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This after the health ministry confirmed eleven new cases of the virus along two new suspects the deaths. brings the total number of cases to forty five. ballots are being counted in burundi after a referendum on extending the presidents rule a yes vote would allow p.r. and turns to stay in power until twenty thirty four tensions are very high and opponents of standing the term limits say they were targets of intimidation during the campaign. the u.s. senate has confirmed gina haskell as the cia...

Stories making news around the world today the world health organization has raised the national threat level of an ebola outbreak in the democratic republic of congo two very high now this after the health ministry confirmed eleven new cases of the virus along with two new suspected doubts brings the total number of reported cases to forty five. the u.s. senate has confirmed gina has all as the cias first ever female director that spy questions over her role in the spy agencys torture program a...

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...

The senate to see that second secret john durham report. democrats have asked the trump administration to see it. they want to read it before they vote on gina haspel did she tell the truth to investigators? to a grand jury? turns out there was a two-year long investigation of that. what were its findings? should senators be allowed to know that before they vote on her? the senate intelligence committee votes tomorrow on gina haspels nomination to lead the cia, suggested to be on track to be con...

Cia, the most recent count suggests she will be confirmed by the whole senate. before that vote, before this becomes official, there is a key piece of gina haspels story, the cias torture program, that right now is a locked in a filing cabinet at the justice department with senators not allowed to see it. the first vote on her nomination is tomorrow. will senate democrats get the key to that filing cabinet in time? watch this space but dont hold your breath.

Out against her because of her previous support of the torture program that she testified this week in the senate that she no longer supports, and that said, gina haspel has garnered the support of centrists with republican and republicans, including susan kol lins from e maine, and others ash sond this is really, this the situation has poured even more political gasoline on the already tense and tough confirmation fight for gina haspel to lead the c can ia. >> -- cia. >> and i want to read that...

Left wanted out there, standing for a long period of time, sleep deprivation. that sounds like a long day in the secret service where i used to work. >> one defender of these war crimes went so far as to invoke torture survivor mccain who opposes haspels confirmation. >> it worked on john. thats why they call him songbird john. the fact is that those methods can work and are effective, as former vice president cheney said. >> for the record, as politifact noted theres no evidence that mccain hel...

>> for the record, as politifact noted theres no evidence that mccain helped vietnam despite being tortured. as leader of the cia, haspel said she would not bring back the torture program she helped administer but also reportedly refused to condemn that torture program as immoral. every senator considering her nomination should understand the advocates of torture, the people who want the u.s. to engage in war crimes will view a yes vote for gina haspel a green light. president trump welcomes t...

Remember that during the campaign? this is not john mccains republican party. it is donald trumps republican party. he is the one calling the shots. he is the one who wants someone running the cia who was involved the torture program and the republican party is going to give it to him. as simple as this. >> jeff, just to clarify their point. not just the president said shes qualified and lots of folks on your side no -- the democratic side of the party who are not supporters of the president. yo...

Best case for republicans is hang on by the fingernails. worst case to lose by over 30 seats. >> congressman dent from the great commonwealth of pennsylvania, thank you so much. always good the see you. >> thank you. its the issue that could tank gina haspels nomination. now one said that the torture program never should have ended. stay with us. see thats funny, i thought you traded options. im not really a wall street guy. whats the hesitation? eh, it just feels too complicated, you know? we...