they need a paradigm changer. the president is not going to offer that on this trip. reporter: no game changers, but after more than four years in office, his first up close look as president from this region s unique dividing line. john king joining us live from jerusalem. john, we know we don t expect any major policy breakthroughs here. what does the president hope to accomplish during this brief visit? perhaps fence mending with netanyahu? reporter: i do think, suzanne, both leaders just won the election, one american official put it to me, they re stuck with each other, like it or not. president obama s second term, netanyahu s third. they are stuck with each other. they have huge challenges. iran, syria, perhaps the israeli-palestinian process down the road. no one expects them to be best buddies but if they can get along better, and i want to emphasize, both governments