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mississippi river. >> our hearts go out to everybody downstream. this is monumental water. never been seen before. >> that man flilives in morganz louisiana, home of the morganza spillway. it now seems likely that sometime over the weekend the army corp of engineers will open that structure for the first time since 1973 lessening the force and volume of the mighty mississippi, thus lessening the flood risks to the downstream cities of baton rouge and new orleans. but the waters got to ...

Israel. they want a one-state solution. but hamas is under a lot of pressure because the people, the palestinian people in the streets of gaza were demanding unity. and their popularity in gaza is at rock bottom. and now they figure, well, wed better make a deal here. so this may look like a disaster for israel and for the peace process. but we may actually see other time that hamas is, in responding to the demands of the palestinian people, may actually find itself having to get on board with t...

And now they figure, well, wed better make a deal here. so this may look like a disaster for israel and for the peace process. but we may actually see other -- over time that hamas is, in responding to the demands of the palestinian people, may actually find itself having to get on board with the two-state solution. but i dont see that happening at the moment. >> do you think that this is a sign of a weaker hamas? >> no, i think, actually, it is a sign that hamas is in a position via fatah to ac...

Two state solution. thats very difficult. >> it creates this being a civil war and two states. what is likelihood it could disodi dissolve to that? moammar gadhafi is not the kind of man that cares to talk with rebels when you talk with going into their closets and pulling them out and killing them in front of their childrens eyes. >> thats right. i think on the rebels part i think they are also not interested in political negotiations with man who has repressed them for many decades now. i thin...

Constitution. certainly, yes, the participation of islamic -- sorry, islamic parties in any process, in any political process, but lets not just hand this over easily to an islamic regime emerging in the region. i think that will defeat both. the new arab that is emerging and american interests in the region and the moderate which has been a backbone of a good relationship with the united states. and also this will embolden the defiant, such as iran and its allies in the region. i dont understan...

Thats our aim in egypt. were going to support that. and we believe it needs to be credible and irreversible. >> before you go i want to ask you about the u.n. vote on a we lugs brought forward by the palestinians to declare israeli settlement activity as illegal. you as the united states representative there vetoed that measure because of the word illegal. the administration believes that settlements are illegitimate but not necessarily illegal. my question is whether you worry that in the middl...

Democratic institutions to take root and to flourish. thats our aim in egypt. were going to support that. and we believe it needs to be credible and irreversible. >> before you go i want to ask you about the u.n. vote on a we lugs brought forward by the palestinians to declare israeli settlement activity as illegal. you as the united states representative there vetoed that measure because of the word illegal. the administration believes that settlements are illegitimate but not necessarily illeg...

Because of the word "illegal," but we need to get the parties back to direct negotiations so that they can agree through direct talks on a two-state solution. thats the goal. and the problem with this resolution is it was one sided. and was designed -- not designed but have the impact of hardening one or both sides and making it much harder for us to get them back to the table. so we have our eye on the big prize. yes, for over four decades it has been u.s. policy to oppose settlement activity. ...

Agreement about the urgent need to resolve the conflict between israel and the palestinians based on the two-state solution and an agreement that establishes a viable, independent and contiguous state of palestine once and for all. we have invested a tremendous amount of effort and resources in pursuit of this shared goal, and we will continue to do so. but the only way to reach that common goal is through direct negotiations between the parties with the active and sustained support of the unite...

Telephone call with his pal still yan counterpart mahmoud abbas but was not able to persuade him from pulling this potential resolution. if it does go through the vote could be 14-1, with the u.s. potentially vetoing if the u.s. does that. here is what secretary of state hillary clinton said about the controversy yesterday. >> our focus is on doing what is best to advance negotiations between the parties that will lead to a two-state solution. and we have consistently over many years said that t...