>> i would not be qualified tonight to give you the exact characterization of the leahy law and what those criteria are. that while to say you have the other federal laws, at a minimum, the vetting would include in this circumstance whether or not these individuals or groups had these affiliations with terrorists, the assad regime, or affiliated with iran. that is why the language says at a minimum, the appropriate vetting includes these things which may not be president and other federal laws. >> i appreciate that. there are individuals who may be guilty of human rights abuses, who may want to see isil destroyed or maybe with us. i am just trying to figure out who are -- whether or not it is an absolute disqualification for anybody who is guilty of the , whetherhts violation there is an ability anyone like that would be trained or equipped. that is all i am trying to get. i get we don't want anybody who is associated with iran or al qaeda, but there are instances when people love committed human rights violation to say they like us. i don't think it is appropriate for us to be arming

law on the books referred to as the leahy law, that says units of a security force cannot receive u.s. assistance or arms or funding if they have been credibly shown to have been involved in war crimes and human rights violations in war. as i understand it and i have been told -- and those assessments are supposed to be made in the u.s. embassy and there is no body in israel in the u.s. consolate that has been followed up with. that would be interesting to , to pursue this. if it is true, you know, to remedy that. so there would be that kind of, you know, mandated reporting that might have consequences and i am not looking here in terms of, you know, so much cutting off arms supplies as much as giving incentives, in this case, to the israelis, to carry out more serious investigations and hold their own officers accountable. >> i do apologize in advance if i cannot get to you. i just want to hit around the room a bit. i will come back to you. let me go to the lady on the aisle. >> i am a physician and a member of j street. my question is for mr. coplow. you have not talk about the unit

law on the books referred to as the leahy law, that says units of a security force cannot receive u.sassistance or arms or funding if they have been credibly shown to have been involved in war crimes and human rights violations in war. as i understand it and i have been told -- and those assessments are supposed to be made in the u.s. embassy and there is no body in israel in the u.s. consolate that has been followed up with. that would be interesting to , to pursue this. if it is true, you know, to remedy that. so there would be that kind of, you know, mandated reporting that might have consequences and i am not looking here in terms of, you know, so much cutting off arms supplies as much as giving incentives, in this case, to the israelis, to carry out more serious investigations and hold their own officers accountable. >> i do apologize in advance if i cannot get to you. i just want to hit around the room a bit. i will come back to you. let me go to the lady on the aisle. >> i am a physician and a member of j street. my question is for mr. coplow. you have not talk about the united

law on the books, it's usually referred to as the leahy law after senator leahy, which basically says know, units of an armed force or security forces cannot receive u.s. assistance or arms or funding or anything of the like if they have been credibly shown to be involved in, you know, in war crimes, serious violations of human rights laws of war, et cetera. as i understand it, as i've been told, there's essentially -- and those -- those judgments, those assessments are supposed to be made in the u.s. embassy, coming out of the u.s. embassy in country x or country y and essentially there's nog nobody in israel in the u.s. embassy or consulate in israel that has been tasked with that. that would be worth following up on. that would be worth congressional inquiry, or individual congress people interested in these issues to sort of pursue this. and if it's true, you know, to press to remedy that. so that there would be that kind of, you know, mandated reporting that might have some consequences. and i'm not looking here in terms of, you know, so much cutting off arm supplies as much as g

israel's close allies starting with the united states, for instance there's law in the books that's referred to after senator leahyhich basically says, units of an armed force or security forces cannot receive u.s. assistance or arms or funding or any of the like if they have been credibly shown to be involve d in war crimes, serious violations of human rights, laws of war, et cetera. as i understand it, as i have been told, there's essentially -- and those judgments, those assessments are supposed to be made in the u.s. embassy coming out of the u.s. embassy in country x or country y and there's essentially nobody in israel that has been tasked with that. that would be worth following up on. that would be worth a congressional inquiry or people who are interested in these issues to sort of pursue this. and if it's true, to remedy that so there would be that kind of mandated reporting that might have some consequences. i'm not looking here in terms of so much cutting off arm supplies as much as giving out incentives to hold their own officers accountable. >> all right. i do apologize in advance if i don't get to y

leahy: mr. president, i appreciate the kind, heart-felt words of the distinguished majority leader speaking of tommy boggs, thomas hale boggs jr. many of us knew him well. i was at georgetown law school with tommy, and we ofttimes talked about those days and the friendships we had and so many of those people are still in this town. i think of him coming down the hall. we would see each other and we'd start grinning or laughing and whoever was the client was wondering what we were laughing about. it was usually something from the law school class of 30 or 40, or this year 50 years ago. he was very, very effective. he was very good. he had an easy going attitude that somehow cloaked the fact that he had a first-class mind, enpsyche -- encyclopedia-like knowledge. he had one unfailing attribute. he always told the truth, even if it was something you didn't want to hear. and he always kept his word. and he was a good friend. mr. president, on another matter, as one who had the privilege of being a prosecutor, i have great faith in our criminal justice system and the nen who have dedicated -- and the men and women who have dedicated their lives to making it work. but i also know th

law enforcement. the department of justice reports some 400,000 rape kits sit untested nationwide. now we report there's more to the story. vermont senator patrick leahy'segislation that would allocate over $150 million a year to clear the backlog has passed the senate thursday and is now moving to the president's desk. "america tonight" correspondent lori jane gliha, with a woman's case. >> the law enforcement response was worst than the rape. >> reporter: it would be more than a decade after megan evos was raped before she was taken seriously. >> i was made to feel i was a suspect myself. >> reporter: in 2003, a stranger attacked evos in her suburban memphis, tennessee home. she was just 16 years old. >> reporter: you're sitting there, 16 years old, they're telling you, are you sure you were remained? how troublesome was it? >> it was confusing, just confusing. >> was there a moment you didn't believe what had happened to you? >> no no no. >> the investigators who handled her case and a threat by her attacker to return and kill her if she cooperated with police evos decided to undergo an exam to prepare a rape kit. these tools are important for prosec

law that you are working on implementing. we are grateful for that and i'm grateful for senator leahy and his works get that done. we have to get it implemented. there will be big gaps and other matters that were we have made progress. we have a long way to go. pagenk your testimony of 4, you talk about keeping data and having betty -- better retention standards. students who don't want to do what they should be doing to help when they are bystanders. a whole range of changes which will take place. the one thing i want to ask in particular is now that you are making suress of these get implemented, how long will schools have to come into compliance? for the you, senator, question. thank you for your work on the campus save act. you make me very proud, sir. what we have been very clear -- we will issue additional guidance in the coming days to reiterate that institutions have to make their best good faith effort in their first year. the best good faith effort to comply with the statutory language. when institutions issued their annual security report in october, what we will be looking to see is that the schools a

law that you are working on implementing. we are grateful for that and i'm grateful for senator leahy and his works get that done. we have to get it implemented. there will be big gaps and other matters that were not addressed. so, we have made progress and we have a long way to go. in light of the campus save elements which you have spoken to a little bit in your testimony on page four, talking about clarifying definitions, keeping data, having better convention strategies, getting bystanders involved, too many students to do not want to do with the should be doing to help when they are bystanders. a range of changes which will take lace but the one that wanted to ask you is now that you are in the process of making sure these provisions get implemented how long will schools have to come into compliance? >> thank you for the question. thank you for your work on the campus save act. you make me very proud as a fellow pennsylvanian. what we have been very clear and we're are going to issue additional guidance in the coming days to reiterate the institutions have to make their best faith effort in this first year.

law enforcement official. let coverage of that begins tonight at 4:30 p.m. eastern. members of congress are weighing in on the attorney general's announcement a. on the senate side, this from patrick leahy -- again, president obama will have the announcement of his recognition -- resignation. secretary john kirby briefed reporters earlier today on the latest airstrikes against isis in syria, including the bombing of key oil refineries. he talked about the west -- the u.s. army division to iraq to provide assistance for iraqi security forces. , partner forces refineries isil oil located in eastern syria. an isil vehicle. we are assessing the outcomes of these attacks. initially, we believe they were successful. i will show you some imagery to demonstrate where that confidence comes from. these small-scale refineries provide fuel and money to finance their continued attacks. they are an economic asset to support future of rations. producing between 300-500 oil isrels per day, isil estimated to generate millions of dollars of revenue from these refineries. strategic attacks thet specifically to get at way this group sustains, leads and controls these oilfields. there will be more. if i can