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you're looking at live picture from the united nations. where all eyes right now are on this year's general assembly. president obama and the first lady, michele bachmann, expected to arrive in new york only minutes from now. at issue for the united states and much of the world this week, a showdown over the middle east. the palestinian authority president vowing to submit a formal application for statehood to the united nation's security council. it could have serious implications for the u.s. relationships with iz real and the arab world. much more on this part of the story coming ...

Onboard this summer. here's our alison kosik on "on the go." >> 2011 started out hot for the cruise industry. >> people were going to cruise. the cruise lines were ramping up the prices. and january proved that to be true. >> but then bookings stalled. >> all the turmoil in the mediterranean scared off americans and they stopped booking. and what that means is there are some deals out there. >> but don't go by price alone. >> make sure you are on a ship that fits your personality. if you pick the wrong cruise for you, and if you save $50, you know, you have not only wasted your vacation but yo...

and mr. obama goes to europe. one irish town prepares for his presidential visit. we'll have more on the trip and why today he had to explain his recent remarks on the middle east. the best political team live on television live in dublin for you. i'm don lemon reporting from los angeles. the news starts right now. and in just a short time, i want to tell you the lapd will hold a news conference. a news conference to announce the arrest, to announce the arrest in the horrific beating that shocked the nation. in arrest that reportedly came via tip from a parole officer. right now po...

Lieutenants that are in line just in case a significant player is arrested. >> that's right. you have to make sure they understand that this is a risky business. they're not going to get away with it. that ultimately they're going to get caught. when we talked about even the last week, the significant arrest that had been made with the heads of cartels, second in command, that has an impact, there's no question. and it's getting better and better. ultimately, the great part would be if we just stopped using and buying drugs in the united states. everything these people are doing is directly co...

done. they say they have arrested a powerful drug kingpin. he was reportedly arrested at his own birthday party. he was taken into custody in mexico just across the border from texas. police say he is one of the leaders of the gulf cartel, one of two gangs battling for control of smuggling routes into the united states. the u.s. state department offered a $5 million reward for his capture. bob strang is a former special agent with the drug enforcement administration and the current ceo of investigative management group, an international security firm. he joins us by phone from new yo...