VELSHI: Let me tell you about what's going on.. The Israeli and Palestinian leaders meeting right now in those peace talks in Washington, have agreed to meet again, on September 14 and 15, and roughly every two weeks thereafter. That news is coming to us from Senator George Mitchell. He is President Barack Obama's special envoy for Middle East peace. This is -- this is a former senator, George Mitchell. This is a very, very significant development, as analysts of the situation have been telling us. No one expected a peace deal to come of this meeting. But if there was an agreement going forward to continue dialogue, that would be deemed a success. I'm going to bring you a lot of information about the importance of these Mideast peace talks and give you some context to break down exactly why we are in the position we are in between Israel and Palestine. I will do that later in the show. And I have two people here who have been intimately involved in these types of discussions over the years. You're going to get some real insider information about the Mideast peace talks. But for now, a very positive development, breaking news that Israeli and Palestinian leaders have agreed to meet on September 14 and 15 and for every two weeks thereafter, according to former Senator George Mitchell, President Barack Obama's envoy on Middle East peace. More on that in a little bit. Let's talk about that storm. Hurricane Earl, this thing is massive. It's a big, fast -- fast storm. It is larger than California. It's closing in on coastal North Carolina by the second. We've got the latest track on Hurricane Earl from our hurricane headquarters. You're going to want to watch this. It is affecting the entire East Coast, and it's affecting travel. Stay with us.
Seeking Historic Compromise in Mideast Peace Talks