issue two, pardon pollard? >> the president has not made a decision. >> jonathan pollard, a u.s. citizen has been in prison in the united states for nearly 30 years. his crime, espionage. pollard was an intelligence analyst with the u.s. navy when he was arrested in 1985. he had been passing thousands of classified documents to israel. a charge for which he pled guilty. the documents reportedly included top u.s. secrets about soviet and arab states, military capabilities. for his crime, pollard was sentenced to life in prison. he is now nearly 60 years old and in poor health. his ex-wife says he suffers from diabetes and digestive and urilogical issues. he is eligible for patrol next year, 19 months from now. wherein he will have served 30 years in prison. half his life. but there's one way mr. pollard could leave jail immediately. if president obama pardons him. why would the president consider such an act? answer. as a way to salvage the peace talks between the isrealis and the palestinians. over the decades, jonathan pollard has become something of a pay tri patriarch to many

he supports pollard's release but he said it's outrageous mr. pollard should be judged on whether he should be released or not, not as a rationale for peace talks. it's disgusting. larry, pollard comes up in parole of next year to be crude about it, who would he lose his value as a bargaining chip if we don't use him now? >> we don't know what's going to happen in the parole hearing. he comes up. doesn't automatically mean he gets it. but i agree with senator mccain. basically is the sentence he got for what he did is disproportionate to other people who have done similar things. and the government broke their plea agreement with them. the government agreed with him that if he pleaded guilty to giving classified information to sentence. this spared the government the embarrassment and the publicity of a trial and yet, the government broke that agreement. judge steven williams who was in the d.c. court of appeals, a reagan appointee called this outrageous to be able to to do that. and i think you have to put that in to, you know, into the offall

if the president wants to let pollard go, let him release pollard on humanitarian grounds. enough, he's ill, let him do that. but don't conflate jonathan pollard's apples to peace process's oranges and undermine the morale of the peace process. >> if this makes it easier for prime minister netanyahu to make the kinds of concessions the palestinians want, the u.s. want, for domestic political reasons, because as you know pollard is a big issue over there in israel, a lot of israelis think he was betrayed by the israeli government itself. if this makes it easier for netanyahu to make those kinds of concessions, whether settlements or jerusalem or whatever, wouldn't that be worth it from the u.s. perspective? >> if the release of jonathan pollard would induce the prime minister of israel to fundamentally change positions on jerusalem borders, security and refugees -- >> so-called final status issues. >> well, absolutely. wolf, it won't. and you remember in the fall of 2010, the administration, in order to secure a two-month extension of the settlements freeze, wouldn't etch gi

but apparently, the israelis think pollard's going to happen.l, either the white house has not yet decided on what to do, or abbas and netanyahu aren't happy with the actual demand. i suspect prisoners is a terrible issue. it's confidence in answer on one side, confidence in a story on the other. abbas is objecting to israeli dictates on where the return prisoners could actually live, gaza or the west bank. so the basic point here, chuck, i think these are the appetizers of the process. you're not even ready to sit down -- >> the negotiations to talk, right? these aren't negotiations for the plan. >> exactly. so at the end of the day, you want to train pollard for an agreement on jerusalem borders, fine, i'll be there to break out the champagne. but the reality is, barring that, we're getting very little in return. >> all right. aaron david miller at the wilson center. thank you for your blunt talk this morning. >> always a pleasure. >> appreciate it. >>> next up in today's "data bank," we're marking world autism awareness day. you'll see a lot

a huge development when we thought there was word that jonathan pollard, a convicted u.s. spy may be released, is that going to happen? >> well, it is definitely up in the air tonight. we have the second major crisis in the last 36 hours in these talks. all day you and i have been talking about a tentative deal that the u.s. and israel had made over the last 24 hours that went way beyond anything the u.s. had been willing to do for the last decades. release jonathan pollard, an american convicted of spying, on behalf of israel, and sentenced to life in prison. a deal to extend talks, pause israeli settlements and a deal to release 400 palestine prisoners. that's what we were working under the assumption of, the deal was presented to the palestine leadership. what happened at that point is that the palestine leadership came out and said "we are going to the international organizations for recognition." let's step back and understand how important that is. the basis of these talks was that the palestinians would not go to the international organizations so long as the talks

this is such a bad deal that jonathan pollard is against it.it be known that he thinks this would be an outrage. the only person who thinks that this is worth doing is john kerry. and the reason why john kerry wants to do it is his own vanity. the idea that somehow a boss who had basically announced today that he is done with this process, which was never a real process to begin with, will go -- would do all of, this he just wants more of these murderers let go. and that's it. >> we should point out secretary kerry cancelled his trip that was going over to ram mall la. >> it are a maly. >> it was clearly under almost everyone who has ever been involved in the peace process says it's one thing to let jonathan pollard go free in exchange for a deal, a big final deal that everybody has been seeking without any success all these years. another thing to give him up just to keep the talks going. they are probably going to eventually fail. >> even before the pollard folly was introduced into this, the whole is nuts. they are not talking about a final

at the end of the road pollard will be thrown into the deal. the palestinians have their own benefits and something the israelis want, fine, but to trade jonathan pollard for extension of the talks or settlement freeze that will be observed more in the breach or practice, makes it look weak and desperate. it's a bad idea, unwise, makes a miracle look bad and won't advanced it. >> woodruff: you believe there are no circumstances under which he should be released? >> if the president of the united states makes a judgment that jonathan pollard, ill, mentally unwell, having served a long time wants to be released on humanitarian grounds, do it, but don't conflict it with peace and undermine the intelligence in the process. >> woodruff: what about it? i think if there's a humanitarian reason to release jonathan pollard, it makes sense for the united states to get something for it on top of that and to use this card, which is a wasting asset becausel because s eligible for release within the next year or so anyway, and is ill. so i think it makes sen

and the white house would say pollard is up for parole next year.here's a standard parole hearing just in the next few weeks. if he is released, he has done his time and will be allowed to go back to israel. but critics say this is a weakness. they say if we're going to give up pollard for just the continuation of the talks, just how much are the israelis going to demand for actually solving this peace process. there is a lot of firth is a precedent that shouldn't be changed. >> nick thank you very much. >>> the ukrainian parliament voting unanimously today to take part in joint military exercises with nato. those exercises will take place near the crimea border. secretary general for nato sharing concerns that russia will not withdraw troops from crimea. and meanwhile the ukrainian crisis has some questioning nato's mission. >> reporter: the political crisis in ukraine, and what nato considers the illegal annexation of crimea, has the alliance stressing why it is still relevant. but some analysts say the alliance needs to return to its roots. >> th

it could mean that convicted spy pollard could go free >> gm c.e.o. going to washington to answer questions about a dozen deaths. >> and a bacteria almost immune to antibiotics. >> we are waiting for a news conference by secretary of state john kerry. when that happens, we'll bring it to you live. he's been engaged in a shuttle of diplomacy for middle east peace talks. nick schifrin is live in jerusalem. i understand that's a palestine response to a possible deal. >> yes, this is an unwelcome development from the united states point of view. and a dramatic speech by mahmoud abbas, palestine president. he said that israel is procrastinating, that they have promised to release the batch of prisoners that were supposed to be released this weekend. that's why john kerry came to save the process, because the prisoners were not released. abbas says "we are sick and tired of waiting, we will not wait any more", he said they'll go to international organizations to seek state hood or representation. and at that point basically he has done what he promised not

the first and most important is the release of jonathan pal sh -- pollard.nd the talks are extended into 2015. also some 400 at least prisoners released by israel. including the group that was supposed to be released last weekend. and israel promising restraint, but no real freeze in east jerusalem. a lot of people on the palestinian side telling me they feel like they are being forced to accept this deal that they feel doesn't give them a lot, but they are considering it huge pressure by kerry. >> and why is pollard's release so crucial. >> for the last 25 years, successive cia chiefs, secretaries of defense, and some of their most senior officials have all said that they would resign if jonathan pollard was released. and it goes to show -- as one u.s. official i spoke to said -- how desperate kerry is. it seems like the u.s. wants this peace more than the israelis and the palestinians. if the u.s. is giving up a huge bargaining chip from white house's point of view. they feel like it is not that early. he served a lot of time. but he walked out of naval in

anne henderson pollard joins me from tel aviv. thank you very much. very good of you to be with us. >> shalom, andrea. >> shalom to you. tell me why you think that your former husband jonathan pollard and with whom you were involved in this case should be released before he has served his time. >> well, there are countless legal reasons and numerous political reasons. let me start at the beginning. jonathan and i, first and foremost, we never enjoyed a trial with a jury of our peers. so we were hoodwinked into signing an agreement, an agreement that promised that if we cooperated with the government, that they in turn would give jonathan a minimal sentence. he receives a life sentence. there's no bargain in that type of agreement. one of the worst problems that's happened as a result is so much slanderous information and disinformation has occurred since day one of our arrest. unfortunately if we had had a trial, i think this would have put an end to speculation of things that never occurred. three, jonathan never, never spied against the united state

six months ago someone said what would happen if, in fact, pollard's release would seal the deal?nd i said, i could consider positively that kind of step. where we are now of gaining the release of palestinians who ought to be released doesn't seem to me to fit those particular pieces, but i don't know all the details. let's say it doesn't. he's supposed to be eligible for parole, not released in november 2015. my own feeling is that unless it clinches the deal, it's probably wasting a card, if i can put it that way, that we should not waste at this particular time. >> now we understand that he waived a parole hearing today. we don't know what that means. but tell me what he did. if you can summarize. >> he took hundreds and maybe thousands of very highly classified documents that were very sensitive that we vealed a great deal about how we collect information as well as what kind of information we collect. and put, in fact, israel in a position to know and understand all of that and there have been deep concerns that perhaps that material didn't stay 100% with israel intelligence

jonathan pollard.rder security, refugees, recognition of israel as the nation tate of the jewish people. these are the core issues on can which there's been insufficient process. so in's sense, what you're doing is trading jonathan pollard to get over an april deadline to continue negotiations which, frankly, right now represent the key to an empty room. so in my view, it just doesn't make sense, and i would argue that it makes america look weak, and it really doesn't advance the pursuit of arab/israeli peace. i understand why the israelis want him. he's an american jewish spy that the israelis ran, refused to acknowledge that they were running him until 1998. he betrayed his country, the israelis betrayed him. i understand why the israelis want him. like any soldier, in their view, he's been left behind on the battlefield. so they want him back. i don't find that to be curious. that's quite natural. what is unnatural to me is why we are considering releasing him, because i just don't see what we get f

. >> i don't think it's because of pollard. i think the way this is seen is the u.s. - it's a trump card. they can pull it at the time. u.s. officials confirmed that he is on the table, he could be released. nothing has been achieved. this is significant. he's a u.s. spy, convicted of spying for his rail. passing classified information, arrested in 1985. israel had, for a long period tried to release him. there's a lot of public opinion against the u.s. there'll be a backlash, senior intelligence officials said they will step down. it shows you how straight and crucial the point is. if the u.s. - this is not confirmed, if jonathan pollard is part of a deal, the israelis will have to make concessions to the palestinians. they'll say you can't free pollard because of the last batch of prisoners that we have agreed upon. what will be is an option. a senior palestine figures, that is on the cards. it's tit for tad. people will tell you they are not focussing on final status issues, things like the future of jerusalem, they are just

there are a lot of different possibilities in play. >> pollard was a civilian intelligence analyst in the navy who sold hundreds of classified documents about arab and soviet military to the israelis. question, how do you feel about releasing jonathan pollard as part of a deal to bring peace to the middle east? >> certainly i don't think it's a good idea just to keep some people at the table which apparently was the purpose of this offer. the second thing i offer is it's almost a sign of desperation that you would throw this into the pot in order to keep the israelis talking with the palestinians. and i'll offer a third view, if this were to take place, the administration would be saying pollard and everyone in my old community, the intelligence community, would not be hearing pollard, they would be hearing snowden. and they would believe that this kind of behavior could actually be politically negotiated away. and that will be a very disturbing message that people would provide america with. >> finally, lots to talk to you about. nato's top commander said this week the 40,000 russian

it wasn't out of the equation that pollard would be thrown on the table at some point in time. but not for a simply extension of the talks. but the fact is that the situation had gotten so bad between the two sides, the distrust and the chicken and the egg and who goes first, that secretary kerry thought it was necessary to bring this pollard card forward. and i'm not sure that he even succeeded in convincing president obama completely of the wisdom of this move. and now we have to see what he got in exchange for this big prize. and whether that's enough to settle the difference. as of this evening, it doesn't seem to be that way. >> in fact, the white house released a statement this afternoon suggesting that president obama has not made a decision yet on pollard. bupollard's name has been out fr a while, and how important is it. >> it's important that has increased over the years, and in the beginning, israel was trying to distance himself over pollard, and there's increased concern on the right wing side, and there's a sense shared by most israelis on the right that he has do

. >> and the jonathan pollard wrinkle, so interesting. for 27 years this has been a point of contention between the u.s. and israel, and now seemingly at play in the peace talks. >> reporter: yes, because this is a bargaining chip that the americans have to lure the israelis into making more concessio concessions, but there's a lot of resistance within the u.s. intelligence community, but also here in israel there is a feeling that they don't want pollard to be sort of a bargaining chip that would result in the release of prisoners, palestinian prisoners that many israeli say have blood on their hands. in fact, yesterday, we spoke to the israeli deputy defense minister, who says he will resign if this deal goes ahead, if pollard is released in exchange for the release of palestinian prisoners. christine? >> exhausting and yielding very little progress. that is the bottom line on the talks at this point. ben wedeman, thank you so much, ben. >>> and breaking news this morning, the search for missing malaysia airlines flight 370 moves east a

he said pollard is in jail, he's sick, he served a long time.we release him, israel, don't you think we should give him concessions on this israeli palestinian negotiation? secretary kerry is desperate to not get -- >> the suggestion is pollard can save the talks. . yes. >> but will this lead to middle east peace? >> there hasn't been peace in the middle east for thousands of years. secretary kerry things he can throw a bone to the israelis and they'll make concessions which might endanger their national security in exchange for pollard. i think it's not only foolish, but revive policy that isn't there. this has always been a hopeless case. israelis and palestinians don't want peace nearly as much as john kerry wants to be the guy who is the peace-maker. that's the problem. we should have seen this in every country we've dealt with. we can't want it more tan they do. right now the two group, palestinians and israelis don't see a common ground here. >> we're a country of law, right, k.t.? he's been found guilty and sentenced, correct? >> that's c

and now dangling pollard. >>> we'll be right back. dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz will be here, talking politics 2014, including health care. first, it's primary day for the mayor and many other offices right here in washington, d.c. >>> and the red sox meet the president some time this afternoon before they have to go back to baltimore. you're watching the daily rundown only on msnbc. s jane. her long day on set starts with shoulder pain... ...and a choice take 6 tylenol in a day which is 2 aleve for... ...all day relief. hmm. [bell ring] "roll sound!" "action!" take this simple test. press your tongue against it, like this. it moves! do you feel it? it can happen with every denture. these movements may irritate your gums. but you don't have to bear with it. you can try fixodent plus gum care. thanks to its formula, your gums become one with your denture. this helps stop movement and helps prevent gum irritation so you can keep enjoying life. [ apple crunches ] fixodent. and forget it. [ male announcer ] with nearly 7 million inv

has been talking to israel about pollard. would the u.s.ce agreement? there are a lot of hints behind the scenes talking to u.s. officials that discussions at least are in the works, but there is a big wring l here. many members of the administration, at the cia, have been adamant for years, do not release pollard. they believe he's a spy and she should serve his life sentence. many of them very much objecting to it. the question on the table, will the white house go ahead and give him back to israel. >> a lot of ordinary people will be surprised to hear that the u.s. is holding an israeli spy in the first place. >>> cnn has learned white house officials are saying obamacare signups are on track to reach their goal of 7 million. open enrollment ended yesterday. we're live from the white house with more. so they made the 7 million. if so, that's great because -- jim? >> reporter: it's good because of those dark days that occurred back in october and november. the president almost pulled the plug on health care.gov. a center official says aft

specifically because what do you get in exchange for releasing jonathan pollard?ans get their prisoners back from israel, but there's no set negotiations about how to move forward. it's just the idea of we just keep the conversations going with no central tennants about what's going expected around the next bend. >> actually, what's up ahead immediately is we just received news that u.s., israeli and palestinian negotiators are going to meet tonight in the region. doesn't necessarily mean, we know from experience, that there's no real plan ahead, but maybe it's a sign of something working. >> it seems like not only desperate, but maybe even counter productive. because we're not in final talks. just to keep the talks going, do something to alienate the intelligence community, alienate all of people in the united states. just because john kerry's trying, what is the momentum, what is the leverage, what are the conditions, not for the united states but for two parties that make them want to deal. obviously people have tried and failed that many times. i just don't se

pollard pleaded guilty and is serving a life sentence. >>> the u.s. is reacting cautiously to word that russia is reducing its military on the ukrainian border. russia says it's pulling back a battalion of several hundred troops. though it will keep tens of thousands in place. moscow maintains the buildup is part of military exercises. on monday, white house spokesman jay carney said the drawdown would be a good thing. >>> coming up on the "morning news," the fed chair hits main street. we will show you what janet yellen said to give the markets a boost. that's ahead on "moneywatch." this is the "cbs morning news." boost. that's ahead on "moneywatch." this is the "cbs morning news." i got everything i wanted. i always do. he seemed nice. 100% greek. 100% mmm... so mmm, you might not believe it's 100 calories. yoplait greek 100. there are hundreds of reasons to love it. yoplait greek 100. and started my own dog energy walking business.lding what did you do to deserve that thin mints flavor coffee-mate? it's only one of the most delicious girl scout coo

pollard's status. there obviously are a lot of things happening in that arena, and i'm not going to get ahead of discussions that are underway. >> jonathan pollard has been in prison for about a quarter of a century. the london-based syrian group has upped its estimate for the death toll of serious three-year civil war to at least one hundred 50,000. the syrian observatory for human rights has 150,000 is the minimum figure, with an actual toll likely approaching 200 20,000 deaths. the united nations has stopped updating its most recent toll of 100,000 from july 2013 saying conditions on the ground are too violent to allow for an accurate count. the republican-controlled house has approved a measure that would effectively force u.s. government agencies to stop studying climate change. the measure calls on the national oceanic and atmospheric administration and related bodies to focus on forecasting severe weather am a but not explore one of its likely causes . the vote comes as the u.n.'s top, panel iss

offered the release of jonathan pollard? eg there is no agreement at this point in time regarding anyone or any specific steps. there are a lot of different possibilities in play. >> reporter: as part of the negotiations, israel was supposed to free 26 palestinian prisoners this past weekend. it would have been the fourth such release in nine months, but prime minister benjamin netanyahu asked for an extension, and palestinian president abbas balked. although secretary kerry canceled tomorrow's visit to the west bank, he said his negotiators are on the ground now, working the process, but, scott, they don't appear any closer to a deal. >> pelley: margaret, thanks very much. it is 25 days now, and there's still no sign of the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 370. we've learned that the last words from the cockpit are different than we were first told. the malaysian government today put out a transcript of the conversation between the plane and air traffic control. here's holly williams. >> reporter: the records were relea

the release of jonathan pollard. the u.s. convicted pollard of spying for israel in 1987.he question of jewish settlements in occupied territory is causing tensions in israel's cabinet. while the palestinian authority negotiate for peace hamas continues to fire rockets into israel from the gaza strip. and one of israel's negotiators said the u.s. role as lead mediator is hindering the talks process. >> i believe we need to move to more meetings, direct with the palestinians. >> meaning less american involvement? >> less american involvement, yes. >> u.s. patience may be running out. secretary of state john kerry said as much last week. there needs to be a reality check. >> there are limit tots amount of time and effort that the united states can spend if the parties themselves are unable to take constructive steps. >> kerry has given the talks a deadline of april 29th. he didn't say what the next move will be if the current negotiations break down. >> today both israeli and palestinian negotiators reported they held serious and constructive talks over the weekend, and they

, the intelligence community, would not be hearing pollard, they would be hearing snowden. and they would believe that this kind of behavior could actually be politically negotiated away. that would be a very disturbing message for the people who provide america with intelligence. >> finally, lots to talk to you about. nato's -- a busy world these days. nato's top commander said this week that the 40,000 russian troops were massed on the border of eastern ukraine can attack on 12 hours' notice and could take eastern ukraine, his words, within three to five days. do you believe that russian president putin is satisfied with annexing crimea, or do you think he still has more on his plate that he wants to gobble up? >> i think he's more rather than less satisfied. i think he's gotten what he needs internally, politically for his image, for his poll ratings, frankly. those troops along the border, you're right, they had that capacity. i don't know that putin wants to do that. i think those troops along the border are his table stakes to keep pressure on the ukraine, to make, fo

official, that he has gone so far as talking about releasing early the american spy jonathan pollard, an american jew who spied forest rail. the u.s. caught him and threw him in gaol. for the last 25 years, defence officials, c.i.a. said they would resign if pollard was released as part of negotiations with the israelis, that is what the u.s. is considering doing tonight. there has been no deal but two officials acknowledge that pollard is part of the mix, discussing with the u.s. railies, principals release aring pollard and talking about a freeze on settlements and the continuation of these talks, there's no guarantee that john kerry's offer has been accepted or the palestinians will accept what israel offers. if there's no deal, the talks will collapse. >> thank you nick. >> next - off the hook. the heir to a chemical fortune is convicted of rape, but serves not a day in gaol. why the judge is defending the sentence. plus, early warning - before the earthquake hit, the system that gives you pressures sections to be safe. >> a startling, controversial court case out of delaware. out

by jonathan pollard by the united states. all of these problems, kerry coming in here, and coming back on wednesday, this is all to exte exte extent -- extent the talks about talks. so it just goes to show quite what a challenge it is to get anywhere in these talks. >> okay. stephanie decker talking about negotiations in jerusalem. and sources suggest that a us-born israeli spy could be released within weeks to help move the talks forward. jonathan pollard was jailed for life in 1987 for parting classified documents to israel. rosalyn jordan is in washington, d.c. why is he so important, or possibly so important to these talks, rosalyn? >> well, essentially there's a growing consensus that jay pollard could be perhaps the u.s.'s secret weapon in keeping these peace talks on track. there has been the suggestion that if jay pollard is so important to the israelis why should the u.s. condition his release perhaps on a fully executed peace treaty between the israelis and palestinians. but the fact that his status after nearly 30

first, jonathan pollard should never have been sent to prison for life.isgrace but he has paid for it insanely. he'd been in prison longer than many people get for murder. reports are that he's extremely unwell. this poor devil has been punished enough. more important, the palestinians in both gaza and the west bank do not recognize israel's right to exist as a jewish state. how can israel possibly make peace with people who do not accept its right to exist? the palestinians exist to return to israel. that would automatically make israel into a majority non-jewish state within a short time. obviously, this is also not a possibility for israel. yet mr. obama and mr. kerry try to paint israel as a villain here and say israel built departments in east jim nearby and that's what's called the fantasy peace process. maybe israel should not keep building those apartments. but it seems to me it's a pretty small stumbling block compared to the palestinian's refusal to acknowledge israel exists. i hate to break this to secretary kerry but no state can make peace wi

pollard, exchange talking about a freeze on settlements and the continuation of the talks. at this point there's no guarantee that john kerry's offer has been accepted by theest railies, or -- the israelis, or that the palestinians will accept. if there's no talk in the next 24 hours, the talks will collapse. >> an unmanned drone crashed on a south korean island, near a disputed sea border. the unmarked aircraft fell as the two countries commented artillery fire. residents on several islands were forced to seek shelter. south korea responded by scrambling jets. the artillery took place on the same day south koreans held large exercises. >> officials say batteries in the black box of the malaysian airliner will likely run out of power by the end of the ship. an australian ship with the u.s. navy's blackbox detect tore has joined the search. >> a pakistani court is considering a request from the former president to leave. pervez musharraf was charged with high treason. the former leader and army chief wants to visit his mother and get medical treatment in the u.s. he was char

pollard is a former u.s. intelligence officer convicted of passing u.s. secrets onto israel. he is due for release next year, but could be freed under a rumored agreement to salvage the peace talks. at the white house, press secretary jay carney declined to deny that pollard did see an early release. -- could see an early release. >> on the release of prisoners, this is a complicated issue that is being worked through with the parties. i'm not going to get into details about that. with regards to mr. pollard, he is a person convicted of espionage and serving his sentence, and i don't have any update on the situation. >> russia has begun what it calls a partial withdrawal of forces from its eastern border with ukraine. around 500 troops are said to a pullback so far. the buildup of russian forces has emerged as a key point of contention between russia and nato countries in the aftermath of last month's annexation of crimea. nato countries are meeting a brussels today to discuss additional measures in response to the standoff with russia. the world court has ordered japan to st

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will release the convicted spy jonathan pollard and there are senior officials in the u.s.ch against his release and i think it's important to see this in a wider context, this is a huge card the u.s. will play and playing it at a time only to get the talks to move forward and nothing agreed upon by two sides on any final status issue when it comes to a two-state solution and that is the future of jurisdiction jerusalem and right to return and if they release him it will go to show how difficult they are being. >> stephanie: to keep the talks going and stephanie in jerusalem thank you. one day after a cross border rocket slammed in a mosque, syrian forces fired three and landed in the province north of the 5260 mile border between the countries and a syrian refugee was injured in the attack and turkey is home to 900,000 syrian refugees and many living in camps along the borrow di. violence over venezuela political standoff is getting worse. [gunfire] riot police clashing with protesters in caracus andf cock burned a bike and they retaliated firing bullets and are cracking d

pollard is a hero to some in israeli and the units, to may be others, a traitor.e was sentenced to prison for life for selling u.s. intelligence secrets to israeli. he had access thanks to his job as a civilian intelligence analyst for the u.s. navy. a supporter of israeli, he said he was trying to protect his spiritual homeland from attack. prosecutors said some of the material he stole ended up at kremlin, putting u.s. national security at risk. the government lawyer who conducted the damage assessment calls the pollard case one of the worst he's ever encountered. in a recent speech said pollard should never get early release. >> he's a person trying to make money. he took so much information to the israelis that they had to install two high speed copiers in an apartment to take care of everything that he brought them. >> bollard supporters including prominent government officials and academic in the u.s. and israeli say he acted out of love for israeli. they also say the 29 years he has already served is more than enough punishment. >> nobody's ever excused his

. >> let's talk about jonathan pollard, his release came up as an issue.ow important would that be for the israelis, and what does it do for the negotiations. >> well, these are two separate questions. the first is - i think it's a travesty of justice. it's an immoral thing to combine the two. jonathan pollard spent 30 years in gaol for espionage and treason, he could and should have been freed on the grounds of medical situation or his medical condition, and on the grounds that he served way behind what other spies spent in gaol. that's a u.s. domestic concern, a legal/political turn. to combine this with the israeli peace process is doing injustice and disservice to both sides. in that report while on the one hand his freedom is release is part of a package that would entail israel releasing 104 palestinians gaoled in israel for acts of terror, including heavy hitting murderers who should not be freed, all that in exchange for another few months of time wasting negotiations, i think this entire package was not meant to be. and, yet, libby, it can happen.

and pollard the spy and 400 palestinians the terrorists do a little trade here at the america's request, and america gets nothing for it, and those guys, you know, the palestinians, and i mean, the z israelis start talking again. and dom, really? this is diplomacy? >> well, lou, this guy powered all of the years and i think that as long as mark has been on radio, this guy has been in power since i started talk radio and he is a mythical character out there, and i felt like i was transported to 25 years ago. >> i am delighted that you are taking us down memory lane, but is it a good deal or a bad deal? >> i don't think it is a good deal. i am just back from israel, lou, and john kerry is seen as a bigger joke there than president obama is, and that is the bottom line. >> and this is how bad this is, even jonathan pollard has rejected the terms here and this is not an april fools', pollard has rejected the terms of the deal. you won't bring the israelis and the palestinians to the table this with this. >> and hundreds of millions of people and the smartest brains in the country, and we ha

is considering releasing jonathan pollard serving a life sentence since 1987. pollard was convicted of passing secret documents to israel and possibly the soviet union while working for the u.s. navy. >>> and now it's april, but the snow just keeps on coming. a springtime snowstorm in the upper midwest shut down schools and government offices, canceled flights and closed major highways in the dakotas and parts of minnesota. it's also causing grief for cattle ranchers in the midst of calving season. some areas got as much as 20 inches of snow. >> man, oh, man. >>> all right. time for today's forecast. more snow for the upper midwest and great lakes. driven by gusty winds. a band of strong storms will extend from dallas and swing into the ohio valley and along most of the west coast there will be rain except for washington. >> temperatures will be mild from the northeast into the south but cold in the upper midwest. mild along the west coast. we've got some hot spots to tell you about. dallas coming in at 83 and miami, a nice warm 81. >> boy, that sounds good. >>