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it in order to avoid a diplomatic showdown at the u.n. this week. the whole world will be watching. but the question tonight is this. where does all this leave israel? joining me now is ehud barak. thank you for joining me. this seems on the face of it to be a very pivotal moment for israel, palestine, for the peace process. what is your take on what is happening? >> its not easy at the moment. i hope and i believe that a way should be found to make it a launching pad for a new momentu...

leader mustafa abdel-jalil. he is representing libya at the 65th u.n. general assembly. he has been meeting with president obama the last hour as well as ban ki moon. in a few minutes, president obama will sit down with afghan president happened karzai. this is their first meeting since the u.s. spelled out a plan to leave afghanistan by the end of 2014. today, for the first time, gays and lesbians can openly serve in the united states military. the law known as dont ask, dont tell has...

quick to compromise with republicans. well, today that same president delivered this warning. >> i will not support -- i will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary americans. and i will veto any bill that changes benefits for those who rely on medicare, but does not raise serious revenues by asking the wealthiest americans or biggest corporations to pay their fair share. >> the rich, very rich politics of this debate in just a moment. first, ...

13,000 gay troops were kicked out after their secrets leaked out and the taxpayers spent more than $100 million replacing them. today dont ask, dont tell is no more. repeal took effect at 12:01 a.m., nine months after signing the measure from the waining days of a lame duck congress. gays can now serve openly in every branch of service and all of those discharged service members can try to reenlist. key word, try. turns out repeal is one thing but reality is much different. more on tha...

a billionaire who famously lives modestly in omaha, nebraska. they argues the richest americans arent being taxed enough. he says he pays a lower rate than his secretary. he wrote about it in an op-ed in "the new york times" called "stop coddling the rich." he plans to cut and veto any legislation that cuts medicaid and medicare that doesnt raise taxes on the wealthy. >> i will not support any plan that butts the burden on ordinary americans. i will veto any bill that does not raise se...

the rest of the unit joins in, shooting wildly. they come under fire. [ gun fire ] an ambulance is hit by a rocket-propelled grenade. they and we are caught in the open. a pot shot. something in the distance. fightered opened up and there was some return fire. >> cnn producer was hit. >> ive been shot. >> down, down. down. go, go, go! >> get down! right side. go to the right side of everything. go, go! thats it. good. other way. >> we start to check his injury. looks like there is a pi...

but not allowed to circulate inside syria. >> the brutality that is being committed in syria against innocent people, against policemen and the syrian military. never reported. >> i have to say thats not true at all. we have a reported on the deaths of the security forces. we know about a number of the people have been security forces. but a large number have been civilians, demonstrators, pro democracy activists and children. who are these armed gangs? i would love to see this. >> the...

nevada. three people dead, another 54 injured when a plane participating in an air race comes crashing down on top of a crowd. witnesses say the pilot is a hero for doing all he could at the last second to maneuver that plane away from a more crowded section. also this morning, could we see riots in the streets in the u.s.? like weve seen riots in other countries that have been protesting some of the governments there? well, one big city mayor in the u.s. thinks absolutely we could see...

most talked about moments when all eight republicans stood on the stage with me in tampa, florida, this week. governor perry, speaking of social security, you said in the past its a ponzy scheme. an absolute failure. unconstitutional. but today you wrote an article in usa today saying it must be saved and reformed. very different tone. why? >> its time for us to get back to the constitution. and a program thats been there 70 or 80 years, obviously were not going to take that program aw...

more than 240 lives. the heavy rains that began falling in august have stopped for now but aid agencies in pakistans government are struggling to help the victims. those are the top stories from cnn, the worlds news leader. "world business today" starts right now. hello and a warm welcome. >> im nina dos santos at cnn london. these are the top stories on friday, september 16th. finance ministers arrive for a high-level powwow in poland as they try to bring europes debt crisis to a cl...