jerusalem became a divided city.he boundary drawn between west and east jerusalem was called the "green line," and that's what highway number one is still called today. east jerusalem was then part of jordan, and it contained the jews' holiest sites, inuding theiancient temple, destroyed by the romans. once the temple was destroyed, all that remained was the western wall. this place is important for the jewish people worldwide. ross: this is what people prayed to ever since the second temple was destroyed, ever since the jewish people were dispersed. narrator: but because they were in jordanian east jerusalem, the site was off limits to jews until 1967. that year, israel defeated threatening arab armies in the six-day war and gained control over more territory. from syria they took the golan heights. from egypt they captured the sinai peninsula and the gaza strip. from jordan they occupied the west bank of the jordan river, including the rest of jerusalem. ross: after the six-day war, after the victory in '67, with t

helena, traveled to jerusalem.ccording to tradition, she discovered relics of the cross upon which jesus had been crucified. the spot had been venerated by early christians, and she concluded it was golgotha. constantine ordered the construction of a basilica, which became known as the church of the holy sepulchre. >> now people throughout history have debated was it really there, or was it here? traditionally in that fourth century time that was so amazing they found this rock and this tomb not far from one another as we see even today in the church, you know, they're just a short distance from one another. >> reporter: over the centuries, the church of the holy sepulchre was destroyed, rebuilt and renovated several times. there have been numerous power struggles over who should control it, and even today, sometimes violent squabbles can break out among the several christian denominations that share jurisdiction. but it is considered one of the holiest sites in christianity, a massive place of pilgrimage and inten

it was a very surreal time in jerusalem much like the feeling in tel aviv and jerusalem. the winds of war were felt impalpable and people were required to carry around gas masks so every israeli was assigned a gas mask. we would go to work with our gas masks. when i went to the hospital to give birth to amelia when you check out of a hospital you are given a certificate -- not a certificate but you are given pampers or formula for the baby. we were given a certificate for a gas mask for the baby's crib. and we right in the book and it is no exaggeration to say it is no exaggeration to say that on the day they're born israelis begin preparing for war. you could say the same about the palestinians. >> during this time, this is part of our daily reality of you wake up in the morning and what made it different from the other conflicts we had covered is you often do when you were in a war zone you might be going to the place for limited period of time, very conscious of your safety and security and everywhere you went but here in israel and the palestinian areas you would wake

walk in his steps, in jerusalem. follow his apostles to rome. who is jesus? a focus special is next... >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm anita vogel. the fbi, u.s. marshall and more than two dozen police officers investigating a series of shootings in oklahoma, that appear to target african-americans, the attacker allegedly shot five people, friday all african-americans as they emerged from homes and local businesses in tulsa, three victims died and investigators believe the shootings are linked because they happened around the same time within a three mile radius and the police chief promised to catch the person responsible. >> i want to tell our community that we'll do whatever it takes to bring the shooter to justice. i also want to say to the perpetrator, and anybody who would attempt to aid or abet him, we are coming for you. >> reporter: investigators say they are looking for a white man, seen driving a white pickup truck. g.o.p. presidential hopeful rick santorum taking a break from the campaign trail to spend time with his family. this, af

and i'm here in jerusalem tonight. my exclusive interview with prime minister benjamin netanyahu about iran, about mir mitt and what lines he's drawing in the lines. let's go "outfront" from jerusalem. >>> i'm erin burnett. i'm live tonight in jerusalem where i sat down for an extensive and exclusive interview with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at his home and we're going to bring that to you in full in just a few moments. but first, voters tonight went to the poll in five states. it was a very big night for mitt romney. new york, connecticut, pennsylvania, delaware and rhode island, ballots were cast and the general election has begun. it was a big night for mitt romney. just moments ago he talked to supporters and talked about his democratic rival. >> four years ago, barack obama dazzled us in front of greek columns with sweeping promises of hope and change. but after we came down to earth, after all the celebration and the parades, what do we have to show for 3 1/2 years of president obama? >> nothin

i'm live in jerusalem tonight. the netanyahu interview in a moment, but john avlon has the upoutfront five. hey, john. >>> two secret service agents lost their job and a third has lost his security clearance. one of the agents bought a woman there five days before the president arrived. the president was asked about the scandal as part of his appearance on late night with jimmy fallon. he says the agency does great job 99.9% of the time and "a couple of knuckleheads shouldn't detract from the great job the agency does." >>> number two former aide to john edwards took the stand today, again revealing details about edwards secret life with while he was a presidential contendinger, testifying for the prosecution, andrew young recalled the time he received calls from edwards' mistress, rielle hunter, threatened to go public if she didn't speak to edwards immediately. edwards edwards is accused of using campaign money to hide the affair. when edwards found out about the pregnancy, edwards was quoted saying she was a cra

it was a very surreal time in jerusalem much like the feeling in tel aviv and jerusalem. the winds of war were felt impalpable and people were required to carry around gas masks so every israeli was assigned a gas mask. we would go to work with our gas masks. when i went to the hospital to give birth to amelia when you check out of a hospital you are given a certificate -- not a certificate but you are given pampers or formula for the baby. we were given a certificate for a gas mask for the baby's crib. and we right in the book and it is no exaggeration to say it is no exaggeration to say that on the day they're born israelis begin preparing for war. you could say the same about the palestinians. >> during this time, this is part of our daily reality of you wake up in the morning and what made it different from the other conflicts we had covered is you often do when you were in a war zone you might be going to the place for limited period of time, very conscious of your safety and security and everywhere you went but here in israel and the palestinian areas you would wake

state department since the date of jerusalem has not been resolved, just says jerusalem. that is exactly what our girls -- it was literally an issue for us because we thought this may make it difficult if they want to travel in certain countries in the middle east, might make it difficult. there will be 20 years to sort that out. six months after an elise --a l --analise was born 9/11 happened. we were asked to go to pakistan. there was no way pakistan was going to allow somebody in who had a jerusalem birth stamp in their passports and six months it became an issue. i went and jennifer state in jerusalem said. there you are. >> as far as hamas who is best to lead palestinians toward peace? we are aware of leaders in israel who were quite able to do that. what leadership among palestinian people will move towards peace? >> the problem with thought, and hamas, abbas is the president and a former world bank, in the west, then you have the gaza strip, the leader of hamas. and in recent weeks, the gap between what they believe is enormous. there's an open question about who i

the garden is a two-acre oasis in jerusalem. british christians bought the garden 125 years ago and formed the garden tomb associaton. for years they have allowed visitors free of charge. richard is the director of the garden tomb. >> we have the perfect representation of the biblical account of the four gospels. everything matches what we show people. >> today nearly a quarter of a million visitors pour into the garden tomb each year. this is the tour visitors get when they come to the garden. jesus was crucified outside the city walls, and there was a garden that belonged to a rich man by the name of joseph of arimathea. >> we came to the place the bible calls gol gat that, that is to say place of a skull. >> what are some of the main questions people ask you? >> some of the main questions from christian groups, can we be certain this is the place where jesus died and where he was raised to life. people ask why there are two please, here and the holy sepulchre. some believe it is the actual place of the crucifixion and resurre

bair in jerusalem toxpiee the unique atmosphere of the holy city. -- they are in jerusalem to experience the unique atmosphere of the holy city. >> they truly want toake the thhajes lk, kw that he suffered four us. that is what impresses me the most. >> he runs a souvenir shoplo thvia dolorosa. he is muslim, but he celebrates both religions. >> there is no strike your. it is governments that use religion to cause problems. >> the blisters market is no place for peace and reflection. -- the oysters market is no -- the boisterous market is known place for peace and reflection. >> all kinds of people visit the via dolorosa. they speak all different ngge wellnoth jus walked here. >> the stations of the cross and at the church of the holy sepulchre. it will be celebrated re in the holy city as it has been for centuries. >> investors inur have welcomed a u.s. decision to ease sanctions on that country after a landmark election last weekend. >> the an ambassador to the southeast asian nation. the burma'--he burmese opposition won almost all seats in the parliamentary election. >> that has not s

. >> reporter: there is an archaeology cal dig in jerusalem. >> right where he thinks we can put our probe. >> reporter: a filmmaker who made headlines five years ago. >> this is very much the talk of jerusalem. >> reporter: with his controversial claims that he discovered jesus' bones in a tomb 200 feet from where they're digging now. >> we'll have to carry this at the end of three or four meter arm. >> reporter: the team designed this robotic arm to mount a tiny camera that could snake through the floor of this apartment building in order to protect the sanctity of the site. >> we're basically there but not there. we're there at the controls. we're watching. we're looking. and yet we're not touching anything. >> reporter: biblical scholar james tabor and the team watch anxiously. >> all right! we have image. >> reporter: as the lens travels back centuries to the time of jesus. whether they're hoping to unearth another startling find as seen here in a new documentary for the discovery channel. >> i haven't seen anything look similar to this. >> reporter: what they're looking at is a

the christian section of jerusalem is also under israeli control.he area well, know that it is arguably the most fought- over piece of real estate in the world, sacred to half of humanity. still, when we decided to do the story last year, we did not realize it would become so controversial. ( bell tolling ) our story begins in bethlehem, where it all began. we went to st. catherine's in the church of the nativity. for local catholics, this is their parish church. the day we went, a confirmation was under way. father marwan dides, a franciscan, led one child after another up to the altar, watched by proud parents. the church was so crowded, it was difficult to believe that christians now make up only 18% of what was, for centuries, an overwhelmingly christian town. >> father marwan dides: we are the living stones of the holy land. from here, it all started. and it had to continue. it's a must. it must continue. if there is no people, no christians here, it will never continue. >> simon: here in jerusalem, the numbers are even bleaker than in bethlehe

berkeley, university of pittsburgh, for a year i was at the hebrew university at jerusalem and currently at boston unive >> you have? >> yes, indeed. >> i got my degree in '79. >> you're the professor of the appreciation of scripture, you've been doing that for what? >> since '90. >> for nine years. three books to your credit? >> that's true. >> i notice that you retreated from some of your statements from your first book, "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews." what changed in the 11 years between the publication of these two books. >> my first book was "from jesus to christ." and that was published in 1988. and "jesus of nazareth" was published a few months ago. what changed is time elapsed, i continued to work in the field and learned more. >> isn't it the all-important question of why jesus was killed, you now believe he represented a limited threat to public order during the festival of passover rather than a major threat to roman rule? >> i don't think anybody thinks he, including pileate that jesus represented a major threat to roman rule. >> well, then why was he crucified? >> bec

who made headlines five years ago. >> this is very much the talk of jerusalem. >> reporter: with histroversial claims that he discovered jesus's bones in a tomb 200 feet from where they're digging now. >> we'll have to carry this at the end of three or four meter arm. >> reporter: the team designed this robotic arm to mount a tiny camera that could snake through the floor of this apartment building, in order to protect the sanctity of the site. >> we're there, but not there. we're there at the controls, watching, looking, yet we're not touching anything. >> biblical scholar james and the team watch anxiously as the lens travels back centuries to the time of jesus. where they're hoping to enearth another startling find as seen here in a new documentary for the discovery channel. >> i haven't seen anything look similar to this. >> reporter: what they're looking at is an ancient burial tomb, full of limestone boxes that contain human bones. >> it's almost like a moon scape feeling of something eerie. these people died 2,000 years ago, and now we are investigating how they buried their d

for many, the pilgrimage to jerusalem represents a renewal of their faith. >> we thank god for jesus,t god loved us so much that he sent his son to die for us. that he nailed his son into a cross so we could be reconciled to him. >> in rome, preparations were underway for the way of the cross procession there. thousands of people are expected to attend the ceremony led by pope benedict. >> easter eggs are a popular part of the celebrations at this time of year, but their use dates back to europe's pre- christian past. >> the eggs have inspired artists across the continent for centuries. now on exhibition has been devoted to the mine in southern germany. >> this is the gorbachev peace egg from 1991. created by the house of faberge. it is the most valuable single item in the museum in a bavarian town. only two of the five gorbachev eggs producer on display to the public. the museum has brought together two private collections to put in this show of decorated eggs from around the world. exult symbolic value for many people. as a sign of fertility and life, for instance. for christians, e

leland is joining us on the phone from the old city of jerusalem where thousands are gathered for holy>> good morning, ladies, it is really a profound image to walk and watch thousands of people, pilgrims from all over the world walking down the narrow streets here in jerusalem and view the stations of the cross. i am standing at station number three, so that is where jesus was walking with the cross that he picked up and came here and according to the bible, this is where he fell down and where he fell down a public of pilgrims are kneeling and praying before they head to the church. this begins the if friday celebration here in the old city of jerusalem, and it is under incredibly tight security that we are here. there are hundreds if not throughs of officers and others with automatic weapons to make sure there is no problem, and they want to mechanic sure that everyone feels safe which a number of pilgrims from the united states making the walk and they say coming here and walking on the old stone streets in this very old place, really brings them closer to their faith, and they say

we go jerusalem. set the scene for us, matthew. >> reporter: ayes big day in jerusalem.ioned. start of the easter festivities here with thousands, tens of thousands of cpi pilgrims descending on the old city of jerusalem to make the walk that is traditionally believed that jesus made. the road of suffering, various stations along that path that runs through the winding streets of the old city where people, pilgrims often carry wooden crosses themselves march, trying to sort of get in touch with their religious beliefs. many thousands of people there at the moment. the israeli authorities, the israeli police have put checkpoints up at various place around the old city. they say to try and limit the numbers of people going into the area because of the high turnout, the high numbers of pilgrims that have come to the holy land at this very important time. >> it's a holy day for the jewish religion. tell bus that and how it's being celebrateed. >> reporter: of course easter is linked to passover. it starts at sunset this evening. what will happen there is that people, jews wi

it was a very surreal time in jerusalem much like the feeling in tel aviv and jerusalem.the winds of war were felt impalpable and people were required to carry around gas masks so every israeli was assigned a gas mask. we would go to work with our gas masks. when i went to the hospital to give birth to amelia when you check out of a hospital you are given a certificate -- not a certificate but you are given pampers or formula for the baby. we were given a certificate for a gas mask for the baby's crib. and we right in the book and it is no exaggeration to say it is no exaggeration to say that on the day they're born israelis begin preparing for war. you could say the same about the palestinians. >> during this time, this is part of our daily reality of you wake up in the morning and what made it different from the other conflicts we had covered is you often do when you were in a war zone you might be going to the place for limited period of time, very conscious of your safety and security and everywhere you went but here in israel and the palestinian areas you would wake

we take a trip to jerusalem. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news >> good friday celebrations in jerusalem are under way. the church of the holy sepulchre is believed to be at the location of christ's burial and resurrection. people came from all over the world to take part in good celebrations. >> it is not only commemorating that day, but walking those steps that he took during his time. >> tonight also marks passover. win oro come, did he wshe didn't she? she still claims to have one of the megamillions jackpot, but that something happened to the ticket. >> ocean city, grand hotel and spa, you see a lot of waves. overhead, there and here, blue skies. beautiful day. airport, >> 25 years behind bars is the sentence for a maryland man who pleaded guilty to trying to detonate a car bomb near a recruiting center. antonio martinez was sentenced this morning. he says he wanted to wage jihad against the united states. undercover agents gave him the detonator, which he tried to detonate when you learned that soldiers were

have one person dead and several other palestinian activists injured throughout the west bank from jerusalemand then of course they've been to attend sim previous years for ships to reach gaza those photos were unsuccessful with the first one resulting in nine activists killed. with the french only a week away from choosing their next president candidates have staged massive rallies in paris and what's being called a very tight race one hundred thousand gathered just outside the city in support of the socialist candidate francoise hollande who is slightly ahead according to the pain and meanwhile president nicolas sarkozy who is seeking a second term in office spoke to a crowd crowds in central paris estimated to be one hundred fifty thousand strong as are his costar silly reports it's growing immigration and fears of terrorism that many french politicians are using to move the voters' anti immigration antihero antiglobalization and advocates of protectionism. all in the name of the french state and national identity there is not a single french person not one european who does not know that

in jerusalem the story surrounding the fire is that a light shines through the roof of the church of the holy sepulcher every easter in jerusalem and somehow manages to light candles wall of which is brought to moscow but it's then taken around to merely orthodox churches a very special symbolic moment for the russian orthodox church easter the russian orthodox church also comes at the end of great lead seven weeks of fasting no meat a no dairy products but at the end it is time to bring out some special foods with a special connection to easter one is coolidge a cake sweets and filled with raisins another is named after easter in the russian language. so sweet desserts. also designed to be a celebration after the long weeks of fasting and also that universal symbol of easter eggs many are painted they're often shared with family members and all are taken to priests at easter who bless it with holy water and will be shared around by orthodox families the world over as will list phrase in thirty thousand russian orthodox churches and their communities around the world the traditional

have one person dead and several other palestinian activists injured throughout the west bank and jerusalem and then of course they've been to attend sim previous years for ships to reach gaza those flotillas were unsuccessful with the first one resulting in nine activists killed. from israel to france next to the french just two weeks away from choosing the next president the two main rivals of russia because a queue of last minute supporters they hold rallies in paris socialist candidate francois hollande head in the polls and president sarkozy's joined the charge the right to try to sway voters know to as artie's tests are slow reports it's growing immigration and fear of terrorism that many french politicians are banking on the state anti immigration anti euro anti globalization and advocates of protectionism. all in the name of the french state and national identity there is not a single french person not one european who does not know that i am a sworn enemy of the european single currency buskers that is radical islam as a direct consequence of mass immigration that's the left and th

there one person dead and several other palestinian activists injured throughout the west bank from jerusalem and then of course they've been to attend sin previous years for ships to reach gaza those flotillas were unsuccessful with the first one resulting in nine activists killed. with the french a week away from picking their next president candidate so staged massive rallies in paris in what's said to be a very tight race one hundred thousand people gathered outside the stadium supporting the socialist candidate. who is slightly ahead according to the latest polls meanwhile president nicolas sarkozy who's seeking a second term swope in central paris to work for out his supporters estimate as one hundred fifty thousand strong as artists are so he reports it's growing immigration and fear of terrorism that many french politicians are banking on to lure votes. anti immigration anti euro antiglobalization and advocates of protectionism. all in the name of the french state and national identity there is not a single french person not one european who does not know that i am a sworn enemy of th

interrupting for some other live coverage here on r t let's cross directly to jerusalem where the ceremony of what also marks christians called the holy fire miracle is taking place you can see the flame was led by just a couple of seconds ago and it's already been passed on to the individual candles there what worshipers believe is that the fire appears why it was spontaneously from jesus' tomb on the day before easter sunday of course it's orthodox sunday this week and it's seen as a message that jesus has not forgotten his followers sort of very important events taking place in jerusalem right now live pictures you can see of the ceremony taking place in the holy city the fire will be brought to moscow tonight in time for the main orthodox service at christ the savior cathedral we have coverage of course of this ceremony taking place in jerusalem for you on line and we will have live coverage of the orthodox main ceremony here in moscow for christ the savior tonight on the night. i. i'll be back with the headlines here on r t after this stay with us. there hasn't been anything yet on t.

have one person dead and several other palestinian activists injured throughout the west bank and jerusalem and then of course they've been to attend sim previous years. to reach gaza those flotillas were unsuccessful with the first one resulting in nine activists killed. with the french just a week away from selecting their next president kerry this house staged massive rallies in paris it was a very tight race one hundred thousand gathering just outside the city supporting the socialist council candidate francois hollande who's slightly ahead according to the opinion polls meanwhile president nicolas sarkozy was seeking a second term spoken central paris to a crowd of his campaign claims was one hundred fifty thousand strong as artist arsole reports its growing immigration and fear of terrorism that many french politicians are banking on to voters anti immigration anti euro antiglobalization and advocates of protectionism. all in the name of the french state and national identity there is not a single french person not one european who does not know that i am a sworn enemy of the european

palm services being celebrated in jerusalem and at the vatican. >> carolyn: we have your winning numbersm last night es $17 million super lotto plus. mega number was 13 and there was a winning ticket sold at a gas station in bakesersfield. >> questions mark the beginning of holy week with palm sunday services, today pilgrims in jerusalem are attending services at the church. the church is believed to be the site of crucifixion observed as good friday. at vatican pope benedict held mass for the faithful gathered in st. peter's square. lisa argen is looking down, long range forecast and looking good for next sunday. >> we are looking dry but despite the sunshine. it's cooler than average. you can see the winds blowing out there. they will be gusty again today and few clouds here and there. the temperatures are going to make it into the 60s, low 60s with mostly sunny, partly cloudy afternoon. by tonight it will be chilly. those winds will dial back and warmest days of the week will be tomorrow and tuesday. then we'll see increasing clouds maybe a few raindrops in the north bay, wednesday an

. >>> hundreds gathered in jerusalem. palm sunday is a holy day recalling jesus's entrance into jerusalem. >>> oprah winfrey is going to be on the cbs this morning show tomorrow. the talk show superstar is joining gayl king about her new developments. you can catch it on cbs this morning. we have a lot of people watching that. >> and a lot of talk about that network too. >> i think the show is actually great. i don't know if you ever catch it. >> i like the set. >> the format and everything. i liked it better than the old one. nice day, too nice to be sitting inside and watching tv for a chunk of it. but now -- >> we got that nice little break in the middle part of the break. everybody just exploded and went outside during that time frame. >> now they're rushing back in. >> we have showers making their way through. it's 61 degrees right now. here are those showers coming down from the northwest. we'll have your forecast when we return. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with mon

sort of first encourage their first discuss the story with oren first correspondent for the jerusalem post joining us on the line live from tel aviv or and both. trying to downplay the situation saying this dispute is purely commercial is there really nothing to worry about here. well you know it's very interesting there's been a very rare sort of note of harmony between cairo in jerusalem on this on this matter the relations between the two countries have been very strained for the past fourteen months since president hosni mubarak's ouster but today both governments are saying that this is purely a business dispute this is not a political dispute. even though the governments are saying that i think in both countries more independent independent media bloggers etc are more suspicious of that claim they think this is this really is more of a political sort of gesture on your car says it is ready to negotiate a new contract with israel but it's going to cost israel dear if you look at those figures it supply already pulls forty percent of its natural gas that is lower the market rates