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Was a presidential program authorized, coordinated and administrated through the white house, cia did not have unilateral authority. congressional oversight committee member were informed of the existence of the program. but decided that enhanced techniques would be discussed only with the chairman and the ranking minority members of the committee. don't usually read all of those. >> that's a pretty big discrepancy. dianne feinstein is one of those members and she said she didn't know about it and they said they told her. >> i -- allow the cia and the military to do almost anything if it actua...

Interview since this report's release, it's an exclusive right here in studio, tomorrow night on special report. . >> now to our other big story here in washington tonight. the mit phd who called you stupid for accepting the president's health care law was take on to the capitol hill woodshed today. chief congressional correspondent mike emmanuelle with a very unpleasant time for jonathan gruber. >> i was not the architect of president obama's health care plan. >> reporter: john unanimothan g said he was tired of inconsistent statements. >> i would like to begin by apologizining sincerely for...

Into, and they were lied to. but even the president and the national security advisor and colin powell and george w. bush were not told about in a timely manner. >> there's some refuting of that part of this report, from the bush folks, and i think we're going to hear much more about that from vice president champion in his first interview tomorrow on special report. steve, the push back, to the timing, the why now? what about all that? >> if the report were what george and marcie suggest what it is or what it purports to be, that would be fine, certainly it's good and noble and necessary. and...

Lives. >> congressional republicans and members of the obama administration are both warning of a backlash overseas to this ro report. but president obama and his team insist it is critical to turn the page. >> reporter: president obama today continued his contradict try response to the senate report, releasing a long written statement, that admitted former president bush had some agonizing joyces after 9/11 and hailed intelligence officials as patriots while mr. obama and vice president biden went on to slam those tactics used by the same patriots was contrary to american values. >> we made a...

Chair woman dianne feinstein says that the enhanced interrogation techniques is a stain on america. >> governed by law and the willingness to face and ugly truth. and say never again. >> reporter: the 67-page report was -- the report reaches four key findings that the enhanced interrogation program was not an effective way to gather intelligence. the program was grossly mismanaged and it was more brutal than previously known. one example, the waterboarding of al qaeda operative abu zabada. but the report says the interrogation was so extreme, he lost consciousness and was nearly blinded and it...