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Watching. israel approving an investigation into a deadly raid on an israel-bound flotilla. the eu saying israel could open at least one border crossing to commercial traffic. a geological survey in afghanistan reveals a trillion dollars of untapped mineral products. a pentagon memo says afghanistan could become the saudi arabia of lithium. we are waiting now on a news conference from a north carolina congressman bob etheridge. he was caught on amateur video getting involved in a physical confrontation with a young man on a washington street. this piece of tape wound up being posted online. it...

Ability to do their job. it has a very chilling effect on them. shannon: how tough is it to do that job? it seems like it would be one of the toughest in the world. >> it's an extremely tough job. on average border patrol agents are assaulted once every eight hours, and it's unreasonable to expect border patrol agents to just sit back and not respond appropriately. they have the obligation to protect this country, and with that comes the obligation to protect themselves, because you can't protect the country if you're lying in a pool of blood. shannon: how do you respond to those who look at t...

That are hurting. the fact that he's going to use this address to shift emphasis away and focus now on bringing comprehensive legislation now on energy when the american people first and foremost are concerned with stopping this leak and cleaning up the mess, that is what they care about. shannon: nancy supporters and critics alike admit the president technically cannot stop this leak himself. is he getting beat up too much in your opinion? >> absolutely brad. you say only the government can solve this problem created by a private corporation when generally you say there is no good purpose for...

Confrontation with a young man on a street. this piece of tape wound up being posted online. it went viral. we only saw one side of what happened from that tape. here is the congressman and his explanations. >> i apologize for my actions, they are unacceptable. i served the people of north carolina for a long time. no matter how partisan and no matter how difficult things get sometimes, that's no excuse for my response. i'm sorry, i apologize. >> was there any other physical contact other than what has been shown in the video. >> i came here today to do one

One of the richest companies on the face of the earth and that is exactly what obama is doing. >> what this president is doing and what he's done from day one is blame others. he blames bp, he blames bush. blame whoever you want when it's invent for to you take leadership. they say this president has failed tahoe. >> brad, what would you have had him do. >> he waited nine days before he made a statement on this. he waited 14 days before sending high level members of administration down. >> that's not true. shannon: let me jump in here nancy and ask you, is this a problem, though more of messag...