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Heavy rainfall. yes, there could be wind damage with it. im more concerned about late night and overnight flooding as these storms are going to go all night long. there are watches and also warnings in effect. if you get a storm over your house, stay inside. it will go away in 15 minutes. these are pretty fast movers. but flood watches are out, flood warnings are out. an awful lot of rain coming down. part of very cold air coming down from the north. not a polar vortex, we wont use that term. ju...

Jet was forced to make an emergency landing, stranding passengers for hours on a remote island. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer live from jerusalem. youre in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> lets get right to the breaking news here in the middle east. the israeli prime minister benjamin nett anyahu is having emergency talks about a possible cease-fire with palestinian militants as the fighting raging. ther...

Taking this egyptian cease-fire proposal very seriously in advance of their special israeli special security cabinet meeting. theyve gone basically on radio silence. weve had two israeli guests who were booked to be on this program here in "the situation room," but the chief spokesman for benjamin netanyahu and the spokesman for the idf, the israel defense forces, were supposed to be here but now theyve decided they wont say anything in advance of the israeli cabinet meeting. so they asked not t...

Was on scholastic probation at texas a&m where he studied animal sciences. governor paul says perry is dead wrong. perry says in turn that senator paul seems curiously blind. seems to me theyre both right. >> its interesting because in some ways each of them has i think an important point to make. but it also striekz strikes me, we need a national debate about whats happened since 9/11. i personally believe the strategies in both parties have failed. i think the world is getting more dangerous. ...

Coming into israel. plus, extreme weather danger. youre looking at a live picture of washington as nearly one-third of the country faces severe thunderstorms, flooding and dramatic drops in temperature. so what is the weather phenomenon thats causing it all? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer in jerusalem. youre in "the situation room." >> were following the breaking news, and it is significant. egypt is now calling for a halt to the fightin...

Well get back to you, as well. coming up, were live here in jerusalem following the breaking news. a cease-fire proposal put forward by the egyptians, the israelis welcoming it. and in effect, taking it very, very seriously. the leadership of hamas. were still waiting for a formal reaction. who are the men calling the shots in the air war against israel? would they it be open to a cease-fire. >> reporter: what does hamas make of egypts new cease fire proposal? how seriously is hamas taking this ...

The fastest speed dial. the fastest office plant. so why wouldnt i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. were coming to you live from jerusalem where were following the breaking news, egypt now calling for a halt to the fighting starting tuesday morning, 6:00 a.m., greenwich meantime, offering to broker help maintain a cease-fire just as it did during the last armed conflict between israel ...

Israel went on a campaign in the west bank and arrested hundreds of people that had nothing to do with it and have not charged them. for their part, the israeli government said the only way theres going to be a return is if the palestinian factions stop firing rockets into southern israel. i can tell you from being here in sell avooif. they have gone all here in and jerusal jerusalem. theres concern that they are reaching deeper and farther into israel. palestinians say as a result of the first ...

Present that really belongs to the young. leave the future to me. i have time. [ applause ] i think i was right. because the moment you came into office, you immediately had to face daunting and demanding challenges day in, day out. i prayed that you would meet them with wisdom and determination. without losing hope, without allowing others to lose hope. you know, the prayers were answered after it came from jerusalem and they came to us as a great message. it is a tribute to the strength

Mahmoud abbas, and king abdullah. jessica yellin is live in jerusal jerusalem. so why now? >> reporter: its an excellent question and one a lot of people are asking. every visit to jerusalem by a u.s. president is seen as rich in symbolism and strategic significant. symbolically the presidents visit makes sense. you could say his first visit overseas in his first term was to give a speech in cairo to the arab world. now he can say his first overseas visit, the second term, he gives a speech in i...