face-to-face talks between the israelis and palestinians are to take place tonight in washington. secretary of state john kerry has pushed very hard for these talks. some might say it's become kerrey's personal priority. but kerry warned today no guaranty of success. >> it's no secret that this is a difficult process. if it were easy, it would have happened a long time ago. it's no secret, therefore, that many difficult choices lie ahead for the negotiators and for the leaders, as we seek reasonable compromises on tough, complicated, emotional and symbolic issues. >> so tonight they will be talking about the process, they'll talk about the shape of the table, that kind of stuff. they'll get down to the substance later in the middle east. tonight the palestinian authority is sending s soo eb eeb e--