this hour, concerns that there are potential targets at risk by cutting homeland security funds. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." we begin with deadly new clashes today in syria as security forces try to break up anti-government protests in a number of cities. human rights activists say that at least 34 people were killed. they say to end the crackdown or get out of the way. here is arwa damon. >> reporter: wolf, when we see the images coming out of syria, the path that the regime continues to take seems pretty clear. they are aiming to clear. a voice yells off camera. this is video said to be from the city of hopes, which has seen many protests in recent weeks. it was posted to youtube. cnn cannot verify its authenticity or when it was shot. but one opposition activist told cnn on friday that the security forces fired straight in crowds of demonstrators and the syrian human rights information link reported a mounting death poll throughout the day. a similar scene where men wearing what appeared to be syrian security force uniforms are seen firing. once again, they became the rallying point for protests throughout the country. some called for the toppling of the regime. others chanted that they would prefer death over humiliation. the government insists that protests are being organized by terrorists and outside forces and has declployed the army to several cities. after several hundred deaths, these people know that it can be fatal to take to the streets yet continue to do so, to demand freedom and change only to be met with lethal force. the u.s. this week slapped financial sanctions on president bashar al assad and on thursday, president obama issued this warning to syria. >> president assad now has a choice. he can lead that transition or get out of the way. the syrian government must stop shooting protesters. >> reporter: it seems that the president has already made his choice, to do neither. the u.s. effectively has very little leverage when it comes to syria that still enjoys a fairly powerful position. that is, in part, because of it the strategic alliance with iran or destabilize its border with israel. in fact, the regime has already issued threats that bringing it down would severely impact security in the region. wolf? >> arwa damon, thank you. they faced the camera and each other for 15 rather uncomfortable minutes. these fierce allies openly at odds oifr the terms for trying to restart middle east peace talks. president netanyahu warning that the president that peace built on illusions will fail. let's bring in brianna keilar. brianna? >> they met for 90 minutes, longer than we thought they would. signs that it is very productive, they say. maybe a little bit. because if netanyahu went to the white house furious, he came out of the meeting at least a little more so. but for two leaders thatville had frosty relations at times, this is another tough spot. israeli prime minister net taanu was about to leave for the u.s. and mutually agreed swats. >> reporter: today at the white house, as he did yesterday, he panned the proposal. >> it's indefensible because they don't take into account certain changes that have taken place on the ground. demographic changes that have taken place over the last 44 years. >> reporter: but if yesterday was the war of words, the white house hoped today was time to kiss and make up. >> obviously there are some differences between us and the precise formulation and language and that's going to happen between friends. >> we have an enduring bond of friendship between our two countries. >> reporter: but for all of the niceties, netanyahu drew a line in the sand. he said israel will not house palestinian refugees or negotiate with the palestinian government supported by hamas. >> it's not going to happen. everybody knows that it's not going to happen. and i think it's time to tell the palestinians forthrightly that it's not going to happen. >> reporter: despite words that the u.s. and israel will remain tough allies. robert is with the council on foreign relations. >> there is a great deal of mutual affection there. they have met a number of times and nonetheless they have not succeeded in establishing a close bond, a working relationship and there is not a great deal of new trust, it seems. >> after the meeting, jay carney said the president made clear that the pre 1967 border patrol. >> brianna keilar, thank you very much. let's do reading between the lines of that appearance by the president and the prime minister in the oval officer. gloria borger is here. i was struck by the body language during that photo opportunity. it did not seem very good. >> sort of frigid, would you say? >> yes. >> look, these two men don't share a very warm relationship. this meeting today took place after the prime minister issued what amounted to a reprimand, right, of the president of the united states yesterday. and then today in this photo open, he started listing all of his nonnegotiable demands. i think from the white house point of view, they consider that netanyahu has always been kind of intransgident and from netanyahu's point of view, the white house has blind sided them again on the settlement issue and where they talked about going back to the 1967 boundaries as a starting point. so not a warm relationship. by the way, wolf, i don't think that netanyahu pays a political price. >> there is an important constituency that wants to make sure that the u.s. andize see relationship is strong and israel is dependent on the united states for billions of dollars every year and strategically in that part of the world, it's important to know that the united states is there to help. he does pay a certain price if there's a rupture in the u.s. israeli relationship. but these are close allies and it's intriguing to me that even before the president delivered the speech, the obama administration notified the izzy government on the sensitive issues what he was going to say. >> as you would expect, these things go through diplomatic challenges and before the speech giving netanyahu what amounts to a heads up. but it was a tense phone conversation we're told and that netanyahu clearly did not like what you heard and that was why you saw his statement released before he got on an airplane to come on over here. the question, of course, is what did the white house then do? hill clinton has to notify the president of the united states that israel is upset about this but it seems to me that if you look at the language, the language in the speech was not changed. the white house press secretary said that it did not delay the speech, that the president was putting his finishing touches on it and you have to assume that the secretary of state and president were talking about israel. >> he was supposed to speak at 11:40 a.m. and didn't speak until 12:15. it was 35 minutes delayed. the secretary of state heard what the president said in that phone conversation, reported it to the president and the president said he's not changing the language and mutually agreed swaps as is and then obviously that irritated the president. >> the question is, did netanyahu's irritation come as a surprise to the white house? i would think it would. >> right. this important note, the israeli ambassador to the united states will be a guest tonight in the arena 8:00 p.m. right here on cnn. a republican challenger to president obama is defending its ties to the democrat. we're taking a closer look at the reception. jon huntsman is now receiving in new hampshire. and a shirtless congressman, a political scandal and now a surprisingly close race to replace him. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. with heart-related chest pain or a heart attack known as acs, you may not want to face the fact that you're at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. plavix helps protect people with acs against heart attack or stroke: people like you. it's one of the most researched prescription medicines. goes beyond what they do alone by helping to keep blood platelets from sticking and forming dangerous clots. plavix. protection against heart attack or stroke in people with acs. 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jon huntsman sounded like a diplomat at some of his first few events up in this state and there were very few, if any, jabs at aimed at the man that he would like to replace, a man who also happens to be his ex boss. >> i'm delighted to be here. >> reporter: taking his first steps in new hampshire, he originally had more members of his family, staff, and media swirling around him than supporters. so it was no surprise that at his first event as a potential candidate, he tried to turn down the temperature. >> we are the quintessential margin of error potential candidate. >> still, this mormon showed off his conservative side, saying that he would look at entitlement reform to bring down the debt. >> it's $14 trillion with an explanation mark. >> reporter: he told one crowd that he would not have invaded libya despite the motivating criteria. >> reporter: as for conservative issues, he told cnn that he's ready to defend his record. >> do you think you will be able to overcome the concerns? >> everyone who has been elected into political office has a history. some elected, some won't. >> reporter: one thing they don't like is the u.s. ambassador to china, something his ex boss won't soon forget. >> i'm sure that him having w k worked so well. >> reporter: he says he would do it again, stressing he was answering a call to serve. an answer that some republicans would be willing to accept. >> he was working for the president of the united states. >> reporter: he sounded more diplomatic than dogmatic and doesn't take swipes at the president. huntsman cautioned he's not into labels. >> we've got to get beyond this tag mentality where everybody is described as being this, that, and the other. i think it's artificial, superficial, and i think it's misleading in politics. >> reporter: with some in the gop shopping around for a fresh face, voters in this first of the nation primary state are taking a hard look at huntsman, even if they are not ready to buy in just yet. >> do you think you can beat president obama? 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a judge released strauss-kahn on $1 million in bail. he will now live in a new york represented apartment under near constant surveillance wearing an electronic tracking device. it's likely to be many long months before he ever sees him home here in paris ever again. ivan watson, cnn, paris. will a new cut in terror funding get in the way? stay with us. you're in "the situation room." 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