Friday night was different. House Republican Leaders were blindsided when their plan to prevent the department of Homeland Security from shutting down was defeated. 52 conservatives voted no because the funding bill didnt also stop the president S Immigration plan. In the end, a bill did pass to fund the Homeland Security department for one week which means once again in just a few days were going to be facing another shutdown. I was reporting from the capitol friday night and had exasperated veteran republican lawmakers say things to me like how are we supposed to govern . They were at a loss with how to control their own right flank. At a time when American Security couldnt be more important. Joining me now is a conservative from that right flank at the heart of all of this republican congressman jim jordan who is the chairman of the House Freedom caucus formed earlier this year to advocate for conservative legislation. Congressman, thank you very much for joining me. I want to ask t
Families say not enough is being done. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. We are following two major stories tonight. Investigators make a New Discovery in the crash of flight 9525 as extraordinary new images reveal just what the recovery teams are facing in the crash site in the french alps. The closest look we have gotten so far shows crews struggling to move large pieces of wreckage and perch precariously on the mountainside. The other big story, iraq. Its now declaring a major victory over isis saying its driven the terror group out of the strategically important city of tikrit. Isis captured the city last june amid reports of horrific massacres. While isis left behind snipers and traps and explosions can still be heard. The iraqi Prime Minister today visited tikrit to put the exclamation point on its liberation. The battle took a month. Government troops were aided by iranian backed shiite militias and u. S. Air strikes and now if religious tensions dont tear the iraqi
Blindsided when their plan to prevent the department of Homeland Security from shutting down was defeated. 52 conservatives voted no because the funding bill didnt also stop the president S Immigration plan. In the end, a bill did pass to fund the Homeland Security department for one week which means once again in just a few days were going to be facing another shutdown. I was reporting from the capitol friday night and had exasperated veteran republican lawmakers say things to me like how are we supposed to govern . They were at a loss with how to control their own right flank. At a time when American Security couldnt be more important. Joining me now is a conservative from that right flank at the heart of all of this, republican congressman jim jordan who is the chairman of the House Freedom caucus formed earlier this year to advocate for conservative legislation. Congressman, thank you very much for joining me. I want to ask the first question that everybody out there is probably as
Totally is whether or not to support these iran talks that the administration is engaged in or whether to use their legislative power to try to stop or amend them. Thats what the Prime Minister is going to be trying to convince them of here but it is also something that the administration is trying to Push Congress on in a different way. Thats why its going to be fascinating. When it comes to just the optics only about 30 members of actually going to boycott the speech. I say only because a lot more are unhappy with it but we have decided its better to go and be polite and sit and listen and not make more of a protest than that tomorrow. Lets head to the white house now. President obama will not appear with Benjamin Netanyahu in any way. Jim acosta i want to know do you think hell be watching netanyahus speech . Its on television. It certainly is on the president s schedule. Hes due to get his National Security briefing at this time. Perhaps hell be in that meeting opposed to watching
But think everyones buying it . America needs many things but what america desperately needs is new leadership. Pretty much the same rhetoric weve heard for the past six years. A new chapter or the same old . Our experts weigh in. Also in yemen, militants seize the president ial palace. Reporter do you believe the president is still in control of the country . A National Security crisis for the u. S. The immediate worry, the safety of several hundred American Embassy workers. An embassy vehicle already shot at. The question now, what should the United States do next . Lets talk. Live in the cnn newsroom. And good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. We start this morning with major breaking news stories from around the globe. First to tel aviv where police in israel are investigating a terror attack. Authorities say a palestinian man went on a stabbing spree on a commuter bus. We begin our coverage with cnn correspondent elyse lavit. Shes in jerusalem. Reporter