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Administrations. really unprecedented. >> it truly is and what carl said is exactly right. we havent seen anything like this. in the sense that ever since the camp david accords with jimmy carter when i interviewed president carter for a book i did. hes so sad he never got the palestinian solution done. the two state solution done right. and its been like the holy grail for state department diplomats if you can make a camp david peace type thing between israel and pasten you will be almost a nob...

>> pontius pilate was the roman governor of judea who had power of life and death over his jewish subjects and often used it. >> pontius pilate, the very year that jesus entered into jerusalem, was in a very difficult political position. and as a consequence of that, he agreed to help ciaphas and to pin the whole blame for what had occurred within the temple, the disturbance there involving jesus, on jesus himself. ♪ >> scholars think that the most accurate part of the gospels comes here at th...

That jesus entered into jerusalem, was in a very difficult political position. and as a consequence of that, he agreed to help ciaphas and to pin the whole blame for what had occurred within the temple, the disturbance there involving jesus, on jesus himself. ♪ >> scholars think that the most accurate part of the gospels comes here at the end. the eyewitness details of his death by crucifixion, perhaps the most gruesome form of capital punishment ever devised. >> it was a case of a state organ...

Anticipated that he would be killed soon there after. >> according to the gospels, thats exactly what happened. betrayed among olive trees in the garden of gethsemane by his own disciple, judas iscariot. what did he betray? >> it is possible that jesus taught the disciples privately, when the kingdom comes, you will be the rulers and i of course will be the king of this coming kingdom. if thats what he was teaching them, then everything else falls in place. what judas betrays to the authorities ...

Just as the italy new government was being sworn in. but you that was about a half mile way. the suspect wrestled to the ground. authorities saying he is out of work, desperate and claimed he wanted to shoot politicians. france. an explosion rips off the side of a five story apartment building east of paris. more than 100 rescue workers searching through what is left of the structure for possible survivors. we do know two people died. several other o the grounds injured. no word yet on what ca...

>> thousand of reserve troops in israel have been called up and israeli tanks are lining the border. today, for the first time, hamas fired rockets at the holy city of jerusalem. panicked residents fearing the sound of air raid sirens and new rocket attacks. david lee miller is on live on the israeli/gaza border with the latest. >> reporter: greta, it seems increasingly likely that there could be a ground incursion taking place shortly. in addition to the troops massing and the armored gear near...

Its unclear exactly what the role is, but a lot of suspicion that they are in some way helping hamas and the way theyre able to amos the kind of military hardware and missiles and rockets that they have. and thats really part of the big picture, it doesnt have to be moving forward. the idea of iran being more engaged in this region since the arab spring, i mean, this is a very different middle east that the president is about to face in his second term than the one he inherited when he first too...

And the terrorists in the same way that our country is vulnerable to those attacks and we have seen it. so our role as a global super power and as an ally to what i believe is our best ally in the region of israel, is that we should stand tall. we should defend israel and the court of world preponderance, whether it is in the u.n. or other international forums and insist that the real story come out. it is hamas that has been on the offensive. israel has practiced so much patience and reluctance...

War, the war in 1991, even he did not send missiles, sent rockets into jerusalem. this situation is dire and im sure like you, i have friends, family, loved ones whose kids are in the military, families live there. you cant live with rockets pouring in. so i do think our role has to be to try to secure peace and security for israel, whether through negotiations or through support of israels right to defend itself. >> rick: thats been the message from the white house is that the administration, t...

Have to stop spending all of this money. we have to stop wasting other peoples money and make it so that we have an attitude that it is our own and that is, we treat it as if it is our own. and stop wasting. i mean, you are absolutely right. >> matters are escalating in israel. and today, there were rockets fired at jerusalem, which is a first. its a home to the three muslim, jew, christians and yet, that is now a target. what is our role? >> well, first of all, we as americans have a special bo...