college crowd? reporter: yeah, mostly college. mixed crowd, fredricka, still not full but they have an hour to go. the message you ll hear is effectively the president preempting a tax on the economic conditions in the u.s. he expects the romney campaign is going to attack the unemployment rate and the president s stewardship on the economy, so you ll hear him talk about how hard the economy was hit before he got in office, what he inherited, and how he made things better, how much worse they could have been, in the president s view, and what he could do going forward. he ll also, because this is a manufacturing state, a big emphasis on how he believes the auto bailout made conditions better. that s a popular theme in ohio. then you ll also hear the broader messages you ve heard him emphasize, a much more political speech. the first campaign official campaign rally to date. he s appearing as well with the first lady. so this crowd is excited, fredricka. so jessica, pret
good evening, everyone. tonight, is it time to trust? time for a breakthrough between the west and iran? e today was all about trust until moments ago when the prime minister gave an interview throwing cold water on the situation and laying out a time frame for a strike. in an interview with channel 2, benjamin netanyahu said this. translator: i am not standing with a stopwatch in hand. it is not a matter of days and weeks. but also not a matter of years. everybody understands this. this is his first interview since visiting with president obama and confirmed what we reported on this show, which is that president obama delayed israel s plans this spring, but had not stopped them. netanyahu s words of course leaves the extremely sensitive u.s. election time frame wide open for a strike, but on a day when the u.s. and europeans have agreed to go back to the negotiating table with iran, the news is a splash of cold water, proving israel is not backing down on trying to force
tonight, is it time to trust? time for a breakthrough between the west and iran? e today was all about trust until moments ago when the prime minister gave an interview throwing cold water on the situation and laying out a time frame for a strike. in an interview with channel 2, benjamin netanyahu said this. this is his first interview since visiting with president obama and confirmed what we reported on this show, which is that president obama delayed israel s plans this spring, but had not stopped them. netanyahu s words of course leaves the extremely sensitive u.s. election time frame wide open for a strike, but on a day when the u.s. and europeans have agreed to go back to the negotiating table with iran, the news is a splash of cold water, proving israel is not backing down on trying to force a quote unquote window. talks have failed since 2009 due in part to the west s assistance, that all of iran s nuclear activities be on the table including enriching uranium it i