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Characters out there in these races tonight. we are going to cover it all. thank you guys, we will be back in a little bit. coming up the night, new documents raising fresh questions about torture. u.s. enhanced interrogation methods as others prefer to call them and gina haspel, president trump's pick to lead the cia, all on the eve of her senate confirmation hearing, plus strong words from president trump today on why he has decided that he's giving it a chance and it is time to pull the united states out of the iran nuclear agreement. staff sergeant robert bartlett, a retired u.s. soldier i...

Successfully constrain iran's ongoing bad and threatening behavior. >> martha: sergeant bartlett i think would ask why would we ever sign an agreement that entailed sending $180 billion in cash to iran that was then used on things like their effort to kill people in the civil war in syria. how was that ever a good idea? >> first because we didn't. $180 billion in cash did not get sent to iran from the united states. but more important than whether or not the number is right is whether or not the spirit is right. i understand why sergeant bartlett would be angry about that agreement and i under...

We wanted to hear from you because we knew that you were going to be very moved and very happy about what happened. been working on it for a long time so we thank you for being here tonight. good to see you as always. thank you for your service. >> thank you very much, i appreciate it. >> martha: president trump's decision today trying some criticism as we said at home and some abroad. european leaders called it regrettable. they have put together a statement to try to hold united states into this agreement, president obama and john kerry, who has been working behind the scenes to try to convi...

Death and destruction. let it end now. >> martha: iran immediately threatened to start the wheels turning on their nuclear weapons plan unless the european partners can keep this deal afloat. also right after the president's statement, report that israel carried out strikes near the syrian capital of damascus, a reinforcement of the bond between the united states and israel after the announcement of the exit from this deal. joining me now, someone who has been waiting for this decision and working towards this decision on the hill for a very long time, retired staff sergeant robert bartlett, w...

Know it. and the reality is people got caught. it just happened a little earlier this time. i'm just glad that the truth came out. >> martha: we're going to stay on it and there are a number of forces that are working these stories and will continue to see where they go. thank you very much. sergeant bartlett always a pleasure. >> appreciate you. >> martha: you bet. things got pretty heated in washington today in the ongoing fight over immigration and late tonight what the president said about certain countries has ignited a major firestorm. he wasn't the only one to stir the pot. >> [inaudibl...