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Argue it. this was a period of time when we had been attacked -- >> is it the right move to discontinue those programs today? >> if it were my call i would not discontinue those programs. i would have them active and ready to go. >> dick cheney came out of the shadows this week to embark on a full blown campaign to bring back torture. the former vice president took to fox in us to promote the revival of so-called enhanced interrogation programs like water boarding which were utilized under president george w. bush post 9/11. those interrogation programs and tactics have come back to the forefr...

The questions they posed to him in 2013, totally different than the questions that they posed to her. those three senators that questioned both of them, watch the difference. >> i think it is also important, these will be questions that i will be asking as well to ensure while we look at the programs of the cia that these programs effectiveness be measured objectively and not simply by those who are charged with implementing them. >> many people and i include myself in that number, have questions about the message the senate would be sending by confirming someone for this position who served a...

The $20 billion in the appropriations bill that deals with infrastructure or the reauthorization of majors such as the faa could count as infrastructure legislation. aside from the -- the things in other bills, will -- will there be an infrastructure bill, yes or no. >> ever -- >> [ inaudible question ]. >> the administration as you mentioned secured some funding for infrastructure projects. we also laid out priorities that we wanted to see in an infrastructure legislation package. we're going to continue to look at ways to improve the nation's infrastructure but in terms of a specific piece o...

From inside the senate intelligence committee hearing. you can see demonstrations, people protesting gina haspel, currently the deputy cia director. she's been nominated to be the cia director. the protests are over her role back in 2005 that engaged in water boarding. also destroying tapes. she's accepted -- expected to face some tough questions about all of this and the cia did release a statement from haspel guaranteeing that if she is confirmed the cia will not restart any such detention or interrogation programs. >> let's go straight to our senior congressional correspondent manu raju. th...

Day. big day. the president's cia director nominee is expected to ensure the intelligence committee she would not authorize the resumption of detention and interrogation programs that involve torture. this is according to prepared remarks. haspel is expected to face difficult questions about her role in the use of those tactics like waterboarding used after the/11 attacks. after a brief calm, kilauea is erupting again. 36 structures, including 26 homes, have been destroyed. lava covers 100 acres on hawaii's big island. this shows the volcano lava leak bubbling and spitting and the lake level...