comparative moderate. >> i think the release ide was prelude to ahmadinejad coming to new york the week of the 20th. it was intended to show that he's a more reasonable persopl than some people tnk and to give him a propaganda boost as he comes to address the onu.n. assembly. >> shannon: we'll continue to monitor the situation. secretary of state hillary clinton leaves tomorrow for her trip t the mideast. mrs. clinton will meet with palestinian president mahud abbas and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in yet another effort to keep peace talks on track. leeland has the very latest. hi, leland. >> hi, shannon. it's a bad sign when everybody is arguing about what order they will talk about the issues. palestinians say they want to talk about the border of the future state. israelis say they need to talk to security and underscore how important security is. in the past half an hour we are getting reports from the gaza strip at ast two