this point another dangerous neighborhood in a decaying city. how dangerous is it? well, if the kids hung their christmas lights four thugs got out of an suv and robbed them. then a few hours later someone set fire to a christmas degree they had set up in a nearby park. who sets fire to christmas trees? well, suddenly a lot of do. last december the same group of volunteers in chicago had another one of their christmas trees burned dot ground. the year before that, someone ran over the christmas tree in chicago s washington park with a car. to there seems to be quite a bit of christmas tree destroying going on all of the sudden. what does it mean? wall, well, let s see. this isn t just a matter of people setting fire to balsam firs, a christmas tree is a symbol. a symbol of a specific culture. a symbol of a much loved tradition hundreds of years old. above all, it s a symbol of a religion, in this case the world s largest religion. torching christmas trees is an attack on christianity.
we re stopping the tape there, not to show all of that scene. at least a dozen shots were fired as the man who was carried a knife in his right hand fell dot ground. moments later, this report. about five minutes ago, not too long ago, we were standing here, very quiet, very calm scene. off to my right there was an israeli security checkpoint that had been checking young palestinian men coming into the old city and entering through damascus gate. as that was happening, an individual came running around the corner, began running down these stairs, and it was at that point israeli security forces shouted at him to either stop or to prevent him from going further. he did not heed their calls, continued running, and by the time he got down to the street level, or to the entrance point of damascus gate where police are setting off that cordon, gun
the group, he was knocked dot ground with a camera and a man tried to take it away, and, it is a hazard of the job and he didn t expect anything like this to happen. that does happen, though, you know, no word on whether or not charges will be filed, and, they are said to be okay. but you can understand how sensitive something like that is, when you are trying to ask a question and get a reaction and sometimes the reaction is not what you are looking for. martha: well, it is considered a terrorist organization by governments around the globe, based on the lawless southern region of lebanon and today, hezbollah may be in our backyard, a stone s throw from our southern border. bill: and also how far the unions are willing to go to get that are points across? maybe further than you think. minutes away from a live news conference, wha prominent union supporter will be here live to make his case. you exercise and eat right,