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Woodruff the u. S. Senate faced a moment of truth this evening, on the keystone xl pipeline. Supporters needed 60 votes to advance the project. Louisiana democrat Mary Landrieu pushed the issue. Shes in a runoff next month with republican congressman bill cassidy, whose identical bill passed the house last week. Minority leader Mitch Mcconnell led all 45 republicans in backing the senate version. Republicans are committed to getting keystone approved. We want to see those jobs created as soon as possible. Thats what the people want. So i urge a yes vote on the legislation to send congressman cassidys keystone bill to the president and create more american jobs. Woodruff a dozen or so democrats joined landrieu in backing the bill, but most were opposed. Californias Barbara Boxer said the real issue is the potential for pollution. This isnt about the building of a pipeline, its whats going in it. The filthiest, dirtiest oil. But to stand here and say this is the absolute job producer, is phony. It is phony balogna. Woodruff the white house had issued veiled threats of a president ial veto. Ifill on the house side of the capitol, democrats re elected californias nancy pelosi as minority leader. And maryland congressman steny hoyer was reelected as minority whip. Last week, House Republicans voted to keep john boehner as speaker. Woodruff japans leader today called for a snap election next month, putting his own job on the line. Prime minister shinzo abe made the move one day after news that japan has fallen back into recession. Some fault abes economic policies, he responded by postponing a planned tax increase. Abe also said he will resign if his party loses its majority in the election. Ifill president obama has ordered a review of how to respond to americans being taken hostage overseas. The white house confirmed the existence of the review, which it said began last summer, after news of the latest beheading of an american by Islamic State militants. But spokesman josh earnest said the u. S will not change its policy of refusing to pay ransom. ;w its not that simple. We dont want to put other american citizens at even greater risk around the globe. And knowing that organizations can extract ransom from the united states. If they take a hostage only puts american citizens at a greater risk. Cfe ifill some relatives of beheading victims have urged the government to do more. The review may consider whether to let the families offer to pay ransoms themselves. Woodruff the National Football league today suspended Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson for the rest of the season, without pay. Hes pleaded no contest to a texas misdemeanor charge of striking and injuring his son with a wooden switch. The running back has not played in a game in two months, and todays announcement means he cant be reinstated until april at the earliest. The Players Union plans to appeal. Ifill the Forest Service will permit limited fracking to search for oil and gas in the Largest National forest in the eastern u. S. The compromise plan was unveiled today. It allows the process formally known as hydraulic fracturing to be used in the George Washington national forest, which covers parts of virginia and west virginia. The plan also puts most of the forest off limits to oil and gas leases. The target air bags made by tacatta corporation that connet plode. They limited previous recalls to high humidity along the gulf coast but now theres an incident in north carolina. Gpqon on wall street, stocks edged higher, partly due to an improved outlook for home building. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 40 points to close at 17,687. The nasdaq rose 31 points to close at 4,702. And the sandp 500 added ten, to finish at 2,051. Woodruff the u. S. Capitol dome marked a milestone today in its 60 million facelift. Workers have completed the task of wrapping the structure in 52 miles of scaffolding. That clears the way to repair 1,300 cracks in the castiron surface, and remove old paint. Theyll also replace civil war era windows and fix damaged castiron ornaments. The restoration is expected to be finished in time for the 2017 president ial inauguration. Ifill still to come on the newshour a violent rampage on a jerusalem synagogue leaves several dead; ferguson, missouri readies for the grand jurys ruling in the Police Killing of Michael Brown; cutting off the Islamic State groups massive funding sources; technologies that can help save and improve lives around the world; the inside story of organized cybercrime; and, scientists discover whats killing starfish off the west coast. Woodruff its deadliest attack in jerusalem since 2008. Four people were killed at a synagogue today, before their palestinian attackers were shot dead. Later, an Israeli Police officer died of his wounds. The attack built on growing violence in the region. Woodruff Israeli Soldiers and police swarmed to the synagogue in west jerusalem, moments after two palestinian men burst into morning prayers, shooting and hacking their victims with meat cleavers. Witnesses told of terror, and blood. translated it was horrific. I cant imagine such attacks would occur to our community. Woodruff three of the dead were americans with dual israeli citizenship, including a rabbi from a renowned hassidic family. From washington, president obama condemned the killings. This is a tragedy for both nations, israel as well as the united states. And our hearts go out to the families who are obviously undergoing enormous grief right now. Woodruff within hours, thousands of israelis gathered for the victims funerals. In east jerusalem, clashes erupted as Israeli Police fired tear gas and arrested relatives of the attackers. They turned out to be cousins, and members of the popular front for the liberation of palestine. Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu ordered their homes demolished, as he vowed to respond with a heavy hand translated as a nation we will settle the score with every terrorist and their dispatchers, and we have proved there are some who want to uproot us from our state and capital. They will not succeed. We are in a battle over jerusalem our eternal capital. Woodruff netanyahu blamed palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for inciting the violence. And in london, secretary of state john kerry also had stern words for the palestinians. They must begin to take serious steps to restrain any kind of incitement that comes from their language, from other peoples language. Woodruff but palestinian radio described the attackers as martyrs. And in gaza, loudspeakers at mosques called out congratulations. President abbas criticized todays violence, but he put some of the blame on israeli actions. translated while we condemn this action, we also condemn the Israeli Aggression on the holy sites, like burning mosques and churches. All of these actions are not helping the palestinian and israeli interests to establish a palestinian state and live side by side in peace. Woodruff the militant group hamas called the attack a natural reaction to the death of a palestinian bus driver, found hanged in his bus on monday. Many palestinians charged he was killed by jewish assailants. Israeli police ruled it a suicide. Tensions have been rising for weeks, with a series of other attacks on israelis. Theyve been fueled by a renewed dispute over jerusalems holiest site, known to muslims as the noble sanctuary, and to jews as the temple mount. All of this follows last summers israelhamas war in gaza, and its raised israeli concerns that a new palestinian uprising, or intifada, may be coming. Woodruff we turn now to two long time palestinianisraeli watchers. Dennis ross was a u. S. Diplomat and middle east envoy who served in the george h. W. Bush, clinton and obama administrations. Hes now a counselor at the Washington Institute for near east policy. And Shibley Telhami is the anwar sadat professor of peace and development at the university of maryland. Hes also a senior fellow at the brookings institution, and author of the book the world through arab eyes. We welcome you. The worst violence in jerusalem in six years. Why has the situation deteriorated. We were talking about this just before the gaza war and i suggested were maybe upon a third interdepartment. Were there already. And jerusalem is the most potent liberalizer not just among palestinians. What we see is what we need to understand is when you lose hope, when theres nothing there, both israel and palestinian side, hearts harden. How they react to civilian casualties in conflict. Thex fmn first reaction is not empathy with the other, the first direction is they brought it upon themselves when they dont think this is going to happen and confreally the functs of hope. Woodruff dennis ross how do you see it. Why doubt the situation gotten to this point . Well i do think theres not just a loss of hope theres a disbelief on each side that peace is even a possible he a. I also think theres an ongoing demonization and its simply unrealistic to assume you can have ongoing demonization and not have a consequence of it. I do think theres been more incitement of late and that incitement in the context what we saw today was an attack on a religious site where people were praying that they were attacked because the jews were reagan were praying but it highlights this demonization and steps have to be taken to stop it and diffuse the reality. Woodruff what do you mean by demonization, who is doing the demonization and who are they demonizing. What secretary kerry referred to as insightment on the palestinian side. Theres no doubt thats taken place when you in amblpresident e condemned this action he gave a speech where he spoke about the possibility of a holy war because of contamination, jewish contell nation of the sanctuary. Thats not the sort of thing thats going to diffuse tennions. I would say when you paykwho arf contributes i think to a certain reality where this is somehow condoned even while you criticize the act. It isnt to say that the israelis havent done things as well as it relates to those who want to go up and change the status quo on the temple mounts or with the arab sanctuary. Woodruff Shibley Telhami, president abbas is blaming the wrong people. When have you a horrific attack it ought to bethis is abe under any circumstances. Put that aside for a minute. The questionn en is what the palestinians are doing or the Palestinian Leaders are saying is really the reason for why these things happen. Theres no connection whatsoever in my opinion. Heres why. For one thing people arent listening to him anymore. We dont under that incitement and i served on antiincitement committee during the negotiations in 1990 on the american side trying to reduce incitement. Incitementelf is a function of how much belief there is in the possibility of peace or conflict. People incite when they think conflict is coming. Its not a; function what people say. People, regardless what he says is right or wrong. This is not a function of it and people are carrying this out and dont even care about Mohammed Abbas whether its ultra leftist. Woodruff hes saying it doesnt matter what people are saying its a straight level. Theres a context that exists. B, leaders contribute to that context. C, the fact is when theres a constant demonization when you watch palestinian or when you listen to palestinian radio, your report indicated that palestinian radio was lauding what had taken place. When theres that kind of context where its perpetuated it creates a reality. Yes theres a lot of anger out there and that anger is obviously contributing to this but the fact isnwho have to steg this is wrong. Theres no justification for this kind of action, and you have to deal with what i think is a reality where the effort wo demonize and dehumanize the other side makes it a lot more plausible than in fact these kind of actions take place and somehow accepted. Woodruff do you wantnn to respond. First of all undoubtedly, put that aside that to think what that leaders going toization going to be the reason why people are going to do or not do the thing when theyre facing settlement in jerusalem that they think are illegitimate and illegal. In comparison to what Mohammed Abbas will say or not say. Its not derived from what the Palestinian Leader is going to say its derived from what they lived every single day. What the israelis are doing. What thervdoing. Lets just remember one more thing, this is taking place in east jerusalempresident doesnty hardly any control over issues under israel control. Woodruff in just the little time we have left dennis ross, what is it going to take to stop this . Is it intervention from the outside or are we spiraling into a third as we said a few minutes ago. Im worried this is taking on a life of its own and i am worried as well that these are ease jerusalemites. There were bombings in jerusalem but not carried out by jerusalemites. Theres a climate and frustration. Whats required its not so much external intervention although i do think what secretary kerry did last week meeting president abbas separately and seeing the Prime Minister of israel and king jordan and trying to ensure that actions that were being taken and what was being said about the actions that were being taken on the temple mount or on the noble sanctuary that you diffuse the issue and take steps to try to reduce the tensions. I think right now leaders on both sides have a responsibility to do everything they can to avoid what are provocative acts. To assume leaders cant have an impact is to ignore the role leaders have is to affect what the realities are. Reporter Shibley Telhami. I think we have it under way and a lot of people dont understand it because it doesnt looklike 2000. This is a hybrid. We have the militant islamists that might have extremists. Its going to combine unfortunate levi lens but also peaceful attempts by a lot of the mainstream but its here and i dont think its going to go away. Woodruff its grim. Shiblly telhami, dennis ross thank you. Ifill the st. Louis suburb of ferguson, missouri, and the country, is awaiting word from a grand jury on whether it will indict the Police Officer who shot teenager Michael Brown. In anticipation of the decision, and the potential for violence, missouri governor jay nixon yesterday declared a state of emergency and activated the national guard. Today, declaring the status quo unacceptable, the governor announced the creation of a 16 member Ferguson Commission made up of local Civic Leaders and Law Enforcement officials, among them, education reform activist rich mcclure and the reverend starsky wilson, a local pastor. Got heavy letting to do as a region. Weve got to do it together. So i invite you to participate in the process but most of all i invite youuj to pray for it. Our region must and can begin to reconcile and to heal. You dont have to see eye to eye to walk arm in arm. And weve had too much of you and them and not enough of we. And us. Ifill we look now at the legal and social questions raised in ferguson with Danielle Belton, a freelance journalist and editor at large for clutch, an online magazine targeting young, black women. She is a native of st. Louis. And Susan Mcgraugh, a law professor at st. Louis university. Shes also a practicing defense attorney. There seems to be a Tipping Point in the discussions about either Police Accountability or Community Accountability and the Ferguson Commission sounded like it was trying to bridge that gap. Where is that Tipping Pointed landing today . Its a nice step. Its in conjunction with the whole state of emergency, though. What is very reactionary and a step back in some regards. Its the indictment of the community. Theyre concerned that people surrounding this protest is going to commit some kind of commotion. Some q h sort of natural disast. The sounds like a good step in the direction. I wish i would have heard more of that from the governor than something that could call morehn already there. Ifill Susan Mcgraugh lets talk about that Tipping Point and also this extend the grand jury process has fed into it. I dont think theres any dx xb jury process has made pe