our white house correspondent mike viqueria joins me now. mike, you've worked in washington for along time. does this white house like summits more than others? >> they do like summits. they wanted to do this lately last year, and not because it's a political hot potato and a conservative cause celeb celebre, but in a very comprehensive way, that there's sensitivity, they don't want to single out the muslim population here in the united states and there was sensitivity leading up to that. that was the fine lining that you're referring to. the white house is very cognizant that if you emphasize the aspects of countering violent extremism, then you are feeding the propaganda machine of those who would go overseas to fight with al qaeda, and that is the goal of this summit if you will, probably turn the phrase, you're absolutely right, to have a community based approach towards intervening and getting to young disaffected individuals before they become susceptible to the message that's coming from some quarters in their community. >> so on one s

mike viqueria is live for us on capitol hill and mike where do things stand right now? >> reporter: tony this was supposed to be plan b when republicans could not or would not pass a clean bill. this was supposed to be a punt. they were to extend the funding for another three weeks while they worked out the internal funding in the caucus on alcohol but it fell apart in public view of reporters and cameras right rite on the house floor. a surprise, many reenls, republicans conservatives want the be department to go unfunded, some 52 of them voted against the measure joined by 172 democrats a virtual unified front that brought the bill down. we are here 90th was an now. it was an animated debate. time and time again throughout debate the president defended by nancy pelosi just after that. >> mr. president, you have usurped far too much power we can't let you destroy the constitution any further. >> i say to my colleagues, if they wanted tovale the poor choices let the republicans do that. if they have multiagendas here, about integration and the rest, let them go down tha

mike viqueria, what are the latest developments?>> still no white smoke from the inner offersest of john boehner. the senate has gone ahead and passed a one week extension of funding a temporary patch work measure in anticipation of the house doing the same tonight. but again that is by no means decided. basically the senate has gotten sick of waiting around for house to make a decision. there has been talk that the house is going to put something like that on the floor late tonight to try avert that deadline. still nothing decided and it is the unforgiving mass of the house of representatives, can they get enough republicans the go along with it, can they get enough democrats ogo along with it. to that end the president had been going over contingency plans. with jeh johnson the secretary of homeland security. harry reid in the senate, nancy pelosi. talking about a strategy, going forward here in terms of what the republicans ton house put on the floor. and again -- republicans on the house put on the floor. >> one week extension o

thomas. >> mike viqueria at the white house. germany's chancellor angela merkel last been in power now for nine years emerging as arguably the most powerful political figure in her country since the end of world war ii. maria ines ferre has the story. >> germany's chancellor angela merkel follow the money. 17.5 trillion economy is the largest in the 28 member european union. that's put merkel in the position of being the de facto leader of the entire eu. ones that other countries turn to like greece whether they get in distress. when she speaks to leaders about changing their behavior. >> translator: europe experienced the hard way what it means when the basics of our european peace framework are challenged especially the free self determination of the nation. exactly, that is, what russia is doing to the ukraine. >> reporter: in her third term as chancellor, merkel is now the eu's longest serving head of government. often referring to her as mutti mommy. her dedication to thrift. her staunch refusal to rack up debt, even if it

. >> mike viqueria is at the white house tonight. mike susan rice's comments seem to be escalating the situation between the administration and israel. >> it's remarkable antonio people watching this situation says it is worse than it has been in a generation between an american administration and the prime minister's office in israel. a lot of people very concerned. consider the fact that you've heard susan rice the national security advisor obviously a senior official in this administration saying the relationship itself is being threatened by the destructive behavior not only by john boehner but by prime minister netanyahu himself. couple what kerry has said, accusing prime minister netanyahu and the israeli government of quote unquote cherry picking information from those negotiations with iran and the western powers and saying that the information is being used to cast the negotiations in the worst possible light. going so far as to say that the united states is not going to be sharing information with the closest ally, and that

tony. >> mike viqueria at the white house. mike appreciate it. >>> this is the attempt to end the fighting in eastern ukraine. u.s. european union met in june. met in france during ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of d day. in august the leaders met again in belarus. a ceasefire plan was announced in early september but has since fallen apart. in october l president putin petro poroshenko and vladimir putin met. the french president nato with announcements as well today, if you haven't been paying attention and you tuned in just a day this intensity in diplomacy tells us what about the situation in eastern ukraine? >> well, it's looking like the russians have decided to resume resumesupporting the ethnic separatists to launch their offensive. for a while around christmastime and so on it looked like we had reached ostalemate. that the ukrainian army had stopped advancing. the separatists held onto some territory and then we thought it would calm down. putin was make statements that it sound he like he was willing to bac

mike viqueria is at the white house with more. mike. >> john clearly this is an opening bid. the president concedes that himself and what is promising to be a long and contentious debate in congress. the president is proposing to walk a very fine line between democrats, who are weary much mission creep when the president says he doesn't want american troops in a combat role and republicans who have more votes they want to see more military presence, no enduring offensive ground operations. john that was the phrase inside this resolution that the president sent to congress that raises the most eyebrows and causes the most jitters frankly, how long is that, how short is that? they want to hear concrease assurance -- concrete insurances from the president. >> the resolution does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. >> reporter: the president went so far as to provide an example of when ground troops might be inserted into the ground war. if there was a combination of ground

tony. >> mike viqueria at the white house. mike, thank you. >>> the administration will try to lift an order blocking the executive action. the white house will attempt to lift the stay on monday. could defer deportations for up to 5 million undocumented entrants. in libya at least 50 people were killed in the eastern part of the country. fighters loyal to i.s.i.l. are claiming responsibility for bombings in the town of koba. >> it was early morning when a triple car bomb ripped through the town of koba. >> third explosion half an hour later targeted ins sistles being since close to the police station. >> reporter: the largest number of was at the filling station. bombing was likely in retaliation of egypt's recent air strikes in nearby der nah. derderna.actions, recognized by the u.s. government in tobruk. friday's bombing underlines how much the air strikes have further destabilized the country. >> i am so happy that i'm safe. the issue is much bigger than us but all of a sudden we were targeted. we lost our jobs, many thing

mike viqueria is at the white house with more. mike. >> at the grass roots or community level. at a speech to the group president obama discussed fight fighting islamism worldwide. president obama came out forcefully against their leaders. >> they are not religious leaders, they're terrorists. [applause] >> and we are not at war with islam. [applause] >> we are at war with people who have perverted islam. >> reporter: in the days leading up to the meetings the president has been walking a fine line between the critics and the desire not to unfairly single out muslims both in the u.s. and abroad. he spent much of thursday's speech praising and defending muslims and their faith. >> no religion is responsible for terrorism. people are responsible for violence and terrorism. >> before the president spoke republican jeb bush gearing up for his own presidential run picked up the conservative line of attack. >> i think it's a mistake to think that i.s.i.s. is not what it is. it is violent extreme islamic terrorism. and the more we try to ignore that reality the less likely it is that

mike viqueria, what are the main parts of the strategy? >> tony you know what this really amounts to is a defense of the obama administration policy. today the white house is using a new phrase in this document, strategic patience they're calling it. the report is something that the administration has to put out periodically. the last one they put out was in 2010. what's different this time and what has dominated, the crisis in ukraine. the national security advisor susan rice was at the brookings institution, answering questions, one of which was when will the united states start arming ukraine's military in that fight against pro-russian rebels? >> we have not taken the decision yet to up the nature of our assistance to include lethal defense itch equipment. something under consideration but obviously, it is a significant step and we will want to do so in close consultation and in coordination with our partners. >> the administration is still deciding whether to reverse course. susan rice has done something not done before. emphasizing t

we begin with mike viqueria previewing next week's talks. >> thomas with all the issues on the table whenever these two leaders meet there is one that's dominated over the course of the last year and that's ukraine. and nowists taking now it's taking on a new urgency. fresh off her high profile trip to moscow where she and french president francois hollande met with vladimir putin in an effort to defuse the skating conflict in ukraine. there is daylight between president obama and european allies like merkel. after dismissing a plan to provide ukraine with lethal military aid obama is considering a reversal of course. >>> over the course of the year, mr. obama and merkel have struggled to stay on the same page over ukraine. ultimately the europeans went long and economic sanctions have taken a toll on the russian economy but hasn't stopped vladimir putin from abacking the rebels in eastern ukraine who are making gains. any further will certainly be exploited by putin. but it's not the only thing on the agenda. how to stop i.s.i.l including 500 to 600 from germany who joined the fight

mike viqueria has more. >> randall, you're absolutely right. the split between these two close allies, united states and israel is wide and growing more public by the day. as the day the speech approaches that split is only growing wider. with benjamin netanyahu's speech to congress just six days away, more bad blood and acrimony in what is already a tense relationship. in a television interview national security advisor susan rice put it bluntly. >> what has happened over the last several weeks by virtue of the invitation of the invitation invitation that was given by the speaker of the house there has been injected a degree of partisanship. it is not only unfortunate but it is destructive of the relationship. >> citing a desire to stay neutral in the upcoming israeli elections, president obama will not invite netanyahu to the white house. netanyahu was ambivalent. >> it is my duty to do everything to prevent this great danger to the state of israel. >> the exchange comes after the white house accused netanyahu of cherry picking aspects of the