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U.n. vote making it very clear that palestinian should not look to the u.s. those were incredible gives. the important thing is the president made it clear this is critical for israel. if they are going to survive a jewish and democratic nation, they need a two-state solution and that was said today to the apec conference as well. israelis recognize this is in israels interest and not just talking negotiations between two countries. its what is in israels best interest. >> when the president sai...

Uttering the first words to apec delegates when referring to joplin, america, we are with you. think about that." larry, "the saddest part about this, no republican can beat him, and no one in his own administration would say, mr. president, you really need to come home. whether it was bush reading a book during 9/11 or katrina or joplin, nothing changes." jeff in missouri, "i author a blog for the joplin globe called caldwells corner and pen occasional editorials and columns. when i heard this ...

>> what do you think, andrea? netanyahu didnt seem to want to drop the reference to the 1967 borders? >> not at all. i dont think the president did either. i thought the president was very specific and went into the lions den with the jewish lobby, the pro israel lobby, apec, and in his speech, made it very clear on sunday that hes not backing down. he believes that it is in israels long term security to deal with the demographic changes that they cant avoid the facts of life, palestinian growth...

relations. are the tensions of recent days any worse? any better? im wolf blitzer and youre in "the situation room." first, breaking news this hour. a large tornado has been spotted on the ground in oklahoma and storm-ravaged missouri is being hit by severe weather and possible in the coming hours, searchers in joplin have been taking advantage of the break in the bad weather for a few hours now. 17 people have been pulled alive from the rubble as of last night. but the death toll is f...

more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? >> reporter: last night, i couldnt believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been cove...

written. 116 people are dead with that toll expected to rise. now i want to show you two different perspectives of a tornado. first, through the eyes of a storm chaser and then from the inside, 20 people huddled in a refrigeration unit in a convenience store. >> the tornado is trying to come down right here. the winds are out of the north and its coming right back around. tornado is here. coming on the ground right here. get sirens going. get the sirens going. im telling you. i got deb...

Republicans have long been very forcefully in netanyahus corner. but this speech being delivered while the president is out of the country and had no way to rebut it. >> well, i think it was always clear that netanyahu would get a standing ovation, regardless of ovation from congress. netanyahu was heading into his backyard which is controlled by his republican adversaries and so this was a way of at least making clear what the president thought was the best thing to do, not just for the united ...

Donors. i went back and look at at the speech that mccaine gave to apec and it was about wanting to talk without preconditions. >> so the 67 line is where they stopped the fighting with the 49 war and there was a checkpoint. it is a tricky place. no one thinks that line will be restored. that exact line. because israel will keep control of most of jerusalem. we know that. lets take a look. the president said his position is nothing new. lets listen to the president here. >> there is nothing part...

and it continues as we speak 200 miles above us. this is coming to us from the international space station where two astronauts have been doing a spacewalk and theyve got some serious work theyre doing up here and have been at it for the past five hours or so. well give you an update about this historic "endeavour" mission. this is your cnn sunday morning for sunday, may 22nd. im t.j. holmes. also a big breaking news story we are following for you this morning. cnn has been able to...

Participation by the syrians. why? they wanted to divert attention from the brutal dictator that is massacring his own people, that until recently, our secretary of state and others said was a reformer. you might recall that. this guy is a butcher. and obviously, we should be calling for his removal from office. i am not talking about military means. but we should be standing up for the people of syria. i think that -- you know, timing is interesting on all of these things. as you know, prime mi...