[00:12.01]The FBI assistant director described child prostitution as a persistent threat to children across America.
[00:18.58]Nick Bryant reports.
[00:20.20]Operation Cross Country unfolded in 76 cities and targeted motels, casinos and truck stops.
[00:27.84]The largest number of children were rescued in San Francisco, Detroit, New Orleans and Milwaukee.
[00:34.59]The FBI said it had arrested 150 people, suspects they described as pimps.
[00:39.75]They had allegedly preyed on vulnerable teenagers and exploited them over a period of time.
[00:44.98]The girls were trapped in a cycle that involved drugs, physical abuse and even torture.
[00:50.42]President Obama has welcomed the resumption of direct talks between Palestinians and Israelis.
[00:56.05]Mr Obama said there would be difficult work ahead, but urged good faith on both sides.
[01:00.98]The first meeting between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators in three years will be a dinner in Washington hosted by the US Secretary of State John Kerry.
[01:08.99]The two sides face the same issues that have scuppered past peace initiatives, including Israeli settlements on the West Bank.
[01:16.30]The head of the Israeli delegation, the Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, acknowledged the difficulties.
[01:22.60]"There’s a lot of cynicism and scepticism and pessimism, but there is also hope.