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Where the vote is happening at this moment on president trumps nominee for the director of the cia, gina haspel. we expect the results in moments. if confirmed, she will be the first woman to lead the central intelligence agency. the president has called her exceptionally qualified but shes had to answer many questions about her involvement in the cias interrogation program, the torture program at black sites around the world. after the attacks of 9-11, she ran one of those sites in thailand whe...

>> politics. no way you could look at her helps may and say she wont get the support eventually. this standing up and saying words about the interrogation program after 9/11 and making a stand on that. she had a lot of support and it was tough to think she was going to go down. >> bill: your new book is called "three days in moscow." i highly recommend it. great timing and history, too. a ton to talk about in this book. next time. 10 minutes past the hour now. >> heather: pick up a copy. meanwhi...

Clauses but that wont happened. and secretary pompeo made a stunning offer, if he gives up his nuclear weapons, gaining popularity on par with south korea, that is a destabilizing offer. of kim ghost was evident turns that down is responsible for the misery of the north korean people. he may be looking for a way out of this. rob: gina haspel likely to be confirmed as the first female head of the cia. a vote is expected in the intelligence committee. mark warner and bill nelson announcing their s...

>> reporter: then, as the palestinian ambassador prepared to speak, haley walked out. >> and terry moran is joining us live tonight from jerusalem. and terry, nikki haley refusing to criticize israel. >> reporter: thats right, david. that is the position of the u.s. government. they also say that this shouldnt stop any peace talks, but palestinians right now rejecting all talks, though they feel utterly powerless right now. one man saying to me, "what can we do to stop any of this? we just have ...

Role in the cias interrogation program after 9/11 but in the past 20 hours or so shes won over some key democrats. plus, scott pruitt facing more fireworks on capitol hill on spending, ethics concern, and epa policy and the investigations against him are adding up. 12 now, guys. but does any of this matter to the white house? were talking about it all with ryan cass tel ryan castillo, next. this is a financial transaction secure from hacks and threats others cant see. this is a patients medica...

Welcome back. here are the top stories weve watching right now. gina haspel is one step closer to becoming the next cia director. the senate intelligence committee voted to advance her nomination a day after the top democrat released in letter in which he said the cia should never have had an advanced interrogation program. and here is a live look at the senate judiciary committee right this moment. the former employee who blew the whistle on cambridge analytica is testifying. that firm is acc...

Collusion, i now have my best poll numbers in a year. much of the media may be -- haspel secured votes after writing to mark warner, condemning the cia interrogation programming in which detainees were tortured after the september 11 attacks. she previously refused to condemn the program last week. with the benefit of behind sight and my experience as senior agency leader, the enhanced interrogation program is not one the cia should have undertaken. after receiving a letter, saying he would su...

Did not believe that the cia should ever restart any of the interrogation program for which she is falsely accused of participating in. actually, she learned about the program in some detail a year after members of congress like nancy pelosi and others were briefed in detail on it after 9/11. i would just say that john brennan, who is the number four at the cia, who was confirmed with a vote of 64 bipartisan votes in the senate, he was number four at the cia, where when she was there she was the...

Standing in the world, with the benefit of hindsight and my experience as a senior agency leader, the enhanced interrogation program is not one the cia should have undertaken. poppy, remember in the hearing last week, not only did she not say it was immoral, she did in a sense defend the use of those tactics of the time saying they were illegal. but suggested going forward, they would follow the law and not actually undertake those tactics like waterboarding. but she made it very clear in this l...

Moments ago and that manes one-eighth of the circuit judges in america have been appointed by donald trump and confirmed by this republican senate. so we think we are making dramatic progress on this front as well. of course, everybody is excited about the condition of the economy. and the way the country seems to be in an upbeat mood heading into the fall election. >> tomorrow, the senate intelligence committee will vote gina haspel. she is quite likely the most accomplished person ever to be n...