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A friendly yemen government but that government has collapsed. you must be really worried about that. >> well i am. i'm troubled by whoever made that decision. because it was obvious long before we left and long before there was a collapse of the government that they were probably going to be incapable of standing up standing up to the rebels who, as you know are backed heavily by iran. it was pretty evident that the bottom was falling out long before it did. >> it's not just in yemen. think of the billions of u.s. weaponry left behind in iraq now in the hands of isis as the iraqi military aba...

Speaking to a reporter for the "huffington post." >> you don't hold attorney general nominees hostage for other issues. this is our top law enforcement office. nobody denies that she's well qualified. >> is eric holder prepared to stay? >> yes. the republicans really dislike mr. holder. if they really want to get him of him, the best way is to get loretta confirmed. >> what do you say about that senator risch? what's your reaction? >> you know, this just amazes me. i don't know what he thinks we're holding her hostage for. what is on the floor of the united states senate right now is a human t...

The democrats know as well as republicans that if we're going to do this we need to all pull the wagon together. this is a dangerous regime we're dealing with. it's a dangerous situation. we need to all be pulling in the same direction on this. >> senator risch, thanks very much for joining us. >> wolf thanks for having me. the future of the affordable care act here in the united states now in the hands of the u.s. supreme court. it could be, though, in jeopardy. we'll have a live report from the supreme court coming up. plus hillary clinton's office so far saying nothing nefarious was at ...

Responsible to justice, the u.n. convention against torture and the u.n. convention of forced disappearances requires states to prosecute acts of torture and enforce where there's sufficient evidence to provide a reasonable prospect of conviction. the its is a signatory, signed those international treaties. >> that would be a question best asked to the administration. i'm not interested in any involvement in international participation whatsoever. this is our issue. if the administration wants to pursue it, so be it. we have a third branch of government that handles that sort of thing. >> sena...

Arizona know candidate, himself a p.o.w. during vietnam war who was tortured by the north vietnamese. this is what he said today on the senate floor after dianne feinstein released this report. >> i have long believed some of these practices amounted to torture as a reasonable person would define it, especially, but not only the practice of waterboarding which is a mock execution and an exquisite form of torture. >> are you ready to concede that these techniques amounted to torture? >> no. no. tort sura legally defined term in statute. i did not believe at the time they were approved they were...