breaking news with bob menendez, is this herro he can act on part of -- >> no, menendez made his positionr from the beginning. no surprise. schumer already counted votes. heroism, i have seen chuck twisting arms and flipping votes on the senate floor. david: chuck schumer. >> if he wanted to show real courage he would flip votes his way. >> no, he already counted votes. no secret where his al islands alliance stands. david: no profile of courage. senator brown, will hillary not be nominee for the democrats? >> if it is present field, i think she will be. america will not elect a socialist. in new hampshire he is leading because independents are playing in republican primary. democrats will stay home. they're mostly ultraliberal. david: all the old white men by the way. joe biden -- >> joe biden looks way better than jerry brown, al gore. >> john kerry, joe biden would shake it up quite a it bit. they're poking and prodding around. kerry feels he got robbed. he should have fought back on whole host of things. he came within this close of being president. right now, if it is the present fie

menendez. what i can tell you is the reporting that was done by the office and the team at the state department was thorough. are menendez: so you neither saying it was accurate or inaccurate. esther chairman, and then to the ranking member who asked about possible reforms to the law, it seems to me that it at leased confidentially should be transmitted to congress to understand the deliberations took place, so that if in fact the reuters article was true, that after 17 disputes, that the tip office supposedly said that these countries should not be elevated, that they lost 14 times, which is the worst ratio, if it is true, that is some to the cover should know. the tip office recommended either malaysia or cuba stay on tier three as reuters suggests? undersecretary: senator menendez, the party does not comment on internal indications. sen. menendez: levy ask you this. when did you begin to engage with cuba since we didn't formally establish key medications until after march 1, 2015, which is a

. >> menendez is the senior democrat on the foreign relations committee. menendez says he's concerned the deal does not do anything to dismantle iran's nuclear capabilities. he says contrary to what the president has been saying it's not an all or nothing deal. he called on congress to reject the deal but not in its entirety. he encouraged the president to go back to the negotiating table and get a better agreement. a group of nonproliferation arms control experts people like hans blix, former head of the iaea, they say this is a good deal, they support it and this is tougher than other deals that the u.s. has signed.

. >>> new details revealed in the senator menendez bribery case. the senator has repeatedly blasted the allegation has an unfair smear. we have the latest developments. >> reporter: senator menendez insists he never misused his office to give special help to an accused medicare cheat and a campaign donor. he said medicare rules were unfair and noueeded to sae changed and the plane trips he took on the doctor's private jet had nothing to do with his position. but for the first time, justice department motions detailed what three leading officials have to say about menendez's efforts on behalf of that florida doctor, accused of overbilling medicare by millions of dollars. so that senator menendez would have the opportunity to advocate on behalf of dr. melgen. sebelius said it was all about dr. melgen that rieting. tom harkin als took a meeting and told the fbi that he felt . melgen was, in ct, cheating medicare. menendez and melgen deny wrongdoing and both filed motions seeking dismissal of all charges. one reason, they allege the fbi and the prosecu

. >> today governor christie met with senators booker and menendez about funding an nj transit tunnel under the hudson but he didn't want to discuss it with our christine sloan. >> will you support a tunnel project, sir? what happened in the meeting? christine. >> coming up at 6:00, what we learned today about plans to pay for the tunnel project. >>> a second prominent democrat will vote against the iran nuclear deal. >> senator robert menendez announced his decision today complete with a comprehensive speech spelling out the reasons why. jessica schnedier is here with more. >> senator menendez joins new york senator chuck schumer in his pledge to vote down the deal. menendez spoke for 45 minutes at seton hall university today stressing that this isn't about politics, it's about potentially game changing policy. >> reporter: it is another blow in president obama's campaign to gain support for the iran nuclear agreement. prominent democrat menendez listed point by point the reasons he will not support the deal. >> i am deeply concerned this is a significant shift in our nonproliferatio

menendez: ok. so, the reality is one of the main justifications for the upgrade of malaysia you have testified to is the government's effort to introduce amendments to strengthen antitrafficking laws and provide additional support for victims. it is my understanding these amendments were not introduced april 3 and these were not approved by the malaysia parliament until june. is that correct? sarah sewall: that is correct. i would refer you to the center determining tier three companies. one of the factors includes the determination the country is making significant efforts. sen. menendez: offering amendment before they ever are introduced and before they become part of the law, even before implementation to suggest that commitment? sarah sewall: they made progress over the last calendar year. sen. menendez: i've heard that answer before. ann richard reaffirmed the 2015 tip report covers until march 2015, which means malaysia's handling of the refugee crisis will only be reflected in the 2016 repor

menendez says he's concerned the deal does not do anything to dismantle iran's nuclear capabilities. he says contrary to what the president has been saying it's not an all or nothing deal. he called on congress to reject the deal but not in its entirety. he encouraged the president to go back to the negotiating table and get a better agreement. a group of nonproliferation arms control experts people like hans blix, former head of the iaea, they say this is a good deal, they support it and this is tougher than other deals that the u.s. has signed. congress has until mid september. even with menendez's lack of support they have enough to pass without his support. >>> in south sudan, president salva kiir says he needs more time to read the peace agreement. u.n. security council says the conflict has to stop. >> given the outrageourageous fe of the parties to reach an agreement yesterday, now must mean a readiness of the security council to take action, to mobilize our collective resources and increase pressure accordingly on those frustrating peace. and we must advance meaningful effort

this time, it's new jersey senator bob menendez, the senior member of the foreign relations committee. he says the deal allows iran to use the money it gains to further destabilize the region. so how could the senator's opposition hurt the president's effort to get lawmakers on board? cnn's senior white house correspondent jim acosta tells us. >> reporter: christine, the list of democrats coming out against the iran deal is growing, as expected. the senate foreign relations committee's former chairman bob menendez announced his opposition to the nuclear agreement and joining senator chuck schumer who has also sided against the deal. here is what senator menendez had to say about his opposition to this deal. >> i have looked into my own self and my decision to principle may unfortunately lead me to a an popular course, but if iran is to acquire an nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it. >> reporter: menendez is hardly the biggest setback for the white house. that distinction goes to republican senator jeff flake who likely ended any white house hopes for bipartisan support for th

schumer and now menendez. itself a similar storey in the house of representatives. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell said on monday that president obama has a likelihood of success in the upcoming vote. the other side has its politics. iran's parliament holds its own vote in the coming days. the supreme leader says the fate of the deal is unclear and assured iranians if approved, it would not bring undue influence. >> we will not allow economic penetration or political or cultural penetration or presence into the country by the united states >>> secretary of state john kerry has been working the phones. in the face of the menendez defection, kerry's spokesman once again made the case for approval. >> it makes america safer, not to mention israel. it is far better to deal with nefarious activities of the iranian regime when that regime does not possess a nuclear weapon >>> it's a little after 10 in the morn in thailand, and the man hunt is on for a suspect from monday's bombing at a bangkok shrine. police released surveillance video. more than 20 were killed, a

but senator menendez is being targeted. think they are real thing against him. >> it is clear they are making it an issue. >> totally agree. but i think what he say in spanish is i think he has stuff -- it means you have a tail they could step on. he has stuff against him. >> so, it is me! >> he has stuff against him that they can use. and i think that the fact that he is coming out against this shows how strongly he feels about it. >> that is an interesting point. >> he mocked the president. he said hope is not national security strategy. he feels very strongly. >> he was challenged after the speech about if the sanctions would stick if the deal doesn't go through. and thanks for coming clean on the tail. i didn't know. >> so i am watching the president recently say yes to arctic drilling. that last people of paper for shell to continue on with drilling and putting more oil in our hands. how does this play through with the iran deal? >> there is an easy answer that is denied by democrats. any time you increase our capacity

senator robert menendez of new jersey. senator, thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you, bill. >> the senate this past week voted on a transportation bill that did not include construction of this new tunnel. you voted against it. what happened? >> well, this was an attempt to have a national highway of mass transit bill and say that it was a six-year bill, which i would applaud, except that it only had three years worth of funding. so as it's written, it's $58 billion short. as it relates to the president's request to congress for highways and mass transit, it's $135 billion short. it doesn't deal with some of the critical challenges as we have in the region, a region that produces 20% of gdp of the entire nation, about $3.5 trillion to our national economy, and it woefully -- not only is it woefully underfunded, but the way they try to fund it is to put a tax on individuals who acquire mortgages, to sell our oil supplies under the strategic petroleum reserve at a fire sale, to take monies from things that are to

mike viqueira, what are senator menendez's reasons for voting against the deal? >> it's interesting, tony, the first democrat to represent president obama's deal comes a month from congress. but though they're taking a break, it's behind the scenes, and today president obama lost one of his own. it's another blow from another senate democrat. new jersey's bob menendez said that he'll vote against president obama on the iran deal. >> at the end of the day, what we appear to have is a rollback of sanctions, and iran only limiting it's capability, but not dismantling or rolling it back. >> his announcement was not completely unexpected, but it does provide a window on the sensitive politics around the campaign to win congressional support on the deal. joining menendez, bob corkish, the chairman of the foreign relations committee. washington post, rather than end iran's nuclear program, over time this deal industrializes the program of the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. supporting or rejecting the deal, both sides are counting be congressional votes, with cong

. >> as you know, senator ma den des- is a senior -- menendez is a senior member so he carries clout and he joins chuck schumer now. all of this certainly not good for president obama but despite schumer and now menendez it still does not appear there are enough votes to override a likely presidential veto. senator bob menendez announced his decision today telling an invited audience that iran has violated too many treaties before to be trusted now. >> i know that in many respects it would be far easier to support this deal as it would have been to vote for the war in iraq at the time. but i didn't choose the easier path then and i am not going to now. i know that the -- >> reporter: in a lengthy speech, menendez offered an alternative, rather than a 10- year agreement, he says it should be 20 years or longer and he says the u.s. has to get something in return for easing sanctions. >> and we should make it absolutely clear that we want a deal, but we want the right deal and that a deal that does nothing more -- >> reporter: in our area new york senators are split on the issue, one no

the federal government is saying menendez corruption was clear, plain and obviously he use the words of one of his fellow senators to throw him under the bus. tom harkin from iowa met with representatives from mende's office and said within 30 minutes he thought something wasn't right with the way he was handling himself, saying he was quote score screwing medicare. these screwing medicare. these were wars between the defense team and the prosecutors ahead of the trial that is coming up and they have all been throwing shade on one another as much as possible. they pack catty remarks about typographical errors and were trying to sort it all out with our guest. >> in your opinion, money and politics is just you take the money, you do the pavers, nothing wrong with it, does anything constitute official misconduct or bribery, or corruption. >> i think they have to draw a line that has not been drawn in a lot of these cases. the quid pro quo crow i give you this free you do this is blurry. it's blurry not because we don't have enough laws to define it, it's blurry because the truth is, ne

menendez: let me ask you this. serious concerns about politics having influenced the decision to upgrade cuba. there has been no progress on issues of force labor. we all know the castro regime is complicit in nearly all cases. the cuban government prescription thousands of doctors, including combating ebola in africa. in addition to the fact the regime grabs 70% of the wages paid by the world health organization to ebola medical mission participants, there are more troubling considerations that did not make the tip report. for example, the madrid-based news platform reported cuban doctors were forced to list the cuban government and not their families on provided life insurance policies. the two of the 2015 tip report states that cuba is a sourced country for adults and children. many children in cuba are second or third generation and in some cases as young as four years old. in a country with virtually no reporting data on human trafficking, the willingness to allow international human rights organizations or ng

so you have bob menendez challenging that motion. which is something that the president did not want. but he did get something else today, and that is the support of some 70 experts in h the area of nonproliferation, which endorse the deal, they sent a letter saying that this is tougher than other deals the united states has signed on to in the past, and that it should be supported so a bit of bad news for the obama administration. a bit of good news for the obama administration today. a bit of good muse and bad news, how much trouble will he have getting this through? house republicans have said they have enough votes to vote down the iran agreement, in the house. of representatives. it doesn't look like they have enough toe to sustain a veto. which is what he has said he would do, if they vote to eliminate the deal, now congress has a month left to act, to vote down this deal. if that's what they want, and in that time we are seeing intense lobbying efforts on both sides. but in particular proponents are spending a lot of money to

where senator bob menendez is announcing his opposition. the democrat has been a harsh critic of the white house, but insists that is not what he is behind this decision. earlier today, the chairman of the foreign relations committee also said he would vote no. he joins almost all other republicans on that side of the issue. mike ma kera is live with us, mike, you have been watching to what senator menendez has been saying so why. why is he opposed to the deal? is. >> well, these are arguments with i have heard before. it's military applications, siting a secret facility, it was secret called parching within iraq, he says it is important to know how far iran had gotten towards their ability to weapon nice and harness power for military purposes. he says it allows the ballistic program to go forward. that can reach key allies within the middle east. key allies of the united states, including israel. he says the break out time after 15 years and this is a very familiar argument as well, goes down to just act zero. remember, the stated goal an

. >>> new jersey senator bob menendez is now opposing the iran nuclear deal.enendez, the senior member of the foreign relations committee is the second democrat ij senator senator to reject the deal. menendez said his decision does not sway his support president obama. >>> you might recall chuck schuler of new york was the first democratic senator to come out against the iran deal. he says it has too many flaws. president obama pledged to veto a congressional rejection of the deal if that happens. >>> 5:48. you've got to see this enthusiasm video we got from out west. what's called a firenado engulfing the air in boise last weekend. the firefighter who shot this says it was shooting flames 100 feet into the air while dropping hot air and ashes on to firefighters' helmets. most of them say this is the first time they've ever seen anything like that. wow. >>> meantime, authorities are seeking international help to fight the growing number of fires out west. more than 90 uncontrolled fires are burning. close to 64,000 acres have already burned in central washingt

nuclear program. >> menendez the second democratic senator to announce he'll reject the deal.y the fate of this bill comes down to democrats on capitol hill. >> reporter: democratic senator robert menendez says he will vote against the obama administration's deal to curb iran's nuclear program. >> my overarching concern is that requires no dismantling of iran's nuclear infrastructure and only mothballs that infrastructure for 10 years. >> reporter: me then dez, a senior member of the senate -- menendez, a senior member of the senate foreign relations committee, joins senator chuck schumer in opposition. republicans in control of the house and senate plan to pass a resolution disapproving the agreement, but in order to kill it they'll need the support of more democrats to override a presidential veto. dillon williams is with j street, a jewish lobbying group that supports the deal. his group has purchased a $5 million national tv campaign. >> it's good for america, good for israel of. >> reporter: but menendez says the deal threatens israel as well as the entire middle east. >>

menendez is a senior member of the senate foreign relations committee and said the deal hands too much power to iran, and he's concerned about a potential arms race in the middle east. >> at the end of the day, what we appear to have is a rollback of sanctions, and iran only limiting its capability, and not dismantling it or rolling it back. >> reporter: the congressional vote on the deal should happen in september, and new york's senior senator, charles schumer opposes the deal while kirsten gillibrand and chris murphy both say they support it. booker and blumenthal are weighing their decisions. >>> the fda has approved what is being called the female viagra. the controversial bill alled addy is the first designed to boost the sexual desire in women it can cause low blood pressure and fainting as some of the side effects and will have a warning on it. >>> the hiring of a transgender staffer after the obama administration outpointed ralfie says he's the first openly transgender official to serve in the white house. she was a policy adviser for the national center for transgender for eq

menendez and the eye doctor deny wrongdoing. they want the judge to dismiss all of the charges. the judge is expected to rule on the motions this fall. >>> construction is under way at the site of a $500 million ferris wheel project along the staten island water front. the new york wheel project was approved in 2013. so up to 1400 passengers will be able to climb aboard this thing at one time to be lofted more than 60 stories into the air to view the scenery of new york and new jersey during a slow-moving 38-minute ride. the observation wheel is set to open for business in 2017. >> it looks pretty. would you give it a whirl, janice? >> absolutely. i absolutely would. it looks like a lot of fun, yeah. >> yeah, it does look fun. >>> so we're checking on weather now. some storms we're tracking moving through northeastern opinions pennsylvania now into the catskills tonight and will trigger showers and storms in the area in the morning through midday tomorrow and points east. it's moving in the direction, general eastward direction. nothing expected in midtown tonight. you can see t

federal prosecutors have filed their response to hundreds of pages of legal filings from menendez.ratic senator wants his case tossed out and has raised allegations of misconduct by government prosecutors. but the prosecutors say the indictment is the result of an exhaustive investigation that spanned more than two years. menendez is charged with accepting gifts and bribes from a florida doctor in exchange for political favors. >>> immigration is one issue. pope francis is expected to discuss it during his trip to the u.s. next month. that's according to the u.s. ambassador to the vatican. he also expect the pontiff to talk about income inequality, family problems and the environment. he believes francis may also allude to gay marriage which is now the law of the land, in addition to visiting philadelphia the pope will also make stops in new york and washington, d.c. he will become the first pope to address congress. >>> a congressman from new jersey is offering people in his district the opportunity to see the pope during that visit. congressman tom mcarthur announced his office w

. >>> new jersey senator robert menendez is now opposing the iran nuclear deal.nior member of the foreign relations committee is the second democratic senator now to reject that agreement. yesterday, he said he's against the deal because iran violated u.n. security council resolutions while boosting its nuclear program. menendez said his decision does not sway his support for president obama. >>> and you may recall chuck schumer of new york was the first democratic senator to come out against the iran deal. he said it just has too many flaws. president obama pledged to veto a congressional rejection of the deal if that should happen. >>> and some local jewish groups opposed to the iran deal will hold a community meeting in cherry hill tonight. they've invited new jersey congressman donald norcroft to attend. >>> the navy s.e.a.l. program will soon be open to women. the top admiral says there's no reason to ban anyone who can pass the gruelling training regimen. applicants face a six-month course that includes under water and demolitions training. other service br

menendez said that he's concerned the deal does not do anything to dismantle iran's capabilit nuclear capability. he called on congress to reject the agreement but not in its entirety, to encourage the president to go back to the negotiating table and get a better agreement. now the president did get a vote of support on tuesday from another area, that's a group of none proliferation arms control expert, that group says that this is a good deal. they can support it. and historically it's tougher than other deals that the united states has signed. congress has until mid-september to reject the nuclear agreement even with menendez's announcement, it looks as if the president has enough support to sustain his deal. >> the results are in for sri lanka's parliamentary election, the prime minister is likely to remain in office the ruling party polled 106 seconds while the opposing party got 105. we have reports now from the capital of colombo. >> the results are finally in at sri lanka's parliamentary election. now basically what will happen is the prime minister is expected to be invited t

chuck schumer and now menendez. it's a similar story in the house of representatives, but at least one republican thinks the president will win. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell told reporters monday president obama has a great likelihood of success in the up coming vote. the other side has its politics, too. iran's parliament holds it's own vote in the coming days. the supreme leader said the fate of the deal is still unclear, and assured iranians if approved it would not bring undue american influence. >> we will not allow either economic penetration or political and cultural penetration and presence into the country by the united states. >> secretary of state john kerry has also been working the phones. in the face of the menendez defection, he made the case for approval. >> it makes america safer it makes our allies safer, not to mention israel, it's far better to deal with nefarious activities of the iranian regime when that regime does not possess a nuclear weapon. >> jonathan, looking at a list of endor

. >>> new developments now in the corruption case involving new jersey senator bob menendez. the justice department is pushing back against efforts by the menendez to dismiss the indictment geagainst him. federal prosecutors have filed a response to hundreds of pages of legal filings from menendez. the democratic senator wants his case tossed out and has raised allegations of misconduct by government prosecutors. the prosecutors say the indictment is the result of an exhaustive investigation that spanned more than two years. menendez is charged with accepting gifts and bribes from a florida doctor in exchange for political favors. >>> now to the latest on the investigation into pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane. kane issued a statement today looking to the court system. she wants to know how and if she should release pornographic e-mails she claims are related to her case. kane is charged with leaking grand jury information to a newspaper, then lying about it. she insists the allegations stem from a pornographic e-mail scandal uncovered by her office. several people

i don't know who is advising senator menendez. i would not question his motives, but he's wrong.because the truth is if this deal does not go through, it is not approved, israel and the united states will be isolated. iran will continue with its nuclear program. there will not be daily inspections, robust verification and what mr. samore just said, the sanctions will go by the wayside, maybe not immediately but already our allies in this, russia and china as well as many other countries are looking to get in and take part of the iranian economy. >> let me ask you first, then back to mr. samore. valerie, i know you so i can call you valerie. can we actually watch this verification? is this something we have to trust them for or we don't have to trust them, we just watch them? >> i don't think there's any trust. given iran's track record of cheating and lying on their nuclear program, it would be foolish to trust them. so what i'm impressed with is that the inspection of the monitoring system has a number of measures which i think will improve our ability to detect efforts by iran

menendez, anything you want to say in closing? sen. menendez: we thank you very much for allowing us to have this than you, and i do realize once you've burnished to us all of these e-mails and phone conversations and letters about this, we may reach a that this process was full of integrity. my. corker: that is not thinking today, but i certainly will await all of the information coming to us. i want to agree with the ranking member. i don't ask a clean know what actions we need to take, and i know whatever we take will be done in a matter that is very bipartisan in nature and one that only seeks to have integrity within this program, but i think certainly that this meeting raises major concerns about whether this is something that has run amok, but we -- and sometimes, i just want to state that when companies and realize that they can affect the process to benefit it, financially, let's face lying occurs. it occurs in departments. we need to make sure that we understand this fully. i have hope that voluntarily all begin information w

and on tuesday senator menendez, democrat from new jersey, did just that. >> if iran is to acquire a nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it. it is for these reasons that i will vote to disapprove the agreement. john: with every republican senator already opposed to his deal and many democrats staying quiet, president obama needs at least 34 senators to vote in his favor. but in a further complication, on wednesday the associated press reported that a side deal between iran and the iaea, international atomic energy agency's, nuclear inspections will allow iran to self-inspect its suspected weaponization research site at iran's military complex. critics of the deal say that this arrangement will allow iran to cheat. is the iran deal doomed? eleanor: absolutely not. first of all, there's some reporting that the a.p. story about that side deal doesn't exactly hold up. and i don't think there's anything out of the ordinary in the arrangements between the iaea and iran. secondly, i think the administration has made a convincing case that it's a very strong verification regime. and i

new jersey democrat bob menendez is speaking right now at seton hall university in south orange, newsays he will oppose the nuclear agreement as well. the senators making his announcement in front of an audience. it makes him only the second democrat in the senate to oppose the accord. senator chuck schumer is the other. theremcconnell concedes are probably not enough votes to override the president's expected veto. in bangkok him authorities say a suspect in a deadly explosion was spotted on security camera footage. they are looking for a man who was seen taking off a backpack and then walking away. at least 20 people killed and more than 100 others wounded and the bomb exploded in the bangkok shopping area that is popular with foreigners. investors in china may be betting the government will cut back its effort to prop up stocks. chinese stocks fell today by the most in three weeks. we spoke earlier with anastasia amarosa about the situation. high inu look at who is the china play, it's latin american countries. the fragile five is now fallen to a troubled 10 because countries like

menendez is another case. i am not from new jersey, but he -- this is a guy under indictment currently and is facing a whole raft of problems and has been ideologically opposed to this thing from the very start. amy: let me ask you about some of the major criticisms of the deal. daysr one, gives iran 24 before outside inspections begin. two, a lifting of the ban on conventional and ballistic weapons. three, iran's economy may improve once the sanctions are lifted so there is this risk iran will funnel money toward terrorist groups. different senators are raising this issue, saying terrorist groups like hamas and hezbollah. >> well, ok. the first thing, the 24 days is is an -- this exaggeration. in fact, the inspections may begin instantly. but if there is resistance -- in other words, let's say the united states suspects or something going on in a particular site and we provide evidence that something is going on and others agree with us, the iranians that are left in the position of resisting that and pushing

senator bob menendez pulling his support.e it will be difficult to block the deal, even if congress votes against it. many are influenced by israel's staunch opposition to the plan. ron is joining us, the ak ba ambassador to the united states. why is this not the right deal for this time? >> because this is a deal that doesn't block iran's path to a weapon, it paves the path. that's if iran complies to the deal. we're not sure if that's the case. what you have here, at best, in the second decade, they could have an entire nuclear arsenal. it's a heavy price to pay. if it were a deal you were blocking it and dealing with the sponsor, that would be one thing. here you are not blocking the path to the weapon. you are going to give them hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, which they are going to use to fund terrorism and they are saying they are going to continue their policies. they are getting no change in iran, no change in behavior. the same regime and leaving them with a nuclear capability they are going to

menendez is joining schumer in opposition. former chairman of the relations committee says he is urging fellow lawmakers to push for a better agreement. >> whether or not the supporters admit it, the deal is based on hope. hope that when the nuclear sunset clause expires that iran will have succumbed to the benefits of congress and global immigration, hope the hard liner wills have lost their power and the revolution will end the goals. hope that the regime will allow the iranian people to decide their fate. unfortunately it's not a national security strategy. >> senator menendez opposition may have little impact on the future of the deal. three more democratic senators officially support the agreement. authorities in thailand released security footage of a suspect wanted in connection with monday's bombing in bangkok leaving 22 deed and 122 injured. a video shows a man in a yellow t-shirt near the shrine. he enters unnoticed, leaves the backpack on a bench, stops to take a picture before leaving the scene. the spokesman said

this time it's the senate foreign relations committee former chairman bob menendez. >> if it's a bombl not have my name on it. >> that is the biggest set back of the week and that goes to republican senator jeff blake who ended support for the deal. >> they're saying that it does not tie the hands but the plan text of the agreement seems to do so. >> but the president that was out at the beach today on martha's vineyard is not throwing in the towel. he is engaged on the issue and adding that we remain confident that the majority of the house and senate will support the deal. that's critical as the republicans face an uphill battle and needing more to defly the president and vote to block the agreement and then join gop efforts to over ride any presidential vetoes and that explain why senator leader mitch mccolonel was saying that the president has a great likelihood of success. >> new deal. new deal. >> republicans say that they will have the final say and tear up the deal when getting in the oval office. >> to reel any time anywhere inspections the united states without anyone's perm

it's new jersey democratic senator robert menendez explaining today why he will vote against it. >> my overarching concern is that requires no dismantling of iran's nuclear infrastructure and only mothballs that infrastructure for 10 years. >> menendez joins new york's chuck schumer who has already said he's against the plan. republicans in control of the house and senate plan to pass a resolution disapproving the agreement, but in order to kill it they'll need the support of more democrats to override a presidential veto. congress now has a month to vote on that deal. >>> coming to america britain's prince harry. he's planning to visit washington to promote the invictus games, a sporting event for wounded service men and women to be held in orlando, florida. the prince is expected to come to the states sometime in october. however, specifi not been announced yet. >>> a major development for the so-called little pink pill, details on what the fda ruled late this evening. >> we'll come back, track a few showers on first alert doppler, but first we'll talk about pollen and it's been stea

bob menendez was bob corker's counter part, he now under indictment on corruption charges. he is of course still is influential and active in the senate. he has not stepped out from the senate itself. he is giving a speech at seat ton hall university, he is expected to come out against the deal, joining chuck schumer, of course, who is expected to become the leading democrat to top democrat in the senate, and the next congress in 2017, in opposing the deal likely another blow to the white house after today. to overcome opposition in the senate. >> so this someone to be close, what about some other democrats and republicans? >> it is going to be close, rochelle. and you raise a good point, because it is august recess, it is impossible to get a nose count, on many that have opposed this deal, are lining up martials their force, to lobby people at town halls across the nation, again, we have this mcconnell quote, saying that the president has a great likelihood of success in overriding the veto. remember it requires two-thirds of the house and the senate. but a lot of this is

. >>> the justice department is pushing back against new jersey senator bob menendez.he senator is trying to have his corruption indictment dismissed. yesterday, the government called its case an exhaustive focus and disciplined investigation. menendez is accused of accepting luxury trips and campaign donations from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. >>> happening today, a school funding fight continues in delaware county. the chester upland district is waiting to hear if it will get much-needed money to spend on its students. hundreds of the district's charter school teachers rallied outside the county courthouse yesterday. inside, a judge heard arguments for and against funding. hundred s of parents and teaches are expected to show up today to drive home the need for financeding. >> these kids are ready to go in with the funding that was already set aside for them to be able to have a great productive school year. that's the most upsetting part about it. >> parents and educators did not anticipate ruling today but they fear an unsettled state budg

new jersey's bob menendez can a senior member of the foreign relations committee joining senator chuck schumer in rejecting the deal. >> we have now abandoned our long-held policy of preventing nuclear proliferation and are now embarked on a preventing the proliferation but on or containing it. which leaves us with a far less desirable, less secure and less certain world order. sandra: president obama has pledged to veto a congressional resolution of the approval. also breaking this morning, new developments in the hacking of the infidelity website ashley madison.com. it seems like the story gets worse and worse. lauren: juicier juicier. a dating website ashley madison passed last month and don't nearly 10 gigabytes of information, member account details, login, description of what customers were seeking in this wired magazine reports, credit card information all made of vulnerable online on the dark way. hackers called itself the impact team and they demand the site's owner take down the ashley madison as well as established men.com. here is their response. the criminals involved in t

. >>> the justice department is pushing back against new jersey senator bob menendez.hat senator is trying to have his corruption indictment dismissed. yesterday, the government called its case a, quote, exhaustive, focused and disciplined investigation. menendez is accused of accepting luxury trips and campaign donations from a florida eye doctor in exchange for political favors. >>> ç4:36. happening today, civil rights leaders plan to deliver a letter to new jersey's u.s. attorney asking him to intervene in the case of a deadly police-involved shooting in cumberland county. >> show me your hands. show me your [ muted ] hands. >> this is video from the traffic stop in question. in bridgeton last december where police shot and killed reed. last thursday, a grand jury decided it should not indict the officer involved. >>> a suspicious death investigation continues today in new castle county, hockessin. someone called police after spotting a black audi sitting idle for an unusually period of time. when officers got there they found a male victim sitting in the driver's

that has not swayed robert menendez. >> no, well i have many specific concerns about the agreement. my over arching concern is it requires no dismantling of iran's nuclear infrastructure, and moth balls it for 10 years. not one sent finaling will be destroyed under the agreement. >> from new york, kristen saloomey explains why menendez is not backing the agreement. >> bob menendez is the second democrat to come out against the deal. he's a senior democrat, a statement that the obama administration didn't want to hear. he says that he is concerned the deal does not do anything to dismantle iran's nuclear ambitions, and thinks contrary with the president, what he is saying, that it's not an all or nothing deal, and called on congress to regret the agreement, but not in its entirety, to encourage the president to go back to the negotiating table. the president got a vote of support on tuesday from another area, and that is a group of nonproliferation arms control experts. people like hans, the former head of the i.a.e.a. national nuclear watchdog agency, and that says this is a good de

later on today, anthony johnson fox will meet with governor christie along with smear menendez and booker and the topic of discussion will be the gateway project. it is that multibillion dollar plan that calls for building a new hudson river tunnel, a project that many believe is desperately needed now. there was a plan in the works but in 2010 governor christie pulled state funding because of possible cost overruns. there are two rail tunnels and they are more than a century old and in dire need of repair. a new jersey transit train with 200 passengers got stuck inside the tunnel causing significant delays for morning commuters then last month a series of electrical problems inside the tunnel caused days of delays and diversions. superstorm sandy is getting much of the blame for causing a lot of the damage to the tunnels in recent years. amtrak operates the rails and tunnels and equipment that is used by new jersey transit. last week an amtrak official told new jersey lawmakers that because of the tunnels age and years of wear and tear there could be a lot more problems ahead. so,ing the

robert menendez became the second democratic senator to come out against the agreement. >> i have looked into my own soul and my devotion to principle may once again lead me to an unpopular course. but if iran is to acquire nuclear bomb, it will not have my name on it. it is for these reasons that i will vote to disapprove the agreement and, if called upon, would vote to override a veto. >> now, senator menendez's opposition of the iran deal is not surprising, he's been one of the most vocal critics of the white house's effort since the beginning. he's been such a staunch opponent that certain conservatives muse that his unrelated indictment on conspiracy charges was a scheme by the obama white house to get him in line on iran. >> the very week when bob menendez showed incredible courage to speak out and call out president obama for the damage that his policy was doing to our national security, that coincidence is troubling that that very week, after two years, is when the justice department announces they're moving forward with a criminal prosecution. >> the indictment was clearly unsuc