kushner set to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas.onday he met with the president of egypt as a new sore spot in u.s./cairo issues emerge. warren lieberman with more. good morning. a hiccup as far as the meetings on wednesday. >> reporter: there could have been very awkward moments there. this after the u.s. just got $100 million in aid from the egyptians. it would have been fascinating to be in the meeting. it wasn't the aide that was the center of the meeting. it was the u.s. attempt to revive peace talks. that's why jared kushner and his delegation made a tour of gulf leaders. a smart move if you're going for a regional peace initiative and trying to get all the players on board. now that kushner is here and ready to meet benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas, he faces a different set of challenges that will make his job very difficult. netanyahu, under criminal investigations, in response has shifted sharply to the right to shore up his own support amongst his own base. netanyahu has attacked previously israeli/palestinian accords

they also scheduled to meet separately with mahmoud abbas. the white house will focus on, how, quote, best to continue the peace effort. and to jump-start peace talks. interesting, netanyahu is in russia. >>> china hits back after new u.s. sanctions take aim at companies with trading with north korea. >>> and later, the president takes on two senators in arizona but tries to stay presidential in the process. we'll tell you how that worked out. those stories and more and the weather when we come back. i no longer live with the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see if you've ever had hepatitis b, which may flare up and cause serio

hi konnor. >> jared kushner is said to meet with mahmoud abbas, but he met with prime minister netanyahulier today. he's extreme they committed to forging a middle east peace plan and that deal would bring prosperity to the region. kushner arrived in israel after meeting with leaders from saudi arabia, jordan, and egypt. it's hard to see any progress made towards a peace agreement. palestinians continue to seek a definitive statement from president trump supporting palestinian states, something he has not done. not an yahoo! -- there's a lot of politics, as always about progress being made and what exactly a deal will look like. one thing we've heard from palestinians as with all the meetings, there still is no clear road map on exactly how they will get to some type of agreement. that's a lot of the frustration. >> heather: we'll see what happens with meetings today. >> jon: knew next hour of speech anyone, more on the border wall and the threat of a government shutdown of congress won't pay for it. what that could mean to the rest of the legislative agenda. plus, someone is about to be

separately with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the latest effort to revive peace talks in a region where peace remains elusive, but violenceome a spark away. before his meeting with the prime minister, kushner said the president is committed to achieving a solution that will be able to, quote, bring prosperity and peace to all people in this area, and it's up to kushner to try to do that. kushner's middle east trip included stops in saudi arabia, egypt and jordan where he met with king abdullah who pushed for a two-state solution between israelis and palestinians, difficult undertaking that has failed so far. after his meeting with prime minister netanyahu it was to ramallah in the west bank where kushner and the u.s. led delegation was greeted by protesters. palestinian leaders increasingly frustrated in recent weeks accusing the trump administration of not having a clear vision for peace, and the president's domestic problems only complicating matters. president abbas said he was appreciative of president trump's efforts to r

as for a palestinian president mahmoud abbas, dealing with his own political in-fighting making it hard him to make concessions and the entire palestinian leadership is waiting for trump to openly dmoit a two-state solution. that's the consensus on what should happen here in the state of israel next to a state of palestine. the fact it hasn't happened yet is very much beginning to worry the palestinians. before coming here, kushner made a round through the region visiting some gulf leaders. an important and smart move. pushing a regional peace initiative and get everyone onboard instead of just israelis and palestinians. smart. until there is something definitive and a next step, all a nebulous stage and that shelf life, the ability to do something there, may run out quickly. jake, one more point worth making. you said, this is kushner's third visit here. an indication trump is still limited. to some extent, if trump tells both leaders come to the negotiating table now, they both would likely say, yes. >> thank you so much. from israel. >>> and physical instinct, why are you sending thi

said het mahmoud abbas had some 20 meetings with washington and still didn't know what their position was. thatf his aides has said we asked them less time when jared kushner was here in june. we asked them their position on two key issues. jewish settlements in the west bank and palestinian independence. we still haven't heard back. what might be concerning israel even more these days is iran's position in syria. is that something benjamin netanyahu will be talking about? >> it definitely is. for israel's prime minister is happening that one of the people accompanying jared kushner is the expert in syria and iran. it is plain that the prime minister who has just come back where he discussed this. the big issue for israel is that it's very good that isis is being removed from syria. they have security information they presented to russia and they are going to present to the representatives today. that information shows that what is coming in place is a vacuum and what they see coming and is iranian troops, shiite militias just like hezbollah in lebanon and that's a huge israeli concer

but that was the result of a decision that had been taken by president mahmoud abbas in the west coast bank around april and it followed from a number of decisions that president habas took since the beginning of the year. cutting all of the salaries of pa employees, so employees of the palestinian authority that are present and living in the gaza strip rather than the west bank. part of the decision by mahmoud abbas were primarily because of budget tear constraints and saying that it has a bulling constraint. but the fact that the policies that president abbas was taking was focused on the gaza strip, showing there was a concerted effort on his part to increase isolation in the area. the third step that president abbas took, was to ask real to -- or said that he would stop making payments for the electricity supply that israel gives to the gaza strip. this led to a considerable humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip. there are a number of factors, there are local dynamics and there are regional dynamics and international dynamics that have been increasing for the last four years, but m

he is meeting palestinian president mahmoud abbas and among the discussions, tensions over the recentnstallation of a mosque inors at jerusalem. our correspondent is in jerusalem for us. this is a rare visit by king abdullah to the west bank. what is the significance of it? from is a show of support the jordanian king. it's not that they don't meet the reviews to the palestinian president goes to the jordanian king. this time because of tensions between israel and the palestinian president and the refusal to resume security two,ination between the the palestinian president is not leaving ramallah and that is why the jordanian king has come to him. they are meeting under a time that says "jerusalem is winning and i think they are both -- "jerusalem is winning." and i think they are looking at these protests where people have refused to enter the mosque. they say that they are the guardians, and without them, the situation in the mosque would long ago have deteriorated here it i think what they are both looking at over their shoulders is this is a protest that came up from the streets.

he held separate meetings yesterday with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. house says both meetings were productive, but so far, there's no evidence of a break through. >>> several white national protests and counter protests are scheduled for this weekend. one of the biggest rallies expected in san francisco on saturday. organizers of the freedom rally say it's for moderates. but some california politicians say it's a white supremacist event. they are worried about violence as several groups are planning counter protests. and on the same day in the other side of the country, knoxville, tennessee, white nationalists are protesting the possible removal of a confederate statue. >>> amazon is set to deliver a gift to whole foods customers. they finalize their $13.7 billion buyout of the supermarket chain monday. once the deal is complete, amazon says it will cut prices on a number of staple items, including eggs, beef and bananas. amazon has plans to offer discounts to prime members who shop at whole foods. >>> the lives of hundreds of dogs were likely saved af

held separate meetings with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas. kushner told each that president trump is committed to finding a solution that's workable for both sides. >> back here at home let's take a closer look at your friday weather. >> good morning, well, we are following a strengthening hurricane harvey moving off toward the north and the west and this will take aim on southeastern texas, very late tonight and also into early saturday, hurricane warnings in the red shaded areas including corpus christi, tropical storm warnings for houston and galveston. expected to become a major hurricane this morning, later on this morning and make impact as we move into late, late friday night. later on tonight and also into early saturday, rainfall amounts, 1 to 2 feet possible in some areas. i'm justin povick with your accuweather forecast. >>> and still ahead, the winner of the massive powerball jackpot. what she told her job right after she won. >>> and new this morning, a man takes a picture the moment lightning strikes him. the new rescue video a

mahmoud abbas heather: a lot of issues.ville, north carolina, driving protesters at the top of a century old confederate statue. this is durham, north carolina, demonstrators cheering as the statue fell to the ground outside the courthouse, kicking it, spitting on it, the statue of a fallen confederate soldier. it had been outside the courthouse since 1924, almost 100 years. heather: voters will decide which republican will run for attorney general jeff sessions's vacant senate seat, luther strange and judge moore leading in the polls in alabama. only one of them has the president's endorsement. >> to help us out go to those polls and vote for luther strange. jolene: senator strange was voted to fill the vacancy, and in the 6:00 hour of "fox and friends". >> a newly released prison phone call could be shedding new life on the murder trial of scott peterson. he claims he wasn't the last one to see the 27-year-old alive on christmas eve in 2002. >> they walk in the neighborhood. >> the phone call for a new series the murder o

and is alsoians -- meeting with palestinian authority mahmoud abbas today.ing in moscow today, the russian foreign minister u.s. strategy for afghanistan puts the emphasis on force. trump has announced he is sending additional u.s. forces to the country. local news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. esther george has been calling for higher interest rates for years to head off inflation, but there is not enough inflation, at least not the target of 2%. michael mckee is an jackson hole for the kansas city fed's annual economic symposium. esther george if this was premature. i think about inflation, i think about our mandate, which is price stability. relative to an economy that is growing at 2% and adding jobs, i think we are in a good place and we still have very accommodative monetary policy. that tells me we should begin have indicated, gradually begin to remove accommodation, as long as reports indicate we are moving in the right direction, which i think we are. i

mahmoud abbas -- todd: jeff sessions will announce a major leak on friday. would undermine this administration. some was classified information, a frustration the president has tweeted about in recent weeks, the announcement has been in the works for some time and is an overview of the plan to address the barrage of leaks rather than an announcement of specific prosecutions. sessions says some people may need to go to jail. heather: i think so. it is hurting our national security. thank you. todd: have you been helped by a parent before? i always reach out to my dad. a father wants to help his son, they are trying to navigate and that is what you saw. nobody will say the trump white house is perfect when it comes to navigating their new political reality but at the end of the day let's go back to the underlying premise, have we found evidence of collusion? we have not. heather: that is what sarah huckabee sanders talked about yesterday and the media is not letting go of the russia story. listen to what she said. >> if you want to talk about a relationship wi

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kushner is going to be meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. there are grumblings that there really isn't much meat to the effort here, there really aren't any details to try to get this agreement going and also, prime minister netanyahu is facing allegations of corruption and -- >> jon: danish investigators make a gruesome discovery in a case we first told you about yesterday, a missing journalist who mysteriously perished at se sea. also, hillary clinton reveals how she felt during one particular debate with donald trump. and there's a whole lot more in a new book about the 2016 campaign. >> we were on a small stage and no matter where i walked, he followed me closely, staring at me, making faces. it was incredibly uncomfortable. he was literally breathing down my neck. my skin crawled. victory. it happens at the wall. and after eight hours of glorious sleep. the beautyrest black hybrid provides personalized back support. available exclusively at mattress firm. won't replace the full value of your totaled new car. the guy says you

with israel they are -- prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas to to revive peae talks. peace remains elusive but violence is only a spark away. >> we have a lot of things to talk about. how to advance peace, stability, security. i think all of them are within our reach. >> the president is committed to achieving a solution that will be able to bring prosperity and peace to all people in this area. >> kushner's middle east trips included stops in saudi arabia, jordan, egypt. in jordan, the king pushed for a two-state solution between the israelis and palestinians, a difficult task that's failed so far. after his visit with prime minister netanyahu was on to the west bank to meet with president abbas. kushner was greeted by protesters. palestinian leaders have become frustrated, accusing the trump administration of not having a clear vision for peace. the president's domestic problems only complicating matters. >> we are totally unhappy this administration has put no pressure on israel to stop settlement activities. >> president abbas said he was

going to israel tomorrow where they will meet again with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. the president has tasked him to focusing on the palestinian and israeli peace talks and strengthening economic steps that can be taken down ant after the peace deal is signed. the president really does believe and he's said this before, he believes the conditions are ripe for some sort of peace deal in the middle east. though he is getting -- taking it on the chin for people like congressman ron desantis for continuing to sign waivers that the u.s. embassy in israel not be moved to jerusalem. so it's got a lot of people on his side in terms of trying to craft a peace deal. he have people saying he's not doing enough, shep. >> shepard: john roberts from the north lawn. the pentagon chief says the islamic state's days are numbered. james mattis made the announcement to a trip to iraq. he talked about what he called the last stand for isis. we're live at the pentagon with new information next. your brain is an amazing thing. but as you get older, it naturally begins to change, causing a

while palestinian president mahmoud abbas remains unpopular and continues to share power with hamas, he controls the gaza strip. the reality on the ground is neither netanyahu or abbas have much of a reason to strike a deal. it doesn't appear the trump administration is willing to pressure them to force them into an agreement. >> bret: thank you. up next, the man behind the much-maligned trump dossier. here is what some of our fox affiliates are covering. fox 5 in las vegas. federal jury refuses to convict four accused gunman in the 2014 standoff with federal authorities near the nevada ranch but antigovernment activist. prosecutors say the men conspired with the family of clive and bundy to threaten the lives of federal agents. bundy went up against the government after refusing to pay grazing fees for his cattle. fox 54 in augustine georgia, longtime augusta national chairman billy payne announces his retirement. he took the job in 2006, and oversaw the admittance of the club's first female members. he will be replaced by former usga president fred ridley. he will be the first chai

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu as well as the palestinian authority's head marx mud, mahmoud abbas. this comes after a series of meetings that included h.r. mcmaster, the secretary of state rex tillerson, who notably raised his eyebrows, he's not the one sort of leading the charge on this, that it's kush ksh, the president's 36-year-old son-in-law leading the way. the bottom line is the president blooefs this is something that he can accomplish. he's optimistic about it, white house aides say, and there's why he's sending his son-in-law as well as two top aides from the white house to pursue that and try to send a tough message about the effort to crack down on extremism in that region. >> before i turn to steve, what's happening behind you at the white house? >> as you can see, heavy construction day as soon as marine one left, they brought out the big trucks again. that's part of the reason he was gone for 17 days, they got a little more work ahead of them. that's why we have the good mike so you can hear us clearly. >> peter, thanks as always. steven kornacki is here. steve, i g

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he's meeting with mahmoud abbas to talk about a contested shrine in jerusalem. detectors which triggered muslim protests. the devices were eventually removed. abbas suspected security ties with israel over the crisis. >> actress cynthia nixon's name isminationed as a possible candidate for new york governor. they reported that liberal groups approached nixon encouraging her to mountd a challenge against governor andrew cuomo. her agent has not returned questions for comment. >> okay, i do have some good news. we finally are all clear, westbound 80 on the bay bridge, but here's the video from the crash scene that we have been dealing wh for exactly an hour. it happened a 5:44 this morning. it clearedt a 6:44. this did involve a motorcycle. for a full hour, we had the two left lanes blocked. at one time, we had three left lanes blocked. we had injuries reported as well. pretty large response, and now a pretty massive delay that is going to take a while to unwind. i want to flip over and show you the backup. this is the baybrage toll plaza. check out the carpool la

will meet separately with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas. kushner is trying to restart peace talks between the two sides. president trump ratcheting up the economic pressure on north korea tonight but there are also indications of a possible thaw in relations. william la jeunesse reports from guam. >> i'm pleased to see that the regime in pyongyang has certainly demonstrated some level of restraint. >> in substance and tone, a radical departure from where relations stood last week when president trump and kim jong un traded threats. >> perhaps we are seeing our pathway to sometime in the near future having some dialogue. >> new challenges today with the treasury department of -- accusing entities of china and russia of doing business with north korea despite a u.n. van against it. some provided hard cash for north korea's nuclear program. others supplied technology and hardware. these sanctions bar violators from using international banks and freeze their assets in the u.s. also tuesday, a u.n. report accused north korea of providing chemic

kushner is going to meet the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbass already met with leaders of egypt, jordan and saudi arabia all this week as he leads a delegation through the region. >> tropical storm harvey is gaining strength and taking aim at texas. residents are buying sandbags with the threat of major flooding coming their way. the state's governor already declaring a state of disaster ahead of the storm. cnn's chad myers has the latest for us. >> heading right towards the texas coast. i don't see it missing. i can see it stopping and continuing to rain for days, but this storm is going to be hurricane harvey as it makes its way towards the texas coast. the first hurricane to hit texas in a decade. maybe category 1, maybe category 2. hurricane watches and warnings will be posted all up and down. the big threat, even if the wind is 85, that's going to knock some things down. the threat is there's a front north of here that won't allow the rain to go any farther. look at the numbers for san antonio, for austin, over a foot of rainfall there. so

jordanian king in iman is slated to meet with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas today. a white house memo has outlined some of the details of f presidt trump's ban on transgender people serving in the u.s. military. the memo instructs the pentagon to refuse to admit transgender people to the military and to stop paying for the medical treatment for transgendered people who are currently serving in the military. the memo gives the pentagon six months to implement the ban, which was first announced on twitter by president trump in late july, sparking widespread outrage. five transgender military members have sued trump over the band. thousands of transgender people are currently serving in the u.s. military. the indian supreme court has ruled in a landmark case that individual privacy is a fundamental right under ththe constitution, , ruling ththat could threaten the future of the world's largest biometric identitification program. the case was over whether mandatory use of the national identity cards violated individuals' privacy r rights. the carards beganan as a

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emirates and tomorrow night expected to arrive on israel and he'll meet with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbasl try to focus attention on the effort to create a long lasting peace deal. the president has indicated in the past both the palestinians and israelis will have to negotiate together but the president wants the white house to be the conduit for that to happen. it follows a series of meetings that had taken place, including the secretary of state rex tillerson who is not the one leading this effort. h.r. mcmaster, national security adviser as well as other individuals here at the white house right now. jared kushner in that region leading the charge for the white house, not the first time he's been there but continuing this effort to try to support a peace process in that region and crackdown on extremists. >> peter, separately, we understand there are new treasury department sanctions that are aimed at north korea? >> reporter: that's exactly right. we learned this information breaking whn the last hour from the treasury department. they announced sanctions on 16 chinese and russian en

set to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbasent of egypt as a new sore spot in u.s./cairo relations emerged. let's bring in orren liebermann live in jerusalem. i understand the foreign minister canceled a meeting because of that snag. but the egyptian president didn't seem to mind much. good morning. >> reporter: those meetings did happen in the end, but there may have been awkward moments there because the u.s. just cut $100 million in aid from egypt. that u.s. egypt aid wasn't the point of the meetings. this was kushner and the white house delegation trying to establish a regional framework for a peace process. it's smart to try to get all the critical players involved here before meeting with the israelis and palestinians. in kushner's meetings today with netanyahu and abbas, he'll face very different challenges. netanyahu is under criminal investigation, and to shore up his own base while under investigation, he has shifted sharply to the right, attacking previous israeli/palestinian accords and leaving little place for agre

kushner also met separately yesterday with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas.p administration's latest attempt to restart middle east peace talks. >> all right. joining us live from london, nbc news's ali arouzzi. good to have you with us. let's talk about the meetings, how they went yesterday and what if any impact could they lend to potential future peace talks between the two sides. >> well, as you know, kushner met with israeli prime minister netanyahu before -- to try and jump-start these waning peace talks. they were looking as difficult as ever to resolve. he had a three-hour meeting with abbas, but it wasn't clear whether kushner offered any clarity during that meeting. the palestinian are sprut fruts rated with what they say is a failure by the president to present a road map for peace. specifically, they're seeking i a halt to israeli settlement construction and occupied territories and a u.s. commitment to an establishment of an independent palestinian state as part of a deal with israelis. they're doing a lot of talking right now, but i don't think

he is also meeting with mahmoud abbas in the west bank. >>> preparations are getting started with tropicaltorm harvey threatening to become a category 1 hurricane by the end of the week. of course here we are in texas, ground zero for this thing. what are folks in this region to expect? >> evacuations coming out during the day in the southwest coastal areas and they should expect to stay where they are if four or five days in a row where torrential rains and flooding will be all over the place in southeast texas. let's get you started. not what we wanted to see. rapidly intensifying storm overnight. tropical storm on the verge of becoming a hurricane that now has an eye feature as reported by the hurricane hunters in the last hour going through the storm system. this was the 5:00 am path. 60-mile-per-hour winds, about 80, 85 at landfall. this will be increased by the 11:00 am advisory out in half an hour from now. corpus christi with the dirty side of the storm around port o'connor and victoria. storm surge past that. after that, this storm stalls out and will be a huge issue. lot of our c

met thursday with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, in what the trump administration billed as an attempt to restart the u.s.-brokered peace talks. kushner is a 36-year-old real estate magnate who's assumed a major diplomatic role in the trump administration despite having no previous diplomatic experience. kushner's visit came as israeli authorities demolished a school in the west bank village of jubbet ad-dib, forcing about 80 palestinian children to begin the school year in cramped tents or under the hot sun. israeli authorities said the school's six newly installed cabins, which were donated by the european union, had been built without proper permits. the united nations called thursday for a pause in fighting around the syrian city of raqqa, where u.s.-led coalition attacks have killed hundreds of civilians held hostage by isis fighters. the u.n.'s humanitarian adviser for syria jan egeland said an estimated 20,000 civilians are trapped in dire circumstances. the civilian casualties are large. realhere seems to be no escape for t

thursday with prime minister benjamin netanyahu of israel as well as the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas. those meetings will take place separately. the white house had talked about the intention for jared kushner leading the way to try to continue this effort to continue these discussions focused on the peace process going forward. comes as a series of meetings, including rex tillerson, the secretary of state. the chief of staff, john kelly, and other individuals. jared kushner, obviously, there on behalf of the president. right now with the focus as it's described to focus not just on israeli/palestinian peace talks but combatting extremism in that region, as well. hallie? >> peter alexander, thank you for coming back with that reporting. >>> catherine and betsy are still here on set. your reaction to what we just heard from peter. >> a lot of shall we say, eye rolling, in the diplomatic community about jared kushner has taken this role as sort of the point person for the white house's relationship with the middle east. there's some questions as to why jared is doing this trip when rex

part of the decision for president mahmoud abbas with concerns allegedly that the pa has a budget deficit and is attempting to control parents of salaries which forms a big part of the budget. the fact that the policies that president abbas was taken were focused on the gaza strip showed a concerted effort on his part to increase activation off the gaza strip and pressure on the hamas government within gaza. the third step that president abbas took, asked israel to stop or said he would stop making payments for electricity supply that israel gets to the gaza strip. the combination of three steps resulted in a significant escalation of the humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip, the latest of which was the electrici electricity. and why is president abbas doing that at the moment. there are local dynamics and international dynamics and regional dynamics, unfold are for at least the past four years, but most notably since 2014 and since the war between hamas and israel. immediately, instead of immediate contact in january, was the entry of the new american president in the u.s. president tru

some viewed it was a statement of mahmoud abbas that he made on palestinian television, and he said, we welcome every drop of blood spilled in jerusalem. it's clean blood, blood on the way to allah. with the help of allah here wounded will be rewarded by allah, and words were widely disseminated in the media and some credited these words for inspiring the violent stabbing attacks that began two weeks later in october. others took a different view. they said, no, these terrorists, including the youths, they were lone wolves. they were angry at the occupation, frustrated after peace talks broke down. one palestinian poll taken in september, 2015. said that 57% of those polled supported the return to an armed armed-- entafad a: what sparked my interest was what was happening on the ground and i started to study the specific attacks committed and what you can see here very found a very troubling number. they're 105 attacks that were committed by youth. their ages, 11, 15, to 17. and when we quantified attacks, we quantified violence attacks and we took information on molotov cocktails an

some beautiful it as a statement by mahmoud abbas that he made on september 16. he said we welcome every drop of blood spilled in jerusalem. this is pure blood, clean blood, blood on its way to allah. his words were widely disseminated. some credited these words for inspiring the violent stabbing attacks that began two weeks later in october. others took a different view. they said no, these terrorists , including the youths were lone wolves. they were angry at the occupation, frustrated at the peace talks that broke down. one palestinian poll taken in september, 2015 said 57% of those polled supported the return to an armed intifada. another expert said it was his -- it was a conflict of both of these factors. what i was looking at and what sparked my interest was what was actually happening on the ground. how many youth were committing attacks? and i started to study the specific attacks committed. what you can see here that we found a very troubling number, 105 attacks that were committed by youth their ages were between , 11-17. when we quantified the attacks

kushner speaking with palestinian president mahmoud abbas after meeting with israeli prime minister benjaminer says president trump wants to create a better future for palestinians and israelis. >>> double murderer is put to death in florida using anesthetic never used before in u.s. executions. marcus daye was convicted in 1987 for two racially-motivated murders. he receive ad three drug injection that began with the anesthetic. his last meal, pork chops and french fries. he did not make a final statement. earlier this week he said he was ready to die. >>> a new jersey waitress scores 1200-dollar tip on 20-dollar check. the generous couple leaving them quote, god cares for you this is not coincidence. when ever it gets hard, no, god got you. the it 1-year-old says she is happen there are good people out there. she will use money for nursing school and new car. have to love storyies. steve: good service. unbelievable. thank you, new jersey. ainsley: thanks, jillian. brian: we don't say that enough, thank you new jersey. steve: we do in new jersey. brian: sorry. ainsley: still ahead the incid