it. they lived in this area for a long time. the nearest major community is 20 miles away from here. it s an incredibly remote air wra. makes it very hard to escape here. also makes it more conducive to keeping the inmate population busy here. they ve got a lot to do here under normal circumstances. yes, the surrounding areas are comfortable with this. the warden told us they really have no problem with the inmates being here and doing what they re doing. because they have such a secure facility and such a good record for keeping people in. the very few times that people have escaped, they ve caught them pretty quickly. brian todd, thanks so much, from angola, louisiana. appreciate that. let s look at the other severe weather conditions across the country. jacqui jeras, we re talking about tornadic activity, more people along the mississippi and ohio rivers as well. it s never ending. it s going to be a rough couple days. not just today. we re talking about a series of days where
benjamin netanyahu is scheduled to speak to aipac tomorrow. earlier i spoke with elyse labbott. i asked her if mr. obama s speech today may ease some of netanyahu s concerns. i think president obama went a long way to making the prime minister feel better. he was really looking for a strong statement on hamas and the president did say that the israelis shouldn t be expected to negotiate if hamas does not accept israel s right to exist. he s saying any country can t be expected to negotiate with someone that won t even accept its right to exist. and so i think as the prime minister looks to make his speech tomorrow night at aipac and also a speech before congress on tuesday, i think president obama definitely encouraged him, made him feel a little bit bitter since what he heard on thursday during that speech. president obama is getting ready to put some more miles on air force one. he heads to ireland in a few hours to examine his irish roots. in about ten minutes, we ll h