for months. my sources say they agreed on these numbers a long time ago. they have gone back and forth on missile defense because the russians wanted it in the treaty, the americans did not. it will be in the preamble of the agreement, but the defense secretary gates and the white house is generally saying it will not limit america s ability to develop missile defense. so it many in the treaty but american white house is saying it will not limit missile defense in the future. that s a very important selling point for the senate and we ll have to see how the senators look at the treaty. megyn: thank you so much. we are also keeping a close watch on the middle east right now. deadly clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinians in southern gaza. two soldiers killed in a gun battle with palestinian militants.