lesson. that's it for us. i'm howard kurtz. i hope you like our facebook page. go to our home page. we'll be talking about ann compton relating a conversation with president obama in which she uses profanity to beat up on the press. we'll be back next week with the latest buzz. well, it passed. now it needs to be signed. the senate sending a $1.1 trillion spending bill to president obama's desk. and they burned the midnight oil to get it through. the funds will take most federal agencies through september and avoided what would have been a partial government shutdown. but it did expose deep splits in the parties. welcome to america's headquarters. >> despite strong opposition on both sides of the aisle, democrats upset about the repeal of banking regulation, and

republicans unhappy that it does not challenge the president's executive action on immigration. let's go to chief congressional correspondent mikey manu emmanu is live with the details. >> after approval of a mass funding bill, there won't be talk of a partial shutdown until late february. the trillion-dollar package was unconstitutional because some of the money could be used for president obama's executive action on immigration. cruz's point of order was rejected 74-22, and the senate's top democrat harry reid criticized cruz. >> the junior snenator from texs is wrong, wrong, wrong on several counts. most important for us this evening is an attack on this bill because it's not an appropriate place to beat the constitutionality of any

constitution. >> they argued about two dozen of president's nominees. because of republicans in the majority next year, some likely won't get gop support. cruz received some criticism for the government funding extension stalling, but he said reid was going to do it sooner or later. >> look, one thing to keep in mind, he was going to force these nominations through either today or monday or tuesday. he was going to do it one way or the other because that has been his tenure and power, has been an abuse of power, and it was wrong. >> after a long and very rare saturday session, the senate is off today. they'll be back tomorrow with a much due critical bill done and off their list. >> mark emmanuel, thanks so much. state senatcretary john ker arriving today in rome.

he hopes for a showdown over palestinian statehood. it would force israel to withdraw from jerusalem and the west bank by 2016. but the prime minister says doing so would bring islamic extremists from tel aviv and into the heart of jerusalem. stunning reaction to the controversial senate report that condemned cia interrogation techniques of terror suspects after 9/11. the former director of the cia's national clandestine service saying today all members of congress were fully aware of the program and raised no objections. national security correspondent jennifer griffin, more now with jennifer from washington. jennifer, boy, this thing keeps changing. every day reaction from this released report goes to the details. >> it's really incredible. after much heated debate this week, the most surprising revelation today was how some of the biggest critics of the cia interrogation program on capitol hill were those who were briefed the earliest about the methods

being used. >> i remember very clearly briefing nancy pelosi in september of 2002. she never objected to the techniques at all. the only one that ever objected to any of this, and it was more of a caution, was jane harmon in 2003 when she said, be careful because the perception will be in the future that we did this to hide something. >> jose rodriguez, the architect of the cia's enhanced interrogation program said some in congress, including senator jay rockefeller who launched the probe, asked if they were doing all they could to prevent another attack. >> between 2006 -- excuse me, 2002 and 2008, the senate committee was -- members of the senate were briefed 35 times and members of the house briefed 30 times. it was the leadership between the so-called gang of eight. they were briefed. and these people are on the record as having, at the time, encouraged the cia to take every

step possible. >> the cia is now concerned foreign countries who cooperated with the u.s. detention program will not cooperate with the cia in the future. senator john mccain is one of the few republicans to describe the cia actions as torture. >> their first motivation is do whatever is necessary to make sure there is never again a repetition, arranging to now, frankly, some rewriting of history because there were violations for the geneva conventions of treatment of prisoners. >> some say the chilling effect of this public airing of the agency business will be similar to the church committee hearings of the 1970s. and you can hear much more of chris wallace's exclusive interview with the former director of the cia national clandestine service on fox news sunday which airs today at 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox newschannel.

had we put even a small amount of ground force in there we would have gotten other allies and we should have extricated isis from iraq. and that would give more space and time for the development of the iraqi military and a little more space and time for the governme government, give them some breathing space. in this case we have isis right at the gates of baghdad and they've been sitting there for quite a while. >> that's the former commander of sunday morning futures this morning saying if the obama administration had only been more proactive in iraq, the islamic terror of isis wouldn't have had the success they've been celebrating. this comes as u.s. troops are set to officially end their term in afghanistan. there the taliban have only been increasing, though. what have we done to defeat the islamic terrorists who seem to be spreading and when? a senior fellow at the american

enterprise institute and joins us every sunday at this time. ambassador, to the troops being cut to not arming the rebels, how do we reverse the trend that seems to be going against us? >> i don't think we are going to reverse the trend. i think we need to be very clear-eyed about this. as long as president obama is in office, he's going to pursue his view that this is a law enforcement matter, it's not a war, it can be handled through due process criminal prosecutions in the united states, and i think that's simply going to encourage the terrorists, whether it's taliban in afghanistan, isis in what used to be iraq and syria or elsewhere to continue on their way. because they do not see the united states as being an effective opponent. >> and the president did reverse himself somewhat. he's increased the number of troops staying in afghanistan to 10r 10,800. but you know what? we've got plaintiffs troops mor than that.

what are we to do? >> because of the contingent that might have been left in iraq, i think these numbers are inadequate. they're mostly concerned with force protection, appropriately, no question about it, but they're not going to do much in the way of offensive action. the afghan government remains, i think, incapable of resisting the taliban, and i wouldn't do anything dealing with isis to strengthen the hand of the baghdad government. but i don't see the president changing course on this. i don't think the election has affected him, and i think his vision, which really stems -- rests basically on the idea that if he can only convince iran to give up its nuclear weapons program, if he can only convince israel to accept the palestinian state that the threat of terrorism will disappear. i think this is fundamentally incorrect. >> do you think he can convince iran to do what you just said, or convince netanyahu? >> no. neither one of those will work. i think the negotiations with iran, which is the most dangerous policy of appeasement that we've seen in this country

in a long time, is going to result in an agreement that gives iran an easy path to nuclear weapons, and never forget, this is the government that's been the central banker for international terrorism, sunni or shiite, since the revolution of 1979. i think every piece of evidence we have is that the risk of terrorism is going to continue to grow in the middle east throughout north africa and inevitably in europe and the united states. >> he said, quote, in his speech, enough. he said, it's unislamic and inhuman. but clearly the terrorists aren't listening. >> they're not, and they're not going to change their view. remember that their ultimate objective is the united states. it's not just getting back into power in afghanistan or creating a new state of isis. >> and finally, foxnews.com has a stunning interview with a guy named omar they say was a member of isis who claims he killed 70 people. how do we change their mindset?

how do we change their hearts? is that even possible, to stop this and stop the spread of islamic terrorism? >> no, you have to destroy it. we're facing an idealogy. it's an idealogy that's wildly foreign to what most americans understand. but it's not going to be changed by building schools and hospitals, that's for sure. it's got to be changed by convincing potential adherents that we will not allow this kind of idealogy to threaten the united states. right now we're doing just the opposite, and frankly, the release of a senate report is just one more indication to them that we don't have the strength of will to defend ourselves. >> ambassador john bolton with some silver words on this sunday afternoon. ambassador bolton, thank you so much. >> thank you, eric. well, the university of auburn in mourning after the death of freshman football player jaquel mitchell. police say the 18-year-old was shot and killed this morning at

an apartment complex near campus. it is the same place where back in 2012, two former players were also fatally shot. mitchell was red-shirted this season but was expected to compete for a starting position next year. authorities say the investigation is ongoing and no suspects are in custody. there are some chaos and clashes with police in what's called the million man march. they were protesting the killing of unarmed black men by police. the incident happened on the brooklyn bridge when officers tried to arrest a man who was attempting, they say, to cost a garbage can from one level of the bridge to police officers below. cops say there has been no arrest in that incident yet. yesterday's march was one of many protests across the nation. a ucla law professor

apologizing for ferguson-based questions. he wrote an exam question that was meant to test the ability of his students drawing the line between free speech and issuance of violence. it prompted the professor to issue an apology and said, quote, the recent disturbances in ferguson and new york make this subject too raw to make it a useful opportunity. there's been some wild weather moving across the west, triggering a tornado in los angeles. we'll have the very latest on the damage there and the cleanup, next. bank of america forced to pay up big time. why a florida couple has won a huge settlement against the bank. [ female announcer ] hands were made for talking.

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saw an e-2 tornado set down in los angeles, and many thought it was an earthquake because tornadoes are so rare here in california. in fact, the entire state averages about six a year. at the same time, homeowners are still recovering from mudslides in areas hit by wildfires in the last years that have no vegetation to stop the flow of water. some are ten feet high almost to the rooftops, and dozens of homes were damaged. >> this is probably much worse than an earthquake. the house is a total loss. >> heavy rainfall caused severe flooding throughout the region. residents in redwood springs near san francisco had to wade back to their homes to see what was salvageable. two people died because of the storm in oregon, and it knocked out power for tens of thousands of residents all along the west coast. now, this was the second big storm to hit california in the last two weeks.

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built for business. speculation is now mounting that former florida governor jeb bush is gearing up for a possible run at the oval office. he announced plans to release nearly 250,000 e-mails from his time as governor of florida. he says he's doing it for the sake of transparency and to let people make up their own minds. some view this as a sign that bush is preparing to announce a bid for the office his father and brother have held. early this month he plans to decide, quote, in short order whether or not he will seek the presidency. well, a government spending

bill turning into a political chess match at the senate. texas senator ted cruz using the opportunity to force a vote on immigration, a move that not only angered many of his republican colleagues but also gave democrats an opening to move forward on some of president obama's long-stalled nominees. so let's bring in now charlie hurt. he's a columnist for the washington times. charlie, i know your take on this is, oh, it's just much to-do about nothing, but for the sake of this segment, roll with me here, and jumping off the segment we just did on governor jeb bush keeping in mind now the display of fighting and indecision in the republican party, how does this body for senator cruz who is considering running for president in 2016, and also, charlie, tell me how you think this impacts the gop as a whole in its search for a more m formidable presidential candidate? >> i think you probably put your

finger on the most important issue now in the gop primary, and that is the fight that is going on over immigration. jeb bush and ted cruz are both integral parts of that, and they could not be on more sort of opposite sides within the republican party. but the only part where i sort of take issue with a lot of the media focusing on these great divisions is there is one major part of this that all republicans agree on, and that is that it's time to secure the border and we really need to do that. we as a country really need to secure the border. and the disagreements, of course, are beyond that. they're about the tactics and the example that we saw last night with ted cruz going and trying to shut the whole place down with his attempt, which i think was actually a smart attempt, to try to defund the executive amnesty. obviously, it's untidy and causes lots of problems for

republicans. the media loves to focus on it. the other side is when you have a big tent, you have some of those disagreements. >> let's look at the other side, discord on the democratic side of the aisle was also on display as well. what is it forecast about what's to come once they're in the minority in both houses, and do you think the democrats need to readjust their playbook in order to be a productive minority legislative body? >> i think they do, and i think in particular the key area is going to be president obama. he's going to have to readjust his sort of expectations, and surprisingly, i feel like he did with his spending bill. as you pointed out, a lot of democrats were upset with some of the provisions in the bill, but for the first time -- and i was calling around to some of my colleagues. the first time i can remember, you actually had the white house whipping a bill, meaning the president was trying to garner support for this bill in the house, and it's not a good bill for liberals, it's not a good bill for democrats, but they wanted it because they knew it

was the best deal they were ever going to get. because as you point out, this time next month, democrats are going to be in the minority and republicans will control all of congress, and democrats will have very little bargaining room, and the president is sitting there thinking, man, i don't want to have to negotiate with them next year, but, you know, so let us at least get this done -- get the best we can hope for this time. and so -- but even then, you know, what we saw was some of the more liberal members of the democratic party just, you know, wanting to grab up all their marbles and go home. >> well, i have to go on that night. i'm out of time. charlie hurt, thank you very much. i'm not taking my marbles and leaving, i'm just running out of time. it's that simple. >> understood. >> i'll have the marbles back when the new senate reconvenes. up next, we'll tell you why obesity could be making an

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