work wg john carter and the crew and consultants we'll look at all the alternative so when we good xh back to you with the dredging contract by the end of year we hope to have creative ideas to bring the yoount cost down going forwards. so, i have given a cursory look at the terminal. we are optimistic. it is a bump terminal. dwoweeks ago i gotd a call from a senior executive from carnville corporation from washington dc who said i will be in san francisco skn i want to see the terminal. he said it is the best terminal in north america and this guy has seen them all. he was very very imprez. we have a rot of work to do. the dredging numbers are worry some but think the business line revenue will increase and meet our expectations. the whole team is here to answer your questions, thank you for your time >> thank you. first i'll call for public comment and have chris christensen. sorry. public comment? seeing none public comment is closed. colleagues commissioner woo hoo >> thank you so much. i appreciate i know a lot of work went into giving this report but think the is very important

of employment included the bill offered by jason chaffetz to deal with fraud and the bill from john carterith his catch and release but they were aware of last summer when they had attention focused on the border and we are focused on what is going on. whether it is a sanctuary city or not, there is not enough being done to pick these people up. and this will also be part of it tomorrow, we will also focus on the fact that this president wants to give legal status of 5 million people under the concept of prosecutorial discretion. he is losing them in the court and i hope he continues to do so. lou: we look forward to the hearing tomorrow, the chairman of the house judiciary committee, always good to have you here we thank you. >> thank you. >> from wall street today something of a rally on the greek bailout. the dow jones surging 217-point committee s&p is up three. the nasdaq up 74 points. how does heavy trading were? 's not as heavy as you would've expected. listen to my reports three times a day coast-to-coast on the salem radio network and minions come in the of the animated comedy pul

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secretary of state john kerry, ash carter, chairman dempsey and secretary of energy are all testifying at the hearing. that deal gives iran a chance to prove that the deal is peaceful. >>> also today president obama's new pick for the transportation security administration is facing tough questions. peter messenger also took office this month and found reports that screeners missed weapons and restricted items 95% of the time during the investigation by the department of homeland security. also just this week, a man made it through security and on to a plane in dallas without a ticket. >> the federal government is investigating how the arlington county jail cares for deaf inmates. according to court documents the department of justice is launching an investigation after a deaf inmate filed a lawsuit earlier this year. the man says that he spent weeks in jail before he was provided with an interpreter. the inmate's lawsuit is being put on hold during the investigation. the jail has defended its treatment of deaf inmates. >>> this morning, police are looking for two gunmen that held up t

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services committee heard from several top administration officials including secretary ash carter secretary john kerry and martin general martin denver son. dempsey. >> this new deal when implemented will place significant limitations on iran that will effectively cut off it's pathways to the material for a nuclear bomb. but it is also important to note that it places no limitations, let me repeat that, no limitations on what the department of defense can and will do to pursue our defense strategy in the region. >> let's bring in libby casey now who is live on capitol hill. good afternoon to you libby. we know this is the second day of hearings, really the third existence congress began reviewing the deal. what has congress centered around today? >> erica, the unique thing about today's hear something that we heard from leaders of the military. the chairman joint chiefs of staff. the republicans want to push them especially general dempsey into saying that they don't support this deal, or that they have concerns about it. one senator described dempsey's reaction to the deal at tepid. general dem

ash carter says the head of al qaeda's suicide and explosives operations was killed. john huddy has more on that live from jerusalem. john? >> reporter: jon secretary carter said he plotted terror attacks against the united states and at one point he was linked to osama bin laden. this guy was a player. he was very dangerous. along with that secretary carter said two other quote, unquote violent extremists were also killed in the july 11th airstrike in afghanistan. that said, today, in iraq, the conversation, jon once again focused on isis and how kurdish fighters what they're doing right in the fight against isis and how other iraqi forces, jon, can really take a page from their playbook. secretary carter med with a kurdish regional president, the capitol of erbil in northern region of iraq. secretary carter said the mesh merge ga fight remembers quote-unquote model of what we're trying to achieve in iraq essentially motivating local forces on the ground to take on isis. peshmerga fighters played a key role in retaking syrian border town of kobani along the turkish border

. >> next, the senate armed services hearing with john carter and martin dempsey. they testified on the u.s. strategy for combating isis, including ongoing collision at roots in iraq and the administration's policy toward syria. it is three hours. john s mccain iii: the senate armed services committee meets today as soon as the media allows us to see the witnesses. [laughter] the senate armed services committee receives the comments on how to --isis. i think our distinguished guests for witnessing today. this is what foreign policy experts have described as the most complex and a certain international environment since the end of world war ii. all across the globe, america's interest in security and stability are at risk. as part of a broader strategy to dominate eastern europe, vladimir putin's russia continues its onslaught and ukraine with russian troops and equipment leading an asymmetric campaign to undermine ukraine's government and independents as the united states has refused the ukrainians weapons for its defense. china is destabilized and behavior and it p

. >> john kerry and ash carter aren't the only officials trying to convince people to accept the iran nuclear deal. iran's foreign minister is now making the rounds in the middle east. visiting kuwait today next he will go to qatar and then on to iraq. many sunni muslim world guff arab countries distrust shia iran. >> violence in el salvador is at its highest rate since the 1980's. almost 3,000 people were murdered this year. in june, the toll was 677. we have a report from the capitol an how the military is trying to counter act the disturbing trend. >> a common sight in el salvador, a police funeral. at least 33 officers have been killed this year, some on the job, most targeted while off duty. just some of the victim in a wave of killings unseen since the civil war ended in 1992. june saw nearly 700 murders in a nation of 6 million. the vast majority blamed on criminal gangs the government's response, more guns, more police more patrols. for so long, police were the hunters in this violent gang-infested country. now they're the pray. this female officer buried a close relative on t

secretary of state john kerry, and ash carter, martin dempsey and the secretary of energy are all testifying the a hearing. the deal gives iran economic relief in change for proof that its nuclear program is peaceful. today's hearing comes as a new poll shows just over half of americans don't like this deal. >>> five minutes after the hour. a new plan going in effect to overhaul the seven corners area in northern virginia. according to "the washington post," fairfax county supervisors voed 8 to 1 to add new housing and restaurants and shops to the area. the plan has worried some people because traffic can already be a mess there. fab neighbors think the plan will make it even worse. fairfax county leaders said they made several compromises to crazy community concerns. >>> the naacp and fairfax county students want the name of jeb stewart high school changed. the civil rights group and students met to put together a petition. they will propose changing the name to thurgood marshall high school. there's a counterproposal. stewart was a confederate general. the students' petitions started befor

john? >> reporter: jon secretary carter not only talked about israel defending its borders and lebanon, syria but defending itself against hezbollah but hamas in the gaza strip. we talked about that before. as for today's meeting what happens may be most telling about it, jon is what has not been said about it. earlier today secretary carter and israeli prime minister netanyahu had a photo-op before the nearly two-hour meeting. we were expecting however a joint statement, press conference afterwards. that did not happen. so far we haven't really received any details about the substance of the meeting of the discussion. it is unclear why. i don't want to read too much into that. but i've been told it was a very tough meeting. prime minister netanyahu as we know has been very critical of the iran nuclear agreement calling it last week when it was announced, a quote unquote, stunning historic mistake. but secretary carter said the visit here was not to try to persuade israeli leaders to support it, okay, but rather to reaffirm the u.s.'s support and commitment to israel's security and defense. a

secretary of state john kerry meets with the saudi arabia foreign minister. then ash carter heads to the middle east. the white house trying to soften fierce israeli opposition to the deal. unnamed administration officials telling the new york times the u.s. is offering to increase the military aid package to israel. one issue over the deal producing a thaw with moscow. president obama calling vladimir putin to thank him on the negotiations. we have more from atika shubert on this side of the story. >> reporter: not only do they have to sell this program back home but allies in the region especially. a flurry of diplomatic activity in the middle east. especially the focus on saudi arabia and israel. saudi arabia the effort started early in the year. you have to remember in may, president obama met with saudi leaders offering them more military support and aid in preparation for this specific iran deal. saying they will help them with any missile defense and anything else they needed to feel safer with this deal coming for iran's nuclear program. israel is another matter. you

partners showing up in saudi arabia for example with the high level delegation maybe led by ash carter and john brennan saying we're here to talk, not about the nuclear program and not about how we deal with isis we're here to have a serious and strategic communication with you about how we deal with iran in the region. let's talk about steps together, joint covert action, aggressive interdiction. potentially more serious efforts to train sunni opposition in syria and in iraq, sort of partners that we can work with in both those countries. things like that that will signal to our partners that we mean it when we say we're going to push back and important signals to the iranians that, you know, the nuclear deal doesn't give you free range over the region to pursue all of these activities. we're going to push back. one thing i'll tell you when the united states pushes back against iran, iran backs off. iran has no interest in the direct fight with the united states. sometimes you do need to flex your muscles to show deterrence. i think that's another key thing we have to be doing and the third el

john kirby. secretary ash carter revealing today only 60 syrian fighters trained so far. original goal was 5,400 in the first year. then reduced to about 3,000 by the end of this year. that's a pretty remarkable shortfall. isn't this a failure? this program to train syrian moderate rebels? >> well i think you heard secretary carter speak to this today. when em it is not where they want it to be. i think they've been very open and candid about the challenges in this program. it doesn't mean the program isn't important or we don't need to pursue it. we need good capable partners on the ground. this is an effort to do that. >> how is this a credible first step in that direction? that's a 1% achievement on the goal of 5,400. you got about 60 at this point. about 100th of the original goal. how does that inspire confidence among our partners on the ground, for instance who are really begging for and u.s. coalition help? >> i think it speaks to the importance of doing this right. and not necessarily doing it fast. i'm not saying that the number isn't an issue. it is. and obviou

secretary of state john kerry meets with the saudi arabia foreign minister and ash carter heads to the middle east to meet saudi officials on their home turf. the new york times reporting that the white house is trying to soften fierce israeli opposition in the deal. unnamed officials telling the times the u.s. is offering to increase the military aid package to israel. one unexpected side effect of the nuclear deal producing a thaw in relations with moscow. mr. obama calling president putin to thank him for the help in the negotiations. turning to the latest correspondent atika shubert. >> reporter: christine, this iran deal is reshaping the political landscape in the region. israel is a major concern as an ally of the united states. we have spoken to the spokesperson for the prime minister. he confirmed that a telephone conversation did take place between netanyahu and president obama, but would not say what specifically was said in the conversation. he said the focus of israel remains the loopholes in the deal as israel sees it. with all of the limitations in the agreement, iran can

john kerry. western countries think iran is you can nuclear facilityies to build a nuclear weapon but the country denies it. ashton carter is defending president obama's strategy to defeat isis despite criticism from senate armed services committee chairman senator john mccain at a congressional hearing this morning, mccain told carter there's no compelling reason to think anything the u.s. is doing will be enough to achieve the president's goal of ultimately destroying the terror group. carter acknowledged more needs to be done to strengthen the mission to train local forces to combat the extremists. >>> iraq has released video. a statement says the air strikes killed a large number of terrorists and destroyed their camps. nbc news can't verify the authenticity of this video. >>> and british leaders and police officers gathered at london's memorial to mark the tenth anniversary of the series of deadly bombings. prime minister cameron joined london's mayor for a wreath-laying ceremony. four suicide bombers blew themselves up on three underground trains and a bus during the morning rush. 52 people were killed that day. >>

tuesday, john kasich expected to enter the presidential race. >>> wednesday, ash carter will meet benjamin netanyahu. he says his visit is meant to deepen military ties between the two nations. remember we're going to give them because of this deal more money for aid. john ed doug. that's where we're going with that. this is the first time we've reached out in person with ash carter since the deal was made. >> makes no difference at all. >> doesn't match the $150 billion they're going to get and use for weapons and to continue to fund. >> some bad actions will be done with the $150 billion we're giving them which is incredible. >> what does it has conversation on capitol hill need to look like this week? are we anticipating they'll join critics of this deal and president would have to veto a suggestion after 60 days? >> that's what president obama is seeking to avoid. i tend to believe that all the political momentum if you will is with the president. >> why? >> because he's got the bulling pulpit. the press on the deal has been at the at least respectable. the opposition only has ideas an

. >> earlier at an arms services hearing today with ash carter the defense secretary and senator johnere was a testy exchange where mccain was asking secretary carter about isis. and about the people who have yet not been trained. you have the intel. i want you to watch it with me. >> these people that you are training and equipping to fight in syria, is it true that you are telling them they're only there to fight isis and not basher assad? is that true? >> yes, we are telling them to -- that we are arming and training them in the first instance to go after isil. >> is that fair to these young men, to say we are send you in to fight isis only and, by the way, we will decide on the policy whether to defend you if you are barrel bombed? >> they know we will provide support to them. >> does that mean you will defend themselves against bashar assad's barrel bombing? this is not a pleasant exchange. i would like to have answers to questions. >> john mccain certainly as chairman and as ranking member of this committee he has schooled a number of defense secretaries and this is not a pleasa

secretary of state john kerry, secretary of defense ash carter chairman of the joint chiefs dempsey and the secretary of energy also testifying at say hearing. the deal gives iran economic relief in exchange for proof that its nuclear program is peaceful. it comes as a new poll shows that over half americans don't like the deal. >>> also today, president obama's new pick to run the transportation security administration will face tough questions from lawmakers. peter messenger just took off this month, is already dealing with the fallout from a june report on tsa failures. that report found screeners missed wednesday and restricted items 95% of the time during the investigation by the department of homeland security. >>> also just this week, a man made it through security and on to a plane in dallas without a ticket. >>> the federal government is investigating how the arlington county jail cares for deaf inmates. according to court doubts, the department of justice is launching an investigation after a deaf inmate filed a lawsuit earlier this year. this man said that he spent weeks in v

house speaker john boehner vowing republicans will do everything possible to kill this deal. the defense secretary ash carter meeting with the saudi leaders trying to assure them the agreement will not help iran across the middle east. breaking this morning, secretary carter touching down in baghdad. that visit unannounced. let's get the latest from jomana karadsheh live from jordan. what is the secretary doing in iraq? >> reporter: christine, one would assume the focus of the visit is the fight against isis while most of the middle east tour has been meeting with allies and trying to reassure them about the u.s. commitment to the allies. whether jordan israel or saudi arabia when it comes to the iran deal. in iraq he is scheduled today to meet with iraqi leaders, including haider al abadi, the minister of defense and the sunni leadership in the country. he is expected to meet with u.s. forces there. as you know, more than 3,000 u.s. troops in the country as trainers and advisers overseeing that fight against isis. we would expect secretary carter to be discussing the latest when it comes to the battle on th

so secretary of defense ash carter and the chairman of the joint chiefs, they testified before your committee this morning, and talking about u.s. efforts, as john pointed out, in syria against isis, secretary carter said again only 60 syrian fighters are currently being trained by the u.s. he admitted that is much smaller than they had hoped for. what did you think when you heard that? >> 60 have been vetted, another 7,000 are being vetted, and it's no doubt when you get into a place like syria, you don't know who is friend and who is foe, and one of the last things we want to do is to train up people that are then going to turn around and use that against us. so they go through an extensive vetting period, and, unfortunately, it is a low number. 60 have been done. now they're being trained, but another 7,000 are being vetted. >> 7,000 are being vetted, but at this rate there's no guarantee they'll get more than a few more dozen by the end of the year. senator nelson, chairman mccain said that there is simply no willing ground force in syria or in iraq at this point there to help the coalition. these willing ground troops, again, moderate syria

we're going to see a lot of that in the hearing today with secretary carter and john kerry and chairmanrgy. >> so far it seems as though at least on the democratic side on the hill the administration has been able to get few to oppose that agreement. but it could -- it could change steve. >> well i think right now it could. right now you had yesterday sandy levin, one of the longest serving jewish members of congress who has come out and said he would support the bill. that's an important place mark for others that are thinking about it not that that is the only dimension to this. but i think that when push comes to shove, the administration i think has done a good job of at least -- >> steve, i have to interrupt you, as a matter of fact pollard's wife is starting to speak. here she is. >> jonathan pollard is completing this november 30 long harsh years of incarceration in the united states. jonathan has served his time right down to the very last day to the very last minute. i'm relieved and i'm happy that our the ordeal is finally coming to an end. i can hardly wait. i'm counting the

house speaker john boehner vowing republicans will do everything possible to kill the deal. ash carter meeting with saudi leaders to reassure them it will not help iran expand the military reach in the middle east. and secretary carter touching down last hour in baghdad. let's get the latest from cnn's jomana karadsheh live from amman, jordan. what is the latest with the unexpected visit? >> reporter: an unannounced chrisit christine. landing in the last hour expected to meet with the prime minister haider al abadi and iraqi counterparts and minister of defense there and a number of key sunni officials in the country, including the speaker of parliament. while his middle east tour has been focused on the iran deal and reassuring allies like jordan and saudi arabia and israel when it comes to iran and the deal we expect that isis and the fight against isis to dominant talks with the secretary and iraqi officials there. we have heard iraqi officials in the past few months complaining saying they are not receiving enough support from the international coalition in the fight against isis.

carter arrived in erbil in northern iraq. secretary of state johnerry continues to defend the iran nuclear deal during an appearance at the council on foreign relations in new york he insisted the agreement is the best bet for the united states and allies in the region. >> i fear that what could happen if congress were to overturn it our friends in israel could actually wind up being more isolated and more blamed and we would lose europe and china and russia with respect to whatever military action we might have to take. >> just yesterday kerry was gilled about the deal. congress has less than 60 days to decide whether to approve the deal. >>> the top democrat on the house committee investigating the attacks in benghazi is denying reports that the justice department has been asked to open an investigation into hillary clinton email's. the "new york times" says two generals believe that it war rents a federal probe. clinton says the use was proper. >>> republican presidential candidate and former texas governor, rick perry won a major legal victory t

. >> reporter: domestic critics like senator john mccain have admonished those for not recommending them. carter is well respected among middle east allies as a long-time pentagon hand. >> there are few people who know just how good your contribution has been to the security of our country. >> reporter: carter's career taken in fool is more hawkish. he recommended a preemptive strike in the late 1990s. in 2008 he advocated applying military pressure against iran. and last week at many stops in that region he said the military option against iran is very much alive. >> thank you. >>> gender and memory about possible opponents apparently posing a challenge for hillary clinton. we'll tell you about it in the grapevine. >>> hillary clinton didn't even have to think about it before criticizing republicans for not having any women in the presidential campaign. just one obvious problem with that line of reasoning, obviously. >> this is not complicated, folks. those guys on the other side, and by the way they are all guys -- sorry, there's one woman. i forgot. >> it is worth noting clinton is the only f

and the same is true of roosevelt, of franklin roosevelt, of john kennedy, of lyndon johnson, of, perhaps prematurely of jimmy carter. >> but we'll have an obama resurgence, let's assume. because there's always a resurgence of interest in approval, but for now he has failed to meet the probably unrealistic expectations of people who saw in him whatever they wanted to see back then. >> yeah, and i don't fault him for that. >> you don't fault him at all for that? >> oh, i've got a few things i'd fault him for. >> name them. i want to hear it. let me see the bill of particulars. >> well, they began on the day of his inauguration. >> okay. >> i was -- his inaugural address was too rosy. what he needed to do was to say how terrible things were, just how bad they were. the speech was too much of a -- played that down too much and it was a kind of uplift. >> right. >> franklin d. roosevelt was lucky. the depression had gone on for three years. >> right. >> when he became president. but obama ended up getting ownership of that bad economy. >> correct. >> totally not his fault, but he didn't lay the groundwork to -- so that

our partners, showing up in saudi arabia for example with a high level dell fwation led by ash carter and john brennan saying we're here to talk not about the nuclear program and not about how to deal with isis, we're here to have a serious and strategic conversation with you about how to deal with iran in the region. let's talk about steps we can take together. more aggressive interdiction. more -- potentially more serious efforts to train sunni opposition in syria and in iraq. partners we can work with in both those countries. things like that that will signal to our partners that we mean it when we say we're going to push back on this behavior we don't find acceptable in iran. and also important signals to the iranians that we're going to that the nuclear deal doesn't give you free range over the region to pursue these opportunities. we're going to push back. when the united states pushes back against iran, iran backs off. iran has no interest in a fight with the united states. sometimes you have to flex your muscles as a deterrent. another key thing we have to be doing. the third element o

we expect to hear testimony from secretary of state john kerry along with defense secretary ashton carter earnest moniz and we're learning that jack lieu will also be at the witness table as he was yesterday wng along with secretaries kerry and moniz. three of them testified before the house foreign affairs committee. and this would be thash third appearance, all three of them their third appearance on capitol hill discussing the nuclear deal. we're planning to open our phone lines to get your comments and also to read some of your remarks on facebook and twitter. this is live coverage on c-span3. it should get under way in just a moment. >>> since the time is here and our two witnesses that we requested to appear are here, i'll go ahead and begin with my opening statement. as i have mentioned -- hey. >> that was your opening statement time. >>> good morning. the committee meets today to begin a series of oversight hearings on the joint comprehensive plan of action which the united states and other major powers have signed with iran. we welcome our distinguished witness and thaij them for

. >> reporter: domestic critics like senator john mccain have admonished those for not recommending them. carterll respected among middle east allies as a long-time pentagon hand. >> there are few people who know just how good your contribution has been to the security of our country. >> reporter: carter's career taken in fool is more hawkish. he recommended a preemptive strike in the late 1990s. in 2008 he advocated applying military pressure against iran. and last week at many stops in that region he said the military option against iran is very much alive. >> thank you. >>> gender and memory about possible opponents apparently posing a challenge for hillary clinton. we'll tell you about it in the grapevine. you total your brand new car. nobody's hurt,but there will still be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do, drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart. wit

on the deal, with much of the testimony coming from defense secretary ashton carter and general martin dempsey. senator john mccain chairs this three-hour meeting. sen. mccain: good morning. the committee meets today on the joint country has a plan of action which the u.s. and other major powers have signed with iran. we welcome our distinguished witnesses and thank them for joining us today. we appreciate the senators and secretary moniz and lew being here. for the record, i did not request the presence of it secretary kerry or moniz or secretary lew. i'm glad they are here, as their desire to do so. since this focus is today's hearing it's on a strategic and military implications of the iran agreement. what we want to know, among other things, is how this agreement will affect regional security proliferation, and the balance of power in the middle east, and what impact it may have on iran's maligned activities and hegemonic ambitions in the region. what it means for perceptions of american credit ability and resolve among our allies and partners, and what the consequences are for u.s. defense public heari

partners showing up in saudi arabia, for example, with a high level delegation may be led by ash carter and john brennan saying we are here to talk not about the nuclear program not about how we deal with isis we are here to of a serious conversation with you about how we're going to do with iran in the region. let's talk about steps, more aggressive interdiction more potentially more serious efforts to train sunni opposition in syria and in iraq supporters we can work with in both those countries. things like that will signal to our partners that we mean it when you they say we will push back on this behavior that we don't find acceptable in a rented and seconds to the iranians that we are going the nuclear deal doesn't give you free reign over the region to pursue all these activities. one thing i will tell you is when the united states pushes back against iran iran backs off. iran has no interest in in the drug fight with the united states and sometimes you do need to flex your muscles to show some deterrence. i think that's another key thing that we have to keep doing. third element needs to

walter: what you think of john kerry as secretary of state? president carter: i think he is one of the best secretaries of state we have ever had. i think he is outstanding. [applause] walter: what about president success or failures on the world stage? how would you assess that? president carter: on the world stage, i think they have been minimal. i think he has done some good things domestically. on the world stage -- to be as objective about it as i can, i can't think of many nations in the world where we have a better relationship now than when he took over. if you look at russia, england china, egypt. i am not saying it is his fault. but we have not improved a relationship with individual countries, and i would say the united states influence and prestige and respect in the world is probably lower now than it was six or seven years ago. and let me add -- let me repeat -- i do not blame him for it because circumstances have evolved. but i think john kerry has been a very courageous and innovative and dynamic secretary of state. as a matter of fact, when pr

carter did give some praise to john kerry. i think that's because he's perceived as pro palestinian. bill: he says america's prestige in the world is probably lower than it was six or seven years ago. >> i think at heart carter is an honest man. he gets it wrong but he gets it honestly wrong. president obama i don't think many people would accuse him of having deep integrity. he's a hardliner when it comes to theology -- ideology. all partisanship aside. had president obama been an average president or low average it could have been a great thing for this country a unifying force. instead we are so divided on so many issues from foreign policy to race relations that this failed presidency is going to cost us for decade to come. bill: let's keep it on foreign policy. perhaps something changes with this iran deal. yesterday the president said if it's not a good deal he will walk away. he made that clear. do you believe it? >> i think he's hearing from kerry the hard liners in iran won't budge. so he's preparing the ground work if

the goal had been 5,000 testimony from defense secretary ash carter today on capitol hill. senator johnhairman of the senate armed services committee not reacting to this very well many of the syrians, of course don't necessarily want to just get trained to fight isis they want to fight the regime of bashar al assad, the syrian president, mccain made the point that even with the training of these rebels there's very little promise in his view is that they will be protected against assad. listen to this exchange. >> this is not a pleasant exchange i'd like to have answers to questions. will we tell them that we will defend them against bashar assad's bombing? >> i think we have an obligation to help them -- >> will we tell them that? >> we have not told them that? >> we have not told them that. you're recruiting people and not telling them they're going too defend them because you haven't made a decision yet. you want to train them quickly and send them in. >> the u.s. -- the administration making the point there are no plans to send additional troops. maybe some acting as ground spotter

secretary of state john kerry and other top officials meeting with house and senate members in enclosed briefings this afternoon. ash cartererfter stops in israeli and the middle east is heading to saudi arabia today to meet with members of the saudi defense ministry. >>> the white house deciding not to blame china for the huge hack that exposed the personal information of 22 million federal workers. according to administration officials, the u.s. does believe beijing is responsible but the obama administration does not want to reveal its evidence because it's own espionage activities would then be exposed. >>> u.s. stock futures moving lower. a lot of big names are down before the bell apple, chipolte and microsoft. yesterday, the dow dropped 181 points thanked to more disappointing earnings from ibm, united technologies and verizon. >>> this story is pretty shocking. chrysler is vulnerable to be hacked into and remotely controlled while you are driving. two researchers proved that several models have flaws in their wireless service that connects them to the sprint cell phone network. watch what happens to this rider from "

. >> defense secretary ash carter makes an unannounced visit to iraq. >> secretary of state john kerry goes to capitol hill to convince congress to back the iran nuclear deal. >> the voice male sandra bland left a friend after her arrest in texas. her family denies reports she had a history of depression. >> a finding for treating alzheimer's, the drug researchers say could slow the disease down. >> good morning this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. >> an unannounced visit to iraq by the secretary of defense. ash carter landed in baghdad where he's meeting with iraqi leaders, the u.s. is planning a ground assault by forces to retake rimadi. isil attacks have claimed dozens of lives this week. imran kahn is live on the ground. what can you tell us about this plan to retake ramadi? >> i can tell you what the defense secretary will be listening to is the iraqi needs when it comes to taking the city of ramadi and fallujah. we're in the first phase of the operation taking key towns and villages. once iraqi security forces take those, they will move into ramadi

john kerry can speak out, so can ash carter. it all depends whether the democrats can come back after the recess in september and feel comfortable enough to support this deal. >> that is the key. luke russert, thank you for that on capitol hill. >>> developing right now, patriots owner robert kraft, pretty harsh words for the nfl just an hour ago after the league's handling of deflategate. >> i was wrong to put my fate in the looeg. >>> what. a live report on the back and forth. join the conversation on line. you can find the team at news nation. we'll be right back. smash it with jublia! jublia is a prescription medicine proven to treat toenail fungus. use jublia as instructed by your doctor. look at the footwork! most common side effects include ingrown toenail, application site redness, itching, swelling burning or stinging, blisters, and pain. smash it! make the call and ask your doctor if jublia is right for you. new larger size now available. are you moving forward fast enough? everywhere you look, it strategy is now busin

in saudi arabia today defense secretary ash carter got the seal of approval from the country's king and tomorrow secretary of state john kerry will head to the hill to push the deal to a skeptical congress. john terret, the saudis opposed the deal. >> reporter: absolutely had antonio, absolutely right. saudi arabia, the largest sunni power, is concerned iran, the biggest shia one will use the agreement to flex its muscles in the region. but united states last convinced this they will protect the saudis from the results of that deal. >> carter and the accord did receive a warm welcome. but even he admits with some reservations. >> the only reservations that we 60sed were onesdiscussed were ones that we thoroughly shared, unable, that we tend to verification of the agreement as it's implemented. and also, with respect to the so-called snap-back of sanctions. >> reporter: those sanctions will be put back in place immediately. according to the agreement should the irannians renege on any part of the deal. still the saudis are concerned about how world powers will block any attempt by iran to build nuclear weapons while its

secretary of state john kerry is headed there next week. defense secretary ash carter just returned. he tried to convince senators the nuclear genie will be kept in the bottle. >> overwhelming array of forces into the region. married with sophisticated munitions that put no target out of reach. >> reporter: and lou, late today, the president tried to bolster support for the iran nuclear deal by inviting house democrats to the east room for an informal tete-a-tete. nancy pelosi, the house minority leader described the meeting as very productive. house republicans will need 43 democratic defections in order to override that threatened presidential veto. lou, back to you. lou: doug, thank you very much. extraordinary. the negotiators not reading the documents that they're inviting our congress to approve in which the united nations has already approved. doug, terrific reporting. thank you. >>> the senate armed services committee today not the only hearing on capitol hill featuring blistering attacks on the administration. republicans on the senate oversight subcommittee g

carter got it today. reassured the saudis of the u.s. commitment to back arab allies. but in washington the deal's popularity is nearing rock bottom. john terret reports how the deal is facing an uphill battle. >> selling the deal, secretary ash carter arriving in saudi arabia. carter and the accord did receive a warm welcome but even he admits with some reservation. >> the only reservations we discussed were ones that we thoroughly shared, namely: that we attend overification of the agreementto vairveghtse-verification of verification of the agreement. and the snap back of sanctions. >> reporter: those sanction he will be put back in place immediately according to the agreement should the iranians renege on any part of the deal. still, saudis are concerned about iran building nuclear weapons while its influence grows in the nation. iran already funds hezbollah in lebanon and has been accused by saudis of backing houthis. who removed yemen's president earlier this year. firing off warning should any sanction he relief be blocked. >> translator: if for any reason all or parts of the security council's sanctions are restored the islamic r

secretary of state john kerry is headed there last week. defense secretary ash carter just returned. he tried to convince senators the nuclear genie will be kept in the bottle. >> we can rapidly surge an overwhelming array of forces into the region, sophisticated mission that is put no target out of reach. >> reporter: as speed speak the president is attempting to bolster support for the iran deal by hosting house democrats in the east room. house republicans will need 43 democratic defections in order to override that promised presidential veto. bret? >> doug mcelway thanks. >>> the first presidential debate night on fox just eight days away. and now one shift. we'll explain. first here's what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. fox 19 in cincinnati with a murder indictment against a university of cincinnati police officer. the officer's body cam captured the fatal shooting during a traffic stop. the prosecutor says officer ray tensing purposely killed samuel deboze. the prosecutor disputes tensing's account he was dragged by the car an

carter announced support. meantime, secretary of state john kerry told congress that the rejection of the accord would give tehran a green light to accelerate their program. secretary kerry: this will be rigorously scrutinized and wholly peaceful, or no deal at all. that is the choice. charlie: i am pleased to have tom friedman back in this table. it is a big deal. mariko mori tom: it is a big moment in history. 36 years that we have had this hostile relationship. in 1979 i was a reporter on fleet street for upi london and my boss came to me one day and said the number two man in the bureau has been shot by a man robbing a jewelry store. would you like to go to beirut? the iranian revolution was just happening. we were in the middle of it. that is when i stepped into the middle east and i realized thinking about it in the wake of what happened, my entire career has been framed by this u.s.-iranian cold war. charlie: connected to it. you were there with the president the day after he announced the deal. you're sitting with him. give me a sense of how it felt in terms of his sense of what this moment was about, his

john. >> it's always good to have you on the program we will have you wac soon. >> appreciate it. >> defense secretary ash cartere a surprise visit to iraq today to discuss the approaching assault on rahmad day. carter sat down with the generals in charge of the campaign, 3,000 u.s. trains troops are joining the fight for am bar prove sprain, it is the first time train willing be put to the test. militias will not take part, but some 500 sunni tribesman will. from iraq to the home front in fears of an attack, fb, i director staid he worried about that and considers isil a greater threat, mike. >> john you are right, the fbi director has been sounding the aarm la, he considering it a growing senate to the homeland, and says he needs new tools to block the message here. but critics accuse him of fear mongering and saying by emphasize the threat he is helping isil and playing into their hands. as a threat to the homeland, has eclipped the group behind the attacks. >> isil is not your parents al quaida. it is a very different model and by virtual of that it is the threat that we are worrying about in the homeland mo