changes are unlikely. >> kevin corke live on the north lawn thank you. >>> the republican head of the house armed services committee is threatening to withhold $500 million from the pentagon budget unless he gets more information about the administration's flop of captured army sergeant bowe bergdahl for five taliban leaders last year. matt max thornberry will introduce the bill on monday. this is the final weekend for attorney eric holder. loretta lynch was confirmed by the senate yesterday. she'll be sworn in monday morning. today, holder took a bow. >> this department is restored. it's restored to what it always was and certainly it was when i got here and what it must always be. free of performoliticization. >> the house members voted in 2012 to hold attorney holder in contempt of congress for his failure to turn over documents related to the fast and furious scandal. media mediaed media advocates, including jans rosen's e-mails phone records and of his parents and for calling him a co-conspirator in a federal crime. last october, holder said he regretted that. >>> next, in "the g

cropped kevin corke looks at new information about what the president apparently knew all along. >> reporter: the doubt between what the white house says about the nuclear capability is significant and the public tone about tehran's program became more urge jebtnt leading up to the p5+1 negotiations. bloomberg reported this week that the u.s. had believed for that iran was two to three months away from having the material to create a nuclear weapon. opposition stated by the president himself on april 2nd the day the nuclear framework was announced. >> today estimates indicate that iran is only two or three months away from potentially acquiring the raw materials that could be used for a single nuclear bomb. >> reporter: but that didn't seem to square with what the administration said about iran's nuclear capability as far back as 2010. quoted in "the new york times" as saying, "we think that they have roughly a year dash time" and an idea repeatedly challenged by benjamin netanyahu who, in 2012 suggested the regime was much closer than that to a nuclear threshold. >> so only a few months, po

cropped kevin corke looks at new information about what the president apparently knew all along. >> reporter: the doubt between what the white house says about the nuclear capability is significant and the public tone about tehran's program became more urge jebtnt leading up to the p5+1 negotiations. bloomberg reported this week that the u.s. had believed for quite some time that iran was two to three months away from having the material to create a nuclear weapon. opposition stated by the president himself on april 2nd the day the nuclear framework was announced. >> today estimates indicate that iran is only two or three months away from potentially acquiring the raw materials that could be used for a single nuclear bomb. >> reporter: but that didn't seem to square with what the administration said about iran's nuclear capability as far back as 2010. quoted in "the new york times" as saying, "we think that they have roughly a year dash time" and an idea repeatedly challenged by benjamin netanyahu who, in 2012 suggested the regime was much closer than that to a nuclear threshold. >> so only

kevin corke is at the white house with the latest. >> for a second day in a row, the promise of peace was shattered by the reality on the ground. >> the houthis should be under no illusion that we will continue to use force. in order to stop them from taking yemen over by aggressive actions. so that will not change. >> despite an earlier pledge to end the month long campaign in yemen. saudi led forcewise the aid of american intelligence pounded shiite rebels throughout the country. the air assault coupled with a block aid was meant to stun the rebels who forced the yemeni government to exile. the houthis took to social media pleading for an end to hostilities. >> we call for the complease cessation of the brutal aggression on yemen, the resumption of political dialogue under the auspices of the united nations. the crisis has been heightened by the presence of iranian and u.s. warships in the region. sparking new fears of a proxy war between nations in the midst of nuclear arms talks. critics say it's the messenger, not the message that has motivated iran to ignore the white house. >>

kevin corke is at the white house with the latest. >> for a second day in a row, the promise of peacettered by the reality on the ground. >> the houthis should be under no illusion that we will continue to use force. in order to stop them from taking yemen over by aggressive actions. so that will not change. >> despite an earlier pledge to end the month long campaign in yemen. saudi led forcewise the aid of american intelligence pounded shiite rebels throughout the country. the air assault coupled with a block aid was meant to stun the rebels who forced the yemeni government to exile. the houthis took to social media pleading for an end to hostilities. >> we call for the complease cessation of the brutal aggression on yemen, the resumption of political dialogue under the auspices of the united nations. the crisis has been heightened by the presence of iranian and u.s. warships in the region. sparking new fears of a proxy war between nations in the midst of nuclear arms talks. critics say it's the messenger, not the message that has motivated iran to ignore the white house. >> it's per

kevin corke has that story tonight from the white house. >> reporter: while president obama was celebratinghe teacher of the year iran's foreign minister was in new york trying to downplay the capture of the marshall island's flag maersk. the cargo vessel was seized yesterday in the strait of hormuz and this comes after a nuclear arms deal is being negotiated. some say it's typical for a regime hell-bent on chaos. >> i think they can't be trusted, they can't be trusted certainly by us. >> reporter: the arms talks, one of two major challenges for a president who is now in the unfamiliar position of wooing democrats in congress to accommodate his agenda. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: helping president obama make the case was japanese prime minister shinzo abe. >> the goal is near. >> reporter: this historic address to congress, abe urged lawmakers to pass the deal that they have been suspicious of. >> we have been opening up our market to competitors and the competitors end up cheating. >> reporter: the president had lunch with nancy pelosi, who he will need to marshall suppor

kevin corke traveling with the president in panama. kevin, thanks. >>> tomorrow, we continue our interviews with possible presidential contenders. this time, with donald trump. the successful businessman has launched a exploratory committee as he weighs a possible run in 2016 and this time, he claims he is serious. he is also weighing in on the big issues like the iran nuclear deal in which he says the u.s. should negotiate not only for a nuclear deal but other priorities as well. >> we have three people over there probably four or five but we have three people over there, we have the minister, you have a soldier wonderful people that shouldn't be over there. why doesn't he say, it is iran, doesn't mean a thing to you, let them go. wasn't mentionseded during the negotiation. is it important? to me important. is it when talking about nuclear? no. it sets a great little example. fellas, let them go. >> you can see my interview tomorrow right here on "special report." >>> up next, hillary clinton tries to avoid the mistakes that led her t

kevin cork at the white house keeping an eye on things. thank you. >>> and adding iran into the mix as well. the house just scheduled an all-member classified briefing on the framework nuclear deal later today. this as congress gets back to work after recess and gears up for the big hearing tomorrow in the senate foreign affairs committee. lawmakers plan to take up a bill requiring the president to give congress a voice in any deal with iran. the president has threatened to veto the bill. >>> embassies under attack in libya. live with breaking developments on that. and 35 years after being the first child printed on a milk carton there is an end in sight for the child. and marco rubio announced his official white house run in a conference call with the big announce announcement coming later. what do you think of his chances in 2016? get in on the conversation with our live chat. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insuran

let's start there and get the latest from kevin cork at the white house. >> it was a move that was certainly expected out of this white house. here's what happens next. cuba will remain on the list of sponsors of terror for the next 45 days until that designation is officially rescinded unless congress can come up with a veto-prove override which would seem highly unlikely at this point. that would leave three nations on the list. sudan syria and iran. now, the latter was the focus of another major story here in washington today as the attention shifted to the white house's nuclear arms talks with that country. this as the senate foreign relations committee voted 19-0 for engagement in that process. >> this legislation is exactly the congressional review that we've been working on for day one. >> reporter: the proposal requires an initial review period of 30 days that the president submit a final agreement to congress and certify to congress every 90 days that iran is complying with the deal. >> what this does, it means that the sanctions that have been put in place by this body, by the sena

kevin corke live on the north lawn.is the administration saying about the sale of the defensive missile system to iran by the russians? >> i like how you put that. so-called defensive missile system. the fact is they are not happy about it. clearly it is a distraction. there is no question about that. it also underscores the complicated relationship between the white house and the kremlin. clearly the white house would say well, they need russia as part of the p-5 plus one talks. on the other hand this is probably a reflection of the struggling russian economy. they simply need the money. i asked josh earnest about it in the briefing not long ago. >> are the russians friends, foes, are they frenemies? >> i think we articulated on a number of occasions the united states has a complicated relationship with russia. there are some areas where our two countries can work together constructively in pursuit of interests that benefit both our countries. >> which of course includes a number of areas of difference. don't keep forg

traveling with the president in panama, i'm kevin corke, fox news. back to you. >> okay kevin, thank you very much. we're going to bring you that news conference between president raul castro and our president obama in panama city panama, once it begins. >>> as we wait for that, there's another meeting that's about to end in roughly 18 hours. hillary clinton is set to officially announce her candidacy for presidency tomorrow. we're told she will make it offensive through a video message on social media and then is expected to hit the road to get some one-on-one face time with voters in iowa and new hampshire. supporters are not waiting until tomorrow. they were throwing a fund-raising event here in new york city today. you can see they're gearing up and ready. that's where mrs. clinton has already set up her national campaign headquarters in brooklyn. right now ed henry has been following the campaign our chief white house correspondent. ed so mrs. clinton is expected to travel there where you are immediately after the announcement. how are they prep

kevin cork, fox news. eric? >> thank you, kevin. during their historic meeting, president obama spoke first. he said it is an historic meeting, that the history between the united states and cuba is complicated, saying that after 50 years of policy that has not worked, the president said it was time to try something new. he also said that we can disagree with the spirit of respect and he also said that the initial responsibility is to open embassies in washington, d.c. and havana. let's listen for a moment. there are a lot of issues there. we can see the translator. this historic meeting between raul castro and the president of the united states. >> as we look at those pictures a little longer, we will jump away from that. okay. we will stream that live on foxnews.com. >>> meanwhile, that historic meeting is definitely going to be talked about tomorrow on fox news sunday when new jersey senator robert menendez will sit down with chris wallace. check your local listings for the show times. >>> on to washington, d.c., the capitol buil

kevin corke, when they did talk, kevin? >> reporter: good day to you bill.orts. the two men did speak on wednesday, according to white house officials. whether or not they spoke again on thursday is still up for debate. we've seen reporting out of the associated press that the two men had a conversation. we heard from others that may not have been the case. we're continuing to try to investigate that but i can certainly tell you they are certainly going to get together in one form or another. i can show you a picture of a conversation a gentleman had back in december. this is part of ongoing trend you will see, not just here at the summit of the americas but also you're going to see this conversation, this dialogue, if you will, bill, continue because the president said very clearly and repeatedly he feels if it hasn't worked in the past, it is time to try something new. that is part of the idea behind re-establishing diplomatic relations with cuba. >> when something doesn't work for 50 years. you don't just keep on doing it. you try something new. [applause

kevin corke is live with more for us now. kevin. >> reporter: jenna, good day to you and that's a great question, people wonder. at what cost to israel? that is the question on the minds of many in the international community as it relates to more details coming out about a proposed framework on an arms deal with iran. the president in the interview as you pointed out with tom friedman of "the times" remained very forceful with his contention no matter what is a part of the deal the safety of the israeli people will not change. >> not as if in all these conversations i'm leaving all of my, you know, rifles, you know at the door. we're walking into these negotiations and everybody knows that we've got the most firepower and we're not relinquishing our capacity to defend ourselves or our allies. >> reporter: friedman went on to call it, the obama doctrine which is a sort of idea that you can sort of break free from lond-standing american policies towards former bad actors if you will or former adversaries like burma or cuba or i

kevin cork is on the campaign but before that we are going to start with doug luzader following the rubio announcement. >> florida senator marco rubio will be the third republican to officially enter the race. he gave a little preview of what he is pektsed to say. >> i will announce whether i will run for senate president or commission near of the football league. >> he made the announcement from the freedom tower the ellis island of the south which has significance to the cuban exile community. florida always pays an outside role in presidential elections. but never before quite like this. beyond park co rubio and connections to florida he has jeb push expected to -- jeb bush who will announce soon. >> have to say it is pretty exciting. speaking of announcing, any indication on who is expected to announce after rubio on either side? >> i think jeb bush is likely to announce relatively soon. he has had his toe in the water for some time. the democratic side you have a lot of names that are potentially going to get in including mark o'malley the former governor of maryland. all of the guys

kevin cork is live with the news at the white house. >> reporter: i would love to join you on a much happier note. unfortunately, the news today is certainly anything but. the president today expressing on behalf of the american family winestein and laporto. wineste winestein was abducted from his home and terrorist posed as neighbors. the family believed they could a difference and dedicated their live do is the mission. the president took responsibility for the mission that took their lives. >> on behalf of the united states government i offer our deepest apologies to the families. as soon as we determine the cause of their detect, i existed this operation be declassified and disclosed publically. i did this because the two families deserve to know the truth. >> reporter: also killed was an american al-qaeda man 36-year-old man from oregon and a few questions people might have -- i should point out another man was killed and among the many questions, harris, why the delay in finding out about these operations that apparently happened back in january and are for others that have bee

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correspondent kevin corke is at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the defense department confirms the uss roosevelt is spanning the red sea and gulf of aden and into the arabian sea to intercept any ships that may be carrying weapons to assist the houthi rebels. tehran's support of the insurgence comes as the arms talk continue and the p5+1 coalition and anti-american rhetoric from tehran. >> translator: americans europeans and some apple polishes fabricated the myth of nuclear weapons to say that the islamic was a threat. no. the threat is america itself. >> reporter: meanwhile, at the white house, president obama welcomed to the oval office the crowned prince of the united arab emirates as concerns grow about tehran's role of instability and nuclear capability. >> the crowned prince of the uae does have concerns about the ability of iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. that's why we are going to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> there is no stipulation that this aggression be halted, where at the start of the agreement or with the lifting of sanctions. >> reporter: th

fox news white house correspondent kevin cork joins us live. kevin? >> hey kimberly, great to talk to you tonight. you are right. this is enormous opportunity tor con congressional lawmakers to make sure that they hold the white house accountable for any deal moving forward with the iranian regime there are a couple of points i want to make sure your listeners understand. one of them requires the white house, in tirk the president. also it requires that every 90 days at the white house and again in specific that the president ensure that iran is also holding up its end of the bargain. it does not by the way eliminate the necessity for sanctions if they don't adhere to the terms it of the deal. so it's an enormous victory for congressional lawmakers. i should point out that california senator barbara boxer did sign off on this deal and that really seemed to be the tipping point in the coalition on the hill. as you pointed out a sweeping victory for bob corker the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee a 19-0 voted in the senate it would see

correspondent kevin corke is at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the defense department confirmsss roosevelt is spanning the red sea and gulf of aden and into the arabian sea to intercept any ships that may be carrying weapons to assist the houthi rebels. tehran's support

correspondent kevin corke is at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the defense department confirms the uss roosevelt is spanning the red sea and gulf of aden and into the arabian sea to intercept any ships that may be carrying weapons to assist the houthi rebels. tehran's suppo

let's start there and get the latest from kevin cork at the white house. >> it was a move that was certainlypens next. cuba will remain on the list of sponsors of terror for the next 45 days until that designation is officially rescinded unless congress can come up with a veto-prove override which would seem highly unlikely at this

kevin corke live from the white house with more. kevin? >> reporter: jenna, good morning to you. you hit the nail on the head. there is plenty of skepticism to go around but there is plenty of hope at least there is a broad framework somehow the two sides, iranians and americans and international partners will be able to could a less and create a comprehensive deal by the end of june. if you listen to josh earnest, white house press secretary who was on fox news today you get the sense white house is hedging their bets a bit. listen to josh why americans keep saying if as it relates to the deal. >> what we have done through this agreement if we complete it and iran lives up to it, we'll verify that iran is not able to acquire a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: if if, and if. plenty of skepticism we talked about around the world but one person who seems to be somewhat encouraged by the deal is iranian president hassan rouhani said this underscores iran's right to enrich uranium. we will follow along the framework if other powers do the same. but it is not sitting well in israel. here

correspondent kevin corke tells us that the white house is peddling. >> reporter: and with that, lawmakersot their wish, a voice in the proposed iran nuclear talks, a setback for president obama who previously threatened to veto legislation to give congress a deal. >> this is a runaway train. we had significant support. >> reporter: the white house had to withdraw its veto because democrats and republicans alike are recoiling from what they have seen over the last two weeks and what they heard from secretary carry over the last two days. >> reporter: over 100 phone calls by secretary of state john kerry, they voted 19-0 in favor of a bill that would guarantee a role with congress in the talks. legislation, if passed would likely be signed by the president. there has been strong opposition to political oversight. dennis mcdonough wrote congress saying that legislation would have a negative impact, create divisions within the international community, emboldening hard liners. adviser valerie jarrett says there's a reason for the sudden change. >> senator corker worked very hard to make some a

correspondent kevin corke is at the white house tonight. >> reporter: the defense department confirms the uss roosevelt is spanning the red sea and gulf of aden and into the arabian sea to intercept any ships that may be carrying weapons to assist the houthi rebels. tehran's support of the insurgence comes as the arms talk continue and the p5+1 coalition and anti-american rhetoric from tehran. >> translator: americans europeans and some apple polishes fabricated the myth of nuclear weapons to say that the islamic was a threat. no. the threat is america itself. >> reporter: meanwhile, at the white house, president obama welcomed to the oval office the crowned prince of the united arab emirates as concerns grow about tehran's role of instability and nuclear capability. >> the crowned prince of the uae does have concerns about the ability of iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. that's why we are going to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> there is no stipulation that this aggression be halted, where at the start of the agreement or with the lifting of sanctions. >> reporter: th

correspondent kevin corke looks at both sides tonight. >> first of all, i want to congratulation senators widen and hatch forwyden and hatch. >> reporter: this bipartisanship is over shadowed by the strong opposition within the president's own party. elizabeth warren, chuck schumer and nancy pelosi have all criticized the proposal saying it would add provisions onto deals that wouldn't pass muster on their own. >> i'm concerned that we're rushing too quickly that will have major economic consequences. >> all of the evidence that i've seen is that this hurts middle class incomes and i can't be forward in that regard. >> reporter: the bill would give congress an up or down vote with no amendments on a deal that would authorize the white house to create the largest trade agreement in american history. the transpacific partnership, a sweeping 12-country pact including partners like australia, japan, mexico and canada. >> the trade agreement i'm proposing would actually strengthen our ability to force other markets open and strengthen our position compared to where we are right now. >> and i t

kevin corke has the tragic story from the white house tonight. >> as president and as commander in chief i take full responsibility for all our counter terrorism operations including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. >> reporter: president obama at times emotional, apology for the accidental deaths of two hostages including an american held by al qaeda since 2011. maryland doctor warren weinstein and giovanni la porte toe were inadvertent victims of a drone strike meant to hit an al qaeda compound. >> as a husband and as a father i cannot gib to imagine the anguish that the weinstein and lo port toe families are enduring today. i realize that there are no words that can ever equal their loss. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence confirms the men died january 14th in a strike that also took the life of ahmed if a ruk, also an american. the white house offered few details about the action declining to say where and when the strike took place and why it took three months to tell the american people. senior intelligence officials tell fox news that the strike was no

white house correspondent kevin corke is at the white house. >> john karl and others and of course, you heard my question there asking the simple question, do you believe or do you not believe that as secretary of state did hillary clinton meet the so-called standard set by the white house? we all know he that she signed different documents saying that she would adhere to certain policies that she ultimately did not follow. and so we simply asked a simple question. and repeatedly we have seen josh earnst kind of punt on an answer, greta. >> you know, kevin it's just simple did. she disclose it or not to the white house? it's either yes she did no she didn't. and then when you see the white house press secretary do the double step. it's fair to be suspicious. why doesn't he find out the answer, why doesn't he go back and ask and say i don't know i will tell you later. that's the problem this sort of dodging that they do so naturally people are suspicious. and, you know, they have the information, yes or no? >> absolutely spot on. and i want to add one more thing. it's not earn earnst' jo

. >> kevin corke, thank you. >>> officials in yemen say al qaeda terrorists have taken control of a major airport, a sea port and an oil terminal in the south. they say insurgents clashed with members of one of the country's largest infantry big gads and that many leaders of that brigade land away. several former platoon mates of sergeant bowe bergdahl say the country's top military official knew that bergdahl had deserted yet he was hailed as a hero by the obama administration when it traded five taliban commanders to get him back. the men say in 2009 then joint chiefs chairman admiral mike mull len acknowledged the desertion while visiting afghanistan. >> matt asked him, so you know bergdahl tee cert issed and what's going on with that basically? and admiral mull len said, yes, you know, with he know all the circumstances surrounding berg tall walking away from the op and we're still -- we're still working on getting him back. >> after a length wree investigation the army announced last month it is charging bergdahl with desertion. >>> the clinton foundation will go right on accepting f

. >> kevin corke live at the white house. thank you so much. >>> the white house has given the deal its tentative seal of approval. now it's up to congress to decide if they will let this play out. lawmakers on both sides have spoken out about what is being given up and whether this deal is really a deal at all or maybe just a surrender. speaker john boehner saying, quote congress must be allowed to fully review the details of any agreement before any sanctions are lifted. as we just said the president is set now to meet with top congressional leaders by the end of today. but israel's prime minister, not happy about any of this. >> iran is a regime that openly call forzs for israel's destruction and openly and actively works towards that end. just two days ago, in the midst of the negotiations in luzon, the commander of the security forces in iran said this the destruction of israel is non-ne non-negotiable non-negotiable. >> bret baier is here to weigh in on all of this. we're just hearing now president obama going to meet w

kevin corke has the tragic story from the white house tonight. >> as president and as commander in chief i take full responsibility for all our counter terrorism operations including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. >> reporter: president obama at times emotional, apology for the accidental deaths of two hostages including an american held by al qaeda since 2011. maryland doctor warren weinstein and giovanni la porte toe were inadvertent victims of a drone strike meant to hit an al qaeda compound. >> as a husband and as a father i cannot gib to imagine the anguish that the weinstein and lo port toe families are enduring today. i realize that there are no words that can ever equal their loss. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence confirms the men died january 14th in a strike that also took the life of ahmed if a ruk, also an american. the white house offered few details about the action declining to say where and when the strike took place and why it took three months to tell the american people. senior intelligence officials tell fox news that the strike was no

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. >> kevin corke joins us now as a crowd of more than 30,000 expect today gather there on the south loanost egg rolling time. >> if you've never had a chance to experience this, i want to encourage you. make your way down here just once. i want to show you something quickly. i have the easter egg roll collection. they're all fancy colors as you can see. al i can hold that still for craig. you've got petunia purple, sea breeze blue sea green sunburst orange. and down at the end -- i don't know if i'm allowed to do it. better to ask forgiveness than permission. this is unique. all the eggs are actually signed on the back by the president and the first lady. this is actually signed by both and sonny the first dogs. they have pawprints on that. it's a fun day. terrific characters behind me. give them a wave, guys at "fox and friends." thank you very much. >> the eggs are made out of wood because if the kids took home a commemorative real hard boiled egg they keep it on the shelf and in a couple weeks they would be a health hazard. >> why did you bring that up? you're killing me. it's right.

kevin corke here to explain.ihood of a timely completion of this process. i'll have that for you in just a second. the administration's point of view from the white house they remain cautiously optimistic at least somehow a framework can be completed in the coming days. this as the talks continue as another all night session at the negotiation table. >> the reason there is not an agreement is because there continues to be differences on important issues. and it's only through resolving those differences that we'll be able to reach an agreement. and time will tell whether or not that is possible. but based on the amount of time that's been expended, and dedicated to these negotiations that time is coming soon. >> ready to walk. so says josh earnest. meanwhile, the major sticking points in the talks obviously include when to lift sanctions and how much nuclear technology iran will be allowed to produce within the guidelines. if you're looking for a quick fix, think again says the iranian foreign minister. >> a writ

white house correspondent kevin corke reporting from the white house live on this kevin from the whiterspective what is next in the battle to reclaim baltimore? >> that's a great question. it has been so devastating to watch the charm city to go through all of this, but from the white house perspective it is about the three cs moving forward. the three cs, would be conversation call to action and conversion. what that means essentially from the white house perspective take your message directly to the community. that is the conversation. the call of action is about motivation. you want to get people moving in the right direction. then conversion is about changing not just the dynamic, but also changing conversation away from protests, getting it back what happened led to unrests at least in part. as unfortunate circumstance involving freddie gray. martha? martha: kevin, thank you very much. we are watching developing news situation from the iranian foreign minister who is blasting republican senator tom cotton during a speech in new york city right now, saying sanctions will be lifted

kevin cork is traveling with the president live in panama city panama.hat behind this push to remove cuba from the terror list. the obama doctrine, this idea engaging former adversary and turning pariahs into partners is something they take seriously at the white house. the trips to jamaica and then here in panama, this is on many levels all about cuba. can they be removed from the lift of the sponsors of terror. the white house can't broadly make this happen. it's a process that keeps on going. >> i'm not going make any news on the status of that ongoing review by the administration. but reviewing their inclusion on the list is a natural part of taking the kind of steps the president believes is in the best interests of the united states. >> reporter: the white house is hoping have much that this process can wind up and we may find out as soon as the president's visit here if that has taken place martha. martha: that will get a lot of attention and pushback from capitol hill. >> reporter: pushback. you could see you it's a grab the lapel and shove back.

kevin corke is live at the white house.tap today? >> good to talk to you. you're right. always expect the president, especially in a circumstance like this where he welcomes a dignitary, in this place the prime minister of japan. usually the president will have a remark we expect the president to have something very strong to say about what has been unfolding over the last several days. as you pointed out, recently confirmed u.s. attorney general did meet with the president. she has been watching this very kafr carefully. her office releasing a statement an investigation will be on goeg into the death of freddie gray allegedly because of a so-called rough ride given to him by police. here is the recently confirmed attorney general on the unrest in baltimore. >> we can emdue our criminal justice system with both strength and fairness for the protection of both the needs of victims and the rights of all. we can restore trust and faith. both in our laws and in those of us who enforce them. >> trust in the law and in those who

we'll live with kevin corke. >> i love politics.ression over the next and a half marco rubio looking to take a page out of the plibook of barack obama. get this, he's obviously trying to catapult himself on to the national stage by announcing his rollout for the white house at the freedom tower in miami. he hopes to change many of the policies of the sitting president speaking of change he wants to change the conversation and maybe steal some of the spotlight from hillary rodham clinton. her big rollout, including her announcement on twitter yesterday, it was a bit of a hiccup roll out. she had a google plus account, all that stuff was good, the statement had its own issues. had a pretty nice video and i should point out. she talked about her road trip to iowa. tweeting that the van was loaded and she's setting off for iowa. she met a great family. she also resigned from the board of the clinton foundation. not that will stop people from talking about donations from foreign governments. >> eyes are on her and scooby and marco rubio.

. >> what elizabeth just read and steve led off was not news to kevin corke.you. deadline? we don't believe in deadlines. let's be honest, this is a serious story. however, the talks are ongoing as you point out. by the way, a british foreign secretary said there is a broad framework they're working on. obviously there are many key details that have to be worked out. i have a picture i'd like to share with you from the situation room. the president and his key advisors, including vice president biden. you see rhodes in there among others all hearing from secretary of state john kerry. and the five partners are said to have made significant progress. we've heard that before. it has been slow going according to the ap. the french russian and chinese counterparts left last night. white house press secretary josh earnest said the deadline is arbitrary. as long as the talks are advancing there's no need to stop now. >> if we're getting serious engagement from the other side to just abruptly end the talks based on this -- based on this deadline. the fact is, if we a