Wounded. For iraq, this is a critical battle if the country hopes to crush isis. Meantime in rafafghanistan, the taliban admits mullah mansour was killed. Secretary of state john kerry says its time for afghans to come together for their nations future. This action sends a clear message to the world that we will continue to stand with our afghan partners as they work to build a more stable united secure and prosperous afghanistan. And in egypt, the hunt for ab answers to the mystery of egyptair 804, now use submarine it is to find the recorders while officials plead for patience. I would encourage everybody, think about the human beings number one, two, wait for the process to finish. And dont talk about mr. Soandso said to mr. Soandso in a closed room that there is something wrong in there. This is really unprofessional and not going to lead to anything that is good for anybody. To dieiest all gest all of t congressman ed royce joining me now. Hes chair man of the House Foreign Affairs committee, he is speaking at todays fifth annual Jerusalem Post conference. Congressman, thanks very much for joining us. Good to be with you. So we have this news just coming into cnn military has launched the operation to retake fallujah. How important in your view is is this battle to take away if a luge gentleman which is so close to the capital of baghdad . Well, its very important. A luge gentleman which is so close to the capital of baghdad . Well, its very important. Lue gentleman which is so close to the capital of baghdad . Well, its very important. We were in iraq and erbil and i can make the observation that weve had a few false starts so are far. I would say its very important that the government this baghdad and weve relayed this view to that ghoechovernment include th sunni tribes that are in that area rather than shia militia in this effort. Because afterwards you will want to hold tafallujah with the peoe that were displeased. They need to come back and take po possession. Second, i think its important that we have good air support. We may need to adjust our rules of engagement in order to help the iraqi forces on the ground in this effort. And that demand from the u. S. To get a more inclusive not just government, but military operations, is so key and ill he remind our viewers isis, its a sunni group, some sunni tribes have supported isis because they feel maligned marginalized by the shia dominated government. Have you seen evidence that the shia dominated government is bringing that sunni involvement in some. I pressed the government very hard. I met with sun any tni hribal l when i was in iraq recently and their request is they want to take theakerer to back, but the dont want to fall into the hands of militia. And i think baghdad should listen to them because that is the best way forward in pushing isis out. So the question is will they as always. We had news yesterday and thousand con fi confirmation today from bad today that mullah mansour was killed. So another success feful drone strike. How significant of a blow do you think this is to the taliban leadership . I think this is an Important Development because mullah mansour killed thousands and thousands of people and is leading an insurrection that frankly we have had a problem in the u. S. Not using our air power to target taliban up until now. We will target or the administration will allow the targeting of isis, but in terms of getting approval to go in and hit units of the taliban that this has been difficult to get the administration to do, we have a very lackluster air campaign up there and franl lfr the afghans need that level of support. So the fact that we took out their leader, this is important, but its only the first step. If were really going to give the air power, the support necessary to make sure that the afghans can hold their ground against the taliban. Pakistani Officials Say countries leaders were surprised by the strike. Another one saying that it was a violation, foreign minister in fact saying it was a vie lafgol of the countrys sovereignty. Do you believe that pakistan gave the okay for the strike or was given advanced warning or dwounk tdo you think the u. S. Carried it out without their permission . I think some elements are con glicked. They have worked with the taliban in the past, but at the same time, the taliban and their allies, their other radical a y alli allies, are also trying to overthrow the civilian government inside pakistan itself. And so this has complicated the situation for pakistan since they have lost so many civilians to attacks by taliban and other affiliated radical organizations. So i think end of the day the fact that weve taken out the taliban leader meet allow us to see an evolution this this where we get more security in the region. Is pakistan a reliable ally to the u. S. In the war on terror including against the taliban . I think the civilian government is. I think that there is an element in the isi, an element in their Security Services that in the past have shown a willingness to work with terrorist organizations, especially inside afghanistan. And my hope is that now that has come back to bite, that there is a realization that that support has to end. On the egyptair crash, donald trump who you have not personally supported, you have said that you would support the eventual republican nominee, he was quick to say this was terrorism. And he used that to further justify proposed muslim travel here. Was donald trump too quick to say it was terrorism . Well, if looks as though it likely is terrorism. We have already seen isis carry out one attack of egyptian flight going from egypt, Russian Airliner to moscow. Successfully. This is the third incident. And in this particular case, we know that isis has been trying to develop a new type of weapon that cannot be detected to take on an airplane. Part of the problem is that isis is already operational inside the sinai, inside egypt carrying out the attacks and also on the border of libya where im just back also from libya or from tunisia and north africa. What theyre doing there is they are using that as a staging ground. Theyre training 6500 terrorists and their heyre training them o make bigger and undetectleabe t bombs. So the fact that the United States has not been successful in carrying out an operation to stop isis and have allowed all these recruits to come in and now open up a second training operation inside of libya has led to a much more dangerous situation. I think this speaks to the issue of why frankly we need a republican president , we need a Republican Congress if were going to stop isis. We cant have a continuation of another four years of the Obama Clinton policies here. Chairman, please stay with us p we have a lot more cop tentex come up. Coming up next, a fierce fight after 9 11. You want people behind bars our pay for the crime they committed and you want to stop them from every doing it again. Ill speak with chairman royce about the push to sue saudi arabia and later, Hillary Clinton said she wants to break the ultimate Glass Ceiling and become the first female president. But could women turn against her and help put donald trump in the white house . Thats ahead live here in the cnn newsroom. If you have allergy congestion, muddling through your morning is nothing new. Your nose is the only thing on your mind. And to get relief, anything is fair game. Introducing rhinocort® allergy spray from the makers of zyrtec®. 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With centurylink as your trusted technology partner, youre free to focus on growing your business. Centurylink. Your link to whats next. U. S. Senate approved a bill to let victims and families of the september 11th attacks to sue saudi arabia for its alleged involvement in those attacks. That bill is just what many families have been waeting for for nearly 15 years thousand. But many obstacles still remain. Jake tapper explains. Reporter it may have been nearly 15 years ago, but for a families that lost loved ones on september 11th, 2001, the need for answers feels just as urgent today. This is not like different than any other murder case. You want the people that murdered your loved one behind bars or you want them to pay for the crime that they committed. And you want to stop them from ever doing it again. Terrys husband, tom, was works on the 104th floor of the north tower when the planes hit. The couple had welcomed their third child just four days before. Now shes among knows fighting for the right to sue saudi arabia over the death of her loved one. Yes, there is a compensation part to the lawsuit. But for the families, mostly what were trying to accomplish is holding them accountable. Allegations of the government of or officials in saudi arabia played some role in the 9 11 attacks have been raised since the towers fell. Allegations the saudis have vehemently denied. But the u. S. Senate this week unanimously passed legislation that would allow 9 11 families to at that titake the kingdom td try to get answered. Even if passed by the house, president obama has threatened to veto the legislation. This legislation doesnt say that any person, charity or governmental entity is libel. It only says they cant hide from the truth. Reporter why would the u. S. President oppose the wishes . The white house says the precedent set would be disastro disastrous. He continues to harbor serious concerns that this legislation would make the United States vulnerable in other Court Systems around the world. Reporter but advocates say thats not true, that the bills language protects the u. S. From retaliatory suits. The administration does a very dangerous thing. And that is to suggest that our activities in fighting terrorism are the equivalent of the activities of other countries in financing it. Reporter back in 2004, the 9 11 Commission Says it found no evidence the saudi government or high level saudi officials funded the 9 11 attacks. Though in comments largely overlooked from a recent podcast interview with david axelrod, ben rhodes addressed some of the seed money for al qaeda may have come from entities within saudi arabia. There may be individuals, you know, who are operating who kind of get to do their object thing. Within the government . Within the government or family members. Reporter the saudis insist that the 9 11 Commission Report exonerated them. There is no room for discussing Court Matters now because from the saudi point of view, this issue has been settled already. Reporter moreover the audi government has threatened to sell hundreds of billions in American Assets if the bill becomes law. The bill approved now heads to the house. Joining me once again to talk about this is the House Foreign AffairsCommittee Chairman ed royce of california. Chairman royce, we know the president opposes this bill. Where do you stand . Well, were reviewing this closely. I think that the 9 11 report itself should be declassified. But im talking to my colleagues about will this. I think that what is interesting to me and i had the former responsibility as chairman of the terrorism Sub Committee to travel into north africa, west africa, central asia, and there i saw a phenomenon and ill just describe it to you quickly, jim, but it was where prominent families like the bin laden family, business families, inside saudi arabia were funding these deal bindi schools. And these particular types of confrontation at ones were teaching jihad in nigeria. In the same area where now we have boko haram, jihad in north africa and in central asia. And the outgrowth of that is that you have people then carrying out attacks or joining al qaeda as a cokop consequencee funds of these promise business family. Thats a consistent criticism and a finding in the 9 11 report. They have said that they sent a lot of money to these schools and continue to that fuel extremism. But on that point, shoot families of 9 11 victims have the right to sue saudi a rain a i cant . Families of 9 11 victims have the right to sue saudi a rain a i cant . We will discuss this with my colleagues on the judiciary committee. We havent looked at it yet. You about i think the first step obviously is to declassify the report itself. I think the first obviously is to declassify the report itself. And then well look at this in the house. The report were talking about, the 28 pages from what was at the time a congressional report on potential saudi ties to the attacks, some officials who might have known or assumed t assumed the hijackers. But based on what you know, is there disturbing evidence that there was some support for the 9 11 hijackers . That will be answered with the publication of the report. With the declassification of the report. That needs to be declassified so we can go over that and talk about that. And that should be declassifieded now. House for Affairs Committee ed royce, thanks for letting us cover so many topics with you this sunday afternoon. Thank you very much. Coming up next here on cnn, we will continue to follow the president ial race, the pundits might say the democratic nomination fight is over, but dont tell that to Bernie Sanders. He is nowhere theyre ready to surrender and his current target is the biggest prize left on the primary calendar, california. Could it be a golden opportunity to close the gap with Hillary Clinton . Were live from california next. Think fixing your windshield is a big hassle . Not with safelite. This family needed their windshield replaced but theyre daughters heart was set on going to the zoo. So guess what, i met them at the zoo. Service that fits your schedule. Thats another safelite advantage. Safelite repair, safelite replace. That not only looked as handsome as Charles Stephens barrel on his farewell voyage over niagara falls. But stood up to any kind of weather. No matter if the forecast is this. Or this. Or this. 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Something that we have recently saw Bernie Sanders start to do is really try to look forward, move ahead and really start to make this strong general election argument arguing to the crowd like he did here today that he thinks he has a better chance at beating donald trump than Hillary Clinton would in a general election. And this is a pattern that he has been telling his crowd in increasing urgency, almost as if hes trying to validate his path forward and really explain why he is still in this race despite fre pressure that he should drop out. Heres what he he told the crowd this vista, california. I think the objective evidence is very clear, that in virtually every National Poll and every state poll, we defeat trump by larger numbers than does secretary clinton. I say to every democrat in this country and those delegates who are going to the convention in philadelphia, if you want the strongest candidate to make sure trump does not become president , we are that campaign. Reporter so certainly Bernie Sanders striking a very defiant tone in the last two week of campaigning before the last contest here in california on june 7. The end of this primary contest season. When you talk to sanders supporters there, do they still hold out hope that he can pull this off or is it more just kind of for fun now or just showing their loyalty to it . Reporter i definitely get the impression that there is a loyalty factor for sure. You hear that from many Bernie Sanders supporters who have come to many of his Campaign Events over the duration of this campaign. But i do think that today include that had some of his largest applause lines that he gets from the audience is really talking about the process, talking about his path forward, talking about bringing the fight to philadelphia. That really resonates with his supporters here. So i havent talked to anyone who feel thats should drop out. I think there is right now a sense that he should keep going forward. And he has not sent any signal otherwise. No question. Thanks very much from california. The political season is anything but predictable. Here is one thing we do know. Female voters will help decide the next president. Well, i think the only card they has is the womans card. She has nothing else going. And frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, i dont think she