get this more equally now another factor that comes into play of course is money see for years middle eastern companies have been investing in american publishing houses until one of those major publishers kicked them out sounds like something isn't quite right there huh american publishers take out middle eastern investors and then lawmakers try to rewrite textbooks to be. tolerant of islam that's just embarrassing now the purpose of textbooks is to teach people about different aspects of the world and an unbiased and intelligent manner not to scare all the little children the read them into thinking that anyone out there who is a muslim is out to get them so shame on you texas board of education again now apparently american children can very easily be traumatized by the sight of breasts and no i'm not making that up some parents in this country are up in arms over a sesame street video showing katy perry and elmo the two are playing while perry sings her song hot and cold take a look. that you can see anything wrong about video i mean children parents of the children excuse me were apparen

in case you haven't heard the terry baby here tory, it's a belief that pregnant middle eastern women are coming here on tourist visas, having babies who under the 14th amendment get automatic citizenship and bringing the babies back to the middle east who can be raised as terrorists and 20 years from now will return to america and attack us. the theory has been put forward by two texas lawmakers who claim they've heard about it from former fbi officials. louis gomert talked about it. >> they wouldn't even have to pay anything for the baby. and then they would return back where they could be raised and coddled as future terrorists. and then one day, 20, 30 years down the road, they could be sent in to help destroy our way of life because they figured out how stupid we are being in this country. >> he never offered any actual proof. and we had congressman gohmert on this program and repeatedly asked him for proof. he basically just yelled at me and said i was attacking him. >> you're going to cope me honest? you tell the world that you've got an fbi statement. you bring on a retired fbi

flooding in middle river, eastern boulevard and martin boulevard. still working a crash on the top side of the outer loop, ramp to the jfx one of the lanes continues to be blocked because of an earlier crash. 70 eastbound closed, there is no access getting on towards 695. you can't even get towards the beltway if trying to travel 70 east. all traffic is being diverted onto southbound route 29. in western howard county, glen oak, burntwoods drive closed. allow yourself extra time this morning. >>> if you're heading out today, you'll need more than your umbrella, bring your patience as well. all of the rain means a lot of power outages. linda sow is live in towson this morning. >> all this rain, it's inevitable, there'll be a lot of problems, flooding, downed trees, the downed trees part is the part that bge is concerned about. all this rain will soak the ground, that will bring down trees and some of those trees will bring down power lines and that is where the outages will occur. bge crews are already on stand by. they're calling this a system-wide

. >> he was calling middle eastern leaders on day one of his presidency. on day two he appointed george mitchell to be his police convoy. it is a major priority for him -- to be his he least envoy. many people describe the benign neglect the bush administration had toward the region. president obama made this commitment. in this press conference you can hear the leaders acknowledging it was because of obama's drive that they were here. are they really here because they think they can achieve peace or are they going through the motions to please their american ally? >> the former british prime minister tony blair said he regrets the loss of life during the iraq war but stands by his decision to invade. in his memoir, mr. blair talked about the relationship between he and gordon brown. mr. belair criticized his successor for abandoning new labor. we have been studying mr. belair's version of history. >> undercover for three years, tony blair filing gives his verdict. the political battle and the wars see wage abroad. now comes the definitive story of how bad

supposedly, was to liberate the iraqi people and perhaps to start a domino effect against other middle eastern dictatorships. all that really happened as a result of the invasion in the short run was saddam hussein was overthrown and the whole country was laid waste. the invasion took power away from the minority sunni moslems and gave it to the shi'a majority. >> it was essentially a disaster. the worst disaster. >> worse than saddam himself? >> definitely worse than saddam. >> the military campaign was devastating. political fallout was marred by carelessness and lack of interest. president bush, shortly before the invasion, seems not to know that iraq was split into sunni and shi'a. his secretary of defense dumped a lengthy memo on how to administrate in iraq right into his waistband. hundreds of millions of dollars have vanished. donald rooms filled agreed to abolish the -- rums fell to agree to abolish the iraqi army with a single phone call. -- rumsfeld. terrible violence followed. things started to change in 2008 when american tactics improve radically and the civil war began to burn it

he is an ambitious projections for any observer of middle eastern politics. president obama has suggested that next year the general assembly will be welcoming and new member, an independent palestinian state. he urged nations to beside cynicism. he also told iran that the doors to nuclear diplomacy are still open. we have this from mark mardell, and it contains some flash photography. >> president obama looks like a man in a hurry. >> the teachings of tolerance -- >> he said the pessimists and cynics would predict failure and people should reach for the best within themselves. he made a bold prediction. >> if we do, we can have an agreement that will lead to any member of the united nations. an independent, sovereign state of palestine living in peace with israel. >> at the israeli delegation, observing a religious holiday, were not there. the president of the palestinian authority did urge his allies to live up to their promises. outside, there have been protests against the iranian president and posters on at bus stops. the president wants to show them --

president barack obama is meeting middle eastern leaders in washington in a bid for a new mideast peace agreement. benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas will hold face-to-face talks on thursday. netanyahu will meet obama for preliminary talks on issues such as the status of jerusalem and jewish building of settlements on the west bank's. later, he met a palestinian leader. jordan's king and egypt ruler were also attending. the talks came after hamas gunmen shot dead four jewish settlers. funerals for the victims were held earlier wednesday. >>> the u.s. and israeli leaders condemned the killings but said they would not derail the talks in washington. >> the message should go out to hamas and everybody else who is taking credit for these heinous crimes that this is not going to stop us from not only ensuring that a secure israel but also securing a longer lasting peace in which people throughout the region can take a different course. >> i think that the president's statement as an expression of our desire to fight against this terror, and the talks we had, which werendeed open, oductive,

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president barack obama is meeting middle eastern leaders in washington in a bid for a new mideast peace agreement. benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas will hold face-to-face talks on thursday. netanyahu will meet obama for preliminary talks on issues such as the status of jerusalem and jewish building of settlements on the west bank's. later, he met a palestinian leader. jordan's king and egypt ruler were also attending. the talks came after hamas gunmen shot dead four jewish settlers. funerals for the victims were held earlier wednesday. >>> the u.s. and israeli leaders condemned the killings but said they would not derail the talks in washington. >> the message should go out to hamas and everybody else who is taking credit for these heinous crimes that this is not going to stop us from not only ensuring that a secure israel but also securing a longer lasting peace in which people throughout the region can take a different course. >> i think that the president's statement as an expression of our desire to fight against this terror, and the talks we had, which were indeed open, product

. ♪ it is an ambitious projection to any weary observers of middle eastern politics.sident obama has suggested that when the un general assembly meets next year it may be worked -- it may be welcoming in a palestinian state. he encouraged talks between palestinians and israelis. this next segment does contain some flash photography. >> president obama looks like a man in a hurry, the free-speech over peace in the middle east -- late for a speech over peace in the middle east. >> he told them that as a mix- pessimists and cynics would predict figure. but he told them to reach inside themselves for a bold prediction. >> when we come back next year we can have an independent, sovereign state of palestine living in peace with israel. >> the israeli delegation, observing a religious holiday, were not there to hear him call for them to keep a ban on settlements. they were urged to live up to their promises with practical policies. outside it was not the middle east, but iran that consumed protesters. the president wants iran to show is not developing nuclear weapons. >> the

we have reports of flooding, middle river, eastern boulevard, martin boulevard, there are reports of high water in that area. on the top side of the outer loop, as you approach the jfx, the ramp getting onto the jfx there's an accident blocking one lane. another crash reported on the outer loop of green spring avenue. the accidents are piling up. a crash has been cleared approaching white marsh boulevard. an earlier crash moved off to the right shoulder, out of the travel portion. allow yourself 10 to 15 minutes, the road conditions could deteriorate, as justin said. at 95, you see traffic starting to build. people are beginning to hit their brakes. a lot of road spray, standing water. visibility will be an issue this morning. jamie, back to you. >>> it's 5:13. it can be tough finding work in these tough economic times, one detroit woman is hoping to stand out. she made her resumes the size of a sign and hoped someone would notice. >> i'm a good worker, i'm there to work, i'm a very positive person. i won't let anything get me down. that's why i had to come up with something. >> she'

the state department in washington for the latest installment in what has turned into a 20-year middle eastern saga of lost hope. in the public part of the meeting, they said negotiations to make peace one year from now would not be easy. plan was tons' always be in the room. the top diplomats said there was no time to lose. >> the core issue of the center of these negotiations, territory security, jerusalem, refugees settlements, and others, will get no easier if we wait. they will not resolve themselves. >> netanyahu said president abbas would have to recognize israel as the jewish homeland. he said the middle east was changing and so were the security guarantees israel would need. >> we have had the rise of i ran and it proxy's. a peace agreement must take into account security arrangements against these real threats. >> the prospect of new buildings for jews in the occupied territories as the first aspect of the talks. diggers were at work today. israel says it will not renew the freeze when it ends in about three weeks. this is the land in gaza that the palestinians want in their state. i

if one one middle eastern power would have would possess nuclear nuclear armaments and the others i guess security in the region would be under threat there's no ears have seen that they want they think that it is their national interest to be ambiguous as far as. their possession of little or not but of course the whole world the whole world knows that israel has nuclear weapons and we don't see any need for these weapons in the middle east in the middle east and of course we will never reach a comprehensive peaceful settlement as as long as israel hasn't joined the n.p.t. and hasn't accepted the additional protocols of the of the n.p.t. . let's now take a look at some other news stories from around the world series construction problems just two weeks before new delhi hosts the cornwell games have come to the scene all straight and sports figures just say they should not have been awarded to india australia isn't in the committee of president john codes said he doubted the event organizers could get the work done on time a bridge collapsed earlier this week along with the ceiling in one

. >> sort sort of middle eastern religion. >> reporter: fewer than half of americans correctly answeredat he is... >> buddhist. >> reporter: name of the first book of the bible. >> i don't know. >> reporter: more than a third of americans don't know genesis is the first book of the bible. here's another. what day does the jewish sabbath begin? >> i'm going to say saturday. >> it begins on saturday. >> reporter: less than half know the jewish sabbath begins on... >> friday. >> reporter: reverend nancy lane associate pastor at roswell united methodist church just outside atlanta says faith without knowledge can be dangerous. >> somehow we've diluted down the gospel message where people have become more takers than their mutual givers. >> reporter: is your faith more inspiration or information? >> inspiration. >> reporter: this 55-year-old businessman says he didn't find christianity until he almost lost his life to drugs and alcohol. for him, religion is based on faith, not a fact sheet. >> can i say it's irrelevant? >> reporter: irrelevant? >> yeah. >> reporter: irrelevant knowing the hi

the state department in washington for the latest installment in what has turned into a 20-year middle eastern saga of lost hope. not surprising, then, that in a public part of the meeting they were all careful to say that negotiations were just supposed to bring peace inside the year and would not be easy. the americans will be with them inside the room or hovering outside. >> i fervently believe that the two men sitting on either side of me -- that you are the leaders who can make this long, cherished dream a reality. we will do everything possible to help you. >> prime minister netanyahu said that president abbas had to recognize israel as the jewish homeland. the middle east, he said, was changing, and so were the security guarantees israel would need. >> we have had the rise of iran and its proxies' and the rise of missile warfare. soak a peace agreement must take into account security arrangements -- so a peace agreement must take into account security arrangements against this real threat. >> at the heart of the issue will be the borders of an independent palestine. jewish settlements w

the state department in washington for the latest installment in what has turned into a 20-year middle eastern saga of lost hope. not surprising then that in the public part of the meeting, they were all careful to say that negotiations to make peace a year from now would not be easy. the americans plan always to be inside the room or hovering close by. their top diplomat said there was no time to lose. >> the core issues at the center of these negotiations -- territory, security, jerusalem, refugees, settlements, and others -- will get no easier if we wait, nor will they resolve themselves. >> prime minister netanyahu said president abbas would have to recognize israel as the jewish homeland. he said the middle east was changing and so were the securities israel would need. >> we have had the rise of iran and its properties and the rise of missile warfare. so a peace agreement must take into account security arrangements against these real threats. >> the prospect of new buildings were jews in the occupied territories is the first crisis of the talks. despite an official construction freeze,

. >> some sort of middle eastern religion. >> reporter: fewer than half correctly answered he is. >> first book of the bible. >> i don't know. >> reporter: more than a third of americans don't know that genesis is the first book of the bible. here's another what day does the jewish sabbath begin? >> i'm going to say saturday. >> begins on saturday. >> reporter: less than half know that the jewish sabbath begins friday. reverend nancy lane associate pastor at ross well united me thothist church outside atlanta says faith without knowledge can be dangerous. >> somehow, we've diluted down the gospel message where people have become more takers than mutual givers. >> reporter: is your faith more inspiration or information? >> inspiration, clearly. >> reporter: the 55-year-old businessman says he didn't find christianity until he almost lost his life to drugs and alcohol. for him, religion is based on a spirit of faith, not a fact sheet. >> can i say it's irrelevant? >> reporter: irrelevant? >> yeah. >> reporter: irrelevant, knowing the history, books and tenants? >> absolutely. has nothi

here's the photo taken at the white house where group of middle eastern leaders were meeting with president. it shows the eptian president leading the way, and that's just great, folks at home love it. until you see the original photo of him trailing badly on the outside lane. despite the revelation, the photograph was still being featured on the home page as late as this afternoon. >>> when we come back here tonight, a personal look at the story that started off our broadcast tonight. the struggle going on to make ends meet day in and day out. meet day in and day out. copd makes it hard for me to brthe. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now, i can join the fun and games with my grandchildren. great news! for peop with copd, including chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both, advair helps significantly improve lung fction. while nothing can reverse copd, advair is different from most other copd medications because it contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator, working together to help you breathe better. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden sym

if one one middle eastern power would have would possess nuclear nuclear armaments and the others i guess security in the region would be under threat there is no either have maintained that they want they think that it is their national interest to do to be ambiguous as far as. their perception of looking or not but of course the whole world the whole world knows that israel has nuclear weapons and we don't see any need for these weapons in the middle east in the middle east and of course we will never reach a comprehensive peaceful settlement as as long as israel hasn't joined the n.p.t. and hasn't accepted the additional protocols of the of the n.p.t. . more today's top stories now japan says it's ready to release a chinese fishing boat captains arrested more than two weeks ago he was detained after an apparent collision with two japanese coast guard vessels in the taiwan beijing says the detention was illegal and is sending a plane to bring him back the instant cause diplomatic dispute between china and japan. australia as a limpid committee president says awarding the commonwealth ga

if one one middle eastern power would have would possess nuclear nuclear armaments and the others i guess security in the region would be under threat there is no either have seen that they want they think that it is their national interest to be ambiguous as far as. their possession of little or not but of course the whole world the whole world knows that israel has nuclear weapons and we don't see any need for these weapons in the middle east in the middle east and of course we will never reach a comprehensive peaceful settlement as as long as israel hasn't joined the n.p.t. and hasn't accepted the additional protocols of the of the n.p.t. . well web site has plenty more for you to explore and here's a taste of what people are watching right now that are to. a u.n. probe has concluded that israeli commandos committed willful killing and torture when they boarded a gaza bound in may. and an unemployed of muscovites says he's the victim of a three million dollar theft police are on the case of find out how the money was lifted from a safe deposit box more just had to call. more of today's

if one one middle eastern power would have would possess nuclear nuclear armaments and the others i guess security in the region would be under threat is that leaders have maintained that they want they think that it is their national interest to do to be ambiguous as far as. their perception of looking or not but of course the whole world the whole world knows that israel has nuclear weapons and we don't see any need for this weapon in the middle east in the middle east and of course we will never reach a comprehensive settlement as as long as israel has and joined the n.p.t. and hasn't accepted the additional protocols of the of the n.p.t. . those were using brief for marty australia's a little pigmy president says the awarding of commonwealth games to new delhi was wrong john coates added that the multinational body behind the event didn't have the resources to ensure preparations were done properly on time some country taking part or delaying their arrival because of concerns over incomplete buildings and squalid conditions in the athletes' village the six billion dollars games are du

would have to be notified as well as saudi arabia and there's already been reports in middle eastern right you know that saudi arabia is fine with this kind of attack they don't want iran either the second thing is we're not sure it's not i mean this kind of attack but you know do you think he was so easy it is needless to say he says i you know you are you can have an absolute certainty or not have to be an attack on the iranian people if it came to that i don't want to i hope what the united states does and other world powers who are visiting and attacking just tell me what the point is a regime another war and more violence of attacking sure unlike what happened in iraq with the weapons of mass destruction we didn't actually end up exactly you know how do we know if. you're raining and raining no one wants to also is a threat let me say it's in israel and we have an office there we work a lot of israeli government officials they don't want to go with towards iran no one wants to do that in israel and i agree with scott you know that's not a good idea for anyone it's cause a lot of

if one one middle eastern power would have would possess nuclear nuclear armaments and the others i guess security in the region would be under threat there's a leaders have maintained that they want they think that it is their national interest to be ambiguous as far as. their possession of little or not but of course the whole world the whole world knows that israel has nuclear weapons and we don't see any need for these weapons in the middle east in the middle east and of course we will never reach a comprehensive peaceful settlement as as long as israel hasn't joined the n.p.t. and hasn't accepted the additional protocols of the of the n.p.t. with this week's arctic forum here in moscow looking at its projected mineral wealth the polar ice caps never been hotter later. across two program zones in on whether the international scramble for a slice of the profits could be done without ecologically costing the. ok in energy which is drilling off the coast of greenland at the moment. you know there aren't all the vessels available there if something goes wrong that they were able to call o

tomorrow he begins meeting with middle eastern leaders here at the white house as he immerses himself in the search for peace between israel and the palestinians. harry? >> smith: bill plante at the white house tonight. thank you. iraq's prime minister told his people today their country is now sovereign, independent, and on equal footing with the united states. but as we've mentioned, the u.s. mission there is not ending, it's changing. terry mccarthy traveled to a checkpoint in the northwest where americans are still in harm's way. >> roger, open up! >> reporter: after 15 years in the military and three tours in iraq, sergeant first class robert rish knows you can never be too careful. >> after about 300 meters, triple strength wire, 360 degrees. >> reporter: rish first came here for the invasion in 2003. for him and the 27 other u.s. troops who live here at checkpoint 11, 25 miles from the syrian border, the war that has changed so many of their lives is not yet over. >> to be honest with you, i really didn't think we'd be here this long. >> let's go! >> reporter: captain keith ben

that use that power to subordinate other middle easterners. >> that's your view and glenn's. >> i said across the board, not just american belligerence. and if america can't admit its own hipypocrisy, it's a problemo solve this. cliff, i hope you get enough of an opportunity to articulate your views. we knew it would be spirited. good to see you, glenn. i hope you come back. cliff, see you soon. >>> still ahead, we are kicking off a week-long series called "job wars." who's fighting for and against real job creation in this country. the answer may surprise you when you look at how many huge corp. rags in this country don't want to make it easier for you to get a job because they make money when you lose your job. we'll talk about which industries are hiring, which are not and how this crisis is affecting actually human beings culminating with a live broadcast from a job fair in dallas, texas, this thursday. >>> today, we'll look at the lost generation. recent college grads in deep debt, out of work and looking for change they can believe in. yellowbook has always been crucial to your b

even if they seem sained or about a middle eastern person we living.rd, help the person by cueing them to do things for themselves when possible. you'll need to step in if your safety or well being will be compromised in any way. fourth, enlist the help of family and friends to spend time with the senior loved one, to give yorespite. fifth, investigate enlisting the help of a professional care giving service for the everyday task. so you can spend time with your loved ones and appreciate them. certainly caring for a senior loved one with alzheimer's disease is challenging. there are a number of helpful internet sites, including the national alzheimer's assiation, and where you can find more information, help, and guidance. >> if you would like to hear these suggestions ain, visit our home page. nbcwashington.com and search dementia. >>> still to come on 95 at 4:00, parents jam the phone lines after a baby's formula maker announces a recall. >>> and federal health officials rule on the safety of a popular diabetes medication. ♪ i thought it was over her

reports of a second crash in middle river, old eastern avenue near hair rison. and middle river, kingston continues to be closed between eastern boulevard and hawthorne road. northbound northbound 95, no problems or delays between route 100 and 195. heads up, in western howard county, wires down in marriottsville at old frederick road and marriottsville road. the beltway looking good, no delays between i-70 and i-95 on the outer loop. that is six minutes. here we are at route 50, coming across the bay bridge, a nice steady stream of volume but no problems or delays approaching 97 or headed to the capitol beltway. back to you. >>> 6:01. license, registration and put the camera down. that was quite a traffic stop in harford county. got a lot of publicity because the guy who was pulled over used his video camera to record the stop. that brushed up against the law. abc2 news linda so tells us what happened. >> reporter: it started as a simple traffic stop. when the 24-year-old motorcyclist was pulled over for speeding by a state trooper in an unmarked car. anthony gr

arabs and middle eastern muslim and south asian communities concerned about the reactvation of intelligencenight's meeting will be at city hall at 6:00. a vigil will be held for the teen killed in a car accident last week. isaac was riding in a friend's car when it crashed into a big rig on friday. he was killed. the driver of the big rig and four other teens were injured. the car's driver was charged with vehicular manslaughter and dui. the viewing and vigil will be held at our lady of lo rhetto catholic church. he will be buried tomorrow morning. >>> the proposed airport connector is a step closer to reality. the california transportation commission unanimously approving $20 million in state funding for the elevated tram way project. work could begin in six months and should take about three to years to finish. >> tensions running high where crews are working to cap a gas leak. it forced families out of their homes overnight. christie smith is live in orinda with the latest. christie? >> good morning. i just got off the phone with the city manager. she is on site and tells me pg&e is work

also middle river, two accidents, one that has kingston road closed between eastern boulevard and hawthorne road. another accident in a residential area, middle river, old eastern boulevard near harrison avenue. south of the beltway, we have an accident, 295 approaching waterview road. that is blocking the two left lanes, only one lane gets by now on the bw parkway. leaving baltimore city. expect it to be slow there. an earlier accident in howard county, 95 southbound on the ramp to eastbound route 32. in the process of being cleared. out in western howard county, marriottsville, old frederick road closed in both directions between cove wood lane and marriottsville road because of down power lines. expect delays as you head out the door. back to you. >>> southwest is about to get bigger. a lot bigger. the discount carrier will buy another discount carrier so what does this mean for you? will it be cheaper when you fly? sherrie johnson is live at bwi marshall with more. >> reporter: good morning. a merger between two major airline carriers known for deep discounts has some passengers a littl

>> well, it certainly hovers over the whole middle eastern situation.something that is of great concern. the united states has taken a very strong position on that. there's a new sanctions resolution against iran in the united nations. other countries are -- from everything that i can see -- abiding by it. and the united states also has additional unilateral sanctions. and so there's a lot of pressure there. but it clearly is something that is on prime minister netanyahu's mind. and obviously on our mind also. >> larry: thanks, madeleine, always good seeing you. you look great. >> thank you, good to be with you, larry. >> larry: former secretary of state madeleine al bright. ari fleisher and jamie rubin are next. don't go away. this site has a should i try priceline instead? >> no it's a sale. nothing beats a sale! wrong move! you. you can save up to half off that sale when you name your own price on priceline. but this one's a deal...trust me. it's only pretending to be a deal. here, bid $79. got it. wow! you win this time good twin! there's no disguis

joining us is a contributor to the daily beast and dan, a senior fellow for middle eastern studies for the council on foreign relations. dan, let me begin with you. why doesn't iran, which says it is using and developing nuclear capabilities for peaceful purposes, if that's the case, why isn't it letting in these international inspectors? >> because the international inspectors are focused on preventing iran from weapon sizg any nuclear program. it's clearly what the iranians want to do. they want access to the technologies, well on their way what we call a breakout, which is where they can get to a weaponizing program. they're spinning centrifuges to do that, supporting terrorist groups. any sort of international access on the inspections front will inhibit their capacity to do this and the speed with which they want it to do it. they are under more pressure today than they have been at all in the past 18 to 24 months and they don't want the pressure to develop momentum. >> iran has recently stripped two experienced inspectors of their capacity to go in and inspect. what they reported

. >> i was going to say, middle eastern delicacy. >> yes n is the mideastern bizarre.orrow, running through weekend, actually, at the st. peters orthodox church on river road, just past the village. >> yes. >> if 11:00 -- from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on sunday. >> delicious. >> let's just check the forecast and give us the food. >> here is your forecast first. you're welcomed to it. here is the forecast first. the next three days, record heats tomorrow. by the way, 93 at dulles today, tieing their record high. they tied the mark. 94 tomorrow, 85 on saturday. and a slight chance of a shower. some clouds come in on sunday, but we're cooler, back into the upper 70s. i think the showers on saturday, they will be too far in between and they should not affect the games either way. let's break down tomorrow. mid-70s to start. get your sunglasses out. mid-80s by lunchtime. listen to this, mid-90s by evening. temperatures right now, they are 90 downtown. 91 in manassas and 91 up in frederick and also hagerstown. and now for tonight, we're going to keep the chance of the isolate

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

>> well, it certainly hovers over the whole middle eastern situation. it is something that is of great concern. the united states has taken a very strong position on that. there's a new sanctions resolution against iran in the united nations. other countries are -- from everything that i can see -- abiding by it. and the united states also has additional unilateral sanctions. and so there's a lot of pressure there. but it clearly is something that is on prime minister netanyahu's mind. and obviously on our mind also. >> larry: thanks, madeleine, always good seeing you. you look great. >> thank you, good to be with you, larry. >> larry: former secretary of state madeleine albright. ari fleisher and jamie rubin are next. don't go away. people like watching it rain, as long as they're not outside. but, i'm a home. i'm always outside. i make being inside possible. look, do me a favor. get flood insurance. floods can devastate your home. fred, how you doing over there? i think this is gonna be a problem. see what i mean? hey, i know what i'm talking about. b

we have women from middle eastern countries, she says, even china who come over here, overstay their visas and have their babies here and take their babies home with the nefarious again, her word nefarious purpose of turning them into little terrorists who then will come back to the u.s. and do us harm. she conclude by telling jack it's part of an organized terrorist element and could cost us lives. ms. riddle seems to have a completely different recollection of her conversation with jack gray. >> and then right at the end of the conversation he said do you know anything about these tourism babies. and i said, well, yeah -- >> terrorism babies? tourism babies. terror babies was not my term. that was their term. they made up, i guess, before we went on the air. but he said do you know anything about these tourism babies, women that come over on a tourist visa. and i said yes. i'm familiar with it. i refer to it as vacation babies because they come over sensibly on a vacation. and he said how do you know about it? and i said, well, i've got some friends, retired fbi folks. we've talked

-- all of our middle eastern countries when clinton had the choice of getting rid of him. guest: what the question raises is the relationship between war in iraq and our, adding extremism and terrorism around the world. i think the caller is right, nobody misses that saddam hussein, one of the bloodiest dictators in the world. probably 1 million people died in the work going to war against iran. he was clearly a danger to the region. at the time before was in government i was not a supporter of the war, but i think there were people who did have u.s. interests at heart who did back the war. with saddam gone, iraq was obviously not a perfect place either. and violence and turmoil core of the country in the aftermath of the major -- the invasion and we are just now digging ourselves out of that. regardless of where you were in 2003, we all have an interest in seeing iraq be a stable place, and that includes not being a terrorist -- a haven for terrorism. al qaeda did, set up shop in the aftermath of the u.s. invasion and we have an interest in seeing that it does not pose a

he spent several years as a middle eastern specialist at the cia and a consular officer with the department of state. he was with the american enterprise institute for a long time. he is currently a contributing editor for "the weekly standard" and "atlantic monthly" and senior fellow for the foundation for defense of democracies. the numbers are on the screen. talking about u.s. foreign policy, particularly in light of secretary of state clinton policy speech at the council for spared -- for foreign relations. here is a little bit more from secretary clinton's speech. >> as dean acheson put it in 1951, the ability to invoke support from others is quite as important as the capacity to compel. to this end, we have repaired old alliances and forge new partnerships. we have strengthened the institutions that provide incentives for cooperation, disincentives for sitting on the sidelines, and against those who would undermine global progress. and we championed the value is better in the core of the american character. a there should be no mistake. of course, this administration is also committed

-- all of our middle eastern countries when clinton had the choice of getting rid of him. guest: what the question raises is the relationship between war in iraq and our, adding extremism and terrorism around the world. i think the caller is right, nobody misses that saddam hussein, one of the bloodiest dictators in the world. probably 1 million people died in the work going to war against iran. he was clearly a danger to the region. at the time before was in government i was not a supporter of the war, but i think there were peoe who did have u.s. interests at heart who did back the r. with saddam gone, iraq was obviously not a perfect place eier. and violence and turmoil core of the country in the aftermath of the major -- the invasion and we are just now digging ourselves out of that. regardless of where you were in 2003, we all have an interest in seeing iraq b a stable place, and that includes not being a terrorist -- a haven for terrorism. al qaeda did, set up shop in the aftermath of the u.s. invasion and we haven interest in seeing that it does not pose a threat to

eastern boulevard. watch for possible lane closures in the middle river. also some closures near norfolk avenue because of police activity. the rest of the major roads look good. 11 minutes on the north and west side outer loop. this is harford road. so far so good of the outer and inner lips. so far looking at a bpretty easy ride on the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> out west plans to buy airtran airways, merging the two largest discounts carriers. kim dacey joins us live from federal help with the details. >> this deal would be a billion-dollar deal. baltimore could expect to see some defects with 140 flights already out of bwi. the merger between southwest and airtran will mean more flights for carriers. there will spend more time on parking and foods. that translates into more revenue. there are some unanswered questions. no decisions have been made about eliminating employees. there will likely be job cuts at the corporate levels. more jobs could be coming to baltimore. >> southwest gets bigger at bwi. there are more flights and