opportunity to get an amendment and be able to vote on that amendment and it will pass in the united states senate. y i don't think that's in the best interests of the united states senate. i don't think it's in the best interests of the 27 million people that the junior senator i represent together and i certainly don't think that's in the best interests of this institution, which we all revere if all 100 senators have the opportunity to offer an amendment without restraint then there will never be any deadline, there will never be any conclusion, and we won't be able to do the simple work that we have been asked to do on behalf of the american people. and the final point mr. president, i know the senator, the junior senator feels passionately about this amendment, but the fact of the matter is we have a process that's been set up to review the iran deal that president obama and secretary kerry negotiated, and we're going to have a chance to examine it and debate it and review it over the next two months and then we'll have a chance to vote on it. there is a time and place for this vote, and i wi

from my days through my days -- with the president through my days on the senate, and as you are united states senator, i will continue to be a supporter of south carolina state university. [applause] senator scott: now to the parents. i know that today is a day of joy and happiness. it is a joyful day because you get to see your kids graduating from college. how many of you parents would say thing got for that? all right. [laughter] senator scott: and it is also a very happy day. it is a happy day because as you know and you have been thinking about it, as your kids graduate, it is almost feels like a raise. and that brings a tear to your eye. now, let me speak to the graduates themselves. graduates please take just a moment to look around. look to your left, look to your right. here the voices screaming your name out there. >> [cheering] senator scott: all the people! [applause] senator scott: i don't think they hurt me. i don't think the hurt me. i said, all the people screaming your name out there today. >> [cheering] senator scott: that is what i thought i heard. i would be happy to -- i

police shootings, from school closings, from campaigns, and from divisions on the floor of the united states senate. conflict is often essential if you hope, as you sure, to make changes to unjust conditions that humans face. you should not shy away from it. i cannot say that i regret any conflicts of principle of which i have been involved. this is my second message to you. i want to tell you that i do not cherish the memory of conflicts that i have seen that were merely partisan, simply personal, whether i experienced them in the denver schools or on the floor of the united states senate. i do not think of those conflicts as highlights in my life. i think of them as moments when people try to diminish me, were even worse, much worse moments when i tried to diminish someone else. that is the time that i want back. by all means, please, stand up for what you believe, fight for, but do not engage in conflict for conflicts saying. fight for sensible solutions. attack bad ideas, but do not waste precious time attacking people who may also mean the best, or scary people who are trying hard to understan

president, if the united states senate has a rules committee too. and we have rules on thousand -- on thousand change our rules. we should follow those rules. the united states is the chief rule making body for the united states of america. if we cannot follow our own rules, how can we expect 320 million americans to follow the rules we write for them? if we render ourselves lawless how can we expect our fellow americans to respect and follow the rule of law? there is a practical problem with what the senator from texas seeks to do. if he succeeds, it will destroy a crucial part of what we call the regular order in the united states senate. he will create a precedent that destroys the orderly consideration of amendments. there will be unlimited amendments. there will be chaos. and, ironically, while destroying regular order he wouldn't get get the vote on the iran amendment that he seeks. that's because if he overrules the chair the senate leaders have a right to offer an amendment to fill that new branch of the tree before he does. mr. president, th

. >> democrats in the united states senate and the president who was no way was going to be going down thoopath to a balanced budget. if you have republicans in the house and senate and not just a republican president, but a reform minded president, i think it is appropriate for our defense budget to be higher than it is currently. i think that is a primary responsibility of the federal government. and then you've got to have the responsibility then and the courage to go out and take on the other big changes. >> i guess my question is if you're going to have major reform and hand those things back to the states one question that keeps coming up is spending. we can't -- president obama will have doubled the debt accumulated as much debt as every other president before him. >> from george washington to george bush. >> how do you get their budget in balance -- >> you shift major portions. i thinking the left -- the problem is the left gives a free pass to government spending. sometimes those in our own party can't govern so much. they want to shrink it. the government is too big, too expa

opportunity to get an amendment and be able to vote on that amendment and it will pass in the united states senate. i don't think that is in the best interests of the united states senate. i don't think it's in the best interests of the 27 million people that the junior senator and i represent together, and i certainly don't believe that's in the best interests of this institution, which we all revere. if all 100 senators have the opportunity to offer an amendment without restraint then there will never be any deadline never be any conclusion, and we won't be able to do the simple work we have been asked to do on behalf of the american people. and the final point marx president, i know the senator the junior senator feels passionately about this amendment but the fact of the matter is we have a process that's been set up to review the iran deal that president obama and secretary kerry negotiated, and we're going to have a chance to examine and it debate and it review it over the next two months and then have a chance to vote on it. there is a time and place for this vote, and i will no doubt suppo

loving people in the united states and everywhere we say thank you for your service and a job well done. [applause] >> ladies and gentle man, the majority leader of the united states senateble mitch mcconnell. [applause] >> for decades, a group of survivors gathered annually to remember a mission that never should have succeeded. from silver chalices before them the aroma of strong elixir. in chairs beside them, reminders of what they worked on together to accomplish. in empty spaces near them, reminders of what they had since lost. at the end of each ceremony, rollcall. heroes saluted, fallen comrades remembered. with swills brandy, a toast to a fateful mission that helped change the course of war and with it, history. the success of their raid launched april 18, 1942 did seem improbable. jimmy doolittle's volunteers flew anyway. there were five extra crews and everyone wanted to go. one raider remembered one individual offered $1000 to anyone willing to give up their seat but there were no takers. 80 raiders took off that morning. just over a year ago at the u.s. museum of the national air force, three surviving raiders met to commemorate him. they were not alone. as t

is one of the most irresponsible pieces of legislation that i have seen come this far in the united states senate. let me say this one more time. this has got to be one of the most irresponsible pieces of legislation that i've seen make it this far in the united states senate. and i'm very disappointed where we are. i'm not directing at anybody. people on both sides of the aisle are very involved in getting it to where we are today. people on both sides of the building have used these types of gimmicks and tricks to basically involve ourselves in abject generational theft keeping us from making tough decisions today. they're not even tough, to be honest. just using our god-given common sense, the same thing that most americans get up every day and have to deal with. i have been so uplifted in my home state my hometown of chattanooga to watch how ordinary citizens with huge patriotism and large amounts of commonsense have dealt with a tremendous tragedy in our hometown have just been overwhelmed by it. i wish that all of america could see the response of people who are just -- again people who wak

president, if the united states senate has a rules committee too. and we have rules on thousand -- on thousand change our rules. we should follow those rules. the united states is the chief rule making body for the united states of america. if we cannot follow our own rules, how can we expect 320 million americans to follow the rules we write for them? if we render ourselves lawless how can we expect our fellow americans to respect and follo e rule how can we expect our fellow americans to respect and follow the rule of law? there is a practical problem with what the senator from texas seeks to do if he succeeds he will destroy a crucial part of what we call the regular order in the united states senate. he will create a precedent that destroys the orderly consideration of amendments. there will be unlimited amendments, there will be chaos. ironically while destroying regular order he wouldn't get to vote on the iran amendment 96. that's because if it overrules the chair and creates another branch of the amendment tree, but senate leaders have a righ

the u.s. house and the u.s. senate. don ritchie retired as the historian and united states -- of the united states senate.nd ray smock retired as the historian in 1995 of the house. he is now at the robert c. byrd center. let's go to this clip of a member of congress no longer alive, out of congress, third time in prison. here is what he used to sound like on the floor. [video clip] >> baseball will eliminate two teams. some surprise. tickets average 50 bucks. a program is $10. popcorn is five dollars and parking is $20 and a hot dog and a beer cost about 10-12 dollars in most stadiums. the umpire said play ball, not monopoly. when a family of four needs a second mortgage to see a baseball game and america, it does not take dr. ruth to explain to major league baseball what has gone wrong! i yield back what is left of america's great pastime after the greatest world series perhaps in our history. brian: explain jim traficant. [laughter] ray: jim traficant is what you would call a character. he was flamboyant and sarcastic and also for the underdog and in this case in this clip and he is saying baseball cos

the clinton machine in 1994. i beat the senator who carried hillary hillarycare in the united states senate.e and paula begala managed to campaign against me in 1994 in a state with a million more democrats than republicans and i beat them. >> question. russell pittman. how can you begin to ease racial tensions that have gotten so much worse over the past seven years? >> if you look at what happened in charleston, i was down there. i was in mother emanuel church in the sunday after the shooting. and you saw racial reconciliation like you've never seen. and it was driven -- >> i remember i saw you there. >> it was driven by faith. it was driven by people who stood out and used the power of forgiveness. it sort of frustrates me that everybody wants to talk about the flag and doesn't want to talk about how much healing went on in that community and still is going on that community. >> i'm not that good a christian. i'm not forgiving. i don't know about you. >> it was powerful. sitting in that church sean, i mean i'm getting chills right now thinking about how powerful it is how powerful that re

[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen the honorable richard blumenthal, united states senator from connecticutblumenthal: i'm a united states senator, but i'm still new so i still follow scripts. i have the honor to say thank you to all the vietnam veterans who are here today and across the country and to read a memorandum honoring the performance of duty written by admiral thomas moreore, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff between 1970 and 1974, to all active military in december of 1973. subject, performance of duty. upon termination of the longest and the most difficult period of combat in our nations history i give you my personal salute for a job well done. your tremendous sacrifices and the supreme efforts by our comrades who were lost during the war have not been in vain. we were called upon by our nation's leaders as we have been in the past to carry out orders andin furtherance of national policy and objectives. few can argue against the termination -- determination showed by our forces. you have performed superbly. your spirit has remained steadfast throughout. the human qualities

this is probably the most important decision issue that many members of the united states senate will face during their time in the united states senate and i certainly agree with what secretary kerry just said which is i hope that the decision about whether to approve or agree with the agreement will be done on the merits and what i'm fearful is that this will become a political issue in which democrats find themselves in a position of having to support what i think is a terrible agreement simply because the president happens to be democrat. i don't oppose it because the president is a democrat. i oppose it because it's bad for our country. it's bad for our national security and it reduces the stability and peace prospects in that very difficult part of the world called the middle east. and what's next should be the american people and their elected representatives in washington, d.c. spending the time not on the politics of this issue but on the merits to make certain that -- to reach the right conclusion whether it's beneficial to peace and national security or very harmful. >> tal

i set i expect the congressman to become some of the greatest liberals in the united states senate and house of representatives. because i think they would like to vote their conscience. some of them will retire that's right. but i think the voting rights act cannot be over emphasized. it's the heart and guts of the democracy. >> this year, the c-span is touring cities across the country. next hour look at omaha, nebraska. you are watching american history tv, all we can, every weekend on c-span three. >> the union station operated until 1971. the last train left here may 2 and it sat vacant for two years and union pacific gifted it to the city to become a museum. we made the station our home and now it's a museum preserving the omaha history. this exhibit focuses on the omaha livestock industry of very important industry for south omaha as a city and eventually for omaha as a whole. >> cattle marketing centers are strategically located in all must -- and omaha serves a large western area. it's holding pens of handle more than 100 million cattle since its founding over 80 years ago. th

this is the united states senate, after all, where we debate and vote on all kinds of different issues. >> squabbling and sanctimony may be tolerated in other venues or perhaps on the campaign trail, but they have no place among colleagues in the united states senate. we are not here on some frolic or to pursue personal ambitions. this is a high and holy calling. s it not something to take lightly. s it a sacred trust in which petiness or grandstanding should have no part. >>s it entirely consistent with decorum and with the nature of this body traditionally as the world's greatest deliberative body to speak the truth. speaking the truth about actions is entirely consistent with civility. >> a clear picture is beginning to emerge about the gunman behind that louisiana movie theater attack. investigators are working to confirm eyewitness reports that john russell houser visited at least three other theaters in the region before opening fire thursday night in lafayette. authorities say he arrived in town in early july and took up residence at a motel. according to the washington post eve

leadership of the republicans where a speech was give than if there were republican control of the united states senate that we would govern. and i think the best way to say that is that there were 370 house bills that died in the united states senate under the leadership of a democrat majority. we had 18 -- 15 amendments with roll call votes. so far this year we've had 259 roll call votes. my figures from a month ago was we had passed 40 bipartisan bills, over 120 bills have been reported out of committee, 18 bills signed into law, the first balanced budget of over a decade -- the first balanced budget amendment that we would -- well, the best way to say it is, we had a budget agreement for the first time in six years, where under the democrat majority we had one budget in six years and the law requires every year that we adopt a budget. and we've done that. and so we made a promise that the senate was going to function as a deliberative body, unlike the way it was run under democrat majority for the six years of this presidency. and from that standpoint, we have done that with the statistics that i j

he came into the senate chamber and beat senator sumter with a cane while he was sitting at his desk in the senate chambers. the only time the united states senator has been physically assaulted on the floor of the senate. sumner was out of the senate for a few years recuperating. it was a symbol of the sub -- this coming of the civil war. brian: the only time someone had been beaten on the senate floor. what about the house floor? don: a book has just come out about assassinations and assaults on members of congress. i was looking at a recent convention, and i was astonished how many chapters in the book, there were lots of fights. most of those were between members. occasionally, on the grounds of the capital, ok should lead there were members -- occasionally there were people who took out their frustrations on reporters. there was an instance in 1890 where a congressman and a reporter got into a fight on the house steps. the reporter pulled a pistol and shot and killed the congressman. there have been act of violence around the capital. there are a large number of members of congress from the 19th century buried at that cemetery. aroun

now, should that go forward as the policy of this united states senate? i really don't think so. i think we owe it to the american people on an issue that is involves safety, on an issue that involves infrastructure, and on an issue that involves deferring to the states to make the best decisions for their people. i think we owe it to them to have a full vote and not let something go forward on a virtual tie vote. the provision that is now in the appropriations bill was adopted 16-14 -- in the appropriations committee with no hearings. and i'd simply ask my colleagues, is that the way to make a major safety decision and infrastructure decision for the american people? so we're -- we're nearing the time when supporters of the feinstein-wicker amendment are hoping for a vote. and i was heartened to hear the conversation of the majority leader yesterday that he certainly hoped we would be able to have a have votes on germane amendments like this. i appreciate the efforts of the ranking member of the committee a friend of mine from california in saying that she is going to do whatever

senate it means that the entire united states senate has a consensus on how to fix it. the senator from washington and i were talking this is a complicated plainly. there shall crocodiles at every corner any of whom would have made it difficult for this bill to succeed. and for the united states senate to take a look at the 100,000 schools in this country for the 50 million children and the 3.5 million teachers and say we hear you, we know you want to end the confusion end the anxiety, and the feeling that you're not in charge of your own children we hear you and we've listened to you and we've come up with a solution with which you agree and that we voted by a vote of 81-17 is a remarkable vent. we have a remarkable consensus that no child left behind needed the to be fixed we had a remarkable consensus on how to fix it in the committee and it's not many times on a bill this difficult and this encompassing we have a remark -- a consensus this remarkable 81-17 in the united states senate. i mentioned in my earlier remarks about t

the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from georgia. mr. isakson: as chairman of the veterans' affairs committee in the united statessenate i'm proud to be joined by other members of the committee for a colloquy and a report to the american people on the progress we're making to hold the v.a. accountable for our veterans and for the it wants. as all will remember, phoenix arizona had a terrible tragedy at the v.a. hospital in phoenix last year. because of the missed appointments erased records consults that were removed veterans waiting for services never got them and in three cases they died. that was malfeasance in office and brought a scandal to the v.a. in january when our committee took hold we decided to go to the justice department and the inspector general and say go into the v.a., investigate these incidents taking place and if we find criminal wrongdoing or civil wrongdoing we should prosecute these people to make sure it doesn't happen again. i'm never happy when anybody is indicted but i was satisfied that last friday the first indictment came down from the justice department against a v.a. employee unfo

a lot of points for the united states senate and house and governors but mainly the united states house and senate last year, one election opposing the president's policy, one of the most popular tv ads in november of 2014 was we are going to repeal obamacare, give us the majority, we will repeal obamacare. i campaigned for a lot of candidates. i don't remember the fine print saying we're just going to repeal the easy part's. just repeal part of it. the rhetoric on the campaign trail was give us a majority and we will reveal that and those candidates won in purple, red and blue states which tells me that the people want obamacare to be repealed. as a baseline, as a starting point you have to get rid of all the tax increases, get rid of spending increases and start by saying how do we reduce costs? that is a full appeal and replace of obamacare. >> what they would argue is obamacare has been the law of the land in 2010, in 2017, when a republican president, perhaps by the dingell is in a position to implement an alternative, the baseline would have been in place for seven years that is w

the bronze star. former senator bob smith of new hampshire served a year of active duty in vietnam with the united statestor bob introduced a resolution to create a senate select committee on missing pows. i had the good fortune serving on that committee a year. to investigate servicemembers who were missing in action or were thought to be held as prisoners. all heroes any one of them without any distinction or exception. each of these fellow senators served our country and did so with distinction, not unlike the millions of other vietnam veterans who participated in that war in one way or the other sadly though we've heard today that these veterans of vietnam era haven't always received the praise and gratitude they earned. hopefully today gives, a brings a little bit of that that tells them how much we really appreciate all they did for us. much has changed over the past 50 years. even a relationship with vietnam has changed evolving since our two countries re-established diplomatic relations 20 years ago. what started that diplomatic relationship? two vietnam veterans. no two are more important than j

the first two years5.yn÷ office. he had 60 votes in the senate overwhelming majority in the house did not act. we did act in the united states that calls for six and a half billion dollars to be spent on border security. hiring of 20,000 additional border patrol agents. 90% effective control of the border. and 100% situational awareness. and we can do it with technology. unfortunately, the house of representatives did not act. second of all, when barack obama issued these executive orders, clearly unconstitutionally, inflamed everybody. it inflamed everybody. fumely, could i say it's not just securing the border, it's also a thing called everify where anyone who comes for a job in the united states of america, that does not have the proper documentation, and that employer hires them, that employer will pay a heavy penalty. >> okay. >> that's got to be part of it. >> you understand the frustration of the american voter. >> sure. >> andç6okm why mr. trump's message is resonating in some quarters is that you guys can't get it done. you can't get it done. all right. >> i agree. >> after all of decades it's still chaotic, it stil

[laughter] so then i end up in the united states senate and the bill was majority leader and a terrificder and by had that chance thanks to his leadership to be on this committee that is the senate finance health committee that has the jurisdiction. so i am delighted to be here with you and him the specially. i will tell you one other story which will explain why i plan to speak just for a few minutes then listen for the rest of the time. senator warner used to tell the story when he was first in the senate sitting there wondering what to do one of the older senators put his arm around him to say don't worry you will get the hang of it. all you have to do to be a senator is stand up and start talking eventually you'll think of something to say. i hope to do disapprove that [laughter] i am a recovering governor so i have an outburst of executive leadership i try to impose on the senate that is not that easy but to have 30 percent of all the jurisdictions i wanted to do something useful. so we had three big prairies to fix no child left behind and thanks to ruth patty murray the senior de

president, if the united states senate has a rules committee too. and we have rules on thousand -- on thousand change our rules. we should follow those rules. the united states is the chief rule making body for the united states of america. if we cannot follow our own rules, how can we expect 320 million americans to follow the rules we write for them? if we render ourselves lawless how can we expect our fellow americans to respect and follow the rule of law? there is a practical problem with what the senator from texas seeks to do. if he succeeds, it will destroy a crucial part of what we call the regular order in the united states senate. he will create a precedent that destroys the orderly consideration of amendments. there will be unlimited amendments. there will be chaos. and, ironically, while destroying regular order he wouldn't get get the vote on the iran amendment that he seeks. that's because if he overrules the chair the senate leaders have a right to offer an amendment to fill that new branch of the tree before he does. mr. president, th

certainly the united states senate sincesenate didn't like that. so we started reviewing the review act. the president said he was going to veto that. again, dismissive of this body and the american people. fortunately, this body had a very strong veto-proof majority, so we're debating it, but not because they wanted us to debate it; because we're representing our constituents who know how important this is. the agreement is taken to the united nations before we weigh in on it at all. members of the united nations citizens from other countries voting on this agreement before we had the opportunity. again, bipartisan -- democrats republicans. mr. president, secretary kerry don't do that. that's an affront to the american people. but they did it. so we're debating it, and that's important. but that attitude of dismissiveness of this body and the people we represent is frustrating. mr. president, there's a second reason there is a frustration in the senate and it stems from the fact that we -- we're not sure that we're getting the straight scoop. we're

i managed that and managed it in the united states senate. took the lead on it.bunch of other hollywood celebrities. it is one of the things i look back on, and it was a bipartisan effort. it was done in a conservative fashion, even conservatives supported pepfar. >> you're going to the concert tonight. >> i am. >> does bono let you use u2 songs at your campaign rally. >> i never asked him. >> you should ask him. >> the relationship is one that tremendously respect work that he does in the world. and don't take advantage of people who just do really good things and appreciate the friendship. >> on the stage and dance. >> don't think he will ruin his show. >> i'm ready. >> you're ready. >> i will say this. say this as democrat quickly you've done great anti-poverty stuff. thank you. >> that we'll talk about on "outnumbered overtime." click the ot tab. see you tomorrow. thank you senator. >> thank you very much.. ♪ at night, and stay awake during the day. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com. ♪ building aircraft, the li

federal courts depend on us, the united states senate, to do its job so justice can be dispensed in courtrooms across the country. the republicans clearly have no interest in these courtrooms and judicial chambers staffed adequately. so far this congress, republicans have confirmed five judges. by the same point the last congress of george w. bush's presidency under my leadership the senate confirmed 25 judges. five to one seems unfair. and there are rerepercussions when republicans refuse to act. we didn't have judicial vacancies then. we did it because it was the right thing to do. if there aren't enough judges to hear the cases that are piling up a vacant judgeship is declared an emergency. at the beginning of this year there were only 12 judicial emergencies that deserved priority attention. yet in a mere seven months of this republican-controlled senate that number has doubled and is on its way to tripling very very soon. today there are 28 judicial emergencies, including 4 judges currently pending on the floor. but that's really an unfair view because having them pending on the floor tak

the first two years5.yn÷ office. he had 60 votes in the senate overwhelming majority in the house did not act. we did act in the united statesat calls for six and a half billion dollars to be spent on border security. hiring of 20,000 additional border patrol agents. 90% effective control of the border. and 100% situational awareness. and we can do it with technology. unfortunately, the house of representatives did not act. second of all, when barack obama issued these executive orders, clearly unconstitutionally, inflamed everybody. it inflamed everybody. fumely, could i say it's not just securing the border, it's also a thing called everify where anyone who comes for a job in the united states of america, that does not have the proper documentation and that employer hires them that employer will pay a heavy penalty. >> okay. >> that's got to be part of it. >> you understand the frustration of the american voter. >> sure. >> andç6okm why mr. trump's message is resonating in some quarters is that you guys can't get it done. you can't get it done. all right. >> i agree. >> after all of decades it's still chaotic, it still isn

there's movement in the united states senate currently occupied by pat toomey. e chief of staff to pennsylvania governor resigned today and is expected to challenge former congressman in the democratic primary. he ran for the senate in 2010 and was defeated by toomey. the state democratic establishment voiced concerns about him and we'll be right back. >> hold on hold on. >> it's okay with me. listen i spent 50 years of my life fighting for civil rights but if you don't want me to be here, that's okay. >> no sir. we want you to be here. >> i don't want to outscream people. >> no, no. >> we are back with the round table. that is vermont senator bernie sanders interrupted at the conference by young african-american activists in phoenix recently. he has gained traction in the democratic presidential race against hillary clinton. a poll puts support among african-american democrats at 2%. sander and his supporters point to his work on behalf of civil rights in the '60s but they say that's the past. he is giving another speech a few hours after the earlier confrontati

they have done the hard work the united states senate. we will do the same and we will get that done by october 29. it would avoid a shortfall that would keep the v.a. from closing hospitals across this country also. mr. speaker, this is the substance of what this rule and the underlying legislation is all about. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition? mr. polis: i thank the gentleman from text yielding me 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in opposition to the rule and the underlying bills, h.r. 3236, the surface transportation and veterans health care choice improvement act and h.r. 1994, the v.a. accountability act. yet again we have a grab-bag rule that covers multiple bills on widely different subjects, in this case transportation and veterans care in one bill and yet we have a closed rule that is pushing through a last-minute deal that kicks the can down the road when there is reason to believe

mark: do you consider this a great day for the world, a great day for the united states or no? senatordin: i think preventing iran from becoming a nuclear weapon power is critically important for the safety of that region and u.s. national security interests, so i hope that we are a little bit closer to that goal, but i want to reserve judgment until after i've had a chance to review the agreement. mark: people talk about this as a legacy achievement. how momentous are these deliberations and vote compared to other things you been asked to cast a vote on? senator cardin: this is near the top. there's no question this foreign policy challenges one of the great policy challenges of our time and how we handle iran and their nuclear ambitions are very much critical to our foreign policy, our national security. this is a very, very important moment for the global community and certainly for the united states. mark: senator, thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. coming up, our big guest on the show tomorrow. we will tell you who that will be after this word from our sponsors. ♪ mark: tomo

senator:the iaea does have some -- senator: they are more advanced than the united states. mr. carter: ciber is tough. it is something that keeps us up all the time. we have develop our capabilities. senator: i have no confidence that we would not be able to know if there were tampering involvement going on as we monitor these activities. or if the iaea tries to monitor these activities. i hope they improve those measures. i believe we are vulnerable as we have seen with our own infrastructure. general dempsey, we have heard from other discussions today about this agreement. many news outlets, usa today others had quoted president obama as the choice is the iran nuclear deal or war. this seems to be a military decision. i understand that you advised the president on these issues. is that what you have told the president? we take this deal or we go to war? martin dempsey: no. at no time did that come up in our conversation or i made that comment. senator: who is advising the president? martin dempsey: i could not answer that. we have a range of options. i always present them. sen

allow the rest of the world to have a problem that the united states is going to exempt itself because it's denying climate change. the united states senate has a great responsibility. we have an opportunity to be the global leader. we can save all of creation while engaging in massive job creation here in america. we have 100,000 clean energy jobs in massachusetts it's a big job creator it's employment for americans all across the country we have a chance to do something special begin this transition in a more serious way away from coal and oil and towards this renewable solar era of the 21st century. thank you mr. chairman. mr. president, i yield back the balance of my time. mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority whip. mr. cornyn: i have 15 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during a today's session of the senate. they have been approved by both the majority and minority leaders. unanimous consent these requests be agreed to and printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, we are continuing to make substantial progress on passing a multiyear highway bi

other venues, perhaps on the campaign trail, but they have no place among colleagues in the united states senate. >> reporter: part of the problem is that these 16 republican candidates face a unique challenge. they make up the largest primary field in modern history and only the top 10 will earn a spot on next week's gop debate stage. nancy cortes, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> there is one texts message going around that's actually a malicious -- text message going around that's actually a many luscious attack and tonight smartphones are at -- a malicious attack and tonight smartphones are at the mercy of mackers. >> tonight what a machine was force -- hackers. >> tonight what a man was forced to eat to >>> a hiker wearing only shorts and a t-shirt was spotted by a helicopter saturday night using an infrared camera, but they couldn't get to him until yesterday morning. >> i do a lot of hiking. so my ego got ahead of me and my overconfidence got the better of me. even if you're an experienced hiker, don't let that happen. >> the man said he got so hungry he ate ants. not too worse for wear, thoug

eventually be lifted under this deal and the main concern is these missiles could feasibly reach the united states. senator mccain says the deal will scale back strife in the region. >> what is more troubling are the broader military implications of this agreement. iran is not just an arm's control challenge, it is a geopolitical challenge. for years many of us have urged the administration to adopt a broader strategy to counter iran's malign activities in the middle east unfortunately that has not happened. instead we have watched with alarm as iran's military and intelligence operatives have stepped up their destabilizing activities and increased their influence and control. >> so the defense secretary did say this is a good deal. it prevents iran from getting a nuclear weapon. but his testimony largely focused on these issues that john mccain raises about sort of general deterrence of iran's other activities it's malign activities quote unquote in the region. >> that's right. this hearing is focused on defense generally. the nuclear agreement will take center stage, but secretary carter saying that it i

senator cruz do you apologize or : not? i don't want to put words in your mouth. secretary kerry i thanked them : for their extraordinary service and i would remind them that the united states of america will never take the sanctions off qasam so the money. senator cruz: moniz, the single greatest threat to the united states, if iran acquires a nuclear weapon is that of an electromagnetic pulse. a nuclear weapon detonated in the atmosphere over these turn seaboard that could kill tens of millions of american's. on july 23, in testimony before congress, you told the united states senate you hadn't read the congressionally mandated commission on emts and you did not know what an emt was. secretary moniz: i said i did not know the 2008 report recommendations. i said i was quite familiar with the issue and we know about emps from nuclear air burst -- secretary cruise se: me read the testimony verbatim so i don't mischaracterize. senator johnson, let me read what you said. senator johnson, are you familiar with the emp's commission 2008 report? no, i am not, sir. you're not? do you know -- do you know what an emp is? you will have to explain it to me please. secretary moniz: tha

investigation moves forward, we have learned allentown's mayor has suspended his campaign for the united states senate and reading's mayor recently lost a primary election to democrat wally scott. randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. >>> local politicians weighed in on the raids that rocked both these cities. the state representative had this to say. >> reading is having problems. does it make allentown look better or worse. this is no good for anybody right now. >> count on nbc 10 to follow both of these investigations. >>> the confederate flag no longer flying at the state house in south carolina. thousands of people cheering as the flag was lowered this morning for the last time. hours later, a crane pulled the flagpole from the ground. the confederate flag is now at the south carolina state museum where it will be on display. the naacp will open its national convention in philadelphia tomorrow. today, nbc 10 was there as organizers watched the historic event on tv. nbc 10's cydney long talked to them about the importance of the flag and recent police clashes will have on this year's meeting. >> reporter

senators made it clear that cruz's accusations do not sit well with them. >> squabbling may be tolerated in other venues and perhaps on the campaign trail but have no place in the united states> mike huckabee is drawing criticism after using a holocaust reference to slam the iran deal. s it so naive that he president obama, would trust the iranians. by doing so will he take the israelis and march them to the door of the oven. host john oliver also talked about the iran nuclear deal and brings up an ad that is critical of the deal. take a look. >> end after ten years. then iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal. >> oh, a better deal. of course. why didn't john kerry think of that? in fact why stop there? why not get an even better deal while you're at it or even ask for the best deal plus $100 and a free hotel bath robe? that's how diplomacy works, right? you just ask for it and they give it to you. that's my understanding. >> that's your dish of scrambled politics. >>> jane timm is here in studio with us this morning. that's hilarious there. a better deal. >> best deal. bestest deal. >> exactly. the devil is

but they have no place among colleagues in the united states senate. >> reporter: part of the challenge is that these 16 republican candidates make up the largest primary field in modern history. they are all trying to stand out, scott, especially because only the top ten in the polls will make it into the first gop debate next week in cleveland.el >> pelley: and about six months before the first voting in iowa, nancy cordes on capitol hill thanks very much. the president is about to take the country deeper into syria's civil war. turkey and the u.s. have agreed to use air power to set up a safe zone inside syria for rebel groups who are willing to battle isis. holly williams is in turkey following this story for us tonight. >> reporter: turkish officials refuse to give exact boundaries but say the safe zone will be at the north of the syrian city of aleppo and told us air strikes will clear isis militants from this 60 mile section of the border. the increased number of air strikes will give cover to so- called moderate rebels as they fight isis, but it's not clear which or how many reb

i'm furious at the it united states senate, conditioning, and the president because i -- they are the ones that is supposed to set the policy and give direction. there is a lot of confusion. tell me why wasn't ice able to nab this man? >> absolutely terrible, horrible story. i think several reasons. first, you know, the guy got into the u.s. a number of times. he was deported five times. ice then put a detainer on him after having him criminally charged for reentry after removal. unfortunately the bureau of prisons didn't turn him over to ice. they turned him over to the city. the city had a drug warrant out for this individual. they asked san francisco hey, just call us so we can deport him at that point. the civil immigration system. san francisco unfortunately refused to do so. >> i assume sort of the question i have is why didn't ice go on down there and wait for him to be released. 32,000 detainers in 2014 in the state of california alone. you can't go down and sit outside the door of the sheriff's office. >> that's exactly right. given the huge number of detainers ice filed more

loving people in the united states and everywhere we say thank you for your service and a job well done. [applause] >> ladies and gentle man, the majority leader of the united states senatee mitch mcconnell. [applause] >> for decades, a group of survivors gathered annually to remember a mission that never should have succeeded. from silver chalices before them the aroma of strong elixir. in chairs beside them, reminders of what they worked on together to accomplish. in empty spaces near them, reminders of what they had since lost. at the end of each ceremony, rollcall. heroes saluted, fallen comrades remembered. with swills brandy, a toast to a fateful mission that helped change the course of war and with it, history. the success of their raid launched april 18, 1942 did seem improbable. jimmy doolittle's volunteers flew anyway. there were five extra crews and everyone wanted to go. one raider remembered one individual offered $1000 to anyone willing to give up their seat but there were no takers. 80 raiders took off that morning. just over a year ago at the u.s. museum of the national air force, three surviving raiders met to commemorate him. they were not alone. as the