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Expensive quasi legal offshore prison has held 780 different prisoners. by the time president obama signed an order one day into his presidency to close that prison, there were 242 prisoners still being held there. now as president obama leaves office, the number of prisoner theres is down to 55. last week the pentagon announced the transfer of four more men to saudi arabia. that brings the total number of people held at guantanamo to 55. secretary of defense ash carter said its unlikely any mor...

Period of time because of the tal bans slight resurgence in some pockets throughout afghanistan. its going to be a continued fight for the afghan security elements to tamp down the taliban, but also now to continue to go against the haquani network. >> do you think any of these men pose a real threat to the u.s.? do they know anything having been at guantanamo? do you think they could really be dangerous in terms of what they know, what information they may be able or not able to pass on? >> fro...

Pieces about this deal. was the white house in your reading of it required to wait 30 days to get this prisoner exchange approved by congress or was this something that was essentially in the administrations purview to act, they say because his health was threatened? >> the president issued a signing statement meaning he was aware of what the national defense authorization act had said about notification requirements regarding moving prisoners at the guantanamo facility. he acknowledged that he ...

Pursuing those leak investigations targeting reporters. >> and ive raised these issues with the attorney general who shares my concerns. >> reporter: but republicans are pressing for a special counsel for that, as well. noting eric holder was involved in seeking a search warrant against fox reporter james rosen. >> you cannot investigate yourself, and i think its a total conflict of interest. >> we have to be determined to stop these problems. >> reporter: mr. obama is also dealing with a sexual...

Authority. but i think hes really losing the moral authority to lead this nation. >> it passes. >> reporter: immigration reform, a top priority for the president, is headed to the senate floor after winning committee approval. but its not clear there are 60 votes to stop a republican filibuster. and his new push to close the guantanamo facility is facing stiff opposition on capitol hill. >> i once again call on congress to lift the restrictions on detainee transfers from gitmo. >> reporter: so a...

With the attorney general who shares my concerns. >> but republicans are pressing for a special council for that as well. noting eric holder was involved in seeking a search warrant against fox reporter james rosen. >> you cannot investigate yourself. and i think its a total conflict of interest. >> we have to be determined to stop these crimes. >> mr. obama is also dealing with a sexual assault scandal in the military, giving republicans a new line of attack. >> i think the constellation of the...

>> we have to be determined to stop these problems. >> reporter: mr. obama is also dealing with a sexual assault scandal in the military, giving republicans a new line of attack. >> i think the constellation of these three scandals ongoing really takes away from the presidents moral authority to lead the nation. nobody questions his legal authority. but i think hes really losing the moral authority to lead this nation. >> it passes. >> reporter: immigration reform, a top priority for the preside...

Irans pursuit of a nuclear weapon is unacceptable. >> brett: they probably dont want you asking any more questions over there. >> a car bomb explosion killed at least eight people and wounded 30 others in a town about 60 miles north of baghdad. kurdish guards opened fire on a crowd of protestors calling for political reforms in northern iraq. officials say at least two people were killed. a pakistani court has postponed a hearing for a u.s. question worker detained for killing two pakistani men....

Weapon is unacceptable. >> brett: they probably dont want you asking any more questions over there. >> a car bomb explosion killed at least eight people and wounded 30 others in a town about 60 miles north of baghdad. kurdish guards opened fire on a crowd of protestors calling for political reforms in northern iraq. officials say at least two people were killed. a pakistani court has postponed a hearing for a u.s. question worker detained for killing two pakistani men. the government asked for a...

Changed our lives and our country and we should never let that get lost in the politics. >> there was, and i think still is, maybe not to the degree that it once existed bipartisan support for the notion that the guantanamo facility should be closed. it serves as a recruiting tool for those who have sworn to harm this nation. both of the men who ran for president last year supported the closing of guantanamo, as did president obamas predecessor. >> that was the attorney general earlier today tal...