[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption contents and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org next a discussion on the verification process. Then q a. Live at 7 00 your calls and comments on washington journal. Today, the United States with the International Partners have achieved something that decades of animosity have not. A comprehensive longterm deal with iran that will prevent it from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon. This deal demonstrates that american diplomacy can bring about real and meaningful change. Change that makes our country and the world more secure. This deal is also in line with a tradition of american leadership. It is now more than 50 years since president kennedy stood before the American People and said let us never negotiate out of fear but let us never fear to negotiate. He was speaking then about the need for d
Kosecki, jezz will conference washington, d. C. , the Nations Capital. The chaplain let us pray. In the book of proverbs chapter 10, we are taught, he who gathers in summer is a sun who acts wisely this wise pursuit to the wisdom of solomon has built our nation. Of this season, the africanamerican poet from dayton ohio, Paul Lawrence dunbar writes, oh summer has clothed the earth in a cloak from the loom of the sun. And a mantle, too, of the skys soft blue and the belt where the river run. Oh ye who toil in town and ye who moil in the mart, hear the artless song and your faith made strong shall renew your joy of heart. The fruits of the earth from the bounty of our land are all your gift and we praise you this day o god, for all who labor for our sustenance and those who govern our nation. Amen. The speaker pro tempore the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands appro
West coast. The damage comes after two days of recordsetting rain. Look at the east coast. It feels like 100 degrees. Its a scorcher a melting. Does donald trump owe you an apology . He mayo an apology to the families of those who have sacrificed in conflict. John mccain is responding to Donald Trumps controversial comment. Trump said that mccain is only a war hero because he was captured. He needs to apologize. The United States will officially reopen their embassies in washington, d. C. , and havana. In a now fully released deposition bill cosby admits to grooming women into sexual sagss. George bush sr. Is back at his summer home in maine. The former president has been released from the hospital after four days of treatment. The clock starts for congress to review the Historic Nuclear Deal with iran. Defense secretary ash carter has arrived in israel. This deal saves irans path to a nuclear arsenal. The lapd is investigating a tragedy at the home of actress demi moore. A young man w
Change. You mentioned the engagement a number of times today. With the outreach to iran and the outreach to cuba, are we looking at a burgeoning doctrine engagement drama or doctrine of engagement with other leaders and other regimes for the last year and a half of his presidency . Well, the president i think has drawn a pretty clear line between the relationship between the u. S. And cuba and the relationship between the United States and iran. United states continues to have significant concerns with iranian behavior including irans support of terrorism irans continued menacing of israel irans support for proxies that engage in destablizing activity throughout the middle east. So the approach the president has taken to iran is very different than the president s approach to our relations with cuba. I do think as the president mentioned in his address to the nation on tuesday, that the one common principle that i think might be here is that the United States, he quoted president kenne
Sure to take time but will benefit the people in both cuba and the United States. This shared result to look ahead is what drove our conversation today and what has brought us to this moment. We touched on a wide range of issues of module concern, and mutual concern including counter narcotics, telecommunications, the internet them a environmental issues, human rights, including trafficking and in persons and we discussed the opening of our embassies. We want to make sure that those embassies are able to function fully and i am confident the diplomats from both countries will have the freedom to travel and to converse with citizens from all walks of life. To help lead that effort, i am encouraged that we have a first rate embassy team in cuba led by our ambassador who is one of our widest and most experienced public servants. I congratulate foreign minister rodriguez on his this mornings opening of the embassy in washington. I look forward to making my first trip to cuba and holding a