preelection maneuvers appear to have put him on a collision course with the obama administration. just how bad have things gotten between israel and washington and who is to blame? bibi or barack some we have great reporting and a spirited debate. >>> then on wednesday, another foreign leader will address congress. but this one will actually be welcomed at the white house. afghanistan's new president will meet and greet in washington this week but he talked to me first exclusively. >> also give me your tired, your poor your huddled masses. that's when the statue of liberty says? does it not include war torn refugees from other countries? is america turning its back on the most desperate? >>> michael lewis gives a look at what wall street is really up to these days. >>> first here is my take. in an appearance on cbs news "face the nation" before being re-elected as israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu was asked if he was offended that the white house had tweeted one of my columns. that column pointed out that for 25 years bibi had been wrong in his predictions about iran's nuclear

a.m. in the east. good morning. tension with the obama administration and prime minister benjamin netanyahu reaching a peak. the israeli leader arrives preparing to speak later this morning to the pro-israel group apac. both speeches are expected to be highly critical of negotiations over iran's nuclear program. netanyahu believes the program which iran says is peaceful poses a threat to israel. let's bring in erin mcpike. >> reporter: benjamin netanyahu will speak in a few hours, but this rift has been growing. we heard democrats speak out on this including senator dianne feinstein who was on "state of the union" on sunday morning calling netanyahu arrogant. >> he doesn't speak for me on this. >> does that bother you when he says he speaks for all of you? >> i think the jewish community is different from each other. there are different points of view. i think that arrogance does not befit israel. >> reporter: we learned that the u.s. ambassador samantha power will focus her speech on the relationship between the u.s. and israel. however, she is speaking just after netanyahu does

the obama administration really doesn't know how they're going to hold off this pressure now. >> what does it mean in all the various fora that the united states has traditionally defended israel? i know the u.s. is not a member of the criminal court but has always used its power to protect israel. >> i don't think united states will support certainly palestinians suing israel in the international criminal court. i think they will still fight that pretty hard. where you could see a shift, if there is a resolution brought on settlements at the united nations. i feel the obama administration feels that settlements are unpopular in the united states and even in congress and they could get away with -- it is u.s. policy after all to oppose settlements. they could get away with not vetoing that. the bigger question down the road maybe for later this year does the u.s. get behind some kind of resolution to lay out parameters for a final two-state solution. netanyahu will still be very very unhappy about it but maybe they feel like this is obama's best chance for a legacy. there may not be a

sticking point. prime minister netanyahu says don't trust the obama administration in these negotiations. he says it's a special relationship, but let's be honest, it's fractured. it's not just iran. this is may 2011. >> we believe the borders of israel and palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps. >> why israel is prepared to make generous compromises for peace it cannot go back to the 1967 lines because these lines are indefensible. >> that was point, counter point in 2011. later that year president sarkozy of france telling president obama i cannot bear netanyahu, he's a liar. president obama, you're fed up with him? i have to deal with him even more than you. obvious exasperation there. as president netanyahu heads to congress. this is susan rice, the president's national security adviser, listen to the language. >> happened over the last several weeks by virtue of the invitation that was issued by the speaker and the acceptance of it by prime minister netanyahu two weeks in advance of his election is that on both sides there has now been in

to the iranian talks. the obama administration says yes. it's issuing a sharp warning to the senator. cnn's erin mcpike is in washington. what have you learned about the letter, first of all? >> reporter: christie, let's say the white house has been stern this year. they do not want congress medaling in these negotiations with iran. they really do believe they are inching closer to a deal. the president has said consistently if a bill was passed, they would veto it. republican bob corker, he's the chairman of the foreign relations committee. he has legislation moving through the chamber right now. the white house is urging him to stand down telling him that would impair these negotiations. dennis mcdonagh sent him a letter, i have it right here, pressing him to stop. let me read part of that to you. he writes, we believe that the legislation would likely have a profoundly negative impact on the ongoing negotiations. emboldening iranian hard liners, inviting a counter production response from the iran yaj majiles, differentiating the u.s. position in from our allies in the negotiation

rift between the israelis and the administration of barack obama. there were commentators here on iranian tv who called the speech a humiliation for barack obama. but i want to get back to the spokesperson for the foreign ministry ministry. we reached out to her because iranian officials are not always this forthcoming this statements but they clearly felt they wanted to make some. one of the most interesting lines i got is this this is me quoting her, the continuous lines aimed at the intentions of nuclear program of iran are repetitive and sickening and goes on with the continuation of the negotiations with the serious will of iran to remove this artificialyificial crisis. this rift between the israelis and the obama administration. and seems to indicate that this speech has not killed negotiations and that the iran iranians are willing to continue these negotiations wolf. >> i'm sure they're happy about this rift in the relationship between the obama administration and netanyahu. in terms of the deal being hammered out now, they've got about three weeks left before they're supp

that's a serious suggestion or accusation you're making that the obama administration wants to move away from the longstanding support, relationship with israel and sees iran as a substitute for israel. is that what you're saying? >> it's obviously that the relationship with israel is diminishing, to a degree. i'm not saying totally turning its back. but it's moving more towards an iranian-dominated relationship to create a balance of power. you're seeing that happen right now. and, again, hil in a textbook that might be interesting. what you're not seeing from iran's standpoint is a change in behavior. you're seeing just the opposite. as a matter of fact what you're seeing is them being more in the face of the sunni population there. you're seeing the head of the quds force becoming more of a celebrity. >> as concerned as the israelis are, the saudis a lot of the sunni arab states are equally concerned about this potential deal. >> no question. it's fascinating. you wake up in the mornings and here we are in iraq helping make iraq a better place for iran. we're working with them ri

:00 a.m. in the east. developing this morning, tension with the obama administration and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has reached a peak as the israeli leader arrived in washington this morning to speak to the group aipac. tomorrow the prime minister will speak before congress. both speeches are expected to be highly critical with the united states and iran over iran's nuclear program. israeli prime minister has said he believes that the nuclear program which iran says is peaceful poses a threat to the israeli existence. let's bring in the latest from erin mcpike. >> reporter: john christine, israeli prime minister netanyahu will speak in a few hours. this rift has been growing throughout the weekend. we have heard congressional democrats speak out on this, including california democrat dianne feinstein on the state of the union on sunday. calling netanyahu arrogant. >> he doesn't speak for me on this. he doesn't at all. >> does that bother you? >> yes. i think the jewish community is like any other community. there are different points of view. so i think that arrog

weapons. >> reporter: netanyahu will also press the obama administration to push back the march 24th deadline for a political framework, allowing more time for negotiations on a tougher deal. the white house put out its ambassador to the united nations to assure allies and friends that the u.s. will take whatever steps are necessary to protect its close ally. >> we believe diplomacy is the preferred route to secure our shared aim. >> reporter: but even the president handicapped the chances of a deal. >> it is probably still more likely than not that iran doesn't get to yes, but i think that in fairness to them they have been serious negotiators. and they've got their open politics inside of iran. it is more likely that we could get a deal now than perhaps three or five months ago. but there are still some big gaps that have to be filled. >> the u.s. president there finishing the report. and now coverage of mr. netanyahu's speech begins 10:00 washington time less than nine hours from now. and later this hour we'll hear from a congressional republican who plans on attending the speech

crashing into a white house barricade. the obama administration now investigating how the supervisor handled it all. >>> and key evidence is unveiled in the boston bomber trial. new video, new witnesses put dzhokhar zairetsarnaev at the scene of a killing. let's talk in the "newsroom." >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. in ferguson missouri this morning a manhunt is underway for whoever pulled the trigger and shot two police officers overnight. here are the moments that have pushed this besieged community even closer to the brink. >>> also this morning, both police officers from neighboring departments are in serious condition. the shootings just hours after the embattled police chief resigned among criticisms that they largely targeted african-americans. the community anger first ignited by the shooting of an unarmed black teenager now threatens to boil over. >> i don't think it's really connected to the protests as far as we know. i think the protest was probably a cover. i'm speculating, of course. i think the protest was a cover for someon

obama administration about it. maybe we are more concerned because we see the threat and talking about the elimination of a jewish state. we are here. we are under the constant terror threat and nuclear threat and we want the -- to be over. >> reporter: the u.s. has pledged to safeguard israeli's security but there are fears here that the relations between the u.s. and iran since the election of their president has clowed the obama administration's judgment. >> the sense goes way beyond is that the administration, the president underestimate iran's duplicity and their ruthlessness, the religious imperative beyond its ideology. >> reporter: tuesday's address to congress is a image iran is still intent on wiping israeli off the map. >> i think he feels that is he leading the jewish people and it faces a genocidal threat. he needs to act in the way to take the steps that need to be taken. >> reporter: even an threat that would threaten their security and no would be able to develop a weapons of mass destruction even if it means a preemptive strike. >> they are afraid at the end of the day

. the obama administration traded five taliban prisoners to bring bowe bergdahl back to the united states but now after months and months of deliberation the army charges him with desertion of his unit. we will speak to one of his platoon mates who was in afghanistan when bergdahl vanished. >>> the world lead. still so much wreckage from a crash that killed 150 people but as recovery teams collect shreds of debris slung across the alps investigators now have an audio file from inside the cockpit. what if anything did the pilots say that could help officials decipher just why this plane went down? >>> and families of the victims still trying to deal with the staggering loss. so many futures cut short, including that of three americans. so who were they and who did they leave behind? welcome to "the lead." i'm john berman in for jake today. major stories breaking this afternoon. we are following new developments on that doomed jet that went down over the french alps but we begin today with breaking news in our national lead. just minutes ago, the army announced that bowe bergdahl the

pathway to get the sanctions lifted. for the obama administration, they need to show something so congress to pass sanctions that could scuttle the deal entirely. the question is, has each side met its red line? the international community says iran needs to make tough decisions. iran's foreign minister wants a deal, but it has to work for them. >> in iraq, u.s.-led coalition air strikes continue to hit targets around tikrit as they try to retake the city from isis. we h have the report from the vy front line. >> there's movement in the house he's seeing. >> reporter: this is tikrit's southern border. a number of positions along the shoreline. they are trying to add vansz. inside the city, hundreds of isis fighters fortified in buildings, underground tunnels, booby trapped roads. they were all isis positions. for weeks, iraqi ground units were unable to push into the city. the government requested air strikes from the u.s.-led coalition. by saturday, two days after the coalition started bombing, bullet casings littered the roof. jets flew overhead. 24 hours ago, we would have seen

what it said. obama administration investigating allegations that two senior secret service agents drove a government car into white house security barricades after drinking at a late night party last week. it went on to say, "an agency official said wednesday they ran through tape before hitting barricades. they wanted to arrest the agent and perform sobriety tests but a supervisor ordered them to be sent home p. one online headline said a crash occurred dramatic stuff and the story broke just in time for the "nightly news." you know what happened next. tv amped this up even more. here is what i mean. >> breaking news from the white house, two secret service now under investigation facing allegations they were driving under the influence in a government vehicle and hit a barrier outside the white house. >> developing story this morning, a black eye for the secret service. >> news alert, while you were sleeping two secret service agents including a top member of the president's detail now under investigation for drinking and driving. they allegedly crashed a government car into a w

interesting, carol, because what the obama administration has really tried to do here is kind of really separate the iranian nuclear issue from the issue going on in syria with isis. and even though secretary kerry speaks with his iranian counterpart foreign minister zarif, they're really not getting into that much detail on what's going on on the ground in syria. the question is i think that the obama administration is hoping is if they can get that nuclear deal behind them can the u.s. work with iran on trying to combat isis. clearly iran no friend of isis and works on behalf of president bashar al assad in sir yeah the question is is iran ready for something like that. when you hear the supreme leader of iran talking, it looks like they're not. so i think secretary kerry will be grilled by these senators on the correlation of the nuclear agreement, negotiations and iranian behavior in the region. you can't separate that from the syrian civil war. secretary kerry will be asked a lot about the iranian behavior on behalf of the syrian regime. >> you guys stand by. i need to take

there and they also remain here at home between the obama administration and congressional republicans over the issue of iran negotiations. sunday secretary kerry had this to say about that letter that senate republicans, 47 of them, sent to iran's leaders. >> for an unthought out action for someone in the united states senate for 60 some days is inappropriate. >> republican congressman mike turner of ohio is joining us to discuss more on this. he's a member of the house armed services committee. great to see you. thank you for coming in. i want to get your take on what secretary kerry said there. he says an unthought out action by someone who has been in the united states senate for some 60 days. he's talking about senator cotton. he's also obviously condemning all republicans who signed onto this letter. what do you think? >> i think this is really a critical issue. we look to the fact that iran represents a threat to our national security. everyone agrees that iran should not be permitted to get a nuclear weapon. how do we get there and ensure the safety of our country w

. both the obama administration and the iranian government hammering back. is the gop's plan about to back fire. >>> also more fallout at the university of oklahoma. a fraternity under fire over this racist chant. >> [ bleep ]. >> i'll talk with the national chapter. >>> plus -- >> whoa -- >> a third major train crash in recent weeks. is it safe to ride the rales. let's talk live in the "cnn newsroom." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> and good morning to you. i'm carol costello. thanks so much for joining me. right to the breaking news out of the political world. hillary clinton will meet with the press today following a united nations speech around 1:30, that's eastern time. this information according to an aid familiar with her plans. brianna keilar is on the phone with more on this. hi brianna. >> reporter: hi there, carol. we now have a couple of sources telling us that hillary clinton will be addressing the e-mail controversy. she has a previously scheduled speech that she's giving today keynoting a women's empowerment event at the united nations so we understand that she's goi

that. this is a date where particularly the obama administration said it wants to make sure that iran is serious about making a full deal. and the obama administration wants to show those commitments to congress. congress is really the elephant in the room here because if there is no deal by tomorrow, they're threatening, as you know, to impose sanctions by the end of the month -- next month. >> that's what i keep wondering about, which is why -- i always hear these end in extensions when they don't end in deals. can you tell me if they're showing their cards as to which of these issues is trickiest? >> reporter: i think there are a couple of very tricky issues. one is the research and development program. iran wants to continue to enrich uranium and do advanced nuclear research. in the end years of the deal, the international community wants to extend that throughout the duration of the 15-year deal and also those u.n. sanctions, iran wants them to go away on day one. international community wants to phase them out. those are really the two sticking points. they haven't really been a

the obama administration as weak negotiators. >> this deal has two major concessions one, leaving iran with a vast nuclear program and, two, lifting the restrictions on that program in about a decade. that's why this deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. p paves iran's back to the bomb. >> president obama said he has no illusions about the iranian regime, but he's folked on the more serious iranian threat. >> it's not whether iran engages in destabilizing activities. everybody agree was that. the central question is how can we stop them from getting a nuclear weapon? >> and the prime minister warned the deal on the table would spark a nuclear arms race in the middle east turning an already dangerous region into a nuclear tinder box, jake. >> elise labbot, thanks so much. some democrats skipped out on the netanyahu speech, but some democrats who attended the's address are quite upset about it it seems. >> the lead democrat in the house nancy pelosi. if you got any glimpses of her on the floor sitting on the house floor watching the prime minister, she was visibly mif

states against the wishes of the obama administration not that israelis support obama but they don't want to do anything to risk the relationship. it was a gutsy move. it's going to be close but i think he will prevail and have the prime minister seat. >> he's going to have to work with the coalition. he'll have to work with others in way he didn't before. his challenger is more liberal. he's made a big part of his platform repairing the damaged relationship with president obama and the united states. governor when it comes to the big issue here iran as you mentioned, he says his position is the same as netanyahu. there's no dieaylight there. would it have diminished netanyahu still be good for america? >> it's good for america, all the players in the gulf area understand that israel is looking first and foremost at their security. i am absolutely confidencet that not only is there celebration in israel there's celebration in saudi arabia, jordan, eegypt, the emirates. the last thing they can tolerate is iran having nuclear capacity. this will be very unpopular in the white house, it

and the obama administration have? because the white house is giving a glimpse in that letter to senator corker. here is something else that was in it. they wrote if congressional action is perceived as preventing us from reaching a deal, it will create divisions within the international community putting at risk the very international cooperation that's been essential to our ability to pressure iran. put simply make it possible to secure international cooperation for additional sanctions while putting at risk the multiexisting lateral sanctions. let's talk with kimberly dozier of "the daily beast." is there truth in what they are saying there that congressional action would impede in some part u.s. international relationships internationally? >> what mauck docdonough is says adding to the pressure to the final two weeks in geneva. iran is pushing harder for a faster lifting of both u.n. sanctions and the iranian negotiators are under pressure too from their own hardliners. every time something like this comes out of republicans in the u.s. congress, the hardliners say to their n

prime minister netanyahu and the obama administration if isaac herzog were to emerge there could be a new goodwill along the lines when you saw president obama elected after eight years of president bush. i think you would see the obama administration try to reach out, but even if prime minister netanyahu is reelected, i think the white house knows they have to deal with him. from what i understand from white house officials, they feel they need to get this election behind them and see what the landscape looks like. >> so how much if at all do you think is the obama/netanyahu spat that we've all been watching play out, how much do you think that's playing a role in this election there? >> well, i think it contribute to what they call here bibi fatigue. that's netanyahu's nickname. i think there's relentless focus on security on iran the last six years at the expense of some of the social and economic issues that are important here -- rising food prices astronam cal, in fact housing prices. social issues health care. these are the things look we want a prime minister to keep us safe bu

more sober approach to the problems in afghanistan. he's asking for greater help. the obama administration has already responded positively and so far that's gotten bipartisan support in congress. so i think he will get a good reception. he will say things that congress likes to hear. i think he'll say that he's grateful for american support and say it's important. >> that's a big deal. he said that before. he said that. they thanked america for its help in afghanistan and that goes a long way. >> it certainly does particularly this time when you're asking for more help and asking for money. he's also been very smart. it's not just about military support. he's also said for instance that aid from the united states should be linked to reforms to actual achievements from his government. his government is suggesting this which is a positive step which conveys a sense of a desire to make things happen. in his first trip to america years and years ago his predecessor seemed like a transformational figure. it's right to be skeptical. at least at this moment he's saying all of the

. at clinton's request, the state department will review 55,000 pages of e-mails the obama administration directed her to turn over last year. a clinton aide has said she turned over anything having to do with her work at the state department. but harf conceded they are taking secretary clinton's word for it when she says she's handing over what's relevant and keeping what's not. meanwhile, the white house says clinton abided by the federal records act, even as it touts an e-mail policy clinton did not follow. >> did members of the administration receive e-mails from hillary clinton while she was secretary of state? >> that, i don't know. i do know that obviously the president has a very firm policy that e-mails should be kept on government systems. he believes in transparency. >> reporter: some political observers wonder if the controversy leaves an opening for any other potential democratic candidates to challenge clinton's expected run for president. former maryland governor martin o'malley is traveling in the coming weeks to the early states of iowa and new hampshire. a

will further push the relationship between obama administration and bebe netanyahu far away from each other. >> rula i'm reminded of the address that prime minister netanyahu delivered and toward the end he said words to the effect of the days of israeli passivity are over. israel will stand alone if necessary. i interpreted that as a thinly veiled threat to launch a first strike against a nuclear capability. i might be reading too much into it. how did you interpret that part of his speech? >> reporter: he was campaigning. he was absolutely campaigning. remember when he came back to israel and in israel he is the prime minister still the prime minister. he have to deal with his security apparatus, meaning that the army have to agree on this and the secret services the former musad, together with former head of the internal secret service in israel both sides said if netanyahu would have went along and attacked iran they would have resigned themselves. they can break the relationship with administration but he can't break his own relationship with his security apparatus, and he will h

. i want to play some sound of a former secret service agent who was an agent in the obama administration and also served for 13 years, talks about the kind of pressure that this new director will now have on him. >> all the critics before that said they needed to go outside for a director that's in the past. joe clancy is driving this bus right now. he needs to get in front of this issue and other issues that playing the secret service with management and really dock up with a comprehensive program on how to right the ship of management at the secret service. >> reporter: this is the first real test for joe clancy in his new position. there's a lot of scrutiny on the secret service. that was before he even came on but certainly this latest incident proves that there still are questions about the organization and the management of this agency. carol? >> all right, sunlen serfaty, thank you so much. i'm joined by michael ball bony the former director of homeland security for the state of new york. >> there's so many questions that get raised by this. it happened march 4th. w

. obama administration officials as saying if netanyahu wishes to work with the white house, he will have no choice but to replace his protege dermer who is seen by the obama administration as persona nongrata even if they don't say so publicly. that's a powerful statement. your reaction? >> i serve at the pleasure of the israeli government and i will continue to serve every day in order to advance israel's interests and strengthen the relationship between the u.s. and israel. i believe that relationship is going to grow even stronger in the years ahead. we have weathered disagreements in the past and we will weather this disagreement because ultimately we are bonded by common values. you just saw that report on isis. i think everything that you see happening in the middle east reinforces how important the bond between israel and the united states is that you have one strong solid reliable democratic ally that shares your values in the middle east and our relationship will grow stronger. >> if you had a do-over you wouldn't have done it any differently? >> i think it was very important fo

retired general and former cia director consulting the obama administration on the iraq strategy although petraeus was convicted of leaking classified information to his mistress and lying to the fbi. >>> more than 16 million americans have gained coverage since obamacare took effect. the white house will plan to commemorate the anniversary of passing it the republicans will take a stab at repealing it. they unveiled their budget for 2016. >>> the white house is slamming senate republicans for what it says is stalling the nomination of loretta lynch for the next attorney general. the spokesperson calls her treatment unconsciousnable. mcconnell refuses to consider her nomination until the human trafficking bill is taken care of. democrats have been filibustering the bill because it includes an anti-abortion stance. >>> the head of the secret service will have to explain the latest when he appears on capitol hill. joe clancy appointed last month to reform the secret service. he is sure to be grilled about the two suspended agents that disrupted a bomb investigation outside the whit

effort seems similar to that of the obama administration, to deny these groups the mantle of religion, and in effect to ex-communicate them from mainstream islam. the ultimate irony is if one does understand the ideology of islamists properly it leads in one direction. graeme wood in his much discussed essay discussion greater military involvement against isis. the biggest proponent of an american invasion is the islamic state itself, he writes. the provocative videos are clearly made to draw america into the fight. and invasion would be a huge propaganda victory for jihadists worldwide. instead counsels containment, selective airstrikes and support from muslims who are working to dissuade their brethren from falling prey to radical islam. in other words, fighting an ideological war against isis actually points one towards a sophisticated strategy that employs military restraint and political cooperation with arabs. i wonder if those clamoring for such a struggle are on board. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed and read more. and let's get started. ♪ >> king abdullah ii ascende

subsidies and there was an abuse of power by the obama administration by rewriting the rules after congress passed the law. that's what you're going to hear from the plaintiff's side. on the other side of this the government is going to argue is that you can't take those four words out of context, it's clear if you look at the law as a whole that from the very beginning everyone who couldn't afford the insurance should be getting subsidies no matter if they're in a state with federally run exchanges or not. in fact carol, i ran into kathleen sebelius the former health and human services secretary who was in the administration when this was crafted she said basically, look the subsidies are a lynchpin of the affordable care act. without that the market could collapse. making it clear here that the stakes are very high. and i'll tell you, all ice areeyes are going to be on chief justice roberts. he stunned people when he held up the affordable care act. it will be interesting to see how he interprets those four words and what his reaction is carol. >> absolutely. pamela brown, we'll

obama administration peddling the story and pushing the story. >> that's exactly what i mean. there's no evidence for that. that's what i mean. >> we also know people on the democratic left original obama supporters they are probably finding great glee in this story. i think conservatives should handle this in the middle of the road approach saying look all the e-mails should be released. there should be a third party review of it but not make any accusation or allegation that she was hacked or hid e-mails until the evidence proves it. but at the same time if the conservatives go too far, i saw this in the 90s myself clinton won two elections, he's still an extremely -- bill clinton -- still an extremely popular president. these attacks work in the bubble but don't win over middle voters. that's the problems republicans will have. >> chris, thanks for being here this morning. >> great being on with you, brian. >> we're going to have more on hillary clinton later in the program including why one veteran reporter uses the term ptsd. >>> church of scientology new attacks owner documently

-- >> lukewarm? ha-ha ha-ha! >> the obama administration and benjamin netanyahu need to wake up and understand the realities of what they can and cannot achieve and try to restore some adult supervision. >> a white house official says the president also discussed netanyahu's comments about arab israelis. the president's posture at this point is that it matters much more what the prime minister said right before the election than how he's cleaning it up now. erin? >> interesting point. thank you very much, jim acosta. >>> "outfront" tonight, the former israeli ambassador to the united nations, dory gold. he's now senior foreign policy adviser to the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. thank you very much for being with us. i really appreciate it. and i want to get straight to it. president obama today finally called prime minister netanyahu to congratulate him on his victory, a day and a half after that victory. look we all know at this point, the relationship between the two men is not great. america gives about $3 billion in military aid a year to israel more than any other country in

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the argument went a little better for the obama administration than it might have been expected but that's by no means a guarantee that this law will be upheld and there's lots to think about. >> of course millions of americans' health care health insurance, at risk. jeffrey toobin thank you. appreciate it. >>> next on "the lead," his lawyers saying he was just a regular kid who fell victim to pressure from his older brother to pull off a savage attack. a terrorist attack at the boston marathon finish line. will that be enough to get the suspected boston bomber off the hook? >>> and later, he's 6'4" with red hair. we are sure conan o'brien didn't stand out at all in cuba. we will talk to him and share unseen footage from his historic visit to cuba. so what about that stock? sure thing, right? actually, knowing the kind of risk that you're comfortable with i'd steer clear. really? really. straight talk. now based on your strategy i do have some other thoughts... multiplied by 13,000 financial advisors it's a big deal. and it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. when it comes

. embassy in djibouti. after the 2012 attack on the u.s. mission at benghazi the obama administration has upgraded its diplomatic security measures. >> it's not lost on the global jihadi movement that the attack on benghazi created a media sensation in the united states and they will be trying to repeat that kind of media sensation because it's useful for them for propaganda purposes. >> reporter: as for that apparent threat to ambassador kennedy, japanese media reporting, they are saying that it was phoned in by an english-speaking man but authorities at this point either don't know or are not saying at this point who that person could be. brianna? >> jim acosta at the white house, thank you. >>> in our politics lead she's not even officially running but hillary clinton is still blowing away the competition. we have our brand new cnn/orc poll next. i've lived my whole life here in fairbanks, alaska. i love the outdoors, spending time with my family. i have a family history of prostate cancer. i had the test done and that was when i got the news. my wife and i looked at treatment options.

she entered the obama administration. but security experts warn there are huge security risks using just a private account. there's no backup system to keep e-mails if they are deleted. since clinton left office the national archive laws have changed. private accounts are only to be used for official government business in the case of emergencies now. john and christine? >> brianna keilar thank you. >>> now, the fight to fund the department of homeland security is over. house republicans abandoning their attempt to gut the president's executive actions on immigration, passing a clean funding bill that heads off a partial dhs shutdown. president obama will sign the measure. there was speculation such a move could cost john boehner his speakership, but most republicans are praising him for standing up to the white house. >> what a peculiar episode that was. >>> a pivotal day at the supreme court today. the court takes up a new legal challenge to obamacare. now, this is the third time that the high court has been asked to rule on the president's signature health care law. this lawsuit

, not only for the former secretary of state, but for the obama administration as well especially the state department where she served as the top diplomat for four years. >> that's right. state department ahead of the secretary's press conference getting ahead of the story talking about the process by which they'll release these 55,000 pages of e-mails that hillary clinton and her team have turned over from her private servers to the state department. they are going to release all of them. the first ones that are going to be released are 300 e-mails, about 900 pages' worth that the select committee investigating benghazi have requested. others will be reviewed and released and they'll be put on a publicly accessible website after that initial 300. then also the state department wanted to interject a note saying that those who are reporting that this whole process could cost the u.s. state department millions of dollars, that's not true. they didn't get into a cost estimate but they said that figure of millions of dollars is overstated. >> and gloria we don't know do we? this is o

her convenience. we also know that the obama administration six weeks before the 2012 presidential election went to great lengths to convince the american public that the terrorist attack with benghazi resulted from an internet video rather than a terrorist attack which it was. >> maria, is there anything politically damaging to clinton if she does not turn these over? >> i don't think so christi. in fact the damage could reflect on republicans. let's keep a couple things in mind. chairman gowdy himself said a couple days ago, that he doesn't have the authority to demand the private e-mail server. so clearly this is a naked political move to try to pin something on secretary clinton that ten committees christi, have not been able to do. there have been no less than ten investigations investigating the benghazi doesn't and she and the state department have been cleared of everything. i think the republicans really need to be careful here because going back to what kum, comings said he was investigating a e-mail scandal under the bush administration with rnc e-mails he essentially wo

the saudis with the other middle eastern countries -- >> which is what the obama administration is doing. >> but they're the lesser of options. i'll also suggest to you, we are going to have to have our military actively engaged with those special operators from those other countries to eliminate the isis threat and this administration -- >> does that mean boots on the ground? >> that's exactly what it means. i'm not trying to parse the words. that's exactly what we should have. >> how many? >> i think the idea of sending a message to anybody, here's how many troops we're going to put on the ground, i've written too many letters to moms dads spouses, next of kin for almost a decade of people we've lost in texas during this war on terror and to be sending information to the enemy, whether it's through the media or any other source i will suggest to you is irresponsible. >> there might be people watching this saying okay here is a texas governor who wants to be in the white house who wants to send u.s. troops to the middle east. we've seen this movie before. what would you say? >> i

and the world and also urge congress to put some pressure on the president obama administration to push back a march 24th deadline for a political framework. he says he's not against any agreement at all, but this is a bad agreement. i do think today, though he's going to use this address to apac that pro israel lobby to lower the temperature a bit, to try to mend fences a little bit with the administration saying he has a lot of respect for the president, the white house and try to take out the politically fraught tone of this speech. he's going to say, listen the relationship between the u.s. and israel always bipartisan always has been always should be. back to you guys. >> now it's just unusual that we have the leaders who seem to be presented a different face than the overall relationship between the two countries and that's causing some tension obviously. so let's bring hope in peter gonart and gid yan rose. is this a good move for prime minister netanyahu? >> politically it might be he's a good politician so he's clearly betting this is going to help him in the campaign and

aggression on the part of the iranians has everyone nervous. >> a senior obama administration official saying this will be no military intervention by the u.s. in yemen. that said secretary of state john kerry saying the u.s. the is willing to help with targeting assistance logistical support. clearly that is happening. i wonder if you think that is the right position or approach of the united states right now given frankly now stretched u.s. resources are in the region fighting isis. >> we should not be involved militarily there. however, the point i would make is that we had a hundred special ops operating in that area against al qaeda, and one of the consequences of the iranians coming in is that we've pulled our people out. so what that means now in terms of zmurt the region is al qaeda have something of a free handle unless the saudis are able to put president hadi back in power and bring some semblance of order in yemen. our best ally in fighting against al qaeda has now been pushed out, and this of course is a key concern to us given as i've explained the bomb making capabilitie

more of them. this is very much a statement towards obama and his administration and an ambassador who essentially represents obama in south korea. >> and the question is why was this man allowed to get so close to him? tell us about -- what about his security detail? >> so the security detail would be both some state department security detail and state diplomatic southwest detail but most -- under most rules, the host country is responsible for the security of the ambassador so this is a public event. it was an invitation event, and kim, the person who attacked him, was sort of a ticketed member of the breakfast -- of the event. he got in and then made the attack and got that close to the ambassador. obviously, there's going to be a new threat assessment about protecting our ambassador there and anywhere elsewhere there are public debates about the presence of u.s. troops. this is also true in japan, of course. in south korea there is just a strong sentiment that the time has come for the u.s. troops to leave, that they are -- that they represent a hostile environment visa vi north k

a key obama administration foreign policy objective. so the critics are saying go for the power of the purse, don't undermine any president of the united states by writing letters to adversaries. jake? >> barbara starr, thank you so much. joining me now live from capitol hill is democratic senator barbara boxer from california, senior member of the foreign relations committee. senator boxer, thanks for being here. democrats and their supporters are using a lot of strong words to describe this letter from republicans. there's treason, traitor, hash tag 47 traitors is trending. i want to get your reaction to what former secretary of state hillary clinton had to say about it late this afternoon. >> one has to ask, what was the purpose of this letter? there appear to be two logical answers. either these senators were trying to be helpful to the iranians or harmful to the commander in chief in the midst of high-stakes international diplomacy. either answer does discredit to the letter's signaturories. >> isn't there a third option senator? that the senators genuinely believe this is a b

region the united states. david gergen obviously the obama administration is saying whoever gets in to office whatever the ruling party is the good relationship between the united states and israel will continue. the support is unwavering. clearly though for this white house, a strong showing by netanyahu, is it clear it is not what they wanted? >> behind the scenes we all know that the white house really starting with the president, loathe benjamin netanyahu and they have been privately hoping that isaac herzog would be able to put together a government and restores relations with the united states. there are a lot of wild cards in the years ahead. if the israeli government will not have a government for it appears maybe several days -- could be weeks. in that situation, how does israel -- how does netanyahu in particular now play a role in the closing days of the iranian negotiations? he'll speak with muffled voice. he'll no longer represent the state of israel until this election is resolved. >> it's also because not only is netanyahu being criticized for saying that he doesn't want

signed by 46 of his republican colleagues complaining about the nuclear talks. the obama administration says iran raised the topic with u.s. officials. >> i'm embarrassed for them. because it's not how america does business. >> reporter: in a newly released interview, the president blasted cotton. >> for them to address a letter to the ayatollah the supreme leader of iran who they claim is our mortal enemy, and their basic argument to them is don't deal with our president, because you can't trust him to follow through on an agreement, that's close to unprecedented. >> reporter: despite that tough talk the freshman senator is not backing down. he points out -- >> like a love struck teenager he has sent four secret letters to the ayatollah. >> reporter: dennis mcdonna sent a letter. the white house conceded they would rather congress stay out of the process for months well beyond the march 31 deadline for a framework event. >> for all of the hyperventilating we see on capitol hill there is no agreement that has been reached. >> and according to a new poll the republicans' l

prime minister portrayed the obama administration as weak me goegs yeah fors. >> two deal has two major concessions. one, leaving iran with a vast nuclear program. and two lifting the restrictions on that program in about a decade. that's why this deal is so bad. it doesn't block iran's path to the bomb. it paves iran's path to the bomb. when it comes to iran and isis the enemy of your enemy is your enemy. >> reporter: president obama said he has no illusions about the iranian regime. but he's focused on the more serious iranian threat. >> it's not whether iran engages in detablizing activities. everybody agrees with that. the central question is how can we stop them from getting a nuclear weapon? >> more than 50 members of congress boycotted mr. netanyahu's visit. most of them democrats. nancy pelosi said she was nearly in tears, calling it an insult to the american people. other democrats had similar reactions. >> what you were witnessing today was a very old concept. if you can make the people afraid you can make them do anything. >> why would a friend of america act this way t

says he still supports the idea but not under current conditions. but, of course the obama administration is certainly not impressed. listen. >> after the election the prime minister said he had not changed his position. but for many in israel and the international community such comments call into question his commitment to a two-state solution and his claim that conditions in the larger middle east must be more stable before a palestinian state can be established. we cannot simply pretend that these comments were never made. had had had had had had had had had had had had had had had . >>> meanwhile, netanyahu's told his country's minority that he's sorry. a remark which was widely contempted as racist. here's his apology. i know what i said a few days ago damaged slaelisrael's arabs. my actions as prime minister including the investment in minority sectors proves the opposite. israeli arabs do not accept the apology. his comments they said just business as usual. >> the modus on randy of this man is when pressured, he'll say what he needs to say to get out from under the

rules against the obama administration more than 5 million people will no longer be eligible for the subsidies, potentially dealing the law a fatal blow. >>> a second los angeles hospital is reporting an outbreak of drug resistant superbug infections. this time it's cedar sinai medical center four patients were infected with procedures using a fiberoptic scope. now the fda is updating a safety alert, urging doctors to tell patients about the risk. >>> this is a live look at frederick, maryland. to the south this storm has shut down our nation's capital. in kentucky the governor has declared a state of emergency. >>> cnn's original series "finding jesus" shows us the latest scientific techniques and research being used to learn about jesus. sunday's episode looks at what jesus may have left behind or what christians call relics. the search leads scientists to the bone that could prove that jesus and john the baptist were related. listen listen. >> reporter: 2,000 years on the possibility that john and jesus are related has triggered fresh investigation into the study of john the bapti