Barrel yet again. It is a multimonth low, down another bit. And certainly today while its up 1. 5 , the question is what is the selling point of the Iran Nuclear Deal beyond low oil . Because iran will flood the market with oil it has on its land. The Obama Administration on the Charm Offensive this hour trying to work on other points here to sell. The president expected to make his Iran Nuclear Deal pitch to major American JewishCommunity Leaders in less than 90 minutes. This after israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu made his case against the deal to the same group. Wrapping up a questionandanswer session just over an hour ago. Now, secretary of state john kerry making his case on iran to americas gulf arab allies yesterday. He actually got an endorsement from the nations of the gulf cooperation council. Kerry forging ahead today on his international tour, pushing this deal, visiting singapore, depressed asian nations on support for the president s free trade deal as well. Negotiations on the Transpacific Partnership ended late friday in hawaii, no agreement. Didnt work out at least for now. So with iran and cuba already in play, the latest reports say the administration is now eyeing venezuela as its next diplomatic destination. Venezuelas a nation with a shaky economy and unpopular are government. The richest Proven Oil Reserves in the world with 297 billion barrels, but its people cant even get coffee when they want it. Weve got all of this covered as the markets are losing steam. Were less than an hour to the closing bell. Oh, yes, and a Federal Reserve fedhead is weighing in on exactly when we should see rate tightening. Lets start the countdown. Liz and this is the breaking news. President obama is about 88 minutes away from stepping up his effort this afternoon in front of American Jewish leaders, this after israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu said moments ago to the same group that the Iran Nuclear Deal will not only lead to a Nuclear Arms Race in the middle east, but will increase the flow of funds to terrorism i. Heres what the Prime Minister said. The deal gives iran also a massive infusion of cash, and iran will use this cash to fund its aggression in the region and its terrorism around the world. As a result of this deal, therell be more terrorism, therell be more attacks and more people will die. Liz guess how many people watch that Prime Ministers webcast . 10,000 plus watched it. Did his message make an impact in washington, and more importantly, on the American Jewish community which can, of course, rally congress . Just how will the president follow up after the Prime Ministers message . Now hes about 85 minutes minutm doing that. Lets bring in the former israeli ambassador to the united nations. Welcome, sir, and thank you for joining us live from tel aviv. You heard Prime Minister netanyahus comments. What struck you most . Well, what struck me and what i think is very, very real is the great anxiety and worry that Prime Minister netanyahu feels. And this is the first thing that everybody, including president obama and the american people, should realize. For netanyahu, this is not grandstanding, this is not politics, this is not gamesmanship. This is real anxiety about the future of the state of israel, and he feels that hes being put there to prevent a second holocaust. He believes this is a bad deal, this is a dangerous deal which will enable the worlds most evil, extreme fundamentalist, vicious terrorist regime to become nuclear and to threaten not just israel, but the region and civilization as we know it. This is, i think, the message which the Prime Minister tried to put across, and i hope everybody realizes that it comes out of true anxiety and real, real worry about this very bad deal. Liz of course. Well, its quite obvious. When the iranians come out on a consistent basis and say, literally, death to israel, this is weighing on an entire nation, an entire people. However, not everyone in israel is against this deal. There is a group of former israeli military, mossad, shinbet, these are Security Experts who have come together and, in essence, written that israel should adopt a policy that will restore trust and strengthen the security and diplomatic cooperation in the u. S. And with the u. S. Administration by supporting this deal. You know, being fair and balanced, there is that element there in israel, is there not . Im not sure, liz, that even these people many of whom i know and all of whom i respect very, very much think this is a good deal. Or support the deal. What these people are truly worried about is that the deteriorating relationship between these two great allies, the United States and israel. And i share that worry. I think that, in fact, you know what . Were witnessing today, the Prime Minister having this webcast to jewish leaders, the president in just over an hour meeting with jewish leaders, you know, instead of talking at each other, these two leaders should talk to each other. Instead of speech making, they should concentrate on deal making. Liz well they should try and restore the trust between the two countries, because at the end of the day we are your greatest and only ally in the region, and youre our only friend. So, you know, the deal is a bad deal. And i think everybody realizes. Liz okay. Im sure even the president doesnt think this is a great deal. But what is at stake is much, much more important. Liz as you know whether this is a good or bad deal. Liz as you know, ambassador, the vote is september 17th, and in just the last half an hour, ed royce, republican from california, floated the process of just giving congress an up or down vote against this deal. But you also know there are a lot of deals being made or at least discussed, and there is one senator upon whom there is the most pressure, and that is Chuck Schumer of the state of new york. And we know this because, a, he is very powerful but, b, he is jewish, he is a friend of israel. He is in a tough position trying to figure out what happens. If you could say anything to him and the rest of the members of congress, what would it be . Well, liz, i know chuck well. I have Great Respect and great fondness for him. By the way, schumer in hebrew is shoe her, and chuck himself said to me many times, and i know he says this publicly, that he is schumer israel, it means the guardian of israel. Im sure he has the fate of israel and the security of israel at heart liz of course. And that he will do the right thing. Im, you know, i know this is a very difficult moment and a big dilemma for chuck whether to support the president or to support israel. But i think that he realizes too that this is not about politics liz of course. This is about, this is an existential problem. It is about the existence of israel and of civilization as we know it. This is not just a danger for israel. And, therefore, i would urge Chuck Schumer to do what he truly feels is right, and i believe that deep in his heart he believes this is a bad deal and will vote accordingly. Liz and i believe that he will are do exactly what you hoped for him to do, and that is really weigh this. Ambassador billerman, thank you very much for joining us. Late in tel aviv. We do have some breaking news we need to get to right now. It comes out of mississippi. The breaking news were following right now, local news reports of shots fired in the area of camp shelby in mississippi. No injuries have been reported, we want to get that to you right off the bat. Wdamtv is reporting two isnts allegedly fired shots at a group of soldiers at a joint forces training center. Authorities are searching for two suspects in a red pickup truck, a twodoor, and there are two white men who allegedly fired from the vehicle and then fled. This, of course, coming on the heels just a few weeks ago of the shooting at an army reserve exist a Marine Training center in chattanooga. Clearly, this is a very tense time at the moment. As soon as we get more information out of mississippi, i promise well get it to you. Closing bell is ringing in 50 minutes. Donald trump turns the tables on one campaign critic who dared to publish Donald Trumps cell phone number. Our Political Panel on the silly season. Trump and his promises to be on his best behavior for thursdays gop debate plus so much more in the political arena. And the Obama Administration trying to open up the cuban markets. 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And low oil prices, well, theres a positive here. Theyre encouraging consumers to check out for Summer Vacation and check in to hotels. Listen to this stat that just came out. Hotel occupancy, look, its usually high during the summer, but last week hotels were the most occupied they have ever been at this time. So what does that say about our economy . What can we infer from that . Production, manufacturing, retail sales. Just as we start to wonder, oh, are they grinding to a heart or just slogging along, steve joyce knows, president and ceo of Choice Hotels international, franchises more than 6,000 hotels in the u. S. But also 35 other countries, and gary comiskey, allaround fabulous guy, back in the seat. Well, thats a nice intro, thank you, liz. Liz steves the star for the moment though because, tell me, what was last week that was so wonderful . Well, actually, its been building all year. So the industry has never been healthier liz okay, thats a big statement. Never been healthier . Yeah. Occupancy levels are at alltime highs, and the summer is a peak month for travel, particularly for us, and so we are full all summer long. There are still lots of good deals to be had, but 83 of the people we talked to before said im going on vacation. One in four northern ianers say im northeasters are taking a longer vacation, they all want to connect with their friends and families liz whats your average price point of your hotels . Probably in the 80 range because weve got some in the 100s, and some in the 50s. Its about 75, 80. Were the value in town, were the ones that give you free wifi, free breakfast, free parking with a great stay and great value, and we kind of think we represent the 99 . Steve, why is it that hotels have benefited so much from Lower Oil Prices . If you asked economists a year ago, they would have thought it would have impacted department stores, apparel sales, retail sales, and its been disappointing. Its been casual dining and hotels. Why is that . If you think about our customers, they are driving to our locations, whether theyre driving to do their route for business and theyre an independent manufacturers rep or whether theyre a family on vacation, theyre driving. Those lower gas prices is the same as a pay raise to our folks. And the fortunate thing for us, theyre using it to travel more. They feel confident about their jobs and about where the economy is. Obviously, consumer spendings slowing a little bit, but in the Hotel Business were having as strong a business as weve ever had. Liz okay. Youre always looking to expand and grow. Yes, we are. Liz are you brushing up on your spanish . Si. [laughter] liz si, gracias. Okay, lets come out to steve right now because the answer is going to be really important. How close are you to breaking ground, or at least getting there to cuba and opening up shop . Well, getting theres a lot closer than breaking ground. I think ill go there this fall, and were very interested in having a discussion with the government as well as some people that we know do business down there. We think its a huge opportunity. Our customers want to go to cuba. So were big in the caribbean, but cubas going to be the number one destination. Its an incredible island, its huge. If the government is willing to think about how to incent Hotel Companies to go there, were going to go there in big numbers. And ive talked to all my compatriots, all of them are interested in cuba. Liz airbnbs already there. Theyre beating you guys. Theyre a little more virtual than we are. Liz theyre very popular. Yep. Liz if you start to look at the growth, i mean, heck, mariah carey is airbnbing in malibu. She probably stole the house you wanted. Actually, im a little angry we didnt think of it. Its a great idea. Were not sure look, were not going to rent couches. Thats not what our customers want. [laughter] but we are already in the Vacation Rental business. We have launched a business, and were growing it, where we are representing were moving our customers through rental Management Companies into vacation homes. So were already one step into the business. The one thing we have to figure out is consistent delivery, life safety, security and a consistent experience that we know. You mentioned about cuba and the government incentivizing you to be there. What does that mean . Well, they actually dont need to incent us, they need to probably think about the way they conduct their business today. Like, for example, if youre in cuba, you dont actually employ the employees, the government does for you. You pass the money through. For most liz oh, forget that, theyre going to skim. Right. Liz is that a deal breaker for you . Wed have to look at it long and hard. Its not an ideal situation. So and then, you know, theres a lot about the way theyve been doing business, but i think when they look at what the opportunity is for their island and for their people, i think youre going to see things change. Liz its great to see you, steve. Having the best week how about that . Liz ill call you a hotellier. Id have a pocket hanky. [laughter] liz garys going to hang out with us, because thats the kind of guy he is. I will. Im here. Liz closing bell, 40 minutes away. Twitter jumped a little bit earlier today. Why . Well, chatter out there that the company has finally picked a new ceo. Could you guess who it might be . Well, lets just get Charlie Gasparino down here. Hell break it and then smash it to pieces. Can a business have a mind . A subconscious. A knack for predicting the future. Reflexes faster than the speed of thought. Can a business have a spirit . Can a business have a soul . Can a business be. Alive . 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