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morning. i hope a little r & r is in store for you. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwall. good to have you this morning. >> a lot of bleeping going on obviously because somebody cannot believe this, what they are looking at. a frightening tornado ripping through south los angeles which does not normally see this kind of weather. this is part of a monster storm that's been pounding the west coast. listen to the fear of this resident as he records the storm. >> what the [ bleep ]. >> hey! [ bleep [ bleep ] what the [ bleep ]. >> the tornado tore off roofs, several homes there damaged. an apartment complex, blown out

windows and knocked down trees in this community. winds reached up to 85 miles an hour. this is the first tornado to hit l.a. since 2007. a lot of people cleaning up there today. >> kudos for him, at least i guess staying calm. i don't know how you hold onto the camera at that point. look at this, the same storm system washing a vacation home into the ocean in washington state. >> this is in wash away beach, of all places. the third home there to meet the same fate this week. >> we need to point out this monster form meets at least two deaths in portland, oregon. rockslides have been scorched by the drought and wildfires contributing to all this. some homes are buried up to their rooftops in debris. >> cnn, stephanie elam is in

california. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: when you look at where i'm standing it is astounding the amount of rock that has come cascading off the roof and the street. amazing, no one was injured. 2 inches of rain in just three hours, pelting southern california. in the heart of the city, a swift water rescue on the los angeles river. >> there they go. they will pull her in. >> reporter: from the rising and rapidly climbing current, two responders pulled this woman to safety. other areas left ravaged by recent wildfires also getting doused more than the scarred bank could handle. crews began working to clean up the mud and debris enveloping these homes and blocking some streets even as the rain was still falling. >> in the springs, charred by

wildfire in 2013, the downpour was far more punishing, sending rocks cascading down on these homes. >> they have a lot of rock here, almost like a quarry. amazing to look at. >> reporter: so intense officials deemed 10 homes uninhabitable but a lot of injuriof -- >> this is their retirement community, where they put their money in. >> reporter: to add insult to injury, more rain is expected the beginning of the week very unusual for drought stricken california but for some there is too much of a good thing. >> stephanie, thank you so much. incredible no one there was hurt. >> no kidding. >> we want to show you more of that frightening video from south los angeles. look at this.

>> what the [ bleep ]? hey! >> that's a tornado ripping the roof to shreds, as you see there. i am still amazed that man stood there the whole time. i guess if you're in an apartment where else do you go? you don't have a basement to run to. karin mcguiness, a tornado in los angeles, this is rare, is it not? >> it is rare but not unheard of. as you heard victor say earlier, it's been seven years since they saw a tornado. before that, it was 2004. this is part of the pineapple express. we're not finished yet. that was an ef zero tornado by the way, winds estimated at 65 and 85 miles an hour. now this storm system moves to the four corners and central plains. the secondary effect is the potential for severe weather in the central plains. this long stretch of moisture

that stretched across the pacific and moved to southern california with an abundance of rainfall, that is pushing to central california and we could see an isolated tornado. ra heavy rainfall as much as 12 inches the last two days. there you see camarillo, they saw 2 1/2 inches of rain. very warm in the central plain, wichita and oklahoma city and delays approaching 70 degrees. because of that, here comes a frontal system and we have a deep trough and area of low pressure and we could see the storm erupt tomorrow evening. we'll keep you updated on that. temperatures in the northeast and 30s today. for the northwest chilly, only in the 40s. >> thank you so much. we're just hours away from protesters who expect to fill the nation's capitol calling

attention to police killings such as the one involving the controversial death of eric gardner and michael brown. >> this is what demonstrators call a week of outrage. protesters start the march near the white house and make their way to the u.s. capitol. >> we know demonstrations are expected to take place across the country including california and new york. this is what it looked like last night as waves of protesters, they stopped traffic. look at this intersection, a so-called i do-in. >> in st. louis they called for justice and reforms. it wasn't without problems. an officer was wearing a wilson badge on his right arm. >> it was about the police officer that killed the teenager in office. and the mother whose son was

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on capitol hill right now, the dome is undergoing some refurbishing. in six hours they're back it a trying to pass this spending package to avoid a government shutdown. >> it was supposed to resume monday. in a late night twist tom junior senators denied the leaders. the latest in the fight. >> this by definition was a compromised bill. >> reporter: president obama acknowledging the new political reality in washington that he has to deal with republicans. >> this is what's produced when you have the divided government that the american people voted for. had i been able to draft my own legislation and get it passed without any republican votes i suspect it would be slightly deficit. that is not the circumstance we find ourselves in and i think what the american people very much are looking for is some

practical governance and the willingness to compromise. that's what this bill reflects. >> but elizabeth warren, nancy pelosi and other liberal democrats are fuming. >> there are a bunch of provisions in this bill i really do not like. >> reporter: specifically it rolls back some of the regulations on wall street and it dramatically raises the limits donors can give to political parties. >> the american people are disgusted by wall street. >> reporter: in addition to funding obama programs, early education and manufacturing initiatives, the president points out it keeps the government functioning in crisis. >> one of the things important in this legislation was it allowed us the funding necessary to battle isil and continue to support our men and women in uniform. we put a lot of burdens on our defense department and armed services over the last year, some of which were anticipated, some of which were not.

this bill also contains the necessary funding to continue to make progress on our fight again against ebola, both at home and abroad. >> reporter: erin mcpike, cnn, the white house. we have cnn digital correspondent, chris moody with us. we have moved into an alternative universe, you have david vitter and ted cruz and elizabeth warren against this bill for different reasons. help us understand what's happening here. >> reporter: this is the congress that just will not go away. last night, harry reid, as leader of the senate wanted to hold a procedural vote to fund the government and then go home for christmas which they could have done by early next week but some republicans balked and said, well, fine, if you want to vote on that, we want an up-down vote on president obama's executive order on immigration. harry reid said, no, here we are on saturday set up for a slate of votes at noon here.

harry reid will put together votes on nominations the president wants to see filled. the reason they're doing that now come january republicans will take control of the chamber and it will be a lot harder to get those things done. it has set up a fight that will take us through the weekend and into next week. c-span junkies are not going to have to watch reruns this weekend. everybody else is scratching their heads saying what is going on in washington. >> last night, one of the speeches that got a lot of attention was senator warren in which she railed against the influence of big banks on government. let's listen to it a bit and then talk about it. >> washington already works really well for the billionaires and the big corporations and the lawyers and the lobbyists. what about the families who lost their homes or jobs or retirement savings the last time citi bet big on derivatives and lost?

what about the families living paycheck to paycheck and saw their tax dollars go to bail out citi just six years ago. we were sent here to fight for those families. and it is time -- it is pastime for washington to start working for them. >> impassioned plea from senator warren there and really speaking to her new role as liaison for progressives. this is a question of when this will pass, not if, is that right, chris? >> reporter: absolutely. there will be a lot of drama involved. they will pass this to fund the government into next year. liberals are fuming. regulations were set on wall street in the past and now we're seeing those chipped away. this happens, laws are reformed and debate about that. what people are really angry about it's being put into a spending bill that's a must pass bill with a hard deadline and really gives a lot of people no

choice. what does that mean for regular people? liberals would say it means main street could have to once again bail out wall street. that's where the frustration comes in chipping away at those reforms. >> we will talk more about that. good to have you the next hour to help us understand all this. >> thank you. a lot of news to tell you about this morning. let's start with the "morning read." >> police in oregon have arrested a 22-year-old man in connection to a high school shooting yesterday. four people were shot, one of them, a 16-year-old girl is in critical condition this hour and two others in fair condition and another treated and released. a task force is investigating that incident. the funeral is set today for the mississippi teen who was burned alive. investigators say they're looking into the strong possibility, that's how they characterize this, that someone was with 19-year-old jessica chambers just moments before a

fire engulfed her and her car last weekend. they're treating the case as an arson, saying an accelerant was used. cnn affiliate wmc spoke to a man questioning about chambers' death he said the man spoke to him chambers last word was eric or derrick. last night, hundreds visited chambers and left messages, you can see them there, all over her closed casket. let's talk about early christmas for some customers. two customers paid off thousands of dollars in layaway accounts. so-called layaway angels paid off the bill of 275 people at a cost of nearly $40,000. t toys-r-us said this is the largest donation of this holiday season. adrian peterson will not play another snap this season. the league denied his appeal of

a season long suspension for violating the personal conduct policy of the nfl after being charged with child abuse. according to espn, peterson said he has considered retiring but will appeal the decision in federal court. for now a famous supermodel has joined a lot of people accusing bill cosby of drugging her. her story is so vivid a lot of people could not turn away from it. >> a grieving mother says her 17-year-old son's death was wrongly ruled a suicide. i went to north carolina this week, sat down with her and her family. you will hear why she claims her son was lynched. the holiday season is here,

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i'm mike rowe. this is cnn. bill cosby drugged me. by now, we've heard quite a few women say those words. but when legendary super model beverly johnson used those same words as a headline for her "vanity fair" essay, it was what everyone on facebook and twitter was talking about. >> yesterday, she actually spoke to cnn's alison kamar ratto and revealed her vivid story of the night spent with bill cosby 30 years ago. >> he made this cappuccino. i said i really didn't want to drink any coffee. it would keep me up late at night. he was very insist stent i try this cappuccino that would be the best coffee i ever had. i relented. he gave me the cappuccino.

i took one sip and i felt something very strange going on in my head. >> describe the sensation in your body, that you started feeling immediately. >> well, the first sensation was, you know, a little woozy. and so then i took another sip and after that second sip, i knew i had been drugged. it was very powerful, it came on very quickly. the room started to spin. my speech was slurred. i remember him calling me over towards him, as if we were going to begin the scene then. and he placed his hands on my waist. i remember steadying myself with my hand on his shoulders and i just kind of cocked my head because at that point, i knew he

had drugged me. >> we will have to wait and see what comes of this. she's compelling. dozens of women coming out and telling a similar story. >> 23. >> it takes a lot of bravery to come out and tell that story, especially after so many years. another story we're talking about this morning, the fbi now investigating a possible lynching of a black teenager. yes. 2014. i traveled to north carolina to speak with the parents of lynn and lacey, the boy you see on your screen to understand why they brielieve their boy was murdered in really the most heinous way. ♪ my baby drove up in a brand new cadillac. ♪ ♪ look here, daddy, i'm never coming back... ♪ discover the new spirit of cadillac and

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what you're looking at there is a tornado. my goodness, hopscotching across south los angeles. just one of the developing stories we're following this morning. the guy who took this video say hess saw his own roof fly off and he's shaken up. so are a lot of people up and down the west coast. this monster storm triggered this scene causing landslides, washed homes into the ocean and buried others in debris. pictures coming up. demonstrators across the country are gearing up for protests today part of a week of

outrage over the controversial deaths of eric garner and michael brown over the hands of police. overnight protesters filled the streets in massachusetts and st. louis in the so-called die-ins across the country. demanding law enforcement reform and calling for an end to police brutality. what is happening on capitol hill. in less than six hours, senators are going to be back at it trying to pass a massive government spending package to avoid another massive shutdown. they were supposed to resume monday but in a twist some junior senators defied an agreement reached by the top leaders. it's almost inconceivable in 2014, the fbi has just been dispatched to investigate a possible lynching. yes, the lynching of a black teenager in north carolina. the case got the attention of the naacp. later today, that group is

holding a meeting to highlight the case of the death. earlier this week i went to speak to this family. >> i look for him and i don't see him. i listen for him and don't hear him. >> reporter: the last time claudia saw and heard her 17-year-old son, lennon lacy was t when he snapped this selfie. last pic before the game. he was focused on a football career. >> he was a physical fit 17-year-old very very athletic, down to his food, everything he drank. >> reporter: but lennon had asthma and had to exercise outside at night after the temperature dropped, something his family said he did often. lennon headed out for a walk the night of august 2008th, they never saw him alive again the next morning. august 28th. >> hanging from the swing? >> yeah. he hung himself.

>> reporter: lennon's body was found dangling, covered in fire ants in the center of a mobile home park. >> it's out in the open, trailers all around. people work-around the clock these hours of the day. someone should have saw something but no one have seen anything. >> it was unreal. it was like a dream. it was like i was not seeing what i was seeing. >> reporter: the state medical examiner's office declared lennon's death a suicide but his mother believes it was wrong. >> he didn't do this to himself. >> reporter: do you believe he was lynched? >> -- yes. >> he may have either been strangled some place or placed there or hung there while people were around watching him die. >> reporter: when questioned by state investigators lennon's mom said he had been depressed because a relative had died recently. lacy said she did not mean he suffered from depression. >> when you lose someone close to you you will be upset and depressed in mourning.

>> reporter: she said he was in football and distracted by his ex-girlfriend. 17-year-old lennon had been dating a 31-year-old white woman. the age of consent in north carolina is 16. still, some people in this small southern town did not like it. lennon's mother did not like their age difference. >> i was shocked, disappointed and i also initially told him i did not approve of it. >> reporter: in the wake of his hanging, some wonder if he was killed because he was in an interracial relationship. racial tension can often rest just below the surface. here, it can broke through. local crews covered a nearby klu klux klan rally just weeks before his body were found. >> are there people here who didn't like 17-year-old black male and 31-year-old white female. >> reporter: a week ago a

teenager was arrested for desecrating his grave. >> there are too many questions and it could very well be a lynching or staged lynching. we don't know. what we do know is there has to be a serious and full investigation of these matters. >> reporter: the naacp hired forensic pathologist christina roberts to review the case including dr. debra radish's autopsy. her first concern, basic physics, lin non is 5'9". the crossbar is 7 1/2 feet off the ground. with no swings or anything else lennon could have used according to the naacp review, how did he get up there? >> his size and stature does not add up to him being capable of -- just constructing all of this alone in the dark. >> reporter: according to the police report, the caller, a 52-year-old woman, was able to get the 207 pound teen down. >> y'all need to try to get him down? >> if you can. >> reporter: then, seconds

later. >> i'm letting him down. >> reporter: according to the naacp review, dr. rad ditch also noted she was not provided with photographs or dimensions of the swing-set. without this information she would be unable to evaluate the ability to create the scenario. lacy said she told investigators the belts used to fashion the noose did not belong to lennon. >> i know every piece and every stick of clothes this child has. i buy it, i know. >> reporter: the report from the local medical examiner notes the belts appeared to be dog leashes. according to the naacp review, rad ditch said she thought some portion must be missing because there was no secondary cut in either belt, a cut that would have been made to take the body down. lennon's family says he left home wearing size 12 air jordans but found wearing these size 10 1/2 air force 1's, shoes not with lennon's body when he was at the medical examiner's

office. >> he's going to walk a mile in a pair of shoes two sizes too small after he takes off his new pair of shoes, a 17-year-old black kid with a brand new pair of jordans on. he's going to take those jordans off and get rid of them and put on shoes that's not his. we don't know where he got them from, no laces in them and continue to walk down this dirt road late at night to a swing set in the middle of the trailer park and hang himself? >> reporter: there are questions in the naacp review about lennon's death being ruled a suicide. dr. radish noted her determination of manner of death in this case as suicide was based on the information she was provided by law enforcement and the local medical examiner. she would have likely called the manner of death pending while awaiting toxicology and investigation but the local medical examiner had already signed the manner of death as suicide. however, in the summary of the case written the dahly lennon w

found, the medical examiner asked did he hang himself? will autopsy tell us and left the manner of death pending. we asked radish who declared the death a suicide. instead, the department sent a statement confirming the conversations between roberts and rad ditish in writing. it was a synopsis of a professional exchange between the naacp's independently obtained forensic pathologist and dr. radish. local police an state investigators declined to speak with cnn on camera for this story. >> we don't have confidence in this local group here to be able to carry out the depth level of the investigation that needs to be done. >> reporter: now, the fbi is reviewing the circumstances surrounding lennon's death. >> that's all i've asked for, what is due, owed rightfully to me and my family, justice, prove to me what happened to my child. >> as for the local police department, because of its small size, it's an 11 person

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there is a fascinating new report from the british newspaper "the guardian" on the origin of isis. it says the terror group started a decade ago at a prison camp in iraq. >> isis leader baghdadi was actually one of the inmates at this camp. he reportedly used his time behind barbed wire to build this network that's now among the most blood theirsty terror grous in the world. >> reporter: he may be the most vicious terrorist leader in recent years more blue tan shall bin laden. now, isis leader baghdadi was

once a trusted inmate by his american captors, allowed to roam freely around the camp. >> americans seemed to see he was somebody who could keep the prison quiet. there were 24 camps and he was allowed access to all of them. >> reporter: martin chu lolov s abu ahmed, not his real name said he was a ticketer at the camp who could set disciple sputs between competing factions and respected very much by the u.s. army. he was seen by other detainees as scheming and clever and using a policy of conquer and divide to get what he wanted. a u.s. official intelligence agency says baghdadi built street cred inside buka. he says they were not always

segregated essentially allowed to meet and plot and had an ingenious way of communicating. >> him and others were able to white contact details on the white elastic of their prison issued boxer shorts. that was a way they networked and when they got out of prison they had phone numbers of fat r fathers and villages. >> it was a management school for isis leaders, says "if there was no american prison in iraq there would be no isis now." >> probably a good number of mid-level foot soldiers came from buka. when they got out they had little to do and had these established networks. it's clear they had done their homework in the prison. >> reporter: as he left, according to a former commander

baghdadi had a chilling parting shot. >> he looked over as he left and said, see you guys in new york. >> reporter: responding to it was a breeding ground for isis where they could strategize. officials said these type of detentions are common practice during armed conflict. analyst patrick skinner said at the camp, they tried to separate the most violent and hard core inmates but said the camp was packed with detainees and no one at the time thought al baghdadi would go on to do what he's doing now. a u.s. official told us the camp was not a turning point for baghdadi. >> thank you. now, isis is handing out pamp pamphlets, how to treat female slaves. and we'll talk about how the terror group allegedly started

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we just told you about this report from the british newspaper "the guardian" about how the terrorist isis became what it is today. we talk to retired general spider marks. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i want to get to something before we get to that report in the guardian. as we know, there is a story trending regarding isis online. it says isis fighters are distributing pamphlets in iraq on how to treat non-muslim female slaves, they are to be treated like property, they permit rape and abuse. what do you make of these pamphlets. >> if we didn't have sufficient

reason to be isolating and trying to defeat isis, this would be it. this would be the additional justification. clearly, what this demonstrates is isis has really given the western coalition and even most importantly, regional partners a clear definition of this incredible barerous evil they're person trading. the strategy must be isolate and defeat. excuse me, make sure we don't let up on isis and don't let it spread. that's the key thing, not let it spread beyond where it is. >> with that, let's go back to the report from the guardian. i want to quote something isis said, if there was no american prison in iraq, there would be no islamic state now. bucca was factory. it made us all. it built our yuling.

do you believe that to be true, general? >> i do not believe that. clearly isis has its roots back to saddam hussein's military leadership, those mid-level majors, lieutenant colonels really invested in what saddam was trying to achieve. if you'll recall the military saddam created and america and its coalition partners thought in 2003 number one collapsed very quickly but it had been trained and partners with a number of western powers. these were professionals albeit again they did not fight well in combat, they had been trained in a way that brought them together. there was very much conventional western look what this military had. these folks ended up in detention centers throughout iraq. bear in mind we entered iraq back in 2003. the force were insufficient in number -- u.s. force were

insufficient in numbers to spread out and get a sense of what the environment was like. we skinnied down the u.s. force and went in light, the only option as we were taking these saddam, iraq military units bringing them back in was to put them into detention facilities very quickly put together, we were undermanned. you had this great collection of aggrieved folks. professional soldiers didn't like what was happening, were completely convinced their future was gone. so they had grievances and they had challenges. then we released them several years later and this is what you have. >> one thing i thought was really interesting. the isis fighters says the u.s. army respected the isis leader abu baghdadi, if this is true and the u.s. respected this man when he was held, what does that

say what was happening in those prisons and perhaps u.s. oversight behind those fences. >> what was taking place clearly behind the detention facilities i was trying to describe was there was insufficient oversight and insufficient numbers and the only option was to put them in some form of detention. you didn't have screening of some of these force. some could have been released immediately. many came together and you create this turmoil and chaos and end up getting vengeance starting to come to the surface. when you have a figure like baghdadi inside that's a strong articulate figure that's going to create some goodness that the prison cell -- the folks running the prison want to see, there's some order inside the fences, then, when you release him, clearly insufficient intelligence locally on the ground to track what his activities are. we shouldn't be surprised but i don't think it was a direct causal link between what was

taking place in prisons and isis today. there are sufficient indicators there are so many things at play. >> in your opinion, it is not the u.s.'s fault that isis is in existence. thanks for your time. let's look at a rare tornado as it hits south los angeles. this thing tore off roofs and tossed around debris, all part of the wicked dangerous weather out west, details of this at the top of the hour. andy roddick is an american who formerly played tennis and these days he's a broadcast host. it's a career change but the job is really much the same. >> the job fits because it's not different than i would do on a

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i'm brooke baldwin. and this is cnn. can you imagine? >> no. >> being in this apartment. he's holding the camera the whole time as this tornado whips through south angeles. you see it whipping through rooftops and also tore some trees here. developing overnight, the senate is going to meet today, yes, on a saturday, after failing to reach an agreement on a massive government spending package. protests across the country on recent police killings happening as thousands are

preparing to march through the capitol today to demand change. we're on a mission to get you in the know this morning so you can get on with your saturday. good morning, i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. >> this is frightening video, think about it, this is very rare to have a tornado whipping across south los angeles. here you go. >> what the [ bleep ]? hey! [ bleep ]. >> that is a lot of bleeping going on. as you know, he is saying things we cannot repeat on a saturday morning. but what an incredible scene out of los angeles and that monster storm pounding the west coast. the guy that took this video said he saw his own roof fly off. you saw it, too.

>> what the [ bleep ] god! hey! [ bleep ] oh! what the [ bleep ] awe! >> you saw all the debris flying through the air. i don't know if you noticed, as the pieces of his roof flew off there was an open window a house or two next door, it went on for eight hours. a lot of people will be cleaning up this huge mess this morning, as we know. it's amazing he was able to keep his faculties and record that video. >> i know. this is the first tornado we've seen in seven years. karen karen maginnis is at the weather center now. >> karen, is this unusual to see

a tornado in the heart of los angeles? i imagine it's been quite a while. >> it has happened but unusual when we see a funnel cloud and in 1983 there was a march tornado that did damage to a convention center. let's show you all the activity across the west coast. southern california, ef0 tornado, no one injured in this, winds estimated at 65-85 miles an hour. let's look at camaril springs, in southern california, ventura county saying 18 homes are red-tagged, meaning they are going to be destroyed, essentially destroyed. there was a burn area here and because of that, there was nothing to hold back the rainfall of 2 1/2 inches and produced a lot of debris. a balcony collapsed in coastal

california because of the rainfall, record amounts of rainfall between 1 and 2 inches in some of these areas. also, a home collapsed in the ocean. this was in los angeles. the rain came down, high winds associate with this as well. i want to mention not just the rain, snow levels. the people in california had been enduring such a miserable year because of no rainfall. they were in extreme drought, most of the state, for most of the year. also, there were two people rescued from the l.a. river as that river swelled up after heavy downpours there. a little bit of a break and we go to monday and yet another pacific storm system expected there. >> wow. rough time out west. thank you so much, karen. >> thanks, karen. the other thing on saturday morning, surprise on capitol hill, senators going back to

work trying to pass this massive spending package in order to avoid another government shutdown. they were supposed to adjourn for the evening and come back monday. in a late night twist some junior republicans defied an agreement reached by the top leader. let's talk to two of our correspondents. what exactly happened last night? >> senate majority leader harry reid had reached this agreement. he wanted unanimous consent the senate could adjourn until monday when they could then hold that vote on the overall spending bill. utah senator mike lee, that junior senator you were speaking about, he was the one who wanted to get a guarantee he could get a vote on his amendment to strip funding from president obama's executive order on immigration. majority leader reed said no way. because he objected, the senate

will be in session at noon today. they will be voting throughout the day. ultimately, people expect this spending bill will pass on monday. it creates all these procedural headaches. the other thing is president obama has been saying he does not think this is a perfect bill but he has suggested he will of course sign it even though he doesn't like it for some other reasons. i want you to listen here to some of the comments he made about that yesterday. this, by definition, was a compromised bill. this is what's produced when you have the divided government that the american people voted for. there are a bunch of provisions in this bill i really do not like. >> what democrats don't like is that it raises the limits pretty dramatically on what political donors can give to political parties and it also rolls back some regulation on wall street reform. senator elizabeth warren has said she doesn't like it for that reason as well. we've heard from sources that she has made her peace because

she has made the statement and will not hold it up. right now what we're seeing is mike lee is holding it up. things could speed up today but ultimately expect this vote monday. >> i want to ask you, what do you expect specifically to happen in the senate today to be accomplished. >> c-span junkies rejoice, you have something to watch for the weekend. they will reconvene this afternoon. what we will see is a marathon of votes on nominations president obama would love to get in before the republican majority sweeps in, in january and ruins a lot of those plans. late into the night, you'll see a procedural vote to proceed, not a final vote on that omnibus bill but that will happen next week. they should wrap it up very late into possibly the early morning on sunday. it's going to be a long day on capitol hill for lawmakers who thought they would be out of here for christmas or out of here for at least the weekend.

>> with so much anger on both sides of this, chris, are you surprised you believe this to be passed? >> there is a lot of anger on both sides. there are quite strange bedfellows here opposing the same bill. you have elizabeth warren and nancy pelosi on one hand and ted truz and rand paul on the other hand. a lot of people use this opportunity, a must pass bill to slip in special interest provisions to get in they probably could not get passed on their own. some of them came in, in the middle of the night, when not a lot of people are looking. i think that's why a lot of people outside of washington look at this and shrug their shoulders and frustrated with the way things are getting done in washington. >> if this is a done deal voted on in monday, what does that mean? >> it means president obama will sign it before he heads out of town going hawaii a couple weeks

with his family. there was some talk whether or not president obama would even sign it. he has basically suggested, yes, he will sign it next week. >> we appreciate you both. thank you. >> thank you. hours from now protesters are expected to flood the nat n nation's capitol to call attention to police killings such as the ones involving controversy at deaths of michael garn garner -- michael brown and eric garner. demonstrations are expected to take place across the country including california, florida, new york. >> this is what it looked like in cambridge, massachusetts last night. we'ves of protesters stopped traffic, just clogged the intersection there with a so-call so-called die-in. >> that is a heck of a picture. in st. louis, peaceful prote protesters gathered outside city hall to demand just and law enforcement reform.

and it was not without controversy. an officer was wearing a wilson badge on his right arm. >> it was a reference to the officer that shot and killed michael brown in august. >> he is being disciplined. and a mother talks about the chokehold of her son's death of a thrill kill. >> if it was a take down why when he had him down he continued choking him, mashing his head against the ground, the rest of the police officers on him. the video plainly shows how long he had his hand around my son's neck. he had no regards for his life, like it was a thrill kill for him. >> president bill clinton is also weighing in on the weeks of unrest, saying police departments really need to work to improve their relationships with their communities. >> the fundamental problem you have anywhere is when people think their lives or the lives of their children don't matter,

they're somehow disposable, just like a paper napkin after a lunch at a restaurant or something, it just doesn't matter. we have to -- if we want our freedom to be indeed as well as word in america, we have to make people feel that everybody matters again. >> clinton went on to say there's a lot of work that needs to be done to rebuild trust with communities. in a few minutes, martin luther king the iii will join us to talk about the recent police killings and nationwide protests. a unique perspective from him. family and friends will remember the mississippi teenager burned alive, the latest as her family prepares for her funeral. the worst thing about the senate's torture report isn't the methods used but the damage it will do to our communities. he's joining us to talk about that. nore signs of damage in your home.

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welcome back to "new day." a busy day. we want to get you your morning read. >> a funeral will be held be held for a teenage, chambers and wmc spoke to a man about her death and he told him chambers last words wire either eric or derrick. overnight, a gang task force did arrest a 22-year-old man after four people were shot near a high school yesterday. they did recover a gun from his car a 16-year-old suffered the most serious injury still in critical condition this morning. and there is a down side to

cheaper gas prices we've been seeing lately. as oil prices continue to drop, oil companies say they have to slash jobs. halliburton says it will cut a thousand jobs. bp says it will also have to cut jobs as part of the billion dollar restricting plan but it's not saying how many in that case. it's hard to know who or what to believe when it comes to the cia's treatment of detainees after 9/11. for starters, there's a debate and a lot of spin on whether the cia's tactics were in factorture or known inside the industry the eit, simply enhanced intersecti interrogation techniques and things like mock executions, rectal rehydrations, beatings, waterboarding, were not just brutal but they failed to produce intelligence that could not have been gained by other

means. >> michael is a former intelligence officer and op-ed and has a report and good to have you with us. >> thanks. >> you write in this op-ed maybe the most dangerous consequence is it would set back our foreign services in fighting terrorism. >> you look at the abuses of abu graid in 2003, it was how to each time you're in there claim you're being tortured, you will be able to organize and gather and form things, form organizations much like we saw from the report in t"the guardian" on bucca, of baghdadi. this report basically constrains our intelligence services and lets a future terrorist who becomes a detainee basically says there's nothing to fear in

u.s. captivity, just wait them out nothing will happen to you. the fear of unknown results in intelligence information. the fear of the known is not something anybody fears. >> you wrap up the op-ed with, if your food is cold just call senator dianne feinstein. expected cnn to edit that out. you left it in. >> you left it in. >> i was writing it towards the end of that. they're going to take that out. no way they will leave it in. >> it's still there on the website. >> i know. >> let me play for you something senator john mccain, a republican, who was tortured says -- he says releasing this information was the right call. let's listen. >> i believe the american people have a right, indeed responsibility to know what was done in their name. because we gave up much in the expectation that torture would make us safer, too much. obviously, we need intelligence to defeat our enemies but we need reliable intelligence.

torture produces more misleading information than actionable intelligence. >> let's take the first portion first. do americans not deserve to know what was being done by their government in their name? >> as a former intelligence officer i believe things classified are supposed to stay classified. when you have releases like this absence the conduct how it was conducted. it's easy to foment an emotional response. i look at targets in the middle east and southwest asia. when they heard this report's release. there's basically two camps in those areas. one, is that all they did? our government does far worse. the other camp thought that the report would reveal that the cia used far worse tactics. the perceptions are that the cia uses far worse tactics. this report saying this isn't who we are when we release these things, it doesn't resonate in the northwest middle africa,

southeast asia, we get it, you're apologizing for the three top al qaeda guys who were under these enhanced interrogation techniques. what about the 170,000 sunnis, christians and kurds in syria you haven't done about for three years or what about this iran-nuclear deal you're trying to work? those messages resonate louder than this torture report. >> many of the perspectives in this conversation -- we'll continue to have them throughout the morning. michael pregent, thank you for being part of it. >> appreciate it. by now, this is a familiar sight, right, people protesting about the criminal justice system. for the moms of eric garner and

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we've got trayvon martin, michael brown, eric garner and most recently, tamir rice, all four african-american, all four unarmed when they were killed, all except trayvon, killed at the hands of police. >> their deaths have sparked outrage and protests. you've seen the demonstrations across the country and even outside the u.s.

many believe they are just a sample of the racial inequities and stark injustices in america. >> in a cnn exclusive, anderson cooper sat down with the mothers of all four victims as well as attorney benjamin crump to have an important conversation about race. >> do you have confidence in the federal investigation going on now? >> yes. i have much more confidence in the federal investigation than i did in the local prosecutors. >> you believe your son's civil rights were violated? >> yes, they were. yes, they definitely were, because if eric garner was a white man in suffolk county, doing the same thing that he was doing, even if he would have been caught selling cigarettes that day, they would have given him a summons and he wouldn't have lost his life that day. i believe that 100%. >> it's interesting because you talk to -- again, in these polls

you see white people don't view it that way by and large- [ all talking at once ] >> there's no need to. no need for them to view it that way. >> they don't quite get it. they don't quite understand. they think there's a small group of african-americans that's complaining. what are they complaining about now? >> you hear that from people? >> oh, yeah. people say that all the time. what are they complaining about now? what are they protesting about now? >> what do you say to that person? >> to that person, until it happens to them and in their family, then they'll understand. >> they don't get it. >> the walk. >> they don't understand what we're going through, they don't understand the life and they don't understand what we're fighting against. i don't even think the government quite gets it. >> until they walk in your shoes on a daily basis? >> i think this is shedding light to what's going on. this is not something that's new. it's been happening. but it's just bringing light to

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>> don't shoot. don't shoot. >> demonstrators there ir norfolk, virginia. protesters gathered again yesterday to demand justice in the controversial deaths of eric garner and michael brown at the hands of police. >> for weeks now demonstrations have paralyzed streets across the country. this is cambridge, massachusetts last night. protesters, appears to be 100, more than 200 at those so-called die-ins. and protesters with the name tamir rice, stop police murder. >> you may remember rice was shot and killed by police officers after officials say he reached for an airsoft gun. and the national justice for all march. >> demonstrators will start just blocks from freedom plaza and pennsylvania and make their way

to the capitol hibuilding. organizers are asking action against police brutality. athena jones has figured out where demonstrations are being held across the country. >> black lives matter. >> black lives matter. >> we can't breathe. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> another week of protests across the nation, including here across the nation. >> reporter: as police closed down latest park right in front of the white house where demonstrators gathered in front of the white house and blocked major intersections. >> if we can't get it -- >> shut it down. >> reporter: congressional staffers walked off the job to show solidarity for those angry show i showing shows responsible for 3450ik call brown and eric

garner won't face charges. >> forgive us when we have failed to lift our voices for those who couldn't speak or breathe for themselves. >> reporter: but even after the protests fade into the background, the pain and outrage will remain. >> they are getting away with killing unarmed black men. >> i demand that you hold these officers accountable. >> there is nothing that will prepare you for the fact that the very institution that you taught your child to respect took his life. >> reporter: these mothers also lost their sons at the hands of police. they went to capitol hill to push for real change. >> it's been 2 1/2 years since my son was murdered. it's 2 1/2 years but it seems

like yesterday. the pain never goes away. every time you see another killing on the news, the wound gets bigger. ♪ >> reporter: at the justice department they demanded nationwide reporting of officer involved shootings and better police training in the wake of deadly force and call for other groups for independent prosecutors in shooting investigations. >> we have to change how we prosecute these cases. there should be a special prosecutor any time an officer is involved in excessive force or killing of an unarmed civilian. >> why? >> reporter: the mothers want a special force for these decisions. >> enough is enough. >> reporter: athena jones, cnn, washington. >> let's talk more about these

demonstrations with our guest, martin king the third, the eldest son of martin king, sr. >> thank you for having me. >> first, let's talk about freedom plaza not far from the white house, named in part from the hotel where your father developed part of the "i have a dream" speech nearby. >> that's correct. the speech was developed over the years. the final touches would have been put on at the willard. of course, the goal and objective is for freedom for all. what i hope today, if that is of concern, is that there are specific type policies that are being looked at, either that need to be -- that are already there that need to be reemerged or new policy. my dad, for example, when they marched in '63 in birmingham,

the civil rights act was created. when they marched with jose williams, voting act was created and fair housing in 1968. policy initiatives must be encouraged to come right behind demonstrations. the fact it's been more than 50 years since your father was fighting for equality, what do you think he would think now, 50 years later, this conversation is still where it is today? >> well, i don't think any of us can totally say, even me as his s son. what i think he would say is he'd be very surprised. what probably would be more revealing had he lived and others such as robert kennedy, our nation would be on a totally different trajectory. we probably would not be addressing these kind of issues. there may be new issues to address but certainly not these. i also think he would have to raise the issue not just of police that brutality,

misconduct, but brutality and misconduct within our own communities. i think he would raise that issue because he always talked about loving each other, sharing, caring, lifting each other up. all of that, i think, must be discussed while the nation's attention is galvanized. >> i want to pick up on this policy must come after these marches, after the action. do you think that this can be legislated away, that this is something that is not a heart and mind issue but that congress can pass and the president can sign something that will solve this problem? >> that's a very good question. the short answer is, yes, but it also entails constant strainint not just training once a year or once every two or three years. if you're in combat 24/7, police officers are and we are certainly sensitive to those women and men trying to do their

job everyday, a very difficult job. if you're in vietnam everyday and asked to act civil it's hard to do that unless you're trained, civil diversity and human experience. that along with policing, i believe, has the prospect of the appropriate kind of change. >> bill clinton addressed this yesterday and said something that hit with a lot of people. the fundamental problem is when people think the lives of their children don't matter. if we want our freedom to be heard we need make people feel everybody matters again. how do we do that? >> i think to the initial concept is dialogue. i think there is a communication breakdown between young people and force that represent authority. there has to be not a dictating scenario, but a conversation so police truly get to understand what the rejection sometimes is

of authority. then, at the end of the day, it really is treating everyone equal. we don't seem to do that quite yet. when everyone feels they're treated equally, people, wrong, right, whatever, when you feel you're treated fairly, i should say, that disappears. >> one of the -- i'll be honest -- difficulties reporting this story compared to i imagine it would have been to report on the march in '63 and the civil rights movement, there is not one singular leader to whocm yo can go and discuss these messages with. there are small groups, sometimes on social media, you never know who to call. what is the impact of not having one singular leader and is that the right way to go for this? >> perhaps it is. we have to continue to monitor and find out. what i do believe, however, in one since, it could become

disjointed. on another level, if you don't know who the leader is, you can't neutralize it. >> that's the beauty of it. >> that was the difficulty for some with the occupy movement. everyone was the leader. >> absolutely. i think we're coming into a new age, particularly as it relates to young people. i think that there are some in our society who see these issues differently, and they should be. that's the beauty of what america is about. as it relates to young blacks and whites and others, they see injustice and they want justice for all. >> all righty. martin luther king the third, we so appreciate your voice in this and thoughts and time this morning. >> thank you for the opportunity. >> thank you. another story we're following this morning, developments in the aaron hernandez murder trial. the judge says some key pieces of evidence will not be allowed at trial. we'll tell you which ones they are and how this could affect

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drug and molest her. >> do you want to start with the aaron hernandez case, first of all, because we know a massachusetts judge made really key rulings yesterday including text messages sent by the victim, odin lloyd that may not be allowed at trial and also prosecutors may not tell jurors about two other slayings allegedly committed, how much does that hurt the case? >> good morning, christi. always good to be with you. the defense presents motions to suppress and say there are things that hurt my client we want to suppress it at trial. in this case they were very successful. here's how it helps the defense. when you have evidence and information the prosecution wants to show about a double homicide aaron hernandez was charged with and you try to introduce that into this trial,

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just a matter of his life being taken away from him by another human being. that wasn't really a surprise. the nature of it we knew he was shot in the abdomen and died as a result of his injuries. what we will see about that is a grand jury impaneled to see whether or not the officer involved in the shooting engaged in any criminality. as we talk about this, criticism nalt does not necessarily -- criminality does not mean intending to kill someone, means you were negligent or careless in doing so. we will see what the jury says and we know a civil lawsuit has been filed for money damages relating to his death by tamir's mom. and we go to top model ai beverly johnson accusing bill cosby the same thing other women are. she told her story published in "vanity fair." a lot of people are wondering,

is it time to change statute of limitations? >> interestingly enough, it hasn't evolved. the statute of limitations across the country have evolved. in new york, there is no statute of limitations when it comes to issues of rape and other types of sexual abuse. we're seeing that trend throughout the country. i think the legislature understands there's a variety of reasons why women don't come forward right away, a lot having to do with psychological trauma, embarrassment, all of those things and the things the states and union catching up with that we have to do a better job reaching out to women, saying, listen, it's okay, these things do happen and we are not going to hold it against you, if we do that in addition to amending laws throughout the country we will be in good shape and women coming forward to report, they will be held accountable. >> thank

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capital where protesters are gearing up for the justice for all march, this is a call to attention to recent police killings following the high-profile deaths of eric garner in new york, 18-year-old michael brown in ferguson, missouri, 12-year-old tamir rice in cleveland. >> protesters begin their march near the white house and make their way down to the u.s. capitol. organizers are calling for congress to take action. >> demonstrations we know also expected to take place across the country. so cnn political contributor, van jones, and cnn sun lynn certify fatty are live in d.c. we want to start with you, sudlin. what is it like there now? >> reporter: christie, organizers here are hoping for two things. symbolism and size. as you can see behind me, things are just started to be set up right now. we haven't seen many protesters here on the ground in freedom plaza, but the symbolism of where this location is, is important. we are starting here in freedom

plaza and then protesters march down this iconic washington, d.c. street, pennsylvania avenue, that links the white house with capitol hill. but protesters really coming out today, we've seen a few already here on the ground. and this is symbolic, because it brings together four families that have never been together before. the families of eric garner, michael brown, trayvon martin and tamir rice, of course, those families who sadly share a lot of the same loss in their family. and trayvon martin's mother, sabrina fulton, spoke with anderson cooper in advance of this march and here's what she had to say. >> i don't really believe that people are just going to change overnight. and it's a more deep-rooted hatred that people have for african-americans. and if you're not an african-american, a lot of people don't understand. they don't quite get it. they just think that we are complaining about something that doesn't really exist. and we're living this every day. this is our life.

>> reporter: and the family of trayvon martin, along with the other three families, will join together, start here and then march all the way to the capitol. christie? >> sudlen, other than the mind shift, we hear the protesters want lawmakers to act. have they given any specifics what they want congress to do? >> reporter: well, that's right. and that was a clear message, why they chose this national march to be here in washington, d.c. today. and to end on this really nearby the steps of the capitol. organizers have said they want action, not just talk from capitol hill. they want hearings held on police brutality. but specifically calling today for legislation that would let federal prosecutors take over cases when it involves local police. they say there is a conflict of interest that arises when local prosecutors get involved and try to investigate the local police they deal with on an everyday basis. so christie and victor, that is

a specific legislative ask for today. >> we appreciate it so much. thank you. let's talk more about the demonstrations and the requests made to congress now with cnn political commentator, van jones. he's also on the ground there in washington. van, what do you think? is this a job for washington? should this be handed over, these individual cases, to the department of justice? >> well, i think so, at this point. you know, first of all, it is very, very difficult for the police to police themselves. and that's true in any profession. we have meat inspectors we have building inspectors not because we hate all the butchers or hate all the construction workers, it's just you've got to have somebody giving you oversight, giving you checks and balances, and it's clear now that there is something out of whack, and what's happen is you have a generation now of young people who have these video cameras, these cell phones, and there's much, much more information

available to the general public in these cases, and i think that it would be very, very wise for the federal government to say, you know, let's give a little bit more oversight here, a little more confidence to the public that these cases are going to be handled in a fair and balanced way. >> let's listen to something that we heard from former president bill clinton, and then we'll talk about it in just a moment. >> there's not any question that in ferguson, whatever the findings of the grand jury, if the law enforcement officer had not gone after the man and felt compelled to shoot him, he would be alive. and in new york, police policy was against putting someone in a choke hold. and that man had six children, and was heavy and obviously not healthy. and doing something that didn't amount to much. he was -- something for which perhaps he should be fined, he

was selling cigarettes which were untaxed on the street. so what that means is that america has got a lot of work to do to establish a different sort of community relations, a different set of rules for how these laws are going to be enforced. >> there's one element there he talks about, community relations. and also in that interview, he talked about people feeling as if they are expendable or not valued, their lives don't matter. that seems more like a heart and mind issue, more than something that can be elected from washington. am i wrong? >> well, first of all, that was a very powerful statement from a former president, and i think it was very well-received. and people have been asking the question, where is hillary clinton on this. also could have been playing a little bit for the 2016 election. not to be cynical. but that was a very, very welcome piece. and it really is both. it's both hearts and minds and people trying to understand each other. if you look at social media, you have a big divide,

african-americans saying it's a major problem. a lot of whites going, hey, this is being overplayed. that's important. another thing, though, let's not forget, on the republican side, you have scott walker who is a republican governor, he's already signed legislation saying that in cases of police shootings, there should be an outside agency that comes in. so on both sides of the aisle, you're starting to see the political leadership of the country starting to address this problem. i think this march could mark a watershed in this issue today. >> yeah. and we just had martin luther king iii on, talking about the comparisons to 1963. we'll continue to have this conversation throughout the morning. cnn political analyst, van jones. thank you, van. >> thank you. >> we'll check back to get continuing coverage of what's happening in washington, and around the country. and listen, we do have to tell you about the latest regarding a surprise late-night decision that has the senate set to meet today. >> yes. >> that's a rare saturday

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12 minutes past the hour right now. let's say it's a saturday surprise on capitol hill. in less than four hours, senators are going to be back at work today, trying to pass a massive spending package to avoid another government shutdown, of course. >> they were expected to adjourn for the weekend and resume debate monday. but in a late-night twist, some junior republican senators defieded an agreement reached by top leaders. >> erin mcpike is at the white house. help us understand what happened last night. >> reporter: well, christie,

senate majority leader harry reid and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell had reached this agreement they were going to ask for anonymous consent to adjourn until monday when they would then hold that vote on final passage of this spending bill. but when reid asked for unanimous concept, it is then that junior senator, utah senator mike lee, a republican, said he wanted to be guaranteed he could get a vote on his amendment that would strip funding from president obama's executive order on immigration. well, at that point, reid said he couldn't do that. and so lee objected, so there is no unanimous consent. and instead the senate will be in session at noon today, holding a series of votes on all sorts of things, nominations and others. it's a procedural headache. but it is expected that on monday there will finally be that vote on final passage for this $1.1 trillion spending

bill. christie and victor. >> and certainly president obama has had something to say about this. >> reporter: well, christie, that's right. and he has said he doesn't particularly like this bill, but he is expected to ultimately sign it. he is acknowledging the new political reality that he will face that he has to bend to the demands of some republicans. listen here to him talking about that yesterday. >> this by definition was a compromised bill. this is what's produced when we have the divided government that the american people voted for. there are a bunch of provisions in this bill that i really do not like. >> reporter: and what president obama and other democrats do not like is that it rolls back some regulations on wall street reform, and also raises the limits that donors can give to political parties. but president obama has also said that it funds the department of defense and other agencies in the fight against isis, which is critical right now, as well as ebola, christie

and victor. >> alrighty. erin mcpike, we appreciate it. thank you, ma'am. a lot going on across the country. let's get to your morning read. a funeral will be held later for jessica chambers today. she is the 19-year-old girl in mississippi who was set on fire. she was burned to death. hundreds of friends and family gathered last night to remember her at a vigil. if you look closely, you can see they wrote messages on her casket there. police are investigating the strong possibility that someone was with chambers just moments before flames engulfed her car. and cnn affiliate wmc spoke with the man police questioned about chambers' death, and he says investigators told him chambers' last word was the name erik or derek. meanwhile, a landslide has killed at least 17 people in indonesian. and that toll could go much higher, obviously. disaster officials say 91 people are still missing. heavy rains forced rescue crews to suspend efforts to find

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♪ it is 8:30 on the dot right now, and we're so glad to have your company. i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to be with you this morning. >> hands up, don't shoot. that is the rallying cry expected to echo in the streets of the nation's capital today as protesters rally to call attention to the recent police killings of eric garner, michael brown, tamir rice. >> protesters will begin their march there at freedom plaza right near the white house and make their way down pennsylvania avenue to the u.s. capitol. this is just one of many rallies. you can see the dots across the country today. >> and earlier today, we talked to martin luther king jr.'s

eldest son and asked him what his father would think of all of the recent unrest. >> he would also have to raise the issue not just of police that -- brutality and misconduct, but brutality and misconduct within our own communities. i think he would raise that issue, because he always talked aout loving each other, sharing, caring, lifting each other up. and all of that, i think, must be discussed while the nation's attention is galvanized. >> martin luther king iii also said that consistent law enforcement training, along with community policing, is what he believes will bring change. and, of course, we will continue to cover what's happening across the country, and we'll take you live to washington as soon as that rally begins there at freedom plaza cross from the white house. now, back to one of our top stories this morning. the drama and late-night surprises on capitol hill. looking live here to washington. it is a cold morning there.

but things are going to heat up in about three-and-a-half hours. senators will meet again to try to hash out this massive spending package to avoid another government shutdown. >> last night, they were supposed to adjourn for the weekend, and resume the debate monday. but there was a twist. some junior republican senators defied an agreement reached by the top leaders, forcing lawmakers from both parties to get back to work today. >> joining me now for more than, lisa booth, a republican strategist and senior director at the blackrock group and maria cardona, cnn political commentator and democratic strategist. i want to start with you, maria. typically, the storyline when we get to the end of the year and there is a possible government shutdown, it's the republicans. why boehner can't corral the tea party or some of the more conservative members of the republican party. now you're seeing people like elizabeth warren stand up and call out the president. let's listen to what she said on the floor last night.

>> washington already works really well for the billionaires and the big corporations and the lawyers and the lobbyists. but what about the families who lost their homes or their jobs or their retirement savings, the lass time city bet big on derivatives and lost? what about the families who are living paycheck to paycheck, and saw their tax dollars go to bail out citi just six years ago? we were sent here to fight for those families. and it is time, it is past time for washington to start working for them. >> the president says he doesn't like the spending bill, but he's going to sign it. does he have a problem with the progressive wing of his party? >> no, not at all. in fact, every democrat that you talk to, i think, will agree with senator warren. she's absolutely right. and i think the point that you started with is still the right one, victor.

you see in the senate right now, the problem is not democratic senators. the problem is senator ted cruz and senator mike lee, who are now holding up the spending bill in the senate, and if the government shuts down, it will be on them. in the house, yes, you had some objections and i think very real objections, from democrats who thought that this was too much of a give-away to republicans. but at the end of the day, john boehner is going to have to thank nancy pelosi, because a lot of democrats did vote for this bill. i think saving him from having the embarrassment of not having this pass. and also at the end of the day, democrats can really focus on three huge priorities that they were able to maintain intact. the affordable care act, the action on immigration, the executive action that the president announced just a couple weeks ago, and money to fight isis. those are three huge priorities for the democrats that frankly republicans have wanted to scuttle from day one. >> lisa, what do you think in

same question to you. kind of a give-away, but do you believe the president has a problem with the progressive part of his party? >> i do think he has a problem, because you have nancy pelosi, who is whipping against the vote. meanwhile, you have steny hoyer encouraging folks to vote for it and the white house also encouraging folks to vote for it. here is the important thing, victor. we have to remember why we're here now and we have to pass this spending package, because democrats failed to pass their appropriations bills. republicans in the house passed numerous appropriations bills in congress and debated for almost 90 hours in a transparent process and considered amendments. we're crisis to crisis about how soon democrats failed to do their jobs and next congress, republicans have the opportunity to set the nation's fiscal priorities, through a budget and returning the process to a regular order through a budget and appropriations bills. >> let me ask you about ted cruz, who says that he wanted to hold up the passage of the bill

to get the senate to vote on the -- an amendment to block the president's action on immigration. is that going to be his consistent pattern moving forward, that he is going to stop every piece of legislation, he have nomination until there's a vote on trying to overturn an executive action? >> well, look, i disagreed with the government shutdown last year. and i absolutely think that, you know, we need to move forward and pass this bill as a congress, and look forwards next congress to set the fiscal priorities of the country. but if -- if you're speaking specifically to immigration, republicans are actually best served by passing this legislation, getting it passed in the senate, because what this bill does is it takes the rest of the government spending to september, and takes the dhs, department of homeland security spending until february, and then republicans assume control next congress, they have an opportunity to reexamine the immigration content of this legislation. and to have that debate in

congress. >> you know, maria, the president introduced elizabeth warren to the country when he invited her into -- i remember the rose garden ceremony. and now as she's turning and pointing out the members of the administration, who are from citigroup or have some citigroup history, are the banks too close to this president, to this administration, it would not be unique to the obama administration, but is there a bit of maybe the word hypocrisy is too strong. maybe it's the right word here. >> no. absolutely not. look, elizabeth warren, i think, is giving voice to a lot of folks within the democratic party who believe that the great recession was the fault of the big banks, including president obama. that's one of the reasons why he won election in 2008. it's another big reason why he won re-election in 2012, is because he rallied against the big banks over and over again, because they were not working for the benefit of middle class

families. so elizabeth warren's voice is a very important one in the democratic party. it's one that the president absolutely likes to have out there, because it focuses and underscores what this party stands for in terms of fighting for the middle class. but i want to clarify something that lisa said. pelosi -- leader pelosi never whipped against this bill. she made her voice known, and she made her objections known, and i think, again, that is a voice very important voice in the democratic party. but at the end of the day, and she said this, she never tried to sink the bill. she wanted to make sure that the democratic priorities were taken care of, and at the end of the day, even though democrats, including this president, object to the rollbacks in the dodd/frank bill, one piece that was in there is increasing protections for middle class families on the consumer protection board, and you can thank senator warren for making sure that that happens. >> all right. maria cardona, lisa booth, we have to leave it there. appreciate both of you this morning. >> thanks, victor.

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mock executions, sleep deprivation, slapping, punching, freezing showers. this was all part of the report that we read from the cia's techniques to interrogate terror detainees during the tenure of george w. bush. according to the senate report,

those tough tactics did not actually help elicit critical information about terror attacks. >> we want to bring in general david irvine. thank you so much for being with us. do you think, first of all, that releasing this report will spark new terror attacks? >> i think that the report is of more benefit to the american people than anyone else. i don't think it will have the effect of stopping terror attacks at all. i think that's something that we're going to have to deal with for a long time to come. >> now, i wanted to ask you, you admit you have some knowledge and some bias about interrogation techniques, because you were commissioned as an army strategic intel officer. you taught prisoner of war interrogation, military law for 18 years. were the torture tactics that you heard about at guantanamo, were those tactics that were discussed in your teachings? >> the tactics that were employed by the cia that are the subject of the senate report

have never in the history of the united states army been part of army doctrine or policy. that was unheard of in the time that i was part of the army, and in the time that i taught interrogation to soldiers, marines and airmen. >> i do want to get to another new report this morning from the british newspaper, "the guardian" on the origin of isis specific hee. it says that isis leader ba gatti started an american prison camp in iraq. the isis jihadi blames the u.s. for the rise of isis. saying if there was no american prison in iraq, there would be no isis now. buca was a factory, it made us all, it built our ideology. what do you say to that? >> well, when general petraeus was operating in iraq, he would ask his troops, his officers

every day, how many more terrorists have we created by what we are doing or what we plan to do? it's a convenient narrative, i suppose, for isis to make those claims or for someone to blame that on the united states. however, it's clear that we dealt with people in a way that didn't make us any friends. we probably taught them a number of things that they might not have considered, didn't know. and we're paying a price for that kind of approach. it wasn't smart. it didn't produce useful intelligence. but it did make us a lot of enemies. >> all right. retired army brigadier david irvine, we appreciate your service and your time today. thank you. >> thank you. now, on a much, much lighter note, she gets called names by the sony executive and then has to sit out the premier of her new movie. angelina jolie has had a pretty bad week.

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people in the atlanta area is under arrest now. police say aeman pressley shot and killed two homeless men around thanksgiving holiday and killed another woman last saturday night. officials aren't giving details in the deaths but do say the murders of the homeless men were committed using the same distinctive bullets. it is a tough day at the jolie-pitt house. angelina just taking a sick day. she is sitting out the premier of the movie "unbroken," which she directed. in a video message to all of the people who are waiting to hear, the oscar winner said she's heartbroken she'll be missing this -- she'll be at home, itching, instead of promoting her new film. it's been a rough week for her. earlier, hacked e-mails revealed a sony executive called her names, including "minimally talented" and "spoiled brat." >> that was an unfortunate moment with that picture where she got to look at that person face-to-face. okay, look at this.

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the fbi is investigating the massive hack at soapyy sony pictures. secret after secret released on the web this week. >> hackers released private e-mail exchanges to employees' social security numbers. justice correspondent pamela brown, has been following the fallout now. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> with sony's movie about assassinating north korean leader, kim jong-un, just days from opening -- >> president kim jong-un -- >> sony exec amy pascal was talking publicly for the first time since the hackers suspected of being north korean were open

to the studio's computer system and published millions of confidential and embarrassing e-mails. some of which bash a-listers like angelina jolie for being a quote, minimally talented spoiled brat. just days after that e-mail surfaced between pascal and hollywood producer scott rudin, pascal is seen here with a seemingly frosty reception from jolie. pascal said, i am mostly disappointed in myself. that is the element of this that has been most painful for me. i don't want to be defined by these e-mails after a 30-year career. in one e-mail to rudin, pascal, insinuates obama only likes films with african-american actors, like "django unchained." pascal told deadline.com, i'm embarrassed, deeply. today the white house confirmed pascal and rudin have apologized. >> i think that a lot of people who read those e-mails, maybe

not everybody, but i think a lot of people, cringed a little bit when they were reading them. >> but much more damaging than the juicy tinseltown e-mails, the hackers have also published the medical records of sony employees and their spouses, even their children. >> 20 years ago, i was the world's most wanted hacker, i was an fbi huge active for a number of years. >> kevin is still hacking, but now to help companies test their security. >> it's like pablo escobar becoming a pharmacist. >> he says this was no snatch and grab job by the sony hackers. >> they spent a lot of time doing what they call information recognizance to attack sony. so it's really not that difficult for hackers to break in, but what's interesting about sony is the amount of information they were able to steal right from under their nose. >> pamela brown, cnn, new york. >> all right. justice correspondent pamela brown, thank you so much. >> that's it for us. we will see you back here at

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