times. the really tough critic speaks tonight. national security advisor susan rice who earlier this week called netanyahu's visit destructive. she is expected to give a speech about iran in a way to prebut the prime minister's marks. she is likely to ask what is the alternative to a nuclear deal. the u.s. does not believe that israel has answered that question. >> those are key remarks. we will be watching. elise labott traveling with the prime minister from israel to the u.s. and back. thank you so much. i want to go now to cnn white house correspondent michelle kosinski. white house press secretary josh earnest said that president obama didn't even tune in to watch bibi's speech this morning. it seems like maybe he won't watch bibi's speech tomorrow. you have the administration trying to play this as if there's nothing to see here but how tense are things behind closed doors where we can't see what's going on? >> reporter: both israel and the u.s. over the past several days have really tried to downplay that tension, even though it's been asked of the white house many times, what does this do to the relationship. but remember it was hard to