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Jenna: bottom of the hour, here is what is happening right now. federal investigators hear testimony today from bp executives on the mass i will oil spill in the gulf. they are trying to figure out what caused the explosion that eventually led to the big leak. tropical storm danielle getting stronger far over the atlantic. it could turn into a hurricane tonight. were keeping a close eye on that one. rick: a close eye on the middle east and a brand-new threat from palestinian leaders there to pul...

Site an under the new contract fuel cells will be imported from russia to the plant and, once used, will be sent back to russia, meaning iran cannot use them for other purposes and russia says the deal is a way to get iran to cooperate in a bigger nuclear picture and u.s. officials, though, are not buying it. in washington, caroline shivley, fox news. >> jamie: already a potential roadblock for the middle east peace process, the israeli prime minister and president of the palestinian authority a...

Efforts to facilitate the flow of goods into gaza, but also upheld the notion that israel has to defend itself against hamas in gaza. >> and the settlement in the west bank, israels freeze, but not jerusalem into the west bank in september, did he ask you to extend it? >> he -- we discussed concrete measures to build confidence on both sides, to move from proximity talks to direct talks very quickly, homefully well in advance of the of that moratorium. and those issues will be discussed in the c...

Israel and the united states, which really is not in good shape. >> shepard: why isnt it? >> it started with president obama. >> shepard: but why? >> because he -- >> shepard: because he has hussein in the middle of his name? >> thats clearly a problem for some but i dont think thats the explanation. >> shepard: what is it? >> the explanation is the guys president obama hung out with before he was president. reverend wright, rasheed colin, the palestinian advisories, what he did as soon as he be...

American values, free enterpr e enterprise. freedom, democracy, human rights. >> you said in the book, foreign policy strategies provided "kindling for the anti-american fires burning across the globe." thats tough rhetoric, isnt it? >> absolutely. i think it was terribly -- >> is he promoting anti-americanism. >> look, not on purpose, of course. he says if i draw closer to our enemies or the people who dont like us, and, thereby, establish distance with our friends that will make me more of a n...

On iran, you saw israel in the united states basically on the same page. i am sure that netanyahu felt very good when he heard the strong remarks by trump about how bad the iran deal is and how much he wants to try to enforce it and ensure that iran does not get nuclear weapons as the president said "ever." on the other hand, the comments that the president made about settlements when turning to the prime minister and saying to him, im going to want you to start building settlements for now and ...

Building settlements. the obama administration might have hoped that netanyahu would reach out to president obama to ask to formally request that the united states veto that resolution and perhaps in that discussion often something to president obama in exchange. instead, the "new york times" reports that netanyahu reached out to donald trump. at 3:28 a.m. in israel, benjamin netanyahu treated this, the u.s. should veto the anti-israel resolution at the u.n., and then donald trump tweeted the re...

Secretary of state john kerry has offered a dire warning to israel over their refusal to stop building settlements in east jerusalem. in a speech, kerry laid out a two-state solution that president obama and others have been pushing for, often tearing into long-time u.s. ally israel over the continued construction. ahead of that address, president-elect trump tweeted out his support for israel, saying, quote, we cannot continue to let israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect. the...

Here is elise labott with more about it. >> reporter: a dispute over peace, politics and the role of the u.s. presidency may be coming to a head at the united nations. just hours before the security council was set to vote for a resolution calling for israel to stop building settlements, the ballot was abruptly cut off, averting a potential clash between the current and future u.s. presidents over u.s. relations with israel. >> well have to wait and see what the results of those consultations ar...

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