incredibly bud, a former aipac board member has attended 48 consecutive aipac policy conferences. [applause] [applause]. >> on the other hand mayor benjamin steve, wasn't even born when bud attended that first gathering. last december when congress passed the u.s.-israel strategic partnership act, steve wrote a letter to his member of congress and to the chairman of the congressional black caucus thanking them for their support. that's right. but he didn't stop there. he encouraged 111 additional african-americans who cosign the letter ccing their own member of congress and sending a powerful pro israel message from the african-american community to our country's african-american leaders. [applause] [applause]. >> and the incredible additional detail here, all 111 co-signers had previously been on a trip to israel with aipac's education foundation. [applause]. >> indeed aipac is a big tent, home to a diverse array of opinions, political views races and religions if the this type of diversity is what makes us strong. to that end, i want to thank my dear friend, aipac's chairman of

aipac action principles.the screen you will see the action principles being recommended to you by aipac national council. if i could take you -- if i could ask you to take a moment now to reed them, please. thank you. all those in favor of affirming the action principles, please police say aye. the ayes have it. next, the general assembly has a distinct responsibility to nominate a member of aipac national board. the board recommends dr. anita freedman of some sizzle, california -- of san francisco california. all those in favor of her renomination to the national board, please say aye. those against say nay. congratulations, i need a renominated. -- congratulations anita renominated. i would like to thank everybody. to my kids -- all right. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, police welcome kevin mccarthy. >> is all of you know, -- as all of you know, democrats and republicans don't always agree. when it comes to the safety and security of israel, we will stand together. [applause] bound by the principles of freedom

thank you aipac.e work that you do is truly helping to protect america and israel but indeed the entire free world. as law enforcement officers -- [applause] as law enforcement officers and first responders, keeping our communities a safe haven for our constituents is the very benchmark of our collective profession. because of the trips you sponsor we are better prepared to deal with the challenges of both today and tomorrow. there's no doubt in my mind, folks, that the people in all the counties represented on this stage are safer today because what we and others have learned on our trips to israel. [applause] know that we are proud, we are proud to stand beside you in support of israel and the vital role it plays in keeping us and the world safe and secure from all who would threaten to harm us. may god continue to bless each and everyone of you. thank you once again for allowing us to be with you in washington, and now it is truly been our honor to be here. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the aipac policy

del. >> libby casey at aipac in washington, d.c. let's go back to lisa goldman, a fellow at new american, a think today in washington, d.c. she specializes in american- american-israeli-palestinian analysis. you say this is dividing jewish americans? >> as you pointed out earlier are overwhelmingly democrats. they also tend to be overwhelmingly supportive of israel. when i say supportive of israel, the existence of the country is important to them for emotional reasons that go back to all sorts of historical factors. i think the prime minister sort of very, very cleverly, as he's a very good speaker. he's a very good rhetorician. he drove home the point that jews have this traditional trauma of being a pursued people. they feel like they need israel as this shelter state. >> how would you characterize the speech. was it apologetic if your opinion? or was it explain tore. >> it was not the least bit apologetic. the prime minister was absolutely in his element. he is a very self-confident speaker. he was in front of a sympathetic audi

>>aipac speech today, speech to congress tomorrow. what is the best and worst case for u.s.-israeli relations? >> the best case is that it doesn't get worse. i think over the next couple of weeks, the best case is that the iranian nuclear deal falls through. the best case for obama is that that yahoo! -- that benjamin netanyahu loses the israeli election. >> if he loses the election things will get better in a big hurry although there is a big question mark there. i think the administration continues to overestimate the chances of the deal and the big question will be is what happens if there is no deal. is there disunity about sanctions or is this a military strike? >> that is right. also, the question is that if there is a deal which is unacceptable to netanyahu, what happens then? that is the end of sanctions. sanctions will no longer be multilateral. >> what do you think of john boehner's performance of defending the speech, even though others like john mccain said it wasn't the right way to do it? >> i don't think it was the right way to do it. it was also negotiated by

thank you all of the leadership of aipac. thank you. for your tireless dedicated work to strengthen the partnership between israel and the united states. i want to thank most especially members of congress democrats and republicans, i deeply appreciate your steadfast support for israel year in, year out. you have our boundless gratitude. [ applause ] i would welcome the president of the czech republic. mr. president, israel never forgets its friends and the czech people have always been steadfast friends of israel the jewish people from the days at the inception of zionism. when i introduced the israeli army in 1967 i received a rifle that was given to us by your people in our time of need in 1948. so thank you for being here today. [ applause ] of spain. [ applause ] thank you both for your unwavering support. you are true champions of israel and you are true champions of the truth. [ applause ] your genuine friendship dan, and for the great job you're doing representing the united states and the state of israel. [ applause ] i want to

>> it was pretty well received in the room at aipac. the prime minister is walking a delicate line for his american political audience and for political audience back home. he faces an election in two weeks and there are a lot of questions about whether his government will survive. he was trying to turn the volume down a bit on the political talks saying i regret this is so partisan and then talking about his relationship with the president which we all know is dysfunctional but saying the u.s./israeli relationship will survive into future years. he's trying to tell democrats and american citizens who think he's here to put his thumb in the eye of the u.s. president, that's not his intend and tell an israeli voter back home when there's a big gap between two leaders in the two countries so that's politics he's playing. he did stand by the major principle of this visit. he made clear he thinks it's wrong. the president of the united states says why wouldn't you try to negotiate with iran? the prime minister of israel says they can't be t

usually aipac conference is an opportunity for the administration--the u.s. administration to publicly support israel, but this visit has been a controversial one. >> it has been, it is america's ambassador to the u.n. issamantha powers went out of her way to talk about the great relations with the state of israel and condemned the united nations for being not respective of israel and the the same thing occurred in geneva. everyone in washington is going out of their way saying that we believe in a stronger relationship with israel. what is going on is interesting. netanyahu is saying i'm not to blame in the strained relationship. and the obama administration is saying we're not to blame, it's prime minister netanyahu. both sides are trying to maintain support for the relationships, but both sides are undermining the relationship as well. >> where does the problem lie? is it between net are a ya hoo netanyahu and obama? because we've known for years that they're not the best of buddies or policies. >> it is an overwhelming agreement that is israeli obnoxiousn

you're looking at live pictures inside the aipac meeting today.eady to address the pro israel lobbying group ahead of netanyahu. let's listen. >> before i begin, i want to thank howard core for the invitation and congratulate lillian on her selection. [ applause ] i'd also like to give a shout-out to bob who has done so much for this organization and for the u.s.-israel partnership. [ applause ] in 1942 a 28-year-old polish diplomat and roman catholic disguised himself as a jew, donning an arm band with the star of david and smuggled himself through a tunnel into the warsaw ghetto. later posing as a militia man, he infiltrate ed thed the nazi death camp and escaped carrying hundreds of documents on a miniature microfilm. he eventually made his way to london where he showed the documents to a jew and representative of poland's government in exzilile. he eventually sent it to the jews in new york. jews in poland almost completely annihilated stop deportation for 10,000 jews. forced to dig their own grave. mass suicide. hundreds of children thrown al

thank you, aipac. thank you, america.l. [ cheers and applause ] >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at aipac. you saw and heard the prime minister's words, and saying that essentially he wasn't going to be talking about the details of what his speech was tomorrow but that he has the utmost respect for the president and the presidency. i want to bring in kelly o'donnell listening with us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jose. i think netanyahu was also trying to give a little bit of an invitation himself to some members of congress who have expressed discomfort about his appearance by trying to turn down some of the politics that surrounded this to perhaps make it easier for some of them to attend. there are a couple of dozen that are expressing a concern about being in the chamber when benjamin netanyahu addresses a joint session of congress. that is so unusual because typically when there is a joint session, attendance is very high. clearly the relationship between israel and the united states is import

thank you, aipac. thank you, america. bless you all. >> before i begin i want to thank howard for the invitation. i would like to give a shout out to bob who is meant so much for this organization and for the u.s. israel partnership. in 1942, a 28-year-old polish diplomat and roman catholic disguised himself as a jew donned an armband with the star of david and smuggled himself through a tunnel into the warsaw ghetto. later, posing as a militia man he infiltrated the not see death camp and escaped with microfilm. he made his way to london where he showed the documents to his representative from the polish government in a style. he sent the following cable to the world jewish conference in new york. jews in poland are almost completely annihilated. deportation of 10,000 jews are dead. forced to dig their own graves, mass suicide, hundreds of children thrown into gutters. thousands dead, mass graves, murder of pregnant women. jews are naked and dragged into death chambers. hunting fugitives. thousands are daily victims thro

thank you, aipac. thank you, america. bless you all. >> we will have live coverage of prime minister netanyahu's's speech to a joint meeting of congress tomorrow at 11 :00 a.m. eastern on c-span. now, remarks from ambassador samantha power, who also spoke at the meeting. her remarks are 30 minutes. >> thank you all, and thank you michael. it is a great honor to be here. before i begin, i want to thank howard for the invitation, and congratulate lillian on her selection. i would also like to give a shout out to bob, who has done so much for this organization, and for the u.s.-israel partnership. in 1942, at -- a 28-year-old polish diplomat disguised himself as a jew, donning an armband with the star of david and smuggled himself through a tunnel into the warsaw ghetto. later, posing as a militia man he infiltrated the not see death camp -- the not see -- the nazi death camp. his -- he made his way to london, and he showed his documents. they immediately sent the following table to the world jewish congress in new york. jew

aipac, 16,000 people saying how important a bipartisan relationship is. then what he did was kind of open up the door for the white house to inject themselves into the election that's going to go on in a couple of weeks. this white house does not like prime minister netanyahu and i don't think they would like for him to win the election. >> the idea for this speech before a joint session of congress was not boehner's, it tease israeli's idea. they came to boehner and hi said okay good yd. then they worked it out in a rather awkward way that's hurt the u.s.-israeli relationship. the prime minister's speech before congress tomorrow morning is not just creating divisions here in the united states. israelis disagree about the motive and the timing of the speech. cnn's kate bold win has that part of the story. >> the culture and the israeli people themselves so there the opinions here on their prime minister'sdy sigs decision to speak before congress. a recent poll suggests that the public is split down the middle. i saw that firsthand at this dipper party. th

thank you, aipac! thank you, america! god bless you all!arks there from benjamin netanyahu. he started by saying the reports of the demise of the u.s.-israeli relations with regard to those who speak that way, quote, they are just wrong. he said my purpose here, no disrespect to president barack obama. the purpose is for a potential deal with iran that could threaten the state of israel. at one point, he said in our part of the world quote, no one makes alliances with the weak. one speech today big speech tomorrow. live from capitol hill you see it live here on fox. martha? >> let's bring in steve. let's get to you first. your impression? what was his goal there today? >> i think his goal was to reduce tensions to try to suggest that the case he's making is a case on substance and that he's not -- doesn't have personal problems with the administration. now, of course there's been a lot of reporting of the anamosity between benjamin netanyahu and president obama. there's no real advantage to hyping those or play those up right now. he wants

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 throughout the weekend. we have heard congressional democrats speak out on this, including california democrat dianne feinstein on the state of the union on sunday. calling netanyahu arrogant. >> he doesn't speak for me on this. he doesn't at all. >> does that bother you? >> yes. i think the jewish community is like any other community. there are different points of view. so i think that arrogance does not befit israel. >> reporter: we did learn on sunday afternoon that u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power will focus on th

the. >> this morning's speech to aipac look consider what iran is doing without nuclear weapons.hat would they do if they had nuclear weapons? on fox report last night we made the list what they were doing. as yesterday iran delivered with the first flight into yemen the rebels that overtook the government there. delivered supplies to them. and, we know that they violently kicked out the pro-u.s. government in yemen and caused us such instability around our embassy we had to close it. days ago they test-fired 20 missiles in persian gulf including a mock sinking of a u.s. aircraft carrier. they are military exercises since december. this is without a nuke. what will they do if and when they get one? >> jedediah couple other instance come to mind. remember president obama ripping netanyahu to president nicolas sarkozy. that was open mi consider. israel needed to go to '67 borders. there have been a history of things. this has not happened in a vacuum. it is time to ask the question, is this white house anti-symphony mick. >> i don't think this relationship can be prepared. too much

that as israeli leader arrive in washington preparing to speak to the pro-israel lobby group aipac.eeches are expected to be highly critical with the necessitygotiations of iran and the nuclear program. the prime minister says the nuclear program which iran says is peaceful poses a threat to israel's existence. for the latest let's bring in cnn's erin mcpike. >> reporter: john and christine, prime minister netanyahu will speak in a few hours. this rift has been growing throughout the weekend. we heard democrats speak out on this. including democrat senator dianne feinstein calling netanyahu arrogant. she added this. >> he doesn't speak for me on this. he doesn't at all. >> does that bother you when he says he speaks for you? >> yeah i think the jewish community are like any other community. there are different points of view. i think that arrogance does not befit israel. >> reporter: we learned on sunday afternoon that samantha power will focus most of her speech at aipac on the relationship between the u.s. and israel. however, she is speaking just after netanyahu does so it could

other point i would make quickly is that use -- susan rice spoke to aipac.he prime minister's visit would be destructive to the relationship. she walked some back last night by first of all saying, look. this kosher market attack was anti-semantic. the president did an interview with reuters where he walked back right's comments about destructive saying no it's not permanently destructive. the white house trying to send the signal they're going to turn the page after the prime minister leaves, bill. >> i think the word he used last night was "distraction." we'll see how that goes over today. the president will not even watch the speech. 50 democrats will not be present but you have an overwhelming presence today here in congress and republicans clearly are putting pressure here along with benjamin netanyahu. you're saying it's not just republicans. democrats as well. >> absolutely. the next step here after all the back and forth about the speech is going to be on people finally focussing on the substance of what the prime minister is saying is his fear that

netanyahu spoke among a crowd at aipac. >> my speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office that he holds. i have great respect for both. the last thing that i would want is for israel to become a partisan issue. israel has always been a bipartisan issue. israel should always remain a bipartisan issue. >> netanyahu said the u.s./israel relationship is stronger than ever and will only get stronger. those talks are ongoing in switzerland today where john kerry visited. >> we are concerned by reports that suggest selective details of the ongoing negotiations will be discussed publicly in the coming days. doing so would make it more difficult to reach the goal that israel and others say they share in order to get a good deal. >> meanwhile the white house deployed a u.s. ambassador to address aipac to reaffirm that we have israel's back. >> you may have heard lately of tension in the relationship between the united states and israel. we believe firmly that israel's security and the u.s.-israel relationship transcends politics and always will. >> susan

he has addressed aipac in washington. and tuesday he'll address washington. >>> secretary of state john kerry is warning of further consequences of russia. the u.n. said that 6,000 people have died since fighting began in april in eastern ukraine. >>> and iraq has launched a major operation to recapture the city of tikrit from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. tikrit has been in the hands of isil since last june. >>> more now on the conflict of eastern ukraine. secretary of state john kerry has accused separatists not withdrawing heavy weapons, they say they're acting in line with a deal made in minsk last month. john hedron reports from the rebel-held donetsk. >> the silence is broken daily by small arms fire and mortars. that's ours, he says. in principle the cease-fire is holding but there is regular small arms fire so complete cease-fire cannot exist. before you arrived here several small shells landed on our side. so we fired back. >>> occasional volleys continue, they found that 6,000 people have died so far

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now he has his aipac speech over with it is time to come back to israel. that is all they said to israeli media. isaac herzog the netanyahu challenger has planned an event outside of gaza communities where he will offer his rebuttal rebuttal. christine. >> he has an election as you point out. oren thank you for that. >>> the white house and israeli officials moved in washington secretary of state and john kerry and iranian counterpart were moving ahead are talks in switzerland. president obama said it is unlikely the talks will yield a deal. if iran does say yes, it would be quote far more effective than military action or sanctions at keeping iran from getting nuclear weapons. >> you know i would say that it is probably still more likely than not that iran doesn't get to yes, but i think that in fairness to them they have been serious negotiators and they have their own politics inside iran. it is more likely that we could get a deal now than perhaps three or five months ago. but there are still some big gaps that have to be filled. >> for the latest, i w

josh earnest said the president didn't watch netanyahu's address at aipac yesterday, will not be watching today. if the plan was to influence negotiations taking place as we speak, is this a failure for prime minister netanyahu? >> well it kind of depends, to tell you the truth. frankly, i think there's limited impact he can have on what happens in the negotiations going foormd in the negotiations, that's happening elsewhere. he can change or potentially change the climate in washington and the way those events that are happening in the negotiations are perceived here. but i don't think he can materially impact the u.s. negotiating position as far as we know it certainly not the iranian negotiating position as far as we know it. it will be interesting to see how much of what he knows he reveals in his speech. >> and anna you are there as well. bring you in noted by the first read team domestic politics versus what we are seeing here how is this playing out in israel. >> this is a political play by netanyahu. he is up for re-election. i think it is seen as powerplay to help him at the poll

ambassador samantha power, to address the aipac summit today.this comes just days after rice called netanyahu's visit "destructive." amy: israeli prime minister netanyahu is also facing domestic criticism for his unconventional washington visit, which comes just two weeks before an election in which he seeks a third term. on sunday, a group representing nearly 200 of israel's top retired military and intelligence officials accused netanyahu of assaulting the u.s.-israel alliance. but despite talk of the u.s. and israeli dispute, the obama administration has taken pains to display its staunch support for the israeli government. speaking just today in geneva, secretary of state john kerry blasted the u.n. human rights council for what he calls an obsession and bias against israel. the council is expected to release a report in the coming weeks on potential war crimes in israel's u.s.-backed gaza assault last summer. for more, we spend the hour today with world-renowned political dissident, linguist and author, noam chomsky. he is written over a hu

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu addresses the annual conference of the pro-israel lobby aipac in washington today. the address coming a day ahead of his historic but controversial speech to congress. it's expected to toe cuss on iran's nuclear ambitions and israel's security. netanyahu angered the white house and other democrats by accepting speaker john boehner's invitation. the invitation was issued without consulting the white house first. despite the call for democrats to boycott the speech, the demand for tickets has been high. >>> one year agra elecia rudd went miss -- ago, relisha rudd went missing. they are still trying to figure out what happened. >>> a new bill could change a right turn on red. >> we have a dense fog advisory till 10:00 up and down the i-95 corridor. i'm have a look at visibilities, temps and let you know when things will improve when we come back right people of the coffee drinking world, dunkin' has a dark roast coffee that's deliciously roasted just right for a bold start and smooth finish that's never bitter. put down the dark roast you've been p

speaking to aipac at its conference today, prime minister netanyahu defended his speech before congress tomorrow. here he is. >> my speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office that he holds. i have great respect for both. >> well, many american lawmakers disagree with that, they believe netanyahu's speech so meant to be disrespectful. congressman john lewis said "i think it's an affront to the president and state department what the speaker did" meaning inviting netanyahu to speak behind the back of the president. here's what some other lawmakers have said. >> i think that it's inappropriate, number one. let me just say that. for mr. netanyahu to be speaking before congress on tuesday. i won't be there because it's a political game that the speaker and, unfortunately, mr. netanyahu is letting himself be used there. >> i think it was just a bad calculated move on the part of bibi as well as obviously on the part of john boehner to do this at a time when we are negotiating a deal that we think is going to be good, not just for israel but for our

today they did the same thing with aipac. speaker boehner was successful in their relations with aipac and wealthy donors who were behind this entire speech, who were active in the republican party and opposed the democrats. i believe the prime minister was successful in getting reelected. i suspect this will play well in israel. as far as how this affects the world and reality -- i think it is harmful. the game is in geneva, not in washington or on television. it would have been better if he took his concerns directly to the residents of the state apartment behind the scenes to try and get a better deal. instead, he has given himself and his country further away from the president in our country. i agree with the 200 is really -- 200 israeli security officials who said this will hurt israel. it will make it weaker in the eyes of the nation and embolden iran it to be even tougher at the bargaining table. it is more likely that there will be an agreement that is less than beneficial to israel. i think the political game was wo

thank you aipac, thank you america. god bless you all. [applause] ♪ ♪ as the aipac conference is underway this morning that secretary of state john kerry said that he was in geneva attending an important human rights council session today and address the need to protect and advance human rights. live coverage from aipac will continue this afternoon when the national security adviser speaks to the american israel public affairs committee into the annual policy conference in washington. we will have live coverage of the comments beginning at 6 p.m. eastern. the prime minister netanyahu will continue his visit to washington tomorrow speaking to a joint meeting in congress. you can of congress. you can watch the flight attendant:45 eastern. it will be on c-span. barbara mikulski of maryland the longest-serving woman in the history of congress is making an announcement about her plans for the future. the 78-year-old democrat in the fifth term us estimate the announcement in baltimore this morning at about half an hour. senator mikulski became

he did speak yesterday at that aipac event. what i hear you say is you'll meet with some of your friends. are you going to watch the speech in your office? >> i'm going watch the speech. i'm interested in what he has to say. i won't allow the house of representatives and that chamber to be used as a political backdrop. as a prop. i don't care if they come to speak to me in english, spanish or hebrew. it shouldn't be used as a political backdrop and the prime minister has used in political commercials speeches before the congress of the united states. and i fear that that is a lot of what is going on right now. >> congressman, the prime minister of israel argues he views an iran with nuclear weapons as an threat to the state of israel. meaning that it would wipe out israel potentially. do you doubt that that is why he's here giving this speech to congress? >> here's what i doubt. that we don't have the same commitment that he has and that we have a relationship that is an important relationship an international relationship. we

prime minister netanyahu previewing the address at a speech wednesday to the aipac. he said he will warn iran is quote developing the capacity to make nuclear weapons, lots of them. the prime minister said his speech is not intended to hurt the president politically. >> my speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office he holds. 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, but we must always remember that we are family. >> a family that cannot agree on how to rein in the cousin who is acting badly. for more on the prime minister's speech and how this is playing in israel let's bring in oren liebermann in israel. >> reporter: good morning, christine. from the moment the speech was announced, it has split the politicians and the public on a good idea or bad idea. there is some agreement. both sides agree a nuclear iran poses a threat to the security of israel. the question is how best to ha

so much concern that aipac conference they had 16,000 attendees including 3,000 college students. we have been talking about the growing anti-semitism on campuses so i think they are engaged on all levels across the board. >> interesting this is kind of like the warm up for tomorrow. 11:00 tomorrow netanyahu will deliver the speech that matters. i believe when he says this is not about disrespecting president obama. i don't think they get along. i don't think they particularly like each other but that is not what this is about. this is about preservation of israel. iran said we want to wipe israel off the face of the earth. the reason why democrats and president obama by default aren't embracing the visit is because he is going to outline why the obama strategy in iran with iran isn't going to work and when fail means iran gets a nuke and wants to get rid of israel and will be a constant threat to our biggest ally. and the obama administration is fearing that with only a couple of weeks left with these negotiations. a couple of meetings this week. it will derail some sort of deal.

before we get to that discussion we want to replay a little bit more of what happened at aipac and show the disagreement between the speakers on iran. >> we believe diplomacy is the preferred route to secure our [inaudible] we know the stakes of a nuclear armed iran as well as everyone here. we will not let it happen. >> no one makes alliances with the week. you seek out those who have strength, those who have resolved, those who have determination. that is how alliances are formed. we defend ourselves in so doing create the basis of a broader alliance. >> today we have a voice. [applause] and tomorrow is prime minister of the one and only jewish state i plan to use that voice. >> by what metrics will the israeli government and benjamin netanyahu judge the success or failure of tomorrow? >> including the most pertinent what happens with the israeli election. secondly it is what you and others say. and what is the effect on what is an evolving u.s. debate about the nuclear negotiations. >> you have seen previous times of tension between israel and the u.s. especially with tim baker. is t

while speaking to aipac. a day before he addresses congress a visit that upset the white house. >> my speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office that he holds. i have great respect for both. >> the administration wasn't happy when netanyahu accepted the invitation to speak from house republicans. this as u.s.-israel tensions rise over the effort to forge a nuclear deal with iran. >>> that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. >> thanks angie. >>> today we expect the texas nurse who contracted ebola to formally file suit against the hospital where she became ill. nurse nina pham says texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas didn't give her proper training or equipment. she also says she still suffers side effects. she became ill while treating eric duncan the first person to be diagnosed with the disease while in the u.s. hospital officials say they're optimistic they can resolve the legal battle. >>> the terrorist group isis make as threat against a new

. >> reporter: as in previous appearances, netanyahu received a warm welcome before aipac this time netanyahu took pains to assure that his differences with obama should not misconstrue his rift. >> israel has been a bipartisan issue, israel should remain a bipartisan issue. >> nunls, anonetheless, many are describing this as a tactical mistake. they say he's choosing democrats to choose between israel and obama. u.s. secretary of state john kerry signaled that netanyahu should not leak any specifics of a dale that israel may find are unacceptable. >> we are concerned about reports that suggest that details of the ongoing negotiations will be discussed publicly in the coming days. i want to say clearly that doing so will make it more difficult to reach the goal that israel and others say they share in order to get a good deal. >> while obama will not meet netanyahu here they say it should not be exaggerated. >> it's been a distraction. negotiators are going full speed ahead. what's remarkable is the international eunt unity we have been able to restain. >> forced to dismantle its nuclear prog

he just wrapped up a speech to the pro israel lobbying group, aipac ahead of his address to congress tomorrow. chief washington correspond james rosen joins us live. good morning. >> never the israeli prime minister said at his remarks, previewing the remarks he is to give to his joint session of congress tomorrow morning, has so much been written about a speech that's not been given. speaking of 16,000 people at the annual convention of aipac, american israel public affairs committee, the pro israel lobby group, netanyahu said his address tomorrow arranged through congressional republicans has been misperceived. he intends no disrespect to president obama or his office. only to highlight their disagreements over how to prevent iran from achieving a nuclear weapons capability. it's a goal obama administration is presently seeking to achieve through negotiations with iran but the israelis regard as too con sill a tore yal a -- conciliatory. >> today we are no longer silenced. today we have a voice. and tomorrow tomorrow as prime minister of the one and only jewish state i plan to use

at a speech at aipac, he gave a long list of occasions in which the u.s. wishes have been defied by israel, going back to the 1940's and brush them aside will stop -- brushed them aside. it is a gambit by netanyahu to make himself look better at home. he is upset with the threat by iran. it is genuine. katty: let's talk about the negotiations. did he lay out a clear case for not negotiating with iran? >> look, he laid out a case that said this is a lousy deal. katty: he said it was a lousy deal. he did not lay out a case for not negotiating at all. >> stop threatening to annihilate israel are returned gold flourishes. where is the details of where you would move the negotiations and try to strike a deal? there was little detail. this was a rhetorical occasion. he was trying to win over people in america to put pressure on obama to make it less likely the deal gets done. katty: one month until the deal reaches the deadline. was the speech going to have any impact on the negotiations? >> it may concentrate minds. there are later deadlines. they have a couple

he spoke to aipac, the american israel public affairs committee, meeting in washington. >> reports ofemise of the israeli-u.s. relationship are not just premature, they are just wrong. >> ifill: it was the eve of his speech to congress, at the invitation of republicans, and the israeli leader was at pains to play down divisions with the white house. >> my speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office that he holds. the prime minister who was invited to go to capitol hill by house speaker john boehner emphasized he and the administration are polls apart when it develops to negotiating with iran. >> i plan to speak about an iranian >> i plan to speak about an iranian regime that is threatening to destroy israel, that is devouring country after country in the middle east, that is exporting terror throughout the world, and that is developing as we speak, the capacity to make nuclear weapons-- lots of them. american leaders worry about the security of their country. israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country. >> ifill: as netanyahu s

susan rice is going to speak at aipac this evening, made headlines last week calling netanyahu's visitote, destructive to the u.s./israeli relationship. what is she expected to say? >> i think he's going to lay out more about the u.s. case on iran and why they think they can reach a deal with iran that is really going to protect israel the united states and the world. i think it's going to be more technical on the aspects of iran trying to kind of rebut, if you will, the controversial remarks that prime minister netanyahu is expected to make tomorrow. we're told by his aides traveling with him he's going to lay out what he knows to be in this deal what he -- the information he has and explain why he's going to ask congress to ask more questions, push back the march 24th deadline for a political framework and really try and put a fly in the ointment if you will, of this deal. i think, though he was trying to lower the temperature, but make no bones about it he is trying definitely to inthwart the deal on the table and for its parted at strigs administration to lower the tone. the bicker

we sort of saw a preview of that at aipac yesterday.g the speech because they do not like how it came about, saying it is political that the house gop leadership is allowing him to make a speech about negotiations that are on-going by a democratic president. all of that being said support for israel runs extremely high on capitol hill and there's a lot of skepticism about a nuclear deal with iran from a lot of republicans and a few important democrats, bob menendez from new jersey one of them. expect netanyahu to touch on that point and really put it forward, and expect republicans after the speech to say look -- >> there he is. >> reporter: this is our friend our ally there he is walking in. our greatest ally. look at the threat they're talking about, why are we dealing with a nation that screams death to america. there will be some political posturing after the speech without a doubt. >> kas i.e., what are they saying today? >> reporter: the list of democrats not attending the speech is growing. one of the notable new entries, senator

you were at the aipac speech yesterday as well where benjamin netanyahu spoke. >> correct. little bit of an electrified atmosphere there too, right? >> it was. we as business community we look at two parallel routes. diplomats the prime minister will do whatever he needs and government whatever they need and see right together with the u.s. but we as a business community need to generate enough value, be innovative enough, be groundbreaking to, create big companies out of israel which we've been doing past 20 years but we need to do much more. liz: okay. but every, every israeli serves in the military. >> correct. i did as well. liz: men women, everybody. were you in any conflicts? >> yes, i was. liz: as you are a businessman, you're an israeli first. is it fair to say that? >> definitely. liz: so looking at this, does that standing ovation, let's take it from a positive angle, standing ovation -- by the way there were not just republicans in the audience. there were democrats there as well. we had one of them, brendan boyle, from pennsylvania, standing ovation, does it mak

is the first time neither the president or vice president or secretary of state will be addressing aipacince president obama was elected. they are sending the national security adviser later tonight but she was the most outspoke be and critical of netanyahu. let me play that than come to you for reaction. >> the relationship between israel as a country and the united states as a country has always been bipartisan. and we've been fortunate, the politics have not been injected into that relationship. what happened over the last several weeks by virtue of the invitation issued -- >> by speaker of the house. and acceptance of it by prime minister netanyahu on two weeks in advance of his election on both sides there has now been injected a degree of partisanship, which is not only unfortunate but it's destructive of the fabric of the relationship. >> she chose her words very carefully, destructive of the fabric of the relationship. david? >> well i think the reality is the relationship is poisonous, despite what senator sanders says it's going to stay poisonous but benjamin netanyahu and the

at the annual aipac conference, a warm-up act i mr. netanyahu and an effort to defuse tension ahead of his speech in congress. >> mice beach is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office he holds. i have great respect for both. >> previous white house meetings were tense enough without a high stakes of a nuclear deal hanging in the balance. there will be knows it down with the president this time. in fact, in an interview today mr. obama pushed back forcefully against the rhetoric of the israeli leader. >> he said this would be a terrible deal and would result in iran getting $50 billion worth of relief. iran would not abide by the agreement. none of that has come true. >> democrats are boycotting the speech, upset with the political and a ring. >> it is not true he is speaking for all jews. in fact, a majority of israelis think it is a mistake for him to be here. i represent lots of people who are jews who are decidedly divided. the majority i have heard from do not agree with him. >> but mr. netanya

. >> and speaking to aipac before prime minister netanyahu, u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power, also reiterating the u.s., israel bond remains strong. >> we believe firmly that israel's security and the u.s. israel partnership transcends politics. and it always will. >> nbc news senior white house correspondent kris jansing joins us live. kris an interesting tone from prime minister netanyahu clearly aware as he has been of the stir this would create and the aftermath. does this change anything regarding tomorrow? >> reporter: i don't think it does. maybe it gives us a little window into what the tone might be. obviously there are political considerations both in israel and here he's just a couple weeks away from his own election. and of course that's the number one reason the white house has given for why they say that the president will not meet with him. but also domestic political considerations here. as you know tamron there are at least 30 democratic members of congress that will not attend this speech. vice president biden has gone off to guatemala, so the

israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is about to address a aipac.'re looking at the walter e walter convention center. the lights have dimmed just a few minutes ago they're looking at a video presentation. the prime minister will be focusing on iran and the united states. prior to him speaking we heard from is a man pa powers, when she told the crowd and received a standing