terror call -- satirical posters and parked it in front of nadler's office. >> i would say to jerry nadler if a republican president, george w. bush had presented the identical deal, nadler, gillibrand and all of the rest of them would be rushing to the hike phone to -- microphone to is. >> reporter: he says the only decision that mattersty moment is whether to support or reject the agreement that is on the table now, not on whether we could or should have gotten a better deal. other jewish democrats in new york, steve israel, he will i don't know the inning -- eliot engel all have said they will vote no and so would senator schumer. >> that it is now, terrorist, it's very hard to be for this agreement. >> nadler represents one of the most jewish districts in america. he knows his decision on iran will be controversial at home and in israel. >> i mean, this is pathetic, this is not going to result in a nuclear weapon. i just got back from israel. the people of israel, left, center, right, united as one that this is a threat to the survival of israel. >> reporter: dave evans, channel 7 eyew

richard, i think it's worth noting just this morning jerry nadler, the recipient of that letter, endsorting the iran deal. they're trying to pick off the last remaining democrats so they can end up getting this deal through congress, and right now the math is on the white house's side. >> making sure to shore up all the votes they can. let's get over to joe biden. a new national poll, as you know, showing a majority of democrats. 53% want joe biden in the race. this week we learned that steve shale as well, a top democratic strategist from georgia, has joined the biden superpac, too. let's go to shale and see what he had to say this morning. >> what's interesting is i've gotten a fair amount of phone calls from people who worked with me in 2008 and 2012, a bunch of donors and political supporters. i think there is a lot of interest in the vice president. he's a guy that is genuinely well liked really across the aisle. so i think if he makes a decision to get in there, there will be support to mount a real effort. >> support. will the money be there? as biden puts off that date, are so

>> clearly it gave some cover for jerry nadler. oday is a huge deal because he's one of the first jewish american members of congress particularly from new york to come out as strongly as he did in favor of the deal. i look at it as a profile. i tweeted today he deserves a profile in courage award because it's a tough call for him and his constituents, but it's a smart one. jerry nadler is saying, ultimately this is the long term interest of israel and the united states, it enhances the security of both parties. i think a strong thing, it gives people space that either haven't come out thus far or sitting on the fence and watching the political currents go one way or another, trying to basically keep them focused on what the fundamental building blocks of the deal are and what happens the day there isn't a deal. what happens to u.s. power, u.s. credibility, america's relations with much of the rest of the world. when iran will still receive, you know, a fall in sanctions and the money that will go through to its country as the unite

so jerry nadler wrote a very long explanation of why he came out in favor of the deal.ng the difficult bind that democrats like him are in because they are pulled in different directions by the very strong lobbying, by israel and by the israel lobby and on the other hand by the white house this is also mounted a very significant lobbying effort. >> it's interesting because after chuck schumer announced he would not support the deal a lot of people expected the momentum to be going against the deal. then you have claire mccaskill, a red state democratic senator supporting it yesterday. you have nadler now. apac it seems in the outside groups have mobilized against it. they haven't been able to push the needle as much as we all thought. >> well, i guess it depends on where your expectations were. they have got a lot of people and schumer was a very significant get for them but they need such an overwhelming number in order to -- in order to veto the deal and sustain the veto. so that the point it's looking like the white house is probably in pretty good shape. but we stil

i would say to jerry nadler and other democrats f a republican president, george w bush had presented the identical deal, nadler, jill brand and the of them would be rushing to the microphone to tell us what a horrible deal it is. >> earlier this month, senator schumer rejected the deal. >>> lawmakers are weighing in on the future of times square. mayor de blasio sparked debate when he said the administration had considered closing the pedestrian, increased complaints about aggressive panhandlers and performers, including topless women. today, city councilman said lawmakers must address complicated legal and zoning questions affecting the rules in times square. >> people who are performing, are they engaging in commercial activity or are they simply soliciting for a tip after somebody takes a photograph. the designation of the street scape as street versus park or any other designation. >> a mayor's task force is studying the issue and will make a recommendation by october 1 october 1st. >>> still to come, there's new information on the ashley madison hack. we're learning more about w

. >> jerry nadler is backing deal. in a statement he said that the agreement, quote, gives us the best chance of stopping iran from developing a nuclear weapon. personal appeal from the president and in the face of serious pressure on jewish lawmakers to oppose the deal. nadler is the first jewish lawmaker from new york to support the deal. >>> police have charged a 14 year old boy for a violent robbery in harlem on august 2. it was caught on camera on west 138th street. investigators say the suspect threw the 24-year-old victim on the ground and then kicked and punched her in the battle to get her purse. bag and her iphone. >>> stores and buildings targeted in a popular upscale neighborhood in manhattan. glass and windows left shattered after an air gun attack in the middle of the day. cbs 2's mark morgan has the story new at 5:00. >> all of a sudden i heard the -- like glass just shattering. it was echoing across the street. >> reporter: terrence harris was lucky standing very close to one of several buildings hit by

steve: several holocaust survivors gathered in front of the brooklyn office of congressman jerry nadler announcing he supports the deal. alison: look up at the empire state building, you'll see it in all colors but gold. steve: groups seem to be running into a lot of red tape. liz dahlem is here with the update. >> reporter: good evening to you. fox 5 has been covering this story from the very beginning. you may remember last year parents hoped the empire state building would light up gold for pediatric cancer awareness, but it never did. multiple organizations applied this year but have been denied again. this 15-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia at 13. she's in remission now, but is more than upset. for the second year in a row, the empire state building is refusing to light up gold in september for pediatric cancer awareness month. >> it's really upsetting because we're asking for one day and they won't tell us the reason they're denying our request. >> reporter: alex was shocked to hear they sent out denial letters to organizations asking the building to light up gold. the letter

jerry nadler and gillibrand will vote in favor of it. alison: turns out the founder of infidelity web site ashley madison may have cheated on his wife despite claims he's been faithful. hackers released hundreds of e-mails. he appears to have had several affairs, including one reportedly lasting several years with a toronto area escort. he and the woman met at various hotels and coffee joints between 2012 and may of this year. steve: people in southern florida stocking up for the first big threat of the atlantic hurricane season. tropical storm erika hit the island of domenica. it is expected to slam into the caribbean before heading to florida this weekend. people are buying food, water and other supplies. the governor says the national guard is ready to mobilize if it intensifies. alison: it's been 10 years since new orleans. more than 1800 people died when the city's levees broke. many people had to be rescued from their homes. president obama arrived in louisiana earlier today to meet with survivors at a newly opened community center

outside congressman jerry nadler's manhattan office, they are calling on him to change his mind and voted against the deal. >> we are begging you, congressman nadler. reconsider your position. reconsider your position for america! >> the alternative to this deal is really to go to war with iran. >> meantime, supporters of the deal rallied around the corner to thank congressman nadler. they say hundreds of similar events were planned across the country. lawmakers will vote on the deal by september 17. >>> one of the hero americans who helped stop the train attack in france is back home. college student anthony sadler returned safely to sacramento. last friday, he, airman spencer stone and national guardsman alek skarlatos overpowered a gunman on a train bound for paris. skarlatos remains in germany with stone as he continues treatment for injuries he suffered in the attack. meantime, the accused gunman, ayoub el-khazzani, is facing terror charges. prosecutors claim he had the intent to kill a whole train load of people. >>> new information tonight. washington's national zoo says one of its

the obama administration added a key vote of support this week from new york congressman jerry nadlerf israel who becomes the first jewish member of the new york delegation to back the deal. joining me now is roger cohen, a columnist and former foreign correspondent for "the new york times." roger, thanks for taking a few minutes this morning. i wonder first, in terms of the politics of this deal, we have jerry nadler coming onboard and supporting it. do you expect right now that this will survive this congressional review process and the deal will stand? >> yeah, hi, steve. it is a hugely divisive issue, but i do think in the end the president has the votes to be able to withstand any attempted override of his veto. i think the congress is going to vote resolutions, rejecting the deal. the president will veto it. and then it would require 25% defection among democrats. for him to be able to resist the override. for a momentous deal like this, it's not an ideal way for the country to adopt it, and that's reflects what a contentious divisive issue this is. >> you wrote this week about

letter this week president obama reached out detailing his reassurances for democratic congressman jerry nadler to convince that congressman that he's going to vote yes on the iran nuke deal. here's a little what of president obama wrote. should iran seek to dash toward a nuclear weapon, all of the options available to the united states, including the military option, will remain available through the life of the deal and beyond. he also said, quote, no administration has done more for israel's security than mine. i am prepared to further strengthen the relationship. why is that not good enough for you? >> well, it's not true. first of all, for him to say that his administration has done more for the security of israel, it's laughable on its face. and if you walk up and down the streets of jerusalem or tel aviv or haifu, you're never going to hear someone say, boy, president obama sure does care about israel. the opposite is true. by the way, israelis oppose this deal by a margin of 7-1. 69% to 10%. in america it's 57% to 28% against it. i think americcongress should a do i work for? do i work

it appears to have worked with at least congressman jerry nadler. but there's this new poll out.o reject the deal. you've also got the air waves being bombarded with ads against it. this is one of the ads released yesterday. >> the problem with the iran nuclear deal is that it would increase the high likelihood of the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the region. saudi arabia, egypt, turkey, united arab themirates. let's not forget that iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world. >> so again, president obama trying to sway members of congress. how does the president sway the american public on this? >> well, i think it's a tough sell right now because of the ads, because of the tension in the region. i think this is going to be really tough for the president. in the end, i think he wins because he can sustain a veto. but i think both houses, as a former member of congress, i can sense they're going to turn down the deal. but they won't be able to overturn a veto. you know, i think the biggest problem here is this terrorism issue. i think the nuclear agreement i