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Violent clashes broke out today between palestinians and israeli security forces in jerusalem. riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who were hurling stones and fire bombs. dozens of people were hurt in this. the violence erupted after hundreds marched in the funeral of a palestinian teenager who was murdered this week. his death followed the killings of three israeli teens. cnn's senior international correspondent ben wedeman joining us now live from jerusalem with the latest. tell us about what happened today, ben. >> reporter: well, it was really to be anticipated, bri...

Overnight there were even more clashes, not just in that part of jerusalem but in a variety of other neighborhoods of the city as well. we're waiting, jim, for the body to be brought of 16-year-old mohammed abu hadder whose body was found yesterday morning in a jerusalem forest. the family is waiting for the body to come back and then there's going to be a very large funeral. now, they did request that the funeral procession be allowed to go from the temple mount back to their home in northern jerusa m jerusalem. the police refused out of fear that this could result in more civil disturbances ...

And shooting essentially stun grenade and tear gas at the palestinians who are throwing these stones and other items at the, at the police. and this all started earlier today when news spread about the body, the badly-burned body of a palestinian teenager was found in a jerusalem forest and apparently what we're hearing, it appears he was murdered. there is growing concern, as you mentioned, shannon, that this was revenge for the three israeli teens whose bodies as we've been reporting extensively were found monday in the west bank. those israeli teens of course, as we know, were abducted june...

>> tough news. ed henry on the north lawn. now to a middle east that's a proverbial tinder box. israel said nine mortar shells were launched into its territory from gaza. the murder of three teenage israelis was followed by a murder of a palestinian teen. john huddy is in jerusalem again tonight. >> reporter: israeli police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at hundreds of palestinian rioters in east jerusalem today as they slung fist size rocks back. police say 16-year-old mohamed's badly burned body was found dumped in a jerusalem forest after several men reportedly shoved him into a veh...

jon: but first, president obama not backing down, sending a whole new message to the gop. good morning to you. i'm jon scott and welcome. >> thank you so much, jon. i'm good to with you, i'm shannan bream in for jenna lee. the president blasting republicans in congress charging they're quote, doing nothing as he vows to help the middle class. this comes on heels of the president's plans to use executive action to go around congress. the move is, sparking news after legal challenge from house speaker john boehner of the president seems to take it all one step further, issuing this cha...