guantanamo bay spokesman contradicts old dick cheney it's a noise as saying federal public defender congress warner represents a hunger strike president and he pointed out that the military hasn't always been forthcoming with the truth the military is all wrong and they're doing all the things to drive in the wrong direction remember this is the same military that the night of strike was going on for a long time so the military has no credibility on the issue you have innocent men in solitary confinement and the military now has began new procedures like searching the men's genital areas before they come to talk to lawyers they're they've never done this before they've employed this as a tactic to try to keep the men away from the lawyers and it's so transparent that they have no credibility on the issue i choose to ignore them i focus on the president because the president needs to step in here to not only him and the hunger strike but more importantly to close guantanamo and he can still do it. and we'll continue our coverage of this milestone one hundred days of the hunger strike with more exper

the president is blaming congress again for the stalemate over guantanamo. you heard counselor warner talk about how under ndaa, the president could do the transfers unilaterally. what did congress do to stop the transfers and keep prisoners who aren't being brought to prisons here? >> the republican objections are ridiculous. these detainees don't have superpowers. they're not going to escape from a super max prison. it's never happened. as far as what the republicans have done, the same thing that congress did was -- they did this when the democrats were in charge they barred the transfer of gitmo detainees to the united states for any reason including trial, including to serve out their terms. what the republicans did a couple of years ago, they said any time you transfer a detainee out of gitmo even if you're not bringing them to the united states, even if you're not sending him abroad, the president has to certify if person will never again pose a threat which is not a promise the secretary of defense can make. it really puts the administration politically on the spot because the

. >> warner: underscoring that some in congress say the solution lies partly outside their ranks. a bi-partisan group of senators led by new york democrat kirsten gillibrand introduced legislation this week removing commanders from deciding whether to prosecute any serious crime, including sexual assault. >> today we're standing on a united front to take on these this issues on with new legislation that will fundamentally remove the decision making from the chain of command and gives that discretions to an experienced military prosecutor where it belongs. too often, these brave men and >> warner: in two recent, high- profile cases, air force generals threw out convictions of sexual misconduct. today joint chiefs chairman dempsey said that a decade of war may have undermined accountability on sexual assault. >> you might argue thawe've become a little too fgiving because you know if a perpetrator shows up at a court marshal with a rack of ribbons and has four deployments and a purple heart. there is certainly a risk that we might be a little too forgiving of that particular crime.

congress again today to prevent a doubling of some key interest rates july 1. >> brown: we get two stories on syria's civil war and its impact on the wider middle east. margaret warner is on

revenue stream that doesn't fit within our existing legal structure quick >> senator warner, i think the thing that congress faithful to what is our country and constitution and copyright. if you have copyrighted material, right go with that. they deserve compensation with it. i think that is a principle that is valuable in the beginning and hugely important today. >> that goes to the aereo question. >> i would simply say members of litigation and i can't speak to the facts are technical details of it, but it seems to me if someone takes copyrighted material, distributes and charges sorting does not do what other mvp -- mvpds to the best piracy. if you're faithful to the principle of copyright, the constitutional principle, ultimately the courts will settle this and see if there is an exception. i don't believe there should be because i think that begins to undo the creative community. >> that bad, it also needs to keep peace with the times. so for example, are there any devices that don't have a first come example? does the buffer make a copy and show that copy be entitled to a royalty? it all depends on f

you are at all familiar, but congress in 2010 updated the act thanks to the work of one of our former colleagues here. i think that former governor now senator mark warner was it was the kind of issue that our republican colleagues on this committee are interested in, but it requires, as you know, different performance reviews. i wonder if you could just tell us if you see this particular approach as a useful tool in measuring performance. and what should be the role of omb in implementation? >> it is an incredibly valuable tool, because one of the things that i think is very important when we think about performance in the government is setting director burwell has said on numerous occasions that if we tried everything that worked, we would work it well. having a framework to set goals and priorities, using that as a way to actually drive real accountability and cultural change within the agencies, that has got to be our objective. as you said, the framework allows us to do that. i think that one of the things that is important about that is the link between goal setting and accountability. so, i think that for example when i go on the website and pull

the president worked with senators jim webb, john warner, and check payable on language for the gi bill those passed by congress and signed by president bush in june 2008. his interest was to provide a means for private institutions to partner with veterans affairs in supporting veterans who matriculated at these institutions. this is known as the yellow ribbon program. dr. wright's book, among one of the reasons he is here at the colby military writers' symposium, those who have borne the battle, a history of america's wars of those is bought them was released in april 2012. he provides a historical overviews on american use of words and those of us fought them from the american revolution to current wars and share some of his own experiences and insights. please welcome dr. price. [applause] >> dr. david mcintyre, colonel mcintyre, is a distinguished visiting fellow at the homeland security studies and analysis institute in washington d.c. and at the bipartisan w in the terrorism research center in washington d.c. as well as a director of homeland security and defense programs at the national red was cool. he

the president worked with senator john warner and chuck hagel on language for the g.i. bill passed by congress and signed by president bush in june of 2008. his interest was to provide a means for private institutions to partner with veterans affairs and supporting veterans from these institutions known as the yellow program. dr. wright's book, among one of the reasons he is here in the riding symposium, those that have borne the battle the history of the war and those that fought them was released in april of 2012. those that apply to them from the american revolution of the current war and share some of his own experiences and insight. please welcome dr. wright. [applause] dr. david mcintyre, colonel mcintyre is a distinguished visiting fellow at the studies and analysis institute in washington, d.c. and a bipartisan terrorism research center in washington, d.c. as well as the director of homeland security and defense programs at the national graduate school. he presently serves on the editorial board of the journal of homeland security education and writes a regular column for inside homela

the president worked with senators jim webb, john warner, and check payable on language for the gi bill those passed by congress and signed by president bush in june 2008. his interest was to provide a means for private institutions to partner with veterans affairs in supporting veterans who matriculated at these institutions. this is known as the yellow ribbon program. dr. wright's book, among one of the reasons he is here at the colby military writers' symposium, those who have borne the battle, a history of america's wars of those is bought them was released in april 2012. he provides a historical overviews on american use of words and those of us fought them from the american revolution to current wars and share some of his own experiences and insights. please welcome dr. price. [applause] >> dr. david mcintyre, colonel mcintyre, is a distinguished visiting fellow at the homeland security studies and analysis institute in washington d.c. and at the bipartisan w in the terrorism research center in washington d.c. as well as a director of homeland security and defense programs at the national red was cool. he

congress again today to prevent a doubling of some key interest rates july 1. >> brown: we get two stories on syria's civil war and its impact on the wider middle east. margaret warner is on the ground in beirut and spoke with the leader of the free syrian army. >> he said "i cannot understand why our friend in the west don't help us when they see how much the iranians and the russians are doing for assad's forces." >> woodruff: and ray juarez looks at the plight of hundreds of thousands of syrian refugees who have pored into neighboring jordan. >> brown: plus mark shields and david brooks onl analyze the week's news. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> i want to make things more secure. >> i want to treat more dogs. >> our business needs more cases. >> where do you want to take your business? >> i need help selling art. >> from broadband, to web hosting, to mobile apps, small business solutions from a.t.&t. can help get you there. we can show you how a.t.&t. solutions can help your business today. >> more than two years ago, the people of b.p. made a commitment to the gulf. and everyday since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and

warner, expected to plead the fifth and not testify. she oversees requests for tax exempt statuses. the irs is urged criminal investigation. lerner is accused of lying to congress her knowledge of the matter. >>> and as soon as next month, the full senate expected to consider a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration policies, after the key committee approved a bill. the measure creates a 13-year path to citizenship, raises the cap on visas for highly style skilled workers and strengthens border security. and anthony weiner is indeed running for mayor of new york city. the former congressman who resigned in 2011 after lying about lewd online photos, launched his campaign with this online ad. >> i made some big mistakes and let a lot of people now, but i have also learned some tough lessons. i have been fighting for the middle class struggling to make it my entire life. i hope a get a second chance to represent you. >> weiner, running second among democrats. the city council president, christine quinn, leads the pack. >>> a fund set up to help the three women rescued in cleveland has reached $650,000. 6,800 individual donations to the cleveland coverage fu

congress. first, senator elizabeth warren at framing them state diversity. followed by representative bill flores at texas a&m university. then, senator mark warner george mason university. -- senator elizabeth warren delivered the commencement address at framing ham state university. her remarks are about 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you for that very kind introduction. thank you, president flanigan, board of trustees, the framing ham, and congratulations to the class of 2013. [applause] from onet to say, state schoolyou can do a lot mo. i'm really happy for you. i want to say to the class of 2013, as you are are going out into the new world, as with any journey, it can be scary. no more lunchtime with edith. no more ice cream from mad willy's. and hardest of all, no more e- mails from the dean. [laughter] it is true. but seriously, as you head out, i know that some of you are very worried about graduating into a tough economy. some of you are concerned about finding a job. and some of you are working hard to persuade yourself that moving in with mom and dad is almost as good as having you

congress is giving to this very important issue. one of the concerns i have is the overly broad warner requirements, that the problems that can arise, certainly agree that we should not have government fishing expeditions with unmanned drones, but monitoring a traffic intersection after an accident and on the sidewalk next to the intersection, a term will assault takes place and in the case, the aircraft is the only evidence. i think it would defy reason for us all to save the victim, well, we know who the perpetrator is, but we will let the perpetrator go because we didn't have a warrant and there's legislation this is we can't use it. i think we need to be cognizant of the potentially that an unintended consequences of what sounds at first brush like something that will only be good. >> mr. mcneil. on-e highlighted one of the site made in my written testimony. i provide a few examples where the legislation, the current preserving american privacy act, the one of 2012 as well, where they both create a circumstance where we might be suppressing inadvertently discovered information. so we are doing a search and rescue mission, for ex

you are at all familiar, but congress in 2010 updated the act thanks to the work of one of our former colleagues here. i think that former governor now senator mark warneras involved. it was kind of issued at our republican colleagues on this committee and it requires, as you know, different performance reviews. i wonder if you could just tell us if you see this particular tool in as a useful measuring performance. and what should be the role of omb in implementation? >> it is an incredibly valuable tool, because one of the things that i think is very important when we think about performance in the government is setting priorities. said on burrell has numerous occasions that if we tried everything that worked, we would work it well. having a framework to set goals and priorities, using that as a way to actually drive real accountability and cultural change within the agency's, that has got to be our objective. as you said, the framework allows us to do that. think that one of the things that is important about that is the link between goal setting and accountability. so, i think that for example when i go on the website and pull up a goal and see the p

congress. minority leader nancy pelosi at the university of baltimore, followed by new york congressman peter king. then the framingham commencement address by elizabeth warren. an senator mark warner delivering george mason university's commencement speech. >> i begin with integrity because it is so intentional -- essential to who and what he will ultimately become. many of you have a career path in mind. many of you have no idea where you one that. -- where you will end up. a few of you may be surprised to where life takes you. in the end, it is not only what we do but how we do it. >> you know i have to start by tweeting this, so give me a second. when i wrote up -- when i got up this morning and started thinking about my speech, i thought about my freshman year here. the football team was number one in the nation priest is in -- nation pre-season. our first game without wisconsin. we went up there and we lost, 20 1-14. it was crushing disappointment afterwards. i would like to think -- like you to think of that as a metaphor for your next 20 minutes with me. >> next weekend, more stories and advice for graduates with administration and state and local officials, including the f