i didn't have gray harris. -- hairs. in those years we balanced a surplus. what happened after bill clinton? immediately we had tax cut for the rich and tax cuts from the president, george w. bush. thank god president obama has cut it in half. we still have debt, that's because two wars were put on credit cards and tax cut to the rich. the debt kept climbing up. we have to raise the debt ceiling to accommodate and president reagan was right, don't play politics with the debt, even thinking that you will. the last time weye played these games it cost us a fortune and it caused huge uncertainty in the market. so we have the budget crisis, we have the republican budget with huge cuts to programs we need like the center for disease control, we have a transportation bill, the authorities which run out in october, we've got all of these things. and yet, what are we doing today? wher -- we are voting today on iran. no one in my view is going to change their mind. i was thinking many some of my republican friendsid might come over to our side and favor the agreement

gray. and now lawyers tell al jazeera that davis is willing to go to jail. >> this is al jazeera america live in new york. i'm tony harris. in an i am passioned speech that wrapped up the last hour, kerry insisted that the agreement is the best way to keep iran from getting a nuclear bomb. his speech came as the 34th senator said that sh she would support the agreement. jamie mcintyre has more from washington. >> secretary kerry did not advance any more new arguments in this detailed defense of the iranian agreement and basically restated the arguments he has made ever since the deal was made in speeches and in testimony before congress, but basically tried to marshall all the facts he could, all the arguments and logic he could to try to make the case that this was not only the best deal that the united states and it's negotiating partners could get, but really the only deal he call on congress to approve it. he said to do otherwise would simply issue a big blow to the u.s. credibility not just with its negotiating partners, but with other countries in the world. >> if we suddenly switch course and project the very outc

harris. magic number 41 - the white house has enough support on the iran nuclear deal to block a resolution against it >>> baltimore reaches a deal with freddie gray's family >>> free and fast - the pope's new rules for getting an

as long as harry reid is majority leader, we can't do anything. over and over again, washington gray beards would go on television and in gravelly tonies, they would say you -- tones, they would go on tv and say you cannot govern with one-third of government. the house of representatives is not enough. but if we had the senate, then things would be different, the problem is harry reid. mr. president, you'll recall during the fight over obamacare, a number of members of this body , republicans, said, no, no, no, no, no, we can't fight on obamacare. we have to wait until we have a republican senate to fight. so the american people obliged. in 2014, millions of us rose up. the second tidal wave election in a period of four years. we won nine senate seats. we retired harry reid as majority leader. we won the largest majority in the house of representatives. since the 1920's. it's been now over nine months since we've had republican majorities in both houses, and i ask you, mr. president, what exactly have those republican majorities accomplished? i'll tell you, mr. president, i've asked

harris. magic number 41 - the white house has enough support on the iran nuclear deal to block a resolution against it >>> baltimore reaches a deal with freddie gray's family >>> free and fast - the pope's new rules for getting an annulment. >>> we begin with a debate over the nuclear deal with iran. congress can vote on a resolution rejecting the deal. democrats have support to uphold a veto, and may have the numbers to block a resolution reaching the president's desk. libby casey joins us from washington. what can we expect in the coming days? >> three more democrats have gotten on board with the iran nuclear deal, giving president obama the key number of 41 supporters, technically enough to block republicans moving ahead and disapproving of the deal. it doesn't mean the debate is anywhere near over >>> welcome news at the white house. >> i can relate to you that we feel gratified today. >> reporter: three more democrats announced they'd support the deal to kerb iran's nuclear programme, reaching the magic number of 41, enough to filibuster and prevent others voting. the democrat did not give full-throated support. senator ron whitton sits on the