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Elected first. gitmo bay. what do they tell us how they view the world and where he says inside information on the hacking. the last time we get to see joe biden doing something he does better than anybody as we swears in the new senate. well see some of that coming up. its put up or shut up they are accountable now. if they kill obamacare, he own whats left. if we dont get a infrastructure bill, well now. "hardball" here. this is "hardball" a place politics. if youre taking prescription m...

New york city, the last big holiday vacation weekend for many, will be temperatures in the 30s. overnight we will watch new england into sunday for that wintry mix of weather. thats a look at your weather for this new years eve and day getting into the weekend back to you. thank you. coming up the pentagon has just released five detainees from gitmo bay. what it mean for the prison. >> and steve scalise spoke to a white supremacist group years sag this a headache or a teachable moment. a loo...

To keep an inmate at gitmo compared to $78,000 to super max prison why is to so expensive. >> everything is barged in and it is run by a rotating group of 2,000 or more soldiers and contractors to maintain a dwindling population of detainees, with it now cut to 127, the number crunch works out to $3.1 million a year. everything is brought in. its behind a mine field in cuba and there is no local economy or local workforce. everything is so much more expensive because it is not on u.s. soil and t...

Putin said it is an acheesement that will forever remain a land mark in national history. he delivered new years messages to several world leaders, including president obama telling him next years 70 year victory of allied war two just ahead the u.s. released five gitmo detainees overnight 20 have been moved out this year largest number since president obamas first year in office. uh-huh... you dont love the dress? i love my sister... 40 flavors. 100 calories or less.

I know people say it is too costly. but how much is an american life worth or any life worth? because we know the recidivism rate is about 30%. i think it is probably higher now that isis has grown and is recruiting in mass numbers. but yes, the most dangerous and violent criminals are being released and theyre doing it on the down low. we have seen this, what, christmas week, they release ad couple more prisoners this week and doing it without preconditions. we saw a transfer to uruguay. and di...

. it was the largest detainee transfer from gitmo bay since president obama closed it. twelve detainees were released. this reduced the population to 136, 67 of those approved for transfer. according to a court, in addition to producing little to no valuable intelligence, the inter gas station mein

Possibly back to the front lines in the war on terror. senate majority leader harry reid appears happy these so-called, baddest of the bad are gone. he says he and many of his fellow democrats are on board with emptying gitmo. brian, what are the red flags -- >> we should get them out of there as quickly as we can. weve been held up from doing that by the republicans. im glad to get rid of these five people and send them back to qatar. >> could this exchange of prisoners part of presidents obama...

Closing it goes, well, then fine. use the political capital. youve been president for years now, use your political capital and get it done as long as you have a plan for it. i dont think anybodys arguing that, you know, if youve got a strategy, lets get it done. arthel: mike baker, thank you so much for coming on and addressing a potpourri of perspectives on that particular drone program as well as gitmo bay. thank you very much, mike baker. >> thank you. jon: well, some serious legal problems ...