with ali velshi only on al jazeera america israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu promise to prevent palestinian state may have helped his election but might have shaken america's support for israel. we will talk to a man who says a split with israel is just what president obama wants and another says former years with the netanyahu is just what the palestinian cause wants. i'm david schuster in for ali velshi and this is "real money." >> there is now every indication that the bowmentz is obama administration is rethinking the situation with israel. giving benjamin netanyahu another chance to stay on as israel prime minister. president obama is reportedly angry with benjamin netanyahu and israel's interest in curbing the iranian nuclear talks and the middle east. the incumbent prime minister promised voters on his watch there would be no palestinian state. that pledge combined with the continued expansion of settlements in east jerusalem and the west bank damages prospects for peace with the palestinians. analysts now believe the obama white house may decide to lift america's

netanyahu net declared victory in a close race. right now, it looks a lot like a tie. when the dust settles and a victorious party shapes a coalition that can back the next prime minister, will the voters actually see anything different? was this about security? was it about iran and the threat it poses, or did it come down to pocketbook issues and the hardships and increasing number of israelis jews and arabs alike are bearing. we'll look at the forces driving the elections in tel-aviv and discuss the way forward for israel at home and on the world stage and find out what any change means to president obama and his goals. israel's election. it's the "inside story." politicians trying to push their own supporters to the polls for a not yet 70-year-old country about the size of new jersey israel has core complicated politics. religious and secular, native born and immigrant, jew, muslim, christian, settler in the occupied territories or supporters of a two state solution with the palestinians the political spectrum has splintered into an array of small parties and alliances and since israel

picture from washington d.c. where earlier this evening israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu arrived for his controversial speech to congress later this week. he will address concerns about a deal regarding iran's nuclear programme. the prime minister accepted an invitation to speak. and the move angered the white house which was not consulted. binyamin netanyahu described the trip as a crucial megs. mission -- mission. >> i feel i'm representing up those of israel, a representative of the entire jewish people. i feel concern for the safety and concern of all citizens of israel. i'll do everything in my power to consider the future >>> there is outrage, the most influential israeli lobby group begins, questions are asked as to whether the relationship between the two countries is shifting. we have more from washington. >> reporter: delegates to the conference of the u.s.'s powerful israel lobby group was greeted by a small group of protesters, police were determined to keep the opponents outside on the freezing pavement. in recent weeks. opposition surfaced elsewhere, amongst

story about binyamin netanyahu's speech to congress was little to do with iran and more to do with american policy was it worth burning a bridge with president obama. would israel be better off with no deal than a bad deal with iran. israel's former deputy defence minister and outspoken rabbi join me with their distinct perspectives right now. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money". >>> israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu warned of the perils of a bad deal with iran over its nuclear programme. but the fact that the prime minister came at the invitation of congressional republicans and not the white house the way protocol dictates was a calculated move that binyamin netanyahu chose to gloss over during his speech. >> i know that my speech has been the subject of much controversy. i deeply regret that some perceive my being here as political. that was never my intention. i want to thank you democrats and republicans for your common support for israel year after year decade after decade. [ clapping ] >>> that applause did not include the many democrats who chose to boycott the spe

netanyahu's party will stay in power. he will still have to form a coalition to govern. for more information head over to aljazeera.com. ""inside story"" is up next. have a great night. >> hello i'm ray suarez. israeli's prime minister found himself in the fight of his political life, as voters turned out in large numbers and were signaling they were ready for change, but just a few hours ago, benjamin netanyahu net declared victory in a close race. right now it looks a lot like a tie. when the dust settles and a victorious party shapes a coalition that can back the next prime minister, will the voters actually see anything different? was this about security? was it about iran and the threat it poses or did it come down to pocketbook issues and the hardships and increasing number of israelis jews and arabs alike are bearing. we'll look at the forces driving the elections in tel-aviv and discuss the way forward for israel at home and on the world stage and find out what any change means to president obama and his goals. israel's election. it's the "inside story." politicians tryin

will face three huge policy rifts with the united states that prime minister benjamin netanyahu do so much to expose. first off, the peace talks between israelis and palestinians. talks the u.s. sponsored before they broke down last year. the second is over continued expansion of israeli settlements in jerusalem and the united states. finally, they need to soothing the bad blood over negotiations with iran. it's no secret that president obama and prime minister netanyahu don't get along. but the damage that's been done will take some time to repair. whether netanyahu stays on as prime minister or not. the prime minister's controversial speech before congress was just the latest in a string of clashes that illustrate the divergence of interests between the united states and israel. the next government of israel will still view iran as a long term threat that should be kept in a box preferably through sanctions or military force. the united states wantses to nail down a deal and there is a similar divergence with the united states that netanyahu has exposed on peace between israelis and

>> in what he is -- describes as a great victory, benjamin netanyahu invites others in the israeli government to join him without delay. our correspondent tells us how another netanyahu termite change things. the israeli leader opposed leaving iran with infrastructure s. and russia says there's no question that it will be handed back to ukraine. a very good day to you. defined opinion polls -- defying opinion polls, a night of celebration for benjamin netanyahu. the main rivals to likud, the centerleft design is union had taken 24 seats. netanyahu says he hopes to form a new government within the next two to three weeks. netanyahu: against all odds, a great victory for the likud. i spoke with all party leaders and asked them to join me in forming a government for israel without delay. reality does not take a break. israelis expect us to quickly for me leadership and this is what we do. eve: gallagher fenwick takes us through the papers and how they have been reacting. gallagher: all the journalists who wrote these papers are waking up to a very different paper -- picture than when

now. >> israeli prime minister bejnamin netanyahu before a joint meeting in front of congress. warning such an agreement could place the rogue nation dangerously to obtaining nuclear weapons. this is "outnumbered." i'm harris faulkner. here today andrea tantaros, host of "money" with melissa francis on our sister network, host of "kennedy". we are glad he is here. and he's outnumbered. this is a big news day. you said it yourself. >> really big news day. that was an extraordinary speech from benjamin netanyahu. it was the most -- the fullest description the american people have heard about the threat from iran in six years. and i think bracing for people who haven't been paying attention, who have been reading the news. this is something that the united states has not gotten from members of coming, from the president of the united states and it was a really sort of stunning and stern speech. >> we'll get into it. high drama as steven has just said as the leader of the jewish nation challenges president obama's relationship with iran. we expect to get reaction from democrats ma

netanyahu waking up in washington this morning one day before he speaks to congress about the dangers of the nuclear deal with iran. will it pay off? team coverage breaking down that story ahead this morning. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." it's monday. i'm christine romans. first trading day of the month. >> i hope that keeps you going all day. good morning. i'm john berman. march 2nd. 5:00 a.m. in the east. developing this morning, tension with the obama administration and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has reached a peak as the israeli leader arrived in washington this morning to speak to the group aipac. tomorrow the prime minister will speak before congress. both speeches are expected to be highly critical with the united states and iran over iran's nuclear program. israeli prime minister has said he believes that the nuclear program which iran says is peaceful poses a threat to the israeli existence. let's bring in the latest from erin mcpike. >> reporter: john christine, israeli prime minister netanyahu will speak in a few hours. this rift has been growing t

benjamin netanyahu and center left rival after the israel election. >> also coming up on the program, israel's election. in other news activists accuse the syrian air force of carrying out a chlorine gas attack killing six people. >>> vanuatu cyclone survivors say they're running out of food. >> well polls closed just a few hours ago but the israeli election is still too close to call with the two main blocs neck and neck. benjamin netanyahu may have the narrowest of lead over the left alliance while others give them the same result. netanyahu is claiming the victory, and he's considered more likely to build a coalition in the coming days. his main rival is isaac herzog, the leader of the center left zionist union and let's look at the results as they stand now. 28 seats for likud party. 27 seats for the zionist union. 13 seats to the joint list, and 12 seats for the yesh atid party, and nine seats for the k kulenu party and 5 seats for the matter. mike, can you hear me? i think we're having problems. >> yes, i can hear you. at the moment we're still waiting for them to come and addr

d as a result of his acceptance to address this joint meeting of congress. >> benjamin netanyahu scheduled to speak at any moment now. they're showing a film before he does. some democratic leaders are angry that netanyahu is here. senator dianne feinstein called him arrogant in an interview with you, dana. >> that's right. that was specifically on the question of whether or not benjamin netanyahu speaks for all jews as he suggested before he came here to the united states. he doesn't speak for me. she's a jewish american. that's important not just because of religion but mostly because of what we're going to see tomorrow when the prime minister comes here. what we just heard from the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. talking about iran that is it's not just about rhetoric. it's about policy because what the congress is split on largely along party lines but not totally is whether or not to support these iran talks that the administration is engaged in or whether to use their legislative power to try to stop or amend them. that's what the prime minister is going to be trying to convinc

this huge victory. gwen: benjamin netanyahu foils his critics. and vindicates his supporters, at home and in washington. >> lastly let me congratulate my friend, benjamin netanyahu, on his party's victory this week. gwen: but can the u.s.-israel relationship recover? and might his victory scuttle negotiations to scale back iran's nuclear ambitions? >> our negotiations have made progress, but gaps remain. gwen: at home, congress gears up for another budget battle. >> our budget is our vision for how to get the country back on track. >> it's the same old thing, old warmed-over stew. it's all i can call it. gwen: and, the 2016 campaign heats up behind closed doors as likely candidates line up to snag the billionaires who might help them get the nomination. covering the week -- michael crowley, senior foreign affairs correspondent for politico. david sanger, chief washington correspondent for the flimse. john harwood,chief washington correspondent for cnbc. and jeanne cummings, deputy managing editor at bloomberg news. >> award-winning reporting and analysis covering history as it happens

minister of israel president of the united states and yesterday the president said netanyahu was wrong in his dire predictions about what would happen earlier as far as iran's nuclear program. >> that's right. let's take a look at this from 30,000 feet. beyond the showdown between president obama and prime minister netanyahu, which is really quite remarkable in the history of relationships between the united states and israel we've never really seen anything like this. the degree of animosity between the to country's leaders. most importantly, behind all of the drama is the fact that this is about a potential deal preventing a nuclear weapons program with iran. so when president obama takes a shot at benjamin netanyahu's credibility pointing out that all of the dire predictions netanyahu made in 2013 about this interim deal none of them came true. on one level that's about the personal animus between the two but obama is making the argument to congress you cannot trust this guy when it comes to deals with iran. i know what i'm doing. he does not. conversely netanyahu making the same ca

other world news name on al jazeera. >>> in israel it looks like benjamin netanyahu will remain prime minister. the opposition leader has called netanyahu to congratulate him on his election win. the next step will be for the president of israel to invite netanyahu to form a coalition. >> reporter: for opposition leader isaac hertzog, the general election wasn't supposed to end this way. >> translator: a few minutes ago i spoke with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and congrat congratulated him on his achievement and wished him luck. >> reporter: early results on election night put them in a dead heat with prime minister benjamin netanyahu likud party. they won 30 seats in parliament 12 more than than the election. >> i'm happy the people of israel decided right, and i hope it will now create a good government and we'll be able to continue what they did in the past years. >> reporter: not everyone is happy the prime minister looked poised to form a new government. >> translator: i'm disappointed with the election results. i was hoping that it would be different, and at the mome

>> benjamin netanyahu's likud party wins the election. the question is can they build a coalition. >> hello once again from doha. this is the world news from al jazeera. human rights watch accusing the militia which destroying the homes of the very people they're needn't protect. >> protests outside the european control banks new headquarters. >> i'm in kenya. today, we take you to a very beautiful place. find why some of the locals aren't happy. >> so in israel, it looks like benjamin netanyahu will remain as prime minister. the opposition leader, isaac herzog called benjamin netanyahu to congratulate him on his election win. the next step is for israel's president to invite netanyahu to form a coalition. 99% of the vote is in. it could lead to 29 seats compared to the zionist union with 24 seats. prime minister netanyahu has promise there had will be no palestinian state created if he wins this fourth term. the zionist union does back the idea of a two-state solution, and you've also got this tomorrow the joint israel arab union, the small parties that banned together and ever n

it will get even stronger in the years to come. >> prime minister netanyahu says there is no end in the relationship between israel and the u.s. >> also ahead on the program. [ gunfire ] >> the iraq steps up a major offensive to recapture the city of tikrit from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the u.s. secretary of state warn further consequences much roar if the cease-fire is not fully put in place within the next few hours. and name about leader of namibia receive the african award and prize. >>> israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu insists relations with the united states are strong. he's visiting washington, where he's giving a speech at a lobby. on tuesday the prime minister will address the u.s. congress. he's expected to make his case about the nuclear are iran. he was inviteed to make his address without obama's knowledge. >> the united states and israel will continue to stand together. because america and israel are more than friends. we're like a family. we're practically--now disagreements in the family are always uncomfortable. but we must always remember

israel. it was seen as a humiliating thumb in the eye for the binyamin netanyahu government to announce a major settlement expansion in east jerusalem, while joe biden was in the country, followed by a fill back and forth, this time with president obama dishing it out with binyamin netanyahu in the white house. later a public and some said condescending lecture, from the american president in washington. reporters scripled notes, ups and downs predating this american president. bill clinton's ambassador to israel. they tell of another major announcement as the secretary of state left israel. she called the ambassador and shouted you tell biby that he needs to stop worrying about his right wing and start worrying about the united states. does israel worry about the united states. naturally any country has to worry about itself, but when the bilateral nation - when does self-interest dictate a stoil, tone, honest agreement and compromise. "the wall street journal"'s report on israeli spying. got us wondering about that. we are joined by dan ar bell. we are joined by a former israeli diploma

host: a decisive day for benjamin netanyahu. he faces stiff competition from the central left. the army halts operations in tikrit, meanwhile closer to baghdad, fighting intensified around falluja. and cyclone-hit residents of vanuatu --destroyed communication lines. thank you for joining us. i am i'll all. today, israel goes to the polls and prime minister benjamin netanyahu is hoping to become the country's longest-serving leader. surveys show a very tight race that even put his central left opponents ahead. the last ditch appeal to the right, netanyahu ruled out creation of a palestinian state under his watch. the israeli premier cast has ballot to give one last push for his party. prime minister netanyahu: to stop a left-wing party coming to power, there is only one thing to do -- close the gap. molly: netanyahu faces fierce competition from herzog, the zionist union labor party head. patriots casting his ballot. herzog: everyone wants to follow on the netanyahu path of despair and disappointment, but whoever wants change, hope, and a real, better future for israel can vote for

up on program exit polls show a dead heat between benjamin netanyahu and his arch rival in the election. and a breakthrough result for the ba'ath party. and ac sayings of a gas attack that killed six people. >>> and cyclone survivors say they're running out of food as relief teams reach outlying islands. >>> and the odds in monaco to stay in the championships. >> polls closed just an hour ago, but the israeli election is too close to call with the two main blocks meck and neck. one poll gives benjamin netanyahu the narrowest of leads over the challenging alliance, while others give them the exactly same result. netanyahu has claimed the victory on twitter. he is seeking fourth term, and even if he loses this election, he could win with a coalition. his main competitor is herzog. and let's look at the exit polls has they stand now. 28 for the union party. and 27 for the dienist union neck-and-neck. 3rd place with 1 and 12 seats for the -- party. and 5 seats for the israeli party. standing by at the headquarters of benjamin netanyahu's headquarters. we will speak to all of them.

now, "bbc world news america." katty: this is bbc world news america. benjamin netanyahu is already declaring victory, and his supporters are celebrating. days after a devastating fight zone a community -- a devastating cyclone a community cut off from a. >> remote, isolated, and in desperate need of help. katty: 50 years after the first man step into space, a new exhibition gives visitors a front row look at the view. welcome to our viewers on public television on -- television in america and around the globe. benjamin netanyahu is the clearing victory. the poll shows that the race is very tight. in a virtual dead heat. in israeli politics, it all comes down to forming a coalition. our chief correspondent is in jerusalem. what is the latest that you are hearing? >> it is going to be some hours before we know the official results, but judging by the exit polls, and there are three main exit polls of the three main television channels, have said the same thing. there is a dead heat. the likud party of benjamin netanyahu, and the zionist party of herzog. this was described as a refere

cabinet positions prime minister benjamin netanyahu has his work cut out for him. mr. netanyahu made a speech against a joint meeting of congress criticizing a deal that the u.s. is trying to make with iran over its nuclear ambitions. on the background of all that mr. netanyahu also has to deal with the criticism he faced after making comments about palestinian voters ahead of the poll. mr. netanyahu has apologized but that does appear to fall on deaf ears. whatever the case, the prime minister has a lot of work ahead of him as we look ahead to what israel's 34th parliament will look like. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera west jerusalem. >> i'm mike viqueria. israel releasing tax bonds it withheld from the palestinian authority for months. negotiations between the u.s. and israel are at their lowest point in some 25 years. even though prime minister benjamin netanyahu walked back his vow he would not consider a two state solution for israel and the palestinians, the united states is renewing its stance. they are drafting a resolution by france that would seek to restart middle east peace talks.

prime minister benjamin netanyahu has arrived in washington. so controversial in our segment the week ahead. boris nemtsov moassments before moments before he is murdered. >>> why putin is to blame for nemtsov's murder. >>> an incident could make for icy and dangerous conditions. >>> early historic moments in space explorations photos go on the auction block. great to have you with us. we begin with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington, d.c. tonight. tomorrow netanyahu will attend apac, the gathering of the pro-israeli group. potential deal regarding iran's nuclear program. netanyahu accepted a republican invitation, but president obama is angry he wasn't informed in advance. >> very small fraction of those especially the democrats the democrats number about 235 after all in congress. but for the moavment, moment the focus is on monday, and obama administration officials and from prime minister netanyahu himself at the congress of apac, the congress of israelis. greeted by a small group of resident protesters. and the police were determined to keep these opp

netanyahu gets to keep his job. the latest polls shows the right wing likud party losing ground to opponents. harder time cavern ugh out a coalition, at a had a can keep him in leadership. if true, high stakes game in washington might be for nothing. he took a gamble to boost his chances in an israeli election by playing hardball with american politics. sure, netanyahu told israeli voters that his controversial speech in front of congress was done to protect israel's are national security interests, not to give in to a bad deal for iran's nukes, but netanyahu did all that by participating in a bald faced republican attack on president obama over foreign policies and that sent u.s. israel relations to their lowest point in years and that should be a concern to israelis. after all the u.s. provides more than $3 billion in military aid annually to israel but the polls show that israelis think iran is less of a threat to their well-being than israel's widening economic disparities. just like here in the united states. and while they may be concerned about a rift in relations with their

noise around binyamin netanyahu's speech to congress, who invited whom who broke protocol and not. negotiations between the united states and its partners to prevent tehran from having a nuclear weapon are close to agreement or shutting down. in switzerland secretary of state john kerry and his iranian counter part are working towards an end of march dead line. as they talked to each other the prime minister of israel addressed congress. >> that deal will not prevent iran from implementing nuclear weapons, it all but guarantees iran gets them lots of them. >> binyamin netanyahu wants americans and other people to know for israel any deal would be a dad deal. >> according to the deal not a single nuclear facility will be demolished. thousands of centrifuges will be left spinning. >> is that right. would sa deal leave iran as close to the bomb as the prime minister says. we'll get inside the negotiations and find out what is on the table now, with former congressman back from tehran we hear from a negotiator and talk about what it means for israel and the world. deal or no deal - it

hour, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu addressed the powerful pro-israeli lobby group known as aipac putting a strong focus on the bond between american and the jewish state. a big speech with a big message before he delivers an even bigger one tomorrow. hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan coming to you live from jerusalem today. >> great to have you there, kate. i'm john berman in new york. dramatic disturbing video. a man shot dead by police in los angeles after a tense confrontation. was this use of worse necessary? a new investigation and a new controversy. >>> breaking this morning, isis targets twitter. an online threat to twitter officials to silence your threats. how real is this warning and what's being done about it? that's ahead. >>> as the sun has set, you can see behind me, everyone, the old city with such religious and historical significance to this country and beyond. blow us here the bustling new city of jerusalem and throughout there is a great deal of interest on what is happening in washington this week. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is up for re-

night. the prime minister of israel benjamin netanyahu, addressed congress today in observe vans of the sake -- in observance of the sacred holiday of "suuk-on-it-mr. president." (laughter) it was a festival of slights. it's a blessed tradition dating back all the way to january when house speaker john boehner invited netanyahu to speak to congress without consulting the white house! why didn't the speaker run it by the white house? >> i did not consult with the white house. the congress can make this decision on its own. >> it's a way to poke the president in the eye? >> i don't believe i'm poking anyone in the eye. (laughter) i'm merely taking a sharp stick -- thrusting it forward at commander-in-chief cornea level -- that's where this president keeps his eyes -- (laughter) >> jon: of course, benjamin netanyahu was on hand to explain to our congress why our president should not be negotiating a nuclear deal with iran and even though netanyahu was speaking only two weeks before the israeli election, he wasn't there just to use our congress as the most elaborate campaign backdrop ev

. >> tensions between the u.s. and israel. benjamin netanyahu's victory in the israeli elections last night could further strain relations between the two allies. >> it is the u.s. israel relationship that has to transcend any kind of feelings between leaders of countries at any time. >> now with russia life is easier. you feel free. >> and marking one year anniversary of crimea's annexation by russia plus. >> coming up i'll be taking a look why india's premier has become a global success. >> and built to last, the motor bike that has been winning hearts and minds for more than a century. good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> and i'm antonio mora. now a major man hunt is on in tunisia for the accomplices on a major museum. >> police also killed two gunmen. so far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. >> meanwhile tunisia's president has called for unity. thousands hit the streets to denounce the attack. many held up banners no to terrorism. >> there has been concerns over security in tunisia because neighboring libya has become a

israeli election surprise, just hours after exit polls showed a dead heat, benjamin netanyahu moves ahead decisively in the race to become prime minister. >> congressman eric shock says he'll resign. his political career is over amid allegations of lavishly spending taxpayer money. >> volunteering, american veterans returning to the battlefield to fight isil and they're doing it for free. >> giving up an nfl career, a young player calls it quits worried about concussions. he says his health is more important than playing pro football. >> good evening. i'm antonio mora. this is aljazeera america. votes are still being tallied in israels election but the momentum seems to be shifting towards benjamin netanyahu and his party. early exit polls had netanyahu and zionist union leader hertzog locked in a dead heat, but netanyahu has moved ahead with a sizeable lead. this is a dramatic shift from just a couple of hours ago and more dramatic change from opinion polls that had hertzog we will ahead. >> it certainly is. polls have been close for seven hours and we are hearing now you that prime mini

and a resounding victory for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. andrea, let's get right to it. some people are describing this as a scorched-earth strategy by prime minister netanyahu. give us your analysis. how did he pull off this victory, which some people said was going to be hard to do? >> well s a lot of people predicted that it would not happen. as of friday night, he was mind behind in the polls. they're not permitted to publish any polls after friday night before the tuesday election. the last few days everyone thought he was behind his strong opposition challenge. he basically pulled out all stops. there was a sundays night rally. on monday he said he no longer supported a palestinian state. the two-state solution which has been the negotiating stance and the commitment for the u.s. and israeli relationships now going back decades. he also on election day said very strongly to his supporters that the arab-israelis were coming out in droves. so that was very tough, kristen. very tough and a lot of criticism that at this point he was reversing policy but the victory was deci

policy. president obama just responded to the speech from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that he delivered today to a joint meeting of congress in which he rallied and railed against iran. he laid out why the u.s. should not back a deal to restrain iran's nuclear program. listen. >> we must now choose between two paths. one path leads to a bad deal that will at best curtail iran's nuclear ambitions for our while. but it will inexorably lead to a nuclear armed iran whose unbridled aggression will inevitably lead to war. >> now here's the president's response just moments ago. >> prime minister netanyahu has not offered any kind of viable alternative that would achieve the same verifiable mechanism to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon. >> global affairs correspondent elise lavitt is joining me from washington. how did the prime minister do? >> it was a very receptive audience. he's really knocking on an open door right. most of these lawmakers, even those that said they didn't want to go went to show their respect for the prime minister. there were a series of standing

>>> as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu gets ready for his controversial capitol hill visit, we'll look at why today's speech is coming upper such heavy fire. >>> happening right now, mourners paying respects to a slain kremlin critic. >>> and you'll hear from the man who roared this video of a deadly police shooting in l.a. >>> hello and a warm welcome to our viewers wherever you you may be watching. i'm zain asher. >> i'm errol barnett. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> we are just a few hours away from the israeli prime minister's controversial speech in front of the u.s. congress. benjamin netanyahu's expected to blast ongoing nuclear talks with iran weeks before the deadline for a deal. >> on monday, mr. in the the in the prefaced his congressional speech while speaking to a pro-israel lobby. the prime minister downplayed the tensions with the white house. >> israel and the united states will continue to stand together because america and israel are more than friends. we're like a family. disagreements in the family are always uncomfortable. we must always remember this

appears to be, a victory speech from president benjamin netanyahu. dana do i have it right? this sounds like, and for all intents and purposes is a victory speech. there's a long way to go and a lot of work ahead before a coalition government in israel. benjamin netanyahu says that he wants to form a government with the zionist union and whether that's possible or not how difficult is it going to be for benjamin netanyahu to form a coalition government? >> reporter: you know, tony, i would have to say normally in television we cover one victory speech, but tonight we get to bring you two of them. it's only in israeli politics, netanyahu saying that he is proud of the people of israel. and he believes he can form a government. and he's going to norm a government quickly and then you have herzog, about an hour earlier, saying victory and we will go on to form a government. and we have returned to power. and so what we have to do here is understand the horse trading of israeli politics, understand it as best as anybody can. because it's complicated and behind doors but people can sw

and benjamin netanyahu prepares to address congress. the israeli prime minister is set to criticize the long term ambition to reach an agreement with iran over the nuclear program. he's playing down conflict with president obama. >> my speech is not intended to show disrespect to president bush. >>> thousands in moscow paid their respect to opposition leader boris nemtsov. three days gone and there's no suspect. >>> we look at the incredible response of china. a documentary on the air pollution. it got over 100 million views in less than 48 hours. >> see what you did there, lucy. one of the largest motor shows gets under way in geneva. growth may be stalling in china, it is full speed ahead in europe and the united states. stay tuned. later in the show, live. we are going to find out what they are doing to take advantage of the changing trend. >>> it's midday here in london 2:00 in israel and 7:00 a.m. in washington where the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is due to give a speech to congress. it's put a strain on relations before a word has been said. he's going to talk

and promising no palestinian state, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party wins a surprise victory, putting him on course for a fourth term in office. we will speak to the israeli journalist amira hass and jamal zahalka, and arab member of the israeli knesset and chair of the political block of arab parties known as the joint arab list which took third place in tuesday's election. then to life after guantanamo. we will look at the story of a father and son who were both imprisoned at guantanamo and held for eight years. they were never charged. one was resettled in portugal, the other two kate -- the other twoto cape verde. welcome to democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has won a surprise election victory, putting him on course for a fourth term. his likud party is poised to control 29 or 30 seats in the 120 member knesset. the zionist union opposition based second with 24 seats. a united list of arab parties came in third. netanyahu closed out his campaign with a vow to oppose a pale