are largely symbolic and don't mean thousands of jewish how about to be built on occupied land. nor does it mean talks will inevitably collapse. >> we want this process to succeed. that is why prime minister netanyahu called upon mahmoud abbas to continue with these talks. >> ultimately, only their ongoing, and tense, and direct negotiations can we hope to build a better future. >> mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president who is on

west bank to interview youth about their own ideas. >> until that time you had not been to the west bank. >> i had not. i spent a lot of time in israel, and felt i knew what was happening there. going to the west bank and speaking to the youth really showed me just how much they were suffering from this conflict. it changed the way that i viewed things. since then, i've worked for a number of different organizations that work on raising awareness here in the u.s. a lot of people, especially the jewish comment have not really the correct information about what's happening there, and all of the non-violent peace activism that's happening in the west bank by the palestinians, as well as israelis who are working for peace there. learning and meeting people on the ground really changed the way that i viewed the conflict, and what really needs to happen in order for the people that live there to be able to live in peace. >> give us a typical example of what happens when you take someone out of the united states, somebody who has conceivably like you been to israel before, has not been to the west bank, cease the west bank as a place that m

stories from around the world and washington is disappointed over israel's what he was older than a ban on settlement construction in the west bank u.s. special envoy will try to sell the new peace talks now threatened by the resumption of the building that comes as un secretary-general ban ki moon told israel the west bank settlements are illegal under international law. the tail end of tropical storm matthew still granting parts of central america river levels may still rise as people seek higher ground the floods have swept away bridges in mexico with thousands of people evacuated to shelters and left without power the massive storm hit the region on friday. five million people in russia are drug addicts with most narcotics flowing into the country from of ghana stand in central asia this problem will be tackled by officials from both moscow and stan itself a huge draw corridor a market but amateur canister in russia could be just as dangerous as artie's dennis blonsky discovers. a sting operation turns into a family drama this pregnant woman and her boyfriend just tried to sell five hundred grams of them fit him into undercov

. >> preparing the ground for new homes in the community in the west bank. israel's moratorium had lasted 10 months and was a crucial element in bringing the palestinians back into negotiations with israelis. all eyes will be on what happens on the ground. shortly before the restrictions on construction ended, inside of the west bank they had ground for a day care center for children. settlers vowed that work would begin on 2000 homes across the west bank. there are around 300,000 settlers from the living there, as well as pro-settler coalition parties. the latest events are a direct challenge to the palestinian leader, who threatened to walk away if the moratorium was not extended. palestinians extended the message to the arab league. >> serious negotiations and settlement activity that should stop immediately. this is the only way to continue fruitful talks. >> the israeli government is urging the palestinians to stay in the talks. >> ultimately, only through direct and serious negotiation can we help to build a better future for israel and palestine. >> if it's --

israel. freund is among at least 300,000 israelis who have settled on the west bank, land captured by israeln the 1967 war. they are drawn by religious conviction or often just by the affordable, subsidized housing. the settlements have long been a sticking point in peace negotiations. they've angered not just palestinians, but also settlers themselves when israel has agreed to dismantle some of them, like those in gaza in 2005. the gaza strip and much of the west bank are areas of palestinian self-rule. in a two-state solution, they would roughly form the state of palestine. but for many arabs living here, the concerns are more immediate and day-to- day. in this sparse village outside the city of hebron, residents complained about the lack of proper roads, electricity, and water. and things have gotten a lot worse, they say, as they became surrounded by israeli settlements. >> translator: before settlements, the range for our animals was very large. there used to be a lot of grazing land, lot of water. now, because of the settlements, we are restricted from grazing, and we cannot access the

mideast peace talks at a crossroads as israel's moratorium on west bank settlement construction expires tonight. and making whoopie, just how did this delicacy of cake layers and filling get its name? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. the public pressure has been building for days as four young men filed lawsuits charging sexual abuse by georgia pastor eddie long. this morning bishop long faced his mega church, his congregation and addressed the charges, vowing to fight them even as he did not unequivocally deny them. mark strassmann was there. >> glory, glory, glory, glory, glory hallelujah. >> reporter: for these georgia faithful, sunday services hit close to their spiritual home, allegations of sinful sexual conduct against their own pastor, bishop eddie long. >> i'm under attack. >> attacked by four young men from his ministry. long adopted them in their teens as his spiritual sons, but they say long also seduced them with cars, jewelry and scripture for sex. they were all past the legal age of consent be ar

israel was created in 1948. in a few jewish settlements in the occupied west bank, building has restarted, despite an official construction freeze. it is a response to the killing of four settlers by, saw this week. israel says the freeze stops at the end of this month. palestinian president says that if it is not extended, he will walk away from the talks. >> we call on the israeli government to move forward with its commitment to end all settlement activities and completely lift the embargo of the cover -- completely lifted the embargo of the gaza strip. >> the conflict is changing. it is no longer simply nationalists fighting over land.

and that has opened, albeit it's between israel and the west bank versus israel and gaza but that has opened up a channel of communication that i don't think existed before. >> bernard-henri levy, chrystia freeland, dan senor, kathleen parker, thank you all very much. and we will be back. >> i would like bin laden to understand, the muslim world really against his point of view, i think it's the right time to say stop, enough, we don't need you. it's as simple as that. we don't need you. one word turns innovative design into revolutionary performance. one word makes the difference between defining the mission and accomplishing the mission. one word makes the difference in defending our nation and the cause of freedom. how... is the word that makes all the difference. hey what's going on? doing the shipping. man, it would be a lot easier if we didn't have to weigh 'em all. if those boxes are under 70 lbs. you don't have to weigh 'em. with these priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service, if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. no weigh? nope. no way

settlement building resumes in the west bank after israel lifted the freeze on construction. the german government defends its plans for a small hike in welfare, against sharp criticism. >> the gold rush continues. the price of gold hit a new record high. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the palestinian leader says that he will consult with arab leaders before deciding how to respond to israel's decision not to extend its moratorium on settlement construction in the west bank. abbas had threatened to break off talks if the moratorium expired. the u.s. has praised his restraint. the u.s. -- u.n. secretary general said monday he was disappointed at the israeli decision. >> construction is back in operation at the settlement in the west bank. so far the building activity has remained limited but the settlers are defiant and determined to press ahead. >> we must build and worry less about what people in the world think about it. that is how we have always succeeded. >> in the west bank settlement, bulldozers have begun preparing the ground for

and that has opened, albeit it's between israel and the west bank versus israel and gaza but that haspened up a channel of communication that i don't think k3i69ed before. >> bernard-henri levy, chrystia freeland, dan senor, kathleen parker, thank you all very much. and we will be back. >> i would like bin laden to understand, the muslim world really against his point of view, i think it's the right time to say stop, enough, we don't need you. it's as simple as that. we don't need you. (announcer) energy security. climate protection. challenges as vast as the space race a generation ago. and vital to global security. to reach this destination, our engineers are exploring every possibility. from energy efficiency to climate monitoring. securing our nations clean energy future is all a question of how. and it is the how that will make all the difference. [ man ] if it was simply about money, every bank loan would be a guarantee of success. at ge capital, loaning money is the start of the relationship, not the end. i work with polaris every day. at ge capital, we succeed only when they d

israel's moratorium on settlement construction in the west bank is set to expire within hours from now it was searched ten months ago by the israeli government as a move towards peace talks with palestine meanwhile the palestinian government officials were on several times that any new construction in the west bank the immediate halt the on going negotiations summer jewish settlers plan to celebrate the event by laying the foundations of the new buildings in the area for the international community has repeatedly called on israel to extend the moratorium while israelis call on their government to end it or when i joined live by the founder of all and on point tonight is asia aimed at extended dialogue between both sides of the conflict many thanks for joining us mr rugg. the moratorium is about to expire both sides promise protests do you think that these process could turn violent. these protests will not turn violent and they won't turn violent for two primary reasons the first is that the leaders in the region prime minister binyamin netanyahu and president abu mazin both see the im

palestinian leaders have said they will walk out if israel resumes building settlements in the disputed west bankreeze on new construction is scheduled to end on september 26. word from colorado, a destructive wildfire near boulder is 100% contained. 2,000 evacuees can return to their houses. the fire ignited on labor day, destroying at least 166 homes. another wildfire, which began sunday in nearby loveland, is 20% contained at this hour. it's burned nearly 1,000 acres, destroying at least two homes there. i'm ainsley earhardt, now back to "on the record." >> greta: on the record is live in pensacola, florida. tomorrow 20 state attorneys general scare off with the feds over health care. far north in pennsylvania hazelton has its own battle with the feds over illegal immigration. did you hear what is going on there? last week a federal court to punish businesses and landlords who hire or rent to illegal immigrants. the mayor says the fight with the feds is not over. the mayor joins us live. good evening, sir. >> good evening greta. >> greta: mayor, what is this ordinance that has been struck down

as i wrote in my diary every day, i mean, i had probably 50 entries, what israel has wanted is to keep the west bankthey gave up the sinai. didn't want gaza strip ever. but they've always wanted to keep the west bank. so they've got now control over probably more than 50% of the west bank. including all of the jordan river valley and multiple settlements, as you know, between jerusalem and the jordan river so i think that's basically the cause of the problem. and if they would -- >> larry: israel's the cause by keeping it? >> well, there's faults on both sides but that's the thing that has not changed. of course, the palestinian issue has changed a lot. they have three elections. the carter center and i have been there for every election but obviously the unwillingness of the palestinians to make concessions and to agree to accept israel's existence and right to live in peace is a major factor as well and violence on both sides has been a major factor but the unchanging issue is israel's desire to keep the west bank. >> larry: when prime minister netanyahu was here a little while ago, he said he was

overnight israel's freeze on settlement construction in the west bank expired and israel's prime ministerna hue urged the palestinians to continue negotiations. some jewish settlers rejected netanyahu's pleas by breaking ground on a settlement inside the west bank. after 30 years reporting for nbc nor the middle east, martin fletchers decided to look at israel from a new perspective "walking israel" and. great to have you with us today. appreciate your time. congratulations on the book. but let's talk about what happened over night with the moratorium on the development ex-spiring and how quickly people are getting work to building. >> getting back to work rather slowly for the time being but another 2,000 homes ready to go, licensed to build. what it means the palestinians are already in a bind now. abbas, by delaying the decision for a week, decided not to decide. he's going to the arab league october 4, get other arab countries to help him agree to continue with the peace talks despite failing in his attempt to get the israelis to stop building settlement. it's a major compromise by th

israel's ten-month freeze in the west bank has ended by breaking ground for a new school. rael's prime minister has called for restraint. palestinian officials threatened to walk away from the peace talks over the settlement issue. >>> we turn to a school on the front lines of a battle far from home in kandahar where american and afghan troops have begun the active combat phase in the push to drive out the taliban. the school's survival is a personal mission from one american commander. we get the story today. >> reporter: alpha company commander nick stout spends a lot of time looking at a mu mud-walled town. he will have to clear them of some of the toughest taliban fight thaerz surround them. >> we have had people shooting from rooftops. >> reporter: the vantage point and top priority is the school. to defend this strategic building on the main road to kandahar city, they turned it into a combat outpost. for the michigan native with a degree in journalism it's personal, denying them the school could secure a chide's chance at an education. >> it's about being a human bei

at least a week before deciding whether to quit peace talks with israel or the expiration of a freeze on jewish settlements in the west bank imposed by israel ten months ago the ban was viewed as a move towards peace talks and palestinian leaders have warned their pullout of the ongoing discussions of building restarts jewish settlers have already. the foundations for a new kinda guy. form a serbian lead that either one candidate has appeared in court in the hague to defend himself over charges of crimes and genocide the trial which has been running for almost a year regime solved the defense requested time to review extensive documentation because it is accused of being responsible for the massacre of over seven thousand muslims in the bosnian tallis top of me in one thousand nine hundred five here how safe deny the allegations judges want at the trial could stretch into twenty fourteen of prosecutors and candidates don't speed up the case. north korea's ruling communist policy is preparing for its largest political meeting in decades where the current leader successor could be decided it's predicted jong il will pass key

least a week before deciding whether to quit peace talks with israel after the expiration of a freeze on jewish settlements in the west bank imposed by israel ten months ago the ban was viewed as a route towards peace talks palestinian leaders have warned their pullout of the ongoing discussions of building restarts jewish settlers have already laid the foundations for us. yuki the. former serbian leader rather one candidate has appeared in court in the hague to defend himself over charges of war crimes and genocide the trial which has been running for almost a year resumed after the defense requested time to review extensive documentation candidate is accused of being responsible for the massacre of over seven thousand muslims in the bosnian town of that i believe in one nine hundred ninety five he has a far denied the allegations judges war that the trial could stretch. if prosecutors in kurdish don't speed up the case. next hour we take you to russia south where the country's gateway to five seasons the katydids known for its first our culture it also the high tech industrial hub or what r.t. to discover the multi-facet

as a promise from israel to stop building in the west bank is set to expire.e have the latest. >> reporter: it's come down to the wire. the secretary of state has been meeting israeli and palestine officials to reach some sort of compromise over the settlement freeze. nothing has been agreed to so far. clinton met with the defense administrator, officials have said they can't extend the freeze which has been in place for ten months. united states officials have been urging israel to extend it. palatine ans say they will drop out of the talks that only started earlier this month if construction continues. today in the west bank clashes took place between anti settlement protesters and the israeli military. they are calling on a boycott of all settlement products. the israeli military also arrested a photographer. he said he was asked to step back and wasn't given the chance to do it before being beaten by israeli soldiers. . fox news. >> an american astronaut landed on the other side of the world after months on the space station. >> trayy caldwell dison back o

has postponed a decision on whether to quit peace talks with israel for at least a week after a moratorium on jewish settlements in the west bank imposed by israel ten months ago expired the ban was viewed as a move towards peace talks with palestinians palestinian leaders have warned they'll pull out of u.s. talks currently underway building restart jewish settlers in the area have already celebrated the end of the band by laying the foundations for a new kindergarten. and north korea's ruling communist party is preparing for and largest political meeting in decades where the country's leader is successor should be decided it's predicted kim jong il will pass key positions to relatives as part of a succession plan with one of his sons expected to land the top job in one hundred eighty he took over control of the country from his father the first hereditary transfer of power in the company's history. book coming up next hour the debate over illegal immigration that is raging across europe and the united states is tackled in our cross talk studio here's a quick preview. i just hate this rhetoric of this own you know these poor p

postponed a decision on whether to quit peace talks with israel for at least a week it's after a moratorium on jewish settlements in the west bank imposed by israel ten months ago has now expired the ban was viewed as a move towards peace talks with palestinians but palestinian leaders have warned they'll pull out of u.s. sponsored talks currently underway if the building restarts jewish settlers in the area have already celebrated the end of the ban by laying foundations for new settlements. north korea's a ruling communist party is preparing for its largest political meeting in decades it's where the current leader successor could be decided it's predicted the country's leader kim jong il will pass key positions to his relatives as a part of his succession plan with one of his sons expected to land the top job in one thousand eight. he took over control of the country from his father the first hereditary transfer of power in the communist history. well next hour we take you to russia's south where the country's gateway to five seas is located known for its fertile agricultural land it's also boasting a high tech industrial hub

postponement a decision on whether to quit peace talks with israel for at least a week that's after a moratorium on jewish settlements in the west bank imposed by israel ten months ago expired the ban was viewed as a move towards peace talks with palestinians now palestinian leaders have warned they'll pullout of u.s. sponsored talks currently underway if building restarts jewish settlers in the area have already celebrated the end of the ban by laying the foundations for a new kindergarten. north korea as a ruling communist party is preparing for the largest political meeting in decades where the current leader successor could be decided it's predicted kim jong il will pass key positions to relatives as part of a succession plan with one of his sons expected to land the top job in one hundred eighty he took over control of the country from his father the first hereditary transfer of power in communist history. and in just a few moments stephanie will be joining all of us with the business. hungry for the full stop we've got. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. every month we give you the future we

. >> the freeze on the israeli building in the west bank set to expire at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. israel'sr is calling on the west bank settlers to show restraint. the palestinians threatened to quit negotiation if rebuilding start. >>> unruly passenger on a flight bound for amsterdam forced a flight to turn around after take-off. they say the disruptive emergency was taken to a medical facility. >>> leader of a georgia megachurch says he will fight allegation that he lured young men to sexual relationship. spoke to the congregation for the first time this morning. four former church members filed lawsuits. the pentagon paid to prevent what it says is a breach of security. book by army reserve officer details his time under cover in afghanistan. it was originally cleared by the army and those are the top stories. back to you. >> thank you very much. >> shannon: a bombshell development in the new black panther party intimidation case. you will remember the incident, outside philadelphia polling place on election day in 2008. these men were accused of intimidating voters. but the department

the united nations all expressed disappointment over israel's refusal to extend a 10-month building freeze on settlement construction in the west bank. meanwhile, george mitchell was sent to israel in hopes of breaking the stalemate in the peace negotiations. >>> the old saying might be it never rains in southern california, literally never hotter there than yesterday. downtown los angeles hit 113 degrees breaking the all-time record of 112 set in june, 1990. this led to tense of thousands of power outages, and the dry conditions have phi figfirefigh alert for fires. >>> making news "early today" in america, in texas, an elderly couple is dead and one firefighters recovering after a two alarm fire broke out in an apartment complex. forced to retreat when live ammunition started going off. authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. >>> in south dakota, the annual roundup of a free roaming buffalo herd in the custard state park attracted thousands. once a year the herd is rounded up the old-fashioned way for a visit to the buffalo doctor, if you will, where they'll be sorted, vaccinated, branded and then released to once aga

israel has imposed a partial moratorium on building in the west bank. that is due to run out on september 26. palestinian negotiators say is essential that the moratorium be extended for talks to continue. israel says that the freeze will expire at the end of the month. later today, israeli and palestinian leaders will sit down again. it is possible they will meet again in new york next week. the americans appear intent on pushing these negotiations as fast as possible, even if most people in the middle east remain skeptical that israel and the palestinians are really in the mood to make peace. >> joining me now is the leader of the council that represents hundreds of thousands of settlers across the west bank. you'll probably have to make difficult decisions, even, arises. will you allow him to make those compromises? >> continuation of the freeze is completely unacceptable. the rules of the game or completely clear, a onetime, a 10 month, a temporary moratorium. the second part of the resolution should be fulfilled as meticulously as was the first part

center around how to eliminate poverty despite the economic downturn and to convince israel to extend its freeze on west bank settlements. and to moscow is hosting a brainstorming session on the arctic future asking a leading ecologist said politicians how best to protect the region and get the most out of its riches the seabed holds potentially lucrative gas and oil reserves . we'll have more of those stories in just under fifteen minutes but for now it's sports news with. hello and welcome back to sport an artsy coming to you every day from the russian capital i'm on costs for of and let's take a look at some of our stories in brief. gunning for gold a russian women's basketball team are off to the czech republic for the world championship. cozart for revival would take an in-depth look at how russian born salads have helped put kazakhstan on the world tennis map. and goals go lower all the net bulging action from the weekend football put together in one piece. russia's women's basketball team has been given a huge boost ahead of the fast approaching world championships that's after the country's first and

the united nations all expressed disappointment over israel's refusal to extend a ten-month building freeze on settlement construction in the west bank. meanwhile, george mitchell has been sent to israel in hopes of breaking the stalemate in the peace negotiations. >>> the old saying maybe it never rains in southern california, but it has literally never been hotter there than it was yesterday. check this out. downtown l.a. hitting 113 degrees breaking the all-time record of 112 set back in june 1990. the heat has led to tens of thousands of power outages. in the meantime, the dry conditions have firefighters on alert. today has been forecast to be another hot one, but no records are expected to be broken. >>> now here is a look at other stories making news today in america. in texas, an elderly couple is dead and one firefighter recovering after a two-alarm fire broke out in an apartment complex. responders fought late into the morning to control the flames. they were forced to retreat when live ammunition started going off. authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. >>> in south dakota, the annual roundup of a free roamin

that comment comes after israel allowed a partial moratorium on settlement construction in west bank in a public and visible way. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he will not renew the moratorium. president abbas said palestinians will quit newly relaunched peace talks if israel resumes building in the west bank, which it just did. the state department officials say they're disappointed with the israeli decision, but that the united states team will visit the region this week for follow-up talks. >>> folks in new york and boston and atlanta can soon book more flights on the discount carrier southwest. the texas-based airline has just announced a merger to help compete in the northeast and all up and down the eastern seaboard, really, as well as smaller markets around the country. southwest airline, you're free to fly across the nation, set to buy the rival airtran for $1.4 billion. and this afternoon, again on "studio b" the ceo of fa farecompare.com said the merger would be big for southwest but it wouldn't put it in the same league as united, continental or delta.

israel. that development comes after the united states, france, england and england all expressed concern over the west bank. meahile, george mitchl has been sent to israel in hopes of breaking the problems in the negotiations. >>> it has literally never been hoert in california than it was yesterday. downtown l.a. hitting 113 deges breaking the all-time record of 112 set back in june 1990. the heat has led to tens of thousands of power outages. in e meantime, the dry conditions have firefighters on alert. today has been forecast to be another hot one, but no records are expected to be broken. now here is a look at other stories making news today in america. in texas, an elderly couple is dead after a fire broke out in an apartment complex. they were forced to retreat when live ammunition started going off. authoritiesre investigating the cause of the fire. >>> in south dakota, the annual roundup of a free roaming buffalo herd in the black hills custer state park attracted thousands. once a year, the herd is rounded up the old fashioned way for a visit to the buffalo doctor, if you will, where they will be

united states the european union and the united nations has urged israel to extend its freeze on settlement construction in the west bank and gaza palestinians have said that israel can forget about direct talks if this moratorium is not extended and with these to go before the deadline of the moratorium israel has already said it is refusing to extend this moratorium so now the clock is ticking and after being on and off and on and off again direct talks between the israelis and palestinians did not take place for as long as two years and actually took place for the first time in two years earlier this month now meanwhile the united nations millennium development goal summit has also been taking place back in the year two thousand world leaders have agreed on a set of eight targeted goals which they hope to meet by the year twenty fifteen these include things like eradicating poverty and hunger in the world a very difficult task and so far results have been mixed especially considering the difficult economic situations that many countries are faced with right now and the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov was givin

france, england and the united nations expressed disappointment over israel's refusal to haveextend a ten-mon building freeze on the west bank. meanwhile, george mitchell has been sent to israel in hopes of breaking the problems in the negotiations. >>> the old saying it never rains in california, well it was never literally hotter there in downtown los angeles. downtown l.a. hitting 113 degrees breaking the all-time record of 112 set back in june 1990. the heat has led to tens of thousands of power outages. in the meantime, the dry conditions have firefighters on alert for flash wildfires. today is forecast to be another hot one, no records are expected to be broken. >>> here is your "first look" at some of the other news going on around america today. in texas, an elderly couple is dead and one firefighter is recovering after a two-alarm fire broke out in an apartment complex. firefighters were forced to retreat when live ammunition started going off. authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. >>> in south dakota, the annual roundup of a free roaming buffalo herd in the black hills custer state park attracted tho