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The first official u.s. torture program. that's what we're talking about. it's not enhanced interrogation, it is well documented, not much really there to left to the imagination. it was torture. >> it says the legal justifications for the cia's enhanced interrogation techniques relied on the cia's claim that the techniques were necessary to save lives. and according to the report, it didn't, so it was thus unfounded, right? >> well, it's interesting you should bring that up. it's very troubling to see, even today, the cia claiming that the use of these torture methods was, quote, effective. u...

Of the house has won two races this year in. saturday night live is addressing theer ingarner grand jury decision. keenan thompson expresses how excited he is that people are siding with him on the issue. >> now all over the country there are protests. and for the first time in my life, everyone agrees with me. folks are high-fiving with me, inviting me places. this must be what it feels like to be beyoncé. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. joined by jane tim. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> all right, get down to the cia interrogation report. supposed to revea...

That the cia concealed some of their torture techniques, overstated the effectiveness of their torture methods and claimed that torturing prisoners got them critical intelligence that actually was gathered by other agencies without the use of torture. one u.s. official telling the "post" tonight, "the cia described its program repeatedly to both the justice department and eventually to congress as getting unique otherwise unobtainable intelligence that helped disrupt terrorist plots and save thousands of lives." "was that actually true, the official says? the answer is no." senate intelligence...

efforts to save children. >> i'm really looking forward to this piece tonight. thanks so much. a reminder to our viewers that your special runs tonight. it's cnn presents cruise to disaster. 8:00 eastern time. some exclusive new images and details. make sure you tune in. top of the hour now. i'm ashleigh banfield. i'm standing in for brooke baldwin. this is one of the hottest 4th of julys on record. it is steaming out there. extreme heat paralyzing much of the midwest and all the way up to the dakotas too. the heat index racing up into the 115s. the death toll from the heat and rel...

while the air force investigates the deadly crash of an eighth plane. one of these based in charlotte, north carolina. we expect to learn more in a news conference this afternoon. we know that four of the six crew members were killed, including this man, lieutenant colonel mike mckiel who spoke to one of our affiliates on saturday. lizzie o'leary with the latest out of washington. what's the latest? >> reporter: latest is that they are investigating the cause of this crash while the other c-130s are grounded, grounded by the air force right now, and that essentially really diminishes...