indication they willing to call for calm. with the violence increasing and president obama's upcoming trip to israel and palestine there are are concerns that the growing violence will spiral out of control. >> shannon: indeed, a worry for everyone involved. conor, thank you. john kerry is hitting the road for the first time as secretary of state. he left, washington, on a mean in nation ten day trip. he will meet with traditional european allies such as britain, france and germany and make stops in the middle east. on the agenda, syria's civil war, iran's nuclear program and conflicts in mali and afghanistan. is supporters of an american pastor jailed in iran are are hoping that kerry will take up the case. more than 80 members of congress septembe sent kerry ar asking h him to secure his release. he was sentenced to 8 years in a notorious iranian prison. he describes being physically