chance thank you very much for the vats how's it all playing out at home though for mr netanyahu here is more from alan fischer and west or isn't. israel itself there is a consensus that iran is a threat to israel but with the dive there just how to deal with that threat that benjamin netanyahu in his right wing government very much of the view that the iran nuclear deal should be scrapped so they're very pleased that those on the other side believe a couple of things first of all that there are other ways to deal with iran you've heard that as well from senior military figures senior intelligence figures to see that while iran is in compliance everyone should just follow the deal but also opposition politicians believe that when benjamin netanyahu is talking about the iran nuclear deal he isn't talking about his own personal political problems remember there is an ongoing corruption investigation and so when he is talking about the threat that iran poses or saying that the u.s. president has done a great thing by pulling out of the deal then he is not talking about his own personal problems bit of a parallel

fischer. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary mattis, in last year's ndaa, congress required the department to evaluate whether existing cruise missile systems could be converted into ground-launched version as part of our response to russia's violation to the inf treaty. the department's response, which was a letter from undersecretary lord, was sent to the committee two weeks ago, and it states that dod is in the early stages of identifying the system requirements and is therefore unable to conduct an assessment at this time. i know the department is moving forward on broader effort, beyond just a ground-launched cruise missile, but i am concerned about the urgency of the response, because as we both know, we can spend the next three years finding requirements and analyzing alternatives and not conduct any actual research and development. so, i would ask what is your expected timeline for moving forward on this and have you set any kind of internal rules to ensure we don't spend years in this preliminary stage? >> tha

fischer reports from washington. a piece of history to be returned home at a special ceremony at the residence of iraq's ambassador in washington u.s. officials returned the ancient objects to the rightful owners mrassey how important is it to have these items you turned to security as part of our soul man you know. this is you know really important to us you have to understand that in iraq memories are long and so we really have a sense of kinship to today to these artifacts so you know imagine these things coming back home some of the valuable artifacts are more than five thousand years old and they include examples of the first writing system into religious texts and cool ones with texts from the rulers of what was then mesopotamia they were among the five thousand objects bought by the chain store hobby lobby from dealers in the united arab emirates and israel in two thousand and ten experts warned the company the items might be stolen but it went ahead with the parts as it's been fined more than three million dollars for breaking the law and had almost four thousand artifacts that were stolen removed when the criminal organizations still is merchandise and sell on the black market if funds o

mrs. fischer: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to pay tribute to my longtime scheduleer and dear friend vaughan weir. after five and a half years in washington, vaughan is returning home to her sprawling, tight-knit home in omaha. she started with me as an aide in my legislative aide in lincoln. it was an easy decision to ask her to come to washington as an original member of my team. she did a good job. she worked hard, and she was a joy to have around. she started out in the senate where so many do, answering phones and greeting constituents. that's hard work, but vaughan always did it with a smile on her face. it didn't take long for her to take on more responsibility, first as a deputy scheduler and later as a scheduler for nearly four years. throughout that time, vaughan always did her job with a special blend of diligence and humor. she's earned a reputation in the senate as a top scheduler and the life of any party. it's no exaggeration, mr. president, to say that vaughan has been the beating heart of my office