the government of president rouhani is not going to win the next round of elections, and remember, he'st two years ago promised during his election campaign that he would sort out and resolve the dispute between iran and the west with regard to the nuclear program. so if he doesn't deliver on his promises, he is a lame duck president and he will lose his camp will lose, and we will have a conservative government within two year's time if that happens i am afraid there will be no more negotiations with the west over iran's nuclear program. so the stakes are high for both the reform assists and conservatives. >>> the syrian government has reportedly sent one of its top military commanders to recapture idlib. a coalition of rebel factions took the city from the arm over the weekend. al jazerra has been in idlib after that take over. as we report thousands of civilians are now leaving. >> reporter: people aren't waiting for find out what is coming next. until last week their city was thought to be one of the saver players in syria because it was under government control. but the armly lost

and another reason, mother of hasan reufnhasan rouhani died. it's rumored that france is taking a much more hawkish stance than others. james bays lausanne. >> how the cries i started and grew and what lies ahead for the troubled country. >> later a four hour gun battle at a police station. >> while i.s.i.l. says it's behind today's attacks in yemen can white house isn't accepting the claim. there is no clear evidence that they are behind the attack and claiming purely for propaganda value. aqap or anti-houthis are behind the attacks and the security situation in yemen is alarming. the fight to control yemen is between shia houthis sunni tribes and aqap. it is not clear what the u.s. or other countries can do to prevent an all out civil wars. >> five simple statistics paint a stark picture in yemen according to the online fact book 40% of yemenis live in poverty, 41% of yemenis are younger than 15 and 23% of those children work. among children under five, 41% are underweight. for more we're joined by abraham katabi yemeni, thank you for coming.

to attend hasan rouhani's 90-year-old mother. rouhani says iran will not respond to threats. >> world countries have realized that threats and sanctions are ineffective and the correct approach is to show understanding respect for nation. we have broken apart the organization of sanction he and this nation will be successful in achieving its lofty goals. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry will use the weekend to update his european colleagues. james bays reports. >> after almost six days of nonto the negotiations secretary of state john kerry is being positive. >> secretary kerry how is it going? >> we're make some plog progress. >> after lunch news that the talks were being adjourned for now. >> we're recessing the talks. >> and when will you rejoin? >> we'll be here next week. >> here in lausanne? >> we made lots of progress. yes. >> on what's become a daily morning walk by lake geneva, he said he was ready to work behind the weekend although it is start of the iranian hold of naruz, joining zarif and kerry in lausanne. talk

president rouhani and the chief negotiator in these talks, who is the foreign minister, clearly veryuch want a deal. he was elected on a deal of getting rid of those sanctions which have kept iran from shipping a good deal of its oil, cut them off from moral financial networks, it has made young iranian people feel like they cannot leave the country, come to study in the united states, do all those things that citizens of a normal nation could do. on the other hand, the deal has two pass both the clerics, including this supreme leader, and the iranian military which runs the military side of the nuclear program. just as president obama has to negotiate with the republican party on this, president rouhani has to go argue with the supreme leader and the military leadership. so tehran could say there is no way, we are not allowing that. >> you wrote this morning that part of netanyahu path problem is that he has yet to present as a scenario if we reject the deal that does not involve a military option. i thought he was suggesting the possibility of no deal intensified sanctions, and con

just as president obama has to negotiate with the republican party on this, president rouhani has too argue with the supreme leader and the military leadership. so tehran could say there is no way, we are not allowing that. >> you wrote this morning that part of netanyahu path problem is that he has yet to present as a scenario if we reject the deal that does not involve a military option. i thought he was suggesting the possibility of no deal intensified sanctions, and continued negotiations and hope for regime change our regime collapsed in iran. isn't that likely what will happen if there is no deal? >> it's interesting because you've now had the iranian foreign minister, president obama and secretary kerry all say publicly that if there is no deal they cannot imagine another extension. but you are right it's hard to imagine allowing a breakdown either. let's say there was a breakdown either march 31 came or june 30 came and they said we just cannot get there. would everybody walk away from it? i doubt it because to the iranians, that would leave the sanctions in place. to the u.s

but there's another reason, rouhani's mother died and his brother was one of the negotiators. p-5 plus one will make sure their position is unified before they return. it's been known that french president is taking a more hawkish position than before. james bays, lausanne. >> a federal judge said the obama administration had failed to prove that prisoners had been mistreated in countries like iraq and afghanistan. >> talks have resumed in morocco, created a security vacuum that's been exploited by i.s.i.l, the islamic state of iraq and the levant. the u.n. envoy coordinating the talks, the pressure is on to find a solution. >> this should be a decisive moavment because wemoment because we are as i said before in previous meetings running out of time. you know in the last days we have seen more fighting, we have seen air strikes we have seen more actions by daesh not only in libya but also this the region. >> hashem ahelbara has more. >> reporter: as far as this is concerned, we're getting more from the policies from the international recognized government of tobruk and the g

hasan rouhani president. the first contact between the two country's leaders in 34 years. by november, talks between iran and six world powers yield a break through with iran greeg agreeing to curb portion he of its program in exchange for a partial lifting of sanction he. >> let's bring bam the iranian american scholar the founder of the american iranian council a nonprofit that tries to improve understanding and dialogue between the u.s. and iran and he wanted to run to be president of iran. let's be really clear about these banking sanctions. iran is not a back water, it is a highly educated society and it is an industrial society. the sanctions brought treun its knees. itiran toits knees. >> rethink its strategy on the nuclear issue on the relation with the u.s. and even made the supreme leader to rethink its revolutionary stand against the united states. now the banking system has basically been completely strangling, almost strangling iran's economy. they have absolutely no -- >> you said iran is for all intents and purposes in a depression. money isn't worth anythin

the mother of the president of iran, hasan rouhani has died. they want to pay their condolences and the brother of hasan rouhani happens ton one of the maybe negotiators here. the p-5 plus one the international group the five permanent members of the security council plus germfully there are emerging signs of some possible splits in that group possibly france a little more hawkish than some of the other countries. for example, we believe the u.s. is looking for a deal for about ten years while talk france perhaps wants 15 or 25 years. and we believe that problem will be resolved or they'll try and resolve it in a meeting taking place often saturday in london. >> still with us max boot, a senior fellow at the council on form relations. max, you made the point that the poisonous relationship between netanyahu and obama could damage the relationship between the two countries but in context of iran do you see anything that has changed in terms of the u.s. negotiating posture vis-a-vis iran because of netanyahu's victory in israel? >> no, i don't th

conquest subjugation and terror. [ applause ] >> now two years ago, we were told to give president rouhani, and the foreign minister a chance to bring change and moderation to iran. some change. some moderation. rouhani's government persecutes christians jails journalists, and executes even more prisoners than before. last year the same zarif, which charms western diplomats, laid a wreath at the grave of the terrorist mastermind who spilled more american blood than any other terrorist besides osama bin laden. i would like to see someone ask him a question about that. iran's regime is as radical as ever. it cries of death to america. the same america that it calls the great satan. this shouldn't be surprising because the ideology of iran's revolutionary regime is deeply routed in militant islam, and that's why this regime will always be an enemy of america. and don't be fooled. the battle between iran and isis doesn't turn iran into a friend of america. iran and isis are completing for the crown of militant islam. one calls it's a the islamic republic the other calls its the islamic state.

president hassan rouhani's government presented new proposals in 2013 weeks after the inauguration. in november of that year agreement was released. iran halted enrichment in return for sanctions, talks began on a comprehensive agreement. joining us live is a journalist and commentator at the international newspaper. we appreciate your time. how badly does iran want a deal? >> well how badly the government wants, because not - because the camp wants any part of these negotiations. they are not happy because they were not there, calling the shots. they want to make history. >> could you explain the different factions. that's a better way of putting it. i shouldn't have lump the country together. explain how different groups in the country feel about this? >> yes, because as i said, they are not happy. they are not calling the shots. we have the parliamentary elections and the presidential race. the conservative parliament is so desperate to win. these two races they are desperate to win. they can only do so if the negotiations now fade. if the negotiations fail government of presiden

[applause] two years ago, we were told to give president rouhani and the foreign minister a chance to bring change and moderation to iran. some change. some moderation. rouhani's government persecutes christians, hangs gays, and executes even more prisoners than before. last year, the same man who charms western diplomats laid a wreath at the grave of the terrorist mastermind who spilled more american blood than any other terrorist besides osama bin laden. i would like to see someone ask him a question about that. iran's regime is as radical as ever. it cries death to america, as loud as ever. this should not be surprising because the ideology of iran's revolutionary regime is deeply rooted in militant islam. that is why this regime will always be an enemy of america. do not be fooled. the battle between iran and isis does not turn iran into a friend of america. iran and isis are competing for the crown of militant islam. one calls itself the islamic republic and the other calls itself the islamic state but both want to impose a militant empire first on the region and then on the enti

president rouhani has said that iran would never develop a nuclear weapon.ogether, with the international community, iran has said that -- the united states is that iran should have access to peaceful energy. there is a way for iran, if it is willing to take meaningful verifiable steps to show the world that it's program is for peaceful purposes only. host: that is the president in and addressed to the iranian people. a gallup pole came out saying that as nuclear talks progress, 11% in the u.s. see iran positively. from new york, democrats line. caller: good morning. host: how do you answer the question? caller: i don't trust iran. i don't trust israel either. when you pose the question as to whether we trust israel also. host: we are talking about iran because that is where the negotiations are happening. we will move on to glenn. good morning. caller: i think that -- i just don't think that should be as big of an issue as we are making it. israel has 200 nuclear weapons. and you are saying that no other country in the middle east should have nuclear weapon

inghasan rouhani's mother died. and france is taking a much more hawk ishesz position than others. james bays acknowledge al jazeera, lausanne. >> talks have resumed in more more morocco by the two sides of the libyan government. >> as we have said before in previous meetings running out of time. you know that in the last days we have seen more fighting, we have seen air strikes. we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya but also in the region. >> foreign minlts ministers from south korea, japan and china. at the summer of the dispute are the japanese sankaiko islands. analysts hope the meeting will lead to a leadership summit between the ministers head of state. rob mcbride joins us. what are the issues grm there are a number of? >> there are a number of issues. what they see a resurge ent nationalism in japan and an ongoing refusal for their perspective, south korea and also china were victims of invasion and colonization. which japan still refuses to stay responsibility for. she see shinzo abe as a hawkish leader. and impacted by ongoing territorial disputes which al

the toned down message from president rouhani. a deal is possible, but it depends on the political will. it is how secretary kerry deals with zarif. they have to choose if they want agreement or put pressure. progress has been made there are still divisions and issues that haven't been resolved of the eye the. the iranians are pushing back. now this article is something we are hearing already on the margins that france's position and view is more in alignment with israel. it wants the united states position on the talks to be tougher. they have a voice in these talks. it is not just secretary carry kerry. to have a direct input at the talks with the additional knowledge with the knowledge that they have from being inside the talks. it can potentially make getting a deal harder and the road rockier to get. >> a very rocky road with a lot of obstacles. thank you, nic robertson in london. >>> to yemen, u.s. officials declaring yemen on the brink of the civil war. the president is calling on other persian gulf states to prevent houthi

you have the negotiators, especially rouhani.rd liners in the iranian parliament who want to stay tough on this. want to have a firm stance. you have the supreme leader. he supports the negotiations going on. he said he doesn't expect any deal to happen but he does say he views a good deal very positively. counter balance that with the iranian population. you talk to people here many people will tell you that they do want some deal. they obviously want the sanctions to be lifted as fast as possible. many people reeling from the fact there is little investment in the country. they have little lifeline to other economies around the world. it weighs heavily on them. on the other hand majority of iranians say they believe their country should fundamentally have the right to nuclear technology and develop nuclear technology. it is interesting, there was a gallup poll that came up that said there are a substance number of iranians that nuclear technology should be something that is developed. there are varying opinions in the country.

[applause] now two years ago we were told to give president rouhani and foreign minister zarif a chance to bring change and moderation to iran. some change. some moderation. rouhani's government hangs gays, persecutes christians, jails journalists and executes even more prisoners than before. last year the same zarif who charms western diplomats laid a wreath at the grave of the terrorist mastermind who spilled more american blood than any other terrorist besides usama bin laden. i would like to see someone ask him a question about that. iran's regime is as radical as ever. its cries of death to america that same america that is called the great satan as loud as ever. now this shouldn't be surprising because the ideology of iran's revolutionary regime is deeply rooted in militant islam and that's why this regime will always be an enemy of america. don't be fooled. the battle between iran and isis doesn't turn iran into a friend of america. iran and isis are competing for the crown of militant islam. one calls itself the islamic republic. the other calls itself the islamic state. both wa

those are people around the president rouhani. he wants a deal and they are work are hard to a deal. that is renext reflected to make attempts to move forward. on the other hand christine, you have a few hard liners here in iran who felt iran should have walked away from the table a long time ago. people in the country who feel iran should strive for a nuclear weapons capability. that is something out here as well. if you look at the supreme leadership he has been trying to manage both sides. he has supported the negotiations but on the other hand he also said similar to president obama that he believes that a deal will be unlikely. if you survey regular people here the public opinion, there is cautious optimism that a deal could come through. there are many people who said they have seen positive signs in the past only to see potential deals fall apart in the past. there is certainly also a good degree of skepticism as well. for most iranians what it comes down to is they want the sanctions against the country to be lifted as fas

closer to a deal. >> rouhani is making a fool of himself by going and saying we will negotiate with u.s. while the u.s. is tricking. this is not right. they did not have a good-faith negotiation on the part of the u.s. >> reporter: unfortunately we've seen that we cannot trust the americans, this young man says they've shown the nuclear issue is an excuse they want to take everything away from us our religion our dignity. and this one says the americans want too much that's why we are not optimistic. and there have been many times when the u.s. has not been honest. for now, iran's highest authority, the supreme leader ayatollah ayatollah khamenei says he wants a good deal for iran. i will agree to a deal that is fair, the americans repeatedly state that they believe no deal is better than a bad deal we are of this opinion as well. and many attending the friday prayers say additional sanctions and even a military confrontation don't scare them. >> the reason we are progressing is because of the sanctions, not despite of the sanctions. see, we are a great nation. everybody you see her

president hassan rouhani said regional powers should restrain from actions that would intensify the crisis. fears of a crisis sent petrol require. ali velshi watched that part of the story and joins us from new york. thank you for being with us. headlines are dominated by drops in the price of oil. is it a blip or a chunky rise? >> this is interesting. i want to tell you about this. when you talk n tension. we are hear about the way you get into the persian or arabian gulf. if western powers get into it. stopping the oil trading. if you look at the other side of things, you have something by yemen, a narrow strait through which oil tankers have to go to get from the indian ocean through to the mediterranean. the name roughly translates into gate way of anguish or gate of tears. that's the engs. the area in the indian ocean is filled with pilots. if it were to spillover. it is 18 miles at the narrowest point. that's not what it was about. it's not about oil production as it is about oil transportation through the ocean into the mediterranean. that's why you see this is the price in the spik

president hasan rouhani said the deal was within reach. >> translator: god willing we'll reach an agreement that will benefit all regions iran, the european union and the world. >> raising the biggest sticking points in the negotiations. >> translator: negotiations with the u.s. are on the nuclear level and nothing else. we do not negotiate with the united states on regional issues. the objectives of u.s. are on opposite directions than iran. >> framework agreement at the end of the month. one senior are femp diplomat no says that deadline is counterproductive and dangerous. adding a deal has to have concrete guarantees to stop iran from getting the bomb. james bays, al jazeera london. >> renewed calls for fighters to end their fight in turkey. >> reporter: in the hard of kurdish turkey, celebrations to mark the start of spring. the jailed worker of the kurdistan workers party pkk to end a three decade long conflict with the turkish state. >> translator: we regard it necessary and historic for the pkk to hold a congress to end the armed struggle against the turkish republic and to decide on

it's pretty much what health president rouhani gain -- helped president rouhani gain his election.e understood that the economy was hurting very badly and he would do everything he could to reach an agreement with the west to ease some of these sanctions. i think more of what we would see is very very harsh sanctions, again on tehran. host: what are the sanctions? what sectors does the united states and the world community target to put pressure on iran? guest: most of it is oil and has traditionally been oil. iran sells its oil to india, russia, i believe china as well. oil prices have been dropping. maybe that is not as hard as it has been in the past for iran. also, the gold market has been hit. the financial sector has been hit. the banking market has been hit. more so, -- obviously, the weapons sector has been hit. i'm not sure that would ever be lifted. i'm not sure that exporting weapons is something that the west is ready to lead iran do. -- let iran do. like i said, it has been very harsh on the economy. host: bob is up next calling in from minnesota. line for independents

the negotiating team returned to death to mourn the death of president hassan rouhani's 90-year-old mother. they are aiming to march to a deadline framework agreement. >> world countries and big powers realised that threats and sanctions are ineffective and showing agreement towards the nation. we stabilized the nuclear rites, broke apart sanctions and it will be successful in achieving lofty goals. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is due to meet to try to mend a rift that opened largely over the lifting of sanctions on iran. france is adopting the toughest stance as diplomatic editor james bays reports. after 6 days of nonstop negotiations with iranians. secretary of state john kerry was still being positive. >> how is it going? >> we are making some progress. >> secretary kerry is heading into a restaurant where he was headed by energy secretary and nuclear physicist heading the technical negotiations for the u.s. after lunch news that the talks were being adjourned for now. >> we are recessing the talks. >> when will you rejoin? >> next week. we made a lot of progress. >> repor

marking the persian new year and mourning the death of president rouhani's mother. but there are reportedly significant gaps among the negotiators. talks are said to resume next week. >>> house speaker john boehner will head to israel. speaker plans to meet with israeli leaders to discuss relations between the two countries. a congressional aide says the trip was planned before tuesday's election and before prime minister benjamin netanyahu's address to congress. >>> coal is shaping up to be next showdown between the white house and republicans. the new york times says kentucky senator mitch mcconnell will suppress states to block president obama's energy regulations. the new rules would require states oreduce carbon pollution from coal fired power plants. mcconnell says the plan would shut down hundreds of coal plants and eliminate jobs. >>> for first time the government is setting rules for fracking, the rules are designed to protect water sources across the country. but as libby casey explains they only apply to federal land. >> the new rules set safety regulatio

question though, i think the iranian people would be very disappointed, because they elected president rouhaniomething of a surprise two years ago, because he ran on a platform that he would get rid of these sections and they have cut iran's oil revenues by 60% and it has sent their currency the real, plunging, making it impossible to do international banking if you are in ordinary iranian, and it has made it difficult to travel and so a lot of ordinary iranians, they do not want to be humiliated. they do not want to give up all of your nuclear program, but, frankly they would just like this program to go away where they can get back to a normal business life and go to the united states or europe to study. mark: all right indira and d avid, thank you, and we will look at the deadline or as david suggested, maybe no deadline at all. thanks so much. coming up, what do grumpy sneezy, and others have in common? ben cardin reveals all, next. mark: they say that serving in the united states senate is like a fairytale, and maybe not. snow white. first in his class at the university law school now ser

i believe the new fact was the location of hassan rouhani, and his government. i mooef they are termed and anxious to make a deal with the p5+1. for the first time in 40 years, there's a government in washington and tehran that wants to improve relations between the united states and iran. i hope we have enough vision to take advantage of the moment. i would conclude by observing that the relationship between israel and the united states is historic. it's not going to be in the long term significantly affected by the political theatre that we saw today. speaker john boehner hopefully will get a christmas turkey, they game him who knows how many millions. also enabled speaker john boehner to drive a dangerous narrative that is that president obama is selling out israel. that's a troubling mention >>> former congressman back from tehran. thank you for stopping by. >> we'll be back with more "inside story" after the short break. when we return we'll continue the look at negotiations with iran making the speech so controversial and necessary. we'll be back with a sp

>> well, if you listen to president rouhani as you did in that address, the deal is close to being done. you know but there is potential for the french here to dig in hard enough for this negotiation to fall apart. we don't know what's happening blind closed doors. but they are to go on towards the end of june. all is on the table. they are clearly looking to the end of the month. the deadline is a short ways away. there are difficult decisions to be made on both sides. >> okay. andy, thank you very much indeed. still to come on al jazeera: caught in the crossfire, child victims. south korea, china come together for the first time in years. >>> and news on the world cup. ♪ >>> read out during kurdish new year celebrations barnard smith reports. ♪ >> reporter: in the heart of kurdish the leader of the kurdistan workers party, the pkk used the event to reinforce a call to end the armed conflict >> currently, citizenship is based upon turk ethnicity. >> we will indeed most conflict and the politics has led to conflicts. based upon politics rather than weapons. >> 2000 people have been kill

. >> translator: the team assigned by the president rouhani constitute good, reliable and sympatheticividuals who are trying to secure the country's interest. of course i am concerned because the other side? to deception trickery and back stabbing. >> he is a conservative hard liner but has backed diplomacy being pursued by president rouhani. secretary of state kersey rejoining the negotiation on his sunday. >> president obama has taken a mostly noninterventionist approach to foreign policy. >> he was elected in part on promises to end america's wars, but his approach has been highly criticized in washington. libby casey looks looks u.s. policy under the microscope. >> reporter: he would be the president to end america's wars in eye racks and afghanistan. >> we must move beyond the mind set of perpetual war. >> reporter: president obama promised a nation weary of battle a focus the economy and other problems here at home. but crises around the world have demanded attention. from ukraine. the president has kept us off the ground. >> i think fundamentally president obama's goal is not i

on national television president are you rouhani said that a deal will be reached. >> there will be a deal of understanding to benefit all nations. >> in the city the country's supreme leader spoke to the crowd raising one of the sticking points. >> the discussions are about the nuclear issues and nothing else. the american objectives on regionalare different than regional objectives. >> they know that the clock is ticking ahead of the deadline for framework agreement before the end of the month. one certain french diplomat said that itself is counter productive and dangerous adding that a deal has to have concrete guarantees that will stop iran from getting the ball. >> an iraqi armed group backed by iran said it will shoot down planes. the group says that planes are supplying weapons to isil. this video comes from the group group's own tv channel and claims to show its fighters setting up ground to air missiles systems philip smith specializes. >> we're dealing with direct irani proxies. when america was occupying iraq, and they're casting the narrative that the only reason that the

and this whole focus on the nuclear deal is part of where i think president rouhani wants to get so that possibly he's got a chance with elections next year, in -- with respect to those who will select the next supreme leader, with parliamentary elections in the spring to possibly turn it in a more constructive, reformed direction for the country of iran, and a future that is much more integral to the international community. >> all right, very quickly last question. you were one of the co-chairs of the investigation into the state department and their workings on the benghazi attack and what happened and what went wrong. seeing all this controversy about hillary clinton's e-mails do you believe you had all the information at the time to make the assessment that you made at that time with that arb report? >> i'm very comfortable, chuck. i stated this several times with the arb and what we reviewed and the conclusions that we reached in that regard. and i'll certainly let those who are continuing to investigate get to the details of what has recently occurred, but again i'm comfortable wi

on television president hassan rouhani said a deal was within reach. >> god willing at the end of the negotiations we'll reach a deal and understanding that would benefit all nations - iran the region and the world. >> the country's supreme leader spoke to a crowd raising sticking points in negotiations. >> negotiations with the u.s. are on the nuclear issue and nothing else. everyone should be aware of this. we do not negotiate with the united states on issues. american objectives are the opposite of iranian objectives. >> john kerry and his romanian counterpart are expected midweek. they know the clock is ticking ahead of a deadline for a framework agreement. one senior french diplomat says that deadline is counterproductive and dangerous, adding that a deal has to have concrete guarantees that will stop iran getting the bomb >>> pakistan's military says six of its soldiers and more than 20 taliban fighters have been killed near the border of afghanistan. it's part of a 2-day operation the military wants to force the taliban and allies out of the valley and stepping up attacks on th

president obama calls up hassan rouhani and has jokes about the traffic. this is a bad guy. >> let me remind etch you are not only america's rabbi, but you ran for congress in 2012 you are a subscriber to the system. there was - putting aside the fact that there is a lot of republican politics it was a stick in the eye to president obama, and binyamin netanyahu, he participated in that. the bottom line is have we decided there's no room for negotiation and dip loam as which. we are going down a bad road and that's the way it will be. ultimately does it lead to war is this. >> the president didn't say there was no negotiations but there would be a deal a good deal, that there would be no centrifuges, that there's enough oil for energy, and if they want nuclear number it should be brought in from another country. a bad deal is where you trust the rain jans and they are killing and claughterring people blowing up embassies, trusting them with a doomsday weapon that is a stupid deal something that is illogical. i'm not a nuclear physicist. few watching this ar

alexis: last week, president rouhani spoke to prime minister cameron. the prime are there any circumstances under which president obama will be directly with president rouhani? josh earnest: the president has not recently had a phone call with president rouhani. at this point, i don't have anything else to tell you about the president's day. there is no call scheduled at this point. alexis: you were talking about the outcry about the enemy situation being bipartisan and not political -- the indiana situation being bipartisan and not political. former leaders immediately embrace it. the you think they were acting in a political way or did not understand what the laws implications might be? josh earnest: i do not know what is motivating their position to speak out. alexsis: it is a public outcry as opposed to officials. josh earnest: there is criticism for the law. michelle? michelle: the deadline is firm, we have heard that said this week. now the deadline might move and we heard it has been going on for a year and by now everybody should be ready in whe

. >> iran's president hassan rouhani hold reporters today a deal with the u.s. is within reach and achievable. but what will bibby do? after all, it was the iran janish shoe that caused prime minister netanyahu to address congress. this deal is at heart of the broken relationship between the u.s. and israel and the question that will be raised in the event of an greemt is whether prime minister netanyahu might try trito scuttle it by working with the republican-controlled congress? we're covering every angle of this story. let's get right to a journalist in israel right now also a foreign policy analyst. secretary kerry speaks of the p5+1 but there's an important voice not in that group, prime minister netanyahu. how might he respond? >> reporter: he will try to respond it by speaking again against it and trying to rally the republican party. we know that john boehner will be in israel soon. they will be absolutely talking about this. there will be pressure on apack and many organizations so they can pressure but it's too late. if the iranian deal is a done deal

a complexity inside that country that is represented by enormous tension on the part of president rouhani who is considered to be a reformer. surprised selectee as president and the idea logical faction led by the supreme leader and it is the supreme leader and his group if you will that lead in the judiciary and read lead with respect to the military and this whole focus on the nuclear deal is part of where i think president rouhani wants to get so that possibly he's got a chance with elections next year with respect to those who will select the next supreme leader with parliamentary elections next spring, a more reformed direction for the country of iran and a future that's much more integral to the international community. >> you were one of the co-chairs of the investigation into the state department and their workings on the benghazi attack and what went wrong, seeing this controversy about hillary clinton's e-mails, do you believe you had all of the information at the time to make the assessment you made at that time? >> i'm very comfortable, chuck, and i have stated this several ti

it didn't just expose rouhani as really not a moderate, but also laid out how iran has a vast nuke laugh infrastructure -- nuclear infrastructure, all of these facts are going to make it very, very difficult for democrats to approve the kind of deal that obama is doing. >> 30 seconds, dan. wouldn't it be true to say that prime minister netanyahu alerted everyone to the danger and congress really did listen? >> they did listen, but i think nancy pelosi's behavior has done some political damage to the democrats'. national security will be a voting issue and she's making it seem as though the democrats are not interested in taking it seriously. >> all right. now when we come back, all eyes are on the supreme court and two justices in particular as they weigh the future of obamacare. so what's next for those eight million people if the subsidies don't survive? okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals antioxidants and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle