analysis. there are scores of paternities throughout the cia, the fbi give me one learning factor. if you make a commitment that would be viewed as a classic commitment of war, then the classic agreement expires. you know my views. i think it was senator kaine who said that coming from the place that you do on the congressional side, i have deep respect for what it is you all are looking for. so normally an imminent factor would be a threat or attack on the united states? there is a definite definiti definition. the war power refers to an attack on the united states. there s been no attack on the united states from the syria
regime, correct? senator, that s correct. and there s no imminent threat of attack on the united states from the syria regime? i m just trying to be very careful. yes, i think that s correct. i m at the end of my time but i might want to follow up on this. i don t think we re to the bottom of this question yet. senator, i m trying to you re asking me today to conduct complex legal analysis with legal conclusions, and so i know it s important, so i m trying to do my vest. at the same time, i want to make sure i don t have some statement i made was there not an identifiable power, then we are in the all-out business of declaring war. if i could, i ll use another 30 seconds of my time. i think that even on this committee there is wide agreement over that. senator shaheen and myself, i saw public statements over the
over, what they haven t turned over, what he still wants to see. abby: i think the big question there is did they have good enough evidence to get surveillance on carter page. pete: yeah. we want to see the actual application, and now members of congress other than just the committee are going to be able to see out thanks to the justice department allowing a broader view which is all i mean, we can ask for more than that, but it s a good start. abby: all right, some headlines i do want to bring starting with a fox news alert. one person is dead and six firefighters hurt after a fire rips through trump tower right here in new york city. you can see the flames there shooting out from an apartment on the 50th floor. art dealer todd brasner pulled out of the home and unfortunately later died. no members of the first family were there at the time. president trump tweeting about the blaze and thank the firefighters for a great job. also this morning the u.s. demanding russia and its suppor
eastern. you will want to see this town hall. president obama will respond to president trump s claim that he is tougher on russia than obama was. critics say trump jr. is dangerously close to violating ethics rules. we ll talk about that. a toddler caught on video as the syria regime escalates attacks against civilians including hundreds of children. cnn takes you inside. we ll be right back.
lebanon to officially resign and says he did so because of iran-backed interference in the region. i wanted to cause a positive shock for the lebanese. we say we are distancing lebanon from. we found they re building up relations with the syria regime. he is expected to arrive in france before returning to lebanon to resign. this proxy fight eric: a helping hand for the victims of the massive earthquake in iran from an unexpected source, israel. benjamin netanyahu is offering