MALVEAUX: The world is taking sides on the issue of Palestinian statehood at the U.N. The general assembly votes tomorrow on whether to upgrade Palestinian status. That would put them on par with the Vatican's U.N. status and it would implicitly recognize Palestinian statehood. France, Russia, and Spain plan to back the bid. Britain, the U.S. and, of course, Israel oppose it. No country has veto power in the general assembly so no one can actually block it. Now to Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the Pole Dance South America championship, this is called the competitors artistry in fitness, very clear in the images. Men and women competed in pairs and for individual titles. Now, pole dancing, it is a sport that is growing despite its strip club origins. The International Pole Sports Federation is hopeful it will be introduced as a sport at the next Olympic games. "CNN NEWSROOM" continues with Brooke Baldwin. Hi, Brooke.</s>BROOKE BALDWIN, CNN ANCHOR: Hi, Suzanne. Good to see you. I'm Brooke Baldwin coming to you live here from New York. But all eyes on Capitol Hill as we get word of a major development here and talks over this so-called fiscal cliff. We're going to have that --
U.S. Blocks BP Contracts; Pole Dancing Sport Grows; U.N. To Vote On Palestinian Status