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this is "americas newsroom." so finally the prosecution will rest its case. after the jury took a field trip to the crime scene. they toured the kennels where they say alex murdered his son and wife. >> he told investigators he wasnt near there. he had to reverse that story on the hand. they paint him as a serial liar with the means, motive and opportunity. >> this defendant, on the other hand, has fooled everyone -- everyone, everyone who thought they were close to him and everyone wh...

Youre confirmed there will never be an interrogation program under your leadership and you addressed the issue of the fact that it is against the law. the question i have, with the benefit of hindsight, do you believe the program, the interrogation program was consistent with american values? >> senator, as we sit here today, and with some distance between us and the events of 9/11, the congress and indeed our nation, have had an opportunity to have a debate about the interrogation standards we ...

The fact it is against the law. the question i have, with the benefit of hindsight, do you believe the program in terms of the interrogation program was consistent with american values? >> senator, as we sit here today and with some distance between us and the events of 9/11, the congress and indeed our nation have had an opportunity to have a debate about the interrogation standards we want to use as the united states of america. we have decided to hold ourselves to a stricter moral standard fo...

Leadership and you addressed the issue of the fact that it is against the law. the question i have with the benefit of hindsight, do you believe the program in terms of the interrogation program was consistent with american values? >> senator, as we sit here today, and with some distance between us and the events of 9/11, the congress and indeed our nation have had an opportunity to have a debate about the interrogation standards we want to use as the united states of america. we have decided to...

Boarding. sthal a fair summary of the conflict? >> yes, senator, i believe it is. >> there were people in the bush administration that did not want to go down the road that water boarding was torture. that was not the view of senator mccain or myself. at the end of the day the detainee treatment act codified how we treat enemy combatants in a time of war in terms of practices we can employ in terms of interrogation standards, is that correct? >> yes. >> it also tried to come up with a system of ...

Waterboarding. is that a fair summary of the conflict? >> yes, senator, i believe it is. >> there are people in the bush administration who did not want to go down the road that waterboarding was torture. that was not the deal of senator mccain or myself. at the end of the day, the detainee treatment act codified how we treat enemy combatants with practices we can employ with interrogation standards. it also tried to come up with a system of review. i was in the camp that with past wars, i dont ...

Post-waterboarding. is that a fair summary of the conflict? >> yes, senator, i believe it is. >> there were people in the bush administration that did not want to go down the road that waterboarding was torture. that was not the view of senator mccain or myself. at the end of the day, the detainee treatment act codified how we treat enemy combatants at a time of war in terms of for practices we can employ in terms of interrogation standards. is that correct? >> yes. >> and it also tried to come ...

The former director of national counter terrorism center. welcome all. first to you, over at the hearing, i just came from over there. weve been watching it tolgt. they will fou go into closed sessions. she had some tough questioning. i wanted to play a bit of senator warner, who is the vice chair of the committee asking her about that period of enhanced interrogations otherwise known as torture. >> do you believe the program in terms interrogation program was consistent with american values? >>...