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>> thats a great question. cia historically has not done interrogations. we dont have interrogators, so we just dont have any expertise. >> most of the questions have been directed to you, has it been because of that? >> thats right. and why dod, of course, does do battle field interrogations, and that is why we have the army field manual. we have very clear legal and policy guidance for those dod interrogations which i support. and then, of course, the fbi has its own authorities for interviewi...

We historically have not done interrogations and we dont do them today. >> are there any other tapes that would reveal agents identities that have been destroyed and is that the standard procedure or are there any tapes of interrogation that havent been destroyed of your knowledge? >> senator, probably i dont know. i dont know if there are any other tapes. i dont believe there are any other tapes associated with the particular interrogation activity that was on the 92 tapes, but i simply dont kn...

>> exactly. i took a picture from the black banner from my book how the cia redacted. >> when you skim through your book there are pages and pages blacked out by the cia. >> the pictures are on my twitter. i cannot say what is redacted i can tell you it was not torture, not water boarding and it was not enhanced techniques. >> a lot of people say the u.s. overclassifies things. there are things that you wrote in that book about interrogations that you testified in front of congress about. it is ...

Was willing to take. >> bret: state run tv in syria, the media there reporting an israeli attack near the capital of de damascus. someone had hit an iranian military compound in that area. syrian media said syrian air defenses shot down two missiles and the incident took place about an hour after president trumps iranian nuclear announcement. the cia says america needs gina haspel to lead them to a bright future. that was ahead of what could be a rough confirmation hearing tomorrow, or at least ...

Her her thanks for serving our country honorably. i know there was some things that came out later on, but when youre a soldier in the fight, do you blame them for the strategy in which it was handed down, you absolutely dont. you congratulate them on doing the work in which they were ordered to do. in this case, that should be how we approach her. >> katie: there have been a number of internal cia reports who have cleared her of any wrongdoing saying she didnt order any of the interrogations, s...

>> shepard: a president trump praising his pick to run the cia calling gina haskell, tough on twitter >> terror. he tweeted the cia wants them to lead into a bright and glorious future. shes facing questions about the waterboarding of suspected terrorists after the attacks of 9/11, and the destruction of videos of those interrogations. our correspondent catherine is live in washington. >> gina haskell met with democratic sanders, and the critics called torture. unlike the public, the senators do...

Look at somebody behind the scenes, it is -- this wide array of people with a lot of political different affiliations all singing her praises. >> bill: here is the president on twitter. gina haspel is being praised for the fact that she has been and always will be tough on terror. this is a woman who has been a leader wherever she has gone. the c.i.a. wants her to lead them in americas bright and glorious future. his endorsement given there. do you have concerns about any public hearing being as...

Get confirmed because of her role in bush era interrogations. if that happened, haspel would be the latest inductee into donald trumps infamous dead nomination society. more than 20 appointees in multiple departments who require senate approval have failed so far. but that hasnt kept them out of government. dr. ronny jackson, for one, failed va chief, hes still in the white house medical unit. matthew peterson bailed on a federal judge post after he couldnt answer basic questions like these -- >...

While there are no question about her qualifications or, theres a virtual certainty that sort of laying out qualifications is going to be a messier process than it has been for president trumps other nominees to senior position. the basic issue is she was involved in the interrogations during the bush administration that the public has nephew seen in full detail in light of day. to the extent that it will require what her role is in the programs and what the programs looked like operationally, t...

. >> live from americas headquarters, im mary rafferty. americas most active volcano destroyed 21 homes. a pair of earthquakes opened new fissures spilling lava and toxic gas as aftershocks continue rattling the island. more than 1700 people evacuated their homes and scientists warn it could be days or even weeks before the volcano begins to calm. and the trump administration preparing for a potentially tough battle this week. confirmation hearing of gina haspel for cia director. haspel faces ...