>> times. it has been a fascinating year in global politics, but this israeli-iran situation is getting even worse and could be a threat, as we said, right here at home. a developing story to say the least. and could be a really, really big story possibly for our country as well. we'll have the latest on that. also this morning, china's second in command is in the u.s. this morning. what he accomplished in washington and why he's looking forward to, get this, his trip to a pig farm in the state of iowa. fascinating back story on this guy. he's going to be kind of the leader of a billion-plus people. and speaking of the global political stage, he's going to be a big player on it. >> definitely. later this half hour, what an nba sensation. it's linsanity, everybody. for fans who cannot get enough of the new york knicks' jeremy lin, especially after last night. they've won six in a row. >> and largely because of him and his last-second heroics there on the court. >> another double-double. >> yeah. he's a phenom right now.