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reporter: there's no doubt that the rockets fired from gaza into southern israel were tied to presidentland. this is a message from. those in the gaza strip-remember us. the rockets did little physical damage. no one was injured or killed but the symbolic damage was significant. the rockets broke the very fragle cease fire that has been in place for four or five months since the november war, but most importantly reminds the world israel faces to different challenges in the path to peace. one in with the palestinian authority, and ham mass -- hamas that refuses to recognize israel's right to exist. >> shepard: part of the credit is given to this iron dome system that the u.s. helped with. is it getting credit for this one? reporter: well, the iron dome antimissile system doesn't appear to be in southern israel so they didn't intercept any rockets from gaza. there wasn't much in the way of damage but yesterday president obama got a first-hand look at one the iron dome systems that was brought for his visit. the dome was the real star of the war in november, destroying most of hamas rocke

two rockets fired from gaza striking southern israel this morning.'t cause much damage, no deaths reported, but the rockets serve as a reminder that the president is visiting a country still very much under fire. israeli president sharn perez shows us there is a reality beyond the vision of piece. meanwhile, in the west bank president obama met with president ab pass this morning and -- abbas this morning and stressed his commitment to the formation of a palestinian state. in a speech to jerusalem today, he addressed the all-important issue of iran's rogue nuclear program. >> i've made the position of the united states of america clear: iran must not get a nuclear weapon. this is not a danger that can be contained, and as president i've said all options are on the table for achieving our objectives. america will do what we must to prevent a nuclear-armed iran. [applause] jon: but iran has a very different message. iran's supreme leader warning today if iran is attacked, it will strike back and destroy israeli cities. chief white house correspondent e

all our commitments and obligations. >> there was no peace this morning as militants fired into southern israel and palestinian protesters took to the streets claiming president obama is bias toward israel. the president began the day in jerusalem where he and israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu saw the dead sea scrolls and checked out an expo where small robots served the leaders matzoh. >> the state dinner is the last big event before he heads to jordan. >> thank you, katie. meteorologist, mike nicco, and the bay area forecast. is ahead with the forecast. >> as we look from too -- from sutro tower we see the sunshine and another chance of rain in the seven-day outlook. >> and what could be a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer, the results that have stunned the medical world. >> new technology that lets you check out at the store using just your iphone. where in the bay area you wil >> santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area. this is abc7 news. >> what could be a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer, a leukemia treatment is showing promising resul

two rockets were fired from gaza hitting southern israel. >> the disturbing act of violence comes as t pushes for peace while warning enemies. here with more is jonathan carl traveling with the president. >> reporter: the president arrived in israel in a good mood, the open mike capturing his banter with benjamin netanyahu. he was even joking about red lines. but the issue couldn't be more serious, the real red line is the one netanyahu talked about at the united nations last fall. >> a red line should be drawn right here. >> reporter: the point where iran must be attacked or it will be able to build a nuclear bomb. a red line israelis believe could be crossed within months. the issue was front and center here in all of the president's meetings. >> diplomacy and sanctions so far have not stopped iran's nuclear program. in order to stop iran's nuclear program peacefully, diplomacy and sanctions must be augmented by clear, credible threat of military action. >> reporter: the president said he believes there is time for diplomacy. but -- >> the united states will continue to consult clos

bill: thank you, conor powell southern israel on that. on the president's trip in a moment too. thank you. martha: israeli leaders saying that the rocket fire is the reminder of the dangers that israel faces every single day. a former aide to prime minister netanyahu on that threat next. bill: also, did they or did they not? president obama saying chemical weapons in syria would be a real game-changer. what would then trigger a u.s. intervention and how? we'll debate that. martha: and get this. one of america's largest pharmacy chains is about to become big brother according to this story. the personal details that employees are going to have to turn over or possibly face a very big fine. it is all related to health care. is that legal? that's coming up. [ giada ] why did i switch to natural instincts? it's healthier, ammonia-free. and with aloe, vitamin e, and coconut oil, my hair looks healthier than before i colored. i switched. you should too, to natural instincts. ♪ [ male announcer ] help brazil reduce its overall reliance on foreig

. >> there was no peace this morning as militants fired into southern israel and palestinian protestersook to the streets claiming president obama is bias toward israel. the president began the day in jerusalem where he and israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu saw the dead sea scrolls and checked out an expo where small robots served the leaders matzoh. >> the state dinner is the last big event before he heads to jordan. >> thank you, katie. meteorologist, mike nicco, and the bay area forecast. is ahead with the forecast. >> as we look from too -- from sutro tower we see the sunshine and another chance of rain in the seven-day outlook. >> and what could be a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer, the results that have stunned the medical world. >> new technology that lets you check out at the store using just your iphone. where in the bay area you will >> santa clara, san francisco, east bay, and all the bay area. this is abc7 news. >> what could be a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer, a leukemia treatment is showing promising results in a handful of patient.

as this visit happens, two explosions in southern israel, only a few hours ago, is a stark reminder of the reality on the ground. israeli police say that the rockets were fired from gaza. there are no reports of injuries. the european central bank says it will cut off emergency aid to cyprus if a bailout plan is not drawn up i monday. the sip it -- by monday. they are trying to find a solution to solve the country's debt crisis. on wednesday, parliament rejected an eu proposal to tax people. remain closed until next week. now we can join peter sharp. hopefully you can hear me can what seems to be on the table for parliament? to sit in at is due few hours time. if all goes well, they will have in front of them plan b, which fiveway of finding the they 5.8on euros -- billion euros needed. we think inb may include something like this, but basically cyprus will be nationalizing its banks, it's pensions and taking the church property that has been offered to them and putting that in a pile and issuing bonds out of that. they hope that will come up with the necessary 5.8 billion. properties

israeli-palestinian peace deal, but the difficulty of the mission was underscored by a rocket attack in southern israel by palestinian militants in gaza. >> thursday afternoon, he received a standing ovation from the israeli audience after proclaiming his support for an independent palestinian state alongside a jewish won. >> obama also made it clear that u.s. support for israel is not unconditional, saying to settlements are preventing peace. we have more from jerusalem. >> the main auditorium in jerusalem was packed. hundreds of israelis came to hear the u.s. president speak. obama step to the key message of his visit. >> i believe that peace is the only path to true security. the only way for israel to enter and thrive as a jewish and democratic state is through the realization of an independent and viable palestine. that is true. >> the address to university students came after obama returned from the west bank where he met with the palestinian president. both leaders criticized israeli settlement building. abbas condemned the construction as illegal. obama also spoke to the ongoing threats to isra

president's message of peace, not reaching gaza where palestinian militants fired two rockets at southern israel this morning, causing some damage there. but no reports of injuries. this was at a town near the border. at the time of this rocket attack, president obama was in israel, but he was miles away at the israel museum in jerusalem to see the dead sea scrolls. >>> big changes could be on the way for yosemite. the national park service is considering a proposal to band bicycle, horse and raft rentals in the park. it's also considering tearing out the ice rink, the art activity center and swimming pools at yosemite lodge and the hotel. the changes are in response to years of lawsuits over what should be allowed in yosemite valley. park officials will discuss this proposal in a public meeting today in san francisco. >>> a bay area man is leading a legal fight to protect the information on your cell phone from police. as it stands, if you are under arrest, police can legally search your phone without obtaining a warrant. but the aclu argues your cell phone is like a home office and police shou

palestinians, this day began with reports of hamas militants in gaza firing two rockets into southern israel. no one was seriously hurt. back in jerusalem, the president delivered what the administration billed as the centerpiece address of this visit. a tough love message to israelis that they risk isolation if a peace deal isn't reached. >> no wall is high enough, and no iron dome is strong enough or perfect enough to stop every enemy that is intent on doing so from inflicting harm. >> reporter: and he said only direct negotiations with the palestinians will lead to a lasting peace. >> just as israelis built a state in their homeland, palestinians have a right to be a free people in their own land. >> reporter: the president's day also included a look at the scroll, even eating matzah. served by a robot. >> that's good matzah right there. >> reporter: a whirlwind visit that seemed to take a toll as he looked visibly tired at tonight's state dipper. dinner. nbc's tel aviv bureau chief martin fletcher said the president made a good impression but so far that's all. >> are they closer to a pe

two rockets did strike southern israel earlier today, about 60 miles from jerusalem, where the president was. no changes to the president's schedule, though, as you just saw. he has arrived in ramallah in the west bank. john king is helping cover this trip. he is in jerusalem right now. good morning, john. >> reporter: good morning, john. this is a very important visit by the president. you heard when he was in israel yesterday, president netanyahu saying sure, i'll go back to the bargaining table. he urged the palestinians to come back with no preconditions. one of the preconditions of the palestinians was that mr. netanyahu stop construction in the west bank. interesting moment. those in israel believe president netanyahu has to say that but that he doesn't see an opportunity for peace. president abbas has said he wants to come back to the bargaining table but can he deliver the palestinians? those rockets fired just this morning from the palestinian territory of gaza, controlled by hamas, of course. a reminder that mr. abbas speaks for the palestinian authority in the west bank but do

obama came to the holy land to talk peace, rockets today fired from the gaza strip hit a town in southern israel. with rockets flying and peace talks going nowhere, the president bypassed mideast leaders and instead talked directly to the next generation. 600 israeli college students. >> part of the reason i like talking to young people is because, no matter how great the challenges are, their idealism, their energy, their ambition, always gives me hope. >> reporter: he told the young israelis to put themselves in the shoes of young palestinians. >> look at the world through their eyes. it is not fair that a palestinian child cannot grow up in a state of their own. >> reporter: for now, israel has lessened the blows of deadly terrorist attacks in part by building a massive wall that separates the palestinian territories from the rest of the holy land. but it has also angered palestinians by dividing their communities. the wall is imposing and it cuts right through the heart of bethlehem. we're just about a mile from the church of the nativity. and on the other side of the wall? jerusalem. but th

two rockets were fired by hamas militants in gaza that landed in the southern israel city of sderot. this is a city that president visited on the last trip to the region in 2008. nobody was hurt there. but again, it sort of brings new attention to the volatility in this region. just yesterday the president toured the iron dome system, that's israel's air defense shield system. it is built by the israelis but largely paid for by the u.s. the u.s. will spend more than $600 million over three years supporting that system. it's viewed really this effort as one by hamas. the rivals to the palestinian authority in the west bank to try to disrupt any future peace talks. on that front, even as we speak right now, behind closed doors president obama is visiting with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas w. the conversation, of course, is really an opportunity for the president to listen. he did not come here with any new peace plan, no effort to relaunch the peace talks at this time. but i hopes that the conversation now will help him be in a better position to do so going forward

. >> earlier two, rockets fired from gaza into southern israel. at the time, the president was in the west bank appealing for the palestinian president to relaunch peace talk was israel. gaza controlled by the rival faction ham ya.s. >> i think we can keep pushing through some problems and make sure that we don't use them as excuse not to do anything. >> abbas wants raillies to cease settlement building in the west bank. >> we believe settlements are illegal. >> the president leads israel without progress are towards peace but more about building bridges with the israelies. >> on to business news. and you know ncaa tournament is underway, you can now compare your brackets with yahoo's ceo. and emily chang is here with this afternoon's after the bell report. >> and good afternoon. you tube celebrating a big achievement. taking that into perspective google says nearly one out of every two people go to you tube and the audience is the equivalent of the audience for 10 super bowls. google taking aim at ever note. the search giant just released it's own

. >>> earlier today, israeli police say that militants fired rockets at southern israel. hundreds of palestinians protested against american policies they burned flags from each country and a picture of president obama. we'll hear more from president obama, it wrapped up moments ago. live in washington, ktvu. >>> the woman accused of kicking a small child in the golden gate park is due back in court. it comes after last week's arraignment was delayed because she started screaming and disrupted the court proceedings. >>> she's facing five charges that include felony assault and child endangerment. police say she kicked that small child to the ground for no reason >>> the 26-year-old is facing life in prison without the possibility of patrol. he killed a 45-year-old engineer in virginia during a robbery. the victim was in oakland for a teeth-cleaning appointment before a job interview at google the next day he robbed the victim of $17 and shot him three times. >>> don't be alarmed if you see low-flying planes. the fda has notified the airport that they will test out an inst

. >>> new this morning, palestinian's militants in gaza have fired at least two rockets in southern israel on the second day of president obama's visit. one exploded in the courtyard of a home in a border town causing damage but no injuries. the other landed in an open field. president obama was miles away in jerusalem where he spent part of the morning to see the dead sea skroels. "today in the bay's" tracie potts monitoring the trip. the president is sent to emphasize the importance of reaching an israeli-palestinian peace deal. a message specially underscored by today's rocket attacks >>> what the president said was israelis can't be worried about rockets falling on their heads and into the windows of their children but on the other hand, the palestinians deserve a sovereign state. you see the president arriving and the 100 or 50 so protesters being ushered away. the reception not quite as good as yesterday at the tel-aviv airport. the president's point was that both sides, palestinians and israelis can't wait for conditions to be perfect before restarting talks. he talked about the jew

two rockets fired from gaza scratch into southern israel. no injuries, but still dealing a below to obama's push for israeli, palestinian peace talks. sara sidener in ramallah where this morning's meeting was held. tell us more about it, sara. >> reporter: let's be clear, when you say palestinians are responsible for the latest break, we are talking about gaza as opposed to the west bank. we need to be very clear about that. the palestinian authority is in control here, in the west bank. hamas in control in gaza. and that is where those rockets came from. no one has claimed responsibility, although we're hearing from officials it is likely an outside group. not hamas that fired those rockets, but a fringe group. yet, two rockets came over, making the deal between gaza and israel a shaky one. the cease-fire. but here things very calm. we saw the president and president abbas coming together and talking about some of the issues. not a flowery and highly welcoming meeting as you saw there. he welcomed him to the palestinian territories, the pre

but there was no peace, israeli police say mill taps fired rockets into southern israel and you can see the damage if this video. no one was hurt. israeli tv is saying israel will respond to the rockets but they did not specify how or when. >> president obama has been if the west bank if several hours this morning and he and president abbas had a working lunch and the news conference. president abbas describes the talks as "good" and president obama says change is possible but it will take time. >> what is true in the united states can be true here as well. we can make the changes but they will be have to be determined. we have to counsel. -- we have to have courage and break out of the old arguments. >> in israel, president obama and israeli prime minister, binyamin netanyahu, visited the jerusalem museum home to the dead sea scrolls. they stepped by a tech expo, as well. the president runs to jerusalem later today and will give a speech to israeli young people and tonight there is a state dinner. >> developing news, police are searching for a long time bay area baseball coach wanted o

several rockets fired from the gaza strip struck southern israel this morning. they didn't cause much damage, but they served as a reminder that the president is visiting a country very much under fire. ♪ president obama arrived this morning in the west bank. his message here, the importance of peace between the israelis and the palestinians. but fears of war have dominated the trip specifically fears that iran is dangerously close to getting a nuclear weapon. >> the greatest danger is a nuclear iran. >> in order to stop iran's nuclear programs peacefully diplomacy and sanctions must be augmented by a clear and credible threat of action. >> reporter: when it comes to iran, the president says the u.s. stands firm with israel. >> we agree on our goal. we do not have a policy of containment when it comes to a nuclear iran. our policy is prevent iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: even if it takes a military strike against iran. >> i will repeat all options are on the table. we will do what is necessary to prevent iran from getting the world's worst w

today, the israel army confirmed four rockets were fired from the gaza strip landing in southern israel and causing some damage. the rocket strike, which has not been claimed by any palestinian militant group, is the second violation of the cease-fire that ended the clash between the hamas and israel this past november. yesterday, the president's meeting with israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu focused on another threat to israel in the region. it runs nuclear ambitions. >> we agree that a nuclear armed iran would be a threat to the region, a threat to the world, and potentially an threat to israel. all options are on the table. we will do what is necessary to prevent iran from getting the world's worst weapons. >> richard, help somebody out at home who is watching this. the president of the united states goes into hamas and allies decide to fire missiles into israel which they do all the time. can you explain why they would act and continue to act in a way that is against their best interests? >> for groups like hamas, you know, their title represents what they are. they are the i

of locusts that have moved through egypt and through southern israel after moving through europe. apparently this year, jon, it's pretty bad out there. so-- they say 30 million of them. i don't know how you count. (laughter) >> we might have to fact check that, double source it, but say thousands and thousands, and millions? >> a lot of messed up windshields, that's for sure. >> so be careful out there with the storm and locusts and everything else. thanks, everybody. >> "america live" starts right now. >> megyn: fox news alert, a new poll showing the president's approval rating taking a deep dive in the last week. and welcome to "america live" everyone, i'm megyn kelly. seven days ago gallup polling 53 approval rating and that's one of the best showings since 2009. fast forward to this week, a 13 point swing in the opposite direction. only 46% of people say they approve of the job he's doing. and 46% say they disapprove. that's up 6 points. on the heels of this budget battle we've been watching and also comes as americans are paying more and more at the gas pump. you can see as g

just as the president was waking up, there were rocket sirens in southern israel., largely left out of the president's visit -- he controls the gaza strip, and they have launched four rockets into southern israel. one hit at least a house, although no injuries reported. it does show you how much israel is under fire at all times. this is some of the rocket aftermath from near the gaza strip. president obama ignored hamas and spoken only to president mahmoud abbas. they control the west bank. that's where the president arrived a couple of minutes ago here into the town of ramallah, flew in and is expected to -- quote -- "listen more than he's going to talk to president abbas." during president obama's first term, he talked a lot about the palestinian peace process and tried to put a lot of effort into it, didn't yield much in the way of results. was unskwefl in trying to -- unsuccessful in trying to get a settlement freeze. this is really the purpose of these meetings now, right now with prime minister fayed of the palestinian authority and president abbas to try to

meantime, earlier, hours before the president arrived, a couple of rockets landed in southern israel. no one was hurt, police say. one landed in a courtyard and the other in an open field. president obama has visited as a candidate back in 2008. today, he was 50 miles away, safe, when those rockets landed. earlier, in jerusalem, the president got a chance to see israel's historic dead sea scrolls. he will be back in jerusalem later today for what is a hallmark for this visit. a keynote speech to israel's youth. >>> san jose taking center stage today as march madness gets underway at hp pavilion. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live with all the action. bob, what is happening? good morning to you, john and marla, whichever two teams survive the competition, san jose's hp pavilion will eventually go on to the sweet 16. locally, all eyes are on number 12 seeded cal, which will be taking on number five seeded unlv later this afternoon. both teams seen here practicing yesterday. this is a rematch for both teams. last time they played the rebels, in december, cal lost by just one point.

today, there was a palestinian bomb blast in southern israel, but it has been a fairly amicable and quiete while the president has been there. we are fortunate to discuss the president's trip with david siegel the consul. tell me about what you were he can specking from the president's trip before it even happened. i had very low expectations. >> i think there have been low expectations if the general press, but i think we were very excited about this trip. it's his first trip to israel as president of the united states we're the first country in the second term that he chose to go to. his mental in terms of the past present, future, the. >>ish connection to the land, the challenges that we face, be it iran, syria and restarting the peace negotiations in the future, which is his vision a vision we share a vision of two states the people of israel and palestinians working together for the betterment of the middle east. we think it's a very exciting moment. michael: tell me, president obama hasn't been to israel yet this is the first time he's been there. how big an issue is that not only f

now, ahead of that speech, palestinian militants fired two rockets into southern israel from the gazaip earlier this morning. no one was hurt. >>> meantime, the president, who has had a difficult relationship with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is getting different headlines. check this out from ""the washington post."" obama and netanyahu show unusual solidarity. "the daily beast," obama and netanyahu make peace. and from "the christian science monitor," a show of warmth. joining me is p.j. crowley. good to see you. >> hello, chris. good morning. >> evidence of this warming relationship came from the prime minister himself. let me play for you what he said. >> i think that people should get to know president obama the way i've gotten to know him. >> do you sense just from what you've seen over the last 24 hours or so, p.j., that this relationship is warming? if that's true, how important is it? >> well, it is important. you know, there are major strategic issues that -- and a really shared vision between the united states and israel on the big things. iran, the middle east

. >> and two rockets from dwas landed in southern israel about 40 miles from where president obama wasoday drawing his condemnation. obviously we can't know until and unless hamas claims responsibility for that. what's your best guest as to the message that those were sending while the president was in theater and the united states and israel were embarringing on such an important meeting? >> well, first we should mention that 40 miles sounds a lot in america but in israel it is pretty much the whole country. he was not that close to the range of the rockets. i think the mention of whoever accept these rockets wanted to convey, you're going to ramallah. you're going to talk to the palestinian authority. you're going to hear the moderates from the hamas. keep in mind that's part of the picture. that's not the full picture on the palestinian side. there is still the gaza strip, the gaza strip is ruled by hamas. and this is a group that didn't make yet the sleep toward willing to discuss a final status agreement with israel or even recognize a state of israel. so i think it is a reminder

after a stark reminder of the region's dangers as militants in gaza fired several rockets into southern israel. in ramallah today, the president also reversed course, no longer demanding that israel freeze settlements before peace talks resume on borders and israeli security. >> and that's not to say settlements are not important, it is to say that if we solve those two problems, the settlement problem will be solved. so i don't want to put the cart before the horse. >> and "meet the press," why is our own chuck todd pushing his luck with the president? >> chuck, you're just incorrigible. >> we'll have more on that in a moment. during his speech today in jerusalem, that was the centerpiece of his trip, president obama spoke directly to the israeli public. restating his commitment to israel's security and making his case for peace with the palestinians. we have two very special gifts, donna weiss is the host of "meet the press" on israeli tv's channel 2 and our own david gregory, the moderator of nbc's "meet the press," the longest-running program on television. we have a theme here of "meet th

hours before both events, the palestinian militants from gaza fired a pair of rockets into southern israel breaking a three-month cease fire. no one was hurt in that attack. right now, the president is arriving at a state dinner at president peres's residence. you are looking at live pictures right now, you see secretary of state john kerry there talking. president obama is supposed to be awarded the medal of distinction at this dinner. when that happens, we will bring it to you live. again, live pictures there as the president awaits the medal of distinction. martin fletcher is standing by in jerusalem with the very latest for us. good to see you, sir. let's start with the president's speech. how was it received, both in the hall and how was it received by israelis watching it on television? >> reporter: well, i think, craig, it was received very well indeed. surprisingly well. he spoke so clearly and confidently and i think really hit all the points that israelis wanted to hear. one of the surprising things, the reaction of the 600 students from universities around israel that were in th

they landed in southern israel, but no one was injured.sident obama rejected that violence and said he was committed to a two-state solution in the future and he was very specific about what the u.s. wants to see. >> we seek an independent, viable and contiguous palestinian state as the homeland of the palestinian people alongside the jewish state of israel, two nations enjoying self determination, security and peace. >> nbc's chuck todd joins me now from ramallah. chuck, hello. >> reporter: well, good morning, chris. let me just tell you the most remarkable thing about this morning's events between the president and abbas is the fact that the president is openly admitting that he is simply trying to get the two sides to sit down and talk rather -- so there's negotiations to begin the negotiations. you can tell there's a little bit of frustration with the obama delegation in that that's the stage that we're at, but that is the stage that we're at. the issue of settlements, which is something the president dodged yesterday with netanyahu, h

two rockets launched from gaza hit southern israel thursday.ocess. >> we cannot give up on the search for peace, no matter how hard it is. >> reporter: following earlier meetings with israeli leaders, he met with the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas. to discuss key sticking points in the peace process..including jewish settlements in the west bank. president obama stressed the need to achieve sovereignty for palestinians and security for israel. >> i hereby assert again that we are ready to implement all our commitments and obligations in order to provide for the requirements of launching the peace process and achieving the two-state solutions, palestine and israel. >> reporter: obama brought his vision for peace to a crowd of university students in jerusalem, pledging continued u-s support for israel. he insisted the road to lasting security begins with recognizing an independent palestine. >> look at the world through their eyes. it is not fair that a palestinian child cannot grow up in a state of her own >> reporter: the

and meanwhile, the president was in israel and two rockets fired from gaza striking the southern's parts did not cause much damage and no deaths reported and believed the rockets may have been a show of protest. coming up right here on "america live," colonel of ralph peters will share his thoughts on what he says is the bigger story of what president obama may not have said yesterday about israel. and he is apparently on the same page as charles krauthammer was last night. neither of these men huge fans of president obama when it comes to his policy on israel, but both men heard something new yesterday, something you haven't heard a lot about in the headlines and ralph will be here to explain in just a bit. we also have new developments in the search for truth about benghazi. south carolina senator lindsey graham is today saying he will meet with white house -- i should say with house republican leaders and ask them to subpoena the survivors of last year's attack that killed four americans in benghazi, including our ambassador to libya. he's asking the house to do it because the republi

early today, israeli police said militants in gaza fired rockets at southern israel. >> power has beend to about the san francisco residence. this morning about 3500 pg&e customers in san francisco's bayview district or in the dark after a power line fell on the streets of new hall end lydia . causing a transformer fire. pg&e says the outage happened shortly before 2 this morning. about 200 homes are still without power. >> another the building store were following this morning. two people were hit by utility truck in san francisco. it happened just after 10 last night apple vincente and west portal. authorities say both the man and the woman was seriously injured. there at hospital. investigators think dense fog maybe blame. there currently no charges. >> police are looking for the head coach of the traveling bay area baseball team. he is a speck of molesting one teenaged boy, and secretly filming another in a bathroom. investigators think there may be more victims. to get more news faster let's turn to will tran live in san leandro. >> but police say this is part of their ongoing inv

. >> earlier today, israeli police said militants fired rockets at southern israel.ed against israeli policies burning flags and a picture of president obama. despite that opposition, both palestinian and israeli leaders will spark those peace talks. live in washington, ktvu channel 2 news. >> time now is 8:49. seismologists are worried some californians are becoming too complaisant about earthquakes. gave a 40 second warning before a 5.2 quake hit. scientists are working on early detection system. one that would give up to a minute of warning. hospitals and emergency response workers say lives could be saved by having that extra time. scientists say they need more state funding to finish the project and worry extra money will not come until after that devastating earthquake. >>> sonoma county will be testing tsunami warning next week. scheduled between 11:00 a.m. and 1 p.m. on wednesday. put up roadside message boards and fly a plane over the coast broadcasting information. residents who live along the coast get automated phone call. >> 10 minutes before 9:00. three

. >> the visit underscored by an early morning rocket attack in southern israel.two rockets fired from gaza, landing in the southern israeli city of sderot while the president was still in jerusalem. we're getting reports of property damage, but no injuries. right now the president is preparing to return to jerusalem after this lunch he's having right now with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. as we said, we are expecting to hear from the two leaders at any minute. our chief national correspondent, john king, is live from jerusalem this morning. john, the president is calling this trip to the west bank a listening tour. what do you think he expects to hear and what does he expect to accomplish? >> reporter: well, he's trying to find out, john and christine, just what it would take to ges get mahmoud abbas back to the negotiating table a day after hearing from prime minister netanyahu what is not a stalled but a dead peace process. pushing the parties to the table too fast there is a risk, because if they're not ready to deal, most people you talk to, whether pa

. >> just hours before the president's speech, two rockets fired from gaza landed in southern israel,erscoring the deep divide the president's words alone cannot bridge. let's bring in our chief white house correspondent jessica yellen, in jerusalem. jessica, you attended the president's speech at the jerusalem convention center. talk a little bit about the reaction from the young people who were there. >> hi, wolf. the president said in his speech the israelis can be harsh critics, but in that event and tonight, praise for the president is pouring in. i was sitting around college students, including solders as well. and some of them told me they came not because they like the president, but because they wanted to hear, they were curious what he would say. i saw them repeatedly jump to his feet for strong words on iran, and repeated language insisting on israel's right to exist. this might surprise an american audience, the israeli crowd was also exceptionally enthusiastic each time the president was critical of jewish settlements, the buildings in the west bank. i saw soldiers repeat

. >> we really have a relationship with the cornerstone country for israel ensuring that israel's southernrd is secure. they signed a peace treaty more than three decades ago. part of that was to make sure that the u.s. and egypt were tight, and the security relationship we have with egypt does secure israel that they will not have another middle east war. they've had several with egypt in the past but not since the treaty, and it's key. >> john: it's great to see capitalism helping to bring peace to the region, but is a quid pro quo from morsi's government on aid and reforms of any real value? egyptians are supposed to vote next month and some opposition groups say they're going to boycott the polls because of interference from morsi and the muslim he brotherhood. >> the economic and political conditions of the country that the egyptian people have been suffering from, we need to make sure when we communicate, and this was communicated, whenever we communicate with egypt as a government, we're including all the people of egypt. there is a deep need for a change in the way they governor th

militants in gaza fired rockets into southern israel.resses israeli youth. >>> a manhunt is under way in colorado following a brazen and deadly attack on the director of the state department of corrections. tom clements was shot and killed as he opened the front door of his home on tuesday night. officials are now looking for a car seen near his home before the shooting. investigators have no suspects, and no motive. >>> as early as today, the house is expected to vote on a budget bill that would avert a government shutdown. the senate approved the bill wednesday. it would fund the government until the end of september and ease some but not all of the recent sequester cuts. >>> today, a leading pediatrician's group is endorsing gay marriage. a child's health and well-being benefits from a stable relationship between parents regardless of their sexual orientation. >>> a new poll finds 49% of americans now favor same-sex marriage with 44% opposing it. the supreme court takes up the issue next week. >>> vice president joe biden is making a

do things that whether i it is targeting her is in vote kerry or cyprus or flying a drone over southern israel last fall. even explicitly against lebanese interest. that makes hezbollah very, very dangers. why are some european countries on inclined to designate hezbollah for a friday of reasons from concern about what might happen to the soldiers, many of them aren't european, italian or french in particular in southern lebanon to assistance to the stability of lebanon which is politically quite unstable to concern about retaliatory attack settle. there are answers to all those questions. is no evidence that hezbollah has ever retaliated with attacks against the entity that is designated it. let's be honest, designation is calling it the name, calling blowing things up is terrorism. took over downtown beirut by forcibly into the death of fellow lebanese. has been accused by the special tribunal with the assassination of other political assassinations. and, of course, now it's having in syria, which is going right across the border into lebanon. we have to be, and i assure you that u.s. and fo

jordan and turkey and now you have al qaeda elements, the front knocking on the door on the southern area near israelt this deteriorate without some u.s. leadership rallying the opposition and regaining the trust with our arab league allies. all of that has to happen and needs to happen soon, because there's a real consequence, kate, if the chemical weapons fall into the wrong hands or the conventional weapons fall into the wrong hands. you can imagine what kind of trouble across the middle east, southern europe, across northern africa. this has huge consequences. >> it does have huge consequences. >> doing nothing isn't going to work. >> doing nothing may not work, but it is important, i want to clarify on this point, this red line, the use of chemical weapons. the president has said that that is his red line if they do use chemical weapons. you've said you think it's clear they've already crossed the red line. are you suggesting the white house is lying on this issue or is dragging its feet for some reason? >> i would never say the white house is lying. intelligence is never as clear as we would al

fired from the northern gaza and town of beit hanoun as israel two landed inside gaza but one landed in the backyard of a residential home in the southern israeli town of store water now there were no injuries although there was some damage to the back yard this coming on the second day of the american president barack obama's visit to the region and just hours before he will arrive here in the palestinian city of ramallah said he obama so far is speaking primarily to the israeli public and he admitted as much last night after he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he said that his goal is to talk to his rabies he's spoken about the importance of israeli security and he's also committed american financial assistance to israel particularly in terms of military programs beyond two thousand and seventeen when the current contracts expire now there's been very little mention so far of the palestinians of the peace process of the continued israeli settlement expansion and this is in stark contrast to the speech the president gave back in two thousand and nine in cairo when he said that one of his priorities in terms of his for

fired from the northern gaza and town of beit hanoun as israel two landed inside gaza but one landed in the backyard of a residential home in the southern israeli town of stuart now there were no injuries although there was some damage to the back yard this coming on the second day of the american president barack obama's visit to the region and just hours before he will arrive here in the palestinian city of ramallah there are many who feel that this is a message from the palestinians not only those in gaza but city also the palestinian street here in the west bank expressing anger against the american president who they feel is showing a much stronger commitment to israelis and the israeli position than he is to the palestinians although the official word is that this latest incident is not going to disrupt his schedule for today so we do expect him arriving here in ramallah in the next two to three hours ok well let's just quickly talk about what has or hasn't been achieved so far during his visit i mean he an israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu haven't always seen eye to eye have they so what sort of common ground they found s

the southern half of the country paralyzed as troops were deployed to protect government buildings just last wednesday two people were killed when police and protesters clashed and ate it. israel'sterritorial ambitions extending as far as better when burial grounds but one villager of says they're refusing to back down tel aviv's already raised it to the ground forty seven times saying they have no proof of ownership but this community claims they've been there for more than a century and say they have no plans to surrender it artie's paul asli are reports . there's not much here but what there is within now was destroyed. part of an israeli plan to win the negev desert of its bid when residents. had if they even demolished of the thousand times i will rebuild it as long as i'm alive i will keep struggling i will not give up my living in fear all the time whenever somebody calls us and says there bulldozers in the main street we take all our stuff. and take it to the cemetery and now they are threatening to demolish the cemetery. but i will keep village has become the focal point of tel aviv's plans it started with the first demolition more than three years ago and since then mo