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Security, absolutely committed. the palestinians, we want a palestinian state, a two-state solution. and others in the region, friend and foe alike, that the united states is in the region to stay, and were not pulling out any time soon. >> john king, the one thing we didnt hear about today was settlements. why is that, and is that going to be discussed over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, it will be discussed in the morning. you can be syrian, piers, when president obama goes to see...

States is in the region to stay, and were not pulling out any time soon. >> john king, the one thing we didnt hear about today was settlements. why is that, and is that going to be discussed over the next couple of days? >> reporter: well, it will be discussed in the morning. you can be syrian, piers, when president obama goes to see mahmud abbas, his top complaint, im not coming back to the bargaining table until israel stops building settlements in the west bank. and im interested in senator m...

And the israeli government is debating whether to give the green light for a major new settlement on a parcel called e-1. and president obama did not mention settlements. there are a couple opportunities today where he could have turned to his counterpart and said, you must stop. he has said that in the past. im sure it came up in the private conversation. but the president decided not to pick a public fight with the prime minister. but that is one of the huge obstacles to getting the palestinia...

Was killed. but in response to the killing, at what is already a heightened time of political tension in the state, colorado officials have responded by increasing security for other top government officials in the state. they have also increased security at the governors mansion. this is happening in colorado at an already heightened time. the colorado legislature has been debating and passing gun reform legislation and that debate has been unusually contentious. they have pledged on the floor ...

But in response to the killing, at what is already a heightened time of political tension in the state, colorado officials have responded by increasing security for other top government officials in the state. they have also increased security at the governors mansion. this is happening in colorado at an already heightened time. the colorado legislature has been debating and passing gun reform legislation and that debate has been unusually contentious. they have pledged on the floor of the senat...

Month, there would be a certain poetic art to it. >> poetic, but perhaps not to be. even against a dim night sky, the answer, this time, was plain as day. >> joining me now is vatican spokesperson and our vatican analyst. its good to have you with us. you were in the sistine chapel today. that must have been extraordinary. >> it was an incredible experience. i went in as one of the spokespersons with father lombardi who were allowed to be there before the conclave ritual. so, just before the car...

Poetic art to it. >> poetic, but perhaps not to be. even against a dim night sky, the answer, this time, was plain as day. >> joining me now is vat can spokesperson and our vatican analyst. >> it was an incredible experience. i went in as one of the spokespersons with father lombardi who were allowed to be there before the conclave ritual. so just before the conclaves begin, there were about ten of us. it was just a remarkable experience to be there. the sight, the cardinals, the music and then ...

Music and then we were all thrown out at the end. >> as everyone was. what happens now? we all saw the black smoke, obviously. theres no real debating or discussion during the votes inside that sisteen chapel. >> yeah, what happens is more like going to church than a political convention. its a highly ceremonial experience, which, most of the time, is eaten up by the k choreography of ballots. each cardinal steps up individually and deposits his ballot. that happens 115 times. soup to nuts, each...

Day. joining me is vatican spokesperson, father tom, our vatican analyst, john allen. good to have you with us. you were in the sistine chapel today. >> it was an incredible experience. i went in and was allowed to be there for the beginning of the concave ritual. there were ten of us. it was a remarkable experience to be there, the sight, the people coming in, the cardinals, the music, watching the swearing of the oath. then we were all thrown out at the end. >> as everyone was. what happens no...