one such agenda was that of the management and staff of unmovic. to be blunt, this was a collection of people who had very good paying jobs that they wanted to keep and as a result, they spent a great deal of time coming up with a -- coming up with rationales for preserving the existence of the organization. they were very good at identifying unfinished tasks that they proposed to finish, both inside of iraq and outside of iraq. they also were very quick to propose new missions for the organization. missions in most cases completely unrelated to iraq. at various times, they proposed that unmovic could become a u.n. inspections commission for iran. they proposed that it could become a standby weapons of mass destruction mechanism attached to the u.n. secretariat to be dispatched anywhere in the world at any point they needed. at another point, they suggested that they could take over responsibility for running iraq's export control system, which was something that iraq and all other countries were required under u.n. resolution 1540 to establish. i

president obama tries to restart middle east peace talks but the two sides are largely unmoved. >>> job jackpot. thousands of people with new jobs and new hope, in a city that's been down on its luck. >>> and, catchy ads to help that's been down on its luck. >>> and, catchy ads to help people avoid catching the flu. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. there are locations throughout the u.s. where flooding would be no surprise. but when the atlanta area becomes a lake, that is a surprise. atlanta is inundated with water, lots and lots of it. at least nine people have died in southeastern flooding. schools are closed, major roadways are closed. fire trucks can't move. it's a mess. all the result of more than a foot and a half of rain in some areas. steve osunsami is in autell, georgia. steve? >> reporter: good evening, charlie. the flood waters have reached so many homes here, including my own. i can tell you first hand, this is overwhelming. this is what it looks homes and roads flooded with dirty water. across this region, many homeowners will have to start over. nearly 20

the republicans tonight remain unmoved. our coverage begins tonight with dana bash on capitol hill. >> reporter: if the president's speech was meant to bridge the health care divide in his own party, listen in. it may have had an affect. >> the stars are aligned. if we can't do it now, when will he be able to do it? i want to help the president make history. >> reporter: jim mcgovern describes himself this way. >> i'm a proud liberal democrat. he strongly supports a government run health care option but says the president's address helps convince him to be willing to compromise. >> we need meaningful health care reform and it may not be everything i want. i'm a single payer person. at the end of the day if it moves the ball forward, it could be worth supporting. >> reporter: to be sure some liberal democrats are still firmly entrenched. >> we don't have health care reform unless we have a public option. >> the house speaker softened her stance and this often repeated line in the sand -- >> there's no way i pass a bill witho

curator post was unmoved by entreaties. i want this. (laughing) or enthusiasm. oh, boy. oh, my.ion before. see, if i just put it right there. it would be very nice. don't you think? >> it looks very nice. >> reporter: that's as close as i'm going to get. isn't it? wow. so much for hope. this is kind of like preparing an operating table. with surgeon-like skill master jeweler steve clark very gently pryed the stone free. it will go back into the original setting after its fling with the new snazier one. >> go to smithsonian chanel to vote for your favorite 21st century for the hope diamond. >> reporter: a setting picked on the internet from three harry winston designs. the contest all part of a smithsonian channel promotion. >> and the winner is? >> reporter: announced this past week.... >> embracing hope. >> reporter: until "embracing hope" is ready, the diamond will be on display for the first time ever unadorned. naked. hey, if you've got it, flaunt it. >> mason: up next her name is barbara. ♪ my name is barbara in that was a complete mystery to me. my doctor diagnosed it as f