future damage. and in pakistan a group of men gathered to play a game of pool, you see there in the background. you can see pakistani women fetching water from a hand pump and carrying it on their heads. thanks for watching "around the world." "cnn newsroom" starts right now. have a great afternoon. right now major questions about what's in a landmark nuclear deal iran says it never agreed to dismantle anything. we're going to hear the white house response this hour. also, right now russia tightens its so-called ring of steel around the olympic games. will that keep the athletes safe? and what about the hundreds of thousands of visitors? also right now a brand new report lashing out at the nsa saying its surveillance program is both against the law and ineffective. hello. i'm wolf blitzer reporting from washington. we begin with the upcoming

winter olympic games in sochi, russia, and the growing security concerns for the 2,000 or so athletes and more than 200,000 visitors. the olympic venues are inside what president putin describes as a "ring of steel." there are almost 40,000 security personnel attached to the games including police and the military. that compares with about 15,000 used to protect the winter games in vancouver back in 2010. one of the threats comes from a so-called black widow. the widow of a rebel fighter killed in nearby dagestan. she may already be inside that so-called ring of steel. our nick paton walsh is in sochi on the ground for us. nick, once you get through that security perimeter around sochi, what's it like on the streets of the actual venues where these athletes will stay and so many visitors will come? >> reporter: well, at this point obviously the athletes and many of those who are going to watch

haven't even begun arriving. but we're seeing right now this time of night deserted streets, in the day there aren't many people around. a sense of anxiety, but a lot of tension, people waiting to see what happens ahead. there are measures in place to reduce the threat now. when you fly inside russia you can't bring any kind of liquid on board inside the passenger cabin with you at all. that's obviously been russia's long history of having instance where liquids were to blame for explosions inside airplanes. and around here we see copious numbers of police officers often shipped in from other parts of the country, that means they don't have local contacts that could be abused during this. inside the inner corridor past the first sort of ring right into near the venues. there's still a sense of preparation there, final touches being done in somewhat of a hurry. but the key thing, wolf, is the atmosphere here. i think people obviously come to the olympics, the festivities,

to watch sport happen. but right now the focus seems to be clearly on security, a last-minute rush to get things finally done. people worried really about the safety of those who will simply be here. not about how much fun this event actually could be. >> well, the athletes, nick, and the visitors who come to sochi, will they all be inside that so-called security perimeter -- the secure area? or will some of them, a lot of them, be outside of it? >> reporter: many will be outside of that sort of outer ring of steel. the athletes will all be inside. the place of accommodation laid on here and a lot of people aren't coming to sochi unless they have some sort of ticket. in fact, it will be hard to approach any buildings at all unless you have a fan passport which means you've already passed through security checks done by russian security themselves. that's why people are concerned about the numbers who might actually show up if the complexity of the expense of

being here too. vladimir putin put this on, that remarkable spectacle behind me that glows done to resurrect the former soviet gloria of russia that putin is so fond of, so nostalgic of describing the fall of the soviet union is the greatest year of textbook catastrophe in history. deciding to put it on in this really rested area is caused perhaps more problems than anticipated and instead people are focusing on the weak spot of his presidency, his long period in power. that's how volatile this part of the country is he's repressed rather than the prestige he wants behind me to convey about where he's taken russia in his 14 years of power, wolf. >> yeah, nine-hour time difference in sochi and the east coast of the united states it's roughly after 10:00 where you are. comments from iran are raising new questions about that interim nuclear agreement. in interviews with cnn, iran's leaders now say they never agreed to dismantle equipment

used to enrich uranium. here's what the foreign minister told our own jim schutto. >> what iran has agreed not to enrich above 5%. we did not agree to dismantle anything. what we agreed to was not to enrich over 5%. we agreed that, and we're not enriching over 5%. but we're not dismantling any centrifuges. we're not dismantling any equipment. we're simply not enriching over 5%. >> in a separate interview iran's president echoed the foreign minister's position. athena jones is joining us from the white house right now. a fact sheet issued by the obama administration right after the deal was signed does use the word dismantle. what about the actual agreement, the text of the formal agreement? for some reason the u.s., the obama administration, the other members who put this all together, they're refusing to release that document, aren't

they? >> reporter: hi, wolf. the white house has not released the full text of this agreement. white house spokesman jay carney was asked about this a couple of weeks ago. he said the international atomic energy agency, the iaea, wants to keep some technical aspects of this agreement confidential. that's what the white house says. we can expect jay carney to get a lot of questions about this today. sounds like it's an argument over si man ticks but turning into a bigger deal. the white house released the fact sheet around the time of the deal and used other statements that used the word dismantle. the most recent release was a summary of technical understanding. that document doesn't use the word dismantle, instead it says rollback. so there's a lot of discussion here about what exact words were used. and that's where this issue is arising where they're going to get a lot of questions about this today. and as i said, wolf, could end up being a much bigger deal. >> could be. because the comments that the president of iran, rouhani, told

our fareed zakaria, the foreign minister, they will only play into the hands of those in congress right now who want to pass new sanctions against iran even during this interim period. the wlous i'm sure is sensitive to that. >> reporter: well, certainly. the white house has made the argument that if congress passes these new tougher sanctions on iran it's going to scuttle the deal. i want to read what the white house said in response to those comments from the foreign minister, morn minister mohamed javad zarif. they are not surprised doing just that. so both sides are needing to convince their own audiences to let this deal go forward, wolf. >> athena, thanks so much. thinking of ashleigh banfield in new york following another story we're watching right now. wlast going on? >> we've been following the breaking news of the arrest of justin bieber, a 19-year-old sensation. and now he's appearing via video

uplink for a bond hearing in front of a judge in miami circuit court. let's listen in. >> mr. prez, okay. state. >> judge -- >> your honor, we agree with that. >> okay. what would the standard bond be? >> on the count resisting without violence $1,000. on the count driving without a driver's license -- >> on the expired d.o.? >> $500. >> $500. >> $500, your honor. >> so the total bond would be $2,500, broken down $1,000 resisting without violence, $1,000 for the dui and $500 for the expired driver's license.

is there anything else before me involving mr. bieber? >> no, your honor, but thank you very much for hearing us right away. and we appreciate your honor's courtesy. >> you're welcome. corrections, do you need anything else other than what i've noted? >> no, your honor, thank you. >> all right. thank you. do you need anything under here? >> huh? >> if i've done these -- >> the second person arrested along with justin bieber, i'm listening for the name if it is

khalil sharieff. it's hard to tell. he's a star in his own right, recording artist and a colleague of justin bieber's, with def jam records. but in his promotional material would look a lot different than that. it's difficult to know if this is the next person who's up on this bond hearing. you can see right there -- >> all right. the next person, please, is khalil amir sharieff, charged with driving under the influence. state. >> your honor, appearing on behalf of the defendant on this stage, we have not yet determined whether as a conflict, but i will act as temporary council at the very least. and we agree with the state on the standard bond. >> standard bond in this case be $1,000, is that correct? >> yes. >> your honor? >> yes. >> i have a return name -- greg

coen -- >> is he on the phone now? >> no. >> you want to try to reach him, please? all right. let's see. we'll try to reach this phone number. >> all right. so you know what's happening right now. the person who is alleged to have been in a drag race with justin bieber driving a red ferrari is the man on your screen, khalil sharieff. he's had his bond set at $1,000. he's only facing a dui charge because both justin bieber and this young man were brought in at the same time and charged with the same dui. however, justin bieber was also ladened with a couple other things, resisting arrest without violence for which he's facing an additional $1,000 in bail. and also driving with an expired georgia driver's license. so that's another $500. so justin bieber has just been told he can bail out if he can find somewhere in his vast accounts $2,500.

and then also khalil could bail out if he could find $1,000. the bigger issue here that you may have just heard, the man whose voice and i think you saw him briefly who's appearing on behalf, it looks like of both of these defendants, we know for sure at this point justin bieber has hired roy black. and if that attorney sounds familiar to you, it darn well should. he was the defense council for william kennedy smith in florida. he also represented rush limbaugh in florida when he had his battles with prescription drugs. and he also represented kelsey grammar. this is judge joseph p.farina adjudicating this bond hearing. something interesting that we've heard was that this was held over for magistrate. i want to bring in paul callan on the significance on hold over

for magistrate. should i be reading anything into this? >> well, what i found out through a source that i have in florida was that his department of correcions marking was hold for magistrate. now, that would indicate that the police thought he would have to go to see a federal magistrate probably on immigration issues as a result. so this is a marking that was on the file, but the judge here hasn't said anything about it. so we don't know if anything will come of it. >> okay. can you also let me know about the prison guard? we call them jumpsuits often, but these are more like scrubs. but they're red, reddish-orange. and that can signify a different classification while you're in holding. what is it? >> well, i just had a long talk with an experienced florida attorney, janet johnson, who does a lot of this work. and she was saying that normally if they come in in a green garb they're just in general prison population. red indicates that someone is

being kept in isolation. now, here because he's a celebrity and they would be fareful that he would be harmed in prison, he was also allegedly intoxicated, not unusual that he would be held in isolation pending production before a judge. >> and joey jackson, not unusual that the young man who was brought in with him also wearing i believe the same red jumpsuitish outfit. >> sure. >> he also is a rapper. and he also has a degree of fame. and he's brought in with justin bieber, which is making headlines all over the country including in holding cells i would imagine. >> absolutely. but let's focus on the amount of bail set here. and the amount of bail set here or seems to be requisite with the offenses they committed, which are misdemeanor offenses. if that's any indication of how the case is going to ultimately work itself out, i think it bodes well for both of these defendants. and, remember, ashleigh, these are misdemeanor offenses. i want to point out however because of justin bieber's age, remember he's 19, it's a .02

that would have to be determined in terms of the level of alcohol as opposed to a .08, which is if he was 21 or over. so it's much easier for the prosecution to approve. >> yeah. and it's interesting to note that even though it is not legal to drink under the age of 21, there is actually a different standard for drinking and driving. >> absolutely. >> it's much, much more vin gent. >> interestingly enough too what they'll do is talk about thein dish of intoxication. that's the fancy way of lawyers did he appear to have the classic signs, focus on the eyes, were they watery, were they bloodshot, was his speech slurred, was he unsteady on his feet. >> joey, do you want to hear what officer medina said when he filed his arrest paperwork? it said i immediately smelled an odor of alcohol emanating from the driver's breath and bloodshot eyes, slow distribute movements and a stupor look on

his face. this affidavit goes onto detail a number of f-bombs justin bieber is alleged to have dropped on this arresting officer while resisting as he alleges without violence. i want to go to tori dunham standing outside the dade county jail. i heard a rumor there's printing up of free bieber signs. i can see people behind you. set the scene for me, tori. >> yeah, ashleigh. there are people here holding up free bieber signs. just a few of them. and some fans as well walking around trying to take pictures and see what's going on. mostly happening here behind me you can see the media all set up. everyone is trying to catch a glimpse of someone coming in or out of the corrections facility here. and now that we know bond was set at $2,500, the talk is going to be will he make bond, when will he make bond, which exit will he come out of? and i just want to rewind a little bit to remind everyone what happened with this story. it was about 4:00 this morning

when police say they spotted the two suvs blocking the roadway in this residential area saying that it basically had been set up as a racetrack. then they spotted the yellow lamborghini, red ferrari, justin bieber behind the yellow lamborghini saying he was uncooperative and showed signs of being impaired. they took him to the police department. that's when he was given the field sobriety test. failed that field sobriety test and beyond that admitted to officers he had been drinking earlier, used marijuana and prescription pills. so even beyond these charges here many people here in miami speaking about what does this mean down the line for justin bieber in terms of possibly seeking help. >> thank you, tory as she continues to watch what is sure to become quite a media circus. in fact the court even issued some parameters and guidelines real early on this just for what is particularly garden variety a video link bond hearing for justin drew bieber date of birth

march 1, 1994, wolf just to make us feel how young he is, age 1'9", 5'9", 140 pounds, justin bieber now facing resisting arrest without violence, driving under the influence and the charge of the expired driver's license. but, you know, wolf, you and i both know when you have initial charges, that may not be the full picture. and that oftentimes additional charges can be levied depending on what evidence. we don't know if there's a warrant being issued after allegations from the police that he was taking prescription from his hotel room to find out what kind of prescription medication. we don't know perhaps even a reckless endangerment charge may be coming his way because drag races on a residential street going double the speed limit is dangerous. a lot to be left out. but he's a canadian citizen and a guest in this country. and people really like him here. and he makes a lot of money here because he is such a famous recording artist. whether he can get back in this country on a regular basis remains to be seen given the

trouble he's in right now, wolf. >> well, we'll see what happens. we'll learn a lot more, i'm sure, in the coming days. ashleigh, thanks very much. ashleigh banfield reporting for us. when we come back, the nsa under fire now from a government watchdog group. what are they recommending? for one thing they're suggesting that the whole program, the controversial program, may be illegal, unlawful. we'll discuss that, representative peter king of new york standing by live. stay with us.

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the surveillance program needs some greater oversight. now a government watchdog group is taking direct aim at the program and the claims that it's helping stop terror attacks. the new report says among other things we have not identified a single instance involving a threat to the united states in which the program made a concrete difference in the outcome of a counterterrorism investigation. it also says among other things the controversial part of the

program does not authorize the nsa to collect anything. let's bring in our justice correspondent evan perez who has gone through this report. give us the major details and how the white house, the obama administration, is reacting. >> well, this is a report from the privacy and civil liberties oversight board, which is a bipartisan board five members. they came down pretty harsh on the nsa. they say not only has it not been very useful in stopping terrorists, that the one time they found it did anything it also could have -- other programs could have helped find and identify a terrorist for the fbi. they also say that there's some question as to whether or not this is legal under the constitution, whether or not the law that authorizes this, the patriot act, even allows the nsa to do anything. that it's the fbi's job. and even then the fbi should only be doing investigations on particular people not just bulk collection of data. now, the white house tells us the president was aware of this

report before he went last week and did this speech at the justice department to defend the nsa. they've issued a statement to us which we can put up on screen. we disagree with the board's analysis on the legality of the program. the administration believes that the program is lawful. as the president has said though he believes we can and should make changes in the program that will give the american people greater confidence in it. he says this is a good program and we need to feel better about it. >> take up modest reforms if you will, try to figure out what those reforms are. >> right. >> this is a five-member panel and on the legality issue, three to two, three of the members thought it was illegal, two of the members thought it was legal and sort of broke along party lines. the three who say it was illegal or basically appointed by democrats, the two who said it was legal were appointed by republicans. >> that's exactly right. the two members issued a very strong dissent. i've spoken to people preparing

the report and they say they believe not only is it legal, it's very necessary. and they think that some of these folks who prepared this report, majority, were perhaps already headed in that direction before everything was all said and done. >> evan perez. thanks very much. joining us now from west babylon, new york, house republican peter king, chairman of the subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence. congressman, so what's your reaction to this report that has just been released by this watchdog group, specifically the part that asserts the meta data program, collecting all that data, is illegal? >> yeah, wolf. first of all i strongly disagree with that. it seems like you have a board here going outside its lane. i don't know who qualified them to decide whether or not it's legal or constitutional. we've had 38 court rulings, 17 federal judges who have said that this is legal and is

instituti constitutional. to me that's the proper venue. it's not a privacy board. i'm unaware of any findings the privacy board made showing anyone's rights have been violated or that the nsa has abused anyone. to me that's what they should be looking at. is there anything in this program which has led to the abuse or the depravation of rights of americans. so far as far as i know whether it's snowden, the president's panel, whether it's this board, the privacy board, i'm not aware of anyone who has found any significant violation of anyone's rights. >> yeah, well, what district court did suggest -- not a few weeks ago, that it was unconstitutional. another one said it was constitutional. i assume it's eventually going to go up to the united states supreme court. but what about the other perhaps more substantiative part of what these five panelists are suggesting on this i think there's pretty much unity among all five that they really didn't find any evidence that all of this collection of data has prevented any terrorists from

operating in the united states? >> again, i would look at the fact you have two administrations, whether it's george bush or dick cheney or president obama or whether it's attorney general under the republicans, john brennan, cia director under the democrats, the fact is they all believe it is helpful. let me give you one case i was aware of and i was somewhat on the ground during this. that's the zazzi subway case. a coconspirator of his found under 215 c which is the internal. and that showed the connection between zazzi and the co-conspirator. as a result of that they were able to trace zazi coming from denver to brooklyn where this co-conspirator was located. he's now serving life in prison. so just that one case alone which would have involved the deaths of hundreds if not more in the new york city subway system. but it's not just the actual threat that you stop. what this does is part of a

mosaic. it fills in blanks. it leads authorities one way or the other. also can exclude threats. for instance, last summer during the attempted embassy bombings overseas, that plot, the government was putting quickly able through using 215c to realize there was not an american component to that, that there was not going to be an attempted attack here in the u.s. so it helps you not only to include but also to exclude. and, again, virtually every law enforcement and counterterrorism expert in the field believes that this is necessary. >> what do you say to some of your own fellow republicans, like senator rand paul, for example, who believes this is a real violation of the privacy rights of the american people? >> well, i would say there's no program where the privacy rights are more protected. it's monitored on a regular basis. systematic basis by the courts. it's monitored by the justice department and by two committees in congress. again, with all of the millions of papers that are out there,

millions of documents that snowden's released and all these so-called exposes, no one has been able to show any abuse of anyone's rights, nothing used for political purposes. to me if you go to almost any law enforcement or government agency, you're going to find some violation of someone's rights. we're not finding that with the nsa. so i would say if there's any program which has been managed honestly and with protection of the rights of americans it's been the nsa. and quite frankly i don't know who made rand paul an expert on the constitution. i mean, i read judge bill paulie's decision last week in new york. if i listen to that and listen to rand paul, i'll go with bill paulie. one out of 38 different opinions written only one said it's unconstitutional. and he again is talking about possible violations in the future. he was not able to point to any violations happen thus far. >> well, three of these panelists, three of the five panelists, now agree with rand paul, it is constitutional.

so the debate i assume you agree as well will continue. the stakes as you well point out, congressman, are pretty significant. >> again, this board was not there to judge constitutionality. they're not judges, they're not federal judges and they're not in the justice department, nor are they in congress. they're there to discuss privacy and apparently didn't find any privacy violations. >> i think one was a former federal judge, maybe two of them were former judges. but we'll go back and look at the exact makeup of that five-member panel. but they've been in business now what since 2006-2007. the president asked them to come up with these recommendations. they studied it, he reviewed it. he disagrees with them on the sensitive issue of the legality of all of this, but they've now weighed in. so the discussion will continue and the debate will continue. maybe one of these days we'll have you and rand paul on our show together and you guys can debate this out. that would be a good serious debate, congressman. thanks very much.

>> yeah, you can sell tickets to that one, wolf. >> i know. i'm ready. thanks, congressman. another state changes its stance on the issue of same-sex marriage. up next, what virginia's decision says about the political landscape of the politics of marriage.

yet another state maybe getting closer to overturning a ban on same-sex marriage. virginia's new attorney general says his office will no longer fight for the voter approved ban. instead he'll sign with plaintiffs who have sued to legalize same-sex marriage. >> i believe the freedom to marry is a fundamental right. and i intend to ensure that virginia is on the right side of history and on the right side of the law. ultimately this issue is going to have to be resolved by the courts. ultimately by i think the united states supreme court. whether this is going to be the case, whether it's another one in another part of the country, maybe it's several cases, i don't know. we'll have to tell. but right now my focus is on virginians and their constitutional rights. >> let's bring in our chief national correspondent john king

with me here. mark herring, narrowly elected only a few hundred votes in recent weeks. but he says even though he back in 2006 voted to support this ban on same-sex marriage in virginia, he's since changed his mind. so what happens next? >> it goes through the courts. but it is part of the dramatic evolution we are seeing in the politics of same-sex marng. remember, the president of the united states in 2008 was opposed to same-sex marriage, then in his second inaugural address talk eed about it as a basic right. several of these proposals working through the courts. several in virginia saying they will challenge the new attorney general, put this back on the ballot. this is a state by state much like the abortion debate happening in different states, states will do different things and the question is does the supreme court ultimately say that's okay if states have different policies or the supreme court say it's too confusing and has to be a national ruling on this issue. that's going to take a couple years. >> even in recent weeks we've

seen in oklahoma and utah decisions going forward with same-sex marriage. one to be stayed and now an appeal. i assume the supreme court is eventually going to have to decide for the whole country. >> several cases will come through. again, the big fundamental question is is this as many conservatives even believe a state issue? is marriage a state issue? or if you have different states doing different things and you move from one state to another state, for example, are your rights then honored when you move on? there are any number of questions the supreme court is ultimately going to have to deal with. think about what you just said, utah, oklahoma, virginia, this is not just being done in new york and massachusetts, this is an issue bubbling up in the reddest of red states or in the case of virginia more purple maybe trending blue state. that tells you how dramatically the politics of this issue have changed in recent years and the evolution will continue. especially as younger voters are much more tolerant than the older generation. the supreme courts will deal with this over the next few years. >> underscores what you and i

have known for a long time. elections matter. >> so immediate. elections have consequences. >> thanks very much, john. it's been a rocky couple of weeks for new york's new mayor. bill deblasio urging free preschool for everyone not necessarily everyone agrees how to pay for it. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪

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governor cuomo wants expanded school in the budget but not necessarily with new taxes to fund it. so what does de blasio want to tax the rich for? right now deborah feyerick is joining us. she's been looking into this story. de blasio just spoke about the issue. it's a sensitive matter. what's going on here? >> well, the real issue is to tax or not to tax. for new york city mayor bill de blasio it appears taxing the rich has less to do with funding universal pre-k programs and more to do with making a statement and redistributing the wealth. at least that's what his critics are saying. and that comes after the mayor essentially said thanks but no thanks to new york's governor's offer to pay some $2.2 billion surplus money to actually fund these pre-k and after school programs. now, the governor didn't quite like that because he doesn't want to raise taxes. and by providing this money he felt that he would be covering that. well, in fact the new york city mayor says that he wants to make

sure that any money that goes to these after school programs is being provided and controlled by the people of new york city. take a listen. >> what i'm clear about is we need reliable funding. and we need a substantial amount of funding to get this up and running, on both the pre-k side and after school side. my plan, i want to remind you, is a five-year plan, $530 million each year for five years. $2.6 billion combined over five years. we can't do that plan properly if we don't have that money locked in. >> and the mayor keeps referring to the mandate that he received by new york city voters. he was swept into office with 73% of the vote after running against a former julianni person. he says really his central pledge was making sure that the wealthy would be taxed to that these pre-k programs could be paid for. he says that hasn't changed.

they're going to be taxed. but unlike his critics he says that all the money is going to go to the universal pre-k. again, this is a man who has talked aggressively about redistributing wealth, making the rich a little less rich and the poor a little less poor. so everything is really viewed through that kind of scope, wolf. >> so i want to be clear, the governor, governor cuomo says we'll give you the money, you can have universal pre-k and you don't have to go ahead and pose new taxes on the wealthy in new york. and he says, no, no i don't want your money, i'm still going to go ahead and tax the wealthy in order to use that for the pre-k, he's going to reject the money that the state was ready to give him? >> yeah. it's a real slap in the face, as a matter of fact. a real slap in the face. again, remember the governor is running for re-election. he says no taxes on -- you know, no new taxes. so by making this offer a genuine offer, quite a snub for the new york city mayor to say not interested. >> little tension developing

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new questions about the nuclear deal with iran. an al qaeda leader sends a message to syrian rebels. and broken al qaeda plot. troubles across the middle east certainly testing president obama's foreign policy. let's bring in aaron david miller, distinguished scholar at the woodrow wilson center here in washington. let's start with the threat supposedly against the u.s. embassy in tel aviv, an al qaeda plot, supposedly. the new leader of al qaeda planning to blow up that industry, how credible is that? >> well, the realizes havenisra released the back story, but if this was a plot directly attributed to al zawarhi, it would be new. >> why would that be new? >> you have small jihadi groups but nothing to suggest al qaeda central directly related to

planning. palestinian issue you would think for these guys is just ripe with all kinds of political and psychological possibilities to strike the israelis. i think in large part israeli security and palestinians, including hamas's own willingness to be hijacked by the jihadists is reason they haven't succeeded. >> there was video of the al qaeda leader released today. >> i saw it. >> telli ining all of the oppon of bashar al assad in syria, all of the rebel groups who are very different, unite and beat assad. >> right. it says two things, one, al qaeda and zawarhi is very active. but also he must be on the payroll because nothing is better for the syrian president right now than to have an al qaeda official, the folks who attacked us, claim you see the united states, you face the same threat that i'm facing right now. >> i spoke to top advisor to

assad yesterday. and she kept saying we're fighting the terrorists. we're fighting al qaeda. why aren't you supporting us? >> right. her capacity for self-delusion is limitless. >> you've known her for a long time. >> i have. she's really smart, but that was really a stretch. >> iran, you've seen the interviews now the foreign minister telling jim the president rouhani telling fareed zakaria, they haven't agreed to dismantle anything. that's only going to play into the hands of those united states senators including a bunch of democrats who want to tighten sanctions. >> the administration has to be careful not to oversell. this agreement may have been necessary, but this is about hitting the pause button. it's not about the delete button. the iranians have not agreed to dismantle anything. there's nothing in any agreement that suggests they do. this is a freeze. it's frankly a freeze for an unfreeze in some respects although the iranians are not going to enrich above 5%. you could argue six months they won't be able to advance their program. the reality is they already are

a nuclear weapons threshold state. question is, comprehensive agreement, can you figure out a way to put that $100 billion nuclear infrastructure, the ones they don't want to dismantle, beyond use. that's the real challenge. >> here's what i don't understand and you served in the state department for a long time. >> i did. >> under a whole bunch of presidents. there isn't a text of agreement between the germany and g 5 plus 1 as it's called. they got a text for what iran and the rest of the world has to do, but they don't make it public. >> they have the joint action plan. >> with the summary, but why can't they share with all of us what the iranians themselves know if they know the text, why can't the american public know the text? >> they should. let the sunshine in on this one. withholding the text is only going to create the perception

that in fact something in the administration is hiding. there imperfections in the agreement, so trot them out. >> i want to see if the word is in that text. they are not releasing the text. >> thanks very much. >> we will take a quick break. more after this. to quote from whitman, "you are here." "that life exists and identity." "that the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse."

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republicans withholding and working on strategies for the 2016 presidential race. mike huckabee is making controversial comments. what did he say? >> he was talking broughtly about what you are hearing all-around the republican meeting. how republicans can beat back against the democrats attacking him and the war on women. what he talked about was how he perceives how democrats view women with regard to birth control and the help that they think women need from the government for birth control. listen to the context of what he said. >> our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women and the capacity of women. that's not a war on them. it's a war for them. if the democrats weren't to insult the women of america by making them believe they are

helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription for birth control because they cannot control their libido or reproductive system without the help of the government. so be it. let us take that discussion all across america. women are far more than the democrats have played them to be. women across america need to stand up and say enough of that nonsense. i think auto time do that. >> so wolf, mike huckabee has known since he started running for president for the first time in 2008 how to make headlines and he is continuing to do that here as the key note speaker at the within winter meeting. >> a lot of folks encouraging him on the gop to run for the domination in 2016, right? >> there. as you well know he has a contract with fox and last time

around he decided to take a pass and not run because he was comfortable in the private sector and this time around may be different. i was cold that he probably won't decide whether to run until after the mid-term elections this television. one thing that's interesting is somebody who might be a force to be reckoned with that we talked a lot about chris christie. mike huckabee said he thinks that the whole christie scandal somebody behind chris christie. he might be a competitor for the 2016 race for president, but he is giving him a little bit of help here when he talks to reporters at the republican meeting. >> thanks very much. over at the rnc winter meetings going on now here in washington. we'll be right back. [ male ann] this is jim. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts jim at a greater risk of stroke. for years, jim's medicine tied him

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. now to a remarkable teenager who is impacting our world. he won't be able to see in a few years, but that is not stopping her from helping those less fortunate. here's chris cuomo. >> meet 13-year-old maclane hermes. lover of all things justin

bieber and fierce competitive swimmer. behind that smile lies a deeper story. she is legally blind. her vision began to fail when she was 8 and doctors say in a few years she won't be able to see at all. this seventh grader doesn't want your sympathy. >> can you hand me the black and white shoe. >> she wants your old shoes. in 2009 her father showed her an article about footwear soles being recycled. >> they were giving $5 discounts if they turned in shoes. >> we decided instead of recycling them, we would give them to people who need them. >> shoes for the soles was born. around 10,000 pairs of shoes have been collected. >> you can have this. >> today she is making a special deliver tow an atlanta homeless shelter and challenges all teens to make a difference. >> if you have a dream and think it's unrealistic.

keep on doing it. you will get there. >> very nice. that's it for me. thanks for watching. i will be back at 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." newsroom continues right now with brooke baldwin. >> wolf blitzer, thank you as always. great to be with all of you. we begin with the man, this young man, 19 years of age, one of the biggest stars on the planet. this guy has 49 million twitter followers, hits, and a movie, famous ex-girlfriend and a teen following that would make elvis jealous. the long arm of the law caught up with justin bieber. he was arrested in miami beach, florida. take a look at the mug shot. the charges, dui, resisting arrest, driving with know exp e expired lngs from georgia and on top of that, police say the 19-year-old admitted to consuming more than j