but the headline clearly senator bob menendez will vote against this deal.t this means, david, going forward. right now 21 democrats have voted or said they will vote for the deal when it comes in front of congress, 21 senate democrats next month. two say they oppose it. menendez today, chuck schumer earlier this month or late last month as well. the number here in the senate is 13. if republicans and, every single republican in the senate is expected to vote against this, if republicans can recruit 13 democrats over to their side, then that would be enough to override a presidential veto and essentially kill this deal. so right now, in the senate, for democrats, 46 democrats. they are basically at halfway point. 23 said what they're going so do. now we watch the other 23 to see what they are going to do. they would need, republicans would need 11 of those 23 senate democrats to come on to their side to kill this dial. menendez today right now makes it two. david: by the way we had a graphic up saying 20 were in favor. actually went one democratic senators b

the senate foreign relations committee's former chairman bob menendez announced his opposition to the nuclear agreement and joining senator chuck schumer who has also sided against the deal. here is what senator menendez had to say about his opposition to this deal. >> i have looked into my own self and my decision to principle may unfortunately lead me to a an popular course, but if iran is to acquire an nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it. >> reporter: menendez is hardly the biggest setback for the white house. that distinction goes to republican senator jeff flake who likely ended any white house hopes for bipartisan support for the deal. a white house official did say that the president is engaged on this issue, while he is on vacation here at martha's vineyard adding, quote, we remain confident that ultimately a majority of democrats in both the house and the senate will support this deal. that is critical, as republicans face an uphill battle, needing 11 more democratic senators to defy the president, vote to block the agreement, and then join gop efforts to override an

so you have bob menendez challenging that motion. which is something that the president did not want. but he did get something else today, and that is the support of some 70 experts in h the area of nonproliferation, which endorse the deal, they sent a letter saying that this is tougher than other deals the united states has signed on to in the past, and that it should be supported so a bit of bad news for the obama administration. a bit of good news for the obama administration today. a bit of good muse and bad news, how much trouble will he have getting this through? house republicans have said they have enough votes to vote down the iran agreement, in the house. of representatives. it doesn't look like they have enough toe to sustain a veto. which is what he has said he would do, if they vote to eliminate the deal, now congress has a month left to act, to vote down this deal. if that's what they want, and in that time we are seeing intense lobbying efforts on both sides. but in particular proponents are spending a lot of money to

bob menendez was bob corker's counter part, he now under indictment on corruption charges. he is of course still is influential and active in the senate. he has not stepped out from the senate itself. he is giving a speech at seat ton hall university, he is expected to come out against the deal, joining chuck schumer, of course, who is expected to become the leading democrat to top democrat in the senate, and the next congress in 2017, in opposing the deal likely another blow to the white house after today. to overcome opposition in the senate. >> so this someone to be close, what about some other democrats and republicans? >> it is going to be close, rochelle. and you raise a good point, because it is august recess, it is impossible to get a nose count, on many that have opposed this deal, are lining up martials their force, to lobby people at town halls across the nation, again, we have this mcconnell quote, saying that the president has a great likelihood of success in overriding the veto. remember it requires two-thirds of the house and the senate. but a lot of this is

new jersey's bob menendez can a senior member of the foreign relations committee joining senator chuck schumer in rejecting the deal. >> we have now abandoned our long-held policy of preventing nuclear proliferation and are now embarked on a preventing the proliferation but on or containing it. which leaves us with a far less desirable, less secure and less certain world order. sandra: president obama has pledged to veto a congressional resolution of the approval. also breaking this morning, new developments in the hacking of the infidelity website ashley madison.com. it seems like the story gets worse and worse. lauren: juicier juicier. a dating website ashley madison passed last month and don't nearly 10 gigabytes of information, member account details, login, description of what customers were seeking in this wired magazine reports, credit card information all made of vulnerable online on the dark way. hackers called itself the impact team and they demand the site's owner take down the ashley madison as well as established men.com. here is their response. the criminals involved in t

senator bob menendez will oppose the agreement. as mike viqueira reports from washington. it may not be enough to sink the deal. >> thank you. >> reporter: it's another blow from another senate democrat. new jersey's bob menendez says he will vote against president obama on the iran deal. >> at the end of the day we appear to have a roll-back of sanctions and iran limiting its capability, but not dismantling or rolling it back >>> the menendez announcement was not completely unexpected, but provides a window, creating a campaign to win support for the deal. joining menendez tennessee republican bob corker, chairman of the foreign relations committee, writing in an op ed: with a vote rejecting the deal, both are busy counting congressional votes, an inexact science. this much is clear, a majority of the house or senate will vote to reject the deal, bringing a certain veto. the big question, can opponents muster two-thirds in both houses to override the veto? >> it will be close. president obama has kept up the pressure, seeking support from lawmakers by phone, dispatching t

joining menendez, bob corkish, the chairman of the foreign relations committee. washington post, rather than end iran's nuclear program, over time this deal industrializes the program of the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. supporting or rejecting the deal, both sides are counting be congressional votes, with congress still on an extended summer recess. this much is clear, the manual or the of the house and senate will vote to represent the deal, bringing a presidential veto. the question, can they muster two-thirds in both houses to override that veto? it will be clob. while on vacation in martha's vineyard, president obama has kept up the pressure, calling on the phone and taking his case to social media, while republicans are spending millions to kill the deal. it boils down to basic math. in the senate, with all 54 republicans expected to vote against, congress has only 2012 deputies to spare. and he has lost two, schumer and men endes. but at least one republican thinks that the president will win. mitch mcconnellle told reports on monday that president

new jersey democrat bob menendez is speaking right now at seton hall university in south orange, newsays he will oppose the nuclear agreement as well. the senators making his announcement in front of an audience. it makes him only the second democrat in the senate to oppose the accord. senator chuck schumer is the other. theremcconnell concedes are probably not enough votes to override the president's expected veto. in bangkok him authorities say a suspect in a deadly explosion was spotted on security camera footage. they are looking for a man who was seen taking off a backpack and then walking away. at least 20 people killed and more than 100 others wounded and the bomb exploded in the bangkok shopping area that is popular with foreigners. investors in china may be betting the government will cut back its effort to prop up stocks. chinese stocks fell today by the most in three weeks. we spoke earlier with anastasia amarosa about the situation. high inu look at who is the china play, it's latin american countries. the fragile five is now fallen to a troubled 10 because countries like

. >> coming up, no surprise here, senator bob menendez under federal indictment right now and facinghuge legal fees has come out, big surprise here, against president obama's nuclear deal with iran. he says it's a matter of, excuse me, principle. hmm. >>> we'll talk to a former president of a group opposed to the deal that quit because he supports the agreement, the nuclear deal with iran. >>> democratic sources tell nbc news today that joe biden is not ready to challenge hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. stick with us for that. biden is fascinating. >>> clown car tuesday. jeb bush is behind the wheel. he says taking out saddam hussein was a good deal even if it cost 200,000 lives and gave iran control of iraq and led to the creation of isis. >>> finally, a historic fact of things that actually happened in american politics, not always rational, smart or necessarily sane. this is "hardball." today something entirely new is being built into bounty. dawn. new bounty with dawn. what a novel idea! just rinse and wring, so you can blast right through tough messes and pick up

new jersey's bob menendez says it will vote against president obama. >> at the end of the day we appear to have a roll back of sanctions in iran, limiting its capability, not dismantling or rolling it back. >> the announcement was not completely unexpected, but provide a window on sensitive politics. joining menendez, tennessee republican, the influential chairman of the foreign relations community. writing: >> reporter: with a vote on rejecting or supporting the deal, both sides are counting votes. an inexact science. this much is clear. a majority of house and senate will vote to reject the deal, bringing a certain presidential veto. the big question - can opponents muster two-thirds in houses to override the veto. it will be close. seeking support. taking his case to social media. opponents are spending millions in a multi pronged attack to kill the deal. >> reporter: in the senate. 54 republicans voting against, the president has 12 democrats to spare. thus far he has lost two. schumer and now menendez. itself a similar storey in the house of representatives. senator majority leader

a reminder, bob menendez will announce his position on the iran deal at 1:15 and we'll carry that forl. the white house is unveiling a new plan for heroin overdose deaths. between 2002 and 2013, heroin deaths in the u.s. almost quadrupled. the new face of heroin is described as mostly women, between 20 and 25 and many with higher incomes. many started out addicted to painkillers and switched to heroin because it is cheaper. the $2.5 million program focuses on treatment rather than prosecution of addicts. it pairs law enforcement officials with public health workers across the northeast where heroin is exploding. they'll work together to monitor youth, flag the public if a dangerous batch of drugs hits the streets and track down what is being brought in. and joining me now is ann blythe, a recovering addict and coach who has been sober now for 23 years. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> this is so personal for you on a number of levels. >> yes. >> it affects your daughter? >> yes. >> tell me about her struggles right now. >> she's 15 years old from the white subu

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bob menendez, formally announced opposition yesterday. >> i have looked into my devotion to principlee again pay lead me to unpopular course. if iran is to acquire a nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it. >> the white house hired the first openly transgender staffer to work in the office of presidential personnel. >>> if you use the website yelp to voice displeasures, you could soon get a response back. when you give zero out of five stars, they may respond to that. >>> jeb bush is leading a poll. big time betting site gives him the top odds to get gop nomination 6-4. crump is 9-2. highest odds arnold schwarzenegger. may boost marco rubio. in fairness, it looked like a good pass. in a tweet, he said the qb always gets the blame. >>> from the washington post, is donald trump an american putin? they share similarities. self-confidence, support for restoration of national glory, and sense of showman ship. you think? have you ever seen donald trump do this? he has a helicopter. putin spent yesterday on a small submarine. never before have we had proof putin is actually a villain. >

where senator bob menendez is announcing his opposition. the democrat has been a harsh critic of the white house, but insists that is not what he is behind this decision. earlier today, the chairman of the foreign relations committee also said he would vote no. he joins almost all other republicans on that side of the issue. mike ma kera is live with us, mike, you have been watching to what senator menendez has been saying so why. why is he opposed to the deal? is. >> well, these are arguments with i have heard before. it's military applications, siting a secret facility, it was secret called parching within iraq, he says it is important to know how far iran had gotten towards their ability to weapon nice and harness power for military purposes. he says it allows the ballistic program to go forward. that can reach key allies within the middle east. key allies of the united states, including israel. he says the break out time after 15 years and this is a very familiar argument as well, goes down to just act zero. remember, the stated goal an

senator bob menendez was one of the first to unveil what's been dubbed the gateway project and he said this just moments ago. >> listen, we're going to need -- in order to make this happen, we're going to need everybody. new york, new jersey, the federal government, new jersey transit. so we're going to need everybody. >> so now we'll have more every day back and forth. >> you think the tunnels are to blame? >> well, they're over 100 years old. the equipment that they use for the signals i know are from the '30s. they're all antiquated. and falling apart. and it should be updated. >> the direct transit the tunnel would be phenomenal. i'm surprised christie x'd it at the beginning of his term and now that he's running for president he's adamant about it. >> reporter: a photo taken just yesterday. senator president sweeney got a look at one of the tunnels around the same time a new jersey transit train became disabled. it caused delays up to an hour. senator cory booker is also attending today's meeting. many say he helped facilitate this, getting christie in the room with federal transp

. >>> new jersey senator bob menendez is now opposing the iran nuclear deal.enendez, the senior member of the foreign relations committee is the second democrat ij senator senator to reject the deal. menendez said his decision does not sway his support president obama. >>> you might recall chuck schuler of new york was the first democratic senator to come out against the iran deal. he says it has too many flaws. president obama pledged to veto a congressional rejection of the deal if that happens. >>> 5:48. you've got to see this enthusiasm video we got from out west. what's called a firenado engulfing the air in boise last weekend. the firefighter who shot this says it was shooting flames 100 feet into the air while dropping hot air and ashes on to firefighters' helmets. most of them say this is the first time they've ever seen anything like that. wow. >>> meantime, authorities are seeking international help to fight the growing number of fires out west. more than 90 uncontrolled fires are burning. close to 64,000 acres have already burned in central washingt

. >>> the justice department is pushing back against new jersey senator bob menendez.he senator is trying to have his corruption indictment dismissed. yesterday, the government called its case an exhaustive focus and disciplined investigation. menendez is accused of accepting luxury trips and campaign donations from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. >>> happening today, a school funding fight continues in delaware county. the chester upland district is waiting to hear if it will get much-needed money to spend on its students. hundreds of the district's charter school teachers rallied outside the county courthouse yesterday. inside, a judge heard arguments for and against funding. hundred s of parents and teaches are expected to show up today to drive home the need for financeding. >> these kids are ready to go in with the funding that was already set aside for them to be able to have a great productive school year. that's the most upsetting part about it. >> parents and educators did not anticipate ruling today but they fear an unsettled state budg

. >>> the justice department is pushing back against new jersey senator bob menendez.hat senator is trying to have his corruption indictment dismissed. yesterday, the government called its case a, quote, exhaustive, focused and disciplined investigation. menendez is accused of accepting luxury trips and campaign donations from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. >>> ç4:36. happening today, civil rights leaders plan to deliver a letter to new jersey's u.s. attorney asking him to intervene in the case of a deadly police-involved shooting in cumberland county. >> show me your hands. show me your [ muted ] hands. >> this is video from the traffic stop in question. in bridgeton last december where police shot and killed reed. last thursday, a grand jury decided it should not indict the officer involved. >>> a suspicious death investigation continues today in new castle county, hockessin. someone called police after spotting a black audi sitting idle for an unusually period of time. when officers got there they found a male victim sitting in the driver's

senator bob menendez pulling his support.e it will be difficult to block the deal, even if congress votes against it. many are influenced by israel's staunch opposition to the plan. ron is joining us, the ak ba ambassador to the united states. why is this not the right deal for this time? >> because this is a deal that doesn't block iran's path to a weapon, it paves the path. that's if iran complies to the deal. we're not sure if that's the case. what you have here, at best, in the second decade, they could have an entire nuclear arsenal. it's a heavy price to pay. if it were a deal you were blocking it and dealing with the sponsor, that would be one thing. here you are not blocking the path to the weapon. you are going to give them hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, which they are going to use to fund terrorism and they are saying they are going to continue their policies. they are getting no change in iran, no change in behavior. the same regime and leaving them with a nuclear capability they are going to

so far two democrats have said they will including new jersey's bob menendez. >>> we are now less than a month away from the pope's arrival in philadelphia and the city wants local businesses big and small to be ready for the throngs of visitors. mayor michael nutter and leaders of the world meeting of families paid a special visit to some of those businesses that plan to be opened today. "action news"'s john rawlins has more. >> reporter: the mayor handing out i'll be there buttons, a papal visit marketing campaign hit the streets today to drum up some buzz for the papal visit despite earlier reports of businesses which could not or would not open because of security impediments during the papal stay. the message message today the city will be opened for business including one of its oldest pubs mcgillan's hail house. >> mcgillan's tweeted if we have to have the beer delivered by drones, we will be opened on the papal weekend. [cheers and applause] >> man, don't tell the secret service that because i know drones are not going to be allowed. >> reporter: wawa which has more than a half

transportation secretary, the governor, top railroad officials and senator bob menendez. this face-to-face sitdown drew the attention of new york city mayor bill de blasio who says the tunnel project is critical. >> this is something in the long-term interest of the region and the nation. remember, the economy of our metropolitan area is one of the strongest in the entire nation and it has to keep growing and this is one of the ways we can do it. >> reporter: those involved in today's meeting issued this joint statement saying, the state of new jersey supports the gateway project and committed to developing a framework with the federal government to begin it. paying for the project may be a major road block. >> if the tunnel were to start today, the new tunnels, we are still going to experience the problems for the next dozen years so an 80% federal grant makes all the sense in the world for these two states to jump on this opportunity. >> reporter: while the talks are happening, the suffering for commuters is growing, there was more trouble on the tracks yesterday causin

new jersey senator bob menendez said he will join chuck schumer on that vote of no. good morning to you. two basic questions. the first one, you oppose the deal, why? >> the purpose our negotiation was to insure that there would be no pathway for iran to achieve nuclear weapons capability. and this deal doesn't achieve that. it actually preserves iran's nuclear infrastructure so they can move in such a direction at a time of their choosing. we may get an alarm as a result of it. but our abilities to deal with that should it happen in the out years will be far more difficult, far more congressional. >> bill: your opposition may not even matter in the end to opposing this or stopping it. you are not aware of that, right? >> that's not the basis whether i was opposed or not. this is one of the most significant national security non-proliferation issues we have had in quite some time my view of this as someone spending 23 years in the house and senate sitting on the foreign relations committee and pursuing iran for the better part of 20 years. why does iran who even need

. >> all right, senator bob menendez, we appreciate you taking time. all right, thank you, senator. when we come back, we head to the streets of new york city. the latest phase of mayor de blasio's vision zero plan to try to reduce traffic fatalities. is it working? apparently it is. new york city's transportation commissioner joins us when we come back. >> actions are being taken to save lives here on queens boulevard that should have happened long ago. no longer will anyone's life be threatened simply by virtue of walking or biking or driving on this street. >> mayor de blasio unveiling a $100 million safety plan for queens boulevard, a street so dangerous, so lethal, it's come to be called the boulevard of death. the safety campaign part of the mayor's quarter-billion-dollar vision zero plan to try to reduce traffic fatalities. joining us this morning to talk about that and more, new york city's transportation commissioner, polly trottenberg. commissioner, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> before we get into this, you listened to senator menendez's intervie

. >> new jersey' bob menendez said that he'll vote against president obama on the iran deal. >> at the end 69 day what we have is a roll back of sanctions and iran only limiting its capability, not dismantling or rolling it back. >> he it does provide a window on the sensitive politics surrounding the campaign to win congression nat support for the deal. joining menendez, bob corker, writing in a "washington post" op-ed, over time this deal industrializes the program, the world's leading state sponsor, terrorism. with a vote on essentially supporting or rejecting the deal next month, both sides are busy counting votes. this much is clear. a majority of both the house and senate will vote to reject the deal. bringing a certain presidential veto. the big question, can opponents muster two-thirds in both house toss override that veto? it will be close. while on vacation on marc martha's vineyard, president obama has kept up on phone and taking his case to social media, while opponents are spending millions in a multi prong attack to kill the deal. it boils down to basic math. in the senat

bob menendez joined fellow democrat in rejecting the agreement and pledging to vote against it in september part of a growing list of lawmakers including arizona senator jeff flake. >> the agreement ties the hands of congress and future administrations by saying we cannot impose new or similar sanctions to what is there already. >> republicans need six democrats to overcome a filibuster and 13 to override a presidential veto >> about seven democrats in last week it come out. thatthat is why we remain confident we will have the support we need. >> to bolster that argument another pair of democrats have come out in support of the deal. both sayingboth saying that they will be they're when the votes are counted in september. kevin cork fox news. lou: turning to illegal immigration crisis in the country, one that has led to a backlog of immigration cases and the shortage of immigration judges. the los angeles times reported immigration judges face a massive backlog of more than 450,000 cases legal and illegal, almost a half million backlog that has more than doubled over the past decade. as a r

. >> reporter: former chairman of the foreign relations committee, new jersey senator bob menendez, joined fellow democrat new york senator chuck schumer in rejecting the agreement and pledging to vote against it in september. part of a growing list of lawmakers opposing the president, including arizona senator jeff flake, the last-known republican to consider siding with the white house. >> the agreement ties the hands of congress and future administrations by saying that we can't impose new or similar sanctions to what is there already. >> reporter: the 60-day congressional review period ends september 17th. republicans need six democrats by then to overcome a filibuster, and 13 to override a presidential veto. something the white house says simply won't happen. >> i think about seven democrats in the last week have come out in the senate to support the deal. and that's why we remain confident that we'll have the support we need in order to withstand a veto if necessary. >> reporter: and to bolster that argument, two more democrats tonight, both rhode island senators jack reid and sheldo

schummer will be joined boy bob menendez in opposing the deal. and a vast of majority of americans in congress would reject the deal. 58 percent to 31. and say they would back the deal. and the vocal opponent has been marco rubio, the gop presidential candidate saying that the deal gives iran an economic wind fall and worst of all, this deal really does very little to inhibit the nuclear ambitions. >> they have given all of this away without any commitment that iran will end the support for terrorism and accept israel's right to exist or return a single american hostage. the deal with iran is not a deal. it is a string of concessions to a sworn adversari of the united states. >> reporter: rubio is one strong block of law makers against the deal. the way i see it, it would be a high hill to climb to stop the presidential veto. >> the secretary calls the nuclear ambition. it is not a permanent solution? >> reporter: great question. i will say this in my conversations with the secretary, i found him pragmatic and realistic and as a nuclear scientist

. >> bob menendez is the second democrat to come out against the deal. it's a statement that the boom administration did not want to hear. menendez said that he's concerned the deal does not do anything to dismantle iran's capabilit nuclear capability. he called on congress to reject the agreement but not in its entirety, to encourage the president to go back to the negotiating table and get a better agreement. now the president did get a vote of support on tuesday from another area, that's a group of none proliferation arms control expert, that group says that this is a good deal. they can support it. and historically it's tougher than other deals that the united states has signed. congress has until mid-september to reject the nuclear agreement even with menendez's announcement, it looks as if the president has enough support to sustain his deal. >> the results are in for sri lanka's parliamentary election, the prime minister is likely to remain in office the ruling party polled 106 seconds while the opposing party got 105. we have reports now from the

this time it is the senate foreign relations committee's former chairman bob menendez. >> if iran is omb, it will not have my name on it. >> reporter: but menendez is hardly the biggest setback of the week. that distinction goes to republican senator jeff flake who likely ended white house hopes for any bipartisan support for the deal. >> the president and the administration are saying that it doesn't tie our hands. but the plain text of the agreement seems to do so. >> reporter: the president out at the beach today on martha's vineyard isn't throwing in the towel just yet. a white house official said the president is engaged on the issue adding, we remain confident a majority of democrats in both the house and the senate will support the deal. that's critical as republicans face an up hill battle needing 11 more senators to defy the president. both to block the agreement and then to override any presidential vetoes. which explains were mitch mcconnell was saying, the president has a great likelihood of success. >> new deal. new deal. >> reporter: but republicans in the race for the w

toator bob menendez is set announce his position on the nuclear agreement.nnounceenendez will how he will vote on the agreement that curtails iran's nuclear program in exchange for lifting economic sanctions. he is scheduled to speak at seton hall in what his aides are billing a major address on the iran nuclear a demon -- nuclear agreement. >> our coverage of the presidential candidates continues live from the iowa state fair. as the candidates walk the fairgrounds and speak at the des moines register's candidate soapbox. at 11:30.rco rubio wednesday, republican rick perry will speak at 11:00. on saturday, republican governors chris christie at noon and bobby jindal at 1:00. join the conversation at #dmr soapbox. >> washington post executive editor marty baron and new york times washington editor elizabeth mueller discuss power and influence perceived by the media. under two hours. admit this is a special treat for me today because in addition to being a news junkie, i am a former newspaper reporter and i truly value great journalism. disruptive of digital

bob menendez a democrat is also against it. >> we appear to have a roll back of sanctions and iran only limiting its capability but not dismantling oraling it back. >> i asked the president who he would endorse if his vice president jumped into the presidential rate. >> if the vice president jumps into the race, it would be difficult to decide, is it easier for you if he doesn't run. >> the great thing about american democracy, it's not up to me. i am just one voter. >> he added that both biden and clinton were good americans that would make good presidents. you can see the president now on 6abc.com, we posted the video now on the home page. >> you should have pressed him monica, tell me right now, i want to know. >> the quinnipiac poll shows donald trump is furnish ahead in the gop presidential race, the latest numbers give him 27% support amongst registered voters, he talked about the shootings of virginia news crew, trump says that tougher gun laws are not the answer to stopping gun violence in america, more resources should be devoted to addressing mental health. >> in wilmington to

bob menendez of new jersey is against the deal. and this is not the first time that she has given herrer support to it. she came out and supported it. and at that time, is he said she was optimistic that the house members would have enough votes to support the administration. the reason we're looking at it, there are two importanter numbers tore remember. 34 had senate members and the senate has to get either of those numbers to prevent congress from overriding a presidential veto and that will all unfold in the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime, much jostling and pushing from both sides. >> anchor: had libby, what are the chances that the disapproval even reaches the president's desk >> reporter: you know, a couple ofin' weeks ago, that didn't seem possible. it seemed that there were definitely votes in the house and want senate to take a disapproval vote. and it's pretty much in the air, but neither side has a solid win at this point, and the republicans came out hard this week in outrage because of a report from the asso

this time it's the senate foreign relations committee former chairman bob menendez. >> if it's a bombl not have my name on it. >> that is the biggest set back of the week and that goes to republican senator jeff blake who ended support for the deal. >> they're saying that it does not tie the hands but the plan text of the agreement seems to do so. >> but the president that was out at the beach today on martha's vineyard is not throwing in the towel. he is engaged on the issue and adding that we remain confident that the majority of the house and senate will support the deal. that's critical as the republicans face an uphill battle and needing more to defly the president and vote to block the agreement and then join gop efforts to over ride any presidential vetoes and that explain why senator leader mitch mccolonel was saying that the president has a great likelihood of success. >> new deal. new deal. >> republicans say that they will have the final say and tear up the deal when getting in the oval office. >> to reel any time anywhere inspections the united states without anyone's perm

want the issue debated on the merits yet today in a committee hearing, i'm sitting there with bob menendez> ben car din, the ranking member we all have concerns about this is deal. the concerns about the iran deal which is a significant foreign policy issue right now are very bipartisan. to me it marginalizes probably infuriates some of the people who were on the bubble who are really trying to make up their mind. >> the argument he's putting out there is not about what could be or should be but he's saying if congress rejects this deal partners such as russia and china will end their sanctions anyway so what will happen is the u.s. is pushing sanctionling w450i8 iran feels free to build a bomb with no restains and no deal keeping them from building a nuclear bomb. is he not correct that once iran did so and they certainty would, the u.s. would feel forced to take military act. is he not right with the choices we have today? >> i know iran does not believe, that this president would take military action. we had testimony both classified and otherwise that certainly presents a very differen

senator bob menendez announcing his opposition. we'll have more on that in the hour. the pentagon is planning to ramp up the use of drones. particularly on russia and china. drones are used for surveillance and others have taken out terrorist suspects. the military will increase use 50 percent over the next several years. >>> we told you about the growing concerns in the stock market correction and recession. the wall street journal tackling the topic of another crisis and the surprising lack of tools that may be available from the government to help us tackle it. here is a quite from that article. clouds gaerth overseas and policy makers worry about recession. not if a down turn is imminent but whether they will have firepower to fight back when one does arrive. joining us is john. it is an interesting quite. your big talk away as you reported on this article. where are we as far as being close or what about the tools the government has or not? >> the government lacks tools. as far as being being close to recession. there are not a lot of signs that the u.s. economy

. >>> new jersey's bob menendez announced he is going to reject ini the iran nuclear deal and explainedhy this morning: >> the purpose of the negotiation was to insure there was no pathway of iran getting nuclear weapons. this deal doesn't approve that. it preserves iran's nuclear structure so they can move in such direction at a time of their choosing. the question is does this put us in a better national security or not and i believe it doesn't. >> menendez is the second senate democratic to announce he will not approve the deal after chuck schumer. senator mcconnell acknowledged there are very new options besides blocking the deal after the ayatollah spoke out saying this is a hollow fantasy that it benefits them. even with schumer and menendez this might be tough. schumer said he is not going to caucus or whip anyone or try to bring friends along on the trail. and menendez might be damaged inside the party. >> it is weird we deal with ayatollahs. >> he is on twitter. >> i feel like a batman movie. this is less about iran but we don't trust the white house's ability to negotiate. may

but unfortunately, it is not a national security strategy. >> that was democratic senator bob menendez announcing his opposition of the iran nuclear deal. joining us now, former directsor of the cia and nsa, now a principal of the cehertock grou. >> it's been your job to protect classified material for very long time. this morning you wake up and you find out that the secretary of state, for several years, had classified documents going through a server that was in an apartment loft bathroom in denver, colorado. can you even begin to tell us what you would have done if you found out someone working with you while you're at the cia had done this? >> let me turn that around, joe and ask a slightly different question. what would i have done as the director of nsa against a foreign minister who had done that? i'd move heaven and earth to access the private e-mail account of a foreign minister. and i really go after an e-mail account in which the official and the unofficial e-mails were co-mingled. you put a very juicy target out there. >> how easy would that be? >> well, fraly, not very di

. >>> new developments tonight in the corruption case involving new jersey senator bob menendez. e department is pushing back against efforts by menendez to dismiss the indictment against him. federal prosecutors have filed their response to hundreds of pages of legal filings from menendez. the democratic senator wants his case tossed out and has raised allegations of misconduct by government prosecutors. but the prosecutors say the indictment is the result of an exhaustive investigation that spanned more than two years. menendez is charged with accepting gifts and bribes from a florida doctor in exchange for political favors. >>> immigration is one issue. pope francis is expected to discuss it during his trip to the u.s. next month. that's according to the u.s. ambassador to the vatican. he also expect the pontiff to talk about income inequality, family problems and the environment. he believes francis may also allude to gay marriage which is now the law of the land, in addition to visiting philadelphia the pope will also make stops in new york and washington, d.c. he will become

senator bob menendez will tour the ephraim neighborhood.ders say a grant is being threatened by proposed budget cuts. >>> the wilmington va medical center wants you to seatet see the changes they've made over the past year. they will showcase their progress and accomplishments and plans to movement organization forward. attendees will also learn about the services being offered to vets throughout the tri-state area. >>> also in delaware the congressional delegation is hosting a veterans job fair at middletown memorial fire hall in new castle county. the event is free and starts at 10:00 in the morning. registration is first come first served. >>> the dog days of summer are truly in full swing. a center city store is trying to help four-legged friends. there was an adoption event with the morris animal refuge yesterday. there were dogs, cats, even a rabbit trying to find new homes a pair of designers also autographed items for customers. if you're out and about, pleasant weather. we're talking 90s, but with the humidity low it doesn't feel t

senator cory booker convened the meeting on his newark office on the issue, bringing together bob menendez, anthony foxx and new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate chris christie. missing from the meeting were new york officials, including governor cuomo. it's not clear why. those who attended issued a joint statement saying they're committed to working together to find a solution. frustrated commuters hope it's sooner rather than later. >> an accident in one tunnel, trains don't go. train? >> absolutely. the tunnel is necessary. >> reporter: the idea of building new tunnels has been on the drawing board before, but the stumbling block has been who's going to pay for it. senator menendez says there may be money in existing transportation programs. governor christie says if elected president, he'll make this a priority. in newark, i'm lisa evers, fox 5 news. steve: mayor de blasio defending his gym routine. he was blasted on friday for working out during an armed standoff in staten island. the mayor addressed that issue again today. >> my job is to be on top of all the su

. >> bob menendez is the second democrat to come out against the deal. he's a senior democrat, a statement that the obama administration didn't want to hear. he says that he is concerned the deal does not do anything to dismantle iran's nuclear ambitions, and thinks contrary with the president, what he is saying, that it's not an all or nothing deal, and called on congress to regret the agreement, but not in its entirety, to encourage the president to go back to the negotiating table. the president got a vote of support on tuesday from another area, and that is a group of nonproliferation arms control experts. people like hans, the former head of the i.a.e.a. national nuclear watchdog agency, and that says this is a good deal. they support it. historically it's tougher than the other deals at the united states. congress had until mid-september to rejected the nuclear agreement, even with mendez's announcement. it looks like the president has enough support >>> malaysia's currency is one of the worst boxing from the asia pacific reason. in the past year t

new jersey democratic senator bob menendez doesn't like the deal either. he's calling on colleagues tonight to do what he's going to do that, is reject the agreement. >> so for me, the question is, is this deal put us in a better national security position or not? i believe it doesn't, particularly if there is a violation, and we have seen a history of 20-year violations. >> reporter: lou, clearly, the white house is saying this would not impede the iaea's ability to conduct robust investigations. how it will play out especially given what we learned about the proposal is anyone's guess at this point, lou? lou: you raise a very important question from the outset, and that is, why in the world is there any acceptance on any level of this deal? this is incredible in every dimension. the first question i want to ask, kevin is, if you're not going to have verification and if you're going to trust them, why do you need a deal at all? it's mind-boggling. >> you said trust but verify, right? listen, my friend, i wish i had a great answer for you, look, we trust t

new jersey democratic senator bob menendez tonight is calling on his colleagues to once again reject that deal. >> so for me, the question is is this deal put up in a better national security position or not? i believe it doesn't, particularly if there is a violations and we have seen a 20-year history of violations. >> now bret, the white house is saying tonight this still allows the iaea what they're calling robust inspections. but just how that will all play out especially given the parameters in this particular proposal remains to be seen. bret? >> kevin corke live on martha's vineyard tonight. thank you. >>> we are getting a look tonight at some of the communications that triggered the fbi's investigation into the hillary clinton e-mail scandal. we're getting more reaction to clinton's largely panned performance in a media session just about 24 hours ago as well. we have fox team coverage tonight. ed henry is in las vegas with more from his questioning of the democratic frontrunner. but we begin with chief intelligence correspondent kathryn herridge with fox first details of wha

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bob menendez is the second senator to reject president obama's plan. >> my overarching concern is itequires no disparticipantling of iran's nuclear -- dismantling of iran's nuclear plan. >> the obama administration still believes it has enough votes to approve the deal at this point. >>> huntington park, california is at the center of a nationwide debate on immigration. the latest uproar is over the city's decision to appoint two undocumented immigrants to serve on its advisory commission. the move is scene as unpress departmentsed because -- unprecedented because they'll be serving in official government positions. >> we the people implies we the citizens, not we the illegal aliens. >> california law does allow undocumented immigrants to serve on advisory councils but federal law prohibits them from being paid. these too will be volunteers [ inaudible ] he was # 9 years old. he worked -- 89 years old. he worked and coproduced several sitcoms in the '70s including "all in the family." >>> a man in baltimore is reportedly to have come down with the west nile virus. it's the first loca