[ high-pitched ] nailed it! hey, there, everyone, a big welcome to those of you watching from here in the u.s. and around the world. i'm errol barnett, coming up, it has been years in the making. and we're now only just a few hours away from giving the u.s. government's report on torture tactics in its war on terror. also, nationwide protests, speaking out against the eric garner grand jury decision. some taking their message to an nba game, we'll bring you the latest on that. also, uber blacklisted, we'll tell--

city banning them. and ahead, we'll tell you more on the report about the use of torture. that is causing a rift between senate democrats and republicans. what we know is that it will show the cia used so-called enhanced interrogation techni e techniques on more than 100 detainees, and three of those detainees received waterboarding. that is considered the harshest of the techniques. the report will also detail case studies, i should say, including the hunt for osama bin laden. and only 480 pages of this report will be released. the full report is some 6,000 pages long, so what we'll get is

less than a tenth of that. there are locations around the globe that will be included. this shows you where more than 6,000 u.s. marines are on heightened alert at this moment. they are at a position to protect american interests should they come under threat. and you see it spanning from japan to the arabian sea and more. >> reporter: u.s. diplomatic posts and military bases around the world on alert, as the obama administration braces itself for the report on torture. thousands of marines are at the ready, warning of a violent backlash. and a last-ditch effort by secretary of state john kerry to persuade the senate intel chair to delay the release. >> the release of the report may have an impact on the u.s. facilities around the world.

and that is why this administration has been working for months to plan for this day. and to ensure that the prudent steps are taken to protect american personnel and american facilities around the globe. >> the report is expected to accuse the cia of lying about the use of torture after 9/11, and claimed the water boarding of three terrorists, including sheik mohammed failed to produce results. now, the fear is that it could cause the same torture and anti-violent protests at u.s. embassies. the head of the u.s. intel called the release of the report a terrible idea in an interview with cnn. >> reports are if you do this it will cause violent deaths. our own intelligence community says it could cause violence and deaths. >> there are worries about the coalition against isis, fearing

terrorist reprisareprisals. >> there are countries out there who have cooperated with us on the war on terror at some political risk who are relying on american discretion. i can't imagine anyone out there going forward in the future who would be willing to do anything with us that even smacks of political danger. >> both the cia and the state department have been arguing against the publication of the report because of the threat to u.s. personnel and facilities abroad. and the damage it could do to u.s. relations with key allies. both the white house and the justice department say delaying the report only causes the inevitable. they figure it is better to get it over with sooner rather than later, according to sources. cnn, washington. now, what is interesting is the report initially started out as a bipartisan review of the

cia's interrogation program. they pulled out of the investigation soon after it began when they saw what direction it was heading. now, former vice president dick cheney has come out ahead of this report defending the government's decisions at the time. and of course, former president bush ii has been quick to defend the interrogation methods and all the people involved. take a listen. >> we're fortunate to have men and women who work hard at the cia serving on our behalf. these are patriots. whatever the report says if it diminishes their contribution to this country it is way off base. i knew the directors and deputy directors. i knew a lot of the operators. these are really good people. and we're lucky as a nation to have them. >> the cia now disavows the interrogation program saying it was a mistake that it won't repeat. all right, another big story we're following for you. u.s. protesters say they will

keep heading out onto the streets to demonstrate against white police officers killing unarmed black suspects. take a look at some of what we've seen throughout the u.s. i think we have live pictures we can show you from the streets of berkeley, california. just a few hours ago protesters had jammed into state 80. they backed up traffic for kilometers in both directions in that location. this is the scene in new york city, hundreds of people chanted outside the basketball game. the duke and duchess of cambridge attended. another protest is planned for city hall in the next few days. so they are keeping up the pressure. and protesters say they won't let up in the hopes of spurring real change in police procedures and race relations.

athena jones has more. >> reporter: from new york to chicago to washington, d.c. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: protesters across the country demanded justice this weekend for eric garner, michael brown, and other black males who have died at the hands of police. demonstrations in berkeley, california, turned violent saturday night and sunday night with some protesters throwing rocks, bricks and bottles at police, and damaging vehicles. this man was attacked with a hammer when he tried to stop other protesters from looting a radio shack. just up the road in oakland demonstrators blocked a highway. angry that no criminal charges have been brought against the police officers involved in the brown and garner cases demonstrators say they will keep marching. in an interview with b. e. t., president obama warned progress will not happen overnight.

>> we have to be persistent, because typically, progress is in steps. in increments. you know when you deal with something as deeply rooted as racism or bias in any society, you have to have vigilance, but you have to recognize it will take time. >> reporter: and new york city mayor bill de blasio says to real change will require people to talk honestly about race. >> we have to have an honest discussion about race that causes parents to feel their children are in danger, when in fact police are there to protect them. >> reporter: there was a die-in staged at new york grand central station and so-called justice carols outside macy's. as athletes led their support from the grid iron to the basketball court, many sporting garner's last words, i can't

beathe, on their warmup gear. while protesters in washington gathered outside the u.s. capital calling for federal action in the brown and garner cases. >> well, thanks to athena jones for that report. now, the u.s. justice department is conducting a civil rights investigation into the cases of michael brown and eric garner, but in the meantime, more protests are planned and will be seen across the u.s. now, a mother and son are dead after a plane crashed into their house in maryland. the bodies of marie gemmel and the two children were found in the bathroom. a twin engine plane somehow hit their house on monday morning not far from the local airport. the crash also killed three people on board the plane. federal officials are investigating what caused all of this. still to come for you here on cnn, the prosecution is set to appeal the verdict in the

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a few thousand holocaust survivors may be eligible for some of these funds, including victims who live in the countries who have not signed the compensations. thousands were transported to concentration camps on french rail lines. a british millionaire is free after murder charges were dismissed. he was accused of arranging his wife's honeymoon murder in 2002. but the judge said the evidence was just not sufficient. >> reporter: he walked out of a south african courtroom a free man monday. his wife's lifeless body was found in the back of a taxi cab. duwani, a british citizen, accused of hiring a hit man. the taxi driver implicated mr. duwani in the deal, and he and his accomplices are serving long

prison sentences, but the case against duwani has been dropped. >> there is evidence that implicates the accused. but the evidence is of such poor quality that one does not know where the lies are and the truth begins, in the circumstances, i make the order. application one is granted. the accused is found not guilty of the charge. >> the verdict left her family who waited four years for closure on her death heartbroken. >> we feel that today, the justice system has failed us. and -- we're -- deeply disappointed. we came here to look for answers and find out the truth of what happened to our little sister, annie. and we're walking away with more

questions than answers. >> the prosecution argued that extraditing him worked in his favor, but analysts defended the process. >> he has had his day in court. the state has also had an opportunity to present their case and as far as the judge is concerned they failed. >> he moves on with his life while ami's family struggles with the verdict. >> and in another high profile case in the country, we're also just a few moments away from the prosecution's appeal of the oscar pistorius verdict. we'll bring in our cnn legal analyst, kelly phelps, who joins me from cape town to talk about all of this. let's begin with the duwani case, kelly, the relatives of the victim obviously gutted by this decision. but it really came down to the judge deciding the links to the man were just not enough. is this over now? is there any chance of appeal in

that case? >> reporter: i suspect in theory only, the state has put a lot of time and resources into this case. it was a very long and expensive process to extradite mr. duwani, so i suspect there will not be much appetite for appeal at this point. at the end of the day, the evidence against the accomplices were just not strong enough. it must be heartbreaking for the family. but one does wonder, why if the police and others picked up inconsistencies, led to this failure. >> when you say pick up on the inconsistencies, are you saying if the police and prosecution had identified that earlier we would have avoided what happened now and the case being thrown out because of it? >> well, one can never say with certainty that we would have

avoided it. but certainly there would have been a good chance of avoiding it, because much of the problems ended up because the inconsistencies were not explained. and because they were not explained, they made the version unreliable for a conviction. so if the prosecution picked up on that ahead of time they could have prepared for the examination of these witnesses in court and perhaps explain some of the inconsistencies away, rather than let it lie with such a bad impression on cross examination. >> i see what you're saying, and removing the doubt from the judge's perspective. okay, let's talk about the other high profile case, the people we're watching today as far as the state appealing the oscar pistorius case. he would sas found guilty and i spending five or six years in jail. how will this hearing fall out?

>> well, the hearing willa regad if the state's case is on matters of law. if the state is alleging that she made a mistake with her interpretation of the law, or if the state is alleging as the defense suggests that actually they're not happy with her interpretation of the facts of the case the state cannot appeal on the basis of fact. so if she finds the complaint is on that basis she will need to throw out this application for appeal. >> all right, we'll certainly keep our eyes closely fixed on south africa today. kelly phelps, our analyst, explaining laws, facts and everything in between. just past 9:00 a.m. there, great to see you kelly. now, uber calls itself the safest ride on the road. why that is in question after an

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in taxes. deutsche is accused of organizing the scheme in 2000. a spokesperson said they settled the issue with the bank in 2009 and said the bank will strongly defend itself against the new claims. now, uber says it has not been notified of a ban in new delhi and continues to operate there. a woman had accused her driver of raping her. the rape allegations are raising questions about the safety of the service. >> reporter: uber has been banned in india's capital, new delhi. authorities say it is because a taxi service did not have the necessary permits to apply in the capital. but now there are other reasons officials are cracking down on uber. on friday night, police say a 26-year-old woman was raped in

an uber car. the alleged rapist, now in custody for three days. the incident has shaken the city who is trying to make it safer for women. uber's taxi service was seen as part of the solution. seen as a means of transport it quickly became popular with women across india. uber exists in seven cities making uber india's largest market outside the u.s. where it falls short, is vetting drivers, analysts say. uber refused to answer questions from a sister network, cnn. but in a statement, uber said it would work with the government to establish clear background checks currently absent in the transportation licensing programs. while the debate continues about whose responsibility it is to

conduct background checks and drivers, people are taking safety into their own hands. >> always before, i had someone escorting me late at night. i prefer not to travel after 8:00 alone in the night. definitely, i don't take risks like that. >> india is now just a week away from the second anniversary of the delhi rape that shook the nation to the core. many question if the country is any safer at all. cnn, mumbai. now, to our other story we're following for you. investigators are looking into possible arson as the cause of a massive fire that destroyed an apartment complex in los angeles monday night. this was a huge blaze. look at that. it took about 250 firefighters three hours to bring this inferno under control. a nearby freeway was shut down as crews work to put out the flames. the apartment complex was under

construction. this was the intersection of the freeway and those of you in los angeles know how congested it can get there. thankfully no injuries were reported there. and just hours from now, the duke and duchess will head to the 9/11 memorial for a moment of reflection. it is part of their three-day trip to new york. monday was a full day. the royals had a packed day of events on monday, finishing an nba game in brooklyn. there were protests outside. they were not anti-royal protests, but they were in support of eric garner, trying to disrupt the whole event here in new york city, the royal family carried on with their plans inside watching that game. alongside some show biz royalty as well. earlier, the duchess went into a

youth center where a lot of other children were disappointed. they expected to meet the princess after the frozen movie, but they were all taken by her as often people are when they meet her for the very first time. meanwhile, the duke met the president. he asked him if he knew the sex of their forthcoming child. and prince william conceded they don't yet. they want it to be a surprise. prince william went on to hold a speech, about his pet cause that asks people to join his fight against the illegal poachers in africa and the whole trade in the illegal wildlife parts. it is a feeling shared by secretary clinton so the two met up to talk about how to take the cause forward. certainly a busy monday here in washington. and it continues on tuesday. the first event is them paying their respects at the 9/11 memorial museum. max foster, cnn, new york.

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we're comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. thank you for joining us here on cnn, everyone, i'm errol barnett, here with the top headlines we're tracking for you right now. we start with a bit of new information into cnn. u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel has arrived in iraq for an unannounced visit there. he is of course on his final visit to the region as defense chief. the secretary announced plans to

step down last month. before arriving in iraq, hagel visited troops in afghanistan. we'll bring you more confirmation as he is there. the u.s. secretary making an unannounced visit to baghdad. and the u.s. senate set to release a long-delayed report on the use of torture, and the use of enhanced techniques following the 9/11 attacks. the cia report included waterboarding and sleep deprivati deprivation. thousands are on alert as the report is set to be released. and protests across the united states against white police officers killing unarmed blacks. it is just past 11 p.m. in the evening in berkeley. demonstrators there shut down an interstate highway. and hundreds chanted outside a new york basketball game

attended by the duke and duchess of cambridge. speaking of the duke and duchess, they have a packed schedule after the first day of their visit in new york. monday, prince william met with the president in washington, later, they met hillary clinton at a wildlife conservation reception. and the u.s. witnessed two members of the basketball association protesting the death of eric garner. we're speaking of course of lebron james and kyree irving on the right. the cleveland players had shirts reading "i can't breathe" during the game against the brooklyn nets. they waited for the duke and duchess arriving, saying the royals needed to be educated about america and the big picture they're discussing right now. they publicly showed their anger over the grand jury decision both in new york and in

ferguson, missouri, our kyung lah has more on the story. >> i can't breathe, i can't breathe! >> reporter: the rallying cry and the protests across the country, demonstrators chanting eric garner's last words. but it was the shirt of derek rose wearing a shirt saying "i can't breathe," a potent message from the mvp. >> is this the place for professional athletes to weigh in on it? >> i could care less who else weighs in. usually professional athletes tend to stay away from this. but it is something that i just felt like i had to do something about it. >> reporter: and he is not the only professional athlete. in the nfl, washington redskins defensive lineman chris baker making the hands up, don't shoot gesture after a play. reggie bush wore an "i can't

breathe" warmup shirt before the game. there has been virtually no back lash, a big difference from the reaction of the method used by the rams. reaction from some fans, who burned ram's merchandise this weekend. in this case, the chicago bull's head coach supported and continues to support the display. >> he has something to say. i think it is a great message. it is about equality. and justice for everybody. >> reporter: the world has seen athletes as civil rights figures before. this potent image of the 1968 olympics, a black power salute in the middle of the civil rights movement. the athletes' medals later revoked. it is these very visible moments that can help to shape a national conversation. >> can sports figures make a big difference in the discourse? >> yeah, i mean, they're -- they're role models. and a lot of people follow what they do. that is his platform.

that is derek rose's platform, the quarters where he does his work, where had had is the most visible. and that is the time to do it if you're going to do it. >> other players followed in rose's lead, the nba's most prominent player, lebron james in the warmup again the cavs and the nets, put on a black t-shirt with the words "i can't breathe." kyung lah, cnn, chicago. and lebron james playing for the cleveland cavaliers are aware there are frustrations in the city of cleveland, where a boy was shot with a toy gun in his hands. his mother speaking out for the first time saying police threatened to arrest her while her son lay bleeding in the street. >> reporter: at a news conference, the mother of the 12-year-old shot and killed by cleveland police was asked what she wants. >> to answer your question, i'm looking for a conviction. >> reporter: speaking publicly for the first time, samar rice

said as her son died, she tried demonstrately to get to him as he was stopped by police. >> as i tried to get to the police, they said calm down or they will put me in the back of the police car. and so of course i calmed down. >> reporter: rice says police already cuffed and detained her 14-year-old daughter who also had tried to reach her wounded brother. police declined to comment on the family's allegations. how police acted after last month's shooting, the family says only compounded their pain and suffering over the loss of their son who was shot carrying a toy gun in a public park just yards from his home. a 911 call reported someone with a gun in the park and that they believed the gun was probably fake. but the fake part appears to have been left out of police communications to the responding officers. the gun was plastic. rice was black, the officer who shot him is white. and in light of grand jury

decisions not to indict officers in missouri and new york, the family's new attorney, ben crump, says there are new concerns here. >> the family is very distrustful whether or not local authorities will indict a police officer even though it is very clear, very transparent that several things were done inappropriately. >> reporter: the tragedy is all captured on security camera video at the park, showing the 12-year-old by himself on a snowy day, playing with and pointing a gun. then a police car speeds up within feet of rice, and within seconds, two officers jump out. and the closest to rice opens fire, hitting him at least once. he died the following day. many are shocked at how quickly it all happens, saying police instead of deescalating the situation with their tactics, intensified it. critics say it is another case

of police reacting too fast, and resulting in a tragedy all too familiar. >> now both officers involved in the shooting are on paid leave and the department is investigating. the father of the officer who fired the fatal shot told the newspaper his son did not realize the boy was just 12 years old and that the gun was fake. the original tip normally used on the toy was removed. the family filed a lawsuit last week against the city and the officers. all right, we want to bring you new information coming into cnn, breaking news out of yemen, two car bombs at a military base in southeastern yemen have killed at least five yemeni soldiers. this information is just coming into it. the yemeni intelligence officials say six have been wounded in the attack. al qaeda in the arabic peninsula claimed responsibility. so two car bombings, not long ago there was a failed attempt

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aftermath. many people who evacuated to shelters are returning to their communities now to see what is left and they're seeing scenes like this. the cnn editor gives us an aerial view of the island where the brunt of the storm hit. >> reporter: the reports say that the small town here is one of the hardest hit, dolores is about 100 kilometers west of tacloban. we're going up there now. there were reports there were real fears of a storm surge there but we have not heard anything from the town. this island, sama, was hit with the highest intensity. we reached dolores 40 minutes later. from the air it looks battered, but not devastated. trees down, just north of the town this resort clearly showing the skies. we were the first international

journalists, locals tell us, to leave this town. we arrived here in dolores, this is the grounds of the school, which has been the main evacuation center of the town. there were literally hundreds of children here who sought safety from the storm. you can also see these downed trees as testament of the sheer power of has gogupit. dolores took a direct hit from hagupit. there is no sign of a deadly storm surge. the damage here looks like the result of a high wind smashing houses as it came through. >> the wind is very, very super strong. >> reporter: what happened to your house? >> my house is broken, my house is broken. many -- many houses are broken.

>> reporter: and do you know -- have you seen if many people have been hurt? >> nothing, i can see, because the area is blocked away. so everyone is safe. >> reporter: when did you hear the early warnings -- others told us there were injuries here but no deaths. but they do tell us the islands just offshore took a harder hit than dolores. what you can see from here, you see some damage certainly, certainly not the devastation that was associated with haiyan at the school ground which dominates really this village. all the fishing fleet has been pulled up out of harm's way. so obviously, they had plenty of time to prepare for what was coming. these low-lying islands and coastal communities are among the most vulnerable to the

powerful storms that frequently hit the philippines. for most, the best hope of survival is simply evacuating, getting out of harm's way. the lesson at least for now appears to have been learned. andrew stevens, cnn, dolores, the philippines. >> now, it is afternoon time in the philippines. hagupit has a tropical storm still impacting the region. pedram javaheri joins us to tell us if the storm is at least on its way out. >> it is now, what is left of it on the fringe of the philippines. trying to reblossom here as it moves back over the open waters. we do still have leftover showers here, showing you to the north, manila. and the rains moving offshore. i would suspect in the next hour or two and a half hours dry conditions for almost the entire philippines, of course initially before the storm arrived we had

the moisture ahead of it. now the mumboisture exiting the picture, it will be in the area come friday, very weak tropical feature and moderate rainfall at best with gusty winds. we'll talk about western and northern europe across this region over the next couple of days. pretty strong storm system coming right out of greenland, affecting the whole area. the waves are upwards of 12 meters, nearly 40-foot wave heights over the region in the next couple of days. kind of showing you the wind speeds to go along with it. 50 to 70 kph. the model is almost like the tropical feature as organized as this is coming in between wednesday and thursday. so certainly travel issues across western and northern europe and also across western and northern parts of the united states, as well. heavy rainfall, 15 to 20-foot

surf across the coast of california. this is the olympic mountains of northwestern washington state. models here showing the possibility for ten or more inches of rainfall in the next couple of days. this region, by the way, is the only region around the town here famed in the twilight movies known for the rainfall there. this is going to be a pretty impressive event, of course landslides something to watch in the region, as well. >> all right, i know you will be tracking it all. pedram javaheri. right now, more on the hostage killed in yemen. pierre korkie, and american photojournalist luke somers was shot by their captors on friday. now, some analysts said monday they didn't actually sign off on the raid. and as pentagon correspondent barbara starr reports, korkie

was expected to be released very soon. >> outrage from the family and friends of the south african hostage, pierre korkie. >> there is a lot of anger and understanding on the other side, too, so there are mixed comments on the process. >> after months of being held by al qaeda in yemen, his family thought he would be freed soon. u.s. officials say however after seeing this video of american hostage luke somers late last week, the pentagon concluded somers was in strong danger of being killed. the u.s. scrambled for a last-minute rescue. by thursday, the u.s. had satellite images of the compound where somers was being held. by mid-morning friday the mission was a go. it would not succeed in the end. >> the president does not at all regret ordering this mission to try to rescue mr. somers. >> i commend the president for

acting, because the intelligence showed an urgency to get in where they were going to kill this american hostage anyway. >> reporter: it was the dead of night in yemen, u.s. officials say v-22 aircraft raced to a remote region in eastern yemen, about 30 commandos from s.e.a.l. team six and combat medics began to hike to the area where somers and korkie were being held. just yards from the target, dogs began to bark. the u.s. says the s.e.a.l.s were spotted. a firefight erupted. with aircraft keeping watch, the s.e.a.l.s battled the terrori terrorists, u.s. officials say one terrorist went back in the compound shooting somers and korkie. the u.s. did not know korkie was there. it was a desperate mission on the ground. the medics tried to stabilize both critically wounded men and called for the v-22s to land as

closely as possible. but one hostage died on board, the other back near a navy ship. some of luke somer's family said they wished more would be done earlier to get him out of yemen and that they were not consulted about the rescue mission. u.s. officials point out that the united states does not tell families ahead of time about highly classified hostage rescue efforts. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> now, the u.s. has a mixed record when it comes to hostage rescues in the past years. we pulled up some, the u.s. agents tried to free james foley, the american journalists held by isis. but foley had been held by the terror group, isis. and two aide workers were

captured in somali, and 2010, linda norgrove, a british aide worker captured by the taliban was killed in a failed rescue attempt. in fact, a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. was disciplined over the incident. and you may recall u.s. s.e.a.l.s also rescued captain phillips after his ship was hijacked. so no guarantee of success, they are highly difficult missions. and new freedom in uruguay, the u.s. released the men, flying them to the nation on sunday. but the release has led to controversy and concern in their new host country. >> reporter: the six former guantanamo detainees are now being cared for at two

hospitals. they arrived in uruguay on sunday. the president said they're considered refugees by his government. four of the refugees are from syria, one is from tunisia. one spokesperson said the flight out of guantanamo was very similar to their flight into it. >> they shackle you still, they blindfold you still, and put the ear defenders on. you don't really even have a proper seat. so right up to the last, last moment of over a dozen years in military prison, they're still treating you like you're the enemy. even though they cleared you to go from guantanamo over five years ago. >> the release of the six guantanamo detainees has been strongly criticized in the united states. a member of congress said the u.s. government is paying a lot of money to send these and other

prisoners the offer of no guarantee of security or confinement. >> what we found in the past it doesn't work very well. i don't think that surprises anybody. so i argue that maybe we ought to rethink what we're doing. >> reporter: some people of uruguay are not happy about the transfer of former prisoners either. who are these people? why were they in prison? why are they brought to uruguay? are they going to be free or will somebody be watching them? >> reporter: but the outgoing president, himself a former prisoner who spent 13 years behind bars, said to him this is a matter of principle. guantanamo is not a jail, the president said, it is a nest for kidnapping. the president also said the refugees can leave uruguay if and when they choose to do so. cnn, atlanta. coming up next here on cnn. >> it robs its victims of themselves. of everything they are.

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