what is gina haspel's? being ca.nated for >> if one of your operatives work capture, subjected to waterboarding, enhanced interrogation techniques which i believe you supervised, would you consider that to be moral since perhaps the other entity did not have legal restrictions and good tradecraft, as you -- ared to do when >> senator, i do not believe the terrorists follow any guidelines or civilized norms or the law. a follows the law. thatu seem to be saying you were not following civilized norms in the law or anything else when you're conducting those activities will step if that is the analogy you are going to draw. >> i'm sorry, can you -- >> it is very simple. you're an operations officer captured. he is being waterboarded. i have asked recently, would you determine that to be immoral and something that should never be done, condoned in any way shape or form? your response seems to be that civilized nations don't do it, but uncivilized nations do it. or uncivilized groups do it. a civilized nation was

hi, gina haspel, who solemnly swear/ gina: i, gina haspel, do solemnly swear, that i will support andend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the state, that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation, or purpose of evasion, and i will compel and faithfully discharge, the duties of the office on which i am about to enter, so help me god. [cheers and applause] gina: good morning, everyone. and thank you, mr. vice president, for administering the oath. let me begin by thanking president trump for joining us and offering those kind words. mr. president, it means a great deal to me and the agency that you made time to come out to langley for this ceremony. [applause] gina: you have placed enormous trust in the cia throughout your presidency and the men and women of the cia do not take that for granted. thank you, mr. president, for your confidence in me and your steadfast support of our mission and people. i am truly honored to have this opportunity to lead the best workforce in go

i spent a lot of time with gina. gina played a crucial role in our fight against al qaeda. first day at the job at the counterterrorism center was september 11, 2001, and she tirelessly hunted terrorists for the next three years. she went on to become deputy director of the national claim -- plan to stein service, service, and most recently, deputy director of the cia. during her decades of distinguished service, she has earned the george h.w. bush award for excellence, and the intelligence medal of merit. most importantly, she has earned the trust of her colleagues at the cia, throughout the government, and all over the world, gina is truly respected. we also mark another proud milestone today, as she becomes the first woman ever to lead the cia. [cheers and applause] now, gina will lead this agency into its next great chapter. she assumes the role of director at a crucial moment in our history. we are reasserting american strength and confidence. by the way, america is respected again. instead of apologizing for our nation, we are standing up for our nation and the men an

gina is tough.efending america, gina will never ever back down. i know her. spent a lot of time with the gina. gina played a crucial role in our fight against al-qaeda. first day on the job at the cia counterterrorism center was september 11, 2001, and she tirelessly hunted terrorist for the next three years. she went on to become deputy director of the national clandestine service, and most recently deputy director of the cia. during our decades of distinguished service, gina has earned the george h. w. bush award for excellence in counterterrorism, and the intelligence of metal of merit. most importantly she has earned the universal respect, admiration and trust of ecology at the cia throughout the government, and all over the world, gina is truly respected. and today also we also marked r proud milestone as gina becomes the first woman ever to lead the cia. [applause] >> that's big. now, gina will lead this agency into its next great chapter. gina assumes the role of director at a crucial moment

gina, i've reviewed your records closely. i've read your detailed and thoughtful answer to the committee's pre-hearing questions and i've spoken with you many times over the years. you are, without a doubt, the most qualified person the president could have chosen to lead the cia and the most prepared nominee in its 70-year history. you have acted morally, ethically and legally over a distinguished 30-plus year career. you have operated under authority signed and granted by the president of the united states at the direction of the director of the central intelligence agency and according to the legal guidance provided by the attorney general of the united states. those who have issues with programs or operations conducted years ago should address those concerns and their questions to former presidents, former directors and former attorneys general. this hearing is about how you'll lead the central intelligence agency into the future, not how you've faithfully executed missions in the past. moreover, you conducted yourself in

gina haspel. gina, congratulations.qualified for this extraordinary office than you. by the way if you don't agree with that, please let me know now before it is too late. immediately. have to do it quickly. you live in the cia, you live the cia, you breathe the cia. and now you will lead the cia. congratulations. [ applause ] okay. that means we're keeping her, right? that was -- that's what we're waiting for. they love you. they respect you. they respect you too. a native of ashland, kentucky, gina's father served in the u.s. air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas. from a young age, she was instilled with a deep love of our country, which combined with a thirst for adventure. that led her to the cia. throughout her storied career, this agency, gina has truly done it all. she's completed seven field tours, served as a case officer, recruited assets, run stations, captured terrorists, and disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons. they send those weapons all over and you catch them. you're going to

you deserve gina haspel. i ask this body this afternoon when the senate reconvenes that we confirm gina haspel as director of the central intelligence agency without further delay. i thank the president. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from texas. mr. cruz: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cruz: madam president, i have five requests for committees to meet today during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and the minority leaders. the presiding officer: duly noted. mr. cruz: madam president, i rise today to give thanks and celebration for the united states' embassy established in the city of jerusalem and for the continued safety and security of the jewish people in israel and across the world. almost exactly 70 years ago, israel's founding father, david bengerrian, brought toge

what do you think about gina haspel? caller: well, i feel that, yes, she is a wall find candidate for sure, for sure. but the partisan lines that this is falling on has really nothing to do with her job. as a four-time deployer, i did endure iraqi freedom, and the c.i.a. director is in a whole different -- is bipartisan -- both. once dissecting it, arguing on the party lines, i think in her day-to-day operations, is going to have the effect that people really think. when i was over there, and i seen what they would do to get their goals accomplished, she needs to be a little bit hard. they need to think that. she's going to make sure our agenda is met. >> let me does you this question if i could, mark. what about the argument that is made that if we, the u.s. does a technique, for sure, waterboarding, whatever you want to call it, we open up our soldiers to being subjected to similar techniques if they're captured? how do you respond to that? caller: well, they are going to do it to our soldiers anyway. if you feel you'r

that's the kind of woman gina haspel is. now, it's true that because of her willingness to take on a tough job, she was present for some of the most difficult decisions about how to protect america in the days after 9/11. yes, she was around when the agency was responsible for the detention and interrogation of notorious terrorists. but there's been so much misinformation spread about what she did, that i want to set the record straight. ms. haspel did not start this program. she didn't even know it existed until a year after it began. in fact, nancy pelosi learned about this program before gina haspel did. she did not cheerlead the program, as some senators have wrongly claimed, based on a book, the author of which later issued a correction on this very point. other senators claim to worry about the message we would send by confirming ms. haspel. i confess that i'm amazed that these democrats say that they can't in good conscience vote to confirm ms. haspel who is a midlevel career employee when the program was active. and

gina haspel. gina, congratulations.s no one in this country better qualified for this extraordinary office than you. by the way, if you don't agree with that, please let me know now before it is too late, okay? immediately. you have to do it quickly. you live in the cia. you live the cia. you breathe the cia. now, you will lead the cia. congratulations. [ applause ] okay. that means we're keeping her, right? that's what we were waiting for. they love you. they respect you. they respect you. a native of ashland, kentucky, gina's father served in the u.s. air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas. from a young age, she was instilled with a deep love of our country, which combined with a thirst for adventure, that led her to the cia. throughout her storied career at this agency, gina has truly done it all. she's completed seven field tours, served as a case officer, recruited assets, sanctions, captured terrorists, and disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons. they send those weapons all over, and you c

it is clear to most members if not all members that gina haspel is the most qualified individual that i have seen in the 24 years that i have served in congress. she brings a component of the operations of the cia over 30 years. she has served in numerous capacities. she has received many recognitions and awards as a cia officer. the one thing that she brings to the table though issue brings a tremendous trust by the employees of the cia. she brings a great leadership skill that is displayed today as the deputy director. i know that some have requested documents that deal with covert action being made public and declassified. that has never happened in the history of the cia and it's not going to happen with gina haspel's nomination but we have declassified an unprecedented amount of information for members-only. they will have an opportunity to review that but we will process her in as timely a fashion as we can once we complete the hearing tomorrow. we look forward to putting her in as a permanent director of the central intelligence agency. >> let me just add to chairman burr's lea

gina haspel. congratulations. one in this country better qualified for this extraordinary office than you. if you don't agree with that, let me know now before it is too late. [laughter] cia, to live the cia, you breathe the cia. now, you will leave -- lead the cia. congratulations. [applause] [applause] >> that means we are keeping her, right? that is what we were waiting for. they love you. they respect you. they respect you too. ashland, kentucky. gina's father served in the air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas. from a young age, she was instilled with a deep love of our country, which combined with a thirst for adventure, that led her to the cia. career at her storied this agency, she has truly done it all. has completed seven field tours, served as a case officer, recruited assets, run stations, captured terrorists, and disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons. they sent those weapons all over and you catch them. you are going to get even better now. better than ever before. you are t

gina, i've reviewed your records closely. your detailed and thoughtful answer to the committee's prehearing questions and i've spoken with you many times over the years. you are without a doubt the most qualified person the president could have chosen to lead the cia and the most prepared nominee in its 70 year history. you have acted morally, ethically and legally over a distinguished 30 plus year career. you have operated under authorities signed and granted by the president of the united states at the direction of the director of the central intelligence agency and according to the legal guidance provided by the attorney general of the united states. those who have issues with programs or operations conducted years ago should address those concerns in their questions to former presidents, former directors and former attorney generals. this hearing is about how you'll lead the central intelligence agency into the future, not how you faithfully executed missions in the past. moreover, you conducted yourself in such a way tha

first on gina haspel. it true the president and yourself and others had to sort of convince her not to withdraw her name from consideration? and if show, what was that like? has the circumstance happened before since you have been at your position at the white house? a follow about don blankenship. why does the president believe he can't win an election in the state of west virginia? >> let me answer the question first. in regard to acting director haspel, her commitment to the agency is one of the reasons she is the right person to lead it. she wants to do everything she can to make sure the integrity of the c.i.a. remains in intact, isn't unnecessarily attacked. and if she felt that her nomination would have been a problem for that and for the agency, then she wanted to do everything she could to protect the agency. at the same time she wants to do everything to protect the safety and the security of americans, which is why she is 100% committed to going through this confirmation process. and being confi

win, gina. he's praming this as a partisan issue even though they say that torture has no place in the u.s. intelligence gathering toolkit. at this point we're told the president and haas pell spoke over the weekend, the officials who are help herg with the confirmation planning intend to do more prep sessions in what's expected to be a widely viewed senate confirmation herring have some i know what you mean. >> on wednesday. >> i'm picking up what you're putting down, man. it's going a fireworks show on wednesday, it seems. >> and, jeff, thank you that tees us up nicely. we have the reporter that originally broke that gina haspel story. nbc national security analyst and assistant to president obama ned price and our panel for of the next 60 months eugene scott. casey, to you because jeff's talking about this hearing went. we know that gene is on the hill today. what's your sense of where this goes? >> i think as far as where the rubber meets the road on capitol hill, it's going to be the red st

gina haspel has spent 33 years at the cia. she has a decorated career and has a sacrifice for this country in many ways that americans will never know. i have ano doubt that her current and former colleagues will praise her as a patriot and they are sincere. patriotism and judgment are not the same thing. and someone quits protecting the agency above following the law, cannot be trusted. when announcing his opposition to gina haspel his nomination, senator mccain recently said quote - the method we employed to keep our nation safe must be as right and just as the values we aspire to live up to and promote in the world.

he doesn't want to support gina

bloody gina. bloody gina. goody gina. you are a purger. bloody gina. >> so let's go back.as the leader of the team i appreciate that, i appreciate your respect for the team. let's be sure we've talked specifically about you. you are in the room, there is a fact that either hasn't appropriately been looked at or considered or appreciated in your view, what do you do at that moment? >> senator, thank you. i've already worked with this president and his team for 15 months. i think i have a great reputation with them. i'm at the table with secretary mattis and general dunford and secretary mnuchin. i'm at many of the principals meetings. i back up the former director in the oval office where i'm part of director coates' team. sometimes sue gordon is with me. i think we're bringing a very high quality product. as a senior intelligence officer, someone who spent a lot of time overseas in some of these places, the president does turn to me for my view on certain countries and certain experiences. i give him my best advice, but i always separate my view as someone who has been out

back to gina haspel. her confirmation hearing is on wednesday. it is an open hearing before the senate intelligence committee. are there any questions that are off-limits from the white house's point of view as relates to her career at the cia? >> we think that acting director haspel is a highly qualified, uniquely positioned individual to lead the cia. and we're very confident in her ability to answer the questions that we know are going to come. and if you don't believe me, listen to some of the quotes from a lot of other people that have been very outspoken in their support for her. former director leon panetta said i i'm glad it's gina because, frankly, she is someone who really knows the cia inside and out. former director michael hayden says haspel is the absolute best choice to be director. michael morrell says she is capable, she has integrity and cares deeply about the mission of the agency and she cares deeply about the men and women of the agency. and lastly, former acting director and deputy director john mclaughlin said if you were p

gina haspel has spent 33 years at the cia. she has a decorated career and has a sacrifice for this country in many ways that americans will never know. i have ano doubt that her current and former colleagues will praise her as a patriot and they are sincere. patriotism and judgment are not the same thing. and someone quits protecting the agency above following the law, cannot be trusted. when announcing his opposition to gina haspel his nomination, senator mccain recently said quote - the method we employed to keep our nation safe must be as right and just as the values we aspire to live up to and promote in the world. i agree. with senator mccain. and i urge my colleagues to reject nsher nomination. >> mr. president, as the senate moves to vote on the nomination to head the cia, here is the bottom line. while the caamerican people hav been told that gina haspel, like johnny cash and mother teresa, ms. haspel has been exercising the unprecedented power to personally censor any facts ctabout her that might ge in the way of her

gina haspel is an example of that. i think the fact that she, according to the reports, gave thoughts of stepping back from the process is reflective of her humility and her desire to ensure that the c.i.a. is not a political football. to ensure that the c.i.a. can have an effective leader. so i think it's a shame we are going through the process and it's shameful she is having to endure the process. i'm hopeful enough sensors will come to the senses to recognize -- enough senators will come to senses to recognize an asset she will be. your clip showed the director of the c.i.a. and the n.s.a., she is a person all about the facts and data. that is the advice we want the president to get. >> harris: the president says that she is tough on terror and that it is disingenuous -- i'm paraphrasing now -- for the democrats to push against that. does gina haspel get confirmed on wednesday? >> i think she ultimately does. i am confident she gets the confirmation but it's a shame she has to go through the process to get there wh

as the senator just said, gina haspel has been with the cia since 1985. she has served under six presidents and senator cotton argues in many democrats as well she is eminently qualified. she would be the first woman to run the central intelligence agency, a post held by 24 men including george h.w. bush, john foster dulles and bob gates. so take a look at some of the questioning today. >> the cia selectively declassified only small pieces of information to bolster your nomination. while keeping damaging information under wraps. >> what i believe sitting here today is that i support the higher moral standard we have decided to hold ourselves to. >> would you please answer the question? >> i think i've answer the question. >> know you have not. >> martha: that in the same week as we heard this from former first lady michelle obama. >> if we as women are still suspicious of one another -- if we still have this crazy, crazy bar for each other that we don't have four men, if we are still doing that today, if we are more comfortable -- if we are not comfortabl

during her senate confirmation hearing, gina haspel made this pledge. ms. haspel: i would never take cia back to an interrogation program. first of all, cia follows the law. we followed the oww then, we fohe law today. i support the law. i wouldn't support a change in the law. but i will tell you thispu- i would nocia officers at risk by asking them to undertake risky, controversial activity again. laura: for more on gina spel's hearing, i spoke earlier with evan mcmullin, a former ciafi r who ran as an independent in the 2016 presidential election. evan mcmullin, gina haspel has promised she would never resume the post-9/11 harsh interrogation progra as a former cia officer, what is your reaction to that? evan: i'm glad that is what she said. i think that was the right thing to say. i think she means it. i don'know gina personally, but i know others who do, and i expected her to make heartfelt statements about the program during the hearing, and i think she did. i think most of the cia workforce is aligned with that, too. it is a tough time in our history.

trump's really pushing gina haskell is the perfect candidate strong really strong smart tough and with thirty years of juji behind her so why all the hate one highly respected nominee for cia director gina her support has come under because she was too tough on terrorists think of that in these very dangerous times we have the most qualified person or woman who democrats want out because she is too tough on terror when jeana tough and terrorists meaning she ran a secret cia detention center where she those under her reportedly tortured prisoners by the way the videotapes which allegedly documented some of the most horrific tortures were destroyed by the cia tough woman all right with years of experience in the moral torture and any other reasons to vouch for her there's no one more qualified to be the first woman to lead the cia than thirty plus year cia veteran gina has spoke any democrat who claims to support women's empowerment and our national security but opposes her nomination is a total hypocrite interesting how someone's gender is now a factor when selecting a new cia head grea

gina haspel. gina, congratulations.o one in this country better qualified for this extraordinary office than you. by the way, if you don't agree with that please let me know now before it's too late, immediately. have to do it quickly. [laughter] you live in the c.i.a., you live the c.i.a. and you breathe the c.i.a. and now you will lead the c.i.a., congratulations. [cheering and applause] okay, that means we're keeping her, right? that was -- that's what we were waiting for. they love you. they respect you. they respect you, too. a native of ashland, kentucky. her father served in the u.s. air force. she spent much of her childhood overseas. from a young age she was instilled with a deep love of our country, which combined with a thirst for adventure. that led her to the c.i.a. throughout her storied career at this agency she has done it all. she has completed seven field tours, served as a case officer, recruited assets, run stations, captured terrorists, and disrupted networks that proliferate deadly weapons. they se

gina haspel was the key to that.she is so well respected and well-liked and speaks volumes when you have people like john brennan, who -- i view as a partisan intelligence director under barack obama. you have people like mike hayden, leon panetta singing her praises because they've worked with her. i would think it would matter to the democrats on the panel. we'll see if it does. >> bill: james clapper, too. we see her now in the building. the woman of the hour certainly and will be for the next several hours. that hearing gets underway there. with regard to the black sites she apparently was associated with or operated one in thailand and there is a question as to whether or not some 90 some odd videos were then taken of the interrogation itself and later destroyed. apparently that decision was made above her but she was the one who executed that decision. i don't see that ultimately based on what i read, steve, of getting in the way of her confirmation, do you? >> i think we'll have senators like ron wyden from or

this is something that should be between the white house and gina haspel.g said that, i think she's been very clear on her position that if she had to do it over again and if we were in a future situation in the war on terror, that she would not support the waterboarding measures that she initially supported in her career. and i think that has satisfied a lot of people who had some questions about her confirmation, democrats and republicans alike. so i think she satisfied these concerns. i'm not sure why this discussion keeps lingering here. but i am most concerned about the leak coming out of the white house and who is doing that. >> it appears at least based on the reporting that it is gina haspel herself having these conversations, having the sort of second-guessing because she doesn't want to go through, according to report being, the grueling process. >> she also very much cares about the agency and doesn't want to dredge up a very difficult period of time. whether it was legal or not or moral or not, like you said, she regrets it and wouldn't do it ag

mike, i believe you trained with gina, correct? you can give us a little insigha into her and her experience. we demonstrated how they supported brennan, now gina haspel is a problem. but gina haspel, her work experience, who she is as a person, you know this well. >> we were in training at the same time at the beginning of our respective careers. she has excelled where mine was somewhat mediocre. what you should do is put this on a continuous loop. it's absolutely correct. the idea that somehow they were able to now draw a sharp dividew between the confirmation process for john brennan, who i have a lot of respect for, unless they have some different standard for a male director designation and female director designate, how do you explain this other than, as you pointed out, the difference is trump. i found most interesting of the open questions that were asked yesterday and the open session of the hearing, these questions about how did you feel about it? what did you think about it? what really counts when you are talking about

gina su is an actor based here in the bay area. she's the winner of the 2016-2017 miss asian global pageant. next, lan diep is an attorney. he currently serves as a san jose city council member representing district four. and finally, vincent pan, executive director of chinese for affirmative action. he's also a board member for the center for asian american media. thanks to all of you for joining us today. we have a lot to talk about. our first topic is civic engagement and how to get more asian americans involved in the process. vincent, we'll start with you. would you say that we are seeing an up-surge in political activism? >> i would. i mean, i think that there's always been a lot of unseen activism that's occurred in the asian american community that maybe hasn't been recognized by dominant culture. but if we look at things like voting, if we look at things like people running for office, we do see that we continue to increase our numbers after election. but one of the most interesting things, i think, is the way asian americ

i am disappointed in gina haspel. i think she didn't answer a straight question and she owes us an answer to the straight question do you think it's immoral. she dodged it completely. but you are absolutely right. do the obama administration soft pedal this issue? we are seeing scrutiny of gina haspel. i think you're wrong about what dilemma democrats are facing. the irony here is the democrats like the fact that gina haspel is not an ideologue. she's a professional. she's not somebody who's conveyancing i want to advance the republican agenda. she is single from i just want to advance the american agenda. democrats like that about her a lot more than they like many of terms political appointees. but the downside is that if you want that, you've got to embrace somebody who seems to have embraced torture, which democrats aren't -- >> laura: she didn't design the program. >> well, laura. i have to throw the challenge flag. >> laura: jeff is coming in on us with the challenge flag. >> i've got to throw that challenge fla

win gina!"ven people who used told us role think she's the right fit for the job. >> with a president who doesn't always attach his decisions to the real world, to data, evidence, gina haspel is the one woman i want in that room when everyone else will be going into saying you are right, boss. gina haspel won't. >> kimberly: coming out in strong support of gina haspel saying this is the exact person you want in the room and making the decisions in these tough times, dealing with terror. >> greg: i would call that a backhanded compliment. we need to have her because the president is crazy is basically what he said. i wonder, what do the democrats want? they never want an adult. who do they want? dr. phil. apparently they don't think a woman who can do the job. if they can do that to republicans, republicans can do that back. this is a byproduct of team sport politics. the other team cannot make it easy for your nominations to get through. it has nothing to do with qualifications, expertise or tal

this selection of gina haspel. there is a great deal of pushback on capitol hill. a lot of democrats are concerned about her role in water boarding and other enhanced interrogation methods and that is why they are in opposition of her nomination. this will all play out interestingly this week. >> bill: certainly will. rudy giuliani was talking over the weekend. what's the emerging legal strategy? >> i want to be delicate. i don't want to overstate the strategy. rudy giuliani has been doing a bit of cleanup, if you will, bill, after the roll-out where he came out and fumbled on his first carry to use the foot ball expression and so now what the administration is doing is following his lead. get it all out there. whatever happened admit to what happened, make sure that the public and indeed the special counsel understands it was nothing nefarious about payments to people like stormy daniels and others. he had this to say over the weekend whether or not the president might reject a chance to speak before the special c

what do you think is going to be the root for gina haspel?o you think she can survive this kind of questioning right now? >> she shouldn't. as we know senator mccain last night came out against this nomination. i think when the senators reflect on that position and the moral authority that senator mccain brings to this question, i think any of them who might be tempted to vote for her might reconsider that position. >> so let's us just read what he actually did say. i believe that gina haspel is a patriot who loves our country and has devoted her professional life to its service and defense. however, her role in overseeing the use of torture is disturbing and her refusal to acknowledge torture's immorality is disqualifying. of course referring to that clip that we just played. but i want to ask you this. does it strike you in her favor that according to all the testimony by the cia and all the officials who have been rolled out now to promote her and speak about her, they say that it was even worse at this particular site before she got there

on tea also the cia veteran you saw being removed from that hearing to comment on tom's choice of gina hospital ray mcgovern is now in custody but here's what he previously said to r.t. . gina hash bill was in charge of the black sites in thailand where she not only water boarded and otherwise tortured people who were brought there in two thousand and two and around then but she destroyed the evidence she destroyed the videotapes that showed how these torture sessions including waterboarding were carried out in other words if you destroy evidence if you obstruct inquiries then you can move right ahead and i remember my friend john kiriakou who is persecuted and prosecuted and served two years jail time for what for revealing torture or not for doing it he commented when cina hash bell was named deputy director he commented that this is really really bad what will the shape of the troops in the ranks it will say you couldn't violate laws it will take care of you it gina haskell has had practically every senior position in the cia's headquarters she's currently the acting director of the

as well as a woman but you can't have a qualified woman the reason that they picked gina housefull is the very fact is she is a woman trump administration use those points to push a no torture the things that isis did where they were beheading and doing all the things that they were doing are no different under international law and human rights as what gina aspel was doing we should denounce or at every opportunity i'll be back with the headlines in just over half an hour maybe more of a story called. welcome to mexico as are plentiful survival guide. looking forward to the year that's the. yanks this is what happens to pensions in britain delicacy you watched as a report. the new global economic war is unfolding in the realm of education the right to education being supplanted by the right to access education its high education is becoming just another product that can be pulled on the sold but it's not just about education anymore it's also about running a business and what you good. luck with these souls the kind of fellow they couldn't . want is the place of students in this busi

senate intelligence committee held hearings on gina haskell who is presidential nominee to be the new cia director questions focused on her links to the agency's controversial enhanced interrogation program which is widely seen as torture and here's what i've got to have take up the story. trump's really pushing gina haskell is the perfect candidate strong really strong smart tough and with thirty years of juicy behind so why all the hate one highly respected nominee for cia director gina her school has come under fire because she was too tough on terrorists tough and terrorists meaning she ran a secret cia detention said she those under her reportedly tortured prisoners by the way the videotapes which allegedly documented some of the most horrific tortures were destroyed by the cia gina haskell committed a crime when she destroyed these tapes that crime at the very least is obstruction of justice the crime also is to classify a crime it's actually illegal in the united states to classify something just because it's embarrassing or because it's a crime that's what she should be answer

nominee gina haspel on the hot seat. at her confirmation hearing before the senate intelligence committee. the focus is her connection to ten chanced interrogation program after 9/11. here she is defending herself and the agency. >> after 9/11, i didn't look to go sit on the swiss desk. i stepped up. i was not on the sideline. i was on the front line in cold war and i was on the front line in the fight against al-qaeda. i'm very proud of the fact we captured the perpetrator of 9/11 khalid sheikh mohammed. we did extraordinary work. to me the tragedy is the controversy surrounding interrogation program, which as i have already indicated to senator warner, i fully understand that but it has cast a shadow over what is a major contribution to protecting this country. >> harris: chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live for us in washington. >> thank you, harris. good afternoon. gina haspel testified for nearly three hours in this open session before the senate intelligence committee. this is way out of her

and code that is john kerry occam who knew gina haspel. patricia montes, if you can --john prados, if you can elaborate. >> it is an important point to make because all of this malarkey about putting a woman at the top of the cia disguised as one of the main problems here which is what we're talking about is the head of an agency faced outward to the entire world. if the person is an acknowledged torturer, then it is that america is not your friend america is not someone you want to cooperate with. and the problem with us all question of the secrecy of the documents and all of this is the no one outside rarefied, classified levels of the secret society, if you want to call it that, knows what story -- the real story is with gina haspel. the consequence of that is essentially thatat the senate is being asked, the american people are being asked to accept a pig in a poke amy: which is why the civil liberties rights group has asked for documents to get the senate to confirm gina haspel a cia director. the cia is seen as being "more robust tha

i, gina haspel, do solemnly swear. >> i, gina haspel, do solemnly swear. >> i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> against all enemies foreign and domestic. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation. >> without any mental reservation. >> or purpose of evasion. >> or purpose of evasion. >> and i will well and faithfully discharge. >> and i will well and faithfully discharge. >> the duties of the office on which i'm about to enter. >> the duties of the ufs office which i'm about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. [ applause ] >> good morning, everyone. thank you, mr. vice president, for administering the oath. let me begin by thank president trump for joining us today and for offering those kind words. mr. president, it means a great deal to me and t

he supports gina haspel nomination. what do you make of the democrats deciding to hold her up and run over the well-trod ground over and over? >> it's amazing how quickly we forget in the case of john brennan. she is a fantastic pick. i think she had to address these issues about enhanced interrogation. i still believe enhanced interrogation should be a tool in the arsenal in extreme circumstances. but she made it clear she doesn't believe the c.i.a. should be in that business. that is in the d.o.d. there is really no guiltless parties in this whole issue. after 9/11 we had planes hit the world trade center. we didn't know what was next. so at that point it's like what do we do to protect americans? i remember rumors of dirty bombs and everything. in those circumstances we have to do everything we can to protect the country. >> dana: i want your take on this because you did fight in iraq and afghanistan. khalid sheikh mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11, he had the gall to suggest he should be allowed to come to the hearin