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Cause others to maybe decide to object to the iran agreement? >> its quite clear that senator schumers statement will have an impact on other senators particularly for example senator ben card the ranking democratic member on the senate foreign relations committee and himself undecided. as you know, jose the president is trying to build a firewall to have the at least 34 democrats in the senate stay with him in order to sustain a veto in the event the majority of the republicans vote against the...

I think thats the mood for so many who wanted and waited for this day, some for their whole lives, kate. >> any sense of exactly when the flag will come down and what kind of ceremonial activities will surround the moment when it does? >> reporter: well, governor nikki haley is expected to sign this bill, make it all official at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, and by the compromise and this joint resolution, the senate proposal, it has to come down within 24 hours. weve been hearing from early morning...

They released a statement to cnn and other media outlets saying the south carolina legislature did the right thing, one that is profoundly american, by taking down the confederate battle flag. i applaud state senators, members of the house of representatives, and governor nikki haley for their commitment and support to the citizens of south carolina and the citizens of this country. we expect nikki haley to sign this legislation and make this all official at 4:00 p.m., part of the joint resoluti...

The president is required to submit a report to congress proving cuba has not provided any support for terrorism and it promises not to do so in the future. in an exclusive interview, cubas foreign minister telling us the listing was purely political. >> it wasnt fair, it wasnt justifiable. im confident that president obama will make the right and just decision. >> reporter: congress could file a joint resolution to block cubas removal from that list. but it would have to be veto proof and its h...

Soon after president obama signed a temporary patch as mary maloney reports the compromise came after a dramatic day in washington. >> the ayes are 357. the nays are 60. two thirds in the affirmative. >> reporter: with the sound of the gavel congress compromised and passed a stop gap measure to fund the department of homeland security. now tsa screeners, border agents and federal workers can get paid and keep working. chaos came before the compromise. for most of the day on friday, lawmakers see...

>> the reality of this new regulation is that if you like what you have you cant keep it. >> senator enzi proposing a fix back then to let americans keep their insurance. dems ridiculousing him, accusing him of fear mongering and voting no on his measure. senator enzi joins me now. good to see you, senator. have you framed senate joint resolution 39 that you proposed back three years ago, i think you were right, werent you? >> i was right. and i found that in the federal register which is an eva...

Election and no one, republican, democrat, independent, ever wants to be viewed as weak on national security. >> i will vote to give the president the authority he needs. >> the threat of saddam hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real. >> it is a vote that puts awesome responsibility in the hands of our president, and we say to him, use these powers wisely and as a last resort. >> in my heart, i knew that a note to the authorities for the president was the right vote. but yet i was not ...

Happy friday particularly to any theocrats watching tonight, because i know you had a bad day. sadly for theo contracts today these north carolina republican state legislators decided to cave. they decided to withdraw their legislation calling on the state of north carolina to establish a state religion. they are house joint resolution 494. would have asserted that north carolina is sovereign from the u.s. federal government, and as such, north carolina, hence forthwill not recognize any federal...

So happy friday. happy friday particularly to any theocrats watching tonight, because i know you theocrats. these legislators decided to cave. they decided to withdraw their legislation calling on the state of north carolina to establish a state religion. they are house joint resolution 494. that asserted south carolina is sovereign from the u.s. federal government and thus south carolina will not recognize any federal interference with the state quote, respecting an establishment of religion. t...

President was the right vote, but yet i was not strong enough to vote my conscience. >> joint resolution is passed without objection. >> the vote is overwhelming. the margin is more than 3-1 in the senate. 2-1 in the house. the president is officially given a free hand. >> the days of iraq acting as an outlaw state are coming to an end. >> powell walked into my office, and without so much as a fare thee well, he walked over to the window and said "i wonder what will happen when we put 500,000 tr...