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Home, what eric schultz, principal deputy white house press secretary, had to say about this. hes not mincing words, my friends. he said "the u.s. didnt draft this resolution nor did the u.s. introduce the resz loose. the egyptians in partnership with the palestinians are the ones who began circulating an early draft of the resolution." heres where it gets a little in the weeds. watch this. the egyptian are the ones who moved it towaforward on friday we took the position we did web it was put to...

And its being implemented. by all sides. that will preclude iran from ever, ever achieving nuclear weapons capability. >> reporter: in exchange, iran received tens of billions in sanctions relief. sometimes in massive infusions of cash. critics charge the deal should have forced iran to dismantle its nuclear program, not preserve it, that some military sites have been closed off to u.n. inspectors and that the deal is actually strengthened the leading state sponsor of terrorism. >> kerry did not...

Their hands are tied here. no. prime minister netanyahu says the u.s. was behind this. they put this together to slap israel in the face. that is a big deal. do you think if hillary clinton had been elected that president obama would have said i dont want to deal with it while hes in hawaii? >> its an interesting question if you were to answer that differently that he would not have done this how hillary clinton been the incoming president, shows how political this move has been. the white house...

I think its a measured response about the president-elect. nonetheless, it is sharp enough to remind everybody not only what was at stake in this election but how competitive he might have been against even president obama if it were possible. >> indeed. kevin cork in honolulu. thank you. for more on the tense relations between the white house and israel, ron dermer joins me here in studio. mr. ambassador, thank you for joining me. >> happy holidays. >> the obama administration said it was not...

The paris accord. >> its hard for some people to grasp it. but what we -- you are doing here right now is of equal importance because it has the ability to literally save life on the planet itself. >> reporter: kerrys response to terrorism as when he brought james taylor to sing for paris after the "charlie hebdo" attack earned the secretary of state ridicule. >> im sorry. that was adolescent foreign policy. it was embarrassing. what john kerry has done over and over again is try to match his di...

By the investigation of a ministry of defense special technical commission. >> reporter: the military jet crashed just two minutes after taking off from sochi christmas day. the crew didnt report any technical problems. one possible theory is poor fuel quality could have been a factor. vladimir putin declared an official day of mourning for all 92 people who died in the crash. 60 of those on board were members of a famous military choir. people have been paying tribute outside their moscow base,...

Holiday sales projected to be healthy but not as big as in the past. projecting $655 billion in november and december retail sales. up about 4% from last year. online sales they say will be $117 billion. that keeps growing, the online sales. these are a projection. we will wait for final numbers in january. we did speak to a market track analyst this afternoon that says theres a reason the holidays seem to start earlier and earlier every year. the reason probably wont surprise you. >> the though...

>> over the weekend, the president-elect and his family got a standing ovation when they walked into a midnight mass. even though it was a quiet start to this week, were told mr. trump is going to resume with staff meetings tomorrow and he will have a full schedule come wednesday down here in florida. >> peter doocy, thank you. in less than a month, president-elect trump will be here in washington to take the oath of office in an effort to mitigate fears of conflicts of interest, he said he is...

New york state attorney generals office said its investigating the trump foundation and as a result says the president-elect cannot legally dissolve his foundation until the investigation is finished. >> mired in controversy. probably smart just to shut it down as he goes in the oval office. thats what donald trump wants to do. we will see what the new york state attorney general has to say about that. we know his intent. >> reporter: they ordered them to halt fund-raising because it failed to r...

Error rather than technical problems or sabotage. it was put into a holding pattern because another flight had reported a suspected fuel leak and was given priority. the pilot can he be heard requesting permission to land due to a lack of fuel and a total electric failure. senator, presidential candidate and secretary of state are just three of the titles john kerry has earned in his career. the man has been a staple in washington. chief washington correspondent james rosen looks at how one bi...