ormer press secretary of president reagan, bill ben net. chairman and ceo, tim shriver. author, tavis smiley. >>> good morning from new york. we are here at 30 rockefeller plaza to kick off education nation. it couldn't come at a better time after a volatile week on wall stet. the role education plays in getting the country back to work. first, is the middle east about to take another violent turn? after a speech demanding recognition of statehood, palestinian president ahmadinejad returned to the west bank. moments ago, i sat down with the prime mister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. prime minister, welcome back to "meet the press." >> good morning. >> good to see you here in new york. >> it's early. >> it is. here, the scene on friday when president abbas made the push for palestinian statehood in the united natio. as those scenes played out, euphoria, a pride for abbas. this was a milestone moment for the palestinians. it most certainly will fail. will there be violent consequences for hat? >> i hope not. it can sceed. there's two pieces to the equation. the palestinians want a state but they have to give pea in return. w