Funding over the department of Homeland Security here in the United States and lots hang in the balance right now. The u. S. House of representatives was expected to vote on a bill that would at least continue funding the agency for a few weeks. Thats the agency that keeps americans safe. The bill would extend funding for only three weeks. Just a few moments ago, the house went into recess without doing anything, at least so far. Meanwhile, the u. S. Senate passed its own bill just a couple of hours ago. It keeps funding for the Department Open keeps funding going until the end of the current fiscal year. That means through the end of september. Our congressional correspondent, athena jones, is up on capitol hill. Athena its complicated but lots at stake right now as far as Homeland Security funding is concerned. Where do things stand . Reporter hi, wolf. Thats right. Right now, the house is in recess. This happened just a few minutes ago. They were supposed to have already voted on th
Feuding . Lets talk. Live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you very much for joining me. Were following breaking news on isis at home and overseas as the fbi stops wouldbe terrorists from joining the group. According to reuters friends help identify jihadi john accused of murdering james foley and stephen sotloff. We begin with Cnn International correspondent Nic Robertson at new scotland yard. Take it away nic. Reporter reuters citing the Washington Post e named jihadi john as Mohammed Emwazi a man from a middle class background in the west of london, College Educated. The organization cage from whom the Washington Post say they got confirmation of his name cage has also made some details about emwazi available in a press release. They say this was a young man who when he graduated from college in 2009 went on a trip supposed to be a safari to tanzania arrested at the airport, returned to the uk questioned by British Intelligence agents. They say these intel
Me. Nuclear stakes and allies straining to be civil. This morning israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rachets up tensions with the white house when he addresses both houses of congress. He will also face plenty of empty seats. More than 50 democrats now boycotting his offensive. Netanyahu wants to turn lawmakers against these Ongoing Nuclear talks with iran a country that has vowed to destroy israel but the longtime u. S. Israeli Alliance showing its own strain. The white house warning netanyahu to not reveal sensitive details of those talks now unfolding in switzerland. And the president says netanyahus dire warnings on talks two years ago have proved to be baseless. When we first announced this interim deal Prime Minister netanyahu made all sorts of claims. This was going to be a terrible deal. This was going to result in iran getting 50 billion worth of relief. Iran would not abide by the agreement. None of that has come true. Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren is one of the
Im john berman. Michaela pereira is off today. We would like to el with come our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Those stories and more. It is highstakes diplomacy and tit for tat threats happening right now as the world looks for ways to respond to russias military intervention in ukraine. Secretary of state, john kerry, face to face with sergei lavrov. They are both in paris for talks that have been planned before the russian takeover. The talks are so much more urgent. Perhaps the most important test yet as to whether dialogue can be used to resolve the crisis in ukraine. In some ways, there have been setbacks. If the us and eu impose sanctions on russia, washington is looking at a series of punitive steps including economic and diplomatic sanctions designed to isolate moscow. No sign either side is backing down from a somewhat polite standoff between russian and ukrainian troops. Polite so far. These troops are all armed and the Russian Forces do remain in e
Im talking to a girl, im trying to have sex with her, im trying to play with her. You know, if youre trying to have sex with a girl and youre talking to her privately, you dont any anybody is there, you may say anything in the world. What difference does it make . If the girl tapes it and releases it, my god, its awful. Were going to have a huge discussion on this in just a few minutes. Cnn also spoke to the attorney for Shelly Sterling, the coowner of the los angeles clippers. Yes, she wants to take ownership of the team. Well have more for you in 15 minutes. First a story cnn has been on top of from the very beginning. Disturbing treatment of veterans in va hospitals, in some cases waiting up to 21 months to see a doctor. The first case we reported on was from a hospital in phoenix. Now cnn has learned there is another hospital under fire, a whistleblower at a Veterans Hospital in san antonio tells cnn that schedules were, quote, cooking the books on their bosses orders, transcribing