. >>> i'm joined by republican senator jeff flake, and democratic senator tim kaine.san effort to renew the debate on the authorization of military force against isis. thank you so much for being here with us. i do want to ask you about the authorization in just a second but i have to inquire about this news that the president's plan to send 450 more u.s. troops to train and advise iraq security sources. senator, i want to ask you, do you think in your view are we doubling down on a strategy that many believe has been a failure up to this point? >> obviously more complicated than we wanted it to be but i think the extra troops are needed. they're in an advisory role and i don't think you'll get too much pushback from congress on this. but we would like to see a detailed strategy. >> so they're in an advisory role but senator kaine, just two weak ago we heard from ash carter that security forces lacked the will to fight. how do you train someone to do that? >> we have to understand that. i my my colleague is right. we have a lot of questions, but if anything the announ

delegate eleanor holmes n buyer and senator tim kaine will introduce the save our national parks transportation act. they'll make the annoyancementuncement on the arlington memorial bridge. it will authorize $460 million to fund repairs on federal roads like the memorial bridge. >>> a developing story out of california right now. a 9-year-old girl was seriously hurt after a car slammed into a wall at a los angeles airport. you can see the car there wedged into that wall. the girl was standing on the sidewalk when the car suddenly veered from an outer lane and jumped the sidewalk. a second pedestrian was also seriously hurt. police say it looks like the 67-year-old driver mixed up the gas and brake pedals. >>> today some of the kids in alexandria are getting a longer weekend. the school at francis hammond is closed today. >>> we have breaking news right now that's making a police of your -- a mess of your morning commute. the scene on king street at 395, a busy on ramp is off limits. we are helping you get around this mess with your first 4 traffic. >>> and how hundreds of thousands of cancer pa

tim kaine also in attendance. that rez wounded, ill, injured service members in eight adaptive sports cycle, swimming and wheelchair rugby. the athletes are thrilled to be here for the event. to be inspired by one another. >> the games allow you to be in a challenge that allows you to push your limit and overcome adversity. jeff: coming up at 5:00 we'll hear from senator tim kaine to ensure the veterans are taken care of. in triangle, virginia, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. jonathan: they are amazing athletes. we wish them the best of luck. if you'd like a full list of the event go to wjla.com. still ahead for us at 4:00 the maryland historical society debuting a new project to document riots following the death of freddie gray. a look at what that includes. >> respond to boating accident. kimberly: a scare at sea. the investigation into a cruise ship crash that injured dozens of people. listen up team i brought in some protein to help rearrange the fridge and get us energized! i'm new ensure active high protein. i he

mark warner and tim kaine and eleanor holmes norton and don buyer are getting ready to hold a news conference. two lanes closed last week over corrosion concerns. it is the latest evidence of federal neglect and they are calling for stronger federal infrastructure investment. we will get an up close look at the damage later this afternoon to see how bad it is. tune in tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. traffic troubles continue in alexandria. a water main break on quinstreet closed westbound lanes. it is causing issues for drivers trying to exit off 395. john gonzalez is live with how long drivers should expect delays. john: this has been an inconvenience for drivers in alexandria and a headache for the vdot workers. they have finally made ground here by breaking up the ground. they have located the break and there it is. you can see the line. it is a 10 foot lateral break on this old pipe. this eight-inch main valve ruptured this morning and they were finally able to locate that and now it is time to make repairs. eventually, they will resurface the roadway. it took the crews sometime time to get to

senators mikulski, ben cardin, and mark warner and tim kaine are holding a live press conference. this comes after a briefing of leadership at the federal transit administration. stay with abc news -- stay with us -- with abc news tonight for an update. take a look at this incident was a 13-year-old boy. it was all caught on cell phone camera. police say the teenager was resisting arrest and bit the deputies arm. the deputy youth to stun gun twice. the boy was booked into juvenile hall on charges of resisting arrest. authorities stepping up patrols on mary -- many north carolina beaches after two shark attacks. listen to 911 calls after one of the incident. >> there was a girl whose hand has been bitten off by a sharp. it looks like her entire hand is gone. jummy: so scary. the girl lost her left hand below her elbow and s sustained tissue damage to her leg. the boy lost his arm below the shoulder. both were listed in stable condition and were told they could go home soon. so many people in our area go down to the outer banks, to north carolina. eileen: my family, we go every year

. >> governor kaine is talking about the latest report examining the safety on metro. today senators spoke out after a briefing from the federal transit administration. >> we have had a failure of leadership and failure of execution on the very own safety protocols. >> reports come months after the smoke incident on a yellow line that killed one woman and sicked 80 people. i comes a week after ntsb report that showed metro failed to install protector field which may have helped prevent the smoke incident. they say one of the biggest concern from the report expected tomorrow is the lack of leadership. metro's general manager left the post six months ago. no one has been hired for the job. in fact potential candidates have withdrawn their name. senators say it's time for someone with a proven track record to come if and turn around the transportation agency. in a statement metro says they look forward to the findings adding they have made considerable progress strengthening the safety capabilities and will continue to cooperate with the f.d.a. what do the riders think? >

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some lawmakers including mark warner and tim kaine blame the problems on federal neglect. >>> isolated storms are moving across the area tonight. what can we expect come monday morning? >> let's go over to meteorologist howard bernstein. >> i think we'll have a lot of activity in the afternoon. tomorrow is a yellow alert day. tonight things have been rumbling, especially north of town. we're watching this one coming out of harrisburg maybe making a run at us. a lot of rain has been falling in areas to our north. this stuff is really intense as far as rain. some rainfall rates are over five inches per hour but thankfully the storms are moving. you see heavy rain from barnsdale into clarksburg. urbana, you are just about to get out of the heavy stuff but it's just about to get toward mount airy. notice the lightning strikes. liberty town, walkersville, and this extends also up into union bridge and tawnie town. it's all moving off to the northeast at 25 miles per hour. we're talking eldersburg at 11:36. reisterstown 11:50, all headed that way. we do have a very warm evening after hitting

. >> this issue that started with kain colter in a classroom in northwestern has now grown much, much larger. house republicans have called hearing today in congress. >> we share the concerns of players that progress is too slow, but forming a union is not the answer. >> it is simply the wrong way to go to address these issues. the number of questions that are raised, are so myriad and wide ranging... >> would a union negotiate over the number and length of practices? perhaps a union would bargain over the number of games. if the school and union are at an impasse, would athletes go on strike? are these schools ready to make some tough decisions like cutting support to other athletic programs like lacrosse field hockey, or even raising tuition? >> the list of grievances these players presented are a list of grievances that players could have presented 5 or 10 years ago across the college community but they haven't been addressed. whether or not you have the security of a scholarship, for how long, whether you have health insurance, stipends transfers...we've been over this. we've been

tim kaine is part of a group of senators who say doctors overprescribe opioids to the veterans. >>> d.c public school chancellor kai ya henderson said we need to do more to improve student progress. that's according to "the washington post." she responded to an independent report from national research council and that report found more than seven years after sweeping reforms the poor and the minority students are far less likely to perform at grade level and graduate from high school in four years. >>> arlington libraries are offering easier access to audio books. according to our news partner wtop, you will no longer need to join a waiting list. the library is working with hoopla digital to provide access to audio books through apple tv, smartphones and tablets. the library hopes to add more digital content. right now library goers can access audio books and music through hoopla. >> so if you were wondering what the hoopla was all about, there you go. audio books. stay with us. "news4 today" continues at 5:00 a.m. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. and we are just a few hours into a weather alert da

i have 45 seconds left which i'll yield to senator kaine. >> we're never going to get over this. >> [ inaudible ]. >> thank you, madam chairman. >> thank you very much. i'm going to ask one final question and then if everyone, including senator kaine wants to have one final question they're welcome to do so also. and it is for you miss graceman. you gave startling statistics in your testimony. you said at the end of 2009 the ftc received approximately 63,000 complaints about illegal robo-calls per month and now that number is up to 150,000 complaints per month. so that is an explosion of complaints. and i can tell you, most people don't call the ftc and register a complaint. they don't even know that is an option. so what do you do with those 150,000 complaints that you're getting? >> they are in credibly value for law enforcement and they are in a data base accessible to all of our state colleagues and federal colleagues. we mine the data. we generate targets from that data. so i cannot under emphasis how critical it is for consumers to file complaints with us. and i appreciate them.

erik: let's bring tim kaine back in with us.is a fellow at the hoover institution in california. a big number, 280,000, surprising to some of the most bullish economists. what does this change for the fed? tim: this is a green light number, a good number. hopefully it will be a great summer. all those kids free from school this week it know that mom and dad are happy. for the fed, this means they can go ahead and start easing those rates up a little bit. there is still a lot of slack in the economy. we have 8 million people missing. but that participation rate number is inching up, all good news. erik: underemployment remains at 10.8%. what does that tell us? tim: these things move slowly. that will move when labor force participation rates pick up. maybe we will be stuck here. that is something the fed has to realize. these people may not come back. but you see hundreds of thousands of payroll jobs being created. we are keeping up with inflation and a little bit more. this may be as good as it gets. it is good news for the summ

virginia senators mark warner and tim kaine held a news conference today. two lanes were closed over corrosion concerns. lawmakers say it is the latest evidence of federal neglect. >> there is no question that the current system is as broken as the bridge behind me. alison: we are getting upclose look at the memorial bridge damage. you will see how bad it is tonight at "abc7 news at 6:00". leon: check to see how it is shaping up on the other area roads. jamie sullivan is watching things for us. jamie: we have a look at the key bridge. this gives you an idea of what to expect. even though the sun is out and it gets lighter turn the headlights on. this is where the work is done with the water main break. all the traffic is using the left lane to get by the activity. it has been here all day. as far as the backup traffic is moving past well. not too much of an issue for you. keep in mind if it rains it may start to build. this is 30 miles per hour. as you work your way to bethesda, it's 15 miles per hour. look at this in bethesda. pull up a live shot to give y

mark warner and tim kaine will join leaders to highlight the need for federal funding at the bridge.ameras at the national zoo are going dark this morning. the leopard and rat cams. the zoo says the cameras are old and need better software. the good news is the giant panda cam is up and running. >>> good morning. it is 6:30, welcome to wusa 9. it is monday, june 1st. i'm andrea reason. >> nice and blue on one cam are. hazy on the other. we are expecting a day of strong to severe storms later today. >>> i'm peggy fox in for nick giovanni. >> not a bad start. another warm and humid one. it is this afternoon. going to keep your app with you on your phone and keep track of some of those thunderstorms. let's take a look on how we are starting off on our michael and son cam rachel cloudy skies to give way to showers and storms. we have a front approaching our area you can see a line of thunderstorms approach the area for your drive home. some of them will linger after the supset. this is going to be a wet evening for some. 75 degrees, very warm and humid today. annapolis, you are seeing li

joining us from stanford is tim kaine, a research fellow at the hoover institution.art with you. is there any chance at all that we may get a rate increase today? this is the first meeting in which it's theoretically possible. 50-50.d say the odds are i say that because three months ago, janet yellen was hinting that june might be the time. it is june. i start to look at the data that janet yellen and her team are looking at and they are all green. green lights, green to go. the only blitz is the gdp number was a bit negative. the anticipated that was going to happen. the labor market, their prime interest right now, there are some topics there that are white-hot indicators. the odds are 50-50. i wouldn't be surprised if they raised rates today. scarlet: it seemed like everybody was pricing in no. lisa? lisa: you are the outlier. i'm impressed. the market is not a leasing they won't think -- don't think the fed will hike in june, there is question of whether they will hike this year at all. futures are coming down today. the chance of interest rates being higher than

. >> virginia senator tim kaine commented on what he sees as an increase focus on veteran issues in washington. >> it makes a dysfunctional toum these issues are nonpartisan. >> they are wounded, ill or injured service members fired up to start. >> i can't wait to see what i'm made of and what i can do. >> and to soar together. >> this starts with a sport but leaves with more. >> all the events are open to the public. this is also free to watch. the inspiration you are sure to get from the athletes is invaluable. triangle, virginia, jeff goldberg. kimberly: talk about harris' hero. leon: every one of them. ticket shattered. the one company they need "7 on your side" to take on, on their behalf. plus -- >> i know why people feel the way they do. i guess this. i'm responsible for this. kimberly: breaking his silence. the first words from brian williams in months. why he says he lied to millions on the anchor desk. leon: on the clock. how tropical depression bill is forcing officials' hands in texas. and the drastic decision they are running out of time to make. kimberly: but first, the search is

at noon, eleanor holmes norton along with virginia congressman don buyer and tim kaine will introduce the save our national parks transportation act. they'll make that announcement in the arlington memorial bridge. it will authorize more than $460 million to fund repairs on federal roads like the memorial bridge. >>> the kutz bridge will have repairs today. that longs alongside the tidal basin. they'll widen the south sidewalks so that means with americans with disabilities act, it provides more room for pedestrians and cyclists. >>> montgomery county police investigating why two cars slammed into each other and leaving one person dead. police are on the scene investing in derwood. that happened 11:30 last night. you can see the damage that the impact did to both cars. montgomery county fire says on condition. the police department now saying that the other driver, a woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> an american held in prison in egypt for two years is now recovering on u.s. soil. with one hand in the air, that's mohamed soltan. he was jailed in 2013 for his alleged involve

. >>> prosecutors have started to call witnesses in the controversial police shooting kain fairfax county. grand jury is deciding whether to prosecute adam torres in the shooting. officers showed up for the calls of a domestic dispute and torres claims geer moved his hands to his waist as if to grab a weapon and that's when he shot him. others say his hands were near his head. >>> lawmakers and congress are working to prevent d.c. from regulating pot. the new draft spending bill includes a measure to keep the city from spending money to enact the legal marijuana law. that means the district can't tax or sell pot. however the drug is still legal for personal use in your home. >>> and right now, still looking at a potential issue in fairfax. we'll have details on this one coming up. chopper headed to the scene. >>> a new study released in the last few hours putting the president is on -- putting the spotlight on underaged drinking. >>> and a quick-thinking police officer's actions that helped save the life of a baby girl. your time is 6:07. >>> virginia is replacing a huge amount of faulty

. >> governor kaine is talking about the latest report examining the safety on metro. today senators spoke out after a briefing from the federal

. >> reverend kaine, it's an honor to meet you. i'm sorry it's under these circumstances, but thank you for being with us. >> some powerful words tonight. sunny hostin and mark geragos as well. ahead, we have new details about what this terrorist was doing and saying in the weeks and days before the massacre. one of his friends is speaking out tonight about why he regrets not taking some of the killer's comment seriously. and you'll ask that question as well, why didn't he pick up a phone and call police? details, ahead. ♪ a good host, is a good host no matter where he's hosting. ♪ an hors d'oeuvre for the table? ♪ perhaps even an elegant gesture for the neighbors. ♪ stella artois host beautifully it's the trusted resource. and now, kbb.com has a whole new way to help you decide on your next new car by showing you what really matters. use 5-year cost to own to compare the long term cost of maintenance, insurance and gas. read reviews. woman: gas milage is awesome. from actual owners and kelley blue book experts. and get the full pi

now, virginia senator tim kaine betting tennessee bob corker on the outcome. if vandy wins, cork letter receive some reservoir about bourbon from virginia. corker will send a bottle of jack daniels tennessee whisky. tells me those guys are drinking buddies. >> what do they do if there is a tie? all right. thanks, jason. >> i give that a ten. >> the guy with the baby is totally the coolest one of all that's our broad can ast for now. nightly news coming up next. >>> tonight, the boston bomber speaks. his apology to the survivors he maimed and the families of the people he murdered. tonight, what he said back including the father of the youngest victim as a judge condemns his killer to death. >>> heartbreak in south carolina as a beloved pastor is honored at the state capitol. a sea of mourners in the shadow of that polarizing flag. >>> it's called the silent killer taking the lives of patrick swayze michael landon and so many more. by the time it's found it's usually too late. tonight there's new hope in detecting pancreatic cancer. >>> and sleepless in america

. >> reporter: with 4 million people potentially affected senator tim kaine wants to invest more in cyber security. arizona senator john mccain wants to pass an info sharing bill, but some say this is all like closing the barn door after the horse has already bolted. >> i think with the money the u.s. government has that things like this shouldn't happen. >> reporter: government workers are now caught up in what's called the largest cyber attack on the u.s. government ever. their credit, banking, personal information hacked, employees affected from virtually every agency. >> we're still trying to determine exactly the scope of this particular intrusion and how precisely some individual or group of individuals was able to obtain access. >> reporter: the hackers apparently inserted malware last december. the breach doesn't discovered until april. it took a month before the government realized information was taken. publicly the white house won't confirm that evidence is suggesting china is to blame. >> it's more cyber espionage than crime. >> reporter: the attack could be useful for spies.

tim kaine has been one of the leaders on this. we've been much less successful in moving this issue forward in the house. i plan to offer an amendment to the defense appropriations bill that will require us to have a vote and authorization to use force. we'll see if i can be successful with that. >> congressman schiff thanks very much for joining us. >> thanks wolf. >>> up next we'll get a different perspective. a republican take on the new strategy tweak as far as the war in iraq is concerned. idaho senator james risch is a member of the senate intelligence committee. he's standing by we'll discuss what's going on. >>> plus there are so many questions surrounding the escape of two convicted killers from a maximum security prison in upstate new york. now police may be getting some of the answers they need. we have new details. stay with us. kids are expensive. so i'm always looking to get more for my money. that's why i switched from u-verse to xfinity. they have the most free on demand tv shows and movies on all my devices. it's

kaine has not pitched in a big league regular series game since july 9th. >>> off day for the warriors. after last night's really season savings. 103-82 win over the cavaliers. evening the finals at 2-2. once again, it was a simple move by the coaching staff that made all the difference in the world in the result last night. steve kerr putting andre iguodala into the starting lineup in place of andrew bogut and it paid huge dividends. iguodala scored a team high of 22 points along with steph curry and the fast break attack which the worn-out cavaliers had no answer for. >> when i was asked today, i think, tim cal cam i asked me if bogut was starting, i lied. >> no, i did. i lied. sorry. >> i don't think they hand you the trophy for -- based on morality. they give it to you if you win. sorry about that. >> i'm sure he had no problem with that little white lie. here tonight, it's baseball. it's been over seven years since the giants have lost six straight games here at at&t park. we'll have highlights and post game tonight at 11:00. for now, reporting live from at&t geraud moncure, nbc b

. >> you and tim kaine have been a leading light on this, a number of democrats who pushed for this,epublicans who say they agree with you on this. it still doesn't feel like leadership, either in the house or the senate and either party is willing to actually make this a priority and do it. what -- you've been pushing for it so far and haven't gotten it. is there some other way you can push? is there something else that can be done to make congress take this up? >> listen, i think you're asking the $16,000 question. it is relatively easy to authorize a war when you have been attacked in the immediate past, whether that be after the attack on pearl harbor or the world trade centers. this is different. this is a much more shadowy, diffuse enemy, may not today present the kind of threat it would if it morphed into something that had control of large parts of that region. but it doesn't mean our constitutional obligation is any less. and there is where i think the lessons from the vietnam war do come into play. congress knew over time that the strategy wasn't working. but because the st

dodgers, who are in first place and he's still trying to keep the spot in the rotation with peavy and kaine back. back to you. >> all right, thank you very much, gentlemen. highlights of that one tonight at 11:00. >>> finally, two rounds of the 115th u.s. open almost in the books. patrick reed and dustin johnson both leader at 6 under, both still on the course. we'll have some highlights of the u.s. open also tonight at 11:00. raj, jessica, back up to you. >> okay thank you. and a quick programming note the game is coming up next as you saw, right here on nbc bay area. because of that "america's got talent" will air at 8:00 on cozi tv comcast channel 186. "dateline nbc" will air after the game. back here we'll see you for "nbc bay area news." >>> of course, we are counting down to giants first pitch, not just the san francisco giants, but the san jose giants. just a few moments ago at municipal stadium in san jose, that's the vta bus driver we've been telling you about for the last few weeks, throwing out the first pitch. his name is tim watson. he was on the bus in fremont a few weeks ago

delaware, dianne feinstein of california, heidi heitkamp of north dakota, bill nelson of florida, tim kaineinia claire mccaskill of missouri patty murray of washington jeanne shaheen of new hampshire, mark warner of virginia and ron wyden of oregon. five republicans voted against the fast track measure including two presidential candidates -- ted cruz of texas and rand paul of kentucky. the fast track legislation also covers negotiations over a second trade deal known as the transatlantic trade and investment partnership. on tuesday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell praised the vote to move ahead on fast track. >> i also want to say to our colleagues, this is a very important day for our country. we have demonstrated we can work together on a bipartisan basis to achieve something that is extremely important for america. juan: speaking before the vote democratic senator sherrod brown of ohio warned the american worker would lose out if the tpp deal is signed. >> people are going to lose their jobs, but we are going to vote today to cut off debate and we are just going to forget, at lea

senator kaine has negotiated his own alternative.they're trying to do is cut it down the middle between what republicans want which is basically giving the president authority to have almost unlimited forces go in, and the democrats who want a very tightly written thing. they have negotiated an in between package. it isn't there yet. they both expressed optimism that over time, people will accept this. the legal authority the president is referring to in what you just read, a lot of people think is kind of suspect. this was in the wake of september 11. it was not envisioning the kind of thing the u.s. is facing now in syria and iraq. bill scanlan: does the likely defeat on trade on this issue further hindu the president's ability to move that sort of thing forward? caller: it might. steven komarow: it might. the problem with the trade issues this is something the president's want. when you lose something like this, it is a very important pan asian trade pact. if he loses on that, the term lame duck will be in every single reference t

it comes from tim kaine democrat and jeff flake republican from arizona.alled in the foreign relations committee. they are operating under pre-existing authorities from the previous authorization. tom: we got you have you more on this developing story. we have a wonderful treat for you. i speak to him in davos every year. michael porter in new york city. michael porter on oil and gas on fracking, and michael porter on america's need for a business that is competitive. funny-- funny quinn, brendan greeley, and tom keene. tom: good morning, everyone. futures flat. let's get back to our top headlines. here is vonnie quinn. vonnie: the world bank's joining the call for caution on interest rates. the bank's chief economist says u.s. economic gauges are mixed. the military fund issued a similar warning last week. the kaiser rates policy could hurt emerging markets. apple is giving iphone users the power to block ads. the feature is part of its new phone operating system. it will be available for safari browsers and block pop-ups on new sites. the system will be

in addition to tom cole, we have the mayor of indianapolis for we have tim kaine knows quite a lot about labor secretary. brendan: all i'm going to say is that richard claimed a sense i've a good inside. -- got a good insight. you should've seen the smile across my face. coming up on bloomberg television, it is jobs day. where are talking to tom cole on "market makers." the republican from oklahoma. we are not looking at jobs or the unemployment number. we are looking at wages. when will they left off? that is what we are looking at all your. this is "surveillance." good morning. ♪ tom: good morning. i'm thrilled you are with us for jobs day. bill gross will join me on bloomberg radio and of it. vonnie quinn will join me and we will look at the top headlines. vonnie: funeral services will be held for joe biden's eldest son. he died of brain cancer. president obama will deliver the eulogy. mourners pay their respects yesterday in the states senate chamber. biden was a former delaware attorney general. two of the biggest cable providers are in talks to swap assets. it involves assets contr

less important than both places and they have a see me, touch me kind of feel me requirement for the kains. theyto show up to do retail politics. i think that that will be helpful in doing some of the initial sorting out. but as you get into orr places, the crowding out if you will of advertising time will be an issue and i think people are going to make much more use anyway of social media. e-mail, twittering, facebook, the whole aspect. tweeting, it is just a process that they're all get used to right now in terms of applying it to campaigns and more and more of it. >> in the end george bush -- you know with fit to be a problem for his brother jeb bush long come numbers that show president was popularity has a clip of the guy who succeeded him for the moment. so do you think he would be the detriment some say inevitably he will be for jeb bush what do you think? >> i think all of the candidates end up being a candidate in their own right. hillary won't get the full benefit or full burden of bill clinton. i think, i think each candidate in in particular race since it is an open seat are g

people like myself, senator cardin, senator kaine, senator warren, are very aware of the fact that thecapital region is the home to so much talent and so much pressing national attacks. now they are worried about predatory attacks against them. we're turned to sort out the best way to have a cyber shield on our.gov. director archuleta: we are doing several things, vice chairman mikulski. thank you for that question. we are working with our human capital officers. senator mikulski: i don't know what chico is. that's where i bought some of my jackets. [laughter] director archuleta: mine, too. all of the department heads and leaders try to adjust the notification system so it is customized to the employees. we are listening to our union s, our union representatives and seeking their input and other stakeholder groups to see how we can better improve our notification system. not in the long-term, but take during this period from june 9 to june 18th take their two feedback every day about call centers and how we could provide -- how we could work directly with department heads and agencies.

i agree with the formulation that senator kaine put forward that the sanctions were effective certainly in debilitating their economy. but it didn't do much to slow their drive towards a nuclear weapon. i do not have the same level of sanctions -- i do not know how the same level of sanctions over a span of time would have a different result. but given where we are -- i agree with formulation that an agreement that really truly does limit their ability to move forward to nuclear weapons, if only for 10 or 15 years come is better than not having an agreement. and that we can focus on the other issues. that's when i want to ask you a bit about. ambassador jeffrey, and your remarks you stayed at in the region, we need a strong commitment -- the region needs a strong commitment from the u.s. to push back iran's actions in iraq and syria and elsewhere. what would that look like in iraq? what would a stronger commitment from the u.s. look like right now in iraq? mr. jeffrey: the camp david meeting action to have a final statement that had pretty good language. it said that they believe that i

senator kaine has negotiated his own alternative.hat they're trying to do is cut it down the middle between what republicans want which is basically giving the president authority to have almost unlimited forces go in, and the democrats who want a very tightly written thing. they have negotiated an in between package. it isn't there yet. they both expressed optimism that over time, people will accept this. the legal authority the president is referring to in what you just read, a lot of people think is kind of suspect. this was in the wake of september 11. it was not envisioning the kind of thing the u.s. is facing now in syria and iraq. bill scanlan: does the likely defeat on trade on this issue further hindu the president's ability to move that sort of thing forward? caller: it might. steven komarow: it might. the problem with the trade issues this is something the president's want. when you lose something like this, it is a very important pan asian trade pact. if he loses on that, the term lame duck will be in every single referen

fans at the madhouse on madison as we call the united center, witnessed duncan keith and patrick kaine score show-stopping goals while goaltender cory crawford seemed incredible in his defense stopping all of the 25 shots that he faced. i congratulate especially owner rocky wertz and head coach joe quinville who is known as coach q. captain serious jonathan taves, the blackhawks' front office, most of all the legions of blackhawk fans as they celebrate another stanley cup championship. those who know the history of this team and those who have followed them for decades know that in the past seven years there has been a transformation of the blackhawks, with rocky wertz taking over as the owner this team went on television just at the moment when they were reaching this level of perfection, and they started winning over thousands of fans, not just across chicago but across illinois and the midwest. blackhawks' fans, i think are the best fans in hockey, and you can understand if a lot of them are a little tired and hoarse this morning. the blackhawks began the play-offs with a remarkable

senator kaine has negotiated his own alternative.it down the middle between what republicans want which is basically giving the president authority to have almost unlimited forces go in, and the democrats who want a very tightly written thing. they have negotiated an in between package. it isn't there yet. they both expressed optimism that over time, people will accept this. the legal authority the president is referring to in what you just read, a lot of people think is kind of suspect. this was in the wake of september 11. it was not envisioning the kind of thing the u.s. is facing now in syria and iraq. bill scanlan: does the likely defeat on trade on this issue further hindu the president's ability to move that sort of thing forward? caller: it might. steven komarow: it might. the problem with the trade issues this is something the president's want. when you lose something like this, it is a very important pan asian trade pact. if he loses on that, the term lame duck will be in every single reference to barack obama for the next

i think my friend tim kaine who has been pushing extremely hard on authorization to use military forceave congress' involvement to see if this is the right policy because what we've been doing has not worked. throwing more money and troops i don't believe will work. if you talk to the surrounding neighbors, they don't believe that troops american troops on the ground does anything but infuriates and instigates more retaliation. they have to wand to have the result to sol of this themselves. they haven't showed that so far. >> senator, with regard to arming the kurds or giving them more arms than they already have right now, do you think or have you heard anything about the results of the turkish election which president suffered somewhat of a loss will that help in the situation with the kurds? the turks have violently opposed to arming the kurds. who they regard as an enemy. do you think that will help at all? >> it's got to change the complexion of what we're dealing with over. there the turks have been pretty much direct in their approach to wanting us to fight and take out assad be

kaine: thank you madam president. i rise in support of the ndaa that's on the floor now but also in strong support of an amendment that has been offered by senator reed of rhode island to the ndaa. and actually i have a deja vu feeling in this speech because the speech is largely about what i gave as my maiden speech in february of 2013 that is the budget caps and sequester. to begin before i focus on the amendment for my colleague the ranking member of the armed services committee i do think there's a lot of good policy in the ndaa. we worked on it together, the committee process is a produce one, i think we always find a great deal of bipartisanship as we try to tackle the programmatic description of the nation's military budget and support. and there's much good policy acquisition reform and other key reforms that are part of this budget, there are some things i feel very strongly about dealing with shipbuilding and ship repair, and i think it's great that we're having the debate on the floor. we've had ndaas pass

kaine: thank you mr. president. i rise today to mark the third anniversary of the deferred action for childhood arrivals program which was this week. since 2012, the program that the president implemented which has been known as daca has offered temporary relief from deportation to immigrants who arrive to the united states as young children. and it's helped almost 665,000 young people since june of 2012, including more than 10,000 in virginia. the daca program announced by the president has allowed young people to contribute to our communities, live without constant fear of deposhtation -- deportation, keep families together and provide economic and educational c opportunities for these recipients. i want to thank president obama and the administration because daca p provided relief to thousands of youngsters who seek only to seek opportunity provide for their families and contribute to the only places that they've ever known as home, is the united states. immigrants aren't the only ones who benefit. daca enforces

i think that senator kaine and senator flake deserve credit for that.the language they put forward does include some tweaks to the language that we originally submitted. but we are also candid about the fact that from day one that our legislation, legislative language was intended to be a starting point for negotiations. it appears they have acted consistent with the spirit of that legislative proposal and we are hopeful that other members of congress will follow through in a similar way. reporter: the o.p.m. act, we learned four million current and former government employees had their personal information was vulnerable from these hackers. does that universe of people include cabinet secretaries? josh: there is an ongoing investigation to the specific matter. that investigation includes the scope of this particular intrusion. if there is more information we have to share about who precisely was affected, that's information that would come from the f.b.i. who is leading this investigation. reporter: vullferble personnel files, do they include the secre

i'd like to thank and recognize senators blumenthal brown hirono johnson kaine manchin markey, moran murray sanders, and tester for joining senator capito and i in signing on as original cosponsors of this bipartisan effort. and i'd also like to thank the many veterans service organizations and medical professionals for their invaluable support insight and input as we crafted this legislation. today i ask the rest of my colleagues to join us in working to confront the problems of overprescribing practices at the v.a. and to provide more safe and effective main. services to our nation's veterans. let us work together to fix what has been broken and to restore that sacred trust with our veterans and their families. let us work together to give our veterans and their families a voice, a voice that's heard respected, and recognized, and let us be inspired by that voice to take bipartisan action on solutions to prevent these problems and tragedies from ever happening again and to provide our veterans and their families with the care that they have earned and the care that they deserve. ma

kaine: madam president i rise today to thank colleagues on both sides of the aisle for the debate and votes that we will be casting today on the national defense authorizing act. we've come together in a bipartisan fashion and we spent significant time in committee and now on the floor to deal with countless provisions this act if nothing if not detailed countless provisions critical to the defense of the nation. we've got a long tradition of bipartisanship in this body on the ndaa. the senate passes an ndaa in one form or another every year, and that can't be said about any other piece of legislation. and i want to congratulate the new chairman, chairman mccain; the new ranking member, chairman reed. i want to congratulate my colleagues who serve together on the committee madam president including you and also all of our staffs, both our personal staffs and committee staff. i see some committee staff here. because this is a significant amount of work. there are many important provisions in the ndaa that affect our national security, and my commonwealth of virginia which is so deeply