simon mcgregor-wood has more from jerusalem. >> reporter: a demrap dated building in east jerusalem, on land once owned by a famous palestinian leader. it's now at the center of another row, between the obama administration, and the government of benjamin netanyahu, over settlements. the israelis want to build settlements here. washington says that won't help the peace process, once it's stopped. netanyahu has come out fighting. unified jerusalem is the capital of the jewish people and the capital of the state of israel, he said. our sovereignty is nonnegotiatible. that means residents of jerusalem can buy apartments in any part of the city. but the palestinians want east jerusalem for the capital of their long fought state. a division of the city they believe is one of the final key status issues. >> the efforts being exerted in this process. this undermines the credibility of those involved in making the peace process continue. >> reporter: by picking a fight over this particular settlement project, netanyahu is telling the u.s. administration, we can discuss limiting settlement co

. >> translator: everyone here wants to live in jerusalem. the problem is that it's more expensive there and there are no apartments. that is why they let us move here. >> reporter: this place doesn't fit the common perception of israeli settlements which are often smaller and more politically engaged. fully functional west bank city with businesses, schools, shopping malls and even an internal bus network. residents here are typically not zionists. and some openly question the tenants in which the state of israel was created. everyone was on the outskirts in the city of a small army base. these settlers didn't move to the west bank because of ideology but because the government offered them cheap housing in a closed ultraorthodox community. while land politics may not be a paramount importance, to the settlers, this is hardly the case with their palestinian neighbors. >> translator: it's a matter of principle. they came and stole our land and setled on it. the settlers should go back to israel and live there. >> reporter: just a few hundred

but the palestinians want east jerusalem for the capital of their long-for state. they believe it is one of the key final issues. >> this means that the efforts that are being exerted, it undermines the credibility of those involved in making the peace process continue. >> netanyahu is telling the u.s. administration we can discuss limiting settlement construction in the west bank, but not here in jerusalem they say another new settlement would only make that more difficult. the obama administration wants a settlement freeze in the west bank and in jerusalem as well, it seems, all part of kick starting the peace process and getting part -- both the palestinians and the arab world to take part. special envoy george mitchell, along with defence minister ehud barak, are trying to cut a deal over the latest dispute over the shepard hotel, which will make that task more complicated. >>> the battle over a proposed wal-mart supercenter near civil war battlefield in orange counter is intensifying. -- in orange county is intensifying. walmart rejected their offer. opponents

and in jerusalem tonight, a rare sight. hundreds of settler sending the same message to the president. "no you can't." seem ng mcgregor-wood, abc news, jerusalem. >>> back in this country, president obama welcomed chinese leaders to washington today for two days of high level talks. he said the two countries' relationship will shape the 21st century and both will benefit on the cooperation on climate to economy. but we learned today the chinese has been blocking a number of abc bls including the world newser. chun na bans access to some websites usually with no explanation. >>> still ahead new obesity studies that look at wallets, not waistlines. health officials reveal the cost of overweight america. >>. >>> the female priest who said jesus led her to become a muslim. a test of faith. >>> and it's one of the worst movies ever made. unbelievably bad and people can't get enough of it. doe't cover e everything. and what it don'n't coverr r can cost you some ne that's why yoyou should consider... an aarp medicare suppment insu

. >> jerusalem's ura-orthodox jewish neighborhoods rned into a battlefield this week. in tradional clothes, se dating back to e 18th- century, hundreds of relious men took to e streets, bringi traffico a standstl, burnin bins, and throwing stones. a religis woman is accud of child use. she is now under house arrest. this is a clo community. outside iterference is bitterly resiste for months, tenons have bn brewing here. things are quieter rig now but the situion remains tense. people are throwin stones. there has be fire. this is the ening of the jewish sabbath, soeople want to organi a family meals. but the case of this woman is not solved soon, peoplepredict more rio will happen. outse, manysraelis accuse thultra-orthodox of anti- soal behavior, not just during riots. they are seen as ting public handouts, dodng mitary service, and not recognizing e state of israel jerusalem, bbcews. >> here are today's headlis. the former iranian presidt rafsanjani has revivedhe debate about the presidential eleion in iran. bomb tacks on to luxur hotels in jakarta were carried out b

our correspondent sent us this special report from jerusalem. >> jerusalem's ultra-orthodox jewish neighborhoods turned into a battlefield this week. in traditional clothing, some dating back to the 18th- century, hundreds of religious men took to the streets, bringing traffic to a standstill, burning bins, and throwing stones. protesters are incensed of the detention of the religious woman accused of child abuse, now under house arrest. this is a close community. outside interference is bitterly resented. for months, tensions have been proving. -- tensions have been brewing. things are a bit quiet, but the situation is tense. it is the eve of the jewish sabbath, so people want to organize a family meals, but if peace is not found soon, more riots are promised. many israelis accuse the ultra- orthodox of anti-social behavior, not just rights. it is seen by some as taking public handouts, but refusing to take taxes, dodging military service, and not recognizing the state of israel. >>> hello, and welcome. >> not see the news unfold. go to bbc.com/news. it is easy. ad the latest headlines, but the

clinton urging patience, on behalf of jerusalem. >> it is one more item in the list of people talkinge israelis, as you mentioned, senator mitchell, the defense secretary, gates, all going to the region, and -- in the next few days, with several messages, but, one critical message, of which, is to the israelis, do not attack iran's nuclear facilities. they know and the israelis know the window of opportunity for this attack is diminishing. and the israelis faye vece a ve very difficult decision whether or not to launch it and maximum owe obama administration pressure to prevent them from making the strak. >> and if you take it off the table what is the incentive for tehran to back down. >> look, i agree and i think there ought to be a real potential for a u.s. military strike against iran's nuclear facilities, we are past the points where diplomacy will work if it ever had a chance and the alternative to a military strike, unfortunately, is an iran with nuclear weapons which means a much more dangerous region and much more dangerous world overall and the obama administration has the t

they have just taken over this house in occupied east jerusalem, and they want to renovate. palestinians are angry, they have no right. they say they should be the capital. there has been quite some resentment. the u.s., middle east envoy has tried to smooth the ruffled feathers during his talks with israeli leaders. to achieve regional peace, all parties have something to do. >> the arab states, meaningful steps towards normalization of relations. the palestinians, that means to expand and improve security forces and to refrain from words or deeds that make it more difficult to move quickly and successfully renegotiations. for israel, that means making possible access to movements and economic growth by palestinians to which you also just referred, and also dealing with difficult issues like supplements and outposts. >> but its real community is defiant. >> with the administration in town, activists want to clear a sent a message they hope will move towards a settlement and the west bank. that is why they have sent in the army. they want to show that they contend with ameri

but go to jerusalem now. our middle east correspondent, cattleya adler, is there. any reason to believe that in the course of this week that tension could be eased at all? >> well, what we are hearing from the office of israel's defense minister, ehud barak, is there is no breakdown but no major breakthrough, at no breakthrough really is expected this week. the israelis are impressed by the host of big u.s. names coming to town this week. it has been described in the israeli press as an airlift of u.s. officials. there is george mitchell, the special middle east envoy, jim jones, expected later in the week with a high-level delegation. as you say, robert gates, the defense secretary of united states, in jerusalem today. he assured israelis that although there have been diplomatic tensions of late, the israelis would never stand alone. >> israel is ultimately dependent on a sustainable, comprehensive middle east peace. the goal that is vitally important for regional stability. to help move the process forward, we will continue to address further israeli security req

to ael's protest israel's decision to go ahead with a planned housing project in east jerusalem. land claimed by the palestinians. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said yesterday, quoting now, "we cannot accept the fact that jews wouldn't be entitled to live and buy anywhere in jerusalem." >>> the united states made much of today's 40th anniversary of the first landing of man on the moon by the space race that led to the amazing success has expanding far beyond the u.s.-russian competition of the 1960s. china is now a member of the manned space mission club. last september, yoll remember, china launched three astronauts on a 60-hour mission highlighted by the country's first-ever space walk. in a clear reference to neil armstrong's famous words as he stepped on to the moon's surface 40 years ago, the chinese called their accomplishment "a small step but a historical leap in china's space dreams." >>> for more on the state of space exploration programs around the world, we are joined by asif sidiqqi. he is a professor with history of fordham university and specializes in

simon mcgregor-wo, abc news, jerusalem. >>> and one more note from overseas. the president of france, nicolas sarkozy, wasas rushed to a hospital by helicopter today, after feeling ill while jogging. we're told the medical tests came back normal. but sarkozy is spending tonight in the hpital as a precaution. >>> and coming up on "world news" this sunday, the stock market is up, way up. why are so many of us still so far down? we're going to look at what the numbers mean. >>> it is a staple of science fiction. computers stop taking orders and start giving them. but now, some scientists say this is a real possibility. it's our "closer look" tonight. >>> and the marriage penalty, paid in pounds. what you may be gaining when you say "i do." my husband and i, we love to go to steakhouses i can smile, i can carry on our conversation i do most of the talking yes i wear dentures and they fit wonderful super poligrip acts as a seal between my dentures and my gums super poligrip makes eating more comfortable. even well fitting dentures can feel more comfortable with sup

hundreds turning out for this anti-obama protest in jerusalem. in the west bank, settlers of all ages pledged to erect more illegal outposts. these teams of offering defiant words for the obama administration. >> this idea what we have to destroy. so instead of destroying, we want to experience and build more. >> reporter: the american demand to see an israeli halt to con havic in the west bank and east jerusalem is a hard sell here. and despite assurances from government leaders that "good progress is being made on the issue," it is clear there is a long way to go wolf? >> kevin flower in jerusalem. >>> he called out the president on health care, but senators like southerners jim demint are hurting the republican party. the south carolina senator is here "the situation room" to respond. >>> and one wait recession is working in your favor, a hollywood slump means you can now get your hands on a piece of movie history. >>> getting word from our pentagon correspondent that there could be another increase in u.s. troops being sent over to afghanista

. >>> the members of jerusalems orthodox community protested the opening of the municipal parking lot in the city on the sabbath. recently, residents have clashed with the police. there were no violence demonstratio -- there was no violence today. they did not want to open the parking lot on the sabbath because driving is forbidden then. >>> still to come, astronauts face communications problems. the weekend weather gets off to a great start, but how long will are locd h--ow l wgouonl ilr ill our l >>> nasa astronauts are on their first space walk on their trip. they will help install the final piece of the laboratory for the space station. static in their microphones made them almost impossible to understand as they tried to communicate with mission control. th are working to fix that problem. >>> the philadelphia police department faces a lawsuit from some of its own officers. the group of african-american officers filed the lawsuit. they say fellow officers have posted hundreds of racist comments on a website. they want the website closed. >> these bigot's get on this website and t

prime minister netanyahu says he seeks an acceptable compromise in the west bank and leave jerusalemf it, his words, despite east jerusalem being beyond the green line which celebrates israel from the west bank netanyahu insists jerusalem is the unified capital of the jewish stated and that, according to him, is not negotiable. the other subject to be addressed is the iranian nuclear program and the israelis find covet in secretary clinton's calls for crippling sanctions to dis wade iran from going nuclear and the prime minister made it clear me believes the most effective sanctions would hit iran in the energy department and while the americans are here calling for a freeze in settlement construction, a group of young outlaws, called the hill top youth, are going to scramble up the hills to establish 11 new illegal settlement out posts and an unabashed act of defiance towards the u.s. and i'll bring it to you live, back to you. >> gregg: thanks. >> julie: secretary of state hillary clinton speaking out on iran and mrs. clinton appearing on nbc's "meet the press" this morning, urging

another standoff between washington and tel aviv over stop light rights in east jerusalem. dispute is over a housing complex being planned by an american millionaire in the disputed section of the holy city. now, a u.s. state department is demanding that israel put an immediate halt to the project. israel says it won't do that and the prime minister wants netanyahu to freeze all lands claimed by the palestinian. he told there will be no limits on jewish construction anywhere in a so-called unified jerusalem. to india now where secretary of state hillary clinton facing tough challenges during the second day of her visit there. this is clinton's first trip to india as america's top diplomate and one of her top priorities is addressing the country's impact on climate change. india is one of the biggest polluters and today, it took a firm stance against the key proposal from the u.s. and other western nations. our james rosen with the story now from new delhi, india. >> julie, it was supposed to be a feel-good event with secretary of state clinton and special envoy touring a gr

for years people have stuffed prayers written on paper in to the wall of jerusalem.now they can use -- they listen written down and taken to the wall. the site has received hundreds of hits. >>> in sports the nationals begin a weekend series but moss gets the start. >>> the cardinals made up a rainout from may and ironically the game would have two delays in it. st. louis up 1-0 and he doubles to right and the run comes in. the cardinals are up 3-0 and then the rain came and plenty of it. the game was called in the seventh and the nationals lose 4-1. the white sox pitcher got a phone call from the first fan, president obama. it was a congratulations on his perfect game. >> ground ball and short stop and he throws a perfect game this was the final out of the 16th perfect game in the modern era the white sox beat the rays 5-0. >>> our time is 6:25 ahead more on the breaking news. four people killed in a helicopter crash in maryland. eleven more about what happened, and the helicopter involved and the major traffic impact. here's angie. >>> all lanes are open on 70, but

where things are being held up, east jerusalem, thorny issue. it's over the green line. international law means you can't build settlements. netanyahu is trying to push back on that issue. i think that we're moving towards a resolution on this but we're not there p yet. >> daniel levy, thank you. >> thank you. >>> and if you'd like even more insight on all of this, visit our website, worldfocus.org. >>> some other news from around the world, there's been another deadly attack. a suicide bombing in chechnya. that's the russian republic for a prominent human right's defender was murdered two, wes ago, and where islamic insurgents and common criminals are increasing their attacks. yesterday, a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of a consert hall after being stopped from entering minutes before the start of a play being watched by 800 people. four police officers and two workers were killed. >>> and now to africa. today in uslim rebels continue to attack police stations in the north as they attend to expand strict islamic law throughout that very large country. the gunb

and then i asked him, i said, "there's talk about your going to jerusalem."ared to go? >> as i told you, as earlier as possible. >> it was walter who said to both anwar sadat and menachem begin, "why don't you get together in jerusalem?" and to everybody's amazement, anwar sadat said yes. >> are you serious about going to israel? >> for sure, walter. >> mr. president, hold on just half a second, will you, sir. just a moment. and we got him on the television, and i reported what sadat had said, and begin kind of looked back and he said, "he said that?" and i said, "yes, he said..." "well, tell him he can come. tell him he can come." ( laughter ) ( grateful dead plays "not fade away ) >> it's not that surprising that he would know heads of state or politicians, but rock musicians. >> ♪ i wanna tell you how it's going to be... ♪ i want to tell you how it's going to be ♪ >> certainly, walter had no idea that he was going to fall in with... with the grateful dead. >> i invited him to a grateful dead show. ♪ you know our love will not fade away ♪ >> there was walte

bbc news, jerusalem. >> ree people have been convicted ind over a doubleombing in mumbai in 20 in which 55 pple were killed. one peon pled not guilty to murd and charges of conspiracy, ang withis wife as well as one other defendant the attackelandmarks, kno as the gateway of india, ana busy market they attack ndmarks. an intelligent minister has been cked. there is a repo of a resignatio the president dismissed his most seor vice president. the nortkorean foreign mistry has issued a stateme that calls for direct talks with the u.s., and it indicates there is n tention to engage with her countries on this issue. now, china andu.s. leaders have been meeting inashington to discuss major ecomic and political dierences. u.s. president rack obama said e relationship between the u.s.nd china which shape the 21st century and sa the two shareda mtual interest. the meeting is the fir formal negotiations betwe the u.s. and china since mr. obama took office. we have this report from washington. >> ina and america were standing tother today, ting to speak the same language >> yes, we can. >> not mch

our correspondent joins us from jerusalem. no one was expecting grand statements. what more did mr mitchell have to say? not enough for the israelis or palestinians. it seemed more of a sign of encouragement to the closer region and the wider arab world. everybody wants to know what the steps are. as for george mitchell, he remains positive. he was. in brokering the peace deal in northern ireland as well. he is known as a patient man. he knows it will not be quick or easy. he says the obama administration continues to a higim high. president obama's vision is peace in the leasmiddle east. also, the full normalization of relations between israel and all of its neighbors in the region. that's our objective. it is that which we have committed ourselves fully. >> george mitchell is someone who knows about patience. it takes a long time to achieve results. did anything emerge from mr netanyahu to suggest the issue of settlements is getting any closer to resolve? >> not exactly from him, but the israeli media are full of speculation that some kind of deal is in the offin

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bbc news, jerusalem. >> three people have been convicted in india over a double bombing in mumbai in 2003 in which 55 people were killed. one person pled not guilty to murder and charges of conspiracy, along with his wife as well as one other defendant. the attacked landmarks, known as the gateway of india, and a busy market -- they attacked landmarks. an intelligent minister has been sacked. there is a report of a resignation. thpresident dismissed his most senior vice president. the north korean foreign ministry has issued a statement that calls for direct talks with the u.s., and it indicates there is no intention to engage with other countries on this issue. now, china and u.s. leaders have been meeting in washington to discuss major economic and political differences. u.s. president barack obama said the relationship between the u.s. and china which shape the 21st century and said the two shared a mutual interest. the meeting is the first formal negotiations between the u.s. and china since mr. obama took office. we have this report from washington. >> china and america were sta

. >>> israel will go ahead with a jewish housing project in predominantly arab east jerusalem.spite opposition from the united states. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says israel has sovereignty over all jerusalem and jews have the right to settle anywhere in the city. the obama administration has warned that new israeli settlements will hinder the middle east peace process. >>> and already under attack from reformers, iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad is now catching flack from hard liners as well. it is all because of the man that he picked to be his first vice president. hard line critics say the new vice president is too moderate because he once said iranians are friends of all people, even israelis. iran's state-run press tv claims the new vice president has already resigned, but that can't be confirmed independently. >>> all right. police say may have a new clue in their investigation into friday's indonesian hotel explosions. bombs went off at two jack cart ta luxury hotels. nine people died, including the bombers. investigators think they have recovered laptop comp

in jerusalem. where a group of israeli soldiers who took part in the assault on gaza earlier this year released a report that the army was guilty of abuses. it comes from a group, breaking the silence. some of the accusations, such as using palestinian civilians as human shields, may even amount to war crimes. but the incidents are not sourced or dated, making cooperation difficult. we will be talking to them. but first, this report. >> the israeli army had a ready answer to claims of war crimes in gaza. this was palestinian propaganda. now these accusations are being made by israeli soldiers. it was policy to do this to gaza, says breaking the silence. their testimony describes rules of engagement that didn't distinguish between combatants and civilians. everything you are seeing now is the result of a deliberate israeli policy of destruction, according to breaking the silence. the key allegation is that abuses were systematic and not the result of a few bad apples. above all, the testimony says,

the islamic mission conference just concluded in damascus, was making a big case of the fate of jerusalem. would it president obama's thomas, his speech to the islamic world, that his policies are going to uphold international laws and not ideological, self-serving visions of communities and groups? what can you assure -- what kind of role you play in the future? particularly to these people? organizations, young people. how are you going to convince them -- actually the united states is very serious about pursuing this kind of policy that president obama has promised? that is going to be built on u.n. resolutions, and the illegitimate acquisition of land by the israeli forces, that the united states are going to stand against the eradication of the palestinians. >> i think the president is the person who has made statements on these issues. susan rice has also made statements on these issues. i would ask you to refer to them. actually, there is one more in the back. yes? >> excuse me. i am from the associated press of pakistan. i was wondering how you intend to approach the people in the

communities are making expansion necessary. 900 new apartments are planned for the settlement outside of jerusalem next year. >>> it is day two of economic talks between the u.s. and ina and treasury secretary timothy geithner says the two nations are committed to build a more stable global economy. yet today the obama administration sought to assure china the u.s. will deal with the soaring budget deficit. china uses its massive trade surpluses with the u.s. to bolster its economy. >>> a bipartisan group of the senate finance committee is working on a compromise health care plan but it does not include the president's push for a government-backed insuran option. president obama will continue his push for universal health care and aarp town hall meeting today. nearly 10% of all health care dollars in the u.s. are spent treating obesity. according to the centers for disease control and prevention, medical costs for obesity- related illnesses have soared as high as $147 billion just last year and officials say the health-care system is suffering because of it. >> if you go with the flow in america y

. >> secretary robert gates is in jerusalem discussing with israeli officials. israeli defense minister says no option should be ruled out in trying to thwart e iran. french president nicholas sarkozy is out of the hospital after chancing yesterday out on a jog. he spent the night in the hospital. doctors told him to rest, but they did not prescribe any medication. they believe sarkozy collapsed because of heat and being overworked. new york authorities are looking now into the cause of a horrific crash that killed four adults and four children. police say a woman driving a minivan carrying her two children and three nieces went the wrong way on the state park way. after hitting an s.u.v. head on, that van rolled down an embakement, hit another car and burst into blames. the woman, her daughter, nieces as well as three men in the s.u.v. were all killed. the driver's 5-year-old son and two others are hospitalized today. maryland's officials are meeting today to talk swine flu. the swine flu summit is being held in annapolis. they will discuss what to look for and

i have sent this to prime minister netanayhu come i met with them in jerusalem before the elections and talk to him subsequently. i think is very important that the israelis to recognize that international opinion is of the view that in addition to the commitment which is welcome to the palestinian state, it's important there is a visible symbol that a peace process could work and that could come i think, first of all, from the settlement of destruction -- construction. >> but are we waiting on the u.s. to put pressure and for that pressure to be effective or cannery and the eu and other members of the courts had to do anything else at this stage? >> i think all of us are putting pressure, recognizing, of course, that israel must have guarantees of private security, recognizing that palestinian state cannot be bio unless it's economically viable. i think there's a general consensus amongst the international group that has been involved with this is going to happen and i believe that the talks that president obama has called in washington our import and i think that the batch has the pot

mike tobin is in jerusalem with the details.quick change in plans to tell you about. just after george mitchell arrived here he met with ehud barack. he will meet here and then return to israel where the blitz will continue. senator mitchell will be followed by defense secretary gates, james jones and presidential advisor dennis ross. the first item will be the bitter rif that has formed between the u.s. and israel over settlement construction in the west bank. this is land that the palestinians want for a state. president obama demanded that all settlement construction be frozen. the defense minister is argueing that israel is financially obligated to finish partially completed construction projects. prime minister netanyahu says leave israel out of it. he insists that jerusalem will be the unified capital of the jewish state and that according to him is not negotiatable. the other subject to be addressed, iranian nuclear program. the prime minister has made it clear that he the most effective sanctions would hit iran in the en

paul wood, bbc news, jerusalem. >> burma's military is being urged to free a prisoner. ban ki-moon said he wanted to see more than 200 other political prisoners released. he was refused permission to meet one of them, who is currently on trial. our correspondent was traveling with mr. ban and sent this report. >> ban ki-moon arrived in burma, shaking hands and smiling for the cameras. but this wasn't a social visit. the u.n. secretary general came to deliver a tough public message -- time for burma to change. after tea with the foreign minister, mr. ban's motorcade whisked him into rangoon where he acknowledged the scale of the task ahead. >> this is going to be a very tough mission, but i'm going to allay the concerns of the international community. >> as mr. ban's entourage hovered, just across town the trial of the jailed opposition leader, accused of breaking her house arrest, was postponed. in the pristine new capital, mr. ban arrived to press for the release of other political prisoners. as members of the state peace and development council looked on, mr. ban and

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for centuries, people have stuffed prayers written on scraps of papers into the western wall of jerusalemsend them by twitter. a new service promises to print your messages and bring them to the wall. you can find out more at tweet your prayers.info. just remember to keep them to 140 characters or less. for information on all of these stories, log on to the technology page of abcnews.com. those are your peck bytes. i'm vinita nair. >>> it's just before 5:30 this morning. i'm jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle. >>> we have breaking news. a commercial helicopter crashes onto i-70 killing everyone on board. there is a live report just aheadp >>> plus, an assistant field hockey coach at towson university faces child pornography charges. >>> governor o'mally wants your

the western or wailing wall,n jerusalem w has its own address twitter. it will, as e associated pss tels it, allow believers aroun the globto have their prayers tweeted, printed out a placed between the wall's 2,000-yr-old stones without leaving their armchairs. some are calling ia shortcut to g. >>> speaki of twitter, you can tweeus your ideas about what we should talk about o tomorrow's "worlocus" roundtable whether it's afghastan, iraq, swe flu, or something else, tell what matters most to you. and, if you don't twitte then you can go about it the old-fashionedway, send us an e-mail via our wsite. that's worfocus.org. >>> and now to south africa, where unhappiness about shoddy servic led to unrest today. it happened in some of t townships near johannesburg. pracde jntob zuma warned them to respect the law but an timated one million families live in shacks whout power and ve limited plumbing. and many blame immigrants fo taking jobs thatight lead to a better life. desche welle has our report. >>reporter: police used rubber bullets to drive protesters b

organizations -- the christian conference just concluded in damascus, making a big case of the state of jerusalem. president obama's promise to the islamic world, that his policies are built on international law and u.n. resolutions and not ideological interpretation of such a group.

the holiday commemorates the prophet mohammad's miraculous night journey from mecca to jerusalem and then to heaven, and back. finally, a big event for the hindu temple society of north america: after a major renovation, the reconsecration of the stone deities at the main hindu temple in flushing, queens, in new york city. on hand, along with thousands of worshippers, an elephant, named minnie, from a petting zoo in connecticut. the elephant-headed god ganesha is one of hinduism's most popular deities. this temple is named for ganesha. above the temple's roof, priests restored divine energy to the gold-plated tips of its towers,s with fire and then with holy water. meanwhile, inside the temple, the same re-energizing for the representation of ganesha, within the main altar. there are perhaps a million hindus in this country, and more than 700 hindu temples. that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. there's much more on our website. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. the lilly endowment captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org captioni

simon mcgregor-wood is in jerusalem. >> defense secretary gates arrived in israel for a six-hour visit add its nuclear program will dominate his agenda. his izs hosts are skeptical about u.s. efforts to engage diplomatically. he was here to reassure them and remind them the u.s. is against israel taking matters into its own hands. >> the timetable that the president has laid out still seems to be viable and does not significantly increase the risks. >> special envoy to middle east peace george mitchell was the first to touch down in the region. it was damascus's president long shunned by america now seen a partner in the plan for peace. it would include syria, lebanon and the palestinians all making peace with israel. the u.s. wants goodwill gestures to get the ball rollg. for israel, it's still waiting for a freeze in settlement construction. it's an issue that's caused real tension. without it the palestinians say they won't talk. in this settlement near jerusalem it was business as usual. 200 new homes being built it year, over 900 planned for next year. a settlement freeze is hd fo

she says she went to jerusalem to pray for another son who died in a car crash. since they were arrested, she was not able to talk to her husband and older son. >> i want to say i am very proud of my sons and very proud to be married to daniel proud and i am very proud of my children. >> reporter: sabrina boyd alleges that the fbi played a dirty trick. on monday, a family acquaintance showed up on the doorstep in a bloody shirt and told her there was another bad car accident, this one involving her husband and boys. she said she, her daughter, daughter-in-law, rushed to the hospital where she was put in handcuffs and treated rudely. she says this was a ruse where authorities could search her house unimpeded. authorities would not comment. >>> an eighth alleged coconspirator is still being sought in pakistan, being identified today by the associate press as jude tienen mohammed. >>> a lot of people twittering about the story on lucia whilen. >> i think the 911 caller should be invited to the white house, even for a glass of wine. >> great segment with dr. gupta on