republican senator mark kirk and democratic senator robert menendez are both skeptics. they have a bill that would impose new sanctions on iran, which iranians warn could be a deal-breaker. senate majority leader harry reid is sitting on the bill. although the bill has significant bipartisan support. president obama is urging u.s. senators to give this interim agreement with iran a chance. >> my preference is for peace and diplomacy and this is one of the reasons why i've sent a message to congress that now's not the time for us to impose new sanctions. >>> question, why do 59 senators, republicans and democrats, support the nuclear weapon-free iran act and its contingent sanctions on iran? i ask you, ryan. >> well, you know, they are being accused of supporting it because they want to scuttle these negotiations. the white house has gone on the record and said that, quote, unquote, certain senators ought to be up front if they want war with iran, because the argument that they are making is that unilateral sanctions would allow hard liners in iran to play the victim car

during his visit here it is also scheduled to meet with defense secretary chao cable and senator robert menendez the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee and on a related note japanese prime minister shinzo lobby says he wants to meet with the leaders of korea and china to explain why he visited the controversial yasukuni war shrine. late last month that said monday that i love between the three northeast asian neighbors is extremely important for peace and security of the region he said he also once explained his reasons for wanting to an end japan's pacifist constitution and goes after the second world war the basis of plea rejected the overtures from tokyo on monday the foreign ministry spokesperson said on his visit to the us including trying this regard at the chinese people. seoul has yet to comment on this latest remarks. before your dna and another began. get the latest line from seoul. any expert analysis from ages fourteen with a viewpoint on the cold its global network and why on arrival that. he always on standby. south. a controversial new subsidiary of the state tryin

missions but nobody got time for peace especially senators robert menendez and mark kirk of the senate foreign relations committee who are sponsoring a bill seeking to add a fresh new round of crippling sanctions mendez calls it an insurance policy in an op ed he wrote for the washington post he describes the bill as a necessary contingency in case the negotiations fail. does anyone else notice how a logical this is unless of course menendez means an insurance policy for failure lest we forget that sanctions don't work and have time and again proven to not only not hurt the regime but hurt the people instead they you wouldn't know any of this if you're watching the corporate media because they've had justin bieber music videos on loop for the last twenty four hours and you know it's bad when even t m z is back paging the bieber scandal to cover real news about us foreign policy not just covering it but breaking it yes you heard me right just this morning t.m. broke open another huge scandal involving u.s. troops obsessed with desecrated dead bodies now i must warn you the following ima

congress turned its attention to the credit card breach and now senate banking committee members robert menendez, chuck schumer, and mark warner have called on committee leadership to hold a hearing as soon as reasonably possible on the safety of consumer financial data. the point of the hearing, does congress need to pass tougher cyber security rules? senators want to examine whether market participants are taking appropriate actions to safeguard consumer data against fraud and identity theft, and specifically in target's case, how did hackers penetrate their system, and why did it last more than two weeks? no date on when the hearing might be. the senate is out of session until january 6. >> what kind of power does congress have in this space, or is it more of a public grilling? expect to lawmakers make an example out of target but what is less clear is what congress will be able to do. as you know, they had little luck passing any cybersecurity reforms. this latest letter to the banking committee urges the federal trade commission to investigate the breach. standing outside of a target store

the justice department is investigating robert menendez. it then there's chris christie.estions today about christie's tie to the top contractor for hurricane sandy recovery. the christie administration quietly fired the contractor effective monday after widespread complaints including inept management, poor communication, and long delays. hgi won its contract last may. after the law firm made a $25,000 donation to the republican governor association headed by chris christie. the administration has offered no reason as to why the contract was terminated. this comes as federal prosecutors subpoena christie campaign a campaign. >> hey, alex. >> hello, my friend. i have to say amid all of this swirl, what do you make of this moment in american politics? usa today says it doesn't take much of an ethical compass to determine that the gifts aren't the right call. what do you think? >> i think we're living in an age we can find out anything that anyone is doing. we're hyperaware of what people are doing. we've seen scandals like these happening for decades now. i just think that

in a letter to president obama democratic senator robert menendez quotes, allowing for expanded crudeve only to enhance the profits of big oil. can force u.s. consumers to pay even more at the pump. i urge you to reject any attempts to send more u.s.-produced crude oil abroad. meanwhile in the house, senior aids say the issue has yet to gain very much traction. much back to you. cheryl: rich edson. thank you, rich. david: investors enjoy terrific gains in 2013. what can they expect in 2014, as the fed taper continues. talk to one of the streets most influential strategists, barclays's barry knapp to find out where he is seeing opportunity. cheryl: we'll ask him about sock soccer as well. as we approach the new earnings season we'll look at potential curveball that could deflate some company earnings. all about the dollars placed in the global currency markets. we're back in two. ♪ hi, i'terry and i ve diabetic nerve pain. i worked a patrol unit for 17 years in the city of baltimo. when i first started experiencing the pain, it's, it's hard to describe because you ha a numbness... but

currently, 16 senate democrats led by robert menendez of new jersey are poised to join senate republicanshat could be the single biggest diplomatic and foreign policy accomplishment of this administration. a real shock at a peaceful resolution to the iranian nuclear program and perhaps an entirely new chapter in our fraught and dangerous relationship with the middle east. after 30 years of silence, iran and the u.s. are engaged in direct talks over the fate of iran's nuclear program. agreed to an interim deal that requires iran to roll back some of its nuclear enrichment and open its doors to inspections. two countries try to work toward a comprehensive agreement that would ultimately result in iran abandoning any nuclear weapons program in exchange for lifting sanctions and perhaps full diplomatic recognition in both directions. this would be, to quote joe biden, a big fing deal. now, there are a set of usual suspects who are apoplectic at the thought of peace. >> we're giving them an additional $7 billion, some people say as much as $20 billion which they'll use to continue to spread te

fbi is investigating robert menendez.new york the justice department is investigating senator menendez's efforts on behalf of two fugitive bankers from ecuador. whether the senator crossed the line in trying to help him stay in the u.s. issued a statement even after a false smear campaign launched begins senator menendez. anonymous sources making outalan dish charges. >> aiken plans to run against renee elmers in a republican leading district and that's is tonight's speed read. thank you for being with us. thank you to gretawire.com. heard of the exchange between richard sherman and michael crabtree. does this change your mind about sherman. vote in our poll. bill o'reilly is next. good night from washington. see you tomorrow night. 9 p.m. fox broadcast. >>> the o'reilly factor is on, tonight. >> what's the worse, absolute worse part of being president of the united states? >> worse part of the job is i have got the jacket on on super bowl sunday. >> guess who is interviewing the president on super bowl sunday live? your

. ♪ >>> the investigation into new jersey senior senator robert menendez is deeper than initially thoughtc news has learned the u.s. justice department is investigating his effort on behalf of two bankers from ecuador convicted of embezzlement down there. this as the senator is already under investigation for his involvement with a big campaign donor from florida. a statement from mendez's office calls the allegations outlandish and says the senate helped the bankers because he believed they had been politically persecuted down in ecuador. we'll be right back. whoo! ♪ oh! nice! great! [ laughs ] a shot like that calls for a postgame celebration. [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're gr-r-eat! [ male announcer ] what kind of energy is so abundant, it can help provide the power for all this? natural gas. ♪ more than ever before, america's electricity is generated by it. exxonmobil uses advanced visualization and drilling technologies to produce natural gas... powering our lives... while reducing emissions by up to 60%. energy lives here.

the fbi is reportedly looking into robert menendez of new jersey the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee allegedly helping two fugitive bankers to stay in the up s. >> the justice department said we are not aware of any inquiries. but we believe the facts that the -- that the facts will confirm this. >> it's not good news for the senator. you never want to hear fbi investigation. it sounds like a bad political thriller, the top line story. he's helping ecuadorian fugitives convicted of bank fraud and embezzlement back in their country. these brothers didn't give him money directly. but they family members kicked in $10,000 to him directly and $100,000 to the democratic party. martha: they say this family was the subject of political persecution in ecuador so they are seeking to protect them here because they believe they were wronged in their home country and the extradition laws that apply should not take precedence in this situation. but it raises a question that goes back before that, rich. is it routine for senators and congressman to call the department of state and call t

new jersey senator robert menendez chaired the honest hour and a half long hearing. >> one of the biggest challenges in biggest opportunities before u.s. foreign policy today is getting the relationship between the united states and china in the context of our rebounds for the asia-pacific right. i can think of few individuals were able and qualified at this important moment in history than our friend and colleague, the senator from montana to provide advice and guidance to the president congress about how to get the relationship right. is your welfare welfare commission is likely to become the world's largest economy in all this need to embrace that fact. six of the 10 largest container ports are china as our numbers 11 and 12 on that list, which presents terminus opportunities for american exporters. u.s. experts china have increased by $40 billion in the past three years alone from 67 billion to 106 billion to mccready and sustaining u.s. jobs in sectors across the board from under board fermata built in power generation, machinery, aircraft and other vital industrial sectors. do the r

however, it's significant that a majority of senators including several democrats, senator robert menendezd be who are sanctions. they say sanctions are essentially what brought the deal about. they think it's effective. the white house disagrees. there have been discussions behind the scenes with the administration urging members of congress to hold off on any new bill or legislation to impose new sanctions. >> okay. kristen, thank you so much for that. joining me now where a view from iran is the tehran bureau chief joining me on the phone. let's get to what the iranian government is saying about all this. what are you hearing? >> reporter: iranian deputy foreign minister has been involved it if all the negotiations especially the last crucial negotiations in geneva. negotiations especially the last crucial negotiations in geneva. negotiations especially the last crucial negotiations in geneva. negotiations especially the last crucial negotiations in geneva. negotiations especially the last crucial negotiations in geneva.s especially the last crucial negotiations in geneva. he gave a pre

robert me end in easy, the democrat -- menendez keeps wanting to pass a sanctions bill that would in the hospital put sanctions on oriental right away but say down the road if they don't comply and the white house has been very strong saying even this would blow it up and so far those democrats have been happy to fight the good fight, say to their constituents. i tried and they wouldn't let me do it. it's really going to depend on what happens over the next weeks. that interim deal that was worked out a month ago still isn't in effect yet. that's got to happen soon and then what happens over the six months of negotiations. john: how relevant is this to any of the campaign? >> of course it's so irrelevant -- i know. on the show i can do it. it's hard to believe that many americans are going to be paying much attention to this when they're much more focused on issues like their health care and certainly on the economy. what's going to be interesting, though, is whether or not the president can show some strength -- alexei has been talking about getting that trust back. here's a place t

robert, i can't wait to see the film. congratulations. >> thank you very much. >>> and up next, menendez mcdonald for all of the talk of money'son politics, one decade of data is proving we need more money in the system, not less. he will explain that next. [ screaming ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing the bold, all-new nissan rogue with intuitive all-wheel drive because winter needs a hero. ♪ open to innovation. open to ambition. open to bold ideas. that's why new york has a new plan -- dozens of tax free zones all across the state. move here, expand here, or start a new business here and pay no taxes for ten years... we're new york. if there's something that creates more jobs, and grows more businesses... we're open to it. start a tax-free business at startup-ny.com. >>> the issue of money in politics is back front and center. former republican governor of virginia bob mcdonnell and bob menendez are under pressure for their conduct in office. mcdonnell indicted on bribery charges and menendez facing a widening d.o.j. investigation into his contact with two fugitive bankers. while many campaign finance laws try to limit sp