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Seen from the president thus far on this big international trip? >> well, you know, has certainly making some history here. the speech yesterday was, you know, it was not obama-esque where israel was concerned. obama spoke a good deal about israel in cairo. he barely mentioned israel in riyadh. now hes come here, the first person i think to ever fly directly from riyadh to tel aviv, never mind the first president. >> he is. >> hes been to the western wall, which is unprecedented, as you say, for...

Friends first. it is the weekend. we are excited about it and excite that had you are joining us to end your week. courtesy of president trump after he goes head to head with the media in a fiery press conference and cheryl -- carley shimkus is here to talk about it. carley: a handful of moment that is had people buzzing with the press conference with the president. one of the head lines occurred when mr. trump took on cnn telling jim acosta that his opinion of the network got even worse. >> im ...

Finally tonight, with the situation in ukraine intensifying, german chancellor angela merkel has played a key role. sometimes they need a little break. >> once again, everything has fallen to me. its always angela, make peace with russia. angela, lend greece $5 billion. angela, hold spains hair back while they puke. [ laughter ] why? why do i always have to be the peace keeper? angela wants to be wild, too. i want it take off my mans blazer and put on a mans hawaiian shirt collin, i want to danc...

>> that is such nonsense, chris, that people have promoted that the idea if only he could schmooze. after theyd shut the government down. >> just like israel. make peace. with whom. find me the guy thats going to come in and deliver for the next 20 years, at least. >> i think it was good if barack obama wouldve reached out and develop a base. >> well, could he have ever gotten boehner to the table with him on any kind of deal to make a more moderate health care plan? remember in the beginning of...

Make in syria. to say that what we do in syria doesnt effect iranian behavior is unrealistic. were showing weakness in syria which makes it more likely the iranians march toward a nuclear weapon, and more likely israel will attack. his effort to avoid war, obama has spread war. in his effort to reach out, make peace, we have the finger. at the end of the day if he thought he could go into the mid east, not be like bush, give speeches, charm people, it hasnt worked. radical islamists are not taki...

Im willing to do that. i gave a speech. you heard my speech. i wouldnt say it was a softy speech. it was a tough speech, but conciliatory. here is my hand. reach out, grasp it. lets make peace. if you ask me, what is the main thing, the simple thing, if you strip away everything in all the arguments, the fact is, david, you can tell me now, you can ask me a question. are you willing to sit here, change your plans have president abbas come here and start peace negotiations right now on the sunday...

Remind ourselves that peace is not just the absence of war. true peace depends upon creating the opportunity that makes life worth living to do that, we must confront the common enemy of humanity nuclear weapons and poverty, ignorance and disease. these forces corrode the possibility of lasting peace and together, were called upon to confront them. to lift the speckter of mass destruction, we must come together to pursue the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons. over the last tw...

With its neighbors. and friends of the palestinians do them no favors by ignoring this truth, just as friends of israel must recognize the need to pursue a two-state solution with a secure israel next to an independent palestine. that is the truth. each side has legitimate aspirations. and thats part of what makes peace so hard. and the deadlock will only be broken when each side learns to stand in the others shoes. each side can see the world through the others eyes. thats what we should be enc...

Year. that basis is clear, its well-known to all of us here. israelis must know any agreement provides assurances for their security. palestinians deserve to know that the territorial basis of their state. now i know that many are frustrated by the lack of progress. i assure you, so am i. but the question isnt the goal that we seek. the question is how do we reach that goal? and i am convinced that there is no shortcut to the end of a conflict that has endured for decades. peace is hard work. pe...

Sense of common humanity. one delegate to the san francisco conference that led to the creation of the united nations put it well. many people, she said, have talked as if all that has to be done to get peace was to say loudly and frequently that we love peace and we hated war. now we have learned no matter how much we love peace and hate war we can not avoid having war brought upon us if there are convulsions in other parts of the world. the fact is, peace is hard but our people demand it. over...