The funerals are underway for the three teenagers killed in the occupied west bank, the bodies found on monday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused hamas of the killing, but hamas denies any involvement and is warning israel against any future attacks. Nick is in gaza. Some strong words and actions after the teens bodies were discovered. Reporter absolutely. Right now despite all the strong actions and despite all of those strong words, right now israel is celebrating or noting what it calls a day of national mourning. Theres been three separate funerals over the last several hours, del, in three separate places. All have one message. In death the three united israel. Its a small country where military service is required, and it comes together in crisis. That is one of the those moments right now. In this national outpouring of grief, you really see a national solidarity, and youve seen an extreme scene of sadness. One of the fathers of the 16yearold who was killed calli
President obama met with leaders from three Central American nations today. They talked about ways to stem the tide of unaccompanied minors coming into the United States. Most of the children come from guatemala, honduras and el salvador. The Obama Administration says more than 57,000 unaccompanied mierps cross the border between october and the end of june. The highest number came from honduras which has the highest murder rate in the world. What do you know about the meeting today, libby . Reporter tony, both groups had a message they wanted to get across to the other ones. President obama wants to make it clear to these Central American leaders that they have to Work Together to stem the tide of children, especially children who are making these danger krus treks to get across the u. S. Border. Now, theyre talking about working together, both sides are speaking along those lines. The question is, what can they each do to deter the flow . The white house is hoping Central American le
Bowl is being plaid in new jersey, unfortunately. There you have it, folks. The battle line has been drawn, and that line is the hudson river. New jersey wants the world to know the super bowl isnt happening in new york. Just moments ago the United Nations mediator gave an update on the ongoing syria peace talks in geneva. He says he will meet jointly with two of the syrian parties on monday. Lets listen to what he had to say. In the morning we had discussed humanitarian issues. We talked a great deal about heal health. You know, that the center of the city has been under siege for a very, very long time, and now i hope that were approaching a solution for at least the civilians in homs. What we have been told by the government side is that women and children in these besieged area in the old city are welcome to leave immediately. The other civilians are also welcome to leave, but the government needs a list of their names first. So were going to inform our people in damascus we have a
Varied and unique, and we will be taking a look at most of them, several of the key elections across the country. But well start with the governors race in new jersey, which could set the stage for of all things a president ial campaign. John why are we talking about a president ial campaign in a race for governor . Its Chris Christie and hes a Big Personality and he did well in new jersey after hurricane sandy. He has become a national figure, big time. We have got some pictures to show you first of all. On the local level, here is barbara, she is the democratic challenger of Chris Christie, voting this morning. She was asked look, you are very well behind in the polls how do you feel . And she said were in it to win it baby. Thats the first big quote of the day, and we have pictures of governor christie voting. You do have a fight on the local level, barbara accuses of him him of being too friendly towards the rich. But the point is if governor christie does well, then he could well
Secretary of state john kerry. Within the past fewer hours, ukraines interim Prime Minister says he is still willing to speak to russia in an effort to avoid future conflict. The region of crimea appears to be out of the governments control. Some areas taken over by russian and prorussian forces. The Ukrainian Border guards say there are more troops in the region than had been previously thought. The Prime Minister is insisting they withdraw before any dialogue can take place. Our russian neighbors who should be our partners have to withdraw troops, stick to bilateral agreements. Russia should state careukraine russia are ready to build a new relationship. Tell us about the buildup of troops. As you were mentioning, Border Guards in ukraine are reporting there are 30,000 Russian Troops in crimea. Previously the figure given by the interim government much was 60,000. It is a big jump. Adding to the pressure, adding to the standoff between ukraine and russia, russias gas produc producer,