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President , donald trump has held his first meeting with a foreign leader, hosting the british Prime Minister theresa may at the white house. The two talked for around an hour before emerging to take questions from journalists, covering terrorism, trade, nato and mexico. Theresa may was greeted by donald trump as she arrived at the white house. The president then gave the Prime Minister a tour of the white house. At one stage, mr trump took her hand as they walked. Theresa may confirmed that the...

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Former counter terrorism analyst and cyber and homeland security. and lets start with the information we are getting here. as we are look at the two democrats to be on the side for haspel to be confirmed, does it look that now based on what you are hearing that she is going to make it through? >> yes, i have talked to a few of my former colleagues who work on the hill and all indications are that she is indeed going to be confirmed. i think that the position of at least a lot of the republicans ...

We sawhaesteay and we should expect to see that today. >> hans nichols covers the pentagon for us. we ask he be part of this conversation. what you are watching for today? >> im interesting in how mattis answers the torture question. we know because trump said he convinced him to change his mind on it. and we know from yesterday that senator sessions kind of came out with his view that torture to broadly endorse the intelligence community, the torture is illegal. so look for questions on mattis ...

Stu stuff, and he said that there is established law right now, and he is going to be there right in donald trumps face on the torture question. so it is a mixed picture, but certain certainly, it was the talk of the town. we had a number of u.s. senators here, both republican and democrat and including tim kaine up here to discuss these issues. >> and you did speak with john mccain, and we stay on that topic of waterboarding, he was very clear that he was against it, and yet on the flipside and...

And waterboarding in just a moment. i wanted to get to kelly on this as well. richard, overall, weve been watching hearings, hagel, kerry, others who were nominated for different positions. how did brennan do? >> i think he had a little bit of trouble on the waterboarding and the torture question about his own position and in particular whether waterboarding constitutes torture. i think that was the weakest part of his performance. >> but overall? >> overall okay. this is a serious person. hes b...

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