but john kerry would have a lot more credibility if the u.s. government did not have such a blind spot for israel. if you look at this summer's conflict in gaza on israel repeatedly committing war crimes by targeting the family homes of hamas commanders. completely illegitimate target, but they repeatedly hit those. towards the end of the war they knocked down these huge apartment buildings extensively because there was the office of hopples. but clearly disproportionate target. they used explosives with wide area fact in populated areas something that they stopped doing and they resumed in this war. in several cases they hit people in or near schools that were functioning as shelters. if the u.s. were talking about these issues, then it would have credibility saying the human rights council focuses too much on israel. but instead when kerry said don't focus on israel, but i'm not going to talk about palestinian abuses, that's not a credible statement. >> we heard a very different interpretation of the conflict from john kerry and sergei lavrov

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i have one question for secretary kerry. i'm not asking the question, i would like to thank you for your service. you do a great job for the american people and you have a job where the commander in chief -- any question i ask you, would not be fair if it had the political connotation to it. secretary kerry, we have served together for a long time and you know this is really a political issue in part and has political overtones. i believe the senators' remarks about the need to come together as congress is important. here is what i want to ask you secretary kerry. the first president to ever mention radical islam was thomas jefferson. general dempsey has talked about this as an enduring conflict. he talked about it evolving regionally and being trans-regional. we know isil is in the maghrib. we have had attacks in paris and brussels. it is a growing threat. here is my question. if we had problems dating all the way back to thomas jefferson and it is a growing regional threat, having a time limit does not make much sense to m

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secretary kerry framing it differently.ing he feels yes, there are some technical issues to discuss, but really it is all a case of political judgments at this stage. expected to go to brussels later today to brief the french, germans and british on the progress of the talks. it doesn't appear we are in a final phase and rush for the frame framework deadline by the end of march. something substantive under way. >> two and a half hours and counting. political judgment or matter of political will. nic robertson, thanks. >>> breaking overnight, three teenagers out on bail in london after they were arrested trying to join isis. the two 17-year-olds and one 19-year-old were stopped by turkish officials. the trio arrived on a flight from barcelona. turkey deported them back to the u.k. where they were arrested saturday night. they have been charged on suspicious of terrorist acts. >>> new developments in the shooting of two police officers in ferguson missouri. jeffery williams is now held on bond charged with two counts of first

and then secretary kerry clearly wanted to relax. watch this. >> we >> yes we're watching the video of john kerry leaving on his bike. but a lot of countries around the world watching very closely what is going to happen with this iranen nuclear deal, not least saudi arabia who has come out and made some comments that any deal could start a nuclear fuel race. what do we make of that? >> it shows you that john kerry not only has to do serious diplomacy with the irans to try to get a deal. but if he gets a deal he has to do serious damage limitation with a number of key actors in all this. the saudis are saying if iran has nuclear tech technology, and then maybe the saudis should have technology. other countries in the gulf are thinking along similar lines i think, because we're worried about the threat from iran. of course, there is one country in the middle east that already has nuclear weapons and they never admit it, but everyone knows that israel has the bomb, and israel, of course, as we approach that election coming up on tuesda

this is senator kerry. responding to a question posed to him.ake a listen. >> -- if it's just us that's how they grow. and that's what they want. and we're not getting suckered into that. that's why we built this 62 coalition. that's why we worked so hard to get these five arab countries engaged in the kinetic activities with us is precisely to deny them that narrative. so as we go forward, we think the best thing that is happening is what is happening now. this is in fact indigenous it's springing up. the sunni are gaining confidence in anbar. there are several battles taking place right now, in fact not just in tikrit. there are two others, two out of three, where in fact we are playing a central role in the other two. it is making a difference. and the sunni are prosecuting that. so as long as we continue to woe on the integration, the internal inclusivity of iraq and its government, as long as we continue to help the iraqis to be able to do this themselves help the region to feel empowered by it. that is a long term recipe for the united sta

john kerry said flatly no.'s really impossible for people in the administration and in the military to delink all of these things. iran is active in iraq and syria and they can say all they want that these negotiations are just about the nuclear issue but everyone is connected and that's what the senator was trying to draw and carry out on but kerry didn't bite. >> joe, do you agree? >> i absolutely agree with that. it's an interesting dynamic there as you see marco rubio questioning the former senator as well as secretary of state john kerry about the u.s. posture in the region including with iran. a number of other questions this morning about the limitations the administration is putting on itself with this proposed force authorization. three-year sunset provision. there was a question about whether this resolution would also cover the nigerian terror group boko haram which recently swore allegiance to isis. answer from administration officials that the resolution would only cover boko haram if it's a threat

secretary of state john kerry. negotiators have until the end of the moo month to reach a trail work agreements. >>> electrocuted in 2005, while hiding at a power station in the suburbs. >>> in nigerian military says it's recaptured the town of bama from boko haram. bama is the sedge largest city in the borno state. >>> seablght johnsecretary of state john kerry says bashar al-assad should be included in talks. concrete action from warren. >> washington. >> we are still waiting for the actions, we have no choice but to defend our country. we have had no other alternative since day 1 but to do so. any international changes if genuine that come out are something pofer. >> nor on the reaction to john kerry's actions let's cross to rosalyn jordan. did kerry get ahead of hymns here? >> well, lauren, if you were to ask if french or the turks they would say john kerry did get ahead of himself. if you take a very close look at what the secretary of state actually said during that interview on sunday you'll see that he was

so here's what secretary kerry said to abc news today.resident obama has done more to insure the security of israel by the creation of iron dome" -- this is what i was talking about -- "by the development of weapons that are specificallym4( calculated to be able to deal with iran's nuclear weapon problem, and the president has pledged they will not get a nuclear weapon." aren't those two different things? if you're not going to let them get one, why do you need all that to fight it? >> iron dome has been in the works way before obama was president and heard about it. >> seems like kerry wants to give him the credit though. >> don't believe a word kerry says. he's a snake oil salesman trying to weasel this through where they've already -- and as i said, this is part of the problem, coming on tuesday, cutting congress out of having any say in this agreement. this is why you have a bipartisan agreement among democrats and republicans in the senate and the house to put more sanctions on iran if the deal doesn't go through because they're bein

plans to join kerry in lausanne, during the final crunch leg. there clearly are still gaps between the two sides and secretary kerry had to leave anyway on sunday to go to washington, d.c. for a meeting with the afghan president. but there's another reason, rouhani's mother died and his brother was one of the negotiators. p-5 plus one will make sure their position is unified before they return. it's been known that french president is taking a more hawkish position than before. james bays, lausanne. >> a federal judge said the obama administration had failed to prove that prisoners had been mistreated in countries like iraq and afghanistan. >> talks have resumed in morocco, created a security vacuum that's been exploited by i.s.i.l, the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the u.n. envoy coordinating the talks, the pressure is on to find a solution. >> this should be a decisive moavment because wemoment because we are as i said before in previous meetings running out of time. you know in the last days we have seen more fighting, we have seen ai

senator kerry -- secretary kerry: that is flat wrong. it is flat wrong. i just came back from a meeting in the gulf, in riyadh, meeting with the king, who supports what we are doing. i met with all of the gcc members. secretary carter: good afternoon. before i begin, as you know, a uh 60 black hawk helicopter was involved in an accident last night near eglin air force base in florida. we know that on board, there were four soldiers from a national guard unit and seven marines at camp -- assigned to camp lejeune in north carolina. our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families as search efforts continue. it is an honor to welcome my counterpart from the united kingdom, defense secretary michael fallon, here to the pentagon. this is a first for both of us. his first official visit to washington and my first visit to the briefing room as secretary of defense. it is fitting that secretary fallon is the first counterpart with whom i'm holding a joint press conference here in the pentagon, and that's because 200 years ago this month -- last month, i'

every time congress has recessed -- [no audio] secretary kerry secretary kerry i were on opposite sides when we were debating. that was a treaty between two nations regarding their nuclear capabilities. this is the exact same thing. it is an attempt to reach an agreement over nuclear weapons capability. it is a treaty and should be treated as such. i hope an agreement is reached. i really hope we get a good agreement. if we do not get agreement there should be no agreement. i will say in regards to what secretary kerry said about other countries in the region and their view of what is happening here, he conceded that they were nervous. i would go further than that. i meet with the same people. i would classify their feeling as queasy. very queasy. anybody who down set should get the transcript of what prime minister netanyahu said about it last week. -- anybody who doubts that. the characterization he made of how he feels his country feels is very representative of how other countries in the region feel. mr. chairman, that is a statement for the record. i yield back my time. the how his

secretary kerry haz framed it differently.there were a few technical issue toss cross, but really this is a came and time for political judgments. two weeks now to the deadlines for the final agreement to be reached by the end of june. zarif and kerry were supposed to meet sunday. that didn't happen. certainly their deputies were meeting and it was just decided that secretary would get a brief on how the talks had gown through for the day, so a meeting later today, but later in the day zarif is expected to go to brussels where he'll brief the other members of the european/u.s. negotiating team, if you will along with the russians and chinese on this particular deal, but at the moment the talks do not appear to be getting in i chloro kerry and zarif speaking a difficult language. >>> and another interesting development secretary kerry also speaking about a willingness to sit down at the tape with president al assad of syria. take a listen to this. >> everybody agrees there is no military solution there is only a political solut

what secretary kerry is saying is in that context. i think what is different here and if we listen to the responsibilities we've heard from the syrian president today, the sort of language that's being used compared to the language that was being used perhaps a couple of years ago, you know from the u.s. side you know the language was that assad must go. it seems that the rhetoric on both sides is toned down. look at the way that this is being looked at right now. if assad is forced from power, if the syrian leadership collapses, you get a failed state in syria, isis will take advantage of that a more practical reality based look at how to close the situation down. but what secretary kerry also said we need our partner to put more pressure on assad. i was at the talks in switzerland in january of last year again, those talks, the expectation was russia would put pressure on assad to make compromise in the talks. that didn't happen. when you look at it today, the united states and russia are not the closest of allies, further apart tha

john kerry assured him that the u.s. position is unchanged. any solution keeping bashar al-assad in charge is wrong. >> translation: any other solution that would bring bashar al-assad back to the stage would be absolutely scandalous and a gianting gift to the islamic state. if we establish that bashar al-assad is put back in the saddle millions millions of syrians that have been persecuted would support d.a.e.s.h., which needs to be avoided >>> rescue workers in the south pacific are d desperately trying to reach the south islands. they have arrived with food water and other vital supplies. cyclone pam wiped out all developed. up to 24 people are believed dead, and 3,000 others have been displaced. we have this report from the capital port villa. from the air you get glimpses of the destruction, but it's up close that you see the full impact that cyclone pam had on port villa. 90% of the buildings in vanuatu's capital have been damaged. trees are down etch. rain and floodwaters made what the wind did worse. few people die in port vela and inj

we heard from secretary kerry over the weekend. he thinks there are technical issues but he feels this is more about a situation of political judgment. for his part iranian foreign minister saying this round of talks is more technical. one way we look at this sunday the two were supposed to sit down together but when secretary kerry arrived in switzerland, he decided because of a meeting of deputies earlier in the day a lot of ground had been covered. it was determined that kerry and zariff would get briefings from the teams. it doesn't speak to the speedy situation. a look at today, he expected later today to go to brussels to brief the british, french and germans about how the talks were going. you don't get a sense that we're in the final thoes of getting the framework. >> when he arrived, he was discussing syria. he said he would be willing to sit down and negotiate. >> reporter: on the surface, this sounds like a change of position. what we heard from the state department is to try to put this in context. it has been said ther

secretary of state john kerry is sitting down with his counterpart. the main goal is locking down the outlines of a potentially historic deal by the end of the month. correspondent: iran and the world powers are convening here to try and complete the framework of a nuclear agreement ahead of a self-imposed end of march deadline. they will then have until the end of june to fine-tune details. we know the will is there. there are bilateral meetings happening between the iranian delegation and the u.s. delegation. there are also going to be meetings in brussels hosted by the e.u. foreign affairs had to mediate these negotiations and bring on board the french, who in the past have been responsible for the railing negotiations -- derailing negotiations. it seems their stance is more aligned with the gulf monarchies. we have seen some bridging of gaps. other parties are agreeing to the removal of all sanctions. tehran is also agreeing to extending the deal for one year. we see they are coming together trying to make this work. they're ruling out an extensio

and i think he is repeating the same thing today to kerry.se we know there is a cold war, quote unquote between iran and saudi arabia over many issues, and one of them is oil price. iran accused saudi arabia of being responsible for the oil price in the world, and russia also joined iran in that issue. so basically there are many issues on the table between saudi arabia and iran saudi arabia, as the main player in the gulf states and the main exporter of the oil, actually leading that sort of coalition, or -- or -- and -- you know highlighting the -- the concerns to the international community on the top of that to the united states. >> always good to hear your thoughts on this. >>> south sudan's rival leaders have just six hours to sign a peace deal. the president is holding talks with his rival leader in ethiopia, and as kathleen sebelius reports now, people there are hoping this time the ceasefire will last. >> reporter: she still can't talk about her father not without choking up anyway. a pastor was shot dead here in juba at the start of

let's deal with what kerry said earlier.ow significant are his comments about negotiating with the syrian president? >> i think it's quite significant. you heard what zena said. there is no meaningful political process underway. what john kerry wants and i think there is quite a lot of international civil servants and diplomat diplomats is to find a way to get that political process going. the u.s. has been involved in the geneva process graying the syrian government and opposition around table that. failed a year ago. what he is talking about now ishas not happened before which is the u.s. sitting down directly with other international actors and the assad government. let's listen to what john kerry had to say. we are working hards with other interested parties stosew if we can because everybody >> there will be increased pressure on assad. >> kerry of course right now, james, on his way to where you are in lusanne. how close are they to some sort of deal? because time is running out. i would say we are at a crunch moment.

is being positive. >> secretary kerry how is it going? >> we're make some plog progress. >> after lunch news that the talks were being adjourned for now. >> we're recessing the talks. >> and when will you rejoin? >> we'll be here next week. >> here in lausanne? >> we made lots of progress. yes. >> on what's become a daily morning walk by lake geneva, he said he was ready to work behind the weekend although it is start of the iranian hold of naruz, joining zarif and kerry in lausanne. talks were joining the approaching the final leg. kerry had to return to the states for a meeting will afghan president ashraf ghani. and giving p-5 plus one to make sure their position is unified before they return. it is emerged in recent days that france is taking a much more hawkish line than others. james bays, al jazeera lausanne. >> talks have resumed in morocco to try resolve libya's political crisis. u.n. envoy coordinating the talks says the pressure is on to find a solution. >> this should be a decisive moment because as we, i said before in previo

is that thumbs up from john kerry an education of progress in the latest round of nuclear negotiations? they were certainly intense, meetings between the u.s. delegation led by secretary kerry and the rainian side headed by foreign minister mohammed zarif lasting almost five hours. as he left mr. zarif made his most upbeat comments to date. cameras have been kept a long way away. we can clearly make out his words. finally, we are getting something. mr. zarif was whisked by motor kade to meetings with european diplomacy is now underway at a hectic pace. >> i found john kerry feeling like hard work is paying off. the nuclear negotiations more generally in unprecedented phase. so now he is in the home stretch. we are in the 11th hour. he probably more than anyone else with the possible exception of president obama wants to seal the deal. >> secretary kerry is expected to stay in lusanne all week. foreign minister zarif will return here for further talks in the coming days. the iranian delegation is leavedue to leave at the ends of the way. it's iranian new year. with a deadline for a fram

kerry is in lusanne switzerland for talks. james bays is there. ♪. >> secretary of state john kerry in shamal sheik in egypt where he called for a fresh start. he spoke with cbs. >> we are working very hard with other interested parties to see if we can reignite a glom outcome. why? because everybody agrees there is no military solution. there is only a political solution. but to get the assad regime to negotiate, we are going to have to make it clear hoto him that there is a determination by everybody to seek that political outcome and change his calculation about negotiating. >> that's underway right now and i am convinced that with the efforts of our allies and others there will be increased pressure on assad. >> you would be willing to negotiate with him? >> well we have to negotiate. >> the u.s. had a role in previous peace talks when former u.n. negotiator brought the syrian government and members of the opposition for talks at the u.n.'s headquarters in geneva last year. the u.s. and russia acted as guarantors of the pr

is that thumbs up from secretary kerry? they were certainly intense negotiations, meetings between the u.s., and the iranians side headed by form minister mohamed zarif, lasting almost four hours. mr. zarif made his most upbeat comments today. cameras had been kept a long way away, we could make out his words, "finally we're getting something." and meetings in brussels, a dploiks meetingdploims isdiplomacy is underway .1is. >> now he's in the home stretch. we're in the 11th hour and he probably more than anyone else with the possible exception of president obama wants to seal the deal. >> secretary kerry is expected to stay in lausanne all week. are zarif will return in the coming days but the end of the iranian new year or nauruz. time to get the deal is tight. james bays al jazeera lausanne. >> the obama administration is scrapping plans to pull thousands of troops out of afghanistan. the u.s. is planning to reduce its force from 10,000 to nearly 5500. appealing to president obama to keep more service members on the groun

john kerry's not here yet. he's on his way. the iranian foreign minister is here and lower level talks negotiations with the chief negotiator of the iranian and u.s. side are back in the last hour underway again. a crunch moment for these talks because the deadline is supposed to be the end of the month. the iranians making it clear it would be almost impossible to extend the deadline again and also crunch because of those comments out of congress, a letter from the 47 senators saying that a new president of the united states could just rip up any deal that is done, particularly if it's a republican senator the iranians say that the u.s. when john kerry comes here, that should make him stronger in his desire to get a deal. they are very, very close closer than they have ever been before on this, but of course, if there are outstanding issues, they are the hardest ones to solve. >> john kerry james, has been making some comments about syria, as well, before his arrival in lausanne. >> absolutely. he is saying that in the end the

kerry and hamed took a walk. hammond took a walk. >> it is not unusual for brinksmanship to continue. i think the negotiators understand very clearly that they are running out of time and this process is no longer sustainable. >> reporter: talks are continuing on the main problem areas, the future of iran's nuclear research and development and the lifting of international sanctions but time ahead of that deadline is fast running out. james bays. al jazeera lausanne. >> nigerians are waiting result of the weekend's election. the apology polling passed rather uneventfully. in a moment we'll be live in the nigerian capital with the latest on the vote count but first here's a report from haru mutasa. >> reporter: grace worries about the next few days. she works at a market in the commercial capital lagos. now that voting in nigeria's presidential and parliament elections is over she hopes for one thing: >> i want peace i don't want fight. i want to initially have peace and no fighting and to stay at our seller market

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kerry is in a very delicate situation. he is trying to deal with iran on the one hand, and congress on the other and balance off those two factors. that's what's leading the united states to seek a framework accord by march 31. host: michael gordon writes for "new york >> on the next "washington journal," the republican budget plan. then the associated press talks about the unit of information act and how the administration -- about with freedom of information act and how the obama administration has was on the -- has responded. in the social security administration's "death masterfile," and how inaccurate records have led to improper payments on deceased individual. we will also take your calls and look for your comments on facebook and twitter beginning life at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the u.s. commission on civil rights recently held a hearing on workplace discrimination against lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender employees. they are looking at how bias impacts hiring in termination of employment. this is just

secretary of state john kerry meeting european counterparts. he wants to take a much harsher line with iran. it's ben reported with negotiations of switzerland, he called his team urging them not to allow further concessions. kerry was stressing there was no division. >> this is and remains a p5 plus 1 negotiation with iran. i emphasize, we are united in both our approach our resolve, and our determination to ensure that iran's program is entirely peaceful. the european union has continued to play a pistol role in facilitating the talks. >> in iran, it's the biggest holiday of the year. now, on national matters president houhani said a deal was within reach. >> at the ends of the negotiations, we will reach a deal and understanding that would benefit all nations: iran, the region and the world. >> in the city of masha the country's supreme leader spoke to a large crowd raising one of the main sticking points in the negotiations. >> negotiations with the united states and nations, everybody should be aware of this. we do not negotiate with the u

kerry: the president has been clear about this. there is a huge distinction about the kinds of operations that were conducted in afghanistan. where we committed troops to a camping on the ground. the president has ruled that out. what he has done is offered a confining definition that provides limitations here. and the english language provides them also, frankly. i do not have to agree with general alan's comments about two years. that is not in the thinking of the president, nor any consideration that he said. what you thought of all the what general dempsey is clear about, is not giving up the option under some particular circumstances where you might want somebody -- of a special forces nature or embedded nature, to be a company people. i do not want to go in the parameters of how limited it is. an effort to protect or defend u.s. personnel or citizens. an effort to rescue people. a targeted operation against leadership. intelligence collection and sharing. but the whole purpose here is to have a concept that is well understood

we received a partial response to some of our questions from secretary kerry. the answers created more questions, for example we wanted to know about state department providing funding to one voice. the state department, said that their last grant was filed was issued august of 2014, purpose of which was to support peace negotiation with palestine, but the problem is those peace negotiations ened in april of 2014. and one voice is not the only nonprofit u.s., supposed to be charitable involved over there there was a group. the 3 million pitch for donation to support effort in israel, they were bragging about their work with obama campaign staffers this runs deep, we know that at least a dozen and a half former obama campaign steam team staffers they did not volunteer one day to make a few call or anything on on doors they have rolleadership in that, this is something that i have a lot of confidence that the more that you dig the deeper you go, the more you will find. lou: you know, congressman turn to iran quickly. the administration coming back against senator

and on hand to testify is the secretary of state john kerry, ashton b.o's the secretary of defense now and general martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. they will be grilled after opening statements from the chairman of this committee, senator bob corker a republican and the ranking democratic member, bob menendez will give a five-minute statement and each of the witnesses will give opening statements and take questions from the sitting senators. general, i don't mean to be cynical here but is this hearing a waste of time? last i checked america is already participating in a war against isis? >> i'm not a constitutional expert but we are using force in iraq have been doing it in syria for months now. the question is and the questions that need to be asked, is the strategy and the application of this force sufficient to achieve the stated end state of the strategy which is to defeat isis? i don't think it is. i don't think 2800 forces and a series of airstrikes will be sufficient. so it is worthy of having that discussion. >> it is wo

-israel relationship. >> john kerry has defended israel in geneva previously live images of kerry speaking at the council. he accused the council of focusing disproportionately on allegations of abuse by israel. kerry is in the city for the latest round of nuclear negotiations. earlier, he met with his russian counterpart. the pair discussed iranian negotiations as well as the ongoing conflict in syria as well as in ukraine. the meeting came less than a week after kerr accused moscowy of lying about its involvement in the ukrainian conflict. united nations now says more than 6000 people have died in the less than a year. christine joins us from kiev. the united nations says the death toll in the ukrainian conflict has passed 6000 in less than a year for the violence continues despite a cease-fire agreement. >> the u.n. is saying that 6000 number, it could be much higher than that. that is only what they could keep track of. much of the violence in the report was due to the violence in january and february around the donetsk airport when the rebels took control of it as well as the importan

also on sunday john kerry indicated that the u.s.willing to negotiate with bashar al-assad for a resolution to the conflict in syria. our diplomatic editor james bays reports now lousanne. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry in egypt where he called for a fresh start to peace efforts to end four years of bloodshed in syria. he spoke in an interview with the u.s. tv network cbs. >> we are working very hard to other interested parties to see if we can reignite a diplomatic outcome. why? because everybody agrees there is no military solution. only a political solution. but to get the assad practice jim to negotiate. we have to make it clear to him that there is a determination by everybody to to seek that political kuyt come. that's underway right now. and i am convinced with the efforts of our allies and others, there will be increased pressure on assad. >> and you would be willing to negotiate with him? >> well, we have to negotiate in the end. >> reporter: the u.s. had a role in previous peace talks with former u.n. negotiator

secretary kerry good afternoon.s that an indication of progress in the latest round of nuclear negotiations. they were certainly tense. lasting almost five hours. as we left mr. zarif, made his most upbeat comments today. cameras had been kept a long way away but we could make out his words. finally which -- we're getting something. he was whisked away to brussels now. >> if i'm john kerry i'm happy, because my hard work is paying off. now he's in the home stretch. we're in the 11th hour and he probably more than anyone else with the possible exception of president obama wants to seal the deal. >> reporter: sec tear kerry is expected to stay here all week the iranian delegation is due to leave at the end of the week. with the frametime line set at the end of the month, time is tense. >>> a week after republican senators sent a letter to the iranian government, some are still asking what role congress should play in these talks. >> reporter: well as the talks enter the end game back here the debate rages over whether

they resumed talks on tuesday, and they could well talk up until wednesday that's when john kerry is due to leave to saudi arabia. they are the other nervous ally in the middle east that the americans need to reassure. after talking with iran reach an absolutely essential stage, john kerry said the clock is ticking, and in remarks that were no doubt intended to reassure israel saudi arabia and the people in the united states he stressed that a bad deal would be much worse than no deal at all. >> iraq's army says it has regained territory from the islamic state of iraq and the levant in the battle for tikrit. the operation to recapture the city and surrounding areas was launched on monday. militias and tribal fighters have joined the campaign to try to drive isil out. here is our correspondent from baghdad. >> reporter: the attacks started with shelling. these mortars were aimed at paving the way for soldiers and other fighters to advance towards tikrit. the iraqi military along with shia militias have pushed back isil from small cities and towns. but saddam hussein's hometown an isil

secretary of state john kerry and the u.k. foreign secretary philip hammond took a walk presumably discussing the remaining sticking points. >> in negotiations of such complexity and high stakes it's not nrl for brinksmanship to go on until the last minute. it is hoped they'll budge at the last minute. i think the negotiators understand clearly that they are running out of time and the process is no longer sustainable. >> talks continue on the main problem areas, the future of iran's nuclear research and development, and the lifting of international sanctions, but time ahead of the deadline is fast running out >>> the talks in lausanne follow a decade of tense negotiations about iran's nuclear programme. look at the time line. in 2003, the international atomic energy agency calls on iran to suspend iranian enrichment and suspend activity talks with iran france and germany led to the 2004 agreement under which iran suspended enrichment. the talks were broken off after iran began to produce iranian hexafluoride. they were referr

and even al gore. >> i just saw john kerry riding his bike there and that flashed me back to john kerryn his surfboard, saying -- no, no, no,. >> more people like surfing. >> going more mainstream so maybe that a clue. i think it's true, everybody is saying lizly -- elizabeth warren is the one to watch but she keeps saying no but a lot of politicians say no no, no, yes, yes, yes. >> i think it will be someone substantial but i could be wrong. we'll see. thank you very much. >> thank you. talk to you soon. >>> senator tom cotton says he would too it again the letter and warning because it puts congress on record no deal is done until congress has a say. to national security expert on whether cotton is right and attacks on the war hero's patriotism from john kerry prove democrats will look desperate. what do you think? >> in to be here. well, the administration is saying that this letter was an act of treachery or traitorous. that's silly. there's a long history of members of congress, so-called interfering in presidential prerogatives with foreign policies. the democrats and republicans

secretary of state john kerry meeting his european counterparts. there has been reports that the french foreign minister will take a role with iran and it's been reported that during intense negotiations he called the team urging them not to allow any further concessions. before leaving switzerland, mr kerry was suppressing there was no division among the international negotiators. >> this is and remains a p5+1 negotiation with iran. we are united in our goal our approach. our resolve and our determination. to ensure that iran's programme is peaceful. the european union continued to play a pivotal role in facilitating the talks. >> in iran it's the biggest hall day of the your. on national television president hassan rouhani said a deal was within reach. >> translation: good willing, at the end of the negotiations we'll reach a deal and understanding benefitting all nations - iran the region and the world. >> in the city, the sprooup reem leader -- supreme leader spoke to a crowd, raising a sticking point. >> negotiations with the united states are

the secretary kerry is going nowhere. he's stay hearing in lausanne, and we're expecting the iranian minister back here. they seemed relaxed after what happened during the talks here, to hit the road and go on a bike ride as he rode past me he gave me a thumbs up. not clear if that is in response with regard to the talks. everyone knows this is a crunch moment because the deadline for trying to come up with a deal is coming up very soon. deadline from framework and talks to be concluded in the end of june. >> how much do we know in the way of detail of what the leaders are talking about and what the main stumbleing blocks seem to be. >> there seem to be indications on both sides. we know among the issues they've been looking very closely in the latest round of talks. if there is a deal, how are they going to check that iran is doing what it says in this deal? the international community wants iran to stick with the deal and i they want to be able to look atel deal in the future. >> in lausanne where the meetings have been

secretary of state john kerry arriving in london for meetings with our european allies. this follows a week of continued intense negotiations in switzerland on this. with a deadline now just ten days away, the secretary of state says the u.s. will not rush into a deal but that quote, substantial progress he claims has been made. meanwhile, iran's president sounds much more optimistic, saying a deal is within reach despite what iran's supreme leader supposedly said about the good old usa during a speech. peter doocy live in washington with that and the latest on the talks. >> reporter: this afternoon, the highest ranking official in iran, the ayatollah khomeini, blasted the united states and accused americans of trying to destabilize the middle east, saying quote, they insist on putting pressure on our dear people's economy. what's their goal? their goal is to put the people against the system. that harsh monologue was somewhat surprising since it came shortly after a cheery update from secretary of state john kerry who says that there has been significant progress. >> we

meg oliver, cbs news, nor. >>> kerry's first meeting in this round of talks will be tomorrow morning.illary clinton will be back in the news. the speaker is looking into the personal use of e-mail during her time as secretary of state. the investigation will likely focus on clinton's decision to delete more than 30,000 of those messages. she says they were private but she did not tell anyone from the state department or the white house about it. the house about to start an investigation could the senate be far behind? >> i think what will happen, they will say it is just like the panel you had on what the clinton years were like. the best thing that i said, clinton is confined to a pole at a stop sign. >> clinton revealed all of her remaining e-mails. she asked the state department to release them but not turn over her private e-mail. >>> history is made at the saint patrick's day parade in boston. how the supreme court played a roll. >>> we will have a verdict on the back to work >>> promising research on a new drug. studies show the drug. [broken audio ] there are questions about si

secretary kerry there have been back and forth and what associated sources mean. both senator isaacson and i have long been engaged in issues related to after ga. there have been organizations pledging allegiance to isil. just this past saturday boko haram pledged allegiance in a statement they posted to their twitten account. and the conflict with boko haram in nigeria is another frankly good example of a situation where an american boots on the ground presence is not what is called for. an american effort to facilitate and support efforts by the nighians and their regional allies is the best strategy going forward. but in your view if their conflict began to engage some of our coalition partners would this aumf qualify for any groups that have pledged allegiance, and what are the actions they need to take in order to be covered by this aumf in its current language? >> well senator, thank you for the question an important one. as of now, at this moment in its current state merely by pledging as they have pledged or flying the flag or, you know saying that they ar

secretary of state john kerry set to resume nuclear talks with iran. the white house warns congress to back off. more and more lawmakers including now democrats appear ready to have their say on any nuclear deal anyway. really? it didn't make the democrats back off. remember we love it when you tune in and chime in at the same time. we are coming right back. here's something we bet you didn't know. nearly half of all cancers can be prevented. that's right -- half. nearly fifty percent. mostly by making small everyday changes in your diet and controlling your weight. walking more, eating less. and eating foods that help you and your family to seriously reduce the risk of cancer. and of course, by not smoking. visit the cancer prevention, together we can website and get a free 30 day planner filled with tips, recipes, stats and more about protecting your family. go to prevent 50 dot org. test >>> the white house is warning congress to back off as nuclear negotiations resume with iran. secretary of state john kerry arrived in switzerland today for the lat

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and oh, by the way what was missing from secretary kerry's statement?of islam or religion whatsoever. we're still in denial about the nature of the threat. martha: well woe wouldn't expect that given the background we've had on that particular issue. i want to play a little bit of sound from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff moments ago. let's listen. >> general dempsey is the most disappointing chairman of the joint chiefs that i have seen, and i have seen many of them. he says he may request that he is supported the plan to completely withdraw from afghanistan. he has basically been the echo chamber for the president, and, one of the reasons why we are in the situation that we're in, in the world today. and particularly in the middle east is because of his lack of either knowledge or candor about the situation. martha: yeah. that actually is from my earlier discussion with senator john mccain. very strong words. he said, you know, that martin dempsey is the worst chairman of the joint chiefs of staff he has ever seen. >> well, this is an insid

it is not just secretary carry kerry. to have a direct input at the talks with the additional knowledge with the knowledge that they have from being inside the talks. it can potentially make getting a deal harder and the road rockier to get. >> a very rocky road with a lot of obstacles. thank you, nic robertson in london. >>> to yemen, u.s. officials declaring yemen on the brink of the civil war. the president is calling on other persian gulf states to prevent houthis from advancing. this as we learn britain has also pulled the last of its forces out of yemen. the u.s. evacuated troops over the weekend. security experts say the developments are crippleing efforts in the region that yemen could be a fertile ground of terror. a disaster in yemen. >>> we are learning new details about the 11 medical students suspected of traveling to syria to work in isis controlled hospitals. that includes seven britains and american and canadian. british lawmaker believes they were quote brainwashed. the students families say they went to

secretary of state john kerry addressing the u.n. human rights council in geneva. he talked about the journey being a difficult one, it had its challenges and talked about the crisis in syria and iraq and human rights violations there. let's bring in barnabie phillips live from geneva and on the sidelines of the human rights council meeting that john kerry spoke to his russian counterpart sergei fedorov and the relationship between sergei fedorov and kerry has been strained because of the crisis in ukraine but both continue to interpret the conflict very differently. >> reporter: yes, they do. they absolutely see things 180 degrees differently. if you were listening in to sergei fedorov he spoke about an hour ago, he spoke really about how events in ukraine had been set off by a coup in kiev and how neo nazi groups were carrying out ethnic cleansing in the eastern part of the country and heard john carry later talking about torture, people being persecuted for religious beliefs and so on in the east of the country and in crimea and he is pointing the finger quite f

sort of talks. >> probably not terribly helpful what secretary kerry said.you have to negotiate a political solution. but have to get authorization to use of force. you can imagine dashing off another letter to assad saying watch out. >> schieffer: i'm going to predict that he doesn't do that. he might do that. let's talk about the other huge story of the week that is the hillary clinton e-mail saga. what's going on here? >> i guess i think there's no voter who was on the fence about hillary clinton in fact may be no voter on the fence, it's reel one she had her own server and private e-mail. but it does make us feel like, welcome to the new clinton campaign where we'll have these battles, scandals privacy control and that is i think not good news for hillary clinton. needs to be talking about her vision, what would she do about income equality and syria. i find probably kind of disheartening for those of us who have been next few years covering the campaign. >> her husband famously says, that's what campaigns are about the future not the past. for 67-year-o