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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. peace will not come through statements and resolutions at the united nations. if it were that easy, it would have been accomplished by now. ultimately, it is the israelis and the palestinians who must live side by side. >> immediately after that speech, the president met with israeli prime minister benjamin net...

united nations building in new york. lets go straight to mohammed jamjo jamjoom. how close are these two americans from touching down where you are? >> reporter: well, brooke, were here at the royal airport. armani officials are saying that the plane should touch down within the next 20 to 30 minutes. we also learned from the families of josh fattal and shane bauer that the families are indeed here, that sarah shourd, the third american hiker who was detained along with the two men and...

davis got the death penalty for the murder of a savannah police officer back in 1989, no dna evidence ever linked davis to the crime. most of the witnesses who testified against him recanted. but the man who prosecuted davis stands by his case. >> there are two troy davis cases. there is the legal case. the case in court. and the public relations case. we have consistently won the case as its been presented in court. we have consistently lost the case as its been presented in the publi...

for state hood. this hour, the president is expected to meet with palestinian authority president abbas. he held a separate meeting just a little while ago with benjamin netanyahu. lets bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. shes covering this from new york. the president also delivered a major address before the u.n. general assembly. >> thats rig, wolf. the palestinians continue pressing their case here at the united nations and it was the most dramatic issue t...

nato command center were targeted. youre going to see rooftop to rooftop fighting, today in kabul. >> these are u.s. security forces that are returning fire from what were told was a well-organized taliban attack ugz rocket-propelled grenades, also machine guns. street fighting lasted several hours. it is over now, and there were casualties. want to go straight to the capital of kabul where our own suzanne malveaux has been there for a better part of a week and a half. she has now deta...

Republic . five years in prison for espitonnage. under islamic law it is pushable by death. >> they were arrested along with sarah shraud.nian plice ard them and saying they illegally entered iran. we got word from the state department and a spokesperson releasing a statement saying they are trying to work to confirm the reports about the eight year sentence and it has called for release of two men adding that shane and josh have been imprisoned too long. the hikers pled not guilty and say they ...

towards the capital. this is the city of zawiya. on this day, even if you couldnt see the fire fight close up, you could hear its deafening sounds reverberating from the eastern part of the city. just getting too close. there are snipers on the tops of buildings. loud bangs. artillery fire. morta mortars. weve got to get out of here. despite the major battle going on around him, a rebel fighter, who did not want to be identified to protect his family, was confident of victory. consider...

and its a report that will deeply disappoint the parents of josh and shane who were deeply hoping this or deal would be over for their sons. it appears that this or deal is finally over. a court in iran has convicted bauer and fattal of spying and trespass and sentenced them to eight years in prison, three years for trespassing and three years for spying, a charge that the men and their lawyers have been declaring all along. his attorney says he was aint ware of the verdict until he he...

can pass it in the next day or two and avert the first default on our national debt in history. >> i am worried about the size of defense cuts that may be contemplated, but that doesnt mean im therefore rejecting the agreement. im just worried. >> this is a head scratcher. stocks take a tumble after the debt relief rally that happened earlier this morning. the dow surged more than 120 points, but a weak manufacturing report, just sanction the market. stocks posting the worst weekly per...

the end of next year, beyond the election, with cuts and spending caps also on the table, house speaker john boehner wants all house members to weigh in. so he plans to hold a conference call with many of them sometime today. so weve got up to the minute coverage of whats happening in washington. cnns kate bolduan is on capitol hill. dan lothian is at the white house. first to you, kate, senate leaders in both parties keep saying that they are, quote, very close to a deal. what more do...