>> i think, dianne probably agrees with this. we'll see inflation. energy will be a direct recipient of the beneficiary of inflation. we're printing enough money to have a little inflation. we'll see it in the fourth quarter of this year, first quarter of next year. >> douse that soon? >> i think it is more of a three to five-year horizon. i do think oil prices will go back up but i think there is an issue out there. there is a lot of slack in this economy and no velocity. one of the thing that keeps me awake at night, the uncertainty about regulation. >> i think that's holding it down. the fiscal multiplier is broken. art, you heard art hogan. very interesting. do you think we'll see inflation in the fourth quarter of this year? therefore mr. bernanke will be forced to you toen rates sooner? >> i would be very surprised if we saw it in the fourth quarter. the biggest thing about this rally is the decline in obama's popularity. and his inability to get this legislation through without major revision. that's what is giving you the stock market rally.

easier time selling ben no son and dianne feinstein to stick with them on these things and mary landrieu the conservative democrat who might be teetering that look, i'm still reaching out to republicans. he may not get their votes but it's a way of reach out to conservative democrats. >> susan. >> i think it's hard to believe democrats are going to defeat the president on a health care bill. he may end up with a stepping stone to bigger reform. >> you expect 60 votes. >> i expect democrats not to be the reason this plane goes down. >> one of the nice things, i'll give you a complete rosy scenario. i think i'm more optimistic than chuck who's at the white house and probably knows more what's going on. my view is this, the president's out there saying the house acted yesterday, they put out the chairman's mark on the three committees. the senator voted the other day and the health committee voted. he's out there saying you've got three weeks, basically a posting period where everybody knows what's in the air. democrats see the high price of this thing in terms of high taxation on the wealt

and senator dianne feinstein with the latest on judge sotomayor's confirmation process and the latest on the cia. >>> good day. the white house wants speaker nancy pelosi to toughen health care proposals in order to cut the cost. this after some house members worked through the night to hammer out new tax increases on the wealthy to help finance the overhaul. it's the big story at the white house today, so let's bring in nbc's mike viqueira. mike, what is the pushback, first, against what the house democrats have done and what the cbo reported yesterday? >> reporter: i've got to tell you, andrea, it is on when it comes to health care policy in this debate. i've just seen some 30, 35 house democrats march down the white house driveway for a meeting with rahm emanuel on the issue of health care. it's not out of the question that we would see the president speak on this issue today. we have seen the house democratic leadership, nancy pelosi, steny hoyer, charlie rangel, the two lieutenants who have worked into the night and into daybreak, 6:00 a.m. on the case of one committee, working o

tough questions for the senate intelligence committee chair dianne feinstein. >>> suicide bombers strike hotels popular with americans and other foreigners. is this an isolated attack or a deadly warning of things to come? >>> and a giant leap into history, we're marking 40 years since americans first landed on the moon, changing the united states, this world and this universe. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "situation room." >>> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. on july 20th, 1969, the hopes and the dreams of the nation, to go where no man had gone before, they came true. apollo 11 landed on the moon, and americans became the first ever to walk there. monday marks the 40th anniversary. we'll mark this historic moment with a special hour of the "situation room." among our guests, buzz aldrin. let's turn now to another man who walked on the moon, harrison schmitt was part of 1972's last apollo mission and the last manned mission to the moon. he's joining us now. thanks very much, mr. schmitt, for

we'll hear from him and one other democrat to listen for is senator dianne feinstein. wolf, i spoke to her a few weeks ago in the hallway and she talked about the fact that she gets a bit frustrated that all nominees are put through these boards. she feels that some of their answers are too scripted. she said to me that she wants to try to crack the code a little bit. this is a fellow democrat, so interesting to see how she tries to do that in her questioning coming up. >> the gun issue is, obviously, very sensitive because sonia sotomayor suggested that the second amendment of the constitution applies toal for law and not the state or local law and that is a very sensitive issue for a lot of people out there. no doubt senator hatch will grill her on that. senator sessions, the ranking republican on the judiciary committee had this exchange with judge sotomayor on the issue of prejudice and decisions. >> you think there is any circumstance in which a judge should allow their prejudices to impact their decisionmaking? >> never their prejudices. i was talking about the v

. >> senator dianne feinstein: these assault weapons are essentially designed and made to kill numbersf people in close combat. >> stahl: senator dianne feinstein of california was the author and champion of the assault weapons ban in 1994. >> feinstein: they become the guns of choice of drug cartels, of gangs, of people who are mentally incompetent. our police on the streets are essentially outgunned. lesley, friday, i was at a funeral in oakland, california-- four police officers slain. >> stahl: senator feinstein wants to reinstate the assault weapons ban. but what are her chances? listen to the number two democrat in the senate, dick durbin of illinois. >> senator dick durbin: we don't debate guns around here much anymore. we used to. basically, we reached a point where there just aren't many people who will stick their political necks out to vote for sensible gun control; just too big a hassle. >> stahl: a hassle because of what happened in 1994. after the assault weapons ban was passed, the republicans won both houses of congress, and the national rifle association got a lot of t

democrat dianne feitein said panetta told him that former vice president cheney ha orred the program kept secret. >> and i think that if the intellence committees had been briefed they cou have watched the pgram. they could have asked for regular reports on t program. they could have de judgmts about thprogram. as it went along. that w not the cas because we were kept in theark. that's somethinghat should never ever happen again. >> ifill: republica say suc investigationsould put the nation's intellence ageies at risk, an the oba administratn has resisted launchg investigations into c.i.a. practices d deta terrogation. >>he president believes that congress should alwa be briefedully and in a timely mann in accordance with the law >> ifill: but a pressures havecontinued to build, "newsweek" reported this weekend that attorn general eric holder is close to appointing a special prosecutor to investigate whether.i.a. operatives torred terror suspect for more on the debate ovewho knew what and who shou have, we turn to two journalis with exteive experience covering intelligence issues dav

. >> any way they will lose dianne feinstein?>> she's worried about the fas cal chaos in california. >> that's a tough no vote. >> if she does she will get ned lamonted and they will get primaried the next time she's up. >> she's enormously popular. thank you, chuck todd. >> not in the -- >> not -- >> i would question that. j >> well, thank you. in my base. i'm allowed to play favorites. i love dianne feinstein. >>> up next, sarah palin's resignation as governor of alaska may not have hurt her chance of becoming president, but new polls show it hasn't exactly helped either. very positive numbers for sarah palin. back in a minute. access to favorite courses chef's meal with pommes frites perhaps a night at the theater with extra special seats additional hotel night, our treat your world in perfect harmony: priceless look for world on your mastercard to get rewards and offers that matter to you. >>> coming up, will the testimony today by frank ricci, the firefighter denied a promotion, change any votes in this confirmation hearing

senator dianne feinstein says current cia director leon panetta told this to congress, that cheney once ordered the cia to withhold information from lawmakers about a secret counterterrorism program. feinstein suggested laws may have been broken, and a democratic clolleague says the report is troubling. >> if, as "the new york times" says, we have the vice president of the united states telling people to break the law, now, that's a pretty serious matter. either he did or he didn't. if he did, that's something we ought to know because i've been here for six administrations. usually if something is done wrong by one and it's exposed, the next one tends to behave themselves. >> republican senators cast doubts on the claims against cheney. he pointed to a recent dustup involving the speaker of the house. >> it comes on the heels of a statement unproven by speaker pelosi that the cia had lied to her about enhanced interrogation techniques, and this looks to me suspiciously like an attempt to provide political cover to her and others. >> well, the report about former vice president cheney fi

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. >> it does seem the public show of praise, dianne feinstein, i think you're going to be a great supreme court justice, how does she know when she hasn't said anything in the hearings? >> to be fair, alito and roberts, we didn't get a sense of how they are going to rule. but this is a political process and people want to know where she stands on roe versus wade. i thought coburn asked a great question but neither did alito nor roberts. >> internet regulation and kearmsz in the courtroom, perry mason, when it comes to the media, is she one who is likely to try to regulate media delivery? >> i don't think we got much of a sense where she is going to come out. issue why she was such a perfect witness. you can't pin her down. you can't hold her feet to the fire. you have to have some sympathy, they were in a terrible position. if you really sock it to her you're going to alienate people. >> she is also one of the most experienced in being nominated. patted buchanan she was an affirmative action higher. >> he has been on the federal bench for a long time. >> we would like your help. story ide

. >> reporter: for her part california democrat dianne feinstein contended sotomayor's presence on the court would only make it better. >> i do not believe that supreme court justices are merely umpires calling balls and strikes. rather, i believe that they make the decisions of individuals who bring to the court their own experiences and philosophies. judge sotomayor, i believe you are a warm and intelligent woman. i believe you are well studied and experienced in the law. with some 17 years of federal court experience. involving 3,000 appeals and 400...450 trial cases. so i believe you, too, will bring your experiences and philosophy to this highest court. and i believe that will do only one thing, and that is strengthen this high institution of our great country. >> reporter: the hearing was interrupted several times by anti-abortion protesters who were quickly removed by capital police. >> the police will remove that man. >> reporter: and despite the opposition by some to sotomayor's nomination, south carolina republican lindsey graham told the judge her chances looked pretty good.

we'll find out from two key members of the committee that will interrogate her, senator dianne feinstein, a senior democrat from california, and senator john cornyn, former texas supreme court justice. then "right now," we continue our series of the future of the gop talking with one of its rising stars, eric cantor, the number two republican in the u.s. house. also, is public support for president obama starting to crack? and what does that mean for his ambitious domestic agenda? we'll ask our sunday group if the president's political honeymoon is over. and our power player of the week shows us the front door of the nation's capitol. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. tomorrow morning judge sonia sotomayor faces her judges, members of the senate judiciary committee which will conduct her confirmation hearings. we're joined by two leading members of that committee, john cornyn, republican of texas, and dianne feinstein, democrat from california. senators, welcome back to "fox news sunday." senator cornyn, can judge sotomayor's nomination be b

senator dianne feinstein says current cia director leon panetta told this to congress, that cheney once ordered the cia to withhold information from lawmakers about a secret counterterrorism program. feinstein suggested laws may have been broken, and a democratic colleague says the report is troubling. >> if, as "the new york times" says, we have the vice president of the united states telling people to break the law, now, that's a pretty serious matter. either he did or he didn't. if he did, that's something we ought to know because i've been here for six administrations. usually if something is done wrong by one and it's exposed, the next one tends to behave themselves. >> republican senators cast doubts on the claims against cheney. he pointed to a recent dustup involving the speaker of the house. >> it comes on the heels of a statement unproven by speaker pelosi that the cia had lied to her about enhanced interrogation techniques, and this looks to me suspiciously like an attempt to provide political cover to her and others. >> well, the report about former vice president cheney fir

top secret intelligence program secret from congress, according to senate intelligence chairwoman dianne feinstein. she says current cia director leon panetta informed intelligence committees about it in late june. >> he was told that the vice president ordered that the program not be briefed to the congress. we were kept in the dark. that's something that should never, ever happen again. >> to have a massive program that is concealed from the leaders in congress is not only inappropriate, it could be illegal. >> reporter: the counterterrorism program was established as the cia ramped up its hunt for osama bin laden. no one has revealed details, but a u.s. official familiar with the project told cbs news it was never fully operational. the firblds said cia director panetta cancelled it when he found it hadn't been reported to congress. his decision to kill it was not difficult or controversial, officials said. it was on again, off again. this was not a capability on which our country relied, and no one called the program illegal. but the cia could still face tough questioning on another

dianne feinstein is not a liberal one worlder. she is tough-minded and was totally excluded. how many times do you break the law and break the public trust and destroy confidence in your government? >> at what point do you have to tell them? >> it says you have to inform on significant operations. this was not operational, it didn't even exist, it was an idea. >> the decision was made by the vice president of the united states. the report went, approving this, from john yu from the justice departmenty his superiors and the white house directly to the vice president's saying don't inform congress. that series. >> there wasn't a program, operations, only an idea. >> >> the eagle has landed. >> neil armstrong climbed down the ladder of boehner module and became the first human being industry to set for it -- put on the moon. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. you get a flag up. you can see the stars and stripes. beautiful, just beautiful. >> i -- that was 40 years ago. if you want to read a good column about the challenges of space exploration read it charles

dianne feinstein is not a liberal one world, she is tough- minded, and she was totally excluded. how many times do you break the law and the public trust and destroy confidence in your government? and at what point do you have to tell them? -- >> at what point do have to tell them? >> the law says you have to inform on significant operations. this was not operational. it did not even exist. it was an idea. >> the decision was made and the vice president of the united states, the report went, proving this, from ,yu at the justice department directed to the white house that said don't inform the congress but that serious. >> there wasn't a program, operations, it was only an idea. >> the moon landing revisited. >> the eagle has landed. >> neil armstrong climbed down the ladder of them lunar module and became the first human being in history to set foot on the moon. but that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. you can see the stars and stripes. beautiful, just beautiful. >> that was 40 years ago. if you want to hear a good column about the challenges of space explo

and here is what dianne feinstein tells fox. >> i think if the intelligence committees could have been briefed, they could have watched for the program and asked for regular program and made judgments about the program if it went along. that was not the case because we were kept in the dark. >> reporter: c.i.a. director leon pen eta found out about the program on june 23rd and killed it on june 24th and kill informed cong -- informed congress that day. some c.i.a. say it never got to the fully operational stage. so there wasn't a need to tell congress. part of the worry seems to be the more people who know about it, the bigger chance of a leak. some republicans point to the timing of the report. >> this comes to a statement unproven of speaking pelosi that the c.i.a. had lied to her about interrogation techniques and this looks like it's providing coverage by her. >> reporter: lawmakers say they were kept in the dark. caroline shively, fox news. >>> sonia sotomayor will appear before the judicial committee tomorrow. the prident complimented her by making calls to 89 senators and is con

dianne duwbre came in from las vegas yesterday to bury her aunt only to find the plot already occupied. >> they're telling me from's no space there because there's another casket in there. >> reporter: vanessa ross says last year she noticed her mom's headstone was in the wrong place. >> the headstone was maybe about a half a block away. >> reporter: burr oak is the final resting place of many famous african americans including lynching victim emmitt till. his remains were exhumed then reburied four careers ago. news today his old glass-topped casket was found rusting in this shed, home to possums and rats. the money donated to build a mausoleum in his honor is missing. >> how could anybody allow this to happen to something that's so pert net to history? >> reporter: nobody can say for sure exactly how many thousands of people are buried in this 150-acre cemetery, leading the sheriff to suggest short of digging up every grave and doing d.n.a. testing, every family may never have complete resolution. >> the question has been asked ultimately, are you going to bring complete clarity to e

democratic senator dianne feinstein just said to "fox news sunday" with chris wallace: >> i think youe when you go outside of the law and i think that if the intelligence committees had been briefed they could have watched the program and could have asked for regular ports on the program, and it could have -- could have made judgment about the program if it went wrong and that was not the case because we were kept in the dark and that is something that should never, ever happen again. >> jamie: joining me is this host of "fox news sunday," chris wallace, good morning to you, always good to see you. >> chris: thank you, jamie. same to you. >> jamie: let me start by asking you about the actual program, that is being discussed. and whether or not this is a program that was actually going to be pursued, what were the obligations, to inform, and, do you think ultimately, we could see hearings on this? >> chris: well, we don't know much about the program. because it is highly classified and while we know about the fact that leon panetta on june 23rd learned about the program, and went to br

i want you to weigh in on this charge the dianne feinstein says she has been getting calls on. an activist judge. what is your response? >> i do not think it is accurate. my relationship with her goes back to 1992 and actually my familiarity is much deeper than most anybody you will hear from in that room as a junior judge i became her second seed mentor judge and she came on, so over the period of the first year on the bench as a judge, i sat with her and reviewed her opinions and discussed issues, and this is a very well-prepared, smart, fair all-the law judge. i saw it in her decision making, the way she hears out lawyers and deliberate very carefully with a lot of detail and commission and commitment on the issue, pitting the facts right and falling but walk, and that is the template for the kind of just what any court, the activist legal become for some people a label for positions they don't like, but in the sense she would not follow precedent and make policy on the courts, that is inconsistent with everything we've seen, and 17 years of the judicial record, which at whi

senator dianne feinstein revealed those details on "fox news sunday." >>> anderson, next time you stub your toe or slam your finger, don't censor your reaction. a new study finds a four letter word or two can make you feel better. researchers in england asked students to put their hand in a tub of ice water for as long as possible. the subjects who swore tolerated the painful cold longer. i don't know about you but i know a few people that could come in handy for. >>> breaking arrests in the murder of a florida couple. who did it and why. >>> a possible cuffle deal in the works of katherine jackson and the biological mother of michael's kids. >>> breaking news in a fast-moving murder investigation. another arrest was announced a short time ago. police believe as many as eight people were involved in the murder of a couple known for adopting kids with special needs. david mattingly joins me from the sheriff's office. what do we know about the investigation? >> reporter: anderson, gary lamont sumner jr. is the late toast be arrested. he was arrested after a routine traffic stop. the late

rick: do not forget to watch chris wallace the sunday, with his guests dianne feinstein and eric cantor. that is this sunday on the big fox network and here in the afternoon. check local listings for time. breaking news this hour in the case that has sickened everybody who has heard details about it. four people in the chicago area accused of digging up bodies and reselling the plots to unsuspecting customers. it is worse than thought. we're hearing now that hundreds of caskets have been dug up. the motive was greed. this is the bur oaks cemetery, 20 miles southwest of chicago. it is the final resting place of dinah washington, willie dixon, emmett till. since the news broke, two dozen families have shown up to find out the status of their loved ones. >> they just dug him up like he was not even there, like it was nothing. and they put somebody else there. >> just piles of dirt everywhere. rick: there's now a hot line families can call for new information. bran news information coming from a police conference. take a listen. >> their loved one was not there anymore. so we said from the

you see him with his back to the cameras, talking to dianne feinstein. she's the chair of the senate intelligence committee and has her hands full over there. you're going to be sitting down, probably right now, but they're waiting for sonia sotomayor to walk in. now, she has walked in and is standing near lindsey graham, spoking to jon kyl. she's hobbling a little bit. she has a cast on her ankle which she fractured only a week after president obama nominated her. when she sits down, you'll see she has a little -- you won't see it because the desk is draped, but she has a little stool in there so she c can elevate her ankle. she's saying hi to her mom. other family members and friends. they've been very supportive. sitting there behind her and basking in the pride. maria, this is a source of great pride to a lot of latino, hispanics out there. >> absolutely. it's been very polite inside the room, but one thing our viewers may not know, all the waves, broadcast waves, there are ads running, accusing her of supporting puerto rico terrorists. it may not be

chris talking with senators dianne feinstein and don cornyn. and this week's power player is terry oust from the capital visitor center. >>> and as the confirmation hearings gear up, the health care debate is on the fast truck. but the prose's push is -- the president's push is hitting serious road blocks. shannon bring breaks it down from capitol hill. >> reporter: it is clear with five congressional committees at work, various house projections in play, that there are still more questions than answers when it comes to health care reform as evident when nator dodd tried to get things back on track. >> mr. chairman, i would rather fail than impact this country with unsustainable -- >> we're not going to fail. [ multiple speakers ] >> reporter: the president said quote, one of the best ways to bring down costs is provide more choices and assure public quality is an option that will force the insurance companies to compete and keep them honest. but providers who provide health care insurance to 160 million americans are worried about possible man

dianne feinstein came out on the record and said she is getting phone call after phone call saying this is an activist judge. i'm worried about this judge. so, they are having an impact. i think it's going to lower her numbers when the final vote is count but i still don't think there is any doubt she is going to get confirmed. bill: i'm going to play another sound bite and i want you to react to this. this is about the judge's permanent. roll the tape. >> when you look at the evaluation of the judges on the second circuit, you stand out like a sore thumb. in terms of your temperament. what is your answer to these criticisms? >> lots of lawyers who are unfamiliar with the process in the second circuit find that tough bench difficult and challenging. >> if i may interject, judge. they find you difficult and challenging. >> judges are supposed to be difficult and challenging. they are supposed to challenge what you bring in. bill: i sympathize with that. so are anchormen. sorry. you are going to stand by the a minus. don't think she did any damage. >> i'm stand buying that and don't forge

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one of the senate judiciary members dianne feinstein tipped her hand and said to john cornyn how she is going to vote. >> over all the story is so encouraging, so much a part of the american dream. she has done so well at what she has done, i think take enormous pride as a woman in voting for her. i never say how i'm going to vote before a hearing. in this case, john, i find her amazing. i really do. >> jeff sessions spoke on face the nation thinks sotomayer needs to address whether her personal politics or ethics background will affect her decision-making. >> i think she has to answer this. this is a mature judicial flots if i she has taken. she has criticized the idea that a woman and a man would reach the same result. she expects them to reach different results. that is incompatible with the american system. >> according to the white house, president obama tefltd the judge to wish her luck. he is confident she would serve as a justice on the supreme court for many years to come. her version of the american dream by getting an ivy league education. they will have a chance to see wh

. >> that is a more liberal position than that of barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, any left wing democrat in the entire united states congress. his view truly is way left of the average leftest. sean: was i wrong in concluding because i saw the presidential meeting with the pope earlier today. was i wrong in concluding -- do you think the pope would bring this up, and why didn't more people get inspired by that story? we had a nurse on this program that told the story of a botched abortion and a baby that was literally thrown in the soiled utility closet, and she held that baby till it died, 45 minutes later, no medical care. >> jill sannic is her name. she's a wonderful compassionate nurse, and she understands that as a nurse, her job is to save life, not to destroy it. sean: but it didn't compel catholics to vote against barack obama, it didn't -- it didn't impact the election, let me put it that way. >> and i don't understand that from the pro-life standpoint. people are beginning to see the statements that he made that said hey, look, i'm not for abortion, the truth is he's just not g

we will continue in a moment with dianne feinstein. dennis sotomayor could be -- judge sotomayor could be in place on september 9. we now continue with the confirmation hearing. decision. >> right. i'm not asking you to. now, many have made comments regarding your latina -- "wise latina" comment, and i'd like to take a moment to put your comments in the context of the experiences of women. and this country is built on very great accomplishments. we forged a new country. we broke away from the british. we wrote documents that have stood the test of time. the declaration of independence, the constitution, the bill of rights. but we also have a history of slavery, segregated schools, of employment discrimination, of hate crimes, and unspoken prejudices that can make it very hard for individuals to be treated fairly or even to believe that they can do well in this society. so i understand empowerment and the role that it plays. everything has been hard fought. we as women didn't have the right to vote until 1920. and that was after a treme

. >> that is a more liberal position than that of barbara boxer, dianne feinstein, any left wing democrat in the entire united states congress. his view truly is way left of the average leftest. sean: was i wrong in concluding because i saw the presidential meeting with the pope earlier today. was i wrong in concluding -- do you think the pope would bring this up, and why didn't more people get inspired by that story? we had a nurse on this program that told the story of a botched abortion and a baby that was literally thrown in the soiled utility closet, and she held that baby till it died, 45 minutes later, no medical care. >> jill sannic is her name. she's a wonderful compassionate nurse, and she understands that as a nurse, her job is to save life, not to destroy it. sean: but it didn't compel catholics to vote against barack obama, it didn't -- it didn't impact the election, let me put it that way. >> and i don't understand that from the pro-life standpoint. people are beginning to see the statements that he made that said hey, look, i'm not for abortion, the truth is he's just not g

one of those democrats, senate intelligence committee dianne feinstein says the administration broke the law. >> well, it is pretty clear that the law provides that the congress should be briefed before any sensitive operation and that is usually the case. we were not briefed here and people can dedeuce for themselves whether the law was broken or not. >> republicans accusing democrats of putting politics ahead of national security. one republican, senator john cornyn of texas, said senator feinstein's assertion looks like an effort to provide what he called political cover for house speaker nancy pelosi. speaker pelosi accused the cia of lying about waterboarding, an accusation the cia has denied. joining me now for more on the cia controversy and judge sotomayor's confirmation hearing are senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin, the author of the book "inside the supreme court." let's turn to the cia controversy with all the experience that proceeds from the nixon administration, the church commission, what is driving here the possibility of an investigation? >> well, one thing that ha

dianne feinstein came out on the record and said she is getting phone call after phone call saying thisis an activist judge. i'm worried about this judge. so, they are having an impact. i think it's going to lower her numbers when the final vote is count but i still don't think there is any doubt she is going to get confirmed. bill: i'm going to play another sound bite and i want you to react to this. this is about the judge's permanent. roll the tape. >> when you look at the evaluation of the judges on the second circuit, you stand out like a sore thumb. in terms of your temperament. what is your answer to these criticisms? >> lots of lawyers who are unfamiliar with the process in the second circuit find that tough bench difficult and challenging. >> if i may interject, judge. they find you difficult and challenging. >> judges are supposed to be difficult and challenging. they are supposed to challenge what you bring in. bill: i sympathize with that. so are anchormen. sorry. you are going to stand by the a minus. don't think she did any damage. >> i'm stand buying that and don't forget

. >> the chair of the senate finance committee, dianne feinstein, is very concerned. listen to what she said today. >> i think you weaken your case when you go outside of the law. and i think that if the intelligence committees had been briefed, they could have watched the program and asked for regular reports on the program and they could have made judgments about the program as it went along. that was not case because we were kept in the dark. that's something that should never, ever happen again. >> she doesn't know. no one knows. no one knows what program they're talking about. no one knows what not operational means. but it is within the law, exists within the law as you noted in the earlier hour with for the executive branch to withhold anything they want which i'm going to predict right here and now that this president is going to do at some point in time. the larger story and the more damaging story and why i think the obama administration is walking into a buzz saw here is what eric holder is suggesting he is going to do in this week's "newsweek" to backwards

. >> ofcourse, the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, sat dianne feinstein, also sayingat the bush administration may haveroken the law if it oered the cia to coeal this program. did th bush administration-- i ess this is a question -- did security act 1947 which requires to the executive branch keep congress fully and rrently informed o intelligence activities? >> well, look, without knowing exactly what therogram is and wh the context was is impossible to say this point. you know, the rules on this can be very murky, although they seem to be in black and white. what national security requires is covert action. now some at theia have said that this wa not fully opional so tat the full covert action plan mayot have been implemented, although aprently aspects itwere. 're in a murky are of how far along this program was and that would igr a disclosure. we reported lt week cia director patta has ordered an internalrobe as to why thi wasn't disclosed, a so i think at going for factor very significtly into this. >> yeah, it's apparently now ordered closed do by panetta. even

that confirmation is coming now from the head of the senate intelligence committee, senator dianne feinstein director leon panetta informed lawmaker last month about cheney's role. efforts to contact cheney for reaction have been unsuck esz f deszful. lawmakers voiced their opinion. >> the person who's been undermining the credibility of the cia is the former vice president by his actions if, in fact, this is true. this is very, very serious. and i think it goes beyond even the -- to the credibility of the cia. we all want a strong, effective, credible cia. we have to have that as part of our national security. it's integral to our national security. this really goes to a larger question that we struggled with throughout the bush presidency, which is checks and balances. >> this is a big issue not only from the standpoint of whether -- what the vice president did, but from the issue of the morale and capacity of the cia to develop information and other intelligence gathering sources. i've sent, i've been here before and you have, too, we're heading back in this atmosphere in this senate and

also, dianne feinstein, lots to discuss, what's going on in the world. cia, terror threats, among other subjects. and bob woodward of the "washington post," he's just back from afghanistan where there are deep concerns about the future. all that, don, and a lot more coming up in "the situation room" at the top of the hour. >> looking forward to it, wolf. thank you, sir. >>> time now for your feedback. a lot of people are talking about walter cronkite. >> i remember his reports from vietnam. they were riveting. i loved his signoff. >>> i remember getting real news from walter cronkite, something we're not getting now on any of the networks. >>> i love your walter cronkite glasses, don. thank you, but i can't read the prom ter with them. >>> i remember when people used to read the news instead of treating it like they're selling a product. james says, i was watching last night. i remember a man who was captain vate -- captivating. a true profor the truth. i agree with that. >>> how about some etiquette advice from brad pitt? i'm not kidding. that is next.

. >> the chair of the senate finance committee, dianne feinstein, is very concerned. listen to what she said today. >> i think you weaken your case when you go outside of the law. and i think that if the intelligence committees had been briefed, they could have watched the program and asked for regular reports on the program and they could have made judgments aabout the program as it went along. that was not case because we were kept in the dark. that's something that should never, ever happen again. >> she doesn't know. no one knows. no one knows what program they're talking about. no one knows what not operational means. but it is within the law, exists within the law as you noted in the earlier hour with for the executive branch to withhold anything they want which i'm going to predict right here and now that this president is going to do at some point in time. the larger storey and the more damaging story and why i think the obama administration is walking into a buzz saw here is what eric holder is suggesting he is going to do in this week's "newsweek" to backwar

bret: senator dianne feinstein on fox news sunday about what she said a program senior intelligence officials, a former senior intelligence official says that this was an initiative, and sources telling fox news to target al qaeda members with assassination teams at the beginning after the 9/11 attacks. now, whether it was a program or not that was briefed by the c.i.a. director to congress, here is what a former senior intelligence official told me, quote "this was not a program. it never began. the authority was given by congress to develop this idea, the spine africa pass ti. there was no need to brief it. it wasn't a reality. the president had an extremely detailed brief every week that ran the gambit. this was not something that rose to the level of of his briefing." that's one story about intelligence we are dreeling with. the other is that the attorney general, eric holder is considering naming a special prosecutor to investigate the bush administration handling of interrogation techniques. we want to break in right now, that the shuttle endeavour is not a go for a launch, we are told